Wild Bird Checklist for the Phoenix Zoo
by Roy Jones
Notice: The following checklist of birds for the Phoenix Zoo has been compiled by MAS member Roy Jones, using material gathered over several years. The current edition of the list contains about 180 birds. This material is reproduced his permission. Copyright ©1997, Roy Jones. Reproduction restricted to personal or educational use; reproduction for commercial use is prohibited without written consent.
KEYA...Any time of yearS...SummerW...WinterM...Migrates through in Spring and\or Fall N...Nested on zoo groundsU...Uncommon, not occurring every yearR...Rare, only a few occurrencesH...Historic, not seen in the last 25 years____ Western Grebe U____ Pied-Billed Grebe N____ American White Pelican R____ Brown Pelican U____ Double-crested Cormorant U____ American Bittern R____ Black-crowned Night-Heron N____ Green Heron N____ Little Blue Heron R____ Cattle Egret U____ Snowy Egret A____ Great Egret U____ Great Blue Heron A____ White-faced Ibis U____ Tundra Swan H____ Snow Goose W____ Canada Goose W____ Mallard N____ Gadwall W____ Green-winged Teal M____ American Wigeon W____ Northern Pintail W____ Northern Shoveler W____ Blue-winged Teal M____ Cinnamon Teal M____ Ruddy Duck A____ Fulvous Whistling-Duck R____ Black-bellied Whistling-Duck U____ Canvasback W____ Redhead W____ Ring-necked Duck W____ Greater Scaup U____ Lesser Scaup W____ Bufflehead U____ Common Merganser U____ Hooded Merganser U____ Virginia Rail W____ Sora W____ Common Moorhen N____ American Coot N____ Black-necked Stilt U____ Killdeer N____ Greater Yellowlegs U____ Spotted Sandpiper U____ Common Snipe W____ Least Sandpiper U____ Black Tern U,M____ Turkey Vulture S____ Black Vulture U____ Northern Harrier U____ Sharp-shinned Hawk W____ Cooper's Hawk W____ Red-souldered Hawk R____ Red-tailed Hawk A____ Swainson's Hawk M____ Ferruginous Hawk W____ Harris' Hawk N____ Zone-tailed Hawk U,M____ Osprey U____ American Kestrel N____ Merlin W____ Prairie Falcon W____ Gambel's Quail N____ Rock Dove N____ Mourning Dove N____ White-winged Dove N____ Inca Dove N____ Yellow-billed Cuckoo U____ Greater Roadrunner N____ Barn Owl N____ Great Horned Owl N____ Long-eared Owl R,W____ Northern Saw-whet Owl R,M____ Western Screech-Owl A____ Elf Owl M____ Lesser Nighthawk S____ Chimney Swift R,M____ Vaux's Swift M____ White-throated Swift A____ Black-chinned Hummingbird S____ Costa's Hummingbird A____ Anna's Hummingbird N____ Rufous Hummingbird M____ Belted Kingfisher W____ Gila Woodpecker N____ Northern Flicker W____ Gilded Flicker N____ Acorn Woodpecker U____ Lewis' Woodpecker U____ Red-naped Sapsucker W____ Ladder-backed Woodpecker N____ Western Kingbird S____ Brown-crested Flycatcher M____ Ash-throated Flycatcher A____ Olive-sided Flycatcher M____ Western Wood-Pewee M____ Black Phoebe A____ Dusky Flycatcher M____ Hammond's Flycatcher M____ Pacific-slope Flycatcher M____ Tree Swallow M____ Violet-green Swallow M____ Purple Martin U____ Northern Rough-winged Swallow N____ Cliff Swallow N____ Barn Swallow M____ Western Scrub-Jay U____ Common Raven A____ Verdin N____ Bushtit U,W____ Brown Creeper U,W____ Red-breasted Nuthatch U,W____ House Wren W____ Bewick's Wren W____ Marsh Wren W____ Canyon Wren A____ Rock Wren A____ Cactus Wren N____ Ruby-crowned Kinglet W____ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher W____ Black-tailed Gnatcatcher N____ Hermit Thrush W____ American Robin W____ Loggerhead Shrike N____ Northern Mockingbird N____ Curve-billed Thrasher N____ Bendire's Thrasher N____ American Pipit M____ Cedar Waxwing W____ Phainopepla N____ European Starling N____ Hutton's Vireo M____ Solitary Vireo M____ Warbling Vireo M____ Orange-crowned Warbler W____ Nashville Warbler M____ Lucy's Warbler M____ Northern Parula R,W____ Yellow-rumped Warbler W____ Black-throated Gray Warbler W____ Townsend's Warbler M____ Black-and-White Warbler R,W____ Yellow Warbler S____ McGillivray's Warbler M____ Wilson's Warbler M____ Common Yellowthroat A____ Yellow-breasted Chat M____ Painted Redstart U,M____ Rose-breasted Grosbeak R,M____ Black-headed Grosbeak M____ Northern Cardinal A____ Green-tailed Towhee M____ Spotted Towhee W____ Canyon Towhee H____ Abert's Towhee N____ Chipping Sparrow W____ Brewer's Sparrow W____ Song Sparrow W____ Lark Sparrow M____ Dark-eyed Junco W____ White-throated Sparrow U,W____ White-crowned Sparrow W____ Golden-crowned Sparrow U,W____ Fox Sparrow U,W____ Lincoln's Sparrow W____ Swamp Sparrow R,W____ Western Meadowlark U____ Yellow-headed Blackbird W____ Red-winged Blackbird A____ Brown-headed Cowbird A____ Bronzed Cowbird A____ Great-tailed Grackle N____ Scott's Oriole U,M____ Bullock's Oriole S____ Hooded Oriole S____ Western Tanager M____ Summer Tanager M____ House Sparrow N____ Lesser Goldfinch A____ House Finch N