Bird (Aves): a warm-blooded vertebrate, having a body covered with feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. It has a two-part scientific name in Latin. This name usually describes a characteristic pertinent to that bird. It is accepted and understood by scientists and amateur bird enthusiasts throughout the world, regardless of their spoken language. Of the 28 orders of birds, 21 orders representing some 645 species are found in North America, north of Mexico. This is less than 8% of the world's birds on 17% of the world's land. Since Tumacacori is so close to the international border with Mexico, bird visitors from south of the border are often seen here.
Bird Habitat: Tumacacori
National Historical Park is uniquely situated 3260 feet above sea level
in the Sonoran Desert and on the banks of the flowing Santa Cruz River.
Annual rainfall measures 15.20 inches. Summer rains come in heavy
thunder showers during the July-August monsoon season. Winter rains
generally come slow and steady, and penetrate deeply into the soil.
Temperatures in the summer are warm to hot, and mild in the winter.
These are optimum growing conditions for a variety of desert plants - grasses,
trees and shrubs, and succulent plants. This plant life provides
food, water, lodging and shade for birds that permanently live in the area
or stop briefly on their migratory flight.
Legend:
Sp - Spring Su - Summer
Fa - Fall Wi - Winter
X - Common *
- Sighted
Hawks, Harriers and Falcons |
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Cooper's Hawk Accipiter coóperii |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk Accípiter striátus |
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Rough-legged Hawk Búteo lagópus |
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Swainson's Hawk Búteo swainsoni |
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Red-tailed Hawk Búteo jamaicénsis |
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Zone-tailed Hawk Búteo albonotátus |
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Gray Hawk Búteo nitidus |
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Harris Hawk Parabuteo unicínctus |
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American Kestrel Fáico sparvérius |
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Merlin Fálco columbárius |
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Banded Plovers | ||||
Killdeer Charádrius vocíferus |
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Vultures | ||||
Turkey Vulture Cathártes áura |
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Black Vulture Cathártes atrátus |
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Quail | ||||
Gambel's Quail Callipépla gámbelii |
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Herons | ||||
Great Blue Heron Ardea heródias |
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Green Heron Butorídes stríatus |
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Bittern, American Botaúrus lentiginósus |
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White-faced Ibis Plégadis chihí |
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Shorebirds | ||||
Black-necked stilt Himántopus mexicánus |
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Pigeons and Doves | ||||
White-winged Dove Zenáida asiática |
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Mourning Dove Zenáida macroúra |
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Inca Dove Columbína ínca |
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Ground Dove Columbína passerína |
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Rock Dove Colúmba lívia |
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Cuckoos and Roadrunners | ||||
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americánus |
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Roadrunner Geococcyx californiánus |
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Owls | ||||
Great Horned Owl Búbo virginiánus |
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Goatsuckers | ||||
Poorwill Phalaenóptilus núttallii |
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Buff-collared Nightjar Caprimúlgus rídgwayi |
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Lesser Nighthawk Chordeíles actuipénnis |
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Hummingbirds | ||||
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archílochus alexándri |
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Anna's Hummingbird Calypte ánna |
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Calliope Hummingbird Stéllula callíope |
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Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampórnis cleménciae |
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Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynánthus latiróstris |
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Rufous Hummingbird Selásphorus rúfus |
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selásphorus platycércus |
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Costa's Hummingbird Hylocháris leucótis |
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Violet-crowned Hummingbird Amazília vióliceps |
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Common Flicker Coláptes aurátus |
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Gila Woodpecker Melanérpes uropygiális |
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoídes scaláris |
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Hairy Woodpecker Picoídes pillósus |
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Tyrant Flycatchers | ||||
Vermillion Flycatcher Pyrocéphalus rubínus |
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Tropical Kingbird Tyánnus dominicénis |
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Western Kingbird Tyánnus verticális |
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Cassin's Kingbird Tyránnus vocíferans |
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Gray Flycatcher Tyránnus dominicénsis |
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Western Flycatcher Empídonax Diffícilis |
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Hammond's Flycatcher Empídonax hámmondii |
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Willow Flycatcher Empídonax traílii |
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Ash-throated Flycatcher Empídonax wríghtii |
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Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiárchus cineráscens |
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Northern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptóstoma imbérbe |
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Lark | ||||
Horned Lark Eremóphila alpéstris |
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Phoebes | ||||
Black Phoebe Sayórnis nígricans |
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Say's Phoebe Sayórnis sáya |
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Western Pewee Contópus sordídulus |
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Swallows | ||||
Violet-green Swallow Tachycinéta thalassína |
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Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidópteryx serripénnis |
