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Appendix 1: Taxonomic List, Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas II Appendix 1: Taxonomic List Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas II Table of Contents . Willow Ptarmagin (Lagopus lagopus) BIRDS (Class: Aves) ................................................. 1 Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) MAMMALS (Class: Mammalia) ............................... 4 Loons (Family: Gaviidae) RAY-FINNED FISHES (Class: Actinopterygii)........ 4 . Common Loon (Gavia immer) CONIFERS (Class: Coniferopsida)............................ 4 Grebes (Family: Podicipedidae) FLOWERING PLANTS (Magnoliophyta) ................. 4 . Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) TRUE INSECTS (Class: Insecta)............................... 4 . Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) ARACHNIDS (Class: Arachnida).............................. 5 . Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) BIVALVES (Class: Bivalvia) .................................... 5 . Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) PARAMYCETES (Class: Mollicutes) ....................... 5 Pelicans (Family: Pelecanidae) VIRUSES (Super Kingdom) ....................................... 5 . American White Pelican (Pelecanus TREMATODES (Class: Trematoda) ......................... 5 erythrorhynchos) GASTROPODS (Class: Gastropoda)......................... 5 . Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) NEMATODES (Class: Chromadorea) ....................... 5 Comorants (Family: Phalacrocoracidae) CRUSTACEA (Class: Malacostraca) ........................ 5 . Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax EUCARYOTES (Super Kingdom: Eukaryota).......... 5 auritus) G-PROTEOBACTERIA (Class: Large Wading Birds(Ciconiiformes) Gammaproteobacteria)................................................ 5 . American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) SPIROCHAETES (Class: Spirochaetia) .................... 5 . Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) Class: Clostridia ......................................................... 5 . Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Class: Eurotiomycetes................................................ 5 . Great Egret (Ardea alba) Dinosauria ................................................................... 5 . Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) . Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) BIRDS (Class: Aves) . Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) Waterfowl (Family: Anatidae) . Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) . Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) . Green Heron (Butorides virescens) . Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) . Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax . Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) nycticorax) . Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) . Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa . Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) violacea) . Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Vultures (Family: Cathartidae) . Gadwall (Anas strepera) . Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) . American Wigeon (Anas americana) Eagles and Hawks (Family: Accipitridae) . American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) . Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) . Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) . Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) . Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) . Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) . Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) . Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) . Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) . Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) . Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) . Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) . Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) . Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) . Redhead (Aythya americana) . Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) . Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) . Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) . Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) . Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) . Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Falcons (Family: Falconidae) . Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) . American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) . Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) . Merlin (Falco columbarius) . Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) . Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) . Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) Rails, Coots, Gallinules (Family: Rallidae) . Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) . Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) . Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) . Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) Gallinaceous Birds (Family: Phasianidae) . King Rail (Rallus elegans) . Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) . Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) . Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) . Sora (Porzana carolina) . Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) . Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) . Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus . American Coot (Fulica americana) phasianellus) Cranes (Family: Gruidae) . Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) . Whooping Crane (Grus americana) . Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) . Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) 1 © 2013 Kalamazoo Nature Center Appendix 1: Taxonomic List Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas II Plovers (Family: Charadriidae) . Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus . Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) colubris) . Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous) Kingfishers (Family: Alcedinidae) Stilts (Family: Recurvirostridae) . Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) . Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) Woodpeckers (Family: Picidae) Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Family: Scolopacidae) . Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes . Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) erythrocephalus) . Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) . Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes . Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) carolinus) . Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata) . Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus . American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) varius) . Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) . Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) Gulls and Terns (Family: Laridae) . Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) . Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) . Three-Toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) . Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) . Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) . Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) . Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) . Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) . Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) . Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) Tyrant Flycatchers (Family: Tyrannidae) . Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) . Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) . Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) . Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) Pigeons and Doves (Family: Columbidae) . Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax . Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) flaviventris) . Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia . Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) decaocto) . Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) . Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) . Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) . Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) . Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) Parrots (Family: Psittacidae) . Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) . Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) . Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) . Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) . Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) . Lovebirds (Agapornis spp.) . Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) . African Gray Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) Shrikes (Family: Laniidae) . Macaws (Ara spp.) . Loggerheaded Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Cockatoos (Family: Cacatuidae) Vireos (Family: Vireonidae) . Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) . White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) Cuckoos (Family: Cuculidae) . Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii) . Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) . Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) . Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus . Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) erythropthalmus) . Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) . European Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) . Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) Barn Owls (Family: Tytonidae) . Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) . Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Jays and Crows (Family: Corvidae) Typical Owls (Family: Strigidae) . Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) . Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) . Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) . Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) . American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) . Barred Owl (Strix varia) . Common Raven (Corvus corax) . Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) . Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) . Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) Larks (Family: Alaudidae) . Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) . Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) . Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) Swallows (Family: Hirundinidae) Goatsuckers (Family: Caprimulgidae) . Purple Martin (Progne subis) . Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) . Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) . Chuck-will’s-widow (Caprimulgus . Northern Rough-winged Swallow carolinensis) (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) . Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) . Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) Swifts (Family: Apodidae) . Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) . Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) . Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Hummingbirds (Family: Trochilidae) Chickadees and Titmice (Family: Paridae) . Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2 © 2013 Kalamazoo Nature Center Appendix 1: Taxonomic List Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas II . Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) . Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) . Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonica) . Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) . Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) . Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) Nuthatches (Family: Sittidae) . Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) . Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) . Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) . White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) . Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) Creepers (Family: Certhiidae) . Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) . Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) . Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga Wrens (Family: Troglodytidae) pensylvanica) . Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) . Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga . Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) caerulescens) . House Wren (Troglodytes
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