Biodiversity of the Central Coast
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Waterbirds and Shorebirds
Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Family Anatidae)
Snow
goose
(
Chen caerulescens
)
Canada goose
(
Branta canadensis
)
Mallard
(
Anas platyrhynchos
)
Harlequin duck
(
Histrionicus histrionicus
)
Surf scoter
(
Melanitta perspicillata
)
Black scoter
(
Melanitta americana
)
Hooded merganser
(
Lophodytes cucullatus
)
Common merganser
(
Mergus merganser
)
Red-breasted merganser
(
Mergus serrator
)
Bufflehead
(
Bucephala albeola
)
American wigeon
(
Anas americana
)
Brant
(
Branta bernicla
)
Barrow's goldeneye
(
Bucephala islandica
)
Common goldeneye
(
Bucephala clangula
)
Loons (Family Gaviidae)
Red-throated loon
(
Gavia stellata
)
Common loon
(
Gavia immer
)
Yellow-billed loon
(
Gavia adamsii
)
Pacific loon
(
Gavia pacifica
)
Grebes (Family Podicipedidae)
Red-necked grebe
(
Podiceps grisegena
)
Tubenoses (Families Diomedeidae,
Procellariidae, and Hydrobatidae)
Short-tailed albatross
(
Phoebastria albatrus
)
Northern fulmar
(
Fulmarus glacialis
)
Sooty shearwater
(
Puffinus griseus
)
Cormorants (Family Phalacrocoracidae)
Pelagic cormorant
(
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
)
Herons (Family Ardeidae) and Cranes (Family Gruidae)
Great blue heron
(
Ardea herodias
)
Sandhill crane
(
Grus canadensis
)
Plovers (Family Charadriidae) and Oystercatchers (Family Haematopodidae)
Semipalmated plover
(
Charadrius semipalmatus
)
Black oystercatcher
(
Haematopus bachmani
)
Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Family Scolopacidae)
Greater yellowlegs
(
Tringa melanoleuca
)
Sanderling
(
Calidris alba
)
Dunlin
(
Calidris alpina
)
Western sandpiper
(
Calidris mauri
)
Whimbrel
(
Numenius phaeopus
)
Red-necked phalarope
(
Phalaropus lobatus
)
Surfbird
(
Calidris virgata
)
Least sandpiper
(
Calidris minutilla
)
Black turnstone
(
Arenaria melanocephala
)
Wandering tattler
(
Heteroscelus incanus
)
Gulls (Family Laridae)
Bonaparte's gull
(
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
)
Mew gull
(
Larus canus
)
Glaucous-winged gull
(
Larus glaucescens
)
Alcids (Family Alcidae)
Common murre
(
Uria aalge
)
Pigeon guillemot
(
Cepphus columba
)
Marbled murrelet
(
Brachyramphus marmoratus
)
Ancient murrelet
(
Synthliboramphus antiquus
)
Rhinoceros auklet
(
Cerorhinca monocerata
)
Kingfishers (Family Alcedinidae)
Belted kingfisher
(
Megaceryle alcyon
)
