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Birds of TEXAS

and some in 
nearby New Mexico 

from Flycatchers to Buntings

Noting those during 
Focus On Nature Tours
with an (*) 

thru 2011

during the months of December, January, 
March, April, & May

PHOTO AT UPPER RIGHT: a female PAINTED BUNTING
(A photo of a male PAINTED BUNTING is in the list below.)   
  

Part 2 of a List of Texas Birds by Armas Hill, with some photos 

390 species of birds have been seen during Focus On Nature tours in Texas & nearby New Mexico

  

 Link:
Part 1 of this List of Texas Birds, Quails to Becard


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

(ph):  species with a photo in the FONT website  


Links to Bird Groupings in this List:
Flycatchers    Shrikes    Vireos    Corvids    Waxwings & Allies    Chickadees & Titmice

Verdin    Martins & Swallows    Bushtit    Lark    Kinglets    Wrens    Gnatcatchers

Nuthatches & Creeper    Thrashers    Thrushes    Pipits    Olive Warbler    Finches

Warblers    Blackbirds, Orioles & Allies    Sparrows    Towhees   Tanagers

Seedeater, Grassquit, Olive Sparrow    Dickcissel, Cardinal, Grosbeaks, Buntings   


 Other Links: 

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Texas

A Complete List & a Photo Gallery of North American Birds, north of Mexico, in 6 parts:
Part #1: Grouse to Anhinga    Part #2: Condor to Shorebirds    Part #3: Jaegers to Cuckoos  
Part #4: Owls to Flycatchers    Part #5  Shrikes to Pipits    Part #6: Olive Warbler to Buntings  

List of Texas Mammals (with some photos)

List of Texas Butterflies  (with some photos) 

List of Texas Dragonflies & Damselflies (with some photos)

List of Texas Amphibians & Reptiles (with some photos)

Plants of the Desert & Some Nearby Habitats (with some photos)

Notes regarding some Texas Plant-Life

A Directory of Photos in this Website

 



Black-capped Vireo, a Texas bird specialty


Bird-List:


         FLYCATCHERS

  1. Northern Beardless Tyrannulet  ______
    Camptostoma imberbe

         The Northern Beardless Tyrannulet is the smallest flycatcher found in the United States. Its song. however, is surprisingly loud and quite different than that of any of the similar appearing Empidonax flycatchers.
     
  2. Greenish Elaenia  (USr) (TXr)  ______
    Mytopagis viridicata
  3. Northern Tufted Flycatcher  (USr) (TXr)  ______
    Mitrephanes phaeocercus

         The Northern Tufted Flycatcher has occurred a few times in Texas (and once in Arizona). Otherwise, this handsome flycatcher of Central & South America is found as far north as the Mexican highlands just south of the US-Mexico border.

    A Northern Tufted Flycatcher was in a Texas 2010/11 CBC, at Big Bend. It was first found in late November 2010.  

  4. Olive-sided Flycatcher  (nt) (*)  ______  e
    Contopus cooperi
  5. Greater Pewee  (TXr)  ______
     Contopus [ertinax  

    A Greater Pewee was in a Texas 2010/11 CBC, at Santa Ana.

  6. Western Wood Pewee  (*) ______ w
    Contopus sordidulus 
  7. Eastern Wood Pewee  (*) ______ e,s,c
    Contopus virens
  8. Acadian Flycatcher  (*) ______ s
    Empidonax virescens
  9. Alder Flycatcher  (*) ______ s
    Empidonax alnorum
  10. Willow Flycatcher  (*) ______ s
    Empidonax trailii
  11. Least Flycatcher  (*) ______
    Empidonax minimus
  12. Gray Flycatcher  (*) ______ w
    Empidonax wrightii
  13. Dusky Flycatcher  (ph) (*) ______ w
    Empidonax oberholseri
  14. Cordilleran Flycatcher  (*) ______ w  nm  (this & the Pacific-slope Flycatcher were formerly combined as Western Flycatcher, E. difficilis) 
    Empidonax occidentalis

  15. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  ______
     Empidonax flaviventris

  16. Hammond's Flycatcher  ______
     Empidonax hammondii

  17. Buff-breasted Flycatcher  (TXr)  ______
     Empidonax fulvifrons

    During a study of birds in the upper elevations of the Davis Mountains in west Texas, that began in 1999, a breeding pair of Buff-breasted Flycatchers was discovered. That pair returned in subsequent summers.   
  18. Black Phoebe  (*) ______ c,w  nm,mx
    Sayornis nigricans
  19. Eastern Phoebe  (*) ______ c
    Sayornis phoebe
  20. Say's Phoebe  (ph) (*) ______ w  nm,mx
    Sayornis saya
  21. Vermilion Flycatcher  (ph) (*) ______ c,w  nm
    Pyrocephalus rubinus
  22. Ash-throated Flycatcher  (ph) (*) ______ c,w  nm
    Myiarchus cinerascens



