A Checklist of Birds
of the ABA Checklist Area (969 species)

Species currently accepted
for the ABA Checklist Area

with AOU Check-list 7th Edition ordering
(51st Supplement)

January 2011

ABA Checklist Area:  
definition

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English NameScientific Name
DUCKS, GEESE, and SWANSAnatidae
  Black-bellied Whistling-Duck  Dendrocygna autumnalis
  Fulvous Whistling-Duck  Dendrocygna bicolor
  Taiga Bean-Goose  Anser fabalis
  Tundra Bean-Goose  Anser serrirostris
  Pink-footed Goose  Anser brachyrhynchus
  Graylag Goose  Anser anser
  Greater White-fronted Goose  Anser albifrons
  Lesser White-fronted Goose  Anser erythropus
  Emperor Goose  Chen canagica
  Snow Goose  Chen caerulescens
  Ross's Goose  Chen rossii
  Brant  Branta bernicla
  Barnacle Goose  Branta leucopsis
  Cackling Goose  Branta hutchinsii
  Canada Goose  Branta canadensis
  Mute Swan  Cygnus olor
  Trumpeter Swan  Cygnus buccinator
  Tundra Swan  Cygnus columbianus
  Whooper Swan  Cygnus cygnus
  Muscovy Duck  Cairina moschata
  Wood Duck  Aix sponsa
  Gadwall  Anas strepera
  Falcated Duck  Anas falcata
  Eurasian Wigeon  Anas penelope
  American Wigeon  Anas americana
  American Black Duck  Anas rubripes
  Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos
  Mottled Duck  Anas fulvigula
  Eastern Spot-billed Duck  Anas zonorhyncha
  Blue-winged Teal  Anas discors
  Cinnamon Teal  Anas cyanoptera
  Northern Shoveler  Anas clypeata
  White-cheeked Pintail  Anas bahamensis
  Northern Pintail  Anas acuta
  Garganey  Anas querquedula
  Baikal Teal  Anas formosa
  Green-winged Teal  Anas crecca
  Canvasback  Aythya valisineria
  Redhead  Aythya americana
  Common Pochard  Aythya ferina
  Ring-necked Duck  Aythya collaris
  Tufted Duck  Aythya fuligula
  Greater Scaup  Aythya marila
  Lesser Scaup  Aythya affinis
  Steller's Eider  Polysticta stelleri
  Spectacled Eider  Somateria fischeri
  King Eider  Somateria spectabilis
  Common Eider  Somateria mollissima
  Harlequin Duck  Histrionicus histrionicus
  Labrador Duck  Camptorhynchus labradorius
  Surf Scoter  Melanitta perspicillata
  White-winged Scoter  Melanitta fusca
  Black Scoter  Melanitta americana
  Long-tailed Duck  Clangula hyemalis
  Bufflehead  Bucephala albeola
  Common Goldeneye  Bucephala clangula
  Barrow's Goldeneye  Bucephala islandica
  Smew  Mergellus albellus
  Hooded Merganser  Lophodytes cucullatus
  Common Merganser  Mergus merganser
  Red-breasted Merganser  Mergus serrator
  Masked Duck  Nomonyx dominicus
  Ruddy Duck  Oxyura jamaicensis
CURASSOWS and GUANSCracidae
  Plain Chachalaca  Ortalis vetula
PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, TURKEYSPhasianidae
        and OLD WORLD QUAIL
  Chukar  Alectoris chukar
  Himalayan Snowcock  Tetraogallus himalayensis
  Gray Partridge  Perdix perdix
  Ring-necked Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus
  Ruffed Grouse  Bonasa umbellus
  Greater Sage-Grouse  Centrocercus urophasianus
  Gunnison Sage-Grouse  Centrocercus minimus
  Spruce Grouse  Falcipennis canadensis
  Willow Ptarmigan  Lagopus lagopus
  Rock Ptarmigan  Lagopus muta
  White-tailed Ptarmigan  Lagopus leucura
  Dusky Grouse  Dendragapus obscurus
  Sooty Grouse  Dendragapus fuliginosus
  Sharp-tailed Grouse  Tympanuchus phasianellus
  Greater Prairie-Chicken  Tympanuchus cupido
  Lesser Prairie-Chicken  Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
  Wild Turkey  Meleagris gallopavo
NEW WORLD QUAILOdontophoridae
  Mountain Quail  Oreortyx pictus
  Scaled Quail  Callipepla squamata
  California Quail  Callipepla californica
  Gambel's Quail  Callipepla gambelii
  Northern Bobwhite  Colinus virginianus
  Montezuma Quail  Cyrtonyx montezumae
LOONSGaviidae
  Red-throated Loon  Gavia stellata
  Arctic Loon  Gavia arctica
  Pacific Loon  Gavia pacifica
  Common Loon  Gavia immer
  Yellow-billed Loon  Gavia adamsii
GREBESPodicipedidae
  Least Grebe  Tachybaptus dominicus
  Pied-billed Grebe  Podilymbus podiceps
  Horned Grebe  Podiceps auritus
  Red-necked Grebe  Podiceps grisegena
  Eared Grebe  Podiceps nigricollis
  Western Grebe  Aechmophorus occidentalis
  Clark's Grebe  Aechmophorus clarkii
FLAMINGOSPhoenicopteridae
  American Flamingo  Phoenicopterus ruber
ALBATROSSESDiomedeidae
  Yellow-nosed Albatross  Thalassarche chlororhynchos
  Shy Albatross  Thalassarche cauta
  Black-browed Albatross  Thalassarche melanophris
  Light-mantled Albatross  Phoebetria palpebrata
  Wandering Albatross  Diomedea exulans
  Laysan Albatross  Phoebastria immutabilis
  Black-footed Albatross  Phoebastria nigripes
