Table 6. Regional Status of Selected Neotropical Migrant Landbirds that Breed in the New York Bight Watershed

Scientific Name Common Name(s) BW # Rank Seas. Use in NYB Breeding Habitat Migrant Status % of range in North east % of pop. in North east Rank based on % pop. Trend North east Ranking Scores
      (see notes at end of table for definitions and sources)              
                     
CHARADRIIFORMES (Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids):                    
Bartramia longicauda upland sandpiper BW2 B S L       4 21
                     
FALCONIFORMES (Diurnal Birds of Prey):                    
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's hawk BW2 B/M/W MF S       3  
Accipiter gentilis northern goshawk BW1 B/M/W MF S       4  
Accipter striatus sharp-shinned hawk BW2 B/M/W MF S       4  
Aquila chrysaetos golden eagle BW1 B?/M MF S       3  
Buteo lineatus red-shouldered hawk BW1 B/M MF S       3  
Buteo platypterus broad-winged hawk BW4 B/M MF L       4 18
Circus cyaneus northern harrier BW1 B/M/W S S       4  
Falco columbarius merlin BW2 M/W S L       na  
Falco peregrinus peregrine falcon BW1 B/W S L       1 16
                     
CUCULIFORMES (Cuckoos):                    
Coccyzus americanus yellow-billed cuckoo BW4 B S L 10.6 4.6   4 19
Coccyzus erthropthalmus black-billed cuckoo BW3 B S L 12.2 9.3   5 23
                     
STRIGIFORMES (Owls):                    
Asio flammeus short-eared owl BW2 B/W S S       4  
Asio otus long-eared owl BW2 B/W S S       U  
                     
CAPRIMULGIFORMES (Goatsuckers and Allies):                    
Caprimulgus carolinensis chuck-will's-widow BW2 B S L 4.0 0.2   3 18
Caprimulgus vociferus whip-poor-will BW3 B S L 17.5 21.1 20 5 21
Chordeiles minor common nighthawk BW3BW4 B S L 5.7 0.2   5 15
                     
APODIFORMES (Swifts and Hummingbirds):                    
Archilochus colubris ruby-throated hummingbird BW4 B S L 13.5 15.7   3 15
Chaetura pelagica chimney swift BW4BW5 B/M S L 10.5 12.4   5 17
                     
PICIFORMES (Woodpeckers and Allies):                    
Sphyrapicus varius yellow-bellied sapsucker BW3   S S 9.6 17.0 27 3  
                     
PASSERIFORMES (Perching Birds):                    
                     
Tyrannidae (Flycatchers):                    
Contopus virens eastern wood-pewee BW4 B/M MF L 14.8 22.4 18 5 22
Empidonax alnorum alder flycatcher BW3 B/M S L 8.6 5.2   U 18
Empidonax flaviventris yellow-bellied flycatcher BW1 B?/M MF L 3.3 0.3   3 20
Empidonax minimus least flycatcher BW3BW4 B/M MF L 8.8 6.7   5 18
Empidonax traillii willow flycatcher BW4 B S L 11.3 8.1   U 18
Empidonax virescens acadian flycatcher BW3 B MF L 15.4 30.2 11 2 20
Myiarchus crinitus great crested flycatcher BW4BW5 B/M MF L 12.8 10.4   3 20
Nuttallornis borealis olive-sided flycatcher BW1 B?/M S L 1.6 0.8   5 21
Tyrannus tyrannus eastern kingbird BW4BW5 B/M S L 6.7 4.9   5 19
                     
Alaudidae (Larks):                    
Eremophila alpestris horned lark BW3BW4 B/M/W S S 4.3 0.1   5  
                     
Hirundinidae (Swallows):                    
Hirundo pyrrhonota cliff swallow BW2 B/M S L na na   4 15
Hirundo rustica barn swallow BW5 B/M S L 5.5 8.0   4 13
Progne subis purple martin BW4 B/M S L 10.4 4.1   3 17
Riparia riparia bank swallow BW3BW4 B/M S L 3.7 4.7   4 17
Steldidopteryx serripennis n. rough-winged swallow BW4 B/M S L 6.4 3.4   4 16
                     
Certhiidae (Creepers):                    
Certhia americana brown creeper BW3BW4   MF S 8.0 11.3   2  
                     
