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SYNOPSIS OF THE NEARCTIC AVIFAUNA.
SYNOPSIS OF THE NEARCTIC AVIFAUNA.
SYNOPSIS OF THE NEARCTIC AVIFAUNA
Mathew Louis
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NUMBER OF ESTABLISHED SPECIES:
KEY: ○ ESTABLISHED IN REGION. ‡ ESCAPE. e ERRONEOUS NAME. † EXTINCT OR EXTIRPATED.
[v] VOCALIZATION. н Hypothetical. [nv] NOMEN NOVUM. [nn] NOMEN NUDUM. * INTRODUCED.
DEFINTION, Nearctic region.
The Nearctic region includes the contiguous forty-eight states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Canada, Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), St.-Pierre et Miquelon, the Bermudas islands, and part of Mexico. It also includes certain waters north of the Hawaiian islands and east to the Pacific coast of North America, as well as waters along the Atlantic coast of the continent.
The Nearctic region does not include parts of Mexico, the Caribbean and West Indies, nor the Lesser Antilles and the seven nations which comprise Central America. It also excludes the Hawaiian islands, the Midway islands, and any United States possessions in the Pacific Ocean which are south of them. The following areas of Mexico are excluded also: Colima, Tres Marias islands.
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Phoenicopteridae, Phaethontidae, Ciconiidae, Threskiornithidae, Ardeidae, Pelecanidae, Fregatidae, Sulidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Anhingidae, Cathartidae, Pandionidae, Accipitridae, Heliornithidae, Rallidae, Gruidae, Aramidae, Burhinidae, Haematopodidae, Recurvirostridae, Charadriidae, Jacanidae
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Casuariidae, Rheidae, Tinamidae, Anseranatidae, Anatidae, Cracidae, Numididae, Odontophoridae, Phasianidae, Gaviidae, Diomedeidae, Oceanitidae, Hydrobatidae, Procellariidae, Podicipedidae
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Scolopacidae, Glareolidae, Laridae, Stercorariidae, Alcidae, Pteroclidae, Columbidae
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Musophagidae, Cuculidae, Tytonidae, Strigidae, Caprimulgidae, Apodidae, Trochilidae, Trogonidae, Coraciidae, Alcedinidae, Momotidae, Upupidae, Bucerotidae, Ramphastidae, Picidae, Falconidae, Cacatuidae, Psittacidae, Psittaculidae
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Pittidae, Furnariidae, Thamnophilidae, Tyrannidae, Tityridae, Pipridae (?), Laniidae, Vireonidae, Corvidae, Bombycillidae, Ptiliogonatidae, Paridae, Remizidae
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Alaudidae, Pycnonotidae, Hirundinidae, Aegithalidae, Phylloscopidae, Acrocephalidae, Sylviidae, Zosteropidae, Regulidae, Troglodytidae, Polioptilidae, Sittidae, Certhiidae, Mimidae, Sturnidae, Turdidae, Cinclidae, Passeridae, Ploceidae, Estrildidae, Viduidae, Peucedramidae, Prunellidae, Motacillidae
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Fringillidae, Calcariidae, Emberizidae, Passerellidae, Spindalidae, Icteriidae, Icteridae
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Parulidae, Cardinalidae, Thraupidae
ORDER CATHARTIFORMES
FAMILY CATHARTIDAE
Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758). TURKEY VULTURE.
Cathartes burrovianus
Coragyps atratus
Sarcoramphus papa (Linnaeus, 1758). KING VULTURE. Hypothetical: Arizona. Escape: Florida. Mexico. (Also see entry for Caracara plancus audubonii relating to the name "sacra.")
Vultur papa Linnaeus, 1758
Gymnogyps californianus
[Vultur gryphus Linnaeus, 1758 +. ANDEAN CONDOR. Hypothetical: Illinois, Michigan, Nevada. e: "southwestern states" (conflated with Gymnogyps californianus CALIFORNIA CONDOR).]
