Birds
of TEXAS
and some in
nearby NEW MEXICO
From Quail to Becard
Noting those during
Focus On Nature Tours
with an (*)
thru 2010
(during the months of
December,
January, March, April, & May)
PHOTO AT RIGHT: a
male BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGIRD
Part 1 of a List of Texas Birds compiled by Armas Hill,
with some photos
390 species of birds have cumulatively been seen during FONT tours in Texas and nearby New Mexico.
Link:
Part 2 of this List of Texas Birds, Flycatchers to Buntings
Codes:
e:
east -
along the Gulf Coast, including the areas of Rockport & Aransas
s: south - the southern Rio Grande Valley, as far upriver as San
Ignacio
c: central - including areas of Austin, the Edwards Plateau (or
"Hill Country") & Fort Clark
Springs
w: west - including Big Bend National Park, the Davis Mtns area,
& lakes near I-10
nm:
in nearby New Mexico
mx:
seen across the Rio Grande in Mexico
(mex):
a mostly
"Mexican species" that occurs in Texas
(some of these birds are also common further south in the tropics)
(USe):
endemic
to the United States
(USqe): quasi (or nearly) endemic to the
United States
(USeb): endemic-breeder in the United
States
(USneb): near-endemic breeder in the United States
(NAi): species introduced into North America
(USri): re-introduced species
into the United States
(USr): rare in the
United States
(TXr): rare in Texas
(NMr): rare in New Mexico
(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
(t1): critical (t2): endangered (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally
Links:
Upcoming
FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Texas
A
Complete List (with some photos) of North American Birds, north of Mexico, in 3 parts:
List #1: Grouse to Shorebirds
List #2: Jaegers to Flycatchers
List #3 Shrikes to Buntings
A Complete List of Texas Birds
List of Texas
Mammals (with some photos)
List of Texas Butterflies (with some photos)
Plants
of the Desert & Some Nearby Habitats
(with some photos)
Notes regarding some Texas Plant-Life
Black-capped Vireo, a Texas bird specialty
Bird-List:
- Scaled Quail ______ c,w
nm
Callipepla squamata pallida
- Gambel's Quail ______ w
Callipepla g. gambelii
- Northern Bobwhite ______ e,s
Colinus virginianus
- Montezuma Quail ______ w
(has historically been called the Harlequin, or "Mearn's",
Quail)
Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi
- Plain Chachalaca ______ s
(mex)
Ortalis vetula
Plain Chachalaca
(photo by Dick Tipton)
- "Attwater's" Grater Prairie
Chicken (t1) ______ e
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri
- Wild Turkey ______ e,c,w
nm
Meleagris galloparo
- Common Pheasant (NAi) ______ nm
Phasianus colchicus
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck ______ e,s,c
(mex)
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Greater White-fronted Goose ______ e
Anser albifrons
- Snow Goose _______ e
Chen caerulescens
- Canada Goose ______ e
Brant canadensis
- Cackling Goose ______ e
Brant hutchunsii
- Muscovy Duck ______ s (mex)
Cairina moschata
- Wood Duck ______ w
Aix sponsa
- Gadwall ______ w
Anas strepera
- American Wigeon ______ w
mx
Anas americana
- Mallard ______
Anas platyrhynchos
- Mexican Dick ______ w
mx
Anas platyrhynchos diazi
- Mottled Duck ______ e,s
mx
Anas fulvigula
- Blue-winged Teal ______ e,s,w
nm
Anas discolors
Blue-winged Teal
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Cinnamon Teal ______ s
Anas cyanoptera
- Northern Shoveler ______ e,s,w
nm,mx
Anas clypeata
- Northern Pintail ______ w
Anas acita
- Green-winged Teal ______ w
(was conspecific with the Eurasian Teal)
Anas carolinensis
A male Green-winged Teal
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Lesser Scaup ______
Aythya affinis
- Ring-necked Duck ______ nm
Aythya collaris (monotypic)
- Canvasback ______
Aythya valisineria
- Redhead ______ e,w
Aythya americana
A female Redhead
(photo by Kim Steininger)
- Bufflehead ______ w
Bucephala albeola
- Common Goldeneye ______
Bucephala clangula
- Hooded Merganser ______
Lophodytes cucullatus
- Red-breasted Merganser ______
Mergus serrator
- Ruddy Duck ______ e,w
Oxyura j. jamaicensis
A female Ruddy Duck
(photo by Kim Steininger)
- Common Loon ______
Gavia immer
- Least Grebe ______ s
Tachybaptus dominicus
- Pied-billed Grebe ______ e,s,w
Podilymbis p. podiceps
- Black-necked Grebe ______ w
(in North America has been called the Eared
Grebe)
Podiceps nigricollis californicus
The Black-necked, also known as the Eared,
Grebe
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Western Grebe ______ w
(this & the Clark's Grebe formerly conspecific)
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Grebe
- Clark's Grebe ______ w
(this & the Western Grebe were formerly conspecific)
Aechmophorus clarkii
- American White Ibis ______ e
Eudocimus albus
- White-faced Ibis ______ s,w
nm
Plegadis chihi
- Glossy Ibis ______ e
Plegadis falcinellus
- Roseate Spoonbill ______ e,s
Ajaia ajaja
Two photographs of Roseate Spoonbills,
an adult
(above), and a chick on the nest (below)
