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NPPSD Taxonomic Code List for Pelagic Bird and Mammal Surveys, Version 1.0

Taxonomic Code Common Name 4-Letter Code Latin Name ITIS #
91 No Birds NONE    
91 Unidentified Bird UNBI Aves 174371
91070101 Unidentified Loon UNLO Gavia spp. 174468
9107010101 Common Loon COLO Gavia immer 174469
9107010102 Yellow-billed Loon YBLO Gavia adamsii 174470
9107010103 Arctic Loon ARLO Gavia arctica 174471
9107010104 Red-throated Loon RTLO Gavia stellata 174474
9107010105 Pacific Loon PALO Gavia pacifica 174475
91080101 Unidentified Grebe UNGR Podiceps spp. 174478
9108010101 Red-necked Grebe RNGR Podiceps grisegena 174479
9108010102 Horned Grebe HOGR Podiceps auritus 174482
9108010201 Western Grebe WEGR Aechmophorus occidentalis 174503
910901 Unidentified Albatross UALB Procellariidae 174532
9109010101 Short-tailed Albatross STAL Diomedea albatrus 174515
9109010102 Black-footed Albatross BFAL Diomedea nigripes 174516
9109010103 Laysan Albatross LAAL Phoebastria immutabilis 554378
910902 Unidentified Petrel UNPE Procellariidae spp. 174532
9109020101 Cape Petrel CAPE Daption capense 174534
9109020201 Northern Fulmar NOFU Fulmarus glacialis 174536
91090204 Unidentified Dark Shearwater UNDS Procellariidae spp. 174532
91090204 Unidentified Shearwater UNSH Procellariidae spp. 174532
910902040 Unidentified Light Shearwater UNLS Procellariidae spp. 174532
9109020401 Cory's Shearwater COSH Calonectris diomedea 203446
9109020402 Pink-footed Shearwater PISH Puffinus creatopus 174547
9109020403 Flesh-footed Shearwater FFSH Puffinus carneipes 174548
9109020405 Wedge-tailed Shearwater WTSH Puffinus pacificus 174550
9109020406 Buller's Shearwater BUSH Puffinus bulleri 174552
9109020407 Sooty Shearwater SOSH Puffinus griseus 174553
9109020408 Short-tailed Shearwater STSH Puffinus tenuirostris 174554
9109020409 Newell's Shearwater NESH Puffinus auricularis 174558
9109020413 Streaked Shearwater SKSH Calonectris leucomelas 203449
9109020414 Christmas Shearwater CHSH Puffinus heinrothi 174564
91090205 Unidentified Pterodroma UNPT Pterodroma spp. 174566
9109020503 Mottled Petrel MOPE Pterodroma inexpectata 174569
9109020504 Herald Petrel HEPE Pterodroma arminjoniana 174570
9109020505 Cook's Petrel COPE Pterodroma cookii 554395
9109020506 Kermadec Petrel KEPE Pterodroma neglecta 174573
9109020507 White-necked Petrel WNPE Pterodroma cervicalis 554394
910902050701
Juan Fernandez Petrel ssp. JFPE Pterodroma externa externa 174575
9109020508 Phoenix Petrel PHPE Pterodroma alba 174577
9109020509 Hawaiian Petrel HAPE Pterodroma sandwichensis 562561
9109020510 Bonin Petrel BOPE Pterodroma hypoleuca 174579
9109020511 Black-winged Petrel BWPE Pterodroma nigripennis 174580
9109020512 Solander's Petrel SOPE Pterodroma solandri 174581
9109020513 Stejneger's Petrel STPE Pterodroma longirostris 174582
9109020515 Barau's Petrel GOPE Pterodroma baraui 174584
9109020523 Murphy's Petrel MUPE Pterodroma ultima 174592
9109020601 Bulwer's Petrel BUPE Bulweria bulwerii 554144
910903 Unidentified Storm-petrel UNSP    
9109030101 White-faced Storm-petrel WFSP Pelagodroma marina 174621
9109030201 Fork-tailed Storm-petrel FTSP Oceanodroma furcata 174625
9109030202 Leach's Storm-petrel LESP Oceanodroma leucorhoa 174628
9109030203 Ashy Storm-petrel ASSP Oceanodroma homochroa 174634
9109030205 Band-rumped Storm-petrel BRSP Oceanodroma castro 174636