  Short-tailed Albatross  Phoebastria albatrus
SHEARWATERS and PETRELSProcellariidae
  Northern Fulmar  Fulmarus glacialis
  Great-winged Petrel  Pterodroma macroptera
  Herald Petrel  Pterodroma arminjoniana
  Murphy's Petrel  Pterodroma ultima
  Mottled Petrel  Pterodroma inexpectata
  Bermuda Petrel  Pterodroma cahow
  Black-capped Petrel  Pterodroma hasitata
  Fea's/Zino's Petrel (1/1)  Pterodroma feae/madeira
  Galapagos/Hawaiian Petrel  Pterodroma phaeopygia/sandwichensis
  Cook's Petrel  Pterodroma cookii
  Stejneger's Petrel  Pterodroma longirostris
  Bulwer's Petrel  Bulweria bulwerii
  White-chinned Petrel  Procellaria aequinoctialis
  Parkinson's Petrel  Procellaria parkinsoni
  Streaked Shearwater  Calonectris leucomelas
  Cory's Shearwater  Calonectris diomedea
  Cape Verde Shearwater  Calonectris edwardsii
  Pink-footed Shearwater  Puffinus creatopus
  Flesh-footed Shearwater  Puffinus carneipes
  Great Shearwater  Puffinus gravis
  Wedge-tailed Shearwater  Puffinus pacificus
  Buller's Shearwater  Puffinus bulleri
  Sooty Shearwater  Puffinus griseus
  Short-tailed Shearwater  Puffinus tenuirostris
  Manx Shearwater  Puffinus puffinus
  Townsend's Shearwater  Puffinus auricularis
  Black-vented Shearwater  Puffinus opisthomelas
  Audubon's Shearwater  Puffinus lherminieri
  Little Shearwater  Puffinus assimilis
STORM-PETRELSHydrobatidae
  Wilson's Storm-Petrel  Oceanites oceanicus
  White-faced Storm-Petrel  Pelagodroma marina
  Black-bellied Storm-Petrel  Fregetta tropica
  European Storm-Petrel  Hydrobates pelagicus
  Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel  Oceanodroma furcata
  Ringed Storm-Petrel  Oceanodroma hornbyi
  Leach's Storm-Petrel  Oceanodroma leucorhoa
  Ashy Storm-Petrel  Oceanodroma homochroa
  Band-rumped Storm-Petrel  Oceanodroma castro
  Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel  Oceanodroma monorhis
  Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel  Oceanodroma tethys
  Black Storm-Petrel  Oceanodroma melania
  Least Storm-Petrel  Oceanodroma microsoma
  Tristram's Storm-Petrel  Oceanodroma tristrami
TROPICBIRDSPhaethontidae
  White-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon lepturus
  Red-billed Tropicbird  Phaethon aethereus
  Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda
BOOBIES and GANNETSSulidae
  Masked Booby  Sula dactylatra
  Blue-footed Booby  Sula nebouxii
  Brown Booby  Sula leucogaster
  Red-footed Booby  Sula sula
  Northern Gannet  Morus bassanus
PELICANSPelecanidae
  American White Pelican  Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
  Brown Pelican  Pelecanus occidentalis
CORMORANTSPhalacrocoracidae
  Brandt's Cormorant  Phalacrocorax penicillatus
  Neotropic Cormorant  Phalacrocorax brasilianus
  Double-crested Cormorant  Phalacrocorax auritus
  Great Cormorant  Phalacrocorax carbo
  Red-faced Cormorant  Phalacrocorax urile
  Pelagic Cormorant  Phalacrocorax pelagicus
DARTERSAnhingidae
  Anhinga  Anhinga anhinga
FRIGATEBIRDSFregatidae
  Magnificent Frigatebird  Fregata magnificens
  Great Frigatebird  Fregata minor
  Lesser Frigatebird  Fregata ariel
BITTERNS, HERONS, and ALLIESArdeidae
  American Bittern  Botaurus lentiginosus
  Yellow Bittern  Ixobrychus sinensis
  Least Bittern  Ixobrychus exilis
  Bare-throated Tiger-Heron  Tigrisoma mexicanum
  Great Blue Heron  Ardea herodias
  Gray Heron  Ardea cinerea
  Great Egret  Ardea alba
  Intermediate Egret  Mesophoyx intermedia
  Chinese Egret  Egretta eulophotes
  Little Egret  Egretta garzetta
  Western Reef-Heron  Egretta gularis
  Snowy Egret  Egretta thula
  Little Blue Heron  Egretta caerulea
  Tricolored Heron  Egretta tricolor
  Reddish Egret  Egretta rufescens
  Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis
  Chinese Pond-Heron  Ardeola bacchus
  Green Heron  Butorides virescens
  Black-crowned Night-Heron  Nycticorax nycticorax
  Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  Nyctanassa violacea
IBISES and SPOONBILLSThreskiornithidae
  White Ibis  Eudocimus albus
  Scarlet Ibis  Eudocimus ruber
  Glossy Ibis  Plegadis falcinellus
  White-faced Ibis  Plegadis chihi
  Roseate Spoonbill  Platalea ajaja
STORKSCiconiidae
  Jabiru  Jabiru mycteria
  Wood Stork  Mycteria americana
NEW WORLD VULTURESCathartidae
  Black Vulture  Coragyps atratus
  Turkey Vulture  Cathartes aura
  California Condor  Gymnogyps californianus
KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES, and ALLIESAccipitridae
  Osprey  Pandion haliaetus
  Hook-billed Kite  Chondrohierax uncinatus
  Swallow-tailed Kite  Elanoides forficatus
  White-tailed Kite  Elanus leucurus
