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Black Hills Wildlife
Birds—Page 3
Perching Birds, Part One
Copyright 2002-2006 Travis N. Wood
Birds on this page: flycatchers, pewees, phoebees, kingbirds, shrikes, vireos, jays, crows, ravens, larks, swallows, chickadees, nuthatches, wrens, dippers, kinglets, bluebirds, thrushes, robins, starlings, mockingbirds, waxwings—and related birds.
Kingdom Animalia—
.Phylum Chordata—
..Subphylum Vertebrata—vertebrates
...Class Aves—Birds (continued from Birds Page Two)

....Order Passeriformes—Perching Birds

......Family Tyrannidae—Tyrant Flycatchers
........Genus Contopus—Pewees
.........Species cooperi—Olive-sided Flycatcher —Migrant, Rare Species
.........Species sordidulus—Western Wood-Pewee —Summer Resident
........Genus Empidonax
.........Species traillii—Willow Flycatcher —Rare, Migrant
.........Species minimus—Least Flycatcher —Summer Resident, Rare Species
.........Species hammondii—Hammond's Flycatcher—Rare
.........Species oberholseri—Dusky Flycatcher —Summer Resident
.........Species occidentalis—Cordilleran Flycatcher —Summer Resident
........Genus Sayornis
.........Species phoebe—Eastern Phoebe —Summer Resident
.........Species saya—Say's Phoebe —Summer Resident
........Genus Myiarchus
.........Species crinitus—Great Crested Flycatcher —Rare, Migrant
........Genus Tyrannus
.........Species vociferans—Cassin's Kingbird—Rare
.........Species verticalis—Western Kingbird —Summer Resident
.........Species tyrannus—Eastern Kingbird —Summer Resident

......Family Laniidae—Shrikes
........Genus Lanius
.........Species ludovicianus—Loggerhead Shrike —Summer Resident
.........Species excubitor—Northern Shrike —Winter Resident

......Family Vireonidae—Vireos
........Genus Vireo
.........Species bellii—Bell's Vireo—Accidental Presence
.........Species plumbeus—Plumbeous Vireo —Common, Summer Resident
.........Species gilvus—Warbling Vireo —Summer Resident
.........Species olivaceus—Red-eyed Vireo —Summer Resident
.........Species solitarius—Blue-headed Vireo —Summer Resident

......Family Corvidae—Jays & Crows
........Genus Perisoreus
.........Species canadensis—Gray Jay —Permanent Resident
........Genus Cyanocitta
.........Species cristata—Blue Jay —Permanent Resident
........Genus Gymnorhinus
.........Species cyanocephalus—Pinyon Jay —Permanent Resident
........Genus Nucifraga
.........Species columbiana—Clark's Nutcracker —Permanent Resident
........Genus Pica
.........Species pica
..........Subspecies hudsonia—Black-billed Magpie —Permanent Resident
........Genus Corvus
.........Species brachyrhynchos—American Crow —Permanent Resident
.........Species corax—Common Raven—Accidental Presence

......Family Alaudidae—Larks
........Genus Eremophila
.........Species alpestris—Horned Lark —Permanent Resident

......Family Hirundinidae—Swallows
........Genus Tachycineta
.........Species bicolor—Tree Swallow —Summer Resident
.........Species thalassina—Violet-green Swallow —Summer Resident
........Genus Stelgidopteryx
.........Species serripennis—Northern Rough-winged Swallow —Summer Resident
........Genus Riparia
.........Species riparia—Bank Swallow —Rare, Summer Resident
........Genus Petrochelidon
.........Species pyrrhonota—Cliff Swallow —Summer Resident
........Genus Hirundo
.........Species rustica—Barn Swallow —Summer Resident

......Family Paridae—Chickadees & Titmice
........Genus Poecile (cf. Parus)
.........Species atricapillus (cf. atricapilla)—Black-capped Chickadee —Permanent Resident
.........Species gambeli—Mountain Chickadee—Accidental Presence

......Family Sittidae—Nuthatches
........Genus Sitta
.........Species canadensis—Red-breasted Nuthatch —Permanent Resident
.........Species carolinensis—White-breasted Nuthatch —Permanent Resident
.........Species pygmaea—Pygmy Nuthatch —Permanent Resident

......Family Certhiidae—Creepers, Gnatcatchers
........Genus Certhia
.........Species americana—Brown Creeper —Permanent Resident
........Genus Polioptila
.........Species caerulea—Blue-gray Gnatcatcher—Rare
........Genus Salpinctes
.........Species obsoletus—Rock Wren —Summer Resident
........Genus Catherpes
.........Species mexicanus—Canyon Wren —Permanent Resident
........Genus Troglodytes
.........Species aedon—House Wren —Summer Resident
.........Species troglodytes—Winter Wren —Winter Resident, Rare Species
........Genus Cistothorus
.........Species palustris—Marsh Wren —Winter Resident

......Family Cinclidae—Dipper
........Genus Cinclus
.........Species mexicanus—American Dipper —Permanent Resident

......Family Regulidae—Kinglets
........Genus Regulus
.........Species satrapa—Golden-crowned Kinglet —Permanent Resident
.........Species calendula—Ruby-crowned Kinglet —Summer Resident

......Family Muscicapidae (cf. Turdidae)—Old World Flycatchers, Thrushes
........Genus Sialia
.........Species sialis—Eastern Bluebird —Summer Resident
.........Species currucoides—Mountain Bluebird —Summer Resident
........Genus Myadestes
.........Species townsendi—Townsend's Solitaire —Permanent Resident
........Genus Catharus
.........Species fuscescens—Veery —Summer Resident
.........Species ustulatus—Swainson's Thrush —Summer Resident
.........Species guttatus—Hermit Thrush—Rare
........Genus Turdus
.........Species migratorius—American Robin —Permanent Resident

......Family Sturnidae—Starling, Mockingbirds, & Thrashers
........Genus Dumetella
.........Species carolinensis—Gray Catbird —Summer Resident
........Genus Mimus
.........Species polyglottos—Northern Mockingbird —Rare, Migrant
........Genus Oreoscoptes
.........Species montanus—Sage Thrasher —Rare, Migrant, Summer Resident
........Genus Toxostoma
.........Species rufum—Brown Thrasher —Summer Resident
........Genus Sturnus
.........Species vulgaris—European Starling —Permanent Resident

......Family Bombycillidae—Waxwings
........Genus Bombycilla
.........Species garrulus—Bohemian Waxwing —Winter Resident
.........Species cedrorum—Cedar Waxwing —Permanent Resident

ENext Page: Birds Page Four

 

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