    Ash-throated Flycatcher
         (photo by Howard Eskin)

  23. Great Crested Flycatcher  (ph) (*) ______ e
    Myiarchus crinitus



    Great Crested Flycatcher
    (photo by Kim Steininger)
  24. Brown-crested Flycatcher  (*) ______ e,s,w  (mex)  (was, at one time, called Wied's Crested Flycatcher) 
    Myiarchus tyrannulus

  25. Dusky-capped Flycatcher  (TXr) (ph)  ______
     Myiarchus tuberculifer

  26. Great Kiskadee  (ph) (*) ______ s,c  (mex)
    Pilangus sulphuratus

         The Great Kiskadee is a conspicuous and vocal component of the birdlife of South Texas.



    Great Kiskadee
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
  27. Social Flycatcher  (USr) (TXr) (ph)  ______
    Myiozetetes similis

  28. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher  (TXr)  ______
    Myiodynastes luteiventris

         The Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher only occurs casually in Texas, but it has been found as far east as the Upper Texas Coast. There was a resident pair in Starr County for several years in the 1970s.  

  29. Piratic Flycatcher  (USr) (TXr)  ______
    Legatus leucophaius
  30. Tropical Kingbird (NAr) (ph) (*) ______ w  (mex)  (uncommon in lower Rio Grande Valley)
    Tyrannus melancholicus
  31. Couch's Kingbird  (ph) (*) ______ s  (mex) (common in lower Rio Grande Valley) 
    Tyrannus couchii

         The Couch's Kingbird can safely be told from the very similar Tropical Kingbird only by its voice. Most Couch's Kingbirds withdraw south from Texas during the winter, while Tropical Kingbirds are permanent residents. 

  32. Cassin's Kingbird  (*) ______ w
    Tyrannus v. vociferans
  33. Western Kingbird  (ph) (*) ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Tyrannus verticalis



    Western Kingbird
         (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
  34. Eastern Kingbird  (ph) (*) ______ e,s
    Tyrannus tyrannus

  35. Thick-billed Kingbird  (TXr)  ______
     Tyrannus crassirostris

  36. Gray Kingbird  (ph) (TXr)  ______
     Tyrannus dominicensus  

  37. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher  (ph) (*) ______ e,s,c,w  (uncommon in west TX)  nm  (rare in New Mexico)
    Tyrannus forficatus

         The elegant Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is a common summer resident in open areas through much of Texas. 




         Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in flight
    (photo by Kim Steininger)

    A perched Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
         (photo by Howard Eskin)


  38. Fork-tailed Flycatcher  (USr) (TXr) (ph)  ______
    Tyrannus savana


         SHRIKES
  39. Loggerhead Shrike  (ph) (*) ______ e,w  nm
    Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides



    Loggerhead Shrike
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
  40. Northern Shrike  (ph)  ______
    Lanius excubitor


         VIREOS

  41. White-eyed Vireo  (ph) (*) ______ e,s,c
    Vireo griseus



    White-eyed Vireo
     (photo by Dick Tipton)
  42. Bell's Vireo  (nt) (*) ______ w  nm
    Vireo bellii
  43. Black-capped Vireo (t3) (NAneb) (ph) (*) ______ c   (the small breeding range also extends into northern Mexico)
    Vireo atricapillus



    Black-capped Vireo
  44. Gray Vireo  (*) ______ w
    Vireo vicinior
  45. Plumbeous Vireo  (*) ______ w  (formerly part of Solitary Vireo)
    Vireo plumbeus
  46. Blue-headed Vireo  (ph) (*) ______ e,s,c  (formerly part of Solitary Vireo)
    Vireo solitarius



    Blue-headed Vireo
         (photo by Howard Eskin)
  47. Hutton's Vireo  (*) ______ w
    Vireo huttoni
  48. Warbling Vireo  (*) ______ c
    Vireo gilvus
  49. Philadelphia Vireo  (*) ______ e,s
    Vireo philadelphicus
  50. Red-eyed Vireo  (*) ______ s
    Vireo olivaceus

  51. Yellow-throated Vireo  ______
     Vireo flavifrons

  52. Cassin's Vireo  ______
     Vireo cassinii

  53. Yellow-green Vireo  (USr) (TXr)  ______
     Vireo flavoviridis

  54. Black-whiskered Vireo  (TXr)  ______
     Vireo altiloquus

  55. Yucatan Vireo  (USr) (TXr) (ph)  ______
     Vireo magister  


    CORVIDS 

  56. Blue Jay  (ph) (*)  ______  c
    Cyanocitta cristata
  57. Steller's Jay  (ph)  ______
     Cyanocitta stelleri

  58. Green Jay  (ph) (*) ______ s  (mex)  (the former southern population of this species, in South America, is now called the Inca Jay)
    Cyanocorax yncas



    Green Jay
  59. Brown Jay  (ph)  ______
    Psilorhinus     (formerly Cyanocorax) morio
  60. Western Scrub Jay  (ph) (*)  ______ c,w
    Aphelocoma californica
  61. Mexican Jay  (ph) (*)  ______ w  (mex)
    Aphelocoma wollweberi     (formerly ultramarina)
  62. Pinyon Jay  ______
    Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
  63. Clark's Nutcracker  (TXr)  ______
    Nucifraga columbiana
  64. Black-billed Magpie  (TXr)  ______
    Pica hudsonia
  65. American Crow  (*)  ______ c
    Corvus brachyrhynchos
  66. Tamaulipas Crow  (USr) (TXr)  ______
     Corvus imparatus

  67. Fish Crow  (USe)  ______
     Corvus ossifragus

  68. Chihuahuan Raven  (ph) (*) ______ s,w  nm
    Corvus  cryptoleucus
  69. Northern Raven  (ph) (*) ______ c,w  mx
    Corvus corax


         WAXWINGS & ALLIES

  70. Cedar Waxwing  (ph) (*) ______ e,w
    Bombycilla garrulus



    Cedar Waxwing
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
  71. Bohemian Waxwing  (TXr)  ______
     Bombycilla garrulus

  72. Phainopepla  (ph) (*) ______ w  nm 
    Phainopepla nitens

  73. Gray Silky Flycatcher  (USr) (TXr)  ______
     Ptilogonys cinereus


    CHICKADEES & TITMICE

  74. Carolina Chickadee (USe) (ph) (*) ______ c
    Poecile     (formerly Parus) carolinensis
  75. Mountain Chickadee  (*) ______w
    Poecile     (formerly Parus) g. gambeli
  76. Tufted Titmouse  (*) ______ e
    Baeolophus bicolor
  77. Black-crested Titmouse  (*) ______ e,s,c,w  (was considered conspecific with the Tufted Titmouse, B. bicolor)
    Baeolophus     (formerly Parus) atricristatus
  78. Juniper Titmouse  ______  (very local in west Texas)
     Baeolophus ridgwayii


    VERDIN

  79. Verdin  (ph) (*) ______ w
    Auriparus flaviceps ornatus


         MARTINS & SWALLOWS
  80. Purple Martin  (ph) (*) ______ e,s,w
    Progne subis
  81. Gray-breasted Martin  (USr) (TXr)  ______
    Progne chalybea
  82. Tree Swallow  (ph) (*) ______ e,s 
    Tachycineta bicolor



    Tree Swallow
  83. Violet-green Swallow  (*) ______ w  nm
    Tachycineta thalassina
  84. Northern Rough-winged Swallow  (ph) (*) ______ e,s,c,w  mx
    Stelgidopteryx s. serripennis



    Northern Rough-winged Swallow
         (photo by Howard Eskin)

  85. Bank Swallow  (*)  ______ s  (called Sand Martin in Eurasia)
    Riparia r. riparia
  86. American Cliff Swallow  (*)  ______ s,c,w  nm
    Petrochelidon pyrrhonota       (5 subspecies can occur in TX)
  87. Cave Swallow  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Petrochelidon fulva pallida  

         In recent decades, the Cave Swallow has greatly expanded its breeding range and population in Texas. It once nested only in limestone caves, but now it uses a variety of man-made structures, including bridges and highway overpasses..
    The species is a common to abundant summer resident in the southern half of Texas, north through the Edwards Plateau to the southern Rolling Plains and west through the Trans-Pecos. 
    Some stay in the southern third of the state in the winter, while others migrate away.  