9109030207 Black Storm-petrel BLSP Oceanodroma melania 174640
9109030208 Sooty Storm-petrel SOSP Oceanodroma tristrami 174637
9109030209 Swinhoe's Storm-petrel SWSP Oceanodroma monorhis 174642
9109030301 Least Storm-petrel LTSP Oceanodroma microsoma 174646
9110010102 White-tailed Tropicbird WTTR Phaethon lepturus 174676
9110010103 Red-tailed Tropicbird RTTR Phaethon rubricauda 174679
9110020102 Brown Pelican BRPE Pelecanus occidentalis 174685
9110030101 Masked Booby MABO Sula dactylatra 174699
9110030103 Brown Booby BRBO Sula leucogaster 174704
9110030104 Red-footed Booby RFBO Sula sula 174707
91100401 Unidentified Cormorant UNCO Phalacrocorax spp 174714
9110040101 Great Cormorant GRCO Phalacrocorax carbo 174715
9110040102 Double-crested Cormorant DCCO Phalacrocorax auritus 174717
9110040104 Brandt's Cormorant BRCO Phalacrocorax penicillatus 174724
9110040105 Pelagic Cormorant PECO Phalacrocorax pelagicus 174725
9110040106 Red-faced Cormorant RFCO Phalacrocorax urile 174728
91100601 Frigatebird spp. FRIG Fregata spp. 174762
9110060102 Great Frigatebird GRFB Fregata minor 174766
9110060105 Lesser Frigatebird LEFB Fregata ariel 174769
9111010101 Great Blue Heron GTBH Ardea herodias 174773
911201 Unidentified Duck, Goose, or Swan UNWF Anatidae spp. 174983
9112010101 Mute Swan MUSW Cygnus Olor 174985
91120102 Unidentified Swan SWAN Olor spp. 174993
9112010201 Whooper Swan WHSW Cygnus cygnus 174990
9112010202 Tundra Swan TUSW Cygnus columbianus 174987
9112010203 Trumpeter Swan TRSW Cygnus buccinator 174992
91120103 Unidentified Branta spp. BRGO Branta spp. 174998
9112010301 Canada Goose CAGO Branta canadensis 174999
9112010302 Brant BRAN Branta bernicla 175011
9112010303 Black Brant BLBR Branta nigricans 175013
9112010401 Emperor Goose EMBO Chen canagica 175042
9112010501 Greater White-fronted Goose GWFG Anser albifrons 175020
9112010601 Snow Goose SNGO Chen caerulescens 175038
91120107 Unidentified Whistling Duck UNWD Dendrocygna spp. 175043
91120109 Unidentified Puddle Duck UNPD Anas spp. 175062
9112010901 Mallard MALL Anas platyrhynchos 175063
9112010903 American Black Duck AMBD Anas rubripes 175068
9112010906 Gadwall GADW Anas strepera 175073
9112010907 Northern Pintail NOPI Anas acuta 175074
9112010910 Green-winged Teal GWTE Anas crecca 175081
9112010912 Blue-winged Teal BWTE Anas discors 175086
9112010916 American Wigeon AMWI Anas americana 175094
9112010917 Northern Shoveler NOSH Anas clypeata 175096
9112011001 Wood Duck WODU Aix sponsa 175122
91120111 Unidentified Diving/Sea Duck UNDD Aythya spp. 175124
9112011101 Redhead REDH Aythya americana 175125
9112011104 Ring-necked Duck RNDU Aythya collaris 175128
9112011105 Canvasback CANV Aythya valisineria 175129
9112011106 Greater Scaup GRSC Aythya marila 175130
9112011107 Lesser Scaup LESC Aythya affinis 175134
91120112 Unidentified Goldeneye UNGO Bucephala spp. 175140
9112011201 Common Goldeneye COGO Bucephala clangula 175141
9112011202 Barrow's Goldeneye BAGO Bucephala islandica 175144
9112011203 Bufflehead BUHE Bucephala albeola 175145
9112011301 Oldsquaw OLDS Clangula hyemalis 175147
9112011401 Harlequin Duck HADU Histrionicus histrionicus 175149
9112011601 Steller's Eider STEI Polysticta stelleri 175153
91120117 Unidentified Eider UNEI Somateria spp 175154
9112011701 Common Eider COEI Somateria mollissima 175155
9112011702 King Eider KIEI Somateria spectabilis 175160
9112011703 Spectacled Eider SPEI Somateria fischeri 175161
