during the months of January, 
July, August, and September

including Southern Arizona Specialties 
(and some birds in nearby New Mexico) 


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


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

293 species of birds have cumulatively been seen during FONT Arizona tours. 


UPPER RIGHT PHOTO: an adult male VERMILION FLYCATCHER
(photo by Howard Eskin)


Codes:

GC:   has occurred in the area of the Grand Canyon    
NM:  in nearby New Mexico
sas:  a southern Arizona specialty (usually common in Mexico) 

jan:  during FONT tours in January
jul:   during FONT tours in July  
aug: during FONT tours in August
sep: during FONT tours in September

S:      occurs most commonly in the summer
W:     occurs most commonly in the winter
S/W: occurs year-round
W/S: occurs year-round, most commonly in the winter 

(USe):     endemic to the USA 
(USqe):   quasi (or nearly) endemic to the USA
(USneb): near-endemic breeder in the USA
(NAi):      species introduced into North America

(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
(t1): critical   (t2): endangered   (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally

(AZr): rare in Arizona
(AZl): local in Arizona

(NAr): rare in North America
(i):  introduced species in North America


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

Links:

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Arizona, & elsewhere in North America

A Complete List (with some photos) 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  

Other Lists & Photo Galleries of:     Arizona Mammals     Arizona Amphibians & Reptiles 

234. Northern Beardless Tyrannulet  (*) ______  S/W  jul  sas
     Camptostoma imberbe
     
     
235. Greater Pewee  (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  sas  (was at one time called Coues' Flycatcher)
     Contopus pertinax  (formerly C. musicus)
     
     
236. Olive-sided Flycatcher  (nt) (*) ______   S  aug  GC
     Contopus cooperi  (monotypic)
     
     
237. Western Wood Pewee  (*) ______  S  jul,aug,sep  GC  nm
     Contopus sordidulus  (2 subspecies occur in the western US: C. s. veliei & C. s. saturatus)
     
     
238. Eastern Wood Pewee  (AZr)  ______
     Contopus virens
     
     
239. Cordilleran Flycatcher  (*) ______  S  jul,aug,sep  (was called Western Flycatcher when considered conspecific with what's now the Pacific Slope Flycatcher, Empidonax difficilis)
     Empidonax occidentalis
     
     
240. Pacific-slope Flycatcher  ______  GC
     Empidonax difficilis
     
     
241. Willow Flycatcher  (*) ______  S  aug
     Empidonax traillii extimus  (breeding race in AZ)
     Empidonax traillii brewsteri  (abundant transient in so AZ) 
     
     
242. Dusky Flycatcher  (ph) (*) ______  S/W  GC
     Empidonax oberholseri  (monotypic)
     
     
     
     Dusky Flycatcher
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
243. Gray Flycatcher  (*) ______  W/S  aug  GC
     Empidonax wrightii  (monotypic)
     
     
244. Buff-breasted Flycatcher  (*)______  S  jul,aug  sas
     Empidonax fulvifrons pygmaeus
     
     
245. Hammond's Flycatcher  (*)  ______  W  sep  GC
     Empidonax hammondii 
     
     
246. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  (AZr)  ______
     Empidonax flaviventris
     
     
247. Acadian Flycatcher  (AZr)  ______
     Empidonax virescens 
     
     
248. Black Phoebe  (*) ______  S/W  jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Sayornis nigricans semiatra
     
     
249. Say's Phoebe  (*) ______  S/W  jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Sayornis s. saya
     
     
250. Eastern Phoebe  (AZr)  ______  W
     Sayornis phoebe
     
     
251. Vermilion Flycatcher  (ph) (*) ______  S/W  jul,aug,sep  GC
     Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
     
     Vermilion Flycatchers; male above, female below
     (upper photo by Howard Eskin; lower photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
     
     
     
252. Dusky-capped Flycatcher  (ph) (*) ______  S  jul,aug  sas  (formerly called Olivaceous Flycatcher)
     Myiarchus tuberculifer olivascens
     
     
     
     Dusky-capped Flycatcher
     (photo by Dick Tipton)
     
     
253. Ash-throated Flycatcher  (ph) (*) ______  S/W  jul,aug,sep  GC
     Myiarchus c. cinerascens
     
     
     
     Ash-throated Flycatcher
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
254. Brown-crested Flycatcher  (*) ______  S  jul,aug  GC  (formerly called Wied's Crested Flycatcher)
     (formerly called Wied's Crested Flycatcher)
     Myiarchus tyrannulus magister
     