    Cave Swallow
     (photo by Devich Fabotnik)

  88. Barn Swallow  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w nm,mx  
    Hirundo rustica erythrogaster


         BUSHTIT

  89. American Bushtit  (ph) (*)  ______ w 
     Psaltriparus minimus plumbeus     ("Lead-colored Bushtit")
    (Another subspecies occurs in TX: P. m. dimorphicus)


         LARK
  90. Horned Lark  (ph) (*)  ______ s,w
    Eremophila alpestris   



    Horned Lark
         (photo by Howard Eskin)


    KINGLETS

  91. Golden-crowned Kinglet  (ph) (*)  ______  c
    Regulus satrapa
  92. Ruby-crowned Kinglet  (ph) (*)  ______ w
    Regulus c. calendula


         WRENS
  93. Cactus Wren  (ph) (*)  ______ s,c,w  nm
    Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus guttatus
  94. Rock Wren  (ph) (*)  ______ w  nm
    Salpinctes o. obsoletus
  95. Canyon Wren  (*)  ______ c,w  nm,mx 
    Catherpes mexicanus
  96. Carolina Wren  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c
    Thryothorus indovicianus
  97. Bewick's Wren  (*)  ______ s,c,w  nm
    Thryomanes bewickii eremophilus      (subspecies in west TX & NM)
    Thryomanes bewickii sadai     (subspecies in south TX)
  98. House Wren  (ph) (*)  ______ w
    Troglodytes aedon

  99. Winter Wren  ______
     Troglodytes hiemalis

  100. Sedge Wren  (ph) (*)  ______ e
    Cistothorus platensis
  101. Marsh Wren  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,w
    Cistothorus palustris


         GNATCATCHERS

  102. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  (ph) (*)  ______ c,w  nm
    Polioptila caerulea obscura
  103. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher  (*)  ______ w 
    Polioptila m. melanura


         NUTHATCHES & CREEPER
  104. White-breasted Nuthatch  (ph) (*)  ______ w 
    Sitta carolinensis nelsoni
  105. Brown-headed Nuthatch  (ph) (*)  ______e
    Sitta pusilla
  106. Red-breasted Nuthatch  (ph)  ______
     Sitta canadensis      
  107. Pgymy Nuthatch  (ph)  ______
     Sitta pygmaea

  108. Brown Creeper  (ph)  ______
     Certhia americana


    THRASHERS
  109. Gray Catbird  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c
    Dumetella carolinensis
  110. Northern Mockingbird  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx  (the "state bird" of Texas)
    Mimus polyglottos



    Northern Mockingbird
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
  111. Blue Mockingbird  (USr) (TXr)  ______
    Melanotis caerulescens
  112. Brown Thrasher  (ph) (*)  ______ e
    Toxostoma rufum
  113. Long-billed Thrasher  (*)  ______ s,c
    Toxostoma longirostre
  114. Curve-billed Thrasher  (*)  ______ s,c,w  nm
    Toxostoma curvirostre
  115. Crissal Thrasher  (*)  ______ w 
    Toxostoma crissale

  116. Sage Thrasher  (ph)  ______
     Oreoscoptes montanus

  117. European Starling (NAi) (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Sturnus vulgaris

  118. Northern Wheatear  (TXr) (ph)  ______
     Oenanthe oenanthe


    THRUSHES

  119. Eastern Bluebird  (ph) (*)  ______ c
    Sialia sialis



    Eastern Bluebird
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
  120. Western Bluebird  (ph) (*)  ______ w 
    Sialia mexicana jacoti
  121. Mountain Bluebird  (ph) (*)  ______ w  
    Sialia currucoides



    A Mountain Bluebird photographed during a FONT tour
  122. Townsend's Solitaire  (*)  ______ w
    Myadestes t. townsendi
  123. Veery  (*)  ______ s,c
    Catharus fuscescens
  124. Gray-cheeked Thrush  (*)  ______ e
    Catharus minimus
  125. Swainson's Thrush  (*)  ______ e,s
    Catharus ustulatus
  126. Hermit Thrush  (ph) (*)  ______ w
    Catharus guttatus

  127. Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush  (USr) (TXr)  ______
     Catharus aurantiirostris

  128. Wood Thrush  (*)  ______ s 
    Hylocichia mustelina
  129. Clay-colored Thrush (NAr) (*)  ______ s  (mex)  (has been called Clay-colored Robin)
    Turdus grayi
  130. American Robin  (*)   ______  c
    Turdus migratorius
  131. Rufous-backed Robin  (USr) (TXr)  ______
    Turdus rufopalliatus

     A Rufous-backed Robin was in a Texas 2010/11 CBC, at Laguna Atacosa.   
  132. White-throated Thrush  (USr) (TXr)  ______
     Turdus assimilis

