Animal Life in the Yosemite
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THE BIRDS
American Eared Grebe, Colymbus nigricollis californicus
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps
California Gull, Larus californicus
Forster Tern, Sterna forsteri
Black Tern, Hydrochelidon migra surinamensis
Farallon Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus
White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
American Merganser, Mergus americanus
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Baldpate, Mareca americana
Cinnamon Teal, Querquedula cyanoptera
Shoveller, Spatula clypeata
Pintail, Dafila acuta
Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus
American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis exilis
Great Blue Herons, Ardea herodias
California Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias hyperonca
Pallid Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias treganzai
Anthony Green Heron, Butorides virescens anthonyi
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax naevius
Virginia Rail, Rallus virginianus
Mud-hen, Fulica americana
Northern Phalarope, Lobipes lobatus
Wilson Phalarope, Steganopus tricolor
Wilson Snipe, Gallinago delicata
Least Sandpiper, Pisobia minutilla
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia
Killdeer, Oxycehus vociferus vodiferus
Mountain Quail, Oreortyx picta plumifera
Valley Quail, Lophortyx californica vallicola
Sierra Grouse, Dendragapus obscurus sierrae
Sage-hen, Centrocercus urophasianus
Band-tailed Pigeon, Columba fasciata fasciata
Western Mourning Dove, Zenaidura macroura marginella
Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura septentrionalis
White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus
Marsh Hawk, Circus hudsonius
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Aceipiter velox
Cooper Hawk, Accipiter cooperi
Western Goshawk, Astur atricapillus striatulus
Western Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo borealis calurus
Red-bellied Hawk, Buteo lineatus elegans
Swainson Hawk, Buteo swainsoni
Ferruginous Rough-legged Hawk, Archibuteo ferrugineus
Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus
Duck Hawk, Falco peregrinus anatum
Northern Pigeon Hawk, Falco columbarius columbarius
American Sparrow Hawk, Falco sparverius sparverius
American Osprey, Pandion haliaetus carolinensis
Barn Owl, Tyto pratincola
Long-eared Owl, Asio wilsonianus
California Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Great Gray Owl, Scotiaptex nebulosa nebulosa
Saw-whet Owl, Cryptoglaux acadica
Southern California Screech Owl, Otus asio quercinus
Pacific Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus pacificus
Burrowing Owl, Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea
California Pigmy Owl, Glaucidium gnoma californicum
Road-runner, Geococcyx californianus
Western Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon caurina
Modoc Woodpecker, Dryobates villosus orius
Willow Woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens turati
Nuttall Woodpecker, Dryobates nuttalli
Northern White-headed Woodpecker, Xenopicus albolarvatus albolarvatus
Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides arcticus
Sierra Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius daggetti
Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis
Williamson Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus thyroideus
Northern Pileated Woodpecker, Phloeotomus pileatus abieticola
California Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi
Lewis Woodpecker, Asyndesmus lewisi
Red-shafted Flicker, Colaptes cafer collaris
Poor-wills, Phalaenoptilus nuttalli
Dusky Poor-will, Phalaenoptilus nuttalli californicus
Nuttall Poor-will, Phalaenoptilus nuttalli nuttalli
Pacific Nighthawk, Chordeiles virginianus hesperis
Texas Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis texensis
Northern Black Swift, Cypseloides niger borealis
Vaux Swift, Chaetura vauxi
White-throated Swift, Aeronautes melanoleucus
Black-chinned Hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri
Anna Hummingbird, Calypte anna
Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
Allen Hummingbird, Selasphorus alleni
Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope
Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens
Say Phoebe, Sayornis sayus
Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans
Olive-sided Flycatcher, Nuttailornis borealis
Western Wood Pewee, Myiochanes richardsoni richardsoni
Wright Flycatcher, Empidonax wrighti
Hammond Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondi
Traill Flycatcher, Empidonax trailli trailli
Western Flycatcher, Empidonax difficilis difficilis
Gray Flycatcher, Empidonax griseus
Horned Larks, Otocoris alpestris
California Horned Lark, Otocoris alpestris actia
Dusky Horned Lark, Otocoris alpestris merrilli
Black-billed Magpie, Pica pica hudsonia
Blue-fronted Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis
Interior California Jay, Aphelocoma californica immanis
Woodhouse Jay, Aphelocoma woodhousei
Western Raven, Corvus corax sinuatus
Western Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos hesperis
Clark Nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana
Piñon Jay, Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus
Cowbirds, Molothrus ater
Dwarf Cowbird, Molothrus ater obscurus
Nevada Cowbird, Molothrus ater artemisiae
Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Red-winged Blackbirds, Agelaius phoeniceus
Bi-colored Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus californicus
Nevada Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus nevadensis
Kern Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus aciculatus
Tri-colored Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor
Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
Bullock Oriole, Icterus bullocki
Brewer Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus
California Evening Grosbeak, Hesperiphona vespertina californica
California Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator californica
California Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus californicus
Cassin Purple Finch, Carpodacus cassini
California Linnet, Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis
Sierra Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra bendirei
Sierra Nevada Rosy Finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis dawsoni
Willow Goldfinch, Astragalinus tristis salicamans
