TransPecos Birds Checklist
Distribution Definitions

Legend
Ab   Abundant: Should see on every trip in the proper habitat.
C     Common: Should see on 3 out of 4 trips in the proper habitat
FC   Fairly Common: Should see on 2 out of 4 trips in the proper habitat
U     Uncommon: Should see on 1 out of 4 trips in the proper habitat
R     Rare: Should see on 1 out of 10 trips or less in the proper habitat
Ca   Casual: Not expected annually and includes out-of-season occurrences for the region
Ac   Accidental: Generally refers to 3 records or fewer for the region
    Questionable: Status not entirely known
(ir)   Very irregular. May not occur year after year
(L)   Occurs locally within a limited geographical or altitudinal range
(H)   Historical records only (prior to 1974)
(ab) Completely absent throughout some geographical areas in the Trans-Pecos but observed regularly in others
BB   Big Bend country. Generally the southern three quarters of Brewster and Presidio counties
NO   Northern Trans-Pecos (from the Davis Mountains north)
VA   Val Verde County and the southeastern Trans-Pecos
DM   Davis Mountains
GU   Guadalupe Mountains
CH   Chisos Mountains
MT   Normally found in the major mountain ranges
RG   The Rio Grande watershed
Seasonal Definitions
Spring
March through May
Summer
June through Mid August
Fall
August through Mid November
Winter
Mid November through February

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