List of birds, Yuma, Arizona (low deserts, river, elevations)

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NW-SE trending Mtn ranges, (former: Basin and Range Geol. province), now: the Madrean sky islands Biome of SE Az(New Mex) and Northern Mexico, Sierra Madre Occidental(West) Mtn. Range. ( Tucson,AZ, is in NW, south of Catalina Mtns., (word 'Rincon' )).

This listing: List of birds, Yuma, Arizona (low deserts, river, elevations) is set up in a check-list format, but its style is not meant for a checklist. Its purpose will be to make notations referencing the seasonal traits of specific species. (For example the Long-billed curlew visits only the city proper in winter, and grassy expanses, exclusively(i.e. the City Parks, golf courses, etc).)

The river reference is the Colorado River, (the N-South border with California). However, various water sources are in the environs, (the Gila River, etc; also, the Gulf of California is a (–winter-range–)destination of some birds). (Add notes on 'Waters', on Talk.)

The "mountains", or higher desert locations may rise to above 1500 m, or about 4000 Ft. Yuma County's mountains are contrasted against SE Arizona's Sky island Mtns, part of the Madrean Sky Island Biome.

The Cactus Wren, a bird symbolic to Arizona, common in the hot, lower Sonoran Desert environment. Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus.

Suggestion: use the talk page to make some permanent species comments, or to suggest some bird types.(Page started Jan 21, 2006).

A system for commonness of sightings

• 1--Overly common; i.e. the common pigeon; also the common Mourning Dove.
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5--Precise middle of commonness(1/5/9). (Changes occur: the "Mocking Bird"-Northern Mockingbird has become a 'satellite' species in the low deserts north of Yuma, and north of smaller-cities to the east,(recent 5-10(?) years). )
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9--Rarest, and must be seen at specific locales.

Pre-listing by major types

See

• For some ideas of bird types, see:
• *List of birds of Santa Cruz County, California
• List of North American birds
• List of birds
• List of Arizona birds -- (new article)
• List of Arizona-SW birds (Yuma County, Arizona)

See also

• Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy and DNA-DNA hybridisation.

References: field guides, etc

• Handbook of the Birds of the World
• Helm Identification Guides
• The Macmillan Field Guides to Bird Identification
• The Sibley Guide to Birds, (and other listings under "Category: Ornithological literature").
• Field guide
• List of journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology

SE Arizona biome

NW-SE trending Mtn ranges, (former: Basin and Range Geol. province), now: the Madrean sky islands Biome of SE Az(New Mex) and Northern Mexico, Sierra Madre Occidental(West) Mtn. Range. ( Tucson,AZ is in NW, south of Catalina Mtns., (word Rincon)).

Listing-C/city,D/low desert,R/river,M/Mountain