Troglodytidae (Wrens):                    
Cistothorus platensis sedge wren BW1 B/M S S 5.9 0.0   5  
Cistothorus palustris marsh wren BW4 B/M/W S S 9.2 0.9   5  
                     
Muscicapidae (Kinglets and Thrushes):                    
Catharus bicknellii Bicknell's thrush BW1   MF L 34.0 75? 1 ?  
Catharus fuscescens veery BW4 B/M MF L 12.1 22.4 16 4 21
Catharus guttatus hermit thrush BW3 B/M MF S 4.5 4.9   2  
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's thrush BW1 B?/M MF L 2.1 0.4   5 19
Hylocichla mustelina wood thrush BW4 B MF L 17.7 44.2 5 5 25
Polioptila caerulea blue-gray gnatcatcher BW4 B MF L 10.8 11.5   3 16
Sialia sialis eastern bluebird BW4 B/M/W S S 11.2 10.2   1  
                     
Mimidae (Mimic Thrushes):                    
Dumetella carolinensis gray catbird BW5 B/M/W S L 9.9 38.6 8 3 18
                     
Laniidae (Shrikes):                    
Lanius ludovicianus migrans loggerhead shrike BW1 B?/M/W S S 2.3 0.2   5  
                     
Vireonidae (Vireos):                    
Vireo flavifrons yellow-throated vireo BW4 B MF L 17.4 22.8 15 3 22
Vireo gilvus warbling vireo BW4 B/M MF L 6.5 2.3   1 14
Vireo griseus white-eyed vireo BW4 B S L 10.0 5.5   3 17
Vireo olivaceous red-eyed vireo BW5 B/M MF L 7.6 18.0 18 1 13
Vireo solitarius solitary vireo BW3 B/M MF L 10.5 23.1 14 1 17
                     
Emberizidae (Emberizids):                    
                     
Parulinae (Wood Warblers):                    
Dendroica caerulescens black-throated blue warbler BW3 B/M MF L 24.3 44.2 6 4 24
Dendroica cerulea cerulean warbler BW1BW2 B MF L 11.7 30.0 12 4 28
Dendroica coronata yellow-rumped warbler BW2BW3 B/M/W MF S 2.5 3.6   1  
Dendroica discolor prairie warbler BW4BW5 B/M S L 6.1 2.5   4 21
Dendroica dominica yellow-throated warbler BW1 B? MF L 4.4 2.5   1 17
Dendroica fusca blackburnian warbler BW3 B/M MF L 21.5 29.3 13 2 22
Dendroica magnolia magnolia warbler BW3 B/M MF L 8.0 5.1   1 19
Dendroica palmarum palm warbler BW1 M/W MF L 1.1 na   3 17
Dendroica pensylvanica chestnut-sided warbler BW4 B/M S L 23.5 19.1 21 4 23
Dendroica pinus pine warbler BW4 B/M     16.2 8.4      
Dendroica striata blackpoll warbler BW1 B?/M MF L 0.6 1.0   3 18
Dendroica virens black-throated green warbler BW3 B/M MF L 13.4 12.7   3 21
Geothylpis trichas common yellowthroat BW5 B/W S L 5.4 12.2   3 13
Helmitheros vermivorus worm-eating warbler BW3 B MF L 22.6 52.6 3 4 23
Icteria virens yellow-breasted chat BW3 B/M/W? S L 7.4 9.7   5 20
Mniotilta varia black-and-white warbler BW4 B/M MF L 8.6 17.5 24 5 18
Oporomis philadelphia mourning warbler BW1 B/M S L 12.5 1.3   2 19
Oporornis formosus Kentucky warbler BW3 B MF L 11.6 13.3   4 21
Parula americana northern parula BW1 B?/M MF L 17.1 22.3 17 3 20
Protonotaria citrea prothonotary warbler BW2 B/M MF L 6.0 2.5   2 19
Seiurus aurocapillus ovenbird BW4 B/M MF L 10.4 16.0 33 1 18
Seiurus motacilla Louisiana waterthrush BW4 B/M S L 18.4 44.2 4 4 22
Seiurus noveboracensis northern waterthrush BW3 B/M MF L 4.6 1.1   2 14
Setophaga ruticilla American redstart BW4BW5 B/M MF L 8.0 15.6 34 4 18
Vermivora chrysoptera golden-winged warbler BW3 B/M S L 30.8 30.7 9 5 28
Vermivora pinus blue-winged warbler BW4 B/M S L 17.0 39.5 7 2 24
Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville warbler BW3 B/M S L 12.9 5.3   3  
Wilsonia canadensis Canada warbler BW3 B/M MF L 16.8 16.0 32 5 23
Wilsonia citrina hooded warbler BW3 B/M MF L 16.8 17.2 26 2 21
                     
