BIRDS OF THE SANTA MARGARITA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
This is not a finished list, and the species list and statuses of these birds are subject to revision. Additions to this list, rare sightings, or detailed bird observations should be reported to Dr. Claudia Luke, Reserve Manager, SDSU Field Stations Program, College of Sciences, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego CA 92182-4610, phone (760) 728-9446, cluke@sciences.sdsu.edu.
The English names, scientific names, and species-level classifications have been updated to follow the seventh edition of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Check-list of North American Birds.
Legend: R
= year-round resident | SR
= summer resident | M
= migrant | V
= vagrant | WR
= winter resident
HERONS (Family Ardeidae)
R
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias )R
Green Heron (Butorides virescens )R
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticora nycticorax )
NEW WORLD VULTURES (Family Cathartidae)
R
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura )
DUCKS (Family Anatidae)
M
American Wigeon (Anas americana )R
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos )R
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca )
EAGLES, KITES, HAWKS (Family Accipitridae)
R
White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus )WR
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus )WR
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus )R
Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii )R
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus )R
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis )R
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos )
FALCONS (Family Falconidae)
R
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius )
NEW WORLD QUAIL (Family Odontophoridae)
R
Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus )R
California Quail (Callipepla californica )
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS (Family Rallidae)
R
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus )M
American Coot (Fulica americana )
SANDPIPERS (Family Scolopacidae)
R
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia )
PIGEONS, DOVES (Family Columbidae)
WR
Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata )R
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura )R
Common Ground-Dove (Columb passerina )
CUCKOOS (Family Cuculidae)
R
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
BARN OWLS (Family Tytonidae)
TYPICAL OWLS (Family Strigidae)
R
Western Screech-Owl (Otus kennicottii )R
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus )
NIGHTJARS (Family Caprimulgidae)
SR
Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii )
SWIFTS (Family Apodidae)
R
White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis )
HUMMINGBIRDS (Family Trochilidae)
SR
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri )R
Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna )SR
Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae )M
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus )
KINGFISHERS (Family Alcedinidae)
R
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon )
WOODPECKERS (Family Picidae)
WR
Lewis’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis )R
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus )WR
Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber )R
Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii )R
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens )R
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus )R
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus )
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (Family Tyrannidae)
M
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi )SR
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus )SR
Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis )R
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans )SR
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens )SR
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis )
SHRIKES (Family Laniidae)
SR
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus )
VIREOS (Family Vireonidae)
SR
Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii )R
Hutton’s Vireo (Vireo huttoni )R
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus )
JAYS, CROWS (Family Corvidae)
V
Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri )R
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica )SR
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos )R
Common Raven (Corvus corax )
SWALLOWS (Family Hirundinidae)
SR
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina )SR
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis )SR
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota )M
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica )
CHICKADEES, TITMICE (Family Paridae)
V
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli )R
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus )
BUSHTITS (Family Aegithalidae)
R
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus )
NUTHATCHES (Family Sittidae)
R
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis )R
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis )
WRENS (Family Troglodytidae)
R
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus )R
Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus )R
Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii )R
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon )Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes ) V
R
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris )
KINGLETS (Family Regulidae)
WR
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula )
OLD WORLD WARBLERS, GNATCATCHERS (Family Sylviidae)
SR
Blue-gray Gnatcher (Polioptila caerulea )
THRUSHES, ALLIES (Family Turdidae)
M
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana )WR
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus )WR
American Robin (Turdus migratorius )V
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius )
BABBLERS (Family Timaliidae)
R
Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata )
MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS (Family Mimidae)
R
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos )R
California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum )
STARLINGS (Family Sturnidae)
SR
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris )
WAXWINGS (Family Bombycillidae)
WR
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum )
SILKY-FLYCATCHERS (Family Ptilogonatidae)
SR
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens )
WOOD-WARBLERS (Family Parulidae)
R
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata )M
Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla )V
Northern Parula (Parula americana )SR
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia )WR
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata )WR
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens )WR
Townsend’s Warbler (Dendroica townsendi )R
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas )M
Wilson’s Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla )SR
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens )
TANAGERS (Family Thraupidae)
M
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana )
EMBERIZINES (Family Emberizidae)
R
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus )R
California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis )R
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps )SR
Black-chinned Sparrow (Spizella ?atrogularis )SR
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus )SR
Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli )WR
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca )R
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia )WR
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii )WR
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys )WR
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla )WR
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis )
GROSBEAKS (Family Emberizidae, Subfamily Cardinalinae)
SR
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus )SR
Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea )
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES (Family Icteridae)
R
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus )R
?Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta )V
Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus )SR
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater )SR
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus )
FINCHES (Family Fringillidae)
R
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus )R
Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria )SR
Lawrence’s Goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei )
Legend:
R
= year-round resident |
SR
= summer resident |
M
= migrant |
V
= vagrant |
WR
= winter resident