  Snail Kite  Rostrhamus sociabilis
  Mississippi Kite  Ictinia mississippiensis
  Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  White-tailed Eagle  Haliaeetus albicilla
  Steller's Sea-Eagle  Haliaeetus pelagicus
  Northern Harrier  Circus cyaneus
  Sharp-shinned Hawk  Accipiter striatus
  Cooper's Hawk  Accipiter cooperii
  Northern Goshawk  Accipiter gentilis
  Crane Hawk  Geranospiza caerulescens
  Common Black-Hawk  Buteogallus anthracinus
  Harris's Hawk  Parabuteo unicinctus
  Roadside Hawk  Buteo magnirostris
  Red-shouldered Hawk  Buteo lineatus
  Broad-winged Hawk  Buteo platypterus
  Gray Hawk  Buteo nitidus
  Short-tailed Hawk  Buteo brachyurus
  Swainson's Hawk  Buteo swainsoni
  White-tailed Hawk  Buteo albicaudatus
  Zone-tailed Hawk  Buteo albonotatus
  Red-tailed Hawk  Buteo jamaicensis
  Ferruginous Hawk  Buteo regalis
  Rough-legged Hawk  Buteo lagopus
  Golden Eagle  Aquila chrysaetos
CARACARAS and FALCONSFalconidae
  Collared Forest-Falcon  Micrastur semitorquatus
  Crested Caracara  Caracara cheriway
  Eurasian Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus
  American Kestrel  Falco sparverius
  Merlin  Falco columbarius
  Eurasian Hobby  Falco subbuteo
  Red-footed Falcon  Falco vespertinus
  Aplomado Falcon  Falco femoralis
  Gyrfalcon  Falco rusticolus
  Peregrine Falcon  Falco peregrinus
  Prairie Falcon  Falco mexicanus
RAILS, GALLINULES, and COOTSRallidae
  Yellow Rail  Coturnicops noveboracensis
  Black Rail  Laterallus jamaicensis
  Corn Crake  Crex crex
  Clapper Rail  Rallus longirostris
  King Rail  Rallus elegans
  Virginia Rail  Rallus limicola
  Sora  Porzana carolina
  Paint-billed Crake  Neocrex erythrops
  Spotted Rail  Pardirallus maculatus
  Purple Gallinule  Porphyrio martinica
  Common Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus
  Eurasian Coot  Fulica atra
  American Coot  Fulica americana
LIMPKINSAramidae
  Limpkin  Aramus guarauna
CRANESGruidae
  Sandhill Crane  Grus canadensis
  Common Crane  Grus grus
  Whooping Crane  Grus americana
THICK-KNEESBurhinidae
  Double-striped Thick-knee  Burhinus bistriatus
PLOVERS and LAPWINGSCharadriidae
  Northern Lapwing  Vanellus vanellus
  Black-bellied Plover  Pluvialis squatarola
  European Golden-Plover  Pluvialis apricaria
  American Golden-Plover  Pluvialis dominica
  Pacific Golden-Plover  Pluvialis fulva
  Lesser Sand-Plover  Charadrius mongolus
  Greater Sand-Plover  Charadrius leschenaultii
  Collared Plover  Charadrius collaris
  Snowy Plover  Charadrius alexandrinus
  Wilson's Plover  Charadrius wilsonia
  Common Ringed Plover  Charadrius hiaticula
  Semipalmated Plover  Charadrius semipalmatus
  Piping Plover  Charadrius melodus
  Little Ringed Plover  Charadrius dubius
  Killdeer  Charadrius vociferus
  Mountain Plover  Charadrius montanus
  Eurasian Dotterel  Charadrius morinellus
OYSTERCATCHERSHaematopodidae
  Eurasian Oystercatcher  Haematopus ostralegus
  American Oystercatcher  Haematopus palliatus
  Black Oystercatcher  Haematopus bachmani
STILTS and AVOCETSRecurvirostridae
  Black-winged Stilt  Himantopus himantopus
  Black-necked Stilt  Himantopus mexicanus
  American Avocet  Recurvirostra americana
JACANASJacanidae
  Northern Jacana  Jacana spinosa
SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES, and ALLIESScolopacidae
  Terek Sandpiper  Xenus cinereus
  Common Sandpiper  Actitis hypoleucos
  Spotted Sandpiper  Actitis macularius
  Green Sandpiper  Tringa ochropus
  Solitary Sandpiper  Tringa solitaria
  Gray-tailed Tattler  Tringa brevipes
  Wandering Tattler  Tringa incana
  Spotted Redshank  Tringa erythropus
  Greater Yellowlegs  Tringa melanoleuca
  Common Greenshank  Tringa nebularia
  Willet  Tringa semipalmata
  Lesser Yellowlegs  Tringa flavipes
  Marsh Sandpiper  Tringa stagnatilis
  Wood Sandpiper  Tringa glareola
  Common Redshank  Tringa totanus
  Upland Sandpiper  Bartramia longicauda
  Little Curlew  Numenius minutus
  Eskimo Curlew  Numenius borealis
  Whimbrel  Numenius phaeopus
  Bristle-thighed Curlew  Numenius tahitiensis
  Far Eastern Curlew  Numenius madagascariensis
  Slender-billed Curlew  Numenius tenuirostris
  Eurasian Curlew  Numenius arquata
  Long-billed Curlew  Numenius americanus
  Black-tailed Godwit  Limosa limosa
  Hudsonian Godwit  Limosa haemastica
  Bar-tailed Godwit  Limosa lapponica
  Marbled Godwit  Limosa fedoa
  Ruddy Turnstone  Arenaria interpres
  Black Turnstone  Arenaria melanocephala
  Surfbird  Aphriza virgata
  Great Knot  Calidris tenuirostris
  Red Knot  Calidris canutus
  Sanderling  Calidris alba
  Semipalmated Sandpiper  Calidris pusilla
