This checklist includes all bird species found in Rio Chama Wildlife Management 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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Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | |
Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | |
Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | |
Barrow's Goldeneye | Bucephala islandica | |
Goosander | Mergus merganser | |
Redhead | Aythya americana | |
Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | |
Cinnamon Teal | Spatula cyanoptera | |
Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
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Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | |
Dusky Grouse | Dendragapus obscurus | |
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Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | |
Western Grebe | Aechmophorus occidentalis | |
Clark's Grebe | Aechmophorus clarkii | |
Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Introduced species |
White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | |
Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
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Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | |
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White-throated Swift | Aeronautes saxatalis | |
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Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri | |
Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Selasphorus platycercus | |
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American Coot | Fulica americana | |
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American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
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Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
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 | |
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American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | |
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Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Near-threatened |
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Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | |
Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
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Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
California Gull | Larus californicus | |
Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | |
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Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | |
Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | |
Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
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Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | |
Red-naped Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus nuchalis | |
Lewis's Woodpecker | Melanerpes lewis | |
Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | |
Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | |
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Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
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Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannus vociferans | |
Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | |
Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | |
Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | |
Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | |
Gray Flycatcher | Empidonax wrightii | |
Dusky Flycatcher | Empidonax oberholseri | |
Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | Near-threatened |
Western Wood Pewee | Contopus sordidulus | |
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Plumbeous Vireo | Vireo plumbeus | |
Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | |
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Black-billed Magpie | Pica hudsonia | |
Clark's Nutcracker | Nucifraga columbiana | |
Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
Pinyon Jay | Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | Vulnerable |
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay | Aphelocoma woodhouseii | |
Steller's Jay | Cyanocitta stelleri | |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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Evening Grosbeak | Hesperiphona vespertina | Vulnerable |
House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | |
Cassin's Finch | Haemorhous cassinii | |
Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | |
Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | |
American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | |
Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | |
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Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | |
Brewer's Sparrow | Spizella breweri | |
Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | |
Green-tailed Towhee | Pipilo chlorurus | |
Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | |
Canyon Towhee | Kieneria fusca | |
Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Aimophila ruficeps | |
Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | |
White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | |
White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | |
Sagebrush Sparrow | Artemisiospiza nevadensis | |
Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | |
Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | |
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Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | |
Virginia's Warbler | Leiothlypis virginiae | |
Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | |
Grace's Warbler | Setophaga graciae | |
Black-throated Gray Warbler | Setophaga nigrescens | |
Wilson's Warbler | Cardellina pusilla | |
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Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | |
Bullock's Oriole | Icterus bullockii | |
Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | |
Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | |
Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | Near-threatened |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | |
Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | |
Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | |
Lazuli Bunting | Passerina amoena | |
Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | |
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Juniper Titmouse | Baeolophus ridgwayi | |
Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | |
Mountain Chickadee | Poecile gambeli | |
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Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
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Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | |
Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | |
Purple Martin | Progne subis | |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | |
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Bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus | |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | |
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Pygmy Nuthatch | Sitta pygmaea | |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | |
White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
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Boulder Wren | Salpinctes obsoletus | |
Canyon Wren | Catherpes mexicanus | |
House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | |
Bewick's Wren | Thryomanes bewickii | |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | |
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Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |
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Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
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American Dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | |
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Western Bluebird | Sialia mexicana | |
Mountain Bluebird | Sialia currucoides | |
Townsend's Solitaire | Myadestes townsendi | |
Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | |
American Robin | Turdus migratorius |
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