     A White-throated Thrush was in a Texas 2010/11 CBC, at Welaco.  
  133. Varied Thrush  (TXr) (ph)  ______
     Ixoreus naevius
  134. Aztec Thrush  (USr) (TXr) ______
     Ridgwayii pinicola 

  135. American Dipper  (TXr)  ______
    Cinclus mexicanus
  136. House Sparrow (NAi) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Passer domesticus


         PIPITS

  137. American Pipit  (*)  ______ w  (also called Buff-bellied Pipit)
    Anthus rubescens
  138. Sprague's Pipit  (t3) (*)  ______  e
    Anthus spragueii


         OLIVE WARBLER
  139. Olive Warbler  (TXr) (*)  ______ w
    Peucedramus taeniatus


         FINCHES

  140. Pine Grosbeak  (TXr) (ph)  ______
     Pinicola enucleator
  141. House Finch  (ph) (*)  ______ s,c,w  nm,mx
    Carpodacus mexicanus

  142. Purple Finch  (ph)  ______
     Carpodacus purpureus

  143. Cassin's Finch  (ph)  ______
     Carpodacus cassinii

  144. Red Crossbill  (ph)  ______
     Loxia curvirostra

  145. White-winged Crossbill  (TXr) (ph)  ______
     Loxia leucoptera

  146. Common Redpoll  (TXr) (ph)  ______
     Acanthis     (formerly Carduelis) flammea
  147. Pine Siskin  (ph) (*)  ______ c,w
    Spinus     (formerly Carduelis) pinus
  148. Lesser Goldfinch  (*)  ______ s,c,w  mx
    Spinus     (formerly Carduelis) psaltria
  149. American Goldfinch  (ph) (*)  ______ c,w
    Spinus     (formerly Carduelis) tristis
  150. Lawrence's Goldfinch  (TXr)  ______
     Spinus     (formerly Carduelis) lawrencei

         The Lawrence's Goldfinch is known to be a regular wanderer east into the southwestern US states, but their invasions rarely include Texas. Such invasions did reach Texas in the 1950s and mid 1990s. 
    Documented records in Texas go back to 1934. 
  151. Evening Grosbeak  (ph)  ______
     Coccothraustes vespertinus


    WARBLERS

  152. Blue-winged Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ s 
    Vermivora pinus
  153. Golden-winged Warbler  (*)  ______ s 
    Vermivora chrysoptera
  154. Tennessee Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s 
    Oreothlypis     (formerly Vermivora) peregrina



    Tennessee Warbler
  155. Orange-crowned Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ w  nm
    Oreothlypis     (formerly Vermivora) celata orestera


    Orange-crowned Warbler
         (photo by Howard Eskin)
  156. Nashville Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,w  
     Oreothlypis     (formerly Vermivora) ruficapilla



    Nashville Warbler
         (photo by Clair de Beauvior)

  157. Colima Warbler (nt) (NAr) (*)  ______ w  (mex) (the only breeding location in the US is in the highlands of west Texas, in the Chisos Mountains)
    Oreothlypis     (formerly Vermivora) crissalis
  158. Virginia's Warbler  ______
     Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) virginiae
  159. Lucy's Warbler  ______
     Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) luciae

  160. Crescent-chested Warbler  (USr) (TXr)  ______
     Oreothlypis (formerly Parula) superciliosa

  161. Northern Parula  (ph) (*)  ______ e
    Setophaga     (formerly Parula) americana
  162. Tropical Parula  (NAr) (*)  ______ s  (mex)
    Setophaga     (formerly Parula) pitiayumi
  163. Yellow Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,w  nm
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) petechia
  164. Mangrove Warbler  (USr) (TXr) (ph)  ______
    Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) erithachorides
  165. Chestnut-sided Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) pensylvanica
  166. Magnolia Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) magnolia
  167. "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler  (*)  ______w  nm,mx
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) coronata auduboni
  168. "Myrtle" Yellow-crowned Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______  e
     Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) c. coronata     
  169. Golden-cheeked Warbler (t2) (USeb) (*)  ______ c  (not only a US endemic breeder, but also one for Texas) 
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) chrysoparia
  170. Black-throated Green Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c  
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) virens



    Black-throated Green Warbler
         (photo by Clair de Beauvior)

  171. Townsend's Warbler  (*)  ______ w
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) townsendi
  172. Blackburnian Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s  
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) fusca



    Blackburnian Warbler
    (photo by Clair de Beauvior)

  173. Yellow-throated Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ e  
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) dominca



    Yellow-throated Warbler
         (photo by Clair de Beauvior)

