PBDB Collection

CA-SMI-603 (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Los Angeles County, California (34.0° N, 120.3° W: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 120.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: bone collector

Primary reference: P. W. Collins, D. A. Guthrie, E. L. Whistler, R. L. Vellanoweth, and J. M. Erlandson. 2018. Terminal Pleistocene–Holocene Avifauna of San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands: Identifications of Previously Unidentified Avian Remains Recovered from Fossil Sites and Prehistoric Cave Deposits. Western North American Naturalist 78(3):370-403 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 215552: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 12.11.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
Aves -	Aves indet. Aves indet. bird
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Mareca americana, Branta canadensis, Branta bernicla, Branta hutchinsii, Anser caerulescens, Spatula clypeata, Anas crecca, Anas acuta, Melanitta fusca Mareca americana Gmelin 1789 American wigeon Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose Branta bernicla Linnaeus 1758 brant Branta hutchinsii Richardson 1832 cackling goose Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail Melanitta fusca Linnaeus 1758 velvet scoter
Passeriformes - Laniidae	Lanius ludovicianus Lanius ludovicianus Linnaeus 1766 loggerhead shrike
Passeriformes - Corvidae	cf. Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus, Corvus corax cf. Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Wied-Neuwied 1841 pinyon jay Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
Passeriformes - Passerellidae	Passerculus sandwichensis, cf. Pipilo chlorurus, Pipilo maculatus, Melospiza melodia, Junco hyemalis, Passerella iliaca, Zonotrichia sp., Zonotrichia leucophrys, Zonotrichia atricapilla, cf. Chondestes grammacus Passerculus sandwichensis Gmelin 1789 savannah sparrow cf. Pipilo chlorurus Audubon 1839 green-tailed towhee Pipilo maculatus Swainson 1827 spotted towhee Melospiza melodia Wilson 1810 song sparrow Junco hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 dark-eyed junco Passerella iliaca Merrem 1786 fox sparrow Zonotrichia sp. Swainson 1832 sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Forster 1772 white-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Gmelin 1789 golden-crowned sparrow cf. Chondestes grammacus Say 1823 lark sparrow
Passeriformes - Mimidae	cf. Oreoscoptes montanus, Mimus polyglottos cf. Oreoscoptes montanus Townsend 1837 sage thrasher Mimus polyglottos Linnaeus 1758 northern mockingbird
Passeriformes - Icteridae	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, Agelaius tricolor, cf. Icterus bullockii, Sturnella neglecta Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Bonaparte 1826 yellow-headed blackbird Agelaius tricolor Audubon 1837 tricolor blackbird cf. Icterus bullockii Swainson 1827 Bullock's oriole Sturnella neglecta Audubon 1844 western meadowlark
Passeriformes - Parulidae	Setophaga coronata, Oreothlypis celata Setophaga coronata Linnaeus 1766 yellow-rumped warbler Oreothlypis celata Say 1823 orange-crowned warbler
Passeriformes - Alaudidae	Eremophila alpestris Eremophila alpestris Linnaeus 1759 horned lark
Passeriformes - Tyrannidae	cf. Sayornis nigricans, Sayornis saya, cf. Contopus sordidulus cf. Sayornis nigricans Swainson 1827 black phoebe Sayornis saya Bonaparte 1825 Say's phoebe cf. Contopus sordidulus Sclater 1859 western wood-pewee
Passeriformes - Cardinalidae	Pheucticus melanocephalus, Piranga ludoviciana Pheucticus melanocephalus Swainson 1827 black-headed grosbeak Piranga ludoviciana Wilson 1811 western tanager
Passeriformes - Troglodytidae	Thryomanes bewickii, Salpinctes obsoletus, cf. Troglodytes aedon Thryomanes bewickii Audubon 1827 Bewick's wren Salpinctes obsoletus Say 1822 rock wren cf. Troglodytes aedon Vieillot 1809 house wren
Passeriformes - Fringillidae	Spinus tristis, Spinus psaltria, cf. Haemorhous purpureus, Haemorhous mexicanus Spinus tristis Linnaeus 1758 American goldfinch Spinus psaltria Say 1822 lesser goldfinch cf. Haemorhous purpureus Gmelin 1789 purple finch Haemorhous mexicanus Müller 1776 house finch
