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CLASS
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ORDER
ACCIPITRIFORMES – Hawks, Eagles and Kites
ACCIPITRIDAE – Hawks
ACCIPITER – None
A. cooperii
Cooper's Hawk
A. gentilis
Northern Goshawk
A. striatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
BUTEO – None
B. jamaicensis
Red-tailed Hawk
B. lagopus
Rough-legged Hawk
B. lineatus
Red-shouldered Hawk
B. platypterus
Broad-winged Hawk
CIRCUS – None
C. hudsonius
Northern Harrier
HALIAEETUS – None
H. leucocephalus
Bald Eagle
PANDIONIDAE – Osprey
PANDION – None
P. haliaetus
Osprey
ORDER
ANSERIFORMES – Ducks, Geese and Swans
ANATIDAE – Ducks, Geese and Swans
AIX – None
A. sponsa
Wood Duck - WODU
ANAS – None
A. acuta
Northern Pintail - NOPI
A. crecca
Green-winged Teal - GWTE
A. platyrhynchos
Mallard - MALL
A. rubripes
American Black Duck - ABDU
ANSER – None
A. albifrons
Greater White-fronted Goose - GWFD
A. caerulescens
Snow Goose - SNGO
A. rossii
Ross's Goose - ROGO
AYTHYA – None
A. affinis
Lesser Scaup - LESC
A. americana
Redhead - REDH
A. collaris
Ring-necked Duck - RNDU
A. marila
Greater Scaup - GRSC
A. valisineria
Canvasback - CANV
BRANTA – None
B. canadensis
Canada Goose - CANG
B. hutchinsii
Cackling Goose - CACG
BUCEPHALA – None
B. albeola
Bufflehead - BUFF
B. clangula
Common Goldeneye - COGO
CLANGULA – None
C. hyemalis
Long-tailed Duck - LTDU
CYGNUS – None
C. buccinator
Trumpeter Swan - TRUS
C. columbianus
Tundra Swan - TUSW
C. olor
Mute Swan - MUSW
LOPHODYTES – None
L. cucullatus
Hooded Merganser - COGO
MARECA – None
M. americana
American Wigeon - AMWI
M. penelope
Eurasian Wigeon - EUWI
M. strepera
Gadwall - GADW
MELANITTA – None
M. americana
Black Scoter - BLSC
M. deglandi
White-winged Scoter - WWSC
M. perspicillata
Surf Scoter - SUSC
MERGUS – None
M. merganser
Common Merganser - COME
M. serrator
Red-breasted Merganser - RBME
OXYURA – None
O. jamaicensis
Ruddy Duck - RUDU
SPATULA – None
S. clypeata
Northern Shoveler - NSHO
S. discors
Blue-winged Teal - BWTE
ORDER
APODIFORMES – Hummingbirds and Swifts
APODIDAE – Swifts
CHAETURA – None
C. pelagica
Chimney Swift
TROCHILIDAE – Hummingbirds
ARCHILOCHUS – None
A. colubris
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - RTHU
ORDER
CAPRIMULGIFORMES – Nighthawks and Nightjars
CAPRIMULGIDAE – Nighthawks
ANTROSTOMUS – None
A. vociferus
Eastern Whip-poor-will
CHORDEILES – None
C. minor
Common Nighthawk
ORDER
CATHARTIFORMES – Vultures
CATHARTIDAE – Vultures
CATHARTES – None
C. aura
Turkey Vulture
ORDER
CHARADRIIFORMES – Shorebirds, Plovers, Gulls and other Pelagics
CHARADRIIDAE – Plovers
CHARADRIUS – None
C. semipalmatus
Semipalmated Plover - SEPL
C. vociferus
Killdeer - KILL
PLUVIALIS – None
P. dominica
American Golden-Plover - AMGP
P. squatarola
Black-bellied Plover - BBPL
LARIDAE – Gulls
CHLIDONIAS – None
C. niger
Black Tern - BLTE
CHROICOCEPHALUS – None
C. philadelphia
Bonaparte's Gull - BOGU
HYDROPROGNE – None
H. caspia
Caspian Tern - CATE
LARUS – None
L. argentatus