Thraupinae (Tanagers):                    
Piranga olivacea scarlet tanager BW4 B/M MF L 21.1 60.0 2 2 22
Piranga rubra summer tanager BW2 B MF L 9.0 4.3   3 17
                     
Cardinalinae (Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Allies):                    
Guiraca caerulea blue grosbeak BW2 B/M S L 3.5 5.7   1 15
Passerina ciris indigo bunting BW4BW5 B/M S L 14.0 16.8 30 2 17
Pheucticus ludovicianus rose-breasted grosbeak BW4 B/M MF L 8.0 18.4 22 2 18
                     
Emberizinae (Emberizines):                    
Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's sparrow BW1 B S   24.4 21.3 19 5  
Ammodramus savannarum grasshopper sparrow BW2 B/W? S L 10.6 3.6   4 18
Junco hyemalis dark-eyed junco BW3BW4   S S       3  
Melospiza georgiana swamp sparrow BW3BW4 B/M/W S S 8.0 5.1   3  
Passerculus sandwichensis savannah sparrow BW3 B/M/W S S 3.0 1.6   5  
Pipilo erythrophthalmus rufous-sided towhee BW4 B/M/W? S S 8.0 14.0   5  
Pooecetes gramineus vesper sparrow BW2 B/M/W S   7.8 0.6   5  
Zonotrichia albicollis white-throated sparrow BW2 B/M/W S S 4.3 2.7   5  
                     
Icterinae (Blackbirds):                    
Dolichonyx oryzivorus bobolink BW3 B/M S L 10.3 13.7   4 22
Icterus galbula orchard oriole BW3 B/M S L 7.8 3.2   1 15
Icterus spurius northern oriole BW4BW5 B/M S L 6.9 16.2 31 4 19
Sturnella magna eastern meadowlark BW3BW4 B/M/W S S 13.5 5.4   5  
                     
Fringillidae (Finches and Allies):                    
Carduelis pinus pine siskin BW1BW2 B/M/W MF S 1.5 0.2   3  
Carpodacus purpureus purple finch BW3 B/M/W MF S 9.6 11.3   5  
                     
Notes:                    
Selected species that breed in the New York Bight from the Partners in Flight A and B lists of Neotropical migrant landbirds;                    
does not include all of the most common species (e.g. yellow warbler).                    
Rank based on % pop: rank in northeast based on percent of the species population - see below (Rosenberg and Wells 1995)                    
% of pop. in northeast: percent of the population estimated to occur in the northeastern United States based on % of species breeding range                    
and abundance; shorebirds and raptors were not included in this analysis (Rosenberg and Wells 1995)                    
% of range in northeast: percent of species total breeding range in the northeastern United States (Rosenberg and Wells 1995)                    
Trend: population trend of species in the northeastern United States from 1966-1990 based primarily on the breeding bird survey                    
1 = statistically significant increase, 2 = non-significant increase, 3 = no consistent trend, 4 = non-significant decline, 5 = statistically significant decline                    
(Smith et al. 1993)                    
Northeast Rank: total ranking score based on global abundance, winter distribution, threats on wintering ground, breeding distribution, threats on breeding ground                    
in northeast, importance of area, and population trend in northeast; scores range from 10-28, most vulnerable species have higher scores;                    
only long-distance migrants included in this analysis (Smith et al. 1993).                    
BW Rank: Bight Watershed rank from this report - see Appendix I for definitions                    
Seasonal use: B = breeding, M = migrating, W = wintering                    
Breeding Habitat: MF = Mature Forest, S= Successional (Smith et al. 1993)                    
Migrant Status: L = Long distance migrant (Partners in Flight "A" list), S = Short Distance migrant (Partners in Flight "B" List)                    

Definitions of ranks used in list

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