Birds

NotesCommon NameCodeScientific Name
 American CrowAMCRCorvus brachyrhynchos
 American GoldfinchAMGOCarduelis tristis
 American KestrelAMKEFalco sparverius
 American PipitWAPIAnthus rubescens
 American WigeonAMWIAnas americana
 Ash-Throated FlycatcherATFLMyiarchus cinerascens
*4Audubon’s WarblerAUWADendroica coronata
*5Barn OwlBAOWTyto alba
 Barn SwallowBARSHirundo rustica
 Bewick’s WrenBEWRThryomanes bewickii
 Black PhoebeBLPHSayornis nigricans
 Black-Chinned HummingbirdBCHUArchilochus alexandri
 Black-Chinned SparrowBCSPSpizella atrogularis
 Black-Headed GrosbeakBHGRPheucticus melanocephalus
 Black-Tailed GnatcatcherBTGNPolioptila melanura
 Black-Throated SparrowBTSPAmphispiza bilineata
 Blue GrosbeakBLGRGuiraca caerulea
 Blue-Gray GnatcatcherBGGNPolioptila caerulea
 Blue-Winged TealBWTEAnas discors
 Brewer’s BlackbirdBRBLEuphagus cyanocephalus
 Brewer’s SparrowBRSPSpizella breweri
 Broad-Tailed HummingbirdBTLHSelaphorus platycercus
 Bronzed CowbirdBRCOMolothrus aeneus
 Brown-Headed CowbirdBHCOMolothrus ater
 Bullock’s Oriole (race of Northern O.)BUORIcterus bullocki (I. galbula)
 Burrowing OwlBUOWAthene cunicularia
 Cactus WrenCACWCampylorhynchus brunneicapillus
 Canyon TowheeCATOPipilo fuscus
 Canyon WrenCANWCatherpes mexicanus
 Cassin’s KingbirdCAKITyrannus vociferans
 Cassin’s SparrowCASPAimophila cassinii
 Chestnut-Collared LongspurCCLOCalcarius ornatus
 Chihuahuan RavenCHRACorvus cryptoleucus
 Chipping SparrowCHSPSpizella passerina
 Clay-Colored SparrowCCSPSpizella pallida
 Cliff SwallowCLSWHirundo pyrrhonota
 Common NighthawkCONIChordeiles minor
 Common PoorwillCOPOPhalaenoptilus nuttallii
 Common RavenCORACorvus corax
 Cooper’s HawkCOHAAccipiter cooperii
 Cordilleran FlycatcherCOFLEmpidonax occidentalis
 Crissal ThrasherCRTHToxostoma crissale
 Curve-Billed ThrasherCBTHToxostoma curvirostre
*2Dark-Eyed JuncoDEJUJunco hyemalis
 DickcisselDICKSpiza americana
 Dusky FlycatcherDUFLEmpidonax oberholseri
 Eastern MeadowlarkEAMESturnella magna (race: lilianae)
 European StarlingEUSTSturnus vulgaris
 Ferruginous HawkFEHAButeo regalis
 Gambel’s QuailGAQUCallipepla gambelii
 Golden EagleGOEAAquila chrysaetos
 Gray FlycatcherGRFLEmpidonax wrightii
*2Gray-Headed JuncoGHJUJunco hyemalis
 Great Horned OwlGHOWBubo virginianus
 Greater RoadrunnerGRROGeococcyx californianus
 Snow GooseGSGOChen caerulescens
 Great-Tailed GrackleGTGRQuiscalus mexicanus
 Green-Tailed TowheeGTTOPipilo chlorurus
 Green-Winged TealAGWTAnas crecca
 Hammond’s FlycatcherHAFLEmpidonax hammondii
 Hermit ThrushHETHCatharus guttatus
 Hermit WarblerHEWADendroica occidentalis
 Horned LarkHOLAEremophila alpestris
 House FinchHOFICarpodacus mexicanus
 House SparrowHOSPPasser domesticus
 House WrenHOWRTroglodytes aedon
 KilldeerKILLCharadrius vociferus
 Ladder-Backed WoodpeckerLBWOPicoides scalaris
 Lark BuntingLARBCalamospiza melanocorys
 Lark SparrowLASPChondestes grammacus
 Least SandpiperLESACalidris minutilla
 Lesser NighthawkLENIChordeiles acutipennis
 Lesser GoldfinchLEGOCarduelis psaltria
 Lincoln’s SparrowLISPMelospiza lincolnii
 Loggerhead ShrikeLOSHLanius ludovicianus
 Long-Billed CurlewLBCUNumenius americanus
 Long-Billed DowitcherLBDOLimnodromus scolopaceus