     
255. Great Crested Flycatcher  (AZr) (ph)  ______  S
     Myiarchus crinitus 
     
     
256. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher  (*) ______  S  jul,aug  sas
     Myiodynastes luteiventris  (monotypic)
     
     
257. Cassin's Kingbird  (*) ______  S  jul,aug,sep  GC  nm
     Tyrannus v. vociferans
     
     
258. Western Kingbird  (ph) (*) ______  S  jul,aug,sep  GC  nm
     Tyrannus verticalis  (monotypic)
     
     
     
     Western Kingbird
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
259. Tropical Kingbird  (NAr) (ph) (*) ______  S  jul,aug,sep  sas
     Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa
     
     
     
     Tropical Kingbird
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
260. Thick-billed Kingbird  (NAr) (*) ______  S  jul,aug  sas
     Tyrannus crassirostris pompalis
     
     
261. Eastern Kingbird  (AZr) (ph)   ______  S  GC
     Tyrannus tyrannus
     
     
262. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (AZr) (ph) (*) ______  S
     Tyrannus forticatus  (monotypic)
     
     
     
     Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
     (photo by Kim Steininger)
     
     
263. Great Kiskadee  (AZr) (ph)  ______  
     Pitangus sulphuratus
     
     
264. Loggerhead Shrike  (ph) (*) ______  S/W  jan,jul,aug  GC  nm
     Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
     
     
265. Northern Shrike  (AZr) (ph)  ______  GC  (another name is Great Gray Shrike)
     Lanius excubitor   
     
     
266. White-eyed Vireo  (AZr) (ph) (*) ______  S  aug
     Vireo griseus micrus  (closest subspecies to Arizona is in S Texas & NE Mexico)
     
     
     
     White-eyed Vireo
     (photo by Dick Tipton)
     
     
267. Bell's Vireo  (*) ______  S  jul,aug  GC
     Vireo bellii arizonae
     
     
268. Black-capped Vireo  (AZr) (phj  ______
     Vireo atricapillus
     
     
269. Yellow-throated Vireo  (AZr) (*) ______  S  aug,sep
     Vireo flavifrons
     
     
270. Plumbeous Vireo  (*) ______  S/W  GC   jul,aug  (was conspecific with the Cassin's Vireo and the  Blue-headed Vireo; when so, it was called the Solitary Vireo) 
     Vireo plumbeus 
     
      
271. Cassin's Vireo ______   (was conspecific with the Plumbeous Vireo and the Blue-headed Vireo; when so, it was called the Solitary Vireo)  
     Vireo cassini
     
     
272. Gray Vireo  (*) ______  S/W  jul  GC
     Vireo vicinior  (monotypic)
     
     
273. Hutton's Vireo  (*) ______  S/W  jul,aug,sep
     Vireo huttoni stephensi  (a pale large subspecies)
     
     
274. Warbling Vireo  (*) ______  S  sep  GC
     Vireo gilvus brewsteri  (breeding race in AZ)
     Vireo gilvus swainsonii  (common migrant race) 
     Vireo gilvus leucopolius  (less common in AZ)
     
     
275. Philadelphia Vireo  (AZr)  ______  GC
     Vireo philadelphicus
     
     
276. Red-eyed Vireo  (AZr)  ______  GC
     Vireo olivaceus
     
     
277. Yellow-green Vireo  (AZr)  ______
     Vireo flavoviridis
     
     
278. Steller's Jay  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug  GC
     Cyanocitta stelleri diademata
     
     
279. Western Scrub Jay  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug  GC
     Aphelocoma californica woodhouseii
     
     
     
     Western Scrub Jay
     (photo by Doris Potter)
     
     
280. Mexican Jay  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  (has also been called Gray-breasted Jay)
     Aphelocoma ultramarinam arizonae
     
     
     
     Mexican Jay
     
     
281. Pinyon Jay  (*)  ______  W  aug  GC
     Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
     
     
282. Clark's Nutcracker  ______  W  GC
     Nucifraga columbiana
     
     
283. Black-billed Magpie  (ph)  ______  GC
     Pica hudsonia
     
     
284. American Crow  (*)  ______  W  aug  GC
     Corvus brachyrhynchos
     
     
285. Chihuahuan Raven  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  nm
     Corvus cryptoleucus  (monotypic)
     
     
     
     Chihuahuan Raven
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
286. Northern Raven  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Corvus corax sinuatus 
     