Herring Gull - HERG
L. delawarensis
Ring-billed Gull - RBGU
L. fuscus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
L. hyperboreus
Glaucous Gull - GLGU
LEUCOPHAEUS – None
L. atricilla
Laughing Gull - LAGU
L. pipixcan
Franklin's Gull - FRGU
STENULA – None
S. antillarum
Least Tern - LETE
STERNA – None
S. forsteri
Forster's Tern - FOTE
S. hirundo
Common Tern - COTE
RECURVIROSTRIDAE – Stilts and Avocets
RECURVIROSTRA – None
R. americana
American Avocet - AMAV
SCOLOPACIDAE – Shorebirds
ACTITIS – None
A. macularius
Spotted Sandpiper - SPSA
ARENARIA – None
A. interpres
Ruddy Turnstone - RUTU
BARTRAMIA – None
B. longicauda
Upland Sandpiper - UPSA
CALIDRIS – None
C. alba
Sanderling - SAND
C. alpina
Dunlin - DUNL
C. bairdii
Baird's Sandpiper - BASA
C. fuscicollis
White-rumped Sandpiper - WRSA
C. himantopus
Stilt Sandpiper - STSA
C. mauri
Western Sandpiper - WESA
C. melanotos
Pectoral Sandpiper - PESA
C. minutilla
Least Sandpiper - LESA
C. pusilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper - SESA
C. subruficollis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - BBSA
GALLINAGO – None
G. delicata
Wilson's Snipe - WISN
LIMNODROMUS – None
L. griseus
Short-billed Dowitcher - SBDO
L. scolopaceus
Long-billed Dowitcher - LBDO
LIMOSA – None
L. fedoa
Marbled Godwit - MAGO
L. haemastica
Hudsonian Godwit - HUGO
PHALAROPUS – None
P. tricolor
Wilson's Phalarope - WIPH
SCOLOPAX – None
S. minor
American Woodcock - AMWO
TRINGA – None
T. flavipes
Lesser Yellowlegs - LEYE
T. melanoleuca
Greater Yellowlegs - GRYE
T. semipalmata
Willet - WILL
T. solitaria
Solitary Sandpiper - SOSA
ORDER
COLUMBIFORMES – Pigeons and Doves
COLUMBIDAE – Pigeons and Doves
COLUMBA – None
C. livia
Rock Pigeon
COLUMBINA – None
C. passerina
Common Ground-Dove
STREPTOPELIA – None
S. decaocto
Eurasian Collared-Dove
ZENAIDA – None
Z. macroura
Mourning Dove
ORDER
CORACIIFORMES – Kingfishers
ALCEDINIDAE – Kingfishers
MEGACERYLE – None
M. alcyon
Belted Kingfisher
ORDER
CUCULIFORMES – Cuckoos, Anis and Roadrunners
CUCULIDAE – Cuckoos, Anis and Roadrunners
COCCYZUS – None
C. americanus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
C. erythropthalmus
Black-billed Cuckoo
ORDER
FALCONIFORMES – Falcons and Caracara
FALCONIDAE – Falcons and Caracara
FALCO – None
F. columbarius
Merlin
F. peregrinus
Peregrine Falcon
F. sparverius
American Kestrel
ORDER
GALLIFORMES – Pheasants, Quail, Grouse and Chachalacas
ODONTOPHORIDAE – Quail
COLINUS – None
C. virginianus
Northern Bobwhite - NOBO
PHASIANIDAE – Pheasants and Grouse
BONASA – None
B. umbellus
Ruffed Grouse - RUGR
MELEAGRIS – None
M. gallopavo
Wild Turkey - WITU
PERDIX – None
P. perdix
Gray Partridge - GRAP
PHASIANUS – None
P. colchicus
Ring-necked Pheasant - RNEP
ORDER
GAVIIFORMES – Loons
GAVIIDAE – Loons
GAVIA – None
G. immer
Common Loon - COLO
G. pacifica
Pacific Loon - PALO
G. stellata
Red-throated Loon - RTLO
ORDER
GRUIFORMES – Rails, Gallinules, Coots, Limpkin and Cranes
GRUIDAE – Cranes
ANTIGONE – None
A. canadensis
Sandhill Crane - SACR