  174. Pine Warbler  (ph) (*)   ______ c
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) palmarum
  175. Bay-breasted Warbler  (*)  ______ s
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) castanea
  176. Blackpoll Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______  e
    Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) striata
  177. Black-throated Blue Warbler  ______
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) caerulescens
  178. Hermit Warbler  ______
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) occidentalis
  179. Grace's Warbler  ______
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) graciae
  180. Prairie Warbler  (ph)  ______
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) discolor
  181. Palm Warbler  ______
     Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) palmarum
  182. Cerulean Warbler  (t3)  ______
     Setophaga     (formerly Dendroica) cerulea
  183. Black-and-white Warbler  (*)  ______ e,s,c
    Mniotilta varia

  184. Prothonotary Warbler  (ph)  ______
     Protonotaria citrea

  185. American Redstart  (ph) (*)  ______ s  
    Setophaga ruticilla



    A female American Redstart 
         (photo by Clair de Beauvior)

  186. Worm-eating Warbler  (*)  ______ s 
    Helmitheros vermivorus

  187. Swainson's Warbler  ______
     Limnothlypis swainsonii

  188. Ovenbird  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s
    Seiurus aurocapillus
  189. Northern Waterthrush  (*)  ______ e,s
    Parkesia     (formerly Seiurus) noveboracensis
  190. Louisiana Waterthrush  ______
     Parkesia     (formerly Seiurus) motacilla 

  191. Kentucky Warbler  (*)  ______ e,s 
    Geothylpis     (formerly Oporornis) formosus
  192. Mourning Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ s   
    Geothylpis     (formerly Oporornis) philadelphia
  193. MacGillivray's Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ nm
    Geothylpis     (formerly Oporornis) tolmiei monticola
  194. Common Yellowthroat  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Geothylpis trichas
  195. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat (NAr) (*)  ______ s  (mex)
    Geothlypis poliocephala

  196. Connecticut Warbler  (TXr)  ______
     Oporornis agilis

  197. Hooded Warbler  (*)  ______ e,s
    Setophaga     (formerly Wilsonia) citrina
  198. Wilson's Warbler  (*)  ______ s,w  nm,mx
    Cardellina     (formerly Wilsonia) pusilla
  199. Canada Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s
    Cardellina     (formerly Wilsonia) canadensis



    Canada Warbler

  200. Red-faced Warbler  (TXr)  ______
    Cardellina rubrifrons
  201. Painted Whitestart  (TXr) (ph) (*)  ______ w  (has been called Painted Redstart)
    Myioborus p. pictus

  202. Slate-throated Whitestart  (NAr) (TXr)  ______
     Myioborus miniatus

  203. Rufous-capped Warbler  (USr) (TXr) (ph) (*)  ______
     Basileuterus rufifrons

  204. Stripe-crowned Warbler  (USr) (TXr)  ______  (has been called Golden-crowned Warbler)
     Basileuterus culicivorus  

  205. Yellow-breasted Chat  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w  nm  
    Icteria virens



    Yellow-breasted Chat
         (photo by Clair de Beauvior)


         BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES & ALLIES
  206. Bobolink  (ph)  ______
    Dolichonyx oryzivorus

  207. Red-winged Blackbird  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Agelaius phoeniceus
  208. Eastern Meadowlark  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,w
    Sturnella magna
  209. Western Meadowlark  (*)  ______ w  nm
    Sturnella neglecta
  210. Yellow-headed Blackbird  (ph) (*)  ______ w  nm
    Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
  211. Brewer's Blackbird  (ph) (*)  ______ w nm
    Euphagus cyanocephalus

  212. Rusty Blackbird  (ph)  ______
     Euphagus carolinus

  213. Common Grackle  (*)  ______ e,w  nm 
    Quiscalus quiscula
  214. Great-tailed Grackle  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Quiscalus mexicanus
  215. Boat-tailed Grackle  (USe) (*)  ______ e
    Quiscalus major
  216. Bronzed Cowbird  (*)  ______ e,s,w
    Molothrus aeneus
  217. Brown-headed Cowbird  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Molothrus ater

  218. Shiny Cowbird  (USr) (TXr)  ______
     Molothrus bonariensis

    When Shiny Cowbirds came north into to Caribbean islands, some thought that they would become common in the southeastern United States. It did appear there, but not in any significant number. 
    Occurrences in the US have been as far west as Texas, where the first one found was captured in a cowbird trap at Fort Hood, in Bell County. 
      