     
287. Cedar Waxwing  (ph)  ______  W  GC
     Bombycilla cedrorum
     
     
     
     Cedar Waxwing
     (photo by Ed Kendell)
     
     
288. Bohemian Waxwing  (AZr)  ______  W  GC
     Bombycilla garrulus 
     
     
289. Phainopepla  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Phainopepla nitens lepida
     
     
     
     Phainopepla
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
290. Mexican Chickadee  (*)______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  sas
     Poecile (formerly Parus) sclateri eidos
     
     
291. Mountain Chickadee  (*) ______  S/W    jul,aug  GC
     Poecile (formerly Parus) gambeli inyoensis
     
     
292. Bridled Titmouse  (*) ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Baeolophus (formerly Parus) wollweberi phillipsi
     
     
293. Juniper Titmouse  (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug  GC  (was conspecific with the Oak Titmouse, and when so, was called the Plain Titmouse)
     Baeolophus (formerly Parus) r. ridgwayi
     
     
294. Verdin  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  GC
     Auriparus flaviceps ornatus
     
     
     
     Verdin
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
295. Purple Martin  (ph) (*) ______  S   jul,aug  GC
     Progne subis hesperia  (a small race that nests in saguaros)
     
     
     
     A male Purple Martin on a Saguaro Cactus in Arizona
     
     
296. Tree Swallow  (ph) (*) ______  S   jul  GC
     Tachycineta bicolor  (monotypic)
     
     
297. Violet-green Swallow  (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  GC
     Tachycineta thalassina lepida
     
     
298. Northern Rough-winged Swallow  (ph) (*)  ______  S/W   jul,aug  GC
     Stelgidopteryx serripennis psammochrous  (breeding race in AZ)
     
     
299. Bank Swallow  (*) ______  S  GC  (called Sand Martin in the Old World) 
     Riparia r. riparia
     
     
300. American Cliff Swallow  (*)  ______  S  jul,aug,sep  GC
     Petrochelidon (has been Hirundo) pyrrhonota  
     Petrochelidon p. melanogaster  (subspecies that breeds in se AZ)
     
     
301. Cave Swallow  (AZr) (ph)  ______  S
     Petrochelidon (has been Hirundo) fulva
     
     
302. Barn Swallow  (ph) (*) ______  S  jul,aug,sep  GC  nm
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster  
     
     
303. American Bushtit  (ph) (*) ______  S/W  jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Psaltriparus minimus lloydi
     
     
304. Horned Lark  (ph) (*) ______  S/W  jan,jul,aug  GC
     Eremophila alpestris adusta  (race in se AZ)  (7 subspecies have been recorded in the state)  
     
     
305. Golden-crowned Kinglet  (ph) (*) ______  S/W  GC
     Regulus satrapa apache  (breeding race south to the Santa Rita Mtns)
     
     
306. Ruby-crowned Kinglet  (ph) (*) ______  W/S  jan,jul,sep  GC
     Regulus calendula
     
     
307. Cactus Wren  (ph) (*) ______  S/W  jan,jul,aug,sep  GC  nm
     Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus anthonyi  
     
     
     
     Cactus Wrens photographed during 
     the FONT Aug/Sep 2008 Tour in Arizona
     (photo by Doris Potter)
      
     
308. Rock Wren  (ph) (*) ______  S/W  jul,aug  GC
     Salpinctes o. obsoletus
     
     
309. Canyon Wren  (*) ______  S/W  jan,jul,aug  GC
     Catherpes mexicanus conspersus
     
     
310. SINALOA WREN  (NAr) (AZr) (*)  ______   jul,aug  (has been called Bar-vented Wren) (The bird of this species, during our Aug/Sep 2008 Arizona tour, was the first ever found in North America, north of the Mexican border. The species is endemic to western Mexico.)
     Thryophilus (formerly Thryothorus) sinaloa 
     
     
311. Bewick's Wren  (*) ______  S/W  jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Thryomanes bewickii
     
     
312. House Wren  (ph) (*) ______  S/W  jul,aug  GC  (including "Brown-throated Wren") 
     Troglodytes aedon 
     
     
313. Pacific Wren  ______  W  GC
     Troglodytes pacificus
     
     
314. Sedge Wren  (AZr) (ph)  ______  W
     Cistothorus platensis
     
     
315. Marsh Wren  (ph)  ______  W  GC
     Cistothorus palustris
     
     
316. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  GC
     Polioptila caerulea obscura
     
     
     
     Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
317. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher  (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug  GC
     Polioptila melanura lucida
     
     
318. Black-capped Gnatcatcher  (AZr)  ______  S
     Polioptila nigriceps
     
     
319. Red-breasted Nuthatch  (ph) (*) ______  S/W  jul,aug  GC
     Sitta canadensis  (monotypic)
     
     
     
     Red-breasted Nuthatch
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
320. White-breasted Nuthatch  (*) ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Sitta carolinensis nelsoni
     
     
321. Pygmy Nuthatch  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Sitta pygmaea melanotis
     
     
     
     Pygmy Nuthatch
     
     
322. Brown Creeper  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  GC
     Certhia americana montana  (breeds in mountains north of the Chiricahuas & Rincons)
     Certhis americana albescens  (resident in Santa Rita & Huachuca Mountains)  
     
     
323. Eastern Bluebird  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug
     Sialia sialis fulva  (this "Mexican" race paler than the nominate)
     
     
324. Western Bluebird  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug  GC
     Sialia mexicana occidentalis
     
     
325. Mountain Bluebird  (ph)  ______  W  GC
     Sialia currucoides
     
     
     
     A Mountain Bluebird photographed during a FONT tour 
     
     
326. Hermit Thrush  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug  GC
     Catharus guttatus  (a complex species in regard to races)
     
     
327. Swainson's Thrush  ______
     Catharus ustulatus
     
     
328. Gray-cheeked Thrush  (AZr)  ______
     Catharus minimus
     
     
329. Veery  (AZr)  ______
     Catharus fuscescens
     
     
330. Wood Thrush  (AZr)  ______
     Hylocichia mustelina
     
     
331. American Robin  (*) ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Turdus migratorius propinquis
     
     
332. Rufous-backed Robin  (NAr) (AZr) (*) ______  W/S   jul  GC
     Turdus r. rufopalliatus
     
     
333. Varied Thrush  (ph)  ______  W  GC
     Ixoreus naevius meruloides
     
     
334. Aztec Thrush  (AZr)  ______  S
     Ridgwayia pinicola
     
     
335. Townsend's Solitaire  ______  W  GC
     Myadestes townsendi  
     
     
336. Northern Mockingbird  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Mimus p. polyglottos
     
     
337. Blue Mockingbird  (AZr)  ______
     Melanotis caerulescens
     
     
338. Gray Catbird  (AZr) (ph)  ______  W  GC
     Dumetella carolinensis
     
     
339. Curve-billed Thrasher  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  nm
     Toxostoma c. curvirostre  (in se AZ)
     Toxostoma curvirostre palmeri  (most of AZ, this race lacking white in the tail & wings)
     
     
     
     Curve-billed Thrasher
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
340. Bendire's Thrasher  (*) ______  W/S   jul
     Toxostoma bendirei  (monotypic)
     
     
341. Crissal Thasher  (*) ______  S/W   jul,sep  GC
     Toxostoma c. crissale
     
     
342. LeConte's Thrasher  (*)  ______  W  aug,sep  GC
     Toxostoma lecontei    
     
     
343. Brown Thrasher  (AZr)  ______  W
     Toxostoma rufum
     
     
344. Sage Thrasher  (ph)  ______  W  GC
     Oreoscoptes montanus
     
     
     
     A Sage Thrasher photographed during a FONT tour.
     
     
345. Common Starling (NAi) (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  GC  (first found in Arizona in 1946)
     Sturnus vulgaris
     
     
346. House Sparrow (NAi) (*)  ______  jan,jul,aug,sep  GC  nm  (had become widespread in AZ by 1915)
     Passer domesticus
     
     
347. American Dipper  ______  W  GC
     Cinclus mexicanus
     
     
348. American Pipit  (ph)  ______  W  GC  (another name is Buff-bellied Pipit)
     Anthus rubescens
     
     
349. Sprague's Pipit  (t3)  ______  W
     Anthus spragueii
     
     
350. Olive Warbler  (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  (called a warbler, but not a warbler at all; not in the same families as either the New World or the Old World Warblers. Taxonomically placed between accentors and pipits.) 
     Peucedramus taeniatus arizonae  (the single member of its genus & family)
     
