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The Birds of the American Southwest


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This set depicts 80 species found breeding in the mountains and deserts of the arid southwestern US. It includes some species such as Beryline Hummingbird, which are only found in southeastern Arizona, as well as rarities such as Yellow Grosbeak, and Aztec Thrush.

Common Name Scientific Name
"Mexican" Mallard Anas Platyrhynchos
Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
Masked Bobwhite Colinus virginianus ridgwayi
Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus
Whiskered Screech-Owl Asio trichopsis
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Buff-collared Nightjar Caprimulgus ridgwayi
Broad-billed Hummingbird Cyanthus latirostris
White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis
Beryline Hummingbird Amazilia berylina
Violet-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia violiceps
Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae
Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer
Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
Eared Trogon Euptilotus neoxenus
Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
Strickland's Woodpecker Picoides stricklandi
Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides
Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tubercullifer
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarinus
Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri
Bridled Titmouse Baelophus wollweberi
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura
Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps
Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
LeConte's Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei
Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale
Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae
Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons
Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus
Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus
Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus
Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaenotus
Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis
Botteri's Sparrow Aimophila botterii
Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii
Five-striped Sparrow Aimophila quinquestriata
Rufous-winged Sparrow Aimophila carpalis
Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus
Abert's Towhee Pipilo aberti
Yellow Grosbeak Pheuticus chrysopeplus
Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus
Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor
Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum
Bronzed Cowbird Molothorus aeneus
Flame-colored Tanager Tangara bidentata
Hepatic Tanager Tangara flava
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicappilus
Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis