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Birds of the Etiwanda Fan

Ardeidae (Bitterns and Herons)

Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, Kites)

Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

  • American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
  • Merlin (Falco columbarius)
  • Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
  • Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Cathartidae (New World Vultures)

Tytonidae (Barn Owls)

Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks and Nightjars)

  • Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
  • Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)

Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)

Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes)

Laridae (Skuas, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)

Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Odontophoridae (New World Quail)

Columbidae (Doves, Pigeons)

  • Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata)
  • Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Apodidae (Swifts)

  • Vaux’s Swift (Chaetura vauxi)
  • White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)

Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Picidae (Woodpeckers)

  • Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus)
  • Lewis’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
  • Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
  • Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)

Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)

Laniidae (Shrikes)

  • Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

Vereonidae (Vireos)

  • Least Bells Vireo (Vireo bellii puisilus)
  • Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
  • Cassin’s Vireo (Vireo cassinii)
  • Hutton’s Vireo (Vireo huttoni)

Corvidae (Jays, Crows)

Alaudidae (Larks)

  • Horned Lark (Eremophilia alpestris)

Hirundinidae (Swallows)

  • Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
  • Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
  • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
  • Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
  • Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)

Timaliidae (Babblers)

Paridae (Titmice, Chickadees)

Aegithalidae (Bushtits)

  • Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)

Sittidae (Nuthatches)

Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Regulidae (Kinglets)

Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers, Old World Warblers)

  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
  • California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica)

Turdidae (Thrushes)

  • Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
  • Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
  • Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
  • Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currocoides)
  • American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Mimidae (Mockingbirds, Thrashers)

Motacillidae (Pipits)

Bombycillidae (Waxwings)

Ptilogonatidae (Silky-flycatchers)

Parulidae (Wood-Warblers)

  • Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)
  • Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
  • Hermit Warbler (Dendroica occidentalis)
  • Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
  • Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
  • Townsend’s Warbler (Dendroica townsendi)
  • Wilson’s Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
  • Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
  • Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)

Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Emberizidae (Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos)

Cardinalidae (Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings)

Icteridae (Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Orioles)

Fringillidae (Finches)

Passeridae (Old World Finches)

Introduction
Plant Communities of the Etiwanda Fan
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Etiwanda Fan
Birds of the Etiwanda Fan
Mammals of the Etiwanda Fan
References

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