     
351. Black Rosy Finch  (ph)  ______  GC
     Leucosticte atrata
     
     
352. Pine Grosbeak  (ph)  ______   GC
     Pinicola enucleator
     
     
353. Purple Finch  (ph)  ______  GC  
     Haemorhous (formerly Carpodacus) purpureus californicus
     
     
354. Cassin's Finch  (ph)  ______  GC
     Haemorhous (formerly Carpodacus) cassinii 
     
     
355. House Finch  (ph) (*)  ______  jan,jul,aug,sep  GC   nm
     Haemorhous (formerly Carpodacus) mexicanus frontalis
     
     
     
     House Finch
     (photo by Doris Potter)
     
     
356. Red Crossbill  (ph) (*) ______  aug  GC
     Loxia curvirostra grinnelli
     
      
357. Pine Siskin  (ph) (*) ______  jan,aug  GC
     Spinus (formerly Carduelis) pinus
     
     
     
     Pine Siskin
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
358. American Goldfinch  (ph) (*)  _____ jan,aug,sep  GC 
     Spinus (formerly Carduelis) tristis
     
     
359. Lesser Goldfinch  (*)  ______  jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Spinus (formerly Carduelis) p. psaltria  (this nominate race is usually green-backed) (the back-backed form has also been seen, rarely, during our tours in southern Arizona) 
     
     
360. Lawrence's Goldfinch  ______
     Spinus (formerly Carduelis) lawrenci
     
     
361. Evening Grosbeak  (ph)  ______  GC
     Coccothraustes vespertinus montana
     
     
362. Northern Parula  (AZr) (ph) (*) _____  S/W  aug,sep
     Setophaga (formerly Parula) americana  (monotypic)
     
     
363. Cresent-chested Warbler  (NAr) (AZr)  ______  S
     Oreothlypis (formerly Parula) superciliosa
     
     
364. Virginia's Warbler  (*)  ______  S   jul,aug  GC
     Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) virginiae  (monotypic)
     
     
365. Lucy's Warbler  (*)  ______  S  jul,aug  GC
     Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) luciae  (monotypic)
     
     
366. Orange-crowned Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______  W/S   jul,aug  GC
     Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) celata orestera
     
     
     
     Orange-crowned Warbler
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
367. Nashville Warbler  (ph) (*) ______   S/W  aug  GC
     Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) ruficapilla
     
     
368. Tennessee Warbler  (ph) (AZr)  ______  GC
     Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) peregrina  (monotypic) 
     
     
369. Yellow Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______  S   jul,aug,sep  GC
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) petechia
     
      
370. "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler  (*) ______  S/W  GC   jan,aug
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) coronata auduboni
     
     
371. "Myrtle" Yellow=rumped Warbler  (AZr) (ph)  ______
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) c. coronata
      
     
372. Black-throated Gray Warbler  (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  GC
     Setopahga (formerly Dendroica) nigrescens halsei  (breeding race in AZ)
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) n. nigrescens  (AZ migrant & winter resident)
     
     
373. Townsend's Warbler  (*)  ______  S/W  sep  GC
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) townsendi
     
     
374. Hermit Warbler  (*) ______  S   jul,aug  GC
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) occidentalis  (monotypic)
     
     
375. Grace's Warbler  (*) ______  S   jul,aug,sep  GC
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) g. graciae
     
     
376. Chestnut-sided Warbler  (AZr) (ph)  ______  W  GC
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) pensylvanica
     
     
377. Magnolia Warbler  (AZr) (ph)  ______  GC
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) magnolia
     
     
378. Cape May Warbler  (AZr)  ______  W
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) tigrina
     
     
379. Black-throated Blue Warbler  (AZr)  ______  W/S  GC
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) caerulescens
     
     
380. Black-throated Green Warbler  (AZr) (ph)  ______  W  GC
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) virens
     