Green-backed Goldfinch, Astragalinus psaltria hesperophilus
Lawrence Goldfinch, Astragalinus lawrencei
Pine Siskin, Spinus pinus pinus
English Sparrow, Passer domesticus
Vesper Sparrows, Pooecetes gramineus
Western Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus confinis
Oregon Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus affinis
Savannah Sparrows, Passerculus sandwichensis
Aleutian Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis sandwichensis
Western Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus
Nevada Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis nevadensis
Western Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum bimaculatus
Western Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus strigatus
White-crowned Sparrows, Zonotrichia leucophrys
Hudsonian White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys
Intermediate White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli
Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia coronata
Western Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina arizonae
Brewer Sparrow, Spizella breweri
Black-chinned Sparrow, Spizella atrogularis
Slate-colored Junco, Junco hyemalis hyemalis
Sierra Junco, Junco oreganus thurberi
Shufeldt Junco, Junco oreganus shufeldti
Bell Sparrow, Amphispiza belli
Nevada Sage Sparrow, Amphispiza nevadensis nevadensi
Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps ruficeps
Song Sparrows, Melospiza melodia
Modoc Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia fisherella
Rusty Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia rufina
Heermann Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia heermanni
Merrill Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia merrilli
Lincoln Sparrows, Melospiza lincolni
Northeastern Lincoln Sparrow, Melospiza lincolni lincolni
Northwestern Lincoln Sparrow, Melospiza lincolni gracilis
Fox Sparrows, Passerella iliaca
Shumagin Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis
Kadiak Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca insularis
Valdez Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca sinuosa
Alberta Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca altivagans
Slate-colored Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca schistacea
Mariposa Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca mariposae
Mono Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca monoensis
Thick-billed Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca megarhyncha
Spurred Towhees, Pipilo maculatus
Sacramento Spurred Towhee, Pipilo maculatus falcinellus
Nevada Spurred Towhee, Pipilo maculatus curtatus
Northern Brown Towhee, Pipilo crissalis carolae
Green-tailed Towhee, Oberholseria chlorura
Pacific Black-headed Grosbeak, Zamelodia melanocephala capitalis
California Blue Grosbeak, Guiraca caerulea salicarius
Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena
Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana
Western Martin, Progne subis hesperia
Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon lunifrons lunifrons
Barn Swallow, Hirundo erythrogaster erythrogaster
Tree Swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor
Northern Violet-green Swallow, Tachycineta thalassina lepida
Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrula
Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum
Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens
Shrikes, Lanius ludovicianus
California Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus gambeli
White-rumped Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
Western Warbling Vireo, Vireosylva gilva swainsoni
Cassin Vireo, Lanivireo solitarius cassini
Hutton Vireo, Vireo huttoni huttoni
California Least Vireo, Vireo belli pusillus
Calaveras Warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla gutturalis
Orange-crowned Warblers, Vermivora celata
Lutescent Warbler, Vermivora celata lutescens
Rocky Mountain Orange-crowned Warbler, Vermivora celata orestera
California Yellow Warbler, Dendroica aestiva brewsteri
Alaska Myrtle Warbler, Dendroica coronata hooveri
Audubon Warbler, Dendroica auduboni auduboni
Black-throated Gray Warbler, Dendroica nigrescens
Townsend Warbler, Dendroica townsendi
Hermit Warbler, Dendroica occidentalis
Tolmie Warbler, Oporornis tolmiei
Yellowthroats, Geothlypis trichas
Western Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas occidentalis
Tule Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas scirpicola
Long-tailed Chat, Icteria virens longicauda
Pileolated Warblers, Wilsonia pusilla
Golden Pileolated Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla chryseola
Alaska Pileoated Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla pileolata
American Pipit, Amthus rubescens
American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus unicolor
Sage Thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos leucopterus
California Thrasher, Toxostoina redivivum redivivum
Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus
Dotted Cañon Wren, Catherpes mexicanus punctulatus
San Joaquin Bewick Wren, Thryoinanes bewicki drymoecus
Western House Wren, Troglodytes aedon parkmani
Western Winter Wren, Nannus hiemalis pacificus
Western Marsh Wren, Telmatodytes palustris plesius
Sierra Creeper, Certhia familiaris zelotes
Slender-billed Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis aculeata
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis
Pigmy Nuthatch, Sitta pygmaea pygmaea
Plain Titmouse, Baeolophus inornatus inornatus
Short-tailed Mountain Chickadee, Penthestes gambeli abbreviatus
California Bush-tit, Psaltriparus minimus californicus
Lead-colored Bush-tit, Psaltriparus plumbeus
Pallid Wren-tit, Chamaea fasciata henshawi
Western Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa olivaceus
Western Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula cineraceus
Western Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea obscura
Townsend Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi
Russet-backed Thrush, Hylocichla ustulata ustulata
Hermit Thrushes, Hylocichla guttata
Sierra Hermit Thrush, Hylocichla guttata sequoiensis
Alaska Hermit Thrush, Hylocichla guttata guttata
Dwarf Hermit Thrush, Hylocichla guttata nanus
Western Robin, Planesticus migratorius propinquus
Northern Varied Thrush, Ixoreus naevius meruloides
Western Bluebird, Sialia mexicana occidentalis
Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides


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