CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS CHECKLIST

 

 

STATUS CODES

a = abundant                                                   r = rare

c = common                                                    x = casual or accidental

f = fairly common                                           h = hypothetical

u = uncommon

 

HABITAT CODES

Lack of a code indicates that species may be found throughout.

R = Riparian areas such as Cave Creek, South Fork & East Turkey Creek.

D = Desert scrub such as mesquite/creosote bush habitat on foothills road

A = Desert arroyos or washes, such as lower Cave Creek & Horseshoe Canyon

J = Juniper-pinyon habitat, such as Portal, Round Valley & Silver Creek

O = Oak-juniper habitat, areas near Paradise, North Fork or Cave Creek

P = Ponderosa Pine & Douglas Fir habitat, above 7000ft, such as along Rustler Park Road

S = Spruce/Fir belt, on north slope of higher peaks such as Flys & Chiricahua Peaks, along Barfoot Road and along the Crest Trail

W = Water areas, ponds and stock tanks

I = Irrigated crop lands in vicinity of Rodeo and Community Road

G = Grasslands

 

SPECIES

Summer

Winter

Migrant

 

Pied-billed Grebe

 

uW

uW

 

Eared Grebe

 

rW

rW

 

Am. White Pelican

 

 

x

 

American Bittern

 

 

rW

 

Great Blue Heron

uW

uW

 

 

Great Egret

 

 

x

 

Snowy Egret

 

 

r

 

Cattle Egret

 

 

r

 

Green Heron

 

 

x

 

Black-crowned Night Heron

 

 

rW

 

White-faced Ibis

 

 

rW

 

Black-bellied Whistling Duck

 

 

x

 

Tundra Swan

 

rW

 

 

Greater White-fronted Goose

 

x

 

 

Snow Goose

 

rWI

 

 

Canada Goose

 

uWI

 

 

Wood Duck

 

 

x

 

Green-winged Teal

 

fW

cW

 

Mallard

fW

fW

cW

 

Northern Pintail

 

fW

fW

 

Blue-winged Teal

 

 

fW

 

Cinnamon Teal

 

uW

fW

 

Northern Shoveler

 

uW

fW

 

Gadwall

 

uW

uW

 

American Wigeon

 

uW

fW

 

Canvasback

 

rW

rW

 

Ring-necked Duck

 

rW

uW

 

Lesser Scaup

 

rW

uW

 

Bufflehead

 

rW

rW

 

Hooded Merganser

 

x

 

 

Red-breasted Merganser

 

x

 

 

Ruddy Duck

 

uW

uW

 

Turkey Vulture

c

 

c

 

Osprey

 

 

r

 

White-tailed Kite

rI

r

 

 

Bald Eagle

 

 

r

 

Northern Harrier

x

fDG

f

 

Sharp-shinned Hawk

r

uRDI

u

 

Cooper’s Hawk

fR

f

 

 

Northern Goshawk

uP

uROP

 

 

Common Black Hawk

 

 

r

 

Harris’s Hawk

rDI

rDI

 

 

Gray Hawk

 

 

x

 

Broad-winged Hawk

 

 

x

 

Short-tailed Hawk

r

 

 

 

Swainson’s Hawk

uG

 

fG

 

White-tailed Hawk

 

 

h

 

Zone-tailed Hawk

U

 

u

 

Red-tailed Hawk

f

c

c

 

Ferruginous Hawk

 

fDIG

 

 

Rough-legged Hawk

 

uG

 

 

Golden Eagle

u

u

 

 

Crested Caracara

 

rG

 

 

American Kestrel

uRDI

fDG

c

 

Merlin

 

r

 

 

Peregrine Falcon

r

r

r

 

Prairie Falcon

u

uDIG

 

 

Blue Grouse

 

 

h

 

Wild Turkey

uROP

uROP

 

 

Montezuma Quail

uJOP

uJO

 

 

Scaled Quail

fDG

fDG

 

 

Gambel’s Quail

cDJ

cDJ

 

 

Sora

 

 

r

 

American Coot

 

cW

 

 

Sandhill Crane

 

rI

 

 

Killdeer

fWI

fWI

fWI

 

American Avocet

 

 

rW

 

Greater Yellowlegs

 

 

rW

 

Lesser Yellowlegs

 

 

rW

 

Solitary Sandpiper

 

 

rW

 

Willet

 

 

rW

 

Spotted Sandpiper

 

 

uW

 

Long-billed Curlew

 

 

rD

 

Black-tailed Godwit

 

 

h

 

Hudsonian Godwit

 

 

h

 

Marbled Godwit

 

 

x

 

Western Sandpiper

 

 

rW

 

Least Sandpiper

 

 

uW

 

Long-billed Dowitcher

 

 

uW

 

Wilson’s Snipe

 

uW

uW

 

Ring-billed Gull

 

 

x

 

Rock Dove

u

u

 

 

Band-tailed Pigeon

fOP

x

 

 

White-winged Dove

cRD

x

 

 

Mourning Dove

c

a

c

 

Inca Dove

r

r

 

 

Common Ground Dove

 

rD

 

 

Thick-billed Parrot

rP

rP

 

 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

 

 

r

 

Greater Roadrunner

fDJG

fDG

 

 

Common Barn Owl

uDI

uDI

 

 

Flammulated Owl

fRPS

 

 

 

Western Screech-owl

fRD

fRD

 

 

Whiskered Screech-owl

fRO

fRO

 

 

Great Horned Owl

cRDO

cRDO

 

 

Northern Pygmy Owl

uROP

uROP

 

 

Elf Owl

fR

 

 

 

Burrowing Owl

uD

rD

 

 

Spotted Owl

uP

uP

 

 

Long-eared Owl

rP

rD

 

 

Short-eared Owl

 

rDIG

 

 

Northern Saw-whet Owl

rPO

r

 

 

Lesser Nighthawk

cD

 

 

 

Common Nighthawk

rG

 

r

 

Common Poorwill

cDJ

x

 

 

Buff-collared Nightjar

rA

 

 

 

Whip-poor-will

cRP

 

c

 

Black Swift

 

 

x

 

Vaux’s Swift

 

 

r

 

White-throated Swift

c

uD

 

 

Broad-billed Hummingbird

rP

 

 

 

White-eared Hummingbird

rRP

 

 

 

Berylline Hummingbird

x

 

 

 

Violet-crowned Hummingbird

rR

 

 

 

Blue-throated Hummingbird

cR

rR

 

 

Magnificent Hummingbird

cRO

xR

 

 

Plain-capped Starthroat

rJ

 

 

 

Lucifer Hummingbird

rRA

 

 

 

Black-chinned Hummingbird

cRDJ

 

c

 

Anna’s Hummingbird

rR

x

c

 

Costa’s Hummingbird

 

 

r

 

Calliope Hummingbird

 

 

u

 

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

cOP

 

c

 

Rufous Hummingbird

 

 

c

 

Allen’s Hummingbird

 

 

x

 

Elegant Trogon

fR

 

 

 

Eared Trogon

rR

 

 

 

Belted Kingfisher

 

r

uRW

 

Lewis’s Woodpecker

 

 

r

 

Acorn Woodpecker

cROP

cROP

 

 

Gila Woodpecker

x

x

 

 

Red-naped Sapsucker

 

f

c

 

Williamson’s Sapsucker

 

rRP

rRP

 

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

cDO

cDO

 

 

Downy Woodpecker

xP

 

 

 

Hairy Woodpecker

fPS

f

 

 

Arizona Woodpecker

fRO

fRO

 

 

Northern Flicker

c

f

 

 

Northern Beardless Tyrannulet

 

 

r

 

Olive-sided Flycatcher

 

 

u

 

Greater Pewee

fRPS

 

 

 

Western Wood-pewee

cROP

 

c

 

Eastern Wood-pewee

 

 

x

 

Willow Flycatcher

 

 

r

 

Least Flycatcher

 

 

x

 

Hammond ’s Flycatcher

 

x

f

 

Dusky Flycatcher

 

 

f

 

Gray Flycatcher

 

 

u

 

Cordilleran Flycatcher

cRPS

 

c

 

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

 

 

r

 

Buff-breasted Flycatcher

rP

 

r

 

Black Phoebe

fRW

rW

 

 

Eastern Phoebe

 

 

x

 

Say’s Phoebe

fDJ

fDJG

 

 

Vermilion Flycatcher

uW

 

 

 

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

cRO

 

 

 

Ash-throated Flycatcher

cRDJ

 

 

 

Brown-crested Flycatcher

fRO

 

 

 

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

fR

 

 

 

Tropical Kingbird

 

 

x

 