 Lucy’s WarblerLUWAVermivora luciae
 Macgillivray’s WarblerMGWAOporornis tolmiei
 Mc Cown’s LongspurMCLOCalcarius mccownii
 MerlinMERLFalco columbarius
 Mountain BluebirdMOBLSialia currucoides
 Mourning DoveMODOZenaida macroura
*4Myrtle WarblerMYWADendroica coronata
*3Northern FlickerNOFLColaptes auratus
 Northern HarrierNOHACircus cyaneus
 Northern MockingbirdNOMOMimus polyglottos
 Northern Oriole (Bullock’s race)BUORIcterus galbula (I. bullocki)
 Northern PintailNOPIAnas acuta
 Northern Rough-Winged SwallowNRWSStelgidopteryx serripennis
 Olive-Sided FlycatcherOSFLContopus borealis
 Orange-Crowned WarblerOCWAVermivora celata
*2Oregon JuncoORJUJunco hyemalis
 PhainopeplaPHAIPhainopepla nitens
 Prairie FalconPRFAFalco mexicanus
 PyrrhuloxiaPYRRCardinalis sinuatus
*3Red-Shafted FlickerRSFLColaptes auratus
 Red-Tailed HawkRTHAButeo jamaicensis
 Red-Winged BlackbirdRWBLAgelaius phoeniceus
 Ring-Billed GullRBGULarus delawarensis
 Rock WrenROWRSalpinctes obsoletus
 Ruby-Crowned KingletRCKIRegulus calendula
 Rufous-Crowned SparrowRCSPAimophila ruficeps
 Rufous HummingbirdRUHUSelasphorus rufus
 Spotted TowheeRSTOPipilo maculatus
 Sage SparrowSAGSAmphispiza belli
 Sage ThrasherSATHOreoscoptes montanus
 Sandhill CraneSACRGrus canadensis
 Savannah SparrowSAVSPasserculus sandwichensis
 Say’s PhoebeSAPHSayornis saya
 Scaled QuailSCQUCallipepla squamata
 Scott’s OrioleSCORIcterus parisorum
 Western Scrub JaySCJAAphelocoma californica
 Sharp-Shinned HawkSSHAAccipiter striatus
 Solitary SandpiperSOSATringa solitaria
 Song SparrowSOSPMelospiza melodia
 Spotted SandpiperSPSAActitis macularia
 Sprague’s PipitSPPIAnthus spragueii
 Swainson’s HawkSWHAButeo swainsoni
 Townsend’s WarblerTOWADendroica townsendi
 Tree SwallowTRESTachycineta bicolor
 Turkey VultureTUVUCathartes aura
 VerdinVERDAuriparus flaviceps
 Vesper SparrowVESPPooecetes gramineus
 Violet-Green SwallowVGSWTachycineta thalassina
 Virginia’s WarblerVIWAVermivora virginiae
 Western BluebirdWEBLSialia mexicana
 Western KingbirdWEKITyrannus verticalis
 Western MeadowlarkWEMESturnella neglecta
 Western SandpiperWESACalidris mauri
 Western TanagerWETAPiranga ludoviciana
 Western Wood-PeweeWEWPContopus sordidulus
 White-Crowned SparrowWCSPZonotrichia leucophrys
 White-Throated SwiftWTSWAeronautes saxatalis
 White-Winged DoveWWDOZenaida asiatica
 Wilson’s PhalaropeWIPHPhalaropus tricolor
 Wilson’s WarblerWIWAWilsonia pusilla
 Yellow-Headed BlackbirdYHBLXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
 Yellow WarblerYWARDendroica petechia
*4Yellow-Rumped WarblerYRWADendroica coronata
*3Yellow-Shafted FlickerYSFLColaptes 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)
 

12/1998 Clarification provided for Bullock’s or Northern oriole.

Authority for Jornada Bird Nomenclature

“Check-list of North American Birds: the species of birds of North America from the Arctic through Panama, including the West Indies and Hawaiian Islands.” Prepared by the Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of the American Ornithologists’ Union. 6th edition, 1982.

PLUS

Bi-Annual updates published as supplements to The Auk; i.e., “Fortieth Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds.” Supplements 36-40.