Passeriformes - Bombycillidae	cf. Bombycilla cedrorum cf. Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot 1808 cedar waxwing
Passeriformes - Turdidae	Catharus guttatus, Catharus ustulatus, Turdus migratorius Catharus guttatus Pallas 1811 hermit thrush Catharus ustulatus Nuttall 1840 Swainson's thrush Turdus migratorius Linnaeus 1758 American robin
Piciformes - Picidae	Sphyrapicus ruber, Melanerpes formicivorus Sphyrapicus ruber Gmelin 1788 red-breasted sapsucker Melanerpes formicivorus Swainson 1827 acorn woodpecker
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Patagioenas fasciata Patagioenas fasciata Say 1822 band-tailed pigeon
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Athene cunicularia, Asio flammeus Athene cunicularia Molina 1782 burrowing owl Asio flammeus Pontoppidan 1763 short-eared owl
Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae	Podilymbus podiceps, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps nigricollis Podilymbus podiceps Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe Podiceps auritus Linnaeus 1758 horned grebe Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
Procellariiformes - Procellariidae	Fulmarus glacialis, Puffinus opisthomelas Fulmarus glacialis Linnaeus 1761 northern fulmar Puffinus opisthomelas Coues 1864 black-vented shearwater
Procellariiformes - Hydrobatidae	Oceanodroma sp., Oceanodroma melania, cf. Oceanodroma microsoma, Oceanodroma homochroa, "Oceanodroma leucorhoa" = Hydrobates leucorhous Oceanodroma sp. Reichenbach 1950 storm petrel Oceanodroma melania Bonaparte 1854 black storm-petrel cf. Oceanodroma microsoma Coues 1864 least storm-petrel Oceanodroma homochroa Coues 1864 ashy storm-petrel "Oceanodroma leucorhoa" = Hydrobates leucorhous Vieillot 1818 Leach's storm-petrel
Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae	Phoebastria albatrus Phoebastria albatrus Pallas 1769 short-tailed albatross
Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax sp., Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax auritus, Phalacrocorax pelagicus Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant Phalacrocorax spp. Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 pelagic cormorant
Gaviiformes - Gaviidae	Gavia immer Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 Common loon
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Arenaria interpres, Phalaropus fulicarius, Phalaropus tricolor, Phalaropus lobatus, Calidris alba, Actitis macularius Arenaria interpres Linnaeus 1758 ruddy turnstone Phalaropus fulicarius Linnaeus 1758 red phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Vieillot 1819 Wilson's phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope Calidris alba Pallas 1764 sanderling Actitis macularius Linnaeus 1766 spotted sandpiper
Charadriiformes - Alcoidae	Cepphus columba, Ptychoramphus aleuticus, Brachyramphus marmoratus, Uria aalge, Cerorhinca monocerata, Synthliboramphus scrippsi, Synthliboramphus antiquus Cepphus columba Pallas 1811 pigeon guillemot Ptychoramphus aleuticus Pallas 1811 Cassin's auklet Brachyramphus marmoratus Gmelin 1789 Marbled murrelet Uria aalge Pontoppidan 1763 Common murre Cerorhinca monocerata Pallas 1811 rhinoceros auklet Synthliboramphus scrippsi Green and Arnold 1939 Scripps's murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Gmelin 1789 Ancient murrelet
Charadriiformes - Laridae	Rissa tridactyla, Larus occidentalis, Larus heermanni, Larus californicus Rissa tridactyla Linnaeus 1758 black-legged kittiwake Larus occidentalis Audubon 1839 western gull Larus heermanni Cassin 1852 Heermann's gull Larus californicus Lawrence 1854 California gull
Charadriiformes - Charadriidae	Charadrius vociferus, Charadrius semipalmatus, cf. Charadrius nivosus Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus 1758 killdeer Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte 1825 semipalmated plover cf. Charadrius nivosus Cassin 1858 snowy plover
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Falco sparverius Falco sparverius Linnaeus 1758 American kestrel
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Elanus leucurus Elanus leucurus Vieillot 1818 white-tailed kite