List of Possible Kino Bay Species, Both in Upland and Aquatic Habitats

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List of Possible Kino Bay Species, Both in Upland and Aquatic Habitats List of possible Kino Bay species, both in upland and aquatic habitats. ABCDEFGH ANSERIFORMES ANATIDAE Dendrocygninae Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Anserinae Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose Chen caerulescens Snow Goose Branta bernicla Brant Anatinae Anas strepera Gadwall Anas americana American Wigeon Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Anas discors Blue-winged Teal Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Anas acuta Northern Pintail Anas crecca Green-winged Teal Aythya valisineria Canvasback Aythya americana Redhead Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck GALLIFORMES ODONTOPHORIDAE Callipepla gambelii Gambel’s Quail GAVIIFORMES ABCDEFGH GAVIIDAE Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon Gavia immer Common Loon PODICIPEDIFORMES PODICIPEDIDAE Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Clark’s Grebe PELECANIFORMES PHAETHONTIDAE Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird SULIDAE Sula nebouxii Blue-footed Booby Sula leucogaster. Brown Booby PELECANIDAE Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican PHALACROCORACIDAE Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt’s Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant FREGATIDAE Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird CICONIIFORMES ARDEIDAE Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron Ardea alba Great Egret Egretta thula Snowy Egret Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron ABCDEFGH Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Butorides virescens Green Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron THRESKIORNITHIDAE Eudocimus albus White Ibis Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis CATHARTIDAE Coragyps atratus Black Vulture Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture FALCONIFORMES ACCIPITRIDAE Pandioninae Pandion haliaetus Osprey Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Accipitrinae Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter cooperii Cooper’s Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus Harris’s Hawk Buteo albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk FALCONIDAE Caracarinae Caracara cheriway Crested Caracara Falconinae Falco sparverius American Kestrel Falco columbarius Merlin Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon ABCDEFGH GRUIFORMES RALLIDAE Rallus longirostris Clapper Rail Rallus limicola Virginia Rail Porzana carolina Sora Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen Fulica americana American Coot GRUIDAE Gruinae Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane CHARADRIIFORMES CHARADRIIDAE Charadriinae Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover Charadrius wilsonia Wilson’s Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover Charadrius vociferus Killdeer HAEMATOPODIDAE Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher RECURVIROSTRIDAE Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt Recurvirostra americana American Avocet SCOLOPACIDAE Scolopacinae Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet Heteroscelus incanus Wandering Tattler Actitis macularius Spotted Sandpiper Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit ABCDEFGH Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala Black Turnstone Aphriza virgata Surfbird Calidris canutus Red Knot Calidris alba Sanderling Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Calidris alpina Dunlin Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher Gallinago delicata Wilson’s Snipe LARIDAE Stercorariinae Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger Larinae Larus atricilla Laughing Gull Larus philadelphia Bonaparte’s Gull Larus heermanni Heermann’s Gull Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull Larus californicus California Gull Larus argentatus Herring Gull Larus thayeri Thayer’s Gull Larus livens Yellow-footed Gull Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull Sterninae Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern Sterna caspia Caspian Tern Sterna maxima Royal Tern Sterna elegans Elegant Tern Sterna forsteri Forster’s Tern Rynchopinae Rynchops niger Black Skimmer ABCDEFGH ALCIDAE Synthliboramphus craveri Craveri’s Murrelet COLUMBIFORMES COLUMBIDAE Columba livia Rock Pigeon Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove Columbina inca Inca Dove Columbina passerina Common Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti Ruddy Ground-Dove CUCULIFORMES CUCULIDAE Neomorphinae Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner STRIGIFORMES TYTONIDAE Tyto alba Barn Owl STRIGIDAE Megascops kennicottii Western Screech-Owl Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl Asio otus Long-eared Owl CAPRIMULGIFORMES CAPRIMULGIDAE Caprimulginae Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill APODIFORMES TROCHILIDAE Trochilinae Cynanthus latirostris Broad-billed Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird Calypte anna Anna’s Hummingbird ABCDEFGH Calypte costae Costa’s Hummingbird CORACIIFORMES ALCEDINIDAE Cerylinae Chloroceryle americana Green Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher PICIFORMES PICIDAE Picinae Melanerpes uropygialis Gila Woodpecker Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-naped Sapsucker Picoides scalaris Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker Colaptes chrysoides Gilded Flicker PASSERIFORMES TYRANNIDAE Fluvicolinae Empidonax wrightii Gray Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri Dusky Flycatcher Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe Sayornis saya Say's Phoebe Pyrocephalus rubinus Vermilion Flycatcher Tyranninae Myiarchus cinerascens Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Brown-crested Flycatcher Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Kingbird LANIIDAE Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike VIREONIDAE Vireo vicinior Gray Vireo Vireo cassinii Cassin's Vireo Vireo huttoni Hutton’s Vireo ABCDEFGH CORVIDAE Aphelocoma ultramarina Mexican Jay Corvus corax Common Raven ALAUDIDAE Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark HIRUNDINIDAE Hirundininae Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow Tachycineta albilinea Mangrove Swallow REMIZIDAE Auriparus flaviceps Verdin AEGITHALIDAE Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit TROGLODYTIDAE Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Cactus Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren Catherpes mexicanus Canyon Wren Troglodytes aedon House Wren Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren SYLVIIDAE Polioptilinae Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura Black-tailed Gnatcatcher TURDIDAE Sialia mexicana Western Bluebird Sialia currucoides Mountain Bluebird MIMIDAE Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird Toxostoma bendirei Bendire’s Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma crissale Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei Le Conte’s Thrasher ABCDEFGH MOTACILLIDAE Anthus rubescens American Pipit BOMBYCILLIDAE Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing PTILOGONATIDAE Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla PARULIDAE Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler (Mangrove Subspecies) Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat EMBERIZIDAE Pipilo fuscus Canyon Towhee Aimophila carpalis Rufous-winged Sparrow Aimophila cassinii Cassin’s Sparrow Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow Spizella pallida Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella breweri Brewer’s Sparrow Spizella atrogularis Black-chinned Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln’s Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow CARDINALIDAE Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal Cardinalis sinuatus Pyrrhuloxia ICTERIDAE Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird Sturnella magna 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