RALLIDAE – Rails, Gallinules and Coots
FULICA – None
F. americana
American Coot - AMCO
GALLINULA – None
G. galeata
Common Gallinule - COGA
PORZANA – None
P. carolina
Sora - SORA
RALLUS – None
R. limicola
Virginia Rail - VIRA
ORDER
PASSERIFORMES – Perching Birds and Songbirds
ALAUDIDAE – Larks
EREMOPHILA – None
E. alpestris
Horned Lark
BOMBYCILLIDAE – Waxwings
BOMBYCILLA – None
B. cedrorum
Cedar Waxwing
B. garrulus
Bohemian Waxwing
CALCARIIDAE – Longspurs and Snow Buntings
CALCARIUS – None
C. lapponicus
Lapland Longspur
C. pictus
Smith's Longspur
PLECTROPHENAX – None
P. nivalis
Snow Bunting
CARDINALIDAE – Cardinals and Allies
CARDINALIS – None
C. cardinalis
Northern Cardinal
PASSERINA – None
P. caerulea
Blue Grosbeak
P. cyanea
Indigo Bunting
PHEUCTICUS – None
P. ludovicianus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
P. melanocephalus
Black-headed Grosbeak
PIRANGA – None
P. olivacea
Scarlet Tanager
P. rubra
Summer Tanager
SPIZA – None
S. americana
Dickcissel
CERTHIIDAE – Treecreepers
CERTHIA – None
C. americana
Brown Creeper
CORVIDAE – Crows, Jays and Magpies
CORVUS – None
C. brachyrhynchos
American Crow
CYANOCITTA – None
C. cristata
Blue Jay - BLJA
PICA – None
P. hudsonia
Black-billed Magpie
FRINGILLIDAE – Siskins, Crossbills and Allies
ACANTHIS – None
A. flammea
Common Redpoll
HAEMORHOUS – None
H. mexicanus
House Finch
H. purpureus
Purple Finch
LOXIA – None
L. curvirostra
Red Crossbill
L. leucoptera
White-winged Crossbill
SPINUS – None
S. pinus
Pine Siskin
S. tristis
American Goldfinch
HIRUNDINIDAE – Swallows
HIRUNDO – None
H. rustica
Barn Swallow
PETROCHELIDON – None
P. pyrrhonota
Cliff Swallow
PROGNE – None
P. subis
Purple Martin
RIPARIA – None
R. riparia
Bank Swallow
STELGIDOPTERYX – None
S. serripennis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
TACHYCINETA – None
T. bicolor
Tree Swallow
ICTERIDAE – Blackbirds and Orioles
AGELAIUS – None
A. phoeniceus
Red-winged Blackbird
DOLICHONYX – None
D. oryzivorus
Bobolink
EUPHAGUS – None
E. carolinus
Rusty Blackbird
E. cyanocephalus
Brewer's Blackbird
ICTERUS – None
I. galbula
Baltimore Oriole
I. spurius
Orchard Oriole
MOLOTHRUS – None
M. ater
Brown-headed Cowbird
QUISCALUS – None
Q. quiscula
Common Grackle
STURNELLA – None
S. magna
Eastern Meadowlark
S. neglecta
Western Meadowlark
XANTHOCEPHALUS – None
X. xanthocephalus
Yellow-headed Blackbird
ICTERIIDAE – Chats
ICTERIA – None
I. virens
Yellow-breasted Chat
LANIIDAE – Shrikes
LANIUS – None
L. borealis
Northern Shrike
L. ludovicianus
Loggerhead Shrike
MIMIDAE – Mockingbirds and Thrashers
DUMETELLA – None
D. carolinensis
Gray Catbird
MIMUS – None
M. polyglottos
Northern Mockingbird
TOXOSTOMA – None
T. rufum
Brown Thrasher
MOTACILLIDAE – Pipits
ANTHUS – None
A. rubescens
American Pipit
A. spragueii
Sprague's Pipit
PARIDAE – Chickadees and Tits
BAEOLOPHUS – None
B. bicolor
Tufted Titmouse
POECILE – None
P. atricapillus
Black-capped Chickadee
PARULIDAE – New World Warblers
CARDELLINA – None
C. canadensis
Canada Warbler
C. pusilla
