Birds of the Jornada Updated: 08/12/1998 Species listed reflect both breeding populations and transient visitors. They are grouped alphabetically by COMMON name. COMMON NAME CODE SCIENTIFIC NAME American Crow AMCR Corvus brachyrhynchos American Goldfinch AMGO Carduelis tristis American Kestrel AMKE Falco sparverius American Pipit WAPI Anthus rubescens American Wigeon AMWI Anas americana Ash-Throated Flycatcher ATFL Myiarchus cinerascens Audubon's Warbler *4 AUWA Dendroica coronata Barn Owl *5 BAOW Tyto alba Barn Swallow BARS Hirundo rustica Bewick's Wren BEWR Thryomanes bewickii Black Phoebe BLPH Sayornis nigricans Black-Chinned Hummingbird BCHU Archilochus alexandri Black-Chinned Sparrow BCSP Spizella atrogularis Black-Headed Grosbeak BHGR Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher BTGN Polioptila melanura Black-Throated Sparrow BTSP Amphispiza bilineata Blue Grosbeak BLGR Guiraca caerulea Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher BGGN Polioptila caerulea Blue-Winged Teal BWTE Anas discors Brewer's Blackbird BRBL Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Sparrow BRSP Spizella breweri Broad-Tailed Hummingbird BTLH Selaphorus platycercus Bronzed Cowbird BRCO Molothrus aeneus Brown-Headed Cowbird BHCO Molothrus ater Bullock's Oriole (race of Northern O.) BUOR Icterus bullocki (I. galbula) Burrowing Owl BUOW Athene cunicularia Cactus Wren CACW Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Canyon Towhee CATO Pipilo fuscus Canyon Wren CANW Catherpes mexicanus Cassin's Kingbird CAKI Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Sparrow CASP Aimophila cassinii Chestnut-Collared Longspur CCLO Calcarius ornatus Chihuahuan Raven CHRA Corvus cryptoleucus Chipping Sparrow CHSP Spizella passerina Clay-Colored Sparrow CCSP Spizella pallida Cliff Swallow CLSW Hirundo pyrrhonota Common Nighthawk CONI Chordeiles minor Common Poorwill COPO Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Raven CORA Corvus corax Cooper's Hawk COHA Accipiter cooperii Cordilleran Flycatcher COFL Empidonax occidentalis Crissal Thrasher CRTH Toxostoma crissale Curve-Billed Thrasher CBTH Toxostoma curvirostre Dark-Eyed Junco *2 DEJU Junco hyemalis Dickcissel DICK Spiza americana Dusky Flycatcher DUFL Empidonax oberholseri Eastern Meadowlark EAME Sturnella magna (race: lilianae) European Starling EUST Sturnus vulgaris Ferruginous Hawk FEHA Buteo regalis Gambel's Quail GAQU Callipepla gambelii Golden Eagle GOEA Aquila chrysaetos Gray Flycatcher GRFL Empidonax wrightii Gray-Headed Junco *2 GHJU Junco hyemalis Great Horned Owl GHOW Bubo virginianus Greater Roadrunner GRRO Geococcyx californianus Snow Goose GSGO Chen caerulescens Great-Tailed Grackle GTGR Quiscalus mexicanus Green-Tailed Towhee GTTO Pipilo chlorurus Green-Winged Teal AGWT Anas crecca Hammond's Flycatcher HAFL Empidonax hammondii Hermit Thrush HETH Catharus guttatus Hermit Warbler HEWA Dendroica occidentalis Horned Lark HOLA Eremophila alpestris House Finch HOFI Carpodacus mexicanus House Sparrow HOSP Passer domesticus House Wren HOWR Troglodytes aedon Killdeer KILL Charadrius vociferus Ladder-Backed Woodpecker LBWO Picoides scalaris Lark Bunting LARB Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Sparrow LASP Chondestes grammacus Least Sandpiper LESA Calidris minutilla Lesser Nighthawk LENI Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Goldfinch LEGO Carduelis psaltria Lincoln's Sparrow LISP Melospiza lincolnii Loggerhead Shrike LOSH Lanius ludovicianus Long-Billed Curlew LBCU Numenius americanus Long-Billed