ZO 501 Ornithology - Spring 2007
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By the end of the semester you must know the order and family and be able to identify by sight all of the species on the list from Gaviiformes to Passeriformes. Each week about 10 new species will be added to the current species list. You are responsible for knowing species once they are added to the list. Birds on the current species list will be marked with a
on the list below. There will be about 150 species on the list by the end of the semester. In addition, you will be expected to learn the vocalization for the 30 species labeled with a
symbol. Birds marked with this symbol
were seen during lab.
Order Anseriformes: Waterfowl and Screamers
Family Anatidae: Waterfowl Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor ![]()
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus Mute Swan
Cygnus olor Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons ![]()
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens Ross' Goose
Anser rossii Brant
Branta bernicla ![]()
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Wood Duck
Aix sponsa ![]()
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca American Black Duck
Anas rubripes ![]()
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos ![]()
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Garganey
Anas querquedula Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors Cinnamon Teal
Anas cyanoptera ![]()
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata Gadwall
Anas strepera Eurasian Wigeon
Anas penelope American Wigeon
Anas americana Canvasback
Aythya valisineria Redhead
Aythya americana ![]()
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Greater Scaup
Aythya marila ![]()
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Common Eider
Somateria mollissima King Eider
Somateria spectabilis Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis Black Scoter
Melanitta nigra Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata White-winged Scoter
Melanitta fusca Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula ![]()
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator ![]()
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Masked Duck
Oxyura dominica Order Galliformes: Pheasants, Guineafowl,Cracids, etc.
Family Phasianidae: Pheasants, Grouse, Quail and Turkeys
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus ![]()
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Family Odontophoridae: New World Quail
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Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus Order: Gaviiformes
Family Gaviidae: Loons Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica Common Loon
Gavia immer Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata Order: Podicipediformes
Family Podicipedidae: Grebes Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order Procellariiformes: Albatrosses, Shearwaters, Storm-Petrels, etc.
Family Diomedeidae: Albatrosses Black-browed Albatross
Diomedea melanophris Family Procellariidae: Shearwaters and Petrels Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis Black-capped Petrel
Pterodroma hasitata Herald Petrel
Pterodroma arminjoniana Cory's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea Greater Shearwater
Puffinus gravis Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus Audubon's Shearwater
Puffinus lherminieri Family Hydrobatidae: Storm-Petrels Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus White-faced Storm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina Leach's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma castro Order Pelicaniformes: Pelicans, Cormorants, Gannets, etc.
Family Phaethontidae: Tropicbirds White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon aethereus Family Sulidae: Gannets and Boobies Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus Family Pelicanidae: Pelicans American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Family Anhingidae: Anhingas Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga Family Fregatidae: Frigatebirds Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Order Ciconiiformes: Herons, Egrets,Storks, etc
Family Ardeidae: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis ![]()
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias ![]()
Great Egret
Ardea alba Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Green Heron
Butorides virescens Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea Family Threskiornithidae: Ibis and Spoonbills White Ibis
Eudocimus albus Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Roseate Spoonbill
Ajaia ajaja Family Ciconiidae: Storks Wood Stork
Mycteria americana Family Cathartidae: New World Vultures Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura