Talk:List of birds of Arizona

Taxonomic changes
Should probably be put in parentheses until the US and Arizona authorities accept the changes made. Yes, the splits are probably valid ... but let's err on the side of caution. This isn't a personal lifelist! -- Miwa * talk * contribs ^_^ 08:42, 16 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Have updated as per AOU decisions. Whoopee!  Also, list is now current (cross-checked with http://www.azfo.org/ArizonaBirdCommittee/abc_review_list.html).  Cheers!  -- Miwa * talk * contribs ^_^ 00:57, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

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July 2, 2020 revisions
Because of the large number of changes necessitated by the update to the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds which the American Ornithological Society published on June 30, 2020, the revisions to this article are presented here rather than in a long series of edit summaries. Changes are per the AOS unless otherwise noted.

Craigthebirder (talk) 20:04, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Revise the references, counts, and text in the introduction.
 * Add 1 species.
 * Revise 3 genera.
 * Revise multiple families' common names per Clements.
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Phasiannidae (Pheasants, grouse, and allies).
 * Revise the sequence of species in genus Selasphorus (Hummingbirds).
 * Revise the sequence of genera in family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds).
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Rallidae (Rails, gallinules, and coots).
 * Revise the sequence of families in order Suliformes.
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and shags).
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Cathartidae (New World vultures).
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Strigidae (Owls).

August 2021 revision
These are the changes made to update this list to the 2021 Check-list of North and Middle American Birds published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS) on June 29, 2021.

Craigthebirder (talk) 21:42, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Revise the sequence of families in Order Passeriformes.
 * Split mew gull into common gull and short-billed gull and revise entries accordingly.
 * Revise the binomials of two cormorant species.
 * Revise the specific epithet of crested caracara.
 * Revise the genus and position of ruby-crowned kinglet.
 * Revise the genus of five-striped sparrow.
 * Revise text, counts, and references as appropriate.

Correction
Larus "marinus" is not the name of one of the entries, the glaucous-winged gull. It should be Larus glaucescens. db-user db-user (talk) 18:42, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note. I fixed it. In the future, be bold and make the change yourself and explain why you made the change in the edit summary. Welcome to Wikipedia and I hope you continue to contribute. If you have any questions, let me know and I'll do my best. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨ 00:31, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Three former entries on state list.
Yellow Rail, Nuttall's Woodpecker, San Blas Jay former entries on Arizona list.

In the interest of being comprehensive, I have retrieved from Phillips et al ('Birds of Arizona') references to three species which were once on the state list but have now been removed. Any further names of such former entries would be helpful.

1 Nuttall's Woodpecker, 'Dryobates nuttallii'  Maricopa Co., see p. 75

2 San Blas Jay, 'Cyanocorax sanblasianus nelsoni'  Pima Co., see pp. 105--106

3 Yellow Rail, 'Coturnicops noveboracensis' Pinal Co., see p. 31 db-user  db-user (talk) 20:49, 26 March 2023 (UTC)


 * List total is still 570 because of the addition of the Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) and the removal of the Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis) as it has been subsumed with the Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis).
 * Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) has been confirmed with proper documentation in Santa Cruz Co. https://ebird.org/checklist/S146651990  This does not mandate any changes to either the state or Wikipedia lists. db-user  db-user (talk) 01:51, 10 August 2023 (UTC)