  Western Sandpiper  Calidris mauri
  Red-necked Stint  Calidris ruficollis
  Little Stint  Calidris minuta
  Temminck's Stint  Calidris temminckii
  Long-toed Stint  Calidris subminuta
  Least Sandpiper  Calidris minutilla
  White-rumped Sandpiper  Calidris fuscicollis
  Baird's Sandpiper  Calidris bairdii
  Pectoral Sandpiper  Calidris melanotos
  Sharp-tailed Sandpiper  Calidris acuminata
  Purple Sandpiper  Calidris maritima
  Rock Sandpiper  Calidris ptilocnemis
  Dunlin  Calidris alpina
  Curlew Sandpiper  Calidris ferruginea
  Stilt Sandpiper  Calidris himantopus
  Spoon-billed Sandpiper  Eurynorhynchus pygmeus
  Broad-billed Sandpiper  Limicola falcinellus
  Buff-breasted Sandpiper  Tryngites subruficollis
  Ruff  Philomachus pugnax
  Short-billed Dowitcher  Limnodromus griseus
  Long-billed Dowitcher  Limnodromus scolopaceus
  Jack Snipe  Lymnocryptes minimus
  Solitary Snipe  Gallinago solitaria
  Wilson's Snipe  Gallinago delicata
  Common Snipe  Gallinago gallinago
  Pin-tailed Snipe  Gallinago stenura
  Eurasian Woodcock  Scolopax rusticola
  American Woodcock  Scolopax minor
  Wilson's Phalarope  Phalaropus tricolor
  Red-necked Phalarope  Phalaropus lobatus
  Red Phalarope  Phalaropus fulicarius
PRATINCOLESGlareolidae
  Oriental Pratincole  Glareola maldivarum
GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMERS (2)Laridae
  Swallow-tailed Gull  Creagrus furcatus
  Black-legged Kittiwake  Rissa tridactyla
  Red-legged Kittiwake  Rissa brevirostris
  Ivory Gull  Pagophila eburnea
  Sabine's Gull  Xema sabini
  Bonaparte's Gull  Chroicocephalus philadelphia
  Gray-hooded Gull  Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
  Black-headed Gull  Chroicocephalus ridibundus
  Little Gull  Hydrocoloeus minutus
  Ross's Gull  Rhodostethia rosea
  Laughing Gull  Leucophaeus atricilla
  Franklin's Gull  Leucophaeus pipixcan
  Belcher's Gull  Larus belcheri
  Black-tailed Gull  Larus crassirostris
  Heermann's Gull  Larus heermanni
  Mew Gull  Larus canus
  Ring-billed Gull  Larus delawarensis
  Western Gull  Larus occidentalis
  Yellow-footed Gull  Larus livens
  California Gull  Larus californicus
  Herring Gull  Larus argentatus
  Yellow-legged Gull  Larus michahellis
  Thayer's Gull  Larus thayeri
  Iceland Gull  Larus glaucoides
  Lesser Black-backed Gull  Larus fuscus
  Slaty-backed Gull  Larus schistisagus
  Glaucous-winged Gull  Larus glaucescens
  Glaucous Gull  Larus hyperboreus
  Great Black-backed Gull  Larus marinus
  Kelp Gull  Larus dominicanus
  Brown Noddy  Anous stolidus
  Black Noddy  Anous minutus
  Sooty Tern  Onychoprion fuscatus
  Bridled Tern  Onychoprion anaethetus
  Aleutian Tern  Onychoprion aleuticus
  Least Tern  Sternula antillarum
  Large-billed Tern  Phaetusa simplex
  Gull-billed Tern  Gelochelidon nilotica
  Caspian Tern  Hydroprogne caspia
  Black Tern  Chlidonias niger
  White-winged Tern  Chlidonias leucopterus
  Whiskered Tern  Chlidonias hybrida
  Roseate Tern  Sterna dougallii
  Common Tern  Sterna hirundo
  Arctic Tern  Sterna paradisaea
  Forster's Tern  Sterna forsteri
  Royal Tern  Thalasseus maximus
  Sandwich Tern  Thalasseus sandvicensis
  Elegant Tern  Thalasseus elegans
  Black Skimmer  Rynchops niger
SKUAS and JAEGERSStercorariidae
  Great Skua  Stercorarius skua
  South Polar Skua  Stercorarius maccormicki
  Pomarine Jaeger  Stercorarius pomarinus
  Parasitic Jaeger  Stercorarius parasiticus
  Long-tailed Jaeger  Stercorarius longicaudus
AUKS, MURRES, and PUFFINSAlcidae
  Dovekie  Alle alle
  Common Murre  Uria aalge
  Thick-billed Murre  Uria lomvia
  Razorbill  Alca torda
  Great Auk  Pinguinus impennis
  Black Guillemot  Cepphus grylle
  Pigeon Guillemot  Cepphus columba
  Long-billed Murrelet  Brachyramphus perdix
  Marbled Murrelet  Brachyramphus marmoratus
  Kittlitz's Murrelet  Brachyramphus brevirostris
  Xantus's Murrelet  Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
  Craveri's Murrelet  Synthliboramphus craveri
  Ancient Murrelet  Synthliboramphus antiquus
  Cassin's Auklet  Ptychoramphus aleuticus
  Parakeet Auklet  Aethia psittacula
  Least Auklet  Aethia pusilla
  Whiskered Auklet  Aethia pygmaea
  Crested Auklet  Aethia cristatella
  Rhinoceros Auklet  Cerorhinca monocerata
  Atlantic Puffin  Fratercula arctica
  Horned Puffin  Fratercula corniculata
  Tufted Puffin  Fratercula cirrhata
PIGEONS and DOVESColumbidae
  Rock Pigeon  Columba livia
  Scaly-naped Pigeon  Patagioenas squamosa
  White-crowned Pigeon  Patagioenas leucocephala
  Red-billed Pigeon  Patagioenas flavirostris
  Band-tailed Pigeon  Patagioenas fasciata
