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Updated 27 July 2020 Bird Species List for Glacier Creek Preserve This Bird Species list includes observations and documented surveys ranging from the late 1990's to present. Species classification is based on The American Ornithologist's Union database at https://americanornithology.org/ Phylum: Chordata ‐‐‐‐ Class: Aves *Status = Codes for species status as of 30 May 2020; B = Confirmed Breeding at Preserve; F = Flyover Preserve; PB = Possible Breeding at Preserve; W = Winter use; X = General habitat use; XA = Observation associated with Farm Ponds which were removed during 2000. Details about development of this list may be requested by contacting [email protected] Common Name Scientific Name Order Family Status* Anseriformes Family Anatidae‐Swans, Geese and Ducks Wood Duck Aix sponsa Anseriformes Anatidae X Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Anseriformes Anatidae XA Blue‐winged Teal Anas discors Anseriformes Anatidae XA Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Anseriformes Anatidae B Gadwall Anas strepera Anseriformes Anatidae X Canada Goose Branta canadensis Anseriformes Anatidae F, W Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Anseriformes Anatidae F Galliformes Family Phasianidae‐Partridges, Grouse and Turkeys Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopava Galliformes Phasianidae B, X Ring‐necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Galliformes Phasianidae B, X, not native Family Odontophoridae‐New World Quail Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Galliformes Odontophoridae PB, X Podicipediformes Family Podicipedidae‐Grebe Pied‐billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Podicipediformes Podicipedidae XA Columbiformes Family Columbidae‐Pigeons and Doves Rock Pigeon Columba livia Columbiformes Columbidae X Eurasian Collared‐Dove Streptopelia decaocto Columbiformes Columbidae X Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Columbiformes Columbidae B Cuculiformes Family Cuculidae‐Cuckoos and Anis Yellow‐billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Cuculiformes Cuculidae X Black‐billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Cuculiformes Cuculidae X Carprimulgiformes Family Caprimulgidae‐Goatsuckers Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Carprimulgiformes Caprimulgidae X Apodiformes Family Apodidae‐Swifts Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Apodiformes Apodidae X Family Trochilidae‐Hummingbirds Ruby‐throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Apodiformes Trochilidae X Gruiformes Family Rallidae‐Rails, Gallinules and Coots American Coot Fulica americana Gruiformes Rallidae XA Sora Porzana carolina Gruiformes Rallidae X Charadriiformes Family Charadriidae‐Plovers Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Charadriiformes Charadriidae X Family Scolopacidae‐Sandpipers and Phalaropes Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Charadriiformes Scolopacidae X American Woodcock Scolopax minor Charadriiformes Scolopacidae X Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Charadriiformes Scolopacidae XA Page 1 of 4 Updated 27 July 2020 Family Laridae‐Gulls and Terns Ring‐billed Gull Larus delawarensis Charadriiformes Laridae F Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Charadriiformes Laridae F Pelicaniformes Family Ardeidae‐Bitterns and Herons Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Pelicaniformes Ardeidae X Green Heron Butorides virescens Pelicaniformes Ardeidae X Black‐crowned Night‐Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Pelicaniformes Ardeidae XA Cathartiformes Family Cathartidae‐American Vultures (Incertae sedis ) Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Accipitriformes Cathartidae X Accipitriformes Family Accipitridae‐Kites, Hawks, Eagles and Allies Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Accipitriformes Accipitridae X Sharp‐shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Accipitriformes Accipitridae X Red‐tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Accipitriformes Accipitridae B, X Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Accipitriformes Accipitridae X Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Accipitriformes Accipitridae X Strigiformes Family Strigidae‐Typical Owls Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Strigiformes Strigidae B, X Eastern Screech‐Owl Megascops asio Strigiformes Strigidae X Piciformes Family Picidae‐Woodpeckers Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Piciformes Picidae PB, X Red‐bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Piciformes Picidae B Red‐headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Piciformes Picidae B Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Piciformes Picidae B Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Piciformes Picidae PB, X Falconiformes Family Falconidae‐Falcons Merlin Falco columbarius Falconiformes Falconidae X Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Falconiformes Falconidae X American Kestrel Falco sparverius Falconiformes Falconidae X Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae‐Tyrant Flycatchers Eastern Wood‐Pewee Contopus virens Passeriformes Tyrannidae X Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Passeriformes Tyrannidae X Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Passeriformes Tyrannidae X Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Passeriformes Tyrannidae B Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Passeriformes Tyrannidae PB, X Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Passeriformes Tyrannidae X Family Laniidae‐Shrikes Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Passeriformes Laniidae X Family Vireonidae‐Vireos Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Passeriformes Vireonidae X Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Passeriformes Vireonidae X Red‐eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Passeriformes Vireonidae X Family Corvidae‐Jays, Magpies and Crows American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Passeriformes Corvidae X Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Passeriformes Corvidae X Family Alaudidae‐Larks Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Passeriformes Alaudidae X Page 2 of 4 Updated 27 July 2020 Family Hirundinidae‐Swallows Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Passeriformes Hirundinidae B Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Passeriformes Hirundinidae X Purple Martin Progne subis Passeriformes Hirundinidae X Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Passeriformes Hirundinidae X Northern Rough‐winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Passeriformes Hirundinidae X Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Passeriformes Hirundinidae B Family Paridae‐Titmice Black‐capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus Passeriformes Paridae B Family Sittidae‐Nuthatches Red‐breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Passeriformes Sittidae X White‐breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Passeriformes Sittidae PB, X Family Certhiidae‐Creepers Brown Creeper Certhia americana Passeriformes Certhiidae X Family Troglodytidae‐Wrens Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris Passeriformes Troglodytidae X Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis Passeriformes Troglodytidae B House Wren Troglodytes aedon Passeriformes