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Barn Swallow Hirúndo rústica |
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Crow | ||||
Raven Córvus córax |
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Titmice, Verdins & Bushtits | ||||
Verdin Auríparus fláviceps |
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White-breasted Nuthatch Sítta carolinénsis |
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Creepers | ||||
Brown Creeper Cérthia amerícana |
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Wrens | ||||
Bewick's Wren Thryómanes béwickii |
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Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapíllus |
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Rock Wren Salpínctes obsolétus |
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Mockingbirds and Thrashers | ||||
Mockingbird Mímus polyglóttos |
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Bendire's Thrasher Toxóstoma béndirei |
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Curve-billed Thrashers Toxóstoma curviróstre |
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Crissal Thrasher Toxóstoma dorsále |
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Thrushes and Bluebirds | ||||
Robin Túrdus migratórius |
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Hermit Thrush Cátharus guttálus |
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Western Bluebird Siália mexicána |
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Kinglets | ||||
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polióptila melanúra |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polióptila caerúlea |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet Régulus caléndula |
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Silky Flycatchers | ||||
Phainopepla Phainopépla nítens |
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Shrikes | ||||
Loggerhead Shrike Lánius ludoviciánus |
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Starlings | ||||
Starling Stúrnus vulgáris |
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Vireos | ||||
Solitary Vireo Vireo solitárius |
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Western Bell's Vireo béllii |
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Warbling Vireo Vireo gílvus |
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Warblers | ||||
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermívora celáta |
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Virginia's Warbler Vermívora lúciae |
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Lucy's Warbler Vermivora lúciae |
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Yellow-Rumped Warbler Dendroíca coronát |
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Yellow Warbler Dendroíca petéchia |
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Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroíca nigréscens |
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Grace's Warbler Dendroíca grácine |
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Wilson's Warbler Wilsónia pusílla |
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MacGillivray's Warbler Oporórnis tólmie |
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Yellow-breasted Chat lctéria vírensnb |
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House Sparrow Pásser domésticus |
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Western Meadowlark Sturnélla neglécta |
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Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocéphalus |
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Red-winged Blackbird Agelaíus phoeníceus |
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Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullátus |
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Bullock's Oriole Icterus gálbula |
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Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulátus |
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Great-tailed Grackle Quíscalus mexicánus |
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Bronzed Cowbird Molóthrus aéneus |
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Brown-headed Cowbird Molóthrus áter |
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Brewer's Blackbird Eúphagus cyanocéphalus |
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Tanager | ||||
Summer Tanager Piránga rúbra |
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Cardinal Cardinális |
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Pyrrhuloxia Cardinális sinuátus |
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Black-headed Grosbeak Pheúcticus melanocéphalus |
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Blue Grosbeak Guiráca caerúlea |
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Lazuli Bunting Passerína amoéna |
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Varied Bunting Passerína versícolor |
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House Finch Carpódacus mexicánus |
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Lesser Goldfinch Carduélis
trístis
Black-backed Green-backed |
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Green-tailed Towhee Pípilo chorúrus |
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Rufous-sided Towhee Pípilo erythrophthálmus |
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Brown Towhee Pípilo fúscus |
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Abert's Towhee Pípilo áberti |
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Vesper Sparrow Pooécetes gramínetus |
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Savannah Sparrow Passérculus sandwichénsis |
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Lark Sparrow Chondéstes grámmacus |
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Gray-headed Junco (Slate) Júnco hyeális |
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Cassin's Sparrow Aimóphila cássinii |
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Rufous-winged Sparrow Aimóphila carpális |
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Chipping Sparrow Spizélla arbórea |
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Brewer's Sparrow Spizélla bréweri |
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White-crowned Sparrow Zonotríchia leucóphrys |
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Lincoln's Sparrow Melospíza líncolnii |
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Song Sparrow Melospíza melódia |
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Cassin's Sparrow Aimóphila cássinii |
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Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimóphila rúficeps |
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Black-throated Sparrow Amphispíza bilineáta |
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Sage Sparrow Amphispíza bélli |
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Black-chinned Sparrow Spizélla atroguláris |
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Pine Siskin Carduélis pínus |
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Waterfowl | ||||
Black-bellied Whistling-duck Dendrocygna autumnális |
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