  Oriental Turtle-Dove  Streptopelia orientalis
  European Turtle-Dove  Streptopelia turtur
  Eurasian Collared-Dove  Streptopelia decaocto
  Spotted Dove  Streptopelia chinensis
  White-winged Dove  Zenaida asiatica
  Zenaida Dove  Zenaida aurita
  Mourning Dove  Zenaida macroura
  Passenger Pigeon  Ectopistes migratorius
  Inca Dove  Columbina inca
  Common Ground-Dove  Columbina passerina
  Ruddy Ground-Dove  Columbina talpacoti
  White-tipped Dove  Leptotila verreauxi
  Key West Quail-Dove  Geotrygon chrysia
  Ruddy Quail-Dove  Geotrygon montana
LORIES, PARAKEETS, MACAWS, and PARROTSPsittacidae
  Budgerigar  Melopsittacus undulatus
  Monk Parakeet  Myiopsitta monachus
  Carolina Parakeet  Conuropsis carolinensis
  Green Parakeet  Aratinga holochlora
  Thick-billed Parrot  Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
  White-winged Parakeet  Brotogeris versicolurus
  Red-crowned Parrot  Amazona viridigenalis
CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNERS, and ANISCuculidae
  Common Cuckoo  Cuculus canorus
  Oriental Cuckoo  Cuculus saturatus
  Yellow-billed Cuckoo  Coccyzus americanus
  Black-billed Cuckoo  Coccyzus erythropthalmus
  Mangrove Cuckoo  Coccyzus minor
  Greater Roadrunner  Geococcyx californianus
  Smooth-billed Ani  Crotophaga ani
  Groove-billed Ani  Crotophaga sulcirostris
BARN OWLSTytonidae
  Barn Owl  Tyto alba
TYPICAL OWLSStrigidae
  Flammulated Owl  Megascops flammeolus
  Oriental Scops-Owl  Otus sunia
  Western Screech-Owl  Megascops kennicottii
  Eastern Screech-Owl  Megascops asio
  Whiskered Screech-Owl  Megascops trichopsis
  Great Horned Owl  Bubo virginianus
  Snowy Owl  Bubo scandiacus
  Northern Hawk Owl  Surnia ulula
  Northern Pygmy-Owl  Glaucidium gnoma
  Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl  Glaucidium brasilianum
  Elf Owl  Micrathene whitneyi
  Burrowing Owl  Athene cunicularia
  Mottled Owl  Ciccaba virgata
  Spotted Owl  Strix occidentalis
  Barred Owl  Strix varia
  Great Gray Owl  Strix nebulosa
  Long-eared Owl  Asio otus
  Stygian Owl  Asio stygius
  Short-eared Owl  Asio flammeus
  Boreal Owl  Aegolius funereus
  Northern Saw-whet Owl  Aegolius acadicus
  Brown Hawk-Owl  Ninox scutulata
GOATSUCKERSCaprimulgidae
  Lesser Nighthawk  Chordeiles acutipennis
  Common Nighthawk  Chordeiles minor
  Antillean Nighthawk  Chordeiles gundlachii
  Common Pauraque  Nyctidromus albicollis
  Common Poorwill  Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
  Chuck-will's-widow  Caprimulgus carolinensis
  Buff-collared Nightjar  Caprimulgus ridgwayi
  Eastern Whip-poor-will  Caprimulgus vociferus
  Mexican Whip-poor-will  Caprimulgus arizonae
  Gray Nightjar  Caprimulgus indicus
SWIFTSApodidae
  Black Swift  Cypseloides niger
  White-collared Swift  Streptoprocne zonaris
  Chimney Swift  Chaetura pelagica
  Vaux's Swift  Chaetura vauxi
  White-throated Needletail  Hirundapus caudacutus
  Common Swift  Apus apus
  Fork-tailed Swift  Apus pacificus
  White-throated Swift  Aeronautes saxatalis
  Antillean Palm-Swift  Tachornis phoenicobia
HUMMINGBIRDSTrochilidae
  Green Violetear  Colibri thalassinus
  Green-breasted Mango  Anthracothorax prevostii
  Broad-billed Hummingbird  Cynanthus latirostris
  White-eared Hummingbird  Hylocharis leucotis
  Xantus's Hummingbird  Hylocharis xantusii
  Berylline Hummingbird  Amazilia beryllina
  Buff-bellied Hummingbird  Amazilia yucatanensis
  Cinnamon Hummingbird  Amazilia rutila
  Violet-crowned Hummingbird  Amazilia violiceps
  Blue-throated Hummingbird  Lampornis clemenciae
  Magnificent Hummingbird  Eugenes fulgens
  Plain-capped Starthroat  Heliomaster constantii
  Bahama Woodstar  Calliphlox evelynae
  Lucifer Hummingbird  Calothorax lucifer
  Ruby-throated Hummingbird  Archilochus colubris
  Black-chinned Hummingbird  Archilochus alexandri
  Anna's Hummingbird  Calypte anna
  Costa's Hummingbird  Calypte costae
  Calliope Hummingbird  Stellula calliope
  Bumblebee Hummingbird  Atthis heloisa
  Broad-tailed Hummingbird  Selasphorus platycercus
  Rufous Hummingbird  Selasphorus rufus
  Allen's Hummingbird  Selasphorus sasin
TROGONSTrogonidae
  Elegant Trogon  Trogon elegans
  Eared Quetzal  Euptilotis neoxenus
HOOPOESUpupidae
  Eurasian Hoopoe  Upupa epops
KINGFISHERSAlcedinidae
  Ringed Kingfisher  Megaceryle torquatus
  Belted Kingfisher  Megaceryle alcyon
  Amazon Kingfisher  Chloroceryle amazona
  Green Kingfisher  Chloroceryle americana
WOODPECKERS and ALLIESPicidae
  Eurasian Wryneck  Jynx torquilla
  Lewis's Woodpecker  Melanerpes lewis
  Red-headed Woodpecker  Melanerpes erythrocephalus
  Acorn Woodpecker  Melanerpes formicivorus
