MOST-NUMEROUS PASSERINES IN NORTH AMERICAN ISIS INSTITUTIONS

December, 1999

AND A COMPARISON OF TAXA POPULATIONS FROM ONE AND FIVE YEARS PAST

Robert Webster – The Toledo Zoo
Colorful highlights added by Martin Vince

 

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Existing studbooks
TAG approved studbooks awaiting WCMC approval

Potential studbooks / registries / species champion ???

May be taking up space that could be more valuably occupied

 

                                                                                                                        #h             12/99       12/98     12/94

 

1.   Bali Mynah                                               109.125.31                   4               265        259       273      

2.   Red-billed Leiothrix                                   49.41.215                   3               215        224       180      

3.  *Red Bishop / Orange Bishop                     93.52.39                                     184         198       165   

4.   Taveta Golden Weaver                               56.60.61                    23              177        140         68  

5.  *Superb Starling                                          40.53.79                     1               172        167       169              

6.  *Fairy Bluebird                                            53.64.10                    1                127        126      116

      *Orange-cheeked Waxbill                          10.8.108                                      126         138       47

8.     Zebra Finch                                               36.41.47                                      124          99        54

9.   *Blue-grey Tanager                                    34.35.48                                      117        110       108

      *Red Avadavit                                            41.32.44                                      117          77         18

11  *Saffron Finch                                             24.28.61                                     113        100         29

12.   Gouldian Finch                                          35.24.44                    7               103          93       109

13. *Golden-breasted Starling                           53.45.2                                       100        102       116           

14.   Silver-beaked Tanager                              33.37.20                                       90           95         61       

15.   Emerald Starling                                       49.23.16                                       88           72         87

16. *Turquoise Tanager                                    33.36.10                                       79           84         59

      *Long-tailed Finch                                      13.13.53                                      79           82         52

18.   Red-crested Cardinal                                 24.29.25                   6                 78           87         96

19. *Silver-eared Mesia                                     34.24.17                                      75           75         97

      *Orange-breasted Avadavit                         30.32.13                                      75           80         34

21. *Red-legged Honeycreeper                          34.34.1                                       69           68         42

22. *White-headed Buffalo Weaver                   26.30.11                                     67           67         95

23. *Violaceous Euphonia                                 27.19.20                  6                  66           50        16

      *Violet-backed Starling                               41.25.0                                        66           62        68

        Common Crow                                              3.5.58                                       66          55         41

26. *Scaly-breasted Munia                                   4.3.58                                       65           58         13

27.  White-crested Laughing Thrush                   31.22.8                                      61           62         68

28.  Sudan Golden Sparrow                                 29.25.3                                     57            74         26

     *Black-billed Magpie                                    16.18.23                 1                  57           47         41

30. Common Starling                                           0.0.54                                       54            56

     *Raven                                                          12.10.32                                      54           53        42

32.*Common Shama Thrush                             26.18.9                                        53           59        45

      Blue-capped Cordon-Bleu                            30.22.1                                       53           50

34.*Azure-winged Magpie                                12.15.23                                      50           57        63

35. *Snowy-headed Robin-Chat                         22.15.11                                     48           56        48

      *Yellow-bellied / Austen’s Laughing Thrush       27.20.1                 3                    48           50        34

       Crested Oropendola                                       15.26.7                                     48           40

38.  Red-crested Finch                                          24.17.5                                     46           50        62

       Black-rumped Waxbill                                    3.2.41                                      46          50        31

       Bronze Mannikin                                            3.6.37                                      46           46        16

41. *European Goldfinch                                    17.18.9                                      44            47        12

       Red-throated Parrot Finch                             8.8.28                                       44            42        32

     *Southern Masked Weaver                           16.20.8                                       44            42        43

44.  Red Fody                                                       18.22.3                                     43            38

45.  Cedar Waxwing                                             2.0.40                                       42           40        24

       Star Finch                                                      20.9.13                                     42            35        15

