Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World
Base and Meridian Wildlife Area
This checklist includes all bird species found in Base and Meridian Wildlife Area , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Base and Meridian Wildlife Area [map]
Number of introduced species: 3
Last modified: 2022-10-22
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| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Spatula cyanoptera | |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | |
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| Gambel's Quail | Callipepla gambelii | |
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| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | |
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| Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Introduced species |
| White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
| Inca Dove | Columbina inca | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina | |
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| White-throated Swift | Aeronautes saxatalis | |
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| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri | |
| Anna's Hummingbird | Calypte anna | |
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| Greater Roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | |
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| Clapper Rail | Rallus longirostris | |
| Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | |
| Sora | Porzana carolina | |
| Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | |
| American Coot | Fulica americana | |
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| Sandhill Crane | Antigone canadensis | |
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| American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
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| Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | |
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| White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi | |
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| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | |
| Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | |
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| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | |
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| Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus | |
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | |
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| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | |
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
| Harris's Hawk | Parabuteo unicinctus | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
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| Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | |
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | |
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| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | |
| Red-naped Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus nuchalis | |
| Gila Woodpecker | Melanerpes uropygialis | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picoides scalaris | |
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| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
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| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | |
| Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | |
| Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | |
| Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | |
| Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Empidonax difficilis | |
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| Plumbeous Vireo | Vireo plumbeus | |
| Cassin's Vireo | Vireo cassinii | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | |
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| Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
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| House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | |
| Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | |
| Lawrence's Goldfinch | Spinus lawrencei | |
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| Brewer's Sparrow | Spizella breweri | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata | |
| Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Pipilo chlorurus | |
| Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | |
| Abert's Towhee | Kieneria aberti | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | |
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| Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | |
| Lucy's Warbler | Leiothlypis luciae | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Geothlypis tolmiei | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | |
| Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Setophaga nigrescens | |
| Townsend's Warbler | Setophaga townsendi | |
| Hermit Warbler | Setophaga occidentalis | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Cardellina pusilla | |
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| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | |
| Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icterus bullockii | |
| Hooded Oriole | Icterus cucullatus | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | |
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| Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Passerina amoena | |
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | |
| Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | |
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| Verdin | Auriparus flaviceps | |
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| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
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| Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | |
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | |
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| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | |
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| Phainopepla | Phainopepla nitens | |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
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| Boulder Wren | Salpinctes obsoletus | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | |
| Bewick's Wren | Thryomanes bewickii | |
| Cactus Wren | Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus | |
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | |
| Black-tailed Gnatcatcher | Polioptila melanura | |
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| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Toxostoma curvirostre | |
| Crissal Thrasher | Toxostoma crissale | |
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| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
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| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | |
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