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Table 1.5--Bird species within the South with global rankings of G1^a, G2^b, and G3^c. (Source: NatureServe 2000)

Ranking	Scientific name	Common name	Areas of occurrence
Wading Birds
G1	Grus Americana	Whooping crane	AL, GA, LA, OK, TX
G3	Phoenicopterus ruber	Greater flamingo	FL
Shore Birds
G1	Numenus borealis	Eskimo curlew	AR, LA, NC, TX
G2	Charadrius montanus	Mountain plover	OK, TX
G3	Charadrius melodus	Piping plover	AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, TN, TX, VA
Perching Birds
G2	Dendroica chrysoparia	Golden-cheeked warbler	TX
	Vireo atricapillus	Black-capped vireo	MS, OK, TX
G3	Aimophila aestivalis	Bachman’s sparrow	AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA
	Aphelocoma coerulescens	Florida scrub jay	FL
	Pipilo alberti	Albert’s towhee	TX
	Vermivora crissalis	Colima warbler	TX
Other Birds
G1	Pterodroma feae	Fea’s petrel	NC
	Pterodroma hasitata	Black-capped petrel	FL, GA, NC, VA
G2	Amazona viridigenalis	Red-crowned parrot	FLd, TXd
G3	Columba leucocephala	White-crowned pigeon	FL, TX
	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	American white pelican	AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, TN, TX
	Picoides borealis	Red-cockaded woodpecker	AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA
	Strix occidentalis	Spotted owl	TXd
	Thalassarche chlororhynchos	Yellow-nosed albatross	FL, NC
	Tympanuchus pallidicinctus	Lesser prairie chicken	OK, TX

^a Critically imperiled.

^b Imperiled.

^c Vulnerable.

^d West Texas.

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