Bird Songs of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Southwestern Texas
Geoffrey A Keller
Featuring 119 species of birds, this guide is designed to be an audio companion to your favourite field guide as well as to such books as the American Birding Association's A Birder's Guide to the Rio Grande Valley. This compilation features the vocalizations of all of the most sought-after species for which Texas is known: Green Jay, Ringed Kingfisher, Altamira Oriole, Tamaulipas Crow, Golden-cheeked Warbler, Common Pauraque, White-collared Seedeater, Tropical Parula, and many more. Descriptions provided in the accompanying booklet include useful clues for remembering songs. An invaluable resource for anyone planning a visit or who simply wishes to increase their knowledge of the birds of this unique region. 72 min.
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Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Least Grebe | Poliocephalus dominicus |
Hook-billed Kite | Chondrohierax uncinatus |
Harris's Hawk | Parabuteo unicinctus |
Zone-tailed Hawk | Buteo albonotatus |
Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway |
Plain Chachalaca | Ortalis vetula |
Scaled Quail | Callipepla squamata |
Gambel's Quail | Lophortyx gambelii |
Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus |
Montezuma Quail | Cyrtonyx montezumae |
Red-billed Pigeon | Columba flavirostris |
White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica |
Common Ground-Dove | Columbina passerina |
Inca Dove | Scardafella inca |
White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi |
Groove-billed Ani | Crotophaga sulcirostris |
Eastern Screech-Owl | Otus asio |
Western Screech-Owl | Otus kennicottii |
Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus |
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium brasilianum |
Elf Owl | Micrathene whitneyi |
Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis |
Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor |
Common Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis |
Common Poorwill | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii |
Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgus carolinensis |
Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferus |
White-throated Swift | Aeronautes saxatalis |
Buff-bellied Hummingbird | Amazilia yucatanensis |
Ringed Kingfisher | Megaceryle torquata |
Green Kingfisher | Chloroceryle americana |
Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus |
Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Melanerpes aurifrons |
Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picoides scalaris |
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma imberbe |
Western Wood-Pewee | Contopus sordidulus |
Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Cordilleran Flycatcher | Empidonax occidentalis |
Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe |
Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans |
Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya |
Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus |
Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens |
Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus |
Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus |
Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus |
Couch's Kingbird | Tyrannus couchii |
Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannus vociferans |
Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus |
Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon pallida |
Phainopepla | Phainopepla nitens |
Cactus Wren | Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus |
American Rock Wren | Salpinctes obsoletus |
Canyon Wren | Catherpes mexicanus |
Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus |
Bewick's Wren | Thryomanes bewickii |
Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos |
Long-billed Thrasher | Toxostoma longirostre |
Curve-billed Thrasher | Toxostoma curvirostre |
Crissal Thrasher | Toxostoma crissale |
Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi |
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea |
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher | Polioptila melanura |
Bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus |
Verdin | Auriparus flaviceps |
Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor |
Western Scrub-Jay | Aphelocoma californica |
Grey-breasted Jay | Aphelocoma ultramarina |
Green Jay | Cyanocorax yncas |
Brown Jay | Psilorhinus morio |
Tamaulipas Crow | Corvus imparatus |
Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Chihuahuan Raven | Corvus cryptoleucus |
Common Raven | Corvus corax |
Black-chinned Sparrow | Spizella atrogularis |
Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus |
Black-throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata |
Botteri's Sparrow | Aimophila botterii |
Cassin's Sparrow | Aimophila cassinii |
Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Aimophila ruficeps |
White-collared Seedeater | Sporophila torqueola |
Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus |
Canyon Towhee | Pipilo fuscus |
Olive Sparrow | Arremonops rufivirgatus |
Dickcissel | Spiza americana |
Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus |
Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis |
Pyrrhuloxia | Pyrrhuloxia sinuatus |
Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea |
Varied Bunting | Passerina versicolor |
Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris |
Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava |
Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra |
Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana |
Colima Warbler | Vermivora crissalis |
Tropical Parula | Parula pitiayumi |
Golden-cheeked Warbler | Dendroica chrysoparia |
Rufous-capped Warbler | Basileuterus rufifrons |
Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens |
Hutton's Vireo | Vireo huttoni |
Black-capped Vireo | Vireo atricapillus |
White-eyed Vireo | Vireo griseus |
Grey Vireo | Vireo vicinior |
Bell's Vireo | Vireo bellii |
Plumbeous Vireo | Vireo plumbeus |
Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus |
Yellow-green Vireo | Vireo flavoviridis |
Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus |
Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Lesser Goldfinch | Carduelis psaltria |
House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus |
Altamira Oriole | Icterus gularis |
Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius |
Hooded Oriole | Icterus cucullatus |
Scott's Oriole | Icterus parisorum |
Audubon's Oriole | Icterus graduacauda |
Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna |
Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus |
Bronzed Cowbird | Molothrus aeneus |
The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.
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