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