  Gila Woodpecker  Melanerpes uropygialis
  Golden-fronted Woodpecker  Melanerpes aurifrons
  Red-bellied Woodpecker  Melanerpes carolinus
  Williamson's Sapsucker  Sphyrapicus thyroideus
  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  Sphyrapicus varius
  Red-naped Sapsucker  Sphyrapicus nuchalis
  Red-breasted Sapsucker  Sphyrapicus ruber
  Great Spotted Woodpecker  Dendrocopos major
  Ladder-backed Woodpecker  Picoides scalaris
  Nuttall's Woodpecker  Picoides nuttallii
  Downy Woodpecker  Picoides pubescens
  Hairy Woodpecker  Picoides villosus
  Arizona Woodpecker  Picoides arizonae
  Red-cockaded Woodpecker  Picoides borealis
  White-headed Woodpecker  Picoides albolarvatus
  American Three-toed Woodpecker  Picoides dorsalis
  Black-backed Woodpecker  Picoides arcticus
  Northern Flicker  Colaptes auratus
  Gilded Flicker  Colaptes chrysoides
  Pileated Woodpecker  Dryocopus pileatus
  Ivory-billed Woodpecker  Campephilus principalis
TYRANT FLYCATCHERSTyrannidae
  Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet  Camptostoma imberbe
  Greenish Elaenia  Myiopagis viridicata
  White-crested Elaenia  Elaenia albiceps
  Tufted Flycatcher  Mitrephanes phaeocercus
  Olive-sided Flycatcher  Contopus cooperi
  Greater Pewee  Contopus pertinax
  Western Wood-Pewee  Contopus sordidulus
  Eastern Wood-Pewee  Contopus virens
  Cuban Pewee  Contopus caribaeus
  Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  Empidonax flaviventris
  Acadian Flycatcher  Empidonax virescens
  Alder Flycatcher  Empidonax alnorum
  Willow Flycatcher  Empidonax traillii
  Least Flycatcher  Empidonax minimus
  Hammond's Flycatcher  Empidonax hammondii
  Gray Flycatcher  Empidonax wrightii
  Dusky Flycatcher  Empidonax oberholseri
  Pacific-slope Flycatcher  Empidonax difficilis
  Cordilleran Flycatcher  Empidonax occidentalis
  Buff-breasted Flycatcher  Empidonax fulvifrons
  Black Phoebe  Sayornis nigricans
  Eastern Phoebe  Sayornis phoebe
  Say's Phoebe  Sayornis saya
  Vermilion Flycatcher  Pyrocephalus rubinus
  Dusky-capped Flycatcher  Myiarchus tuberculifer
  Ash-throated Flycatcher  Myiarchus cinerascens
  Nutting's Flycatcher  Myiarchus nuttingi
  Great Crested Flycatcher  Myiarchus crinitus
  Brown-crested Flycatcher  Myiarchus tyrannulus
  La Sagra's Flycatcher  Myiarchus sagrae
  Great Kiskadee  Pitangus sulphuratus
  Social Flycatcher  Myiozetetes similis
  Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher  Myiodynastes luteiventris
  Piratic Flycatcher  Legatus leucophaius
  Variegated Flycatcher  Empidonomus varius
  Crowned Slaty Flycatcher  Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
  Tropical Kingbird  Tyrannus melancholicus
  Couch's Kingbird  Tyrannus couchii
  Cassin's Kingbird  Tyrannus vociferans
  Thick-billed Kingbird  Tyrannus crassirostris
  Western Kingbird  Tyrannus verticalis
  Eastern Kingbird  Tyrannus tyrannus
  Gray Kingbird  Tyrannus dominicensis
  Loggerhead Kingbird  Tyrannus caudifasciatus
  Scissor-tailed Flycatcher  Tyrannus forficatus
  Fork-tailed Flycatcher  Tyrannus savana
  Gray-collared Becard  Pachyramphus major
  Rose-throated Becard  Pachyramphus aglaiae
  Masked Tityra (incertae sedis)  Tityra semifasciata
SHRIKESLaniidae
  Brown Shrike  Lanius cristatus
  Loggerhead Shrike  Lanius ludovicianus
  Northern Shrike  Lanius excubitor
VIREOSVireonidae
  White-eyed Vireo  Vireo griseus
  Thick-billed Vireo  Vireo crassirostris
  Bell's Vireo  Vireo bellii
  Black-capped Vireo  Vireo atricapilla
  Gray Vireo  Vireo vicinior
  Yellow-throated Vireo  Vireo flavifrons
  Plumbeous Vireo  Vireo plumbeus
  Cassin's Vireo  Vireo cassinii
  Blue-headed Vireo  Vireo solitarius
  Hutton's Vireo  Vireo huttoni
  Warbling Vireo  Vireo gilvus
  Philadelphia Vireo  Vireo philadelphicus
  Red-eyed Vireo  Vireo olivaceus
  Yellow-green Vireo  Vireo flavoviridis
  Black-whiskered Vireo  Vireo altiloquus
  Yucatan Vireo  Vireo magister
JAYS, MAGPIES, and CROWSCorvidae
  Gray Jay  Perisoreus canadensis
  Steller's Jay  Cyanocitta stelleri
  Blue Jay  Cyanocitta cristata
  Green Jay  Cyanocorax yncas
  Brown Jay  Psilorhinus morio
  Florida Scrub-Jay  Aphelocoma coerulescens
  Island Scrub-Jay  Aphelocoma insularis
  Western Scrub-Jay  Aphelocoma californica
  Mexican Jay  Aphelocoma ultramarina
  Pinyon Jay  Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
  Clark's Nutcracker  Nucifraga columbiana
  Black-billed Magpie  Pica hudsonia
  Yellow-billed Magpie  Pica nuttalli
  Eurasian Jackdaw  Corvus monedula
  American Crow  Corvus brachyrhynchos
  Northwestern Crow  Corvus caurinus