47.  Oriental White-eye                                        2.6.33                                       41           54

48.  American Robin                                            3.7.30                      5               40            40        22

49.  Black-headed Weaver                                   19.11.9                    1                39           25        23

50.  Eastern Bluebird                                           11.15.12                   2                 38         41        51

51.  White-headed Munia                                     0.0.37                                         37         35

       Paradise Whydah                                          17.8.12                                        37         35       29

53.  White-lined Tanager                                     16.16.4                    4                  36         34      

54.  Northern Cardinal                                         20.12.3                                        35         33        31

       Black-crowned Waxbill                                12.15.8                                        35

       Bengalese / Society Finch                            0.0.35                                           35                    11

      *Grosbeak Starling                                       16.19.0                                         35          41       46

58.  Red-tailed Lavender Waxbill                       6.5.23                                          34          40       13

       Pin-tailed Whydah                                        17.17.0                                        34         25       39

60. *Lesser Green Broadbill                              16.17.0                                          33         37       69

        Blue-faced Honeyeater                                 17.15.1                                       33         31       19

       *Paradise Tanager                                        11.16.6                                         33         21

        Yellow-rumped Cacique                              13.17.3                                        33         32       18

      *Troupial                                                      13.14.6                                          33        28        42

        Yellow-fronted Canary                                 14.19.0                                        33        35       23

        Peter’s Twinspot                                          14.6.13                     6                 33         21       23

       *Double-barred Finch                                    9.8.15                                         33         36       31

68.   Yellow-billed Cardinal                                 14.13.5                                        32         37       21

         Javan Sparrow                                               0.0.32                                        32         25       21

       *Blue-eared Glossy Starling                           7.8.17                                         32        28       35

71.  *Purple Honeycreeper                                  16.14.1                                         31         25      12

72.  *Loggerhead Shrike                                       8.21.0                                         30         25

         Rufous-crowned Tanager                            14.14.2                     1                 30         33

         Green-winged Pytilia                                   15.15.0                                        30        14       11

75.    Diamond Firetail Finch                                 4.5.20                                         29        24

76.   *Green Jay                                                    16.12.4                     3                 28         38       17

77.    Magpie Shrike                                               8.9.10                     1                 27         18

         Blue-and-Yellow Tanager                           14.13.0                                        27         33       20

         Common Waxbill                                          7.5.15                     2                 27         25       18

       *Red-billed Blue Magpie                               9.17.1                                         27         28       34

81.   Plush-crested Jay                                         14.11.1                                         26         28       26

82.  *White-crowned Robin-Chat                       11.8.6                                           25         26       17

         Golden-crested Mynah                                9.14.2                                          25         28       35

        *Hill Mynah                                                 9.8.8                                            25         26       33

85.    Red Siskin                                                  12.12.0                                         24         29

        *Black-naped Oriole                                    11.8.5                       2                 24         21        26

         Collie’s Magpie Jay                                    13.8.3                                          24         24        19

88.    Japanese White-eye                                     1.4.18                                          23        33        12

        Black-crested Finch                                      7.8.8                                            23        27        39

        Amakihi                                                       13.8.2                                           23        22        26

        Dusky Twinspot                                           9.10.4                                           23

        Red-billed Fire Finch                                   10.6.7                                           23       31        44                       

93.  *Hooded Pitta                                                7.5.9                                            21       14        11

       *Variable Seedeater                                      12.8.1                                           21       20        18

        Cutthroat                                                      10.8.3                                           21       12        18

        Black-winged Red Bishop                           13.7.1                                          21        22        42

       *Lesser Bird-of-Paradise                               5.11.5                      1                  21       20        13

98.   Magpie Robin                                              11.5.4                       4                 20        20        17

      *Black-throated Laughing Thrush                  8.6.6                                           20        21       16

       Liocichla                                                       12.7.1                                          20        18       47

       White-throated Sparrow                                3.0.17                                         20                   20    

      *Scarlet-rumped Tanager                               8.7.5                                           20        19       20