Troglodytidae B Family Polioptilidae‐Gnatcatchers Blue‐gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Passeriformes Polioptilidae X Family Regulidae‐Kinglets Ruby‐crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Passeriformes Regulidae X Golden‐crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Passeriformes Regulidae X Family Turdidae‐Thrushes and Allies Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Passeriformes Turdidae B American Robin Turdus migratorius Passeriformes Turdidae B Family Mimidae‐Mockingbirds and Thrashers Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Passeriformes Mimidae B Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Passeriformes Mimidae B Family Sturnidae‐Starlings European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Passeriformes Sturnidae B, not native Family Bombycillidae‐Waxwings Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Passeriformes Bombycillidae X Family Passeridae‐Old World Sparrows House Sparrow Passer domesticus Passeriformes Passeridae B, not native Family Fringillidae‐Finches House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus Passeriformes Fringillidae PB Pine Siskin Spinus pinus Passeriformes Fringillidae X American Goldfinch Spinus tristis Passeriformes Fringillidae B Family Parulidae‐Wood Warblers Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Passeriformes Parulidae B Black‐and‐white Warbler Mniotilta varia Passeriformes Parulidae X Orange‐crowned Warbler Oreothlypis celata Passeriformes Parulidae X Northern Parula Setophaga americana Passeriformes Parulidae X Yellow‐rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Passeriformes Parulidae X Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Passeriformes Parulidae X American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Passeriformes Parulidae X Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Passeriformes Parulidae X Family Emberizidae‐Towhees and Sparrows Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Passeriformes Passerellidae PB Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii Passeriformes Passerellidae X Nelson's Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni Passeriformes Passerellidae X Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Passeriformes Passerellidae B Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Passeriformes Passerellidae X Dark‐eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Passeriformes Passerellidae X Page 3 of 4 Updated 27 July 2020 Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana Passeriformes Passerellidae X Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Passeriformes Passerellidae X Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Passeriformes Passerellidae X Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Passeriformes Passerellidae X Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Passeriformes Passerellidae X Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Passeriformes Passerellidae X Clay‐colored Sparrow Spizella pallida Passeriformes Passerellidae X Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Passeriformes Passerellidae X Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla Passeriformes Passerellidae X American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea Passeriformes Passerellidae W White‐throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Passeriformes Passerellidae X White‐crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Passeriformes Passerellidae X Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Passeriformes Passerellidae X Family Cardinalidae‐Cardinals, Grosbeaks Piranga Tanagers, and allies Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Passeriformes 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    Swifts, treeswifts, and hummingbirds (Apodiformes) Joseph W. Browna,* and David P. Mindella,b Hirundinidae, Order Passeriformes), and between the aDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & University nectivorous hummingbirds and sunbirds (Family Nec- of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 1109 Geddes Road, University tariniidae, Order Passeriformes), the monophyletic sta- b of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, USA; Current address: tus of Apodiformes has been well supported in all of the California Academy of Sciences, 55 Concourse Drive Golden Gate major avian classiA cations since before Fürbringer (3). Park, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA *To whom correspondence should be addressed (josephwb@ A comprehensive historical review of taxonomic treat- umich.edu) ments is available (4). Recent morphological (5, 6), genetic (4, 7–12), and combined (13, 14) studies have supported the apodiform clade. Although a classiA cation based on Abstract large DNA–DNA hybridization distances (4) promoted hummingbirds and swiJ s to the rank of closely related Swifts, treeswifts, and hummingbirds constitute the Order orders (“Trochiliformes” and “Apodiformes,” respect- Apodiformes (~451 species) in the avian Superorder ively), the proposed revision does not inP uence evolu- Neoaves. The monophyletic status of this traditional avian tionary interpretations. order has been unequivocally established from genetic, One of the most robustly supported novel A ndings morphological, and combined analyses. The apodiform in recent systematic ornithology is a close relation- timetree shows that living apodiforms originated in the late ship between the nocturnal owlet-nightjars (Family Cretaceous, ~72 million years ago (Ma) with the divergence Aegothelidae, Order Caprimulgiformes) and the trad- of hummingbird and swift lineages, followed much later by itional Apodiformes.
  • A Classification of the Rallidae

    A Classification of the Rallidae

    A CLASSIFICATION OF THE RALLIDAE STARRY L. OLSON HE family Rallidae, containing over 150 living or recently extinct species T and having one of the widest distributions of any family of terrestrial vertebrates, has, in proportion to its size and interest, received less study than perhaps any other major group of birds. The only two attempts at a classifi- cation of all of the recent rallid genera are those of Sharpe (1894) and Peters (1934). Although each of these lists has some merit, neither is satisfactory in reflecting relationships between the genera and both often separate closely related groups. In the past, no attempt has been made to identify the more primitive members of the Rallidae or to illuminate evolutionary trends in the family. Lists almost invariably begin with the genus Rdus which is actually one of the most specialized genera of the family and does not represent an ancestral or primitive stock. One of the difficulties of rallid taxonomy arises from the relative homo- geneity of the family, rails for the most part being rather generalized birds with few groups having morphological modifications that clearly define them. As a consequence, particularly well-marked genera have been elevated to subfamily rank on the basis of characters that in more diverse families would not be considered as significant. Another weakness of former classifications of the family arose from what Mayr (194933) referred to as the “instability of the morphology of rails.” This “instability of morphology,” while seeming to belie what I have just said about homogeneity, refers only to the characteristics associated with flightlessness-a condition that appears with great regularity in island rails and which has evolved many times.