  Tamaulipas Crow  Corvus imparatus
  Fish Crow  Corvus ossifragus
  Chihuahuan Raven  Corvus cryptoleucus
  Common Raven  Corvus corax
LARKSAlaudidae
  Sky Lark  Alauda arvensis
  Horned Lark  Eremophila alpestris
SWALLOWSHirundinidae
  Purple Martin  Progne subis
  Cuban Martin  Progne cryptoleuca
  Gray-breasted Martin  Progne chalybea
  Southern Martin  Progne elegans
  Brown-chested Martin  Progne tapera
  Tree Swallow  Tachycineta bicolor
  Mangrove Swallow  Tachycineta albilinea
  Violet-green Swallow  Tachycineta thalassina
  Bahama Swallow  Tachycineta cyaneoviridis
  Northern Rough-winged Swallow  Stelgidopteryx serripennis
  Bank Swallow  Riparia riparia
  Cliff Swallow  Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  Cave Swallow  Petrochelidon fulva
  Barn Swallow  Hirundo rustica
  Common House-Martin  Delichon urbicum
CHICKADEES and TITMICEParidae
  Carolina Chickadee  Poecile carolinensis
  Black-capped Chickadee  Poecile atricapillus
  Mountain Chickadee  Poecile gambeli
  Mexican Chickadee  Poecile sclateri
  Chestnut-backed Chickadee  Poecile rufescens
  Boreal Chickadee  Poecile hudsonica
  Gray-headed Chickadee  Poecile cincta
  Bridled Titmouse  Baeolophus wollweberi
  Oak Titmouse  Baeolophus inornatus
  Juniper Titmouse  Baeolophus ridgwayi
  Tufted Titmouse  Baeolophus bicolor
  Black-crested Titmouse  Baeolophus atricristatus
VERDINRemizidae
  Verdin  Auriparus flaviceps
BUSHTITSAegithalidae
  Bushtit  Psaltriparus minimus
NUTHATCHESSittidae
  Red-breasted Nuthatch  Sitta canadensis
  White-breasted Nuthatch  Sitta carolinensis
  Pygmy Nuthatch  Sitta pygmaea
  Brown-headed Nuthatch  Sitta pusilla
CREEPERSCerthiidae
  Brown Creeper  Certhia americana
WRENSTroglodytidae
  Cactus Wren  Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  Rock Wren  Salpinctes obsoletus
  Canyon Wren  Catherpes mexicanus
  Sinaloa Wren  Thryothorus sinaloa
  Carolina Wren  Thryothorus ludovicianus
  Bewick's Wren  Thryomanes bewickii
  House Wren  Troglodytes aedon
  Winter Wren  Troglodytes hiemalis
  Pacific Wren  Troglodytes pacificus
  Sedge Wren  Cistothorus platensis
  Marsh Wren  Cistothorus palustris
DIPPERSCinclidae
  American Dipper  Cinclus mexicanus
BULBULSPycnonotidae
  Red-whiskered Bulbul  Pycnonotus jocosus
KINGLETSRegulidae
  Golden-crowned Kinglet  Regulus satrapa
  Ruby-crowned Kinglet  Regulus calendula
OLD WORLD WARBLERS and GNATCATCHERSSylviidae
  Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler  Locustella ochotensis
  Lanceolated Warbler  Locustella lanceolata
  Sedge Warbler  Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  Willow Warbler  Phylloscopus trochilus
  Wood Warbler  Phylloscopus sibilatrix
  Dusky Warbler  Phylloscopus fuscatus
  Yellow-browed Warbler  Phylloscopus inornatus
  Pallas's Warbler  Phylloscopus proregulus
  Arctic Warbler  Phylloscopus borealis
  Lesser Whitethroat  Sylvia curruca
  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  Polioptila caerulea
  California Gnatcatcher  Polioptila californica
  Black-tailed Gnatcatcher  Polioptila melanura
  Black-capped Gnatcatcher  Polioptila nigriceps
OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERSMuscicapidae
  Narcissus Flycatcher  Ficedula narcissina
  Mugimaki Flycatcher  Ficedula mugimaki
  Taiga Flycatcher  Ficedula albicilla
  Dark-sided Flycatcher  Muscicapa sibirica
  Gray-streaked Flycatcher  Muscicapa griseisticta
  Asian Brown Flycatcher  Muscicapa dauurica
  Spotted Flycatcher  Muscicapa striata
THRUSHESTurdidae
  Rufous-tailed Robin  Luscinia sibilans
  Siberian Rubythroat  Luscinia calliope
  Bluethroat  Luscinia svecica
  Siberian Blue Robin  Luscinia cyane
  Red-flanked Bluetail  Tarsiger cyanurus
  Northern Wheatear  Oenanthe oenanthe
  Stonechat  Saxicola torquatus
  Eastern Bluebird  Sialia sialis
  Western Bluebird  Sialia mexicana
  Mountain Bluebird  Sialia currucoides
  Townsend's Solitaire  Myadestes townsendi
  Brown-backed Solitaire  Myadestes occidentalis
  Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush  Catharus aurantiirostris
  Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush  Catharus mexicanus
  Veery  Catharus fuscescens
  Gray-cheeked Thrush  Catharus minimus
  Bicknell's Thrush  Catharus bicknelli
  Swainson's Thrush  Catharus ustulatus
  Hermit Thrush  Catharus guttatus
  Wood Thrush  Hylocichla mustelina
  Eurasian Blackbird  Turdus merula
  Eyebrowed Thrush  Turdus obscurus
  Dusky Thrush  Turdus naumanni
  Fieldfare  Turdus pilaris
  Redwing  Turdus iliacus
  Song Thrush  Turdus philomelos
  Clay-colored Thrush  Turdus grayi