  219. Orchard Oriole  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,w  nm
    Icterus spurius
  220. Hooded Oriole  (*)  ______ s,c,w  mx
    Icterus cucullatus

         In Texas, Hooded Orioles have a rather patchy distribution. They are most common in the Coastal Sand Plain.
    Individuals of this species in Texas have a much brighter plumage than those occurring further west in the United States.   

  221. Bullock's Oriole  (ph) (*)  ______ w  (formerly said to be conspecific with Baltimore Oriole and was then part of Northern Oriole)
    Icterus bullockii



    Bullock's Oriole
  222. Baltimore Oriole  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s   (when formerly said to be conspecific with Bullock's Oriole was called Northern Oriole)
    Icterus galbula



    Baltimore Oriole
  223. Altamira Oriole  (*)  ______ s  (mex)  (was, at one time, called Lichtenstein's Oriole)
    Icterus gularis

         The pendant nest of the Altamira Oriole is often more than 2 feet long and is reminiscent of the nests of oropendolas that occur in Central and South America,

    The Altamira Oriole is a rather recent addition to the Texas avifauna. More recently, the species has seemed to be declining in the state.       

  224. Audubon's Oriole  (*)  ______ s
    Icterus graduacauda 

         The Audubon's Oriole is a shy and secretive bird of dense woodlands and thickets, its slow, whistled song is unlike that of any other oriole found in the United States. 
  225. Scott's Oriole  (ph) (*)  ______ c,w  nm
    Icterus parisorum



    Scott's Oriole
         (photo by Howard Eskin)

  226. Black-vented Oriole  (USr) (TXr)  ______
    Icterus wagleri

         The Black-vented Oriole has only been documented in Texas on a very few occasions. The first individual that was found in the state returned each summer for several years. The species has occurred at Kingsville, in Kleberg County, 

         A Black-vented Oriole was in a Texas 2010/11 CBC, at Anzalduas-Bentsen.  


    SPARROWS
  227. Cassin's Sparrow  (*)  ______ w
    Aimophila cassinii

  228. Bachman's Sparrow  (nt) (USe)  ______
     Aimophila aestivalis 

  229. Botteri's Sparrow  (TXr) (*)  ______ s 
    Aimophila botterii
  230. Rufous-crowned Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______ c,w  nm
    Aimophila ruficeps
  231. Chipping Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______ c,w  nm
    Spizella passerina



    Chipping Sparrow
     (photo by Doris Potter)

  232. Clay-colored Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______ c,w 
    Spizella pallida



    Clay-colored Sparrow
         (photo by Howard Eskin)
  233. Brewer's Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______ w  nm   
    Spizella breweri



    Brewer's Sparrow
         (photo by Rick Greenspun)

  234. Field Sparrow  (*)   ______  e
    Spizella pusilla
  235. Black-chinned Sparrow  (*)  ______ w
    Spizella atrogularis

  236. American Tree Sparrow  ______
     Spizella arborea

  237. Vesper Sparrow  (*)  ______ w
    Pooecetes gramineus
  238. Lark Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______ e,c,w  nm
    Chondestes grammacus



    Lark Sparrow
         (photo by Howard Eskin)

  239. Black-throated Sparrow  (ph) (*) ______ c,w  nm  (also called "Desert Sparrow")
    Amphispiza bilineata

  240. Sage Sparrow  (ph)  ______
     Amphispiza belli

  241. Lark Bunting  (ph) (*)  ______ w 
    Calamospiz melanocorys
  242. Savannah Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______ s  nm
    Passerculus sandwichensis
  243. Grasshopper Sparrow  (ph) (*)   ______ c
    Ammodramus savannarum
  244. Baird's Sparrow  (*)  ______ w
    Ammodramus bairdii
  245. Henslow's Sparrow  (nt) (ph) (*)  ______
    Ammodramus henslowi
  246. LeConte's Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______  w  (rare in west Texas)
    Ammodramus leconteii



    LeConte's Sparrow
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  247. Nelson's Sparrow  ______
    Ammodramus nelsoni
  248. Seaside Sparrow  ______
    Ammodramus maritimus 
  249. Fox Sparrow  (*)  ______
    Passerella iliaca
  250. Song Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______ e,w 
    Melospiza melodia
  251. Lincoln's Sparrow  (*)  ______ w
    Melospiza lincolnii
  252. Swamp Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______ s
    Melospiza georgiana



    Swamp Sparrow
     (photo by Howard Eskin)

  253. Harris's Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______
    Zonotrichia querula
  254. White-crowned Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______ w  nm
    Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii

  255. White-throated Sparrow  ______
     Zonotrichia albicollis

  256. Golden-crowned Sparrow  (TXr)  ______
     Zonotrichia atricapilla 

  257. "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco  (*)  ______ w
    Junco hyemalis caniceps