91120118 Unidentified Scoter UNSC Melanitta spp. 175162
9112011802 White-winged Scoter WWSC Melanitta fusca 175163
9112011803 Surf Scoter SUSC Melanitta perspicillata 175170
9112011804 Black Scoter BLSC Melanitta nigra 175171
9112012001 Hooded Merganser HOME Lophodytes cucullatus 175183
91120121 Unidentified Merganser UNME    
9112012101 Common Merganser COME Mergus merganser 175185
9112012102 Red-breasted Merganser RBME Mergus serrator 175187
9113021002 Bald Eagle BAEA Haliaeetus leucocephalus 175420
9113040203 Peregrine Falcon PEFA Falco peregrinus 175604
9127030103 Black Oystercatcher BLOY Haematopus bachmani 176475
91270701 Unidentified Phalarope UNPH Phalaropus spp. 176733
9127070101 Red Phalarope REPH Phalaropus fulicaria 554376
9127070301 Red-necked Phalarope RNPH Phalaropus lobatus 176735
91280101 Unidentified Jaeger UNJA Stercorarius spp. 176791
9128010101 Pomarine Jaeger POJA Stercorarius pomarinus 176792
9128010102 Parasitic Jaeger PAJA Stercorarius parasiticus 176793
9128010103 Long-tailed Jaeger LTJA Stercorarius longicaudus 176794
9128010201 Great Skua GRSK Catharacta skua 176796
91280201 Unidentified Gull UNGU    
912802010 Unidentified Large Gull UNLG    
9128020101 Glaucous Gull GLGU Larus hyperboreus 176808
9128020102 Iceland Gull ICGU Larus glaucoides 176811
9128020103 Glaucous-winged Gull GWGU Larus glaucescens 176814
9128020104 Great Black-backed Gull GBBG Larus marinus 176815
9128020105 Slaty-backed Gull SBGU Larus schistisagus 176816
9128020106 Western Gull WEGU Larus occidentalis 176817
9128020108 Herring gull HEGU Larus argentatus 176824
912802010899 Glaucous-winged x Herring Gull Hybrid GHGU    
9128020109 Thayer's Gull THGU Larus thayeri 176828
9128020110 California Gull CAGU Larus californicus 176829
9128020112 Black-tailed Gull BTGU Larus crassirostris 176831
9128020113 Mew Gull MEGU Larus canus 176832
9128020114 Common Black-headed Gull BHGU Larus ridibundus 176835
9128020117 Bonaparte's Gull BOGU Larus philadelphia 176839
9128020201 Ivory Gull IVGU Pagophila eburnea 176851
91280203 Unidentified Kittiwake UNKI Rissa spp. 176806
9128020301 Black-legged Kittiwake BLKI Rissa tridactyla 176875
9128020302 Red-legged Kittiwake RLKI Rissa brevirostris 176845
9128020401 Ross' Gull ROGU Rhodostethia rosea 176864
9128020501 Sabine's Gull SAGU Xema sabini 176866
91280207 Unidentified Tern UNTE Sterna spp. 176885
9128020701 Trudeau's Tern TRTE Sterna trudeaui 176886
9128020703 Common Tern COTE Sterna hirundo 176888
9128020704 Arctic Tern ARTE Sterna paradisaea 176890
9128020706 Aleutian Tern ALTE Sterna aleutica 176893
9128020707 Sooty Tern SOTE Sterna fuscata 176894
9128020710 Gray-backed Tern GBTE Sterna lunata 176912
9128020730 Caspian Tern CATE Sterna caspia 176924
9128021101 Brown Noddy BRNO Anous stolidus 176941
9128021102 Black Noddy BLNO Anous minutus 176944
9128021201 White Tern WHTE Gygis alba 176954
91280301 Unidentified Skimmer SKIM Rynchops spp. 176961
912901 Unidentified Alcid UNAL Alcidae spp. 176802
912901000 Unidentified Murrelet UNML    
91290103 Unidentified Murre UNMU Uria spp. 176973
9129010301 Common Murre COMU Uria aalge 176974
9129010302 Thick-billed Murre TBMU Uria lomvia 176978
9129010401 Dovekie DOVE Alle alle 176982
91290105 Unidentified Guillemot UNGI Cepphus spp. 176984
9129010501 Black Guillemot BLGU Cepphus grylle 176985
9129010502 Pigeon Guillemot PIGU Cepphus columba 176991
