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Appendix H<br />

Table H-1. Avian Ecological Guilds Observed December 2007 to November <strong>2008</strong> in the Ports <strong>of</strong> Long Beach <strong>and</strong> Los Angeles<br />

GUILD 1 - SMALL SHOREBIRDS<br />

GUILD 3 - WADING/MARSH BIRDS<br />

Charadriidae (Plovers <strong>and</strong> Relatives) Ardeidae (Herons <strong>and</strong> Egrets)<br />

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias<br />

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Great Egret Casmerodius albus<br />

Snowy Egret Egretta thula<br />

Scolopacidae (S<strong>and</strong>pipers <strong>and</strong> Relatives) Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis<br />

Spotted S<strong>and</strong>piper Actitis macularia Green Heron Butorides virescens<br />

Surfbird Aphriza virgata Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax<br />

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres<br />

Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala<br />

S<strong>and</strong>erling Calidris alba<br />

W<strong>and</strong>ering Tattler*<br />

Catoptrophorus<br />

semipalmatus<br />

Western S<strong>and</strong>piper Calidris mauri<br />

Least S<strong>and</strong>piper Calidris minutilla<br />

* this species was included as a Large Shorebird for 2000-2001 (MEC 2002) <strong>surveys</strong> but<br />

is the same size as Black-bellied Plover, Killdeer <strong>and</strong> Surfbird<br />

GUILD 2 - LARGE SHOREBIRDS<br />

GUILD 4 - AERIAL FISH FORAGERS<br />

Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) Alcedinidae<br />

American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon<br />

Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani<br />

Pelicanidae<br />

Recurvirostridae (Avocets <strong>and</strong> Stilts)<br />

California Brown Pelican<br />

Pelecanus occidentalis<br />

californicus<br />

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus<br />

Laridae, subfamily Sterninae (Terns)<br />

Scolopacidae (S<strong>and</strong>pipers <strong>and</strong> Relatives) Caspian Tern Sterna caspia<br />

Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Royal Tern Sterna maxima<br />

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Elegant Tern Sterna elegans<br />

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Forstern's Tern Sterna forsteri<br />

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus California Least Tern Sterna antillarum browni<br />

Willet<br />

Catoptrophorus<br />

semipalmatus<br />

Black Skimmer Rynchops niger<br />

Stercoraridae (Jaegers <strong>and</strong> Skuas)<br />

Parasitic Jaeger<br />

<strong>2008</strong> Biological Surveys <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles <strong>and</strong> Long Beach Harbors H–3<br />

April 2010

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