     
381. Blackburnian Warbler  (AZr) (ph)  ______
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) fusca
     
     
382. Yellow-throated Warbler  (AZr) (ph)  ______  S
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) dominica
     
     
383. Prairie Warbler  (AZr) (ph)  ______  W
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) discolor 
     
     
384. Palm Warbler  (AZr)  ______  W  GC
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) palmarum
     
     
385. Bay-breasted Warbler  (AZr)  ______
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) castanea 
     
     
386. Cerulean Warbler  (t3) (AZr)  ______
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) cerulea
     
     
387. Black-and-white Warbler  ______  S/W
     Mniotilta varia  (monotypic)
     
     
388. American Redstart  (ph)  ______  S/W  GC
     Setophaga ruticilla  (monotypic)
     
     
389. Prothonotary Warbler  (AZr) (ph)  ______  S
     Protonotaria citrea  (monotypic)
     
     
390. Worm-eating Warbler  (AZr)  ______
     Helmitheros vermivorus  (monotypic)
     
     
391. Ovenbird  (AZr) (ph)  ______  GC
     Seiurus aurocapillus
     
     
392. Northern Waterthrush  ______  S  GC
     Parkesia (formerly Seiurus) noveboracensis
     
     
393. Louisiana Waterthrush  (AZr)  ______  W/S
     Parkesia (formerly Seiurus) motacilla
     
     
394. MacGillivray's Warbler  (ph) (*)  ______  S   aug,sep  GC
     Geothylpis (formerly Oporornis) tolmiei monticola  (breeding race in AZ)
     Geothylpis (formerly Oporornis) t. tolmiei  (migrant)
     
     
     
     MacGillivray's Warblers were particularly numerous 
     during the FONT Arizona tour in late August 2008.  
     (this photo during that tour by Doris Potter)
     
     
395. Kentucky Warbler  (AZr)  ______  GC
     Geothlypis (formerly Oporornis) formosus
     
     
396. Connecticut Warbler  (AZr)  ______
     Oporornis agilis
     
     
397. Common Yellowthroat  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug  GC
     Geothlypis trichas
     
     
     
     A male Common Yellowthroat
     (photo by Kim Steininger)
     
     
398. Wilson's Warbler  (*) ______  S/W   aug  GC
     Cardellina (formerly Wilsonia) pusilla  (2 of 3 subspecies migrate commonly in AZ)
     
     
399. Hooded Warbler (AZr) ______  S
     Setophaga (formerly Wilsonia) citrina      
     
     
400. Canada Warbler  (AZr) (ph)  ______  S
     Cardellina (formerly Wilsonia) canadensis
     
     
401. Rufous-capped Warbler  (NAr) (AZr) (ph) (*) ______  aug
     Basileuterus rufifrons caudatus
     
     
402. Fan-tailed Warbler  (NAr)  (AZr)  ______ 
     Basileuterus lachrymosa
     
     
403. Red-faced Warbler  (*) ______  S   jul,aug  sas
     Cardellina rubifrons  (monotypic)
     
     
404. Painted Whitestart  (ph) (*) ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  GC  sas  (has been called Painted Redstart)
     Myioborus p. pictus
     
     
     
     Painted Whitestart
     
     
405. Slate-throated Whitestart  (AZr)  ______  (has been called Slate-throated Redstart)
     Myioborus miniatus
      
     
406. Yellow-breasted Chat  (ph) (*)  ______  S   jul,aug  GC
     Icteria virens auricollis
     
     
     
     A Yellow-breasted Chat
     
     
407. Bobolink   (AZr) (ph)  ______
     Dolichonyx oryzivorus
     
     
408. "Lillian's" Eastern Meadowlark  (ph)(*)  ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Sturnella magna lilianae
     
     
409. Western Meadowlark  (*) ______  W/S   jan,jul,sep  GC
     Sturnella neglecta  (monotypic)
     
     
410. Red-winged Blackbird  (ph) (*)   ______  jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Agelaius phoeniceeus sonoriensis  (common resident in south AZ)
     
     
411. Yellow-headed Blackbird  (ph) (*) ______  jan,jul,aug  GC
     Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
     
     A female Yellow-headed Blackbird
     (photo by Doris Potter)
     
     
412. Brewer's Blackbird  (ph) (*) ______  jan,aug
     Euphagus cyanocephalus
     
     
413. Rusty Blackbird  (ph)  ______  W  GC
     Euphagus carolinus
     
     
414. Great-tailed Grackle  (ph) (*)  ______  jan,jul,aug,sep  GC  nm
     Quiscalus mexicanus monsoni
     
     
415. Brown-headed Cowbird  (ph) (*)  ______  jan,jul,aug  GC
     Molothrus ater  (2 subspecies in the southwest US: M. a. artemisiae & M. a. obscurus)
     
     
     
     Brown-headed Cowbird
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
416. Bronzed Cowbird  (*)  ______  jul,aug  GC
     Molothrus aeneus loyei
     
     
417. Hooded Oriole  (*)  ______  jul,aug  GC
     Icterus cucullatus nelsoni
     
     
418. Bullock's Oriole  (ph) (*)  ______  jul,aug  GC  
     Icterus bullockii  (monotypic)
     
     For a while, the Bullock's Oriole was conspecific with the Baltimore Oriole (below). When it was, the two were called the Northern Oriole.
     