91290106 Brachyramphus Murrelet BRMU Brachyramphus spp 176995
9129010601 Marbled Murrelet MAMU Brachyramphus marmoratus 176996
9129010602 Kittlitz's Murrelet KIMU Brachyramphus brevirostris 176998
9129010701 Xantus' Murrelet XAMU Synthliboramphus hypoleucus 177011
9129010801 Ancient Murrelet ANMU Synthliboramphus antiquus 177008
9129010802 Japanese Murrelet JAMU Synthliboramphus wumizusume 177009
9129010901 Cassin's Auklet CAAU Ptychoramphus aleuticus 177013
9129011 Small Dark Auklet (CAAU, WHAU, LEAU, CRAU) USDA    
9129011001 Parakeet Auklet PAAU Aethia psittacula 554029
91290111 Unidentified Aethia Auklet UNAE Aethia spp 177018
9129011101 Crested Auklet CRAU Aethia cristatella 177019
9129011102 Least Auklet LEAU Aethia pusilla 177020
9129011103 Whiskered Auklet WHAU Aethia pygmaea 177021
9129011201 Rhinoceros Auklet RHAU Cerorhinca monocerata 177023
91290113 Unidentified Puffin UNPU Fratercula spp. 177024
9129011302 Horned Puffin HOPU Fratercula corniculata 177029
9129011401 Tufted Puffin TUPU Fratercula cirrhata 177032
9158450704 Northwestern Crow NWCR Corvus caurinus 179736
92 Unidentified Marine Mammal UNMM Mammalia 179913
9217 Unidentified Whale UNWH Cetacea spp. 180403
921802 Unidentified Dolphin UNDO Unidentified Delphinidae 180415
9218020601 Common Dolphin CODO Delphinus delphis 180438
9218020803 Pacific White-sided Dolphin PWSD Lagenorhynchus obliquidens 180444
9218021001 Northern Right-whale Dolphin NRWD Lissodelphis borealis 180454
9218021101 Risso's dolphin RIDO Grampus griseus 180457
92180215 Pilot Whale PIWH Globicephala 180464
9218021502 Short-finned Pilot Whale SFWH Globicephala macrorhynchus 180466
9218021601 Killer Whale KIWH Orcinus orca 180469
9218021801 Harbor Porpoise HAPO Phocoena phocoena 180473
9218022001 Dall's Porpoise DAPO Phocoenoides dalli 180480
9218030101 Beluga Whale BEWH Delphinapterus leucas 180483
9218040102 Sperm Whale SPWH Physeter catodon 180489
921805 Unidentified Beaked Whale UBKW Mesoplodon spp. 180506
9218050102 North Pacific Bottle-nosed Whale BNWH Berardius bairdii 180496
9218050201 Goose-beaked Whale GBWH Ziphius cavirostris 180498
9219 Unidentified Baleen Whale UNBW Mysticeti spp. 552298
9219010101 Gray Whale GRWH Eschrichtius robustus 180521
9219020101 Minke Whale MIWH Balaenoptera acutorostrata 180524
9219020103 Sei Whale SEWH Balaenoptera borealis 180526
9219020104 Fin Whale FIWH Balaenoptera physalus 180527
9219020201 Humpback Whale HBWH Megaptera novaeangliae 180530
9219030102 Bowhead Whale BOWH Balaena mysticetus 180533
9219030301 Right Whale RIWH Eubalaena glacialis 180537
9220010101 Polar Bear POBE Ursus maritimus 180542
9220010102 Brown Bear BRBE Ursus arctos 180543
9220010103 Black Bear BLBE Ursus americanus 180544
9220020101 Sea Otter SEOT Enhydra lutris 180547
9220020201 River Otter RIOT Lontra canadensis 180549
92210 Unidentified Pinniped (Seal or Sea Lion) UNPI Caniformia spp. 552303
9221010301 California Sea Lion CASL Zalophus californianus 180621
9221010501 Steller Sea Lion STSL Eumetopias jubatus 180625
9221010601 Northern Fur Seal NOFS Callorhinus ursinus 180627
9221020101 Walrus WALR Odobenus rosmarus 180639
9221030101 Spotted Seal LASE Phoca largha 180642
9221030102 Ringed Seal RISE Pusa hispida 622018
9221030106 Ribbon Seal RBSE Histriophoca fasciata 622021
9221030107 Harbor Seal HASE Phoca vitulina 180649
9221030301 Bearded Seal BESE Erignathus barbatus 180655
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