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Appendix B. List of the bird species names included in this study.

Table B1. The common and scientific names for the Ontario breeding bird species included in this study. Species are grouped by land cover type where they are usually found, according to the Atlas of the Breeding Bird of Ontario (ABBO; Cadman et al. 2007).

English Name

Scientific Name

Land Cover
Species Type

Acadian Flycatcher

Empidonax virescens

Forest

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Forest

American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

Forest

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Forest

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

Forest

Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Forest

Bay-breasted Warbler

Dendroica castanea

Forest

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus

Forest

Barred Owl

Strix varia

Forest

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Forest

Blackburnian Warbler

Dendroica fusca

Forest

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonica

Forest

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

Forest

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Dendroica caerulescens

Forest

Black-throated Green Warbler

Dendroica virens

Forest

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Forest

Canada Warbler

Wilsonia canadensis

Forest

Cerulean Warbler

Dendroica cerulea

Forest

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Forest

Cape May Warbler

Dendroica tigrina

Forest

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Forest

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Forest

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Forest

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Forest

Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

Forest

Eastern Screech-Owl

Megascops asio

Forest

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Forest

Evening Grosbeak

Hesperiphona vespertina

Forest

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Forest

Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus

Forest

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

Forest

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Forest

Gray Jay

Perisoreus canadensis

Forest

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Forest

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Forest

Hairy Woodpecker

Picoides villosus

Forest

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

Forest

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

Forest

Hooded Warbler

Wilsonia citrina

Forest

Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus

Forest

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

Forest

Louisiana Waterthrush

Seiurus motacilla

Forest

Magnolia Warbler

Dendroica magnolia

Forest

Merlin

Falco columbarius

Forest

Mourning Warbler

Oporornis philadelphia

Forest

Nashville Warbler

Vermivora ruficapilla

Forest

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Forest

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

Forest

Northern Parula

Parula americana

Forest

Northern Waterthrush

Seiurus noveboracensis

Forest

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus

Forest

Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

Forest

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi

Forest

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

Forest

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Forest

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus

Forest

Pine Siskin

Carduelis pinus

Forest

Pine Warbler

Dendroica pinus

Forest

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Forest

Purple Finch

Carpodacus purpureus

Forest

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Forest

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Forest

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Forest

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

Forest

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

Forest

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Forest

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Forest

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Forest

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Forest

Ruffed Grouse

Bonasa umbellus

Forest

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Forest

Spruce Grouse

Falcipennis canadensis

Forest

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

Forest

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Forest

Tennessee Warbler

Vermivora peregrina

Forest

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

Forest

Veery

Catharus fuscescens

Forest

Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus

Forest

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Forest

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Forest

Winter Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Forest

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Forest

Wood Thrush

Catharus mustelinus

Forest

Whip-poor-will

Caprimulgus vociferus

Forest

White-winged Crossbill

Loxia leucoptera

Forest

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Empidonax flaviventris

Forest

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

Forest

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dendroica coronata

Forest

Yellow-throated Vireo

Vireo flavifrons

Forest

American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

Open Habitat

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

Open Habitat

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Open Habitat

American Coot

Fulica americana

Open Habitat

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Open Habitat

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

Open Habitat

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Open Habitat

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Open Habitat

American Wigeon

Anas americana

Open Habitat

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Open Habitat

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Open Habitat

Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Open Habitat

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Open Habitat

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Open Habitat

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Open Habitat

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Open Habitat

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Open Habitat

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Open Habitat

Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Open Habitat

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Open Habitat

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Open Habitat

Brewster's Warbler

Hybrid

Open Habitat

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Open Habitat

Blue-winged Teal

Anas discors

Open Habitat

Blue-winged Warbler

Vermivora pinus

Open Habitat

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Open Habitat

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Open Habitat

Caspian Tern

Sterna caspia

Open Habitat

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida

Open Habitat

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Open Habitat

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

Open Habitat

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Open Habitat

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Open Habitat

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Open Habitat

Common Loon

Gavia immer

Open Habitat

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Open Habitat

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Open Habitat

Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

Open Habitat

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Open Habitat

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Dendroica pensylvanica

Open Habitat

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Open Habitat

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Open Habitat

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Open Habitat

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Open Habitat

Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella magna

Open Habitat

Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe

Open Habitat

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Open Habitat

Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla

Open Habitat

Gadwall

Anas strepera

Open Habitat

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Open Habitat

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Open Habitat

Gray Partridge

Perdix perdix

Open Habitat

Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum

Open Habitat

Golden-winged Warbler

Vermivora chrysoptera

Open Habitat

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Open Habitat

House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

Open Habitat

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

Open Habitat

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Open Habitat

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Open Habitat

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

Open Habitat

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Open Habitat

Le Conte's Sparrow

Ammodramus leconteii

Open Habitat

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

Open Habitat

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

Open Habitat

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Open Habitat

Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

Open Habitat

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Open Habitat

Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris

Open Habitat

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Open Habitat

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Open Habitat

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

Open Habitat

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Open Habitat

Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Open Habitat

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Open Habitat

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Open Habitat

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Open Habitat

Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

Open Habitat

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Open Habitat

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Open Habitat

Prairie Warbler

Dendroica discolor

Open Habitat

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Open Habitat

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Open Habitat

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Open Habitat

Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Open Habitat

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

Open Habitat

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Open Habitat

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Open Habitat

Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus carolinus

Open Habitat

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Open Habitat

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Open Habitat

Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

Open Habitat

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Open Habitat

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Open Habitat

Sedge Wren

Cistothorus platensis

Open Habitat

Sora

Porzana carolina

Open Habitat

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Open Habitat

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Open Habitat

Spotted Sandpiper

Tringa macularia

Open Habitat

Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana

Open Habitat

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Open Habitat

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Open Habitat

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Open Habitat

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

Open Habitat

Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus

Open Habitat

Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola

Open Habitat

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

Open Habitat

Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax traillii

Open Habitat

Wilson's Phalarope

Steganopus tricolor

Open Habitat

Wilson's Warbler

Wilsonia pusilla

Open Habitat

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

Open Habitat

Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

Open Habitat

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

Open Habitat

Yellow Warbler

Dendroica petechia

Open Habitat

 

Literature Cited

Cadman, M. D., D. A. Sutherland, G. G. Beck, D. Lepage, and A. R. Couturier. 2007. Atlas of the breeding birds of Ontario, 2001–2005. Bird Studies Canada, Environment Canada, Ontario Field Ornithologists, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and Ontario Nature, Toronto, ON.


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