Vultur cuntur
Vultur magellanicus Shaw, 1792 +
Vultur cuntur
Vultur condor
Sarcorhamphus aequatorialis Sharpe, 1874 +]
ORDER ACCIPITRIFORMES
FAMILY PANDIONIDAE
Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788). OSPREY.
Falco haliaetos carolinensis J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Falco haliaetos cayennensis J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Aquila americana Vieillot, 1807
Aquila piscatrix Vieillot, 1807
Pandion haliaeetus ridgwayi Maynard, 1887. Florida.
Pandion ridgwayi Maynard, 1887 +
FAMILY ACCIPITRIDAE
Elanus leucurus majusculus Bangs & T. E. Penard, 1920. WHITE-TAILED KITE.
[Neophron percnopterus Hypothetical: Virginia.
Chondrohierax uncinatus aquilonis Friedmann, 1934. HOOK-BILLED KITE.
Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758). SWALLOW-TAILED KITE.
Falco forficatus Linnaeus, 1758
Pernis apivorus (Linnaeus, 1758). Hypothetical:
Falco apivorus Linnaeus, 1758 +
Pernis ptilorhynchus orientalis Taczanowski, 1891. Alaska.
Pernis apivorus orientalis Taczanowski, 1891 +
[Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865 +. H/Escape: Ohio
[Gyps bengalensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788).
Vultur bengalensis J. F. Gmelin, 1788
[Gyps fulvus k(Hablizl, 1783). Escape: Florida
Vultur fulvus Hablizl, 1783 +
Harpia harpyja (Linnaeus, 1758). Error: Louisiana. Extirpated from Nearctic region of Mexico.
Vultur harpyja Linnaeus, 1758 +
[Stephanoaetus coronatus (Linnaeus, 1766). Error: Illinois.
Falco coronatus Linnaeus, 1766
Falco albescens Daudin, 1800
Spizaetus tyrannus serus Friedmann, 1950
Spizaetus ornatus vicarius Friedmann, 1935
Aquila chrysaetos canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Falco canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Harpagus bidentatus fasciatus Lawrence, 1868. Texas.
Harpagus fasciatus Lawrence, 1868
[Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus, 1758). Alaska.
Falco nisus Linnaeus, 1758 +
Accipiter striatus (Vieillot, 1807).
Falco vieillotinus Shaw, 1809
Nisus malfini R.-P. Lesson, 1831
Accipiter striatus velox (A. Wilson, 1812)
Falco velox A. Wilson, 1812
Falco pennsylvanicus A. Wilson, 1812
Sparvius tricolor Vieillot, 1817
Sparvius ardosiaceus Vieillot, 1823 [type none]
Nisus pacificus R.-P. Lesson, 1845
Accipiter velox rufilatus Ridgway, 1888
Accipiter striatus suttoni van Rossem, 1939.
Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte, 1828)
Falco cooperii Bonaparte, 1828
Falco stanleii Audubon, 1831
Accipiter mexicanus Swainson, 1831
[Accipiter gundlachi Lawrence, 1860 +. GUNDLACH'S HAWK. Hypothetical: Florida.]
Accipiter gentilis (Linnaeus, 1758). NORTHERN GOSHAWK.
Falco gentilis Linnaeus, 1758
Falco palumbarius Linnaeus, 1760
Falco albescens Boddaert, 1783
Falco dubius Sparrman, 1787
Falco gallinarius J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Falco naevius J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Falco incertus Latham, 1790
Accipiter astur Pallas, 1811
Astur gallinarum C. L. Brehm, 1831
Astur indicus G. R. Gray, 1844
Astur brachyrhynchus Brehm, 1855
Astur paradoxus Brehm, 1855
Accipiter gentilis atricapillus (A. Wilson, 1812)
Falco atricapillus A. Wilson, 1812
Falco regalis Temminck, 1830
Macagua melanops R.-P. Lesson, 1830
Daedalion pictum R.-P. Lesson, 1831
Accipiter atricapillus striatulus Ridgway, 1874
Astur atricapillus henshawi Nelson, 1884
Accipiter gentilis apache van Rossem, 1938.