     
     
     Two photographs of the male Bullock's Oriole,
     above, immature; below, an adult.
     (photos by Howard Eskin) 
     
     
     
     
     
419. Baltimore Oriole  (AZr) (ph)  ______
     Icterus galbula
     
     
420. Scott's Oriole  (ph) (*)  ______  jul  GC
     Icterus parisorum  (monotypic) 
     
     
     
     Scott's Oriole
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
421. Orchard Oriole  (ph)  ______
     Icterus spurius
     
     
422. Black-vented Oriole  (NAr) (AZr)  ______
     Icterus wagleri
     
     
423. Streak-backed Oriole  (NAr) (AZr)  ______
     Icterus pustulatus 
     
     
424. Spotted Towhee  (ph) (*)  ______  S/W  jul,aug,sep  GC  (was called Rufous-sided Towhee when previously conspecific with the now Eastern Towhee of North America and the Olive-sided and Socorro Towhees of Mexico) (now said by some to be conspecific with the Collared Towhee of Mexico) 
     Pipilo maculatus montanus
     
     
425. Green-tailed Towhee  (ph) (*) ______  W   jan  GC
     Pipilo chlorurus
     
     
     
     A Green-tailed Towhee photographed during a FONT tour 
     
     
426. Canyon Towhee  (ph) (*)  ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  GC  nm  (was called Brown Towhee when it was conspecific with the now California Towhee, Pipilo crissalis)
     Melozone (formerly Pipilo) fuscus mesoleucus
     
     
     
     Canyon Towhee
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
427. Abert's Towhee  (ph) (*)  ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  (nearly endemic to Arizona)
     Melozone (formerly Pipilo) a. aberti
     
     
     
     Abert's Towhee
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
428. Botteri's Sparrow  (*)  ______  S  jul,aug
     Peucaea (formerly Aimophila) botterii arizonae
     
     
429. Cassin's Sparrow  (*)  ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  nm  (a successful AZ nest was not found until 1965)
     Peucaea (formerly Aimophila) cassinii
     
     
430. Rufous-winged Sparrow  (*)  ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  sas
     Peucaea (formerly Aimophila) c. carpalis
     
     
431. Rufous-crowned Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug,sep  GC
     Aimophila ruficeps scotti
     
     
     
     Rufous-crowned Sparrow
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
432. Chipping Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______  W/S   jan,jul,aug  GC
     Spizella passerina arizonae
     
     
433. Clay-colored Sparrow  (ph)  ______  W
     Spizella pallida  
     
     
434. Brewer's Sparrow  (ph) (*) ______  W   jan,aug,sep  GC
     Spizella breweri
     
     
     
     A Brewer's Sparrow photographed on a FONT tour.
     
     
435. Black-chinned Sparrow  (*)  ______  S/W  sep  GC
     Spizella atrogularis
     
     
436. American Tree Sparrow  (ph)  ______  W  GC
     Spizella arborea
      
     
437. Grasshopper Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______  S/W   jul,aug  GC
     Ammodramus savannarum ammolegus (formerly A. s. perpallidus)
     
     
     
     Grasshopper Sparrow, photographed during the FONT tour
     in southern Arizona & northern Mexico in August 2008
     (photo by Doris Potter)
     
     
438. Baird's Sparrow  ______  W
     Ammodramus bairdii
     
     
439. Vesper Sparrow  (*) ______  W   jan,aug,sep  GC
     Pooecetes gramineus
     
     
440. Lark Sparrow  (ph) (*)   ______  W/S  jan,jul,aug,sep
     Chondestes grammacus strigatus
     
     
     
     Lark Sparrow
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
441. Black-throated Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  GC  nm
     Amphispiza bilineata deserticola 
     
     
     
     Black-throated Sparrow
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
442. Sage Sparrow  (ph)  ______  W  GC
     Artemisiospiza (formerly Amphispiza) belli
     
     
     
     Sage Sparrow
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
443. Five-striped Sparrow (NAr) (AZr&l) (*)  ______  S/W   jul  sas
     Amphispiza (formerly Aimophila) quinquestriata septentrionalis
     
     
444. Lark Bunting  (ph) (*)  ______  W/S   jul,sep  GC  nm
     Calamospiza melanocorys  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
      
     
445. Savannah Sparrow  (ph) (*) ______  W/S   jan,aug  GC
     Passerculus (formerly Ammodramus) sandwichensis
     
     
446. Song Sparrow  (ph) (*) ______  W/S   jan,jul,aug  GC
     Melospiza melodia fallax  (resident race in central & southeast AZ, and nearby Mexico)
     
     There are about 40 subspecies of Song Sparrow in North America.  
     
