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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

[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).

          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

Buteo lineatus elegans

Buteo lineatus alleni

Buteo lineatus texanus

Buteo lineatus extimus

Buteo platypterus

Buteo brachyurus fuliginosus

[Buteo solitarius  Peale, 1849  +.  HAWAIIAN HAWK.  Error:  California.

       Accipiter hawaii  Dole, 1878

        Onychotes grueberi  Ridgway, 1881  {erroneous type locality}]

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