Cassin’s Kingbird

cRO

 

cDI

 

Thick-billed Kingbird

 

 

x

 

Western Kingbird

cD

 

cDI

 

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

 

 

x

 

Horned Lark

fG

cG

 

 

Purple Martin

xP

 

 

 

Tree Swallow

 

 

r

 

Violet-green Swallow

cPS

 

a

 

N. Rough-winged Swallow

 

 

f

 

Bank Swallow

 

 

r

 

Cliff Swallow

u

 

f

 

Barn Swallow

 

 

c

 

Steller’s Jay

cPS

cRPS

 

 

Western Scrub-jay

fOJ

fOJ

 

 

Mexican Jay

aRO

aRO

 

 

Pinyon Jay

 

 

r

 

Clark ’s Nutcracker

 

x

 

 

Chihuahuan Raven

cDG

cDG

 

 

Common Raven

f

f

 

 

Mexican Chickadee

fPS

fOPS

 

 

Mountain Chickadee

r

r

 

 

Bridled Titmouse

cRO

cRO

 

 

Juniper Titmouse

uRJ

uRJ

 

 

Verdin

fD

fD

 

 

Bushtit

cJO

cJO

 

 

Red-breasted Nuthatch

uPS

uPS

 

 

White-breasted Nuthatch

c

c

 

 

Pygmy Nuthatch

cP

cP

 

 

Brown Creeper

uRPS

f

c

 

Cactus Wren

cD

cD

 

 

Rock Wren

fAD

fAD

 

 

Canyon Wren

fRAJ

fRAJ

 

 

Bewick’s Wren

cRJO

cRJO

 

 

House Wren

fPS

u

c

 

Winter Wren

 

r

r

 

Marsh Wren

 

rW

rW

 

American Dipper

rR

rR

 

 

Golden-crowned Kinglet

rS

rPS

 

 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

x

c

c

 

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

fJO

uD

 

 

Black-tailed Gnatcher

uAD

uAD

 

 

Eastern Bluebird

r

u

r

 

Western Bluebird

fOP

f

f

 

Mountain Bluebird

 

f

 

 

Townsend’s Solitaire

 

f

f

 

Veery

 

 

x

 

Swainson’s Thrush

 

 

x

 

Hermit Thrush

fRPS

u

c

 

Wood Thrush

 

 

x

 

American Robin

cRP

c

c

 

Varied Thrush

 

 

r

 

Aztec Thrush

x

 

 

 

Gray Catbird

 

 

r

 

Northern Mockingbird

cAJ

uD

 

 

Sage Thrasher

 

uDJ

u

 

Brown Thrasher

 

 

x

 

Bendire’s Thrasher

uD

uD

 

 

Curve-billed Thrasher

cRD

cRD

 

 

Crissal Thrasher

cDJ

cDJ

 

 

American Pipit

 

rW

u

 

Cedar Waxwing

 

u

u

 

Phainopepla

uRD

uRD

 

 

Northern Shrike

 

x

 

 

Loggerhead Shrike

fD

cD

 

 

European Starling

u

u

 

 

White-eyed Vireo

 

 

x

 

Bell ’s Vireo

fA

 

 

 

Gray Vireo

r

 

 

 

Plumbeous Vireo

fROP

 

c

 

Cassin’s Vireo

 

 

u

 

Hutton’s Vireo

cRO

rRD

 

 

Warbling Vireo

fRPS

 

 

 

Philadelphia Vireo

 

 

x

 

Red-eyed Vireo

 

 

r

 

Yellow-green Vireo

 

 

x

 

Tennessee Warbler

 

 

x

 

Orange-crowned Warbler

 

 

f

 

Nashville Warbler

 

 

u

 

Virginia ’s Warbler

fO

 

f

 

Lucy’s Warbler

cAR

 

 

 

Northern Parula

 

 

rR

 

Yellow Warbler

 

 

u

 

Chestnut-sided Warbler

 

 

x

 

Black-throated Blue Warbler

 

 

x

 

Yellow-rumped Warbler

fPS

f

c

 

Black-throated Gray Warbler

cJO

 

c

 

Townsend’s Warbler

 

x

fOPS

 

Hermit Warbler

 

 

cOPS

 

Black-throated Green Warbler

 

 

x

 

Yellow-throated Warbler

 

 

x

 

Grace’s Warbler

cP

 

cP

 

Palm Warbler

 