     
447. Lincoln's Sparrow  (*) ______  W/S   jan  GC
     Melospiza lincolnii
     
     
448. Swamp Sparrow  (ph) (*) ______  W   jan  GC
     Melospiza georgiana
     
     
449. Fox Sparrow  ______  W  GC
     Passerella iliaca
     
     
450. White-crowned Sparrow  (ph) (*) ______  W/S  jan  GC
     Zonotrichia leucophrys
     
     
451. Golden-crowned Sparrow  ______  W  GC
     Zonotrichia atricapilla
     
     
452. White-throated Sparrow  ______  W  GC
     Zonotrichia albicollis
     
     
453. Harris's Sparrow  (AZr) (ph)   ______  GC
     Zonotrichia querula
     
     
454. "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco  (*) ______  W   jan  GC
     Junco hyemalis dorsalis
     
     "Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco  ______  W
     Junco hyemalis
     
     "Pink-sided" Dark-eyed Junco  ______  W
     Junco hyemalis
     
     "Slate-colored" Dark-eyed Junco  (AZr) (ph)  ______  W
     Junco hyemalis
     
     
455. "Mexican" Yellow-eyed Junco  (*)  ______  S/W   jul,sep
     Junco phaeonotus palliatus 
     
     
456. McCown's Longspur  (ph)  ______  W
     Rhynchophanes (formerly Calcarius) mccownii  (the single member of its genus) 
     
     
457. Chestnut-collared Longspur  (ph)  ______  W
     Calcarius ornatus
     
     
458. Hepatic Tanager  (*) ______  S/W   jul,aug  GC
     Piranga flava hepatica
     
     
459. Summer Tanager  (ph) (*)  ______  S/W   jul,aug  GC
     Piranga rubra cooperi
     
     
460. Western Tanager  (ph) (*) ______  S   jul,aug,sep  GC
     Piranga ludoviciana  (monotypic)
     
     
     
     Western Tanager
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
461. Flame-colored Tanager  (NAr) (AZr) (ph) (*) ______   jul  sas   
     (sometimes hybridizes with the Western Tanager) (has also been called Streak-backed Tanager)
      
     (sometimes hybridizes with the Western Tanager) (has also been called Streak-backed Tanager)
     Piranga b. bidentata  (the northernmost of 4 subspecies)  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     Flame-colored Tanagers
     Upper: male; lower: female.
     (photos by Ruben Campos)
     
     
462. Scarlet Tanager  (AZr) (ph)  ______  GC
     Piranga olivacea
     
     
463. Dickcissel  (AZr) (ph)  ______  GC
     Spiza americana
     
     
464. Northern Cardinal  (ph) (*)  ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep
     Cardinalis cardinalus superbus
     
     
     
     A female Northern Cardinal 
     (photo by Dwight Molotsky)
     
      
465. Pyrrhuloxia  (ph) (*)   ______  S/W   jan,jul,aug
     Cardinalis sinuatus fulvescens  (most of AZ)
     Cardinalis s. sinuatus  (se Cochise County)
     
     
     
     Pyrrhuloxia
     
     
466. Mexican Yellow Grosbeak  (NRr) (AZr) (*)  ______  jul
     Pheucticus chrysopeplus dilutus
     
     
467. Black-headed Grosbeak  (*)  ______  S  jul,aug,sep  GC
     Pheucticus melanocephalus
     
     
468. Rose-breasted Grosbeak  (AZr) (ph)  ______  S/W  GC
     Pheucticus ludovicianus
     
     
469. Blue Grosbeak  (ph) (*)   ______  S/W   jul,aug,sep  GC
     Passerina (formerly Guiraca) caerulea interfusa
     
     
     
     Blue Grosbeak
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
470. Lazuli Bunting  (ph) (*)   ______  W/S   jul,aug  GC
     Passerina amoena  (monotypic)
     
     
     
     Lazuli Bunting
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
471. Indigo Bunting  (ph) (*)  ______  S   jul,aug  GC  nm
     Passerina cyanea  (monotypic)
     
     
472. Varied Bunting  (*)  ______  S   jul,aug  sas
     Passerina versicolor dickeyae (or pulchra)
     
     
473. Painted Bunting  (ph) (*)  ______  S  jul  GC  sas  
     Passerina ciris pallidior
     
     
     
     A female Painted Bunting
     (photo by Howard Eskin)  
     
     
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