Accipiter gentilis laingi (Taverner, 1940).
Astur atricapillus laingi Taverner, 1940
Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758). WESTERN MARSH HARRIER.
Falco aeruginosus Linnaeus, 1758
Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766). NORTHERN HARRIER/HEN HARRIER.
Falco cyaneus Linnaeus, 1766
Circus cyaneus hudsonius (Linnaeus, 1766).
Falco hudsonius Linnaeus, 1766
Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783). BLACK KITE.
Falco migrans Boddaert, 1783
Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758). WHITE-TAILED EAGLE.
Falco albicilla Linnaeus, 1758 +
Haliaeetus albicilla groenlandicus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766).
Falco leucocephalus Linnaeus, 1766
Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis (Audubon, 1827)
Haliaeetus pelagicus (Pallas, 1811). STELLER'S SEA EAGLE. Alaska, Canada (Nova Scotia), Massachusetts, Maine. Nesting: Newfoundland/Labrador (2024).
Ictinia mississippiensis (A. Wilson, 1811). MISSISSIPPI KITE.
Busarellus nigricollis
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Geranospiza caerulescens
Buteogallus anthracinus (Deppe, 1830). COMMON BLACK HAWK.
Buteogallus anthracinus gundlachii (Cabanis, 1855). Hypothetical: Georgia
[Buteogallus meridionalis (Latham, 1790). SAVANNA HAWK. Hypothetical: California (1974).
Falco meridionalis Latham, 1790
Circus rufulus Vieillot, 1816
Falco rutilans Temminck, 1820
Aquila buzon Spix, 1824
Heterospizias meridionalis australis Swann, 1922]
Buteogallus urubitinga ridgwayi (J. Gurney, 1884). GREAT BLACK HAWK. Mexico. Hypothetical: Arizona (1987).
Urubitinga ridgwayi J. Gurney, 1884
Harpyhaliaetus solitarius sheffleri van Rossem, 1948
Rupornis magnirostris griseocauda
Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi
[Geranoaetus polyosoma
Geranoaetus albicaudatus hypospodius
Buteo plagiatus
Buteo lineatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788). RED-SHOULDERED HAWK.
Falco lineatus J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Buteo lineatus elegans Cassin, 1855.
Buteo elegans Cassin, 1855
Buteo lineatus alleni Ridgway, 1885.
Buteo lineatus texanus
Buteo lineatus extimus
Buteo platypterus
Buteo brachyurus fuliginosus
[Buteo solitarius Peale, 1849 +. HAWAIIAN HAWK. Error: California.
Onychotes grueberi Ridgway, 1881 {erroneous type locality}
Accipiter hawaii Dole, 1878 +]
Buteo swainsoni
Buteo albonotatus
Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo jamaicensis borealis
Buteo jamaicensis alascensis
Buteo jamaicensis kriderii
Buteo jamaicensis harlani
Buteo jamaicensis calurus
Buteo jamaicensis fuertesi
Buteo jamaicensis suttoni
Buteo regalis
Buteo lagopus sanctijohannis
Buteo lagopus kamtschatkensis
[Buteo buteo japonicus
[Buteo buteo
Buteo rufinus (Cretzschmar, 1829). LONG-LEGGED BUZZARD. Alaska.
Falco rufinus Cretzschmar, 1829
Falco ferox Gmelin, 1769 indeterminate
Buteo canescens Hodgson, 1836
Buteo longipes Jerdon, 1839
Butaquila leucocephala Hodgson, 1844
Buteo aquilinus Hodgson, 1845
Buteo leucurus Naumann, 1853
Buteo eximius Brehm, 1855
Buteo pectoralis Strickland, 1855
Limnosalius africanus von Württemberg, 1857
Buteo ferox obscura Pelzeln, 1862
Buteo fuliginosus Hume, 1869