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Birds at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Arizona. Published by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Birds
Buenos Aires
National Wildlife Refuge
How to Use Your Checklist
This list is in accordance with the 7th edition (1998)
A.O.U. checklist and the 49fh Supplement (July
2008). This guide is arranged by habitat to help
locate some of the more than 330 species of birds
recorded on the refuge.
Key
R - Resident, may be found year round.
W - Winter Visitor (may include early fall and/or
late spring)
M - Migration, spring and/or fall
S - Summer, may be migrating through the refuge.
✦ - Only a few records
• - Breeding records for refuge
Italics =Threatened or Endangered Status
Arivaca Cienega (AC)
A 1-1/4mile loop meanders through a seasonal
wetland and groves of mesquite and hackberry trees.
Arivaca Creek (Ck)
A 1-1/4 mile loop follows the seasonal stream under
mesquite trees and majestic cottonwoods. Mustang
Trail leaves the Creek Trail for a steep hike up
El Cerro.
Brown Canyon (BC)
The canyon is open by guided walk only. Call for a
schedule or to make reservations.
Semidesert Grasslands (Gr)
Most of the refuge is an extensive grassland with
mesquite trees. Many southwestern birds can be
sighted near the headquarters visitor center. (HQ).
Wetlands (Wt)
In wet years, shorebirds and waterfowl may
be seen in the grasslands at dirt tanks, natural
wetlands, and the Aguirre Lake area.
Join a Tour or Take a Class
Call 520/823-4251 x 116 for tour and program
information or reservations for Brown Canyon
walks and workshops. Free guided bird walks start
at 8:00 am at Arivaca Cienega, November through
April; no reservations needed.
AC Ck BC Gr HQ Wt
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Black-bel. Whistling-Duck • S S
S
Gr. White-fronted Goose ✦
M
Snow Goose ✦
W
M
Canada Goose ✦
W
W
Wood Duck ✦
W W
Gadwall
W
W
Eurasian Wigeon ✦
W
W
American Wigeon
W
W
Mallard •
R
R
Blue-winged Teal
M
M
Cinnamon Teal •
R
R
Northern Shoveler
W
W
Northern Pintail
W
W
Garganey ✦
M
Green-winged Teal
W
W
Canvasback ✦
W
Redhead
W
W
Ring-necked Duck
W
W
Lesser Scaup
W
M
Surf Scoter ✦
M
Long-tailed Duck ✦
W
Bufflehead
W
W
Common Goldeneye ✦
W
AC Ck
Plovers
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer •
R R
Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt
M
American Avocet
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Spotted Sandpiper
M
Solitary Sandpiper
M
Greater Yellowlegs
W
Willet
M
Lesser Yellowlegs
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit ✦
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Wh.-rumped Sandpiper ✦
Baird’s Sandpiper ✦
Pectoral Sandpiper ✦
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson’s Snipe
W M
Wilson’s Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope ✦
Red Phalarope ✦
Gulls and Terns
Sabine’s Gull ✦
Bonaparte’s Gull ✦
Heermann’s Gull ✦
Ring-billed Gull
W
Least Tern ✦
M
Black Tern ✦
Forster’s Tern ✦
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
R
Band-tailed Pigeon
S
Eurasian Collared-Dove
R
White-winged Dove •
W S
Mourning Dove •
R R
Inca Dove
R R
Common Ground-Dove •
R R
Ruddy Ground-Dove ✦
W W
Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
Yellow-billed Cuckoo •
S S
Greater Roadrunner •
R R
Groove-billed Ani ✦
M
Barn Owls
Barn Owl •
R R
Typical Owls
Western Screech-Owl •
R R
Whiskered Screech-Owl •
S
Great Horned Owl •
R R
Northern Pygmy-Owl ✦
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl •✦
Elf Owl •
S
Burrowing Owl
Long-eared Owl •✦
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl ✦ W
Goatsuckers
Lesser Nighthawk •
S S
Common Nighthawk •
S S
Common Poorwill •
S S
Buff-collared Nightjar •
S
Whip-poor-will •
Swifts
Vaux’s Swift
M M
White-throated Swift •
S S
BC Gr HQ Wt
M
R R
M
M
M
M
W
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
W
M
M
M
S
S
R
S S S S
R R R R
W W
S S
R
S S S S
R R R R
M
S R R R
R R R
S
R R R R
S
R
R
S
M M
W
W
S
S
S
S
S
S S S
S S S
S S S
S
M M M M
S W W M