  258. "Slate-colored" Dark-eyed Junco  (ph)  ______
     Junco hyemalis
  259. "White-winged" Dark-eyed Junco  ______
     Junco hyemalis

  260. "Oregon"  Dark-eyed Junco  ______
     Junco hyemalis

  261. Yellow-eyed Junco  (TXr)  ______
     Junco phaeonotus

  262. McCown's Longspur  (ph)  ______
     Rhynchophanes (formerly Calcarius) mccownii

  263. Lapland Longspur  (ph)  ______
     Calcarius lapponicus

  264. Smith's Longspur  ______
     Calcarius pictus

  265. Chestnut-collared Longspur  (ph)  ______
     Calcarius ornatus   

  266. Snow Bunting  (TXr) (ph)  ______
     Calcarius (formerly Plectrophenax) nivalis


    TOWHEES

  267. Green-tailed Towhee  (ph) (*)  ______ w  nm   
    Pipilo chlorurus



    Green-tailed Towhee
     (photo by Rick Greenspun)
  268. Spotted Towhee  (ph) (*)  ______ w
    Pipilo maculatus montanus

  269. Eastern Towhee  (ph) (*)  ______
     Pipilo erythrophthalmus   

  270. Canyon Towhee  (ph) (*)  ______ c,w  nm  (formerly with California Towhee combined as Brown Towhee)
    Pipilo fuscus texanus 


         SEEDEATER, GRASSQUIT, OLIVE SPARROW
  271. White-collared Seedeater  (USr) (TXr) (ph) (*)  ______
     Sporophila torqueola

  272. Yellow-faced Grassquit  (USr) (TXr)  ______
     Tiaris olivacea

  273. Olive Sparrow  (*)  ______ s  (mex)
    Arremonops rufivirgatus


         TANAGERS

  274. Hepatic Tanager  (*)  ______ w 
    Piranga hepatica
  275. Summer Tanager  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Piranga rubra
  276. Scarlet Tanager  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s
     Piranga olivacea



    In a tree, a male Scarlet Tanager is like a bright red ornament
    (photo by Doris Potter)
  277. Western Tanager  (ph) (*)  ______ w
    Piranga ludoviciana



    Western Tanager
         (photo by Howard Eskin)

  278. Flame-colored Tanager  (USr) (TXr) (ph) ______
    Piranga bidentata


     DICKCISSEL, CARDINAL, GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS
  279. Dickcissel  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s
    Spiza americana

  280. Crimson-collared Grosbeak  (USr) (TXr)  ______
     Rhodothraupis celaeno

    The Crimson-collared Grosbeak is normally a bird endemic to northeastern Mexico. It has rarely occurred in Texas. During the winter of 1987-88 there was a notable number in the state, particularly in Cameron County.  
    Crimson-collared Grosbeaks were in Texas 2010/11 CBCs, at Corpus Christi & Weslaco.

  281. Northern Cardinal  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Cardinalis cardinalis
  282. Pyrrhuloxia  (ph) (*)  ______ w  nm
    Cardinalis sinnatus
  283. Rose-breasted Grosbeak  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s
    Pheucticus indoviciannus
  284. Black-headed Grosbeak  (*)  ______ w
    Pheucticus m. melanocephalus
  285. Blue Grosbeak  (ph) (*)  ______ c,w  nm
    Passerina caerulea interfusa
  286. Indigo Bunting  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w
    Passerina cyanea



    Indigo Bunting
  287. Varied Bunting  (*)  ______ w  nm
    Passerina v. versicolor  

    The Varied Bunting is closely related to the Painted Bunting and has a very similar song. Another characteristic both specie share is that males do not attain their bright plumage until their second summer. First-summer males look like adult females, but they sing and defend territories.    

  288. Painted Bunting  (ph) (*)  ______ e,s,c,w  mx  
    Passerina ciris pallidior



    A male Painted Bunting
         (photo by Clair de Beauvior)
  289. Lazuli Bunting  (ph)  ______  
    Passerina amoena
  290. Blue Bunting (USr) (TXr) (ph) (*)  ______ s  (mex)
    Cyanocompsa parellina

    The Blue Bunting was first documented in Texas in the early 1980s. The species was an annual visitor in the Lower Rio Grande Valley between 1995 and 2002, and it has been since. Most years, only one or two individuals have been found. 

    A Blue Bunting was in a Texas 2010/11 CBC, at Anzalduas-Bentsen. 

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