A Tabular Guide: Pyle's Ageing and Sexing Methods for Landbirds

 

LIST OF SPECIES

 

FAMILY (OR SUB)

SPECIES

CODE

AOU #

Sibley

PYLE

TAB

ACCIPITRIDAE

HAWKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparison of Sharp-shinned and Cooper's

 

 

1

 

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK

SSHA

3320

112

0

2

 

COOPER'S HAWK

COHA

3330

112

0

3

FALCONIDAE

FALCONS AND CARACARAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERLIN

MERL

3570

130

0

4

 

AMERICAN KESTREL

AMKE

3600

131

0

5

COLUMBIDAE

PIGEONS AND DOVES

 

 

 

41

 

 

MOURNING DOVE

MODO

3160

255

47

7

STRIGIDAE

TYPICAL OWLS

 

 

 

69

 

 

FLAMMULATED OWL

FLOW

3740

279

69

9

 

WESTERN SCREECH-OWL

WESO

3732

280

72

11

 

NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL

NOPO

3790

282

82

14

 

NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL

NSWO

3720

277

98

16

CAPRIMULIGIDAE

NIGHTJARS

 

 

 

100

 

 

Comparison of Nighthawks

 

 

 

 

19

 

COMMON NIGHTHAWK

CONI

4200

288

103

20

TROCHILIDAE

HUMMINGBIRDS

 

 

 

121

 

 

Selasphorus  PROCESSING AND IDENTIFICATION

 

 

25

 

Archilochus

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD

BCHU

4290

299

138

27

 

Calypte

 

 

 

140

 

 

ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD

ANHU

4310

298

140

31

 

COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD

COHU

4300

298

142

34

 

Stellula

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD

CAHU

4360

300

144

38

 

Selasphorus  -- Comparisons

 

 

 

146

25

 

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

RUHU

4330

301

148

42

 

ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD

ALHU

4340

301

150

45

ALCEDINIDAE

KINGFISHERS

 

 

 

157

 

 

BELTED KINGFISHER

BEKI

3900

304

159

48

PICIDAE

WOODPECKERS

 

 

 

163

 

 

Melanerpes

 

 

 

166

 

 

ACORN WOODPECKER

ACWO

4070

307

169

53

 

Sphyrapicus

 

 

 

177

 

 

YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER

YBSA

4020

311

177

55

 

RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER

RNSA

4021

311

179

58

 

RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER

RBSA

4030

310

180

61

 

WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER

WISA

4040

310

182

65

 

Picoides – Comparisons

 

 

 

183

68

 

LADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER

LBWO

3960

316

183

69

 

NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER

NUWO

3970

316

185

73

 

DOWNY WOODPECKER

DOWO

3940

312

187

76

 

HAIRY WOODPECKER

HAWO

3930

313

189

82

 

WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER

WHWO

3990

317

195

86

 

THREE-TOED WOODPECKER

TTWO

4010

314

197

90

 

BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER

BBWO

4000

315

199

94

 

Colaptes

 

 

 

200

 

 

NORTHERN FLICKER

 

 

318

200

100

 

  YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER

YSFL

4120

318

200

100

 

  FLICKER INTERGRADE

FLIN

4123

318

200

100

 

  RED-SHAFTED FLICKER

RSFL

4130

318

200

100

 

Dryocopus

 

 

 

204

 

 

PILEATED WOODPECKER

PIWO

4050

319

204

106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TYRANNIDAE

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS

 

 

 

212

 

 

Contopus – Comparisons

 

 

 

213

110

 

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER

OSFL

4590

322

213

112

 

WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE

WEWP

4620

323

215

114

 

EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE

EAWP

4610

323

217

116

 

Empidonax -- Comparisons

 

 

 

218

118

 

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER

YBFL

4630

325

220

0

 

ACADIAN FLYCATCHER

ACFL

4650

325

222

0

 

WILLOW FLYCATCHER

WIFL

4660

326

224

123

 

ALDER FLYCATCHER

ALFL

4661

327

224

123

 

TRAILL'S FLYCATCHER

TRFL

4669

326

224

0

 

LEAST FLYCATCHER

LEFL

4670

327

228

126

 

HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER

HAFL

4680

328

230

128

 

DUSKY FLYCATCHER

DUFL

4690

328

232

130

 

GRAY FLYCATCHER

GRFL

4691

329

233

132

 

WESTERN FLYCATCHER

WEFL

4640

324

235

134

 

PACIFIC SLOPE FLYCATCHER

PSFL

4641

324

235

134

 

Sayonoris

 

 

 

239

 

 

BLACK PHOEBE

BLPH

4580

330

239

137

 

SAY'S PHOEBE

SAPH

4570

331

241