Wilson's Warbler
GEOTHLYPIS – None
G. formosa
Kentucky Warbler
G. philadelphia
Mourning Warbler
G. trichas
Common Yellowthroat
HELMITHEROS – None
H. vermivorum
Worm-eating Warbler
LEIOTHLYPIS – None
L. celata
Orange-crowned Warbler
L. peregrina
Tennessee Warbler
L. ruficapilla
Nashville Warbler
MNIOTILTA – None
M. varia
Black-and-white Warbler
OPORORNIS – None
O. agilis
Connecticut Warbler
PARKESIA – None
P. motacilla
Louisiana Waterthrush
P. noveboracensis
Northern Waterthrush
PROTONOTARIA – None
P. citrea
Prothonotary Warbler
SEIURUS – None
S. aurocapilla
Ovenbird
SETOPHAGA – None
S. americana
Northern Parula
S. caerulescens
Black-throated Blue Warbler
S. castanea
Bay-breasted Warbler
S. cerulea
Cerulean Warbler
S. citrina
Hooded Warbler
S. coronata
Yellow-rumped Warbler
S. discolor
Prairie Warbler
S. dominica
Yellow-throated Warbler
S. fusca
Blackburnian Warbler
S. magnolia
Magnolia Warbler
S. palmarum
Palm Warbler
S. pensylvanica
Chestnut-sided Warbler
S. petechia
Yellow Warbler
S. pinus
Pine Warbler
S. ruticilla
American Redstart
S. striata
Blackpoll Warbler
S. tigrina
Cape May Warbler
S. virens
Black-throated Green Warbler
VERMIVORA – None
V. chrysoptera
Golden-winged Warbler
V. cyanoptera
Blue-winged Warbler
PASSERELLIDAE – New World Sparrows
AMMODRAMUS – None
A. henslowii
Henslow's Sparrow
A. leconteii
LeConte's Sparrow
A. savannarum
Grasshopper Sparrow
AMPHISPIZA – None
A. bilineata
Black-throated Sparrow
CHONDESTES – None
C. grammacus
Lark Sparrow
JUNCO – None
J. hyemalis
Dark-eyed Junco
MELOSPIZA – None
M. georgiana
Swamp Sparrow
M. lincolnii
Lincoln's Sparrow
M. melodia
Song Sparrow
PASSERCULUS – None
P. sandwichensis
Savannah Sparrow
PASSERELLA – None
P. iliaca
Fox Sparrow
PIPILO – None
P. erythrophthalmus
Eastern Towhee
POOECETES – None
P. gramineus
Vesper Sparrow
SPIZELLA – None
S. pallida
Clay-colored Sparrow
S. passerina
Chipping Sparrow
S. pusilla
Field Sparrow
SPIZELLOIDES – None
S. arborea
American Tree Sparrow
ZONOTRICHIA – None
Z. albicollis
White-throated Sparrow
Z. leucophrys
White-crowned Sparrow
Z. querula
Harris's Sparrow
PASSERIDAE – Old World Sparrows
PASSER – None
P. domesticus
House Sparrow
P. montanus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
POLIOPTILIDAE – Gnatcatchers
POLIOPTILA – None
P. caerulea
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
REGULIDAE – Kinglets
CORTHYLIO – None
C. calendula
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
REGULUS – None
R. satrapa
Golden-crowned Kinglet
SITTIDAE – Nuthatches
SITTA – None
S. canadensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch
S. carolinensis
White-breasted Nuthatch
STURNIDAE – Starlings
STURNUS – None
S. vulgaris
European Starling
TROGLODYTIDAE – Wrens
CISTOTHORUS – None
C. palustris
Marsh Wren
C. platensis
Sedge Wren
THRYOTHORUS – None
T. ludovicianus
Carolina Wren
TROGLODYTES – None
T. aedon
House Wren
T. hiemalis
Winter Wren
TURDIDAE – Thrushes
CATHARUS – None
C. fuscescens
Veery
C. guttatus
Hermit Thrush
C. minimus