Dowitcher LBDO Limnodromus scolopaceus Lucy's Warbler LUWA Vermivora luciae Macgillivray's Warbler MGWA Oporornis tolmiei Mc Cown's Longspur MCLO Calcarius mccownii Merlin MERL Falco columbarius Mountain Bluebird MOBL Sialia currucoides Mourning Dove MODO Zenaida macroura Myrtle Warbler *4 MYWA Dendroica coronata Northern Flicker *3 NOFL Colaptes auratus Northern Harrier NOHA Circus cyaneus Northern Mockingbird NOMO Mimus polyglottos Northern Oriole (Bullock's race) BUOR Icterus galbula (I. bullocki) Northern Pintail NOPI Anas acuta Northern Rough-Winged Swallow NRWS Stelgidopteryx serripennis Olive-Sided Flycatcher OSFL Contopus borealis Orange-Crowned Warbler OCWA Vermivora celata Oregon Junco *2 ORJU Junco hyemalis Phainopepla PHAI Phainopepla nitens Prairie Falcon PRFA Falco mexicanus Pyrrhuloxia PYRR Cardinalis sinuatus Red-Shafted Flicker *3 RSFL Colaptes auratus Red-Tailed Hawk RTHA Buteo jamaicensis Red-Winged Blackbird RWBL Agelaius phoeniceus Ring-Billed Gull RBGU Larus delawarensis Rock Wren ROWR Salpinctes obsoletus Ruby-Crowned Kinglet RCKI Regulus calendula Rufous-Crowned Sparrow RCSP Aimophila ruficeps Rufous Hummingbird RUHU Selasphorus rufus Spotted Towhee RSTO Pipilo maculatus Sage Sparrow SAGS Amphispiza belli Sage Thrasher SATH Oreoscoptes montanus Sandhill Crane SACR Grus canadensis Savannah Sparrow SAVS Passerculus sandwichensis Say's Phoebe SAPH Sayornis saya Scaled Quail SCQU Callipepla squamata Scott's Oriole SCOR Icterus parisorum Western Scrub Jay SCJA Aphelocoma californica Sharp-Shinned Hawk SSHA Accipiter striatus Solitary Sandpiper SOSA Tringa solitaria Song Sparrow SOSP Melospiza melodia Spotted Sandpiper SPSA Actitis macularia Sprague's Pipit SPPI Anthus spragueii Swainson's Hawk SWHA Buteo swainsoni Townsend's Warbler TOWA Dendroica townsendi Tree Swallow TRES Tachycineta bicolor Turkey Vulture TUVU Cathartes aura Verdin VERD Auriparus flaviceps Vesper Sparrow VESP Pooecetes gramineus Violet-Green Swallow VGSW Tachycineta thalassina Virginia's Warbler VIWA Vermivora virginiae Western Bluebird WEBL Sialia mexicana Western Kingbird WEKI Tyrannus verticalis Western Meadowlark WEME Sturnella neglecta Western Sandpiper WESA Calidris mauri Western Tanager WETA Piranga ludoviciana Western Wood-Pewee WEWP Contopus sordidulus White-Crowned Sparrow WCSP Zonotrichia leucophrys White-Throated Swift WTSW Aeronautes saxatalis White-Winged Dove WWDO Zenaida asiatica Wilson's Phalarope WIPH Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Warbler WIWA Wilsonia pusilla Yellow-Headed Blackbird YHBL Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow Warbler YWAR Dendroica petechia Yellow-Rumped Warbler *4 YRWA Dendroica coronata Yellow-Shafted Flicker *3 YSFL Colaptes auratus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Species on the Jornada have been "lumped" in some cases because of interbreeding but subspecies remain identifiable. Codes exist for both species and subspecies as follows: *2 Species: Dark-eyed Junco DEJU Subspecies: Oregon Junco ORJU Grey Headed Junco GHJU Slated-colored Junco SCJU (eastern, rare) *3 Species: Northern Flicker NOFL Subspecies: Red-shafted Flicker RSFL Yellow-shafted Flicker YSFL (eastern, rare) *4 Species Yellow-rumped warbler YRWA Subspecies: Audubon's Warbler AUWA Myrtle Warbler MYWA (eastern, rare) Other species have been split creating a new name for 2 species: *1 old species: Brown Towhee BRTO new species: Canyon Towhee CATO California Towhee (found only in California) 08/12/1998 Clarification provided for Bullock's or Northern oriole.