Information: Species summaries
LOONS-Order: Gaviiformes
Common loon Gavia immer
GREBES-Order: Podicipediformes
Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Horned grebe Podiceps auritus
Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena
Eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis
PELICANS, CORMORANTS & ANHINGA-Order: Pelecaniformes
American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Double-crest. Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
HERONS & IBIS-Order: Ciconiiformes
American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Least bittern Ixobrychus exilis
Great blue heron Ardea herodias
Great egret Ardea alba
Snowy egret Egretta thula
Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored heron Egretta tricolor
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
Green heron Butorides virescens
Black-crn. night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crn. night-heron Nycticorax violaceus
White ibis Eudocimus albus
Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced ibis Plegadis chihi
Roseate spoonbill Ajaia ajaja
Wood stork Mycteria americana
SWAN, GOOSE & DUCKS-Order: Anseriformes
Fulvous whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor
Black-bell. whist.-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Mute swan Cygnus olor
Canada goose Branta canadensis
Wood duck Aix sponsa
Green-winged teal Anas crecca
American black duck Anas rubripes
Mottled duck Anas fulvigula
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern pintail Anas acuta
Blue-winged teal Anas discors
Cinnamon teal Anas cyanoptera
Northern shoveler Anas clypeata
Gadwall Anas strepera
American wigeon Anas americana
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Redhead Aythya americana
Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris
Lesser scaup Aythya affinis
Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Barrow's goldeneye Bucephala islandica
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Common merganser Mergus merganser
Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator
Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis
NEW WORLD VULTURES-Order: Falconiformes
Black vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey vulture Cathartes aura
EAGLES & HAWKS-Order: Falconiformes
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus
White-tailed kite Elanus leucurus
Mississippi kite Ictinia mississippiensis
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern harrier Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii
Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Harris' hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus
Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni
Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Crested caracara Caracara plancus
FALCONS-Order: Falconiformes
American kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Prairie falcon Falco mexicanus
GROUSE, TURKEY & QUAIL-Order: Galliformes
Gray partridge Perdix perdix
Chukar Alectoris chukar
Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Blue grouse Dendragapus obscurus
Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus
Sage grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
Greater prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido
Sharp-tailed grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus
Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus
Scaled quail Callipepla squamata
Gambel's quail Callipepla gambelii
California quail Callipepla californica
Mountain quail Oreortyx pictus
RAILS & CRANE-Order: Gruiformes
Clapper rail Rallus longirostris
King rail Rallus elegans
Virginia rail Rallus limicola
Sora Porzana carolina
Purple gallinule Porphyrula martinica
Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
American coot Fulica americana
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
Sandhill crane Grus canadensis
PLOVERS-Order: Charadriiformes
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Mountain plover Charadrius montanus
STILT & AVOCET-Order: Charadriiformes
Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus
American avocet Recurvirostra americana
SANDPIPERS-Order: Charadriiformes
Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Solitary sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia
Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus
Marbled godwit Limosa fedoa
Black turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
American woodcock Scolopax minor
Wilson's phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
GULLS & TERNS-Order: Charadriiformes
Laughing gull Larus atricilla
Franklin's gull Larus pipixcan
Bonaparte's gull Larus philadelphia
Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
California gull Larus californicus
Herring gull Larus argentatus
Western gull Larus occidentalis
Glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens
Great black-backed gull Larus marinus
Caspian tern Sterna caspia
Royal tern Sterna maxima
Common tern Sterna hirundo
Forster's tern Sterna forsteri
Least tern Sterna antillarum
Black tern Chlidonias niger
Black skimmer Rhynchops niger
DOVES-Order: Columbiformes
Rock dove Columba livia
Band-tailed pigeon Columba fasciata
White-winged dove Zenaida asiatica
Mourning dove Zenaida macroura
Inca dove Columbina inca
Common ground-dove Columbina passerina
CUCKOOS & ROADRUNNER-Order: Cuculiformes
Black-billed cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
OWLS-Order: Strigiformes
Great horned owl Bubo virginianus
Burrowing owl Speotyto cunicularia
Barred owl Strix varia
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
GOATSUCKERS-Order: Caprimulgiformes
Lesser nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Common poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus
SWIFTS & HUMMINGBIRDS-Order: Apodiformes
Black swift Cypseloides niger
Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's swift Chaetura vauxi
White-throated swift Aeronautes saxatalis
Ruby-thr. hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Black-chin. hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna
Costa's hummingbird Calypte costae
Calliope hummingbird Stellula calliope
Broad-tail. hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
Allen's hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
KINGFISHER-Order: Coraciiformes
Belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
WOODPECKERS-Order: Piciformes
Lewis' woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
Gila woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
Golden-fronted woodpkr Melanerpes aurifrons
Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Red-naped sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Yellow-bell. sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Red-breasted sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
Williamson's sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Ladder-back. woodpecker Picoides scalaris
Nuttall's woodpecker Picoides nuttallii
Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Hairy woodpecker Picoides villosus
Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis
White-headed woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus
Three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
Black-backed woodpecker Picoides arcticus
Red-shafted flicker Colaptes a. cafer
Yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus
Gilded flicker Colaptes chrysoides
Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
FLYCATCHERS-Order: Passeriformes
Olive-sided flycatcher Contopus borealis
Western wood-pewee Contopus sordidulus
Eastern wood-pewee Contopus virens
Yellow-bell. flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens
Alder flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii
Least flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Hammond's flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
Dusky flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
Gray flycatcher Empidonax wrightii
Cordilleran flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
Pacific-slope flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
W. flycatcher complex Empidonax insulicola
Black phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Say's phoebe Sayornis saya
Vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Ash-throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
Grt. crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crest. flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Cassin's kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
Western kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tail flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
LARK & SWALLOWS-Order: Passeriformes
Horned lark Eremophila alpestris
Purple martin Progne subis
Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green swallow Tachycineta thalassina
N. Rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank swallow Riparia riparia
Cliff swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota
Cave swallow Hirundo fulva
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
JAYS & CROWS-Order: Passeriformes
Gray jay Perisoreus canadensis
Steller's jay Cyanocitta stelleri
Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata
Florida scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens
Western scrub-jay Aphelocoma californica
Island scrub-jay Aphelocoma insularis
Pinyon jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Clark's nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
Black-billed magpie Pica hudsonia
Yellow-billed magpie Pica nuttalli
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Northwestern crow Corvus caurinus
Fish crow Corvus ossifragus
Chihuahuan raven Corvus cryptoleucus
Common raven Corvus corax
CHICKADEES & BUSHTIT-Order: Passeriformes
Black-capped chickadee Parus atricapilla
Carolina chickadee Parus carolinensis
Mountain chickadee Parus gambeli
Boreal chickadee Parus hudsonica
Chestnut-bkd chickadee Parus rufescens
Plain titmouse Parus inornatus
Black-crested titmouse Parus b. atricristatus
Tufted titmouse Parus bicolor
Verdin Auriparus flaviceps
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
NUTHATCHES & CREEPER-Order: Passeriformes
Red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
Brown-headed nuthatch Sitta pusilla
Brown creeper Certhia americana
WRENS & DIPPER-Order: Passeriformes
Cactus wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Rock wren Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon wren Catherpes mexicanus
Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii
House wren Troglodytes aedon
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