Gray-cheeked Thrush
C. ustulatus
Swainson's Thrush
HYLOCICHLA – None
H. mustelina
Wood Thrush
IXOREUS – None
I. naevius
Varied Thrush
MYADESTES – None
M. townsendi
Townsend's Solitaire
SIALIA – None
S. sialis
Eastern Bluebird
TURDUS – None
T. migratorius
American Robin
TYRANNIDAE – Tyrant Flycatchers
CONTOPUS – None
C. cooperi
Olive-sided Flycatcher
C. virens
Eastern Wood-Pewee
EMPIDONAX – None
E. alnorum
Alder Flycatcher
E. flaviventris
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
E. minimus
Least Flycatcher
E. occidentalis
Cordilleran Flycatcher
E. traillii
Willow Flycatcher
E. undetermined
None
E. virescens
Acadian Flycatcher
MYIARCHUS – None
M. crinitus
Great Crested Flycatcher
SAYORNIS – None
S. phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
TYRANNUS – None
T. tyrannus
Eastern Kingbird
T. verticalis
Western Kingbird
VIREONIDAE – Vireos
VIREO – None
V. bellii
Bell's Vireo
V. flavifrons
Yellow-throated Vireo
V. gilvus
Warbling Vireo
V. griseus
White-eyed Vireo
V. olivaceus
Red-eyed Vireo
V. philadelphicus
Philadelphia Vireo
V. solitarius
Blue-headed Vireo
ORDER
PELECANIFORMES – Pelicans, Herons, Egrets, Bitterns, Ibises and Spoonbills
ARDEIDAE – Herons, Egrets and Bitterns
ARDEA – None
A. alba
Great Egret
A. herodias
Great Blue Heron
BOTAURUS – None
B. lentiginosus
American Bittern
BUBULCUS – None
B. ibis
Cattle Egret
BUTORIDES – None
B. virescens
Green Heron
EGRETTA – None
E. caerulea
Little Blue Heron
IXOBRYCHUS – None
I. exilis
Least Bittern
NYCTANASSA – None
N. violacea
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
NYCTICORAX – None
N. nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron
PELECANIDAE – Pelicans
PELECANUS – None
P. erythrorhynchos
American White Pelican
THRESKIORNITHIDAE – Ibises and Spoonbills
PLEGADIS – None
P. chihi
White-faced Ibis
ORDER
PICIFORMES – Woodpeckers
PICIDAE – Woodpeckers
COLAPTES – None
C. auratus
Northern Flicker
DRYOBATES – None
D. pubescens
Downy Woodpecker
D. villosus
Hairy Woodpecker
DRYOCOPUS – None
D. pileatus
Pileated Woodpecker
MELANERPES – None
M. carolinus
Red-bellied Woodpecker
M. erythrocephalus
Red-headed Woodpecker
SPHYRAPICUS – None
S. varius
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
ORDER
PODICIPEDIFORMES – Grebes
PODICIPEDIDAE – Grebes
AECHMOPHORUS – None
A. occidentalis
Western Grebe - WEGR
PODICEPS – None
P. auritus
Horned Grebe - HOGR
P. grisegena
Red-necked Grebe - RNGR
P. nigricollis
Eared Grebe - EAGR
PODILYMBUS – None
P. podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe - PBGR
ORDER
STRIGIFORMES – Owls
STRIGIDAE – Owls
ASIO – None
A. flammeus
Short-eared Owl
A. otus
Long-eared Owl
BUBO – None
B. scandiacus
Snowy Owl
B. virginianus
Great Horned Owl
MEGASCOPS – None
M. asio
Eastern Screech-Owl
STRIX – None
S. varia
Barred Owl
ORDER
SULIFORMES – Anhingas, Frigatebirds, Cormorants, Boobies and Gannets
PHALACROCORACIDAE – Cormorants
PHALACROCORAX – None
P. auritus
Double-crested Cormorant
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