 

x

 

Black and White Warbler

 

 

r

 

American Redstart

 

 

r

 

Prothonotary Warbler

 

 

x

 

Worm-eating Warbler

 

 

x

 

Ovenbird

 

 

rR

 

Northern Waterthrush

 

 

rR

 

Louisiana Waterthrush

 

 

x

 

Kentucky Warbler

 

 

r

 

MacGillivray’s Warbler

 

 

f

 

Common Yellowthroat

 

 

uW

 

Hooded Warbler

 

 

r

 

Wilson’s Warbler

 

 

c

 

Red-faced Warbler

fP

 

f

 

Painted Redstart

cR

rR

 

 

Slate-throated Redstart

 

 

h

 

Golden-browed Warbler

 

 

h

 

Rufous-capped Warbler

x

 

 

 

Yellow-breasted Chat

rA

 

r

 

Olive Warbler

fP

rP

 

 

Hepatic Tanager

fROP

 

 

 

Summer Tanager

fR

 

 

 

Scarlet Tanager

 

 

x

 

Western Tanager

fRP

 

c

 

Flame-colored Tanager

x

 

 

 

Northern Cardinal

fRA

fRA

 

 

Pyrrhuloxia

uD

uD

 

 

Yellow Grosbeak

x

 

 

 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

r

 

rR

 

Black-headed Grosbeak

cROP

 

c

 

Blue Grosbeak

cD

 

 

 

Lazuli Bunting

 

 

u

 

Indigo Bunting

rAJ

 

 

 

Varied Bunting

xAJ

 

 

 

Painted Bunting

 

 

x

 

Dickcissal

 

 

x

 

Green-tailed Towhee

 

uD

f

 

Spotted Towhee

fJOP

fDOJ

 

 

Canyon Towhee

cDO

cDO

 

 

Abert’s Towhee

 

x

 

 

Botteri’s Sparrow

rDG

 

 

 

Cassin’s Sparrow

fDG

uDG

 

 

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

fJO

uJO

 

 

Chipping Sparrow

rOP

aDJO

a

 

Clay-colored Sparrow

 

r

 

 

Brewer’s Sparrow

 

aDI

 

 

Black-chinned Sparrow

uJ

uJ

 

 

Vesper Sparrow

 

cDWG

cDWG

 

Lark Sparrow

uDG

uDG

 

 

Black-throated Sparrow

cD

cD

 

 

Sage Sparrow

 

rD

 

 

Lark Bunting

r

aDGI

 

 

Savannah Sparrow

 

cWIG

cWIG

 

Grasshopper Sparrow

rG

rG

 

 

Baird’s Sparrow

 

x

 

 

Fox Sparrow

 

r

r

 

Song Sparrow

 

r

r

 

Lincoln ’s Sparrow

 

f

f

 

Swamp Sparrow

 

rW

 

 

White-throated Sparrow

 

r

 

 

Golden-crowned Sparrow

 

r

 

 

White-crowned Sparrow

 

a

a

 

Harris’s Sparrow

 

x

 

 

Dark-eyed Junco

 

c

c

 

Yellow-eyed Junco

cRP

c

 

 

McCown’s Longspur

 

x

 

 

Chestnut-collared Longspur

 

cG

 

 

Red-winged Blackbird

 

cWI

c

 

Eastern Meadowlark

cGI

cGI

 

 

Western Meadowlark

 

fGI

 

 

Yellow-headed Blackbird

u

uWI

u

 

Brewer’s Blackbird

 

cI

 

 

Great-tailed Grackle

r

r

 

 

Common Grackle

x

 

 

 

Bronzed Cowbird

f

 

 

 

Brown-headed Cowbird

f

uI

f

 

Orchard Oriole

 

 

x

 

Hooded Oriole

fRD

 

f

 

Bullock’s Oriole

fR

 

fRD

 

Scott’s Oriole

cDO

 

c

 

Pine Grosbeak

 

xP

 

 

Purple Finch

 

r

r

 

Cassin’s Finch

 

u

u

 

House Finch

a

a

 

 

Red Crossbill

fPS

fPS

 

 

Pine Siskin

u

c

 

 

Lesser Goldfinch

f

c

 

 

Lawrence ’s Goldfinch

 

r

 

 

American Goldfinch

 

u

 

 

Evening Grosbeak

r

u

 

 

House Sparrow

c

c

 

 

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