  White-throated Thrush  Turdus assimilis
  Rufous-backed Robin  Turdus rufopalliatus
  American Robin  Turdus migratorius
  Red-legged Thrush  Turdus plumbeus
  Varied Thrush  Ixoreus naevius
  Aztec Thrush  Ridgwayia pinicola
WRENTITTimaliidae
  Wrentit  Chamaea fasciata
MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS, and ALLIESMimidae
  Gray Catbird  Dumetella carolinensis
  Northern Mockingbird  Mimus polyglottos
  Bahama Mockingbird  Mimus gundlachii
  Sage Thrasher  Oreoscoptes montanus
  Brown Thrasher  Toxostoma rufum
  Long-billed Thrasher  Toxostoma longirostre
  Bendire's Thrasher  Toxostoma bendirei
  Curve-billed Thrasher  Toxostoma curvirostre
  California Thrasher  Toxostoma redivivum
  Crissal Thrasher  Toxostoma crissale
  Le Conte's Thrasher  Toxostoma lecontei
  Blue Mockingbird  Melanotis caerulescens
STARLINGS and ALLIESSturnidae
  European Starling  Sturnus vulgaris
  Common Myna  Acridotheres tristis
ACCENTORSPrunellidae
  Siberian Accentor  Prunella montanella
WAGTAILS and PIPITSMotacillidae
  Eastern Yellow Wagtail  Motacilla tschutschensis
  Citrine Wagtail  Motacilla citreola
  Gray Wagtail  Motacilla cinerea
  White Wagtail  Motacilla alba
  Tree Pipit  Anthus trivialis
  Olive-backed Pipit  Anthus hodgsoni
  Pechora Pipit  Anthus gustavi
  Red-throated Pipit  Anthus cervinus
  American Pipit  Anthus rubescens
  Sprague's Pipit  Anthus spragueii
WAXWINGSBombycillidae
  Bohemian Waxwing  Bombycilla garrulus
  Cedar Waxwing  Bombycilla cedrorum
SILKY-FLYCATCHERSPtilogonatidae
  Gray Silky-flycatcher  Ptilogonys cinereus
  Phainopepla  Phainopepla nitens
OLIVE WARBLERPeucedramidae
  Olive Warbler  Peucedramus taeniatus
LONGSPURS and ALLIESCalcaridae
  Lapland Longspur  Calcarius lapponicus
  Chestnut-collared Longspur  Calcarius ornatus
  Smith's Longspur  Calcarius pictus
  McCown's Longspur  Rhynchophanes mccownii
  Snow Bunting  Plectrophenax nivalis
  McKay's Bunting  Plectrophenax hyperboreus
WOOD-WARBLERSParulidae
  Bachman's Warbler  Vermivora bachmanii
  Blue-winged Warbler  Vermivora cyanoptera
  Golden-winged Warbler  Vermivora chrysoptera
  Tennessee Warbler  Oreothlypis peregrina
  Orange-crowned Warbler  Oreothlypis celata
  Nashville Warbler  Oreothlypis ruficapilla
  Virginia's Warbler  Oreothlypis virginiae
  Colima Warbler  Oreothlypis crissalis
  Lucy's Warbler  Oreothlypis luciae
  Crescent-chested Warbler  Parula superciliosa
  Northern Parula  Parula americana
  Tropical Parula  Parula pitiayumi
  Yellow Warbler  Dendroica petechia
  Chestnut-sided Warbler  Dendroica pensylvanica
  Magnolia Warbler  Dendroica magnolia
  Cape May Warbler  Dendroica tigrina
  Black-throated Blue Warbler  Dendroica caerulescens
  Yellow-rumped Warbler  Dendroica coronata
  Black-throated Gray Warbler  Dendroica nigrescens
  Golden-cheeked Warbler  Dendroica chrysoparia
  Black-throated Green Warbler  Dendroica virens
  Townsend's Warbler  Dendroica townsendi
  Hermit Warbler  Dendroica occidentalis
  Blackburnian Warbler  Dendroica fusca
  Yellow-throated Warbler  Dendroica dominica
  Grace's Warbler  Dendroica graciae
  Pine Warbler  Dendroica pinus
  Kirtland's Warbler  Dendroica kirtlandii
  Prairie Warbler  Dendroica discolor
  Palm Warbler  Dendroica palmarum
  Bay-breasted Warbler  Dendroica castanea
  Blackpoll Warbler  Dendroica striata
  Cerulean Warbler  Dendroica cerulea
  Black-and-white Warbler  Mniotilta varia
  American Redstart  Setophaga ruticilla
  Prothonotary Warbler  Protonotaria citrea
  Worm-eating Warbler  Helmitheros vermivorum
  Swainson's Warbler  Limnothlypis swainsonii
  Ovenbird  Seiurus aurocapilla
  Northern Waterthrush  Parkesia noveboracensis
  Louisiana Waterthrush  Parkesia motacilla
  Kentucky Warbler  Oporornis formosus
  Connecticut Warbler  Oporornis agilis
  Mourning Warbler  Oporornis philadelphia
  MacGillivray's Warbler  Oporornis tolmiei
  Common Yellowthroat  Geothlypis trichas
  Gray-crowned Yellowthroat  Geothlypis poliocephala
  Hooded Warbler  Wilsonia citrina
  Wilson's Warbler  Wilsonia pusilla
  Canada Warbler  Wilsonia canadensis
  Red-faced Warbler  Cardellina rubrifrons
  Painted Redstart  Myioborus pictus
  Slate-throated Redstart  Myioborus miniatus
  Fan-tailed Warbler  Euthlypis lachrymosa
  Golden-crowned Warbler  Basileuterus culicivorus
  Rufous-capped Warbler  Basileuterus rufifrons
  Yellow-breasted Chat  Icteria virens
BANANAQUITSIncertae sedis
  Bananaquit  Coereba flaveola
TANAGERSThraupidae
  Hepatic Tanager  Piranga flava
  Summer Tanager  Piranga rubra
  Scarlet Tanager  Piranga olivacea
  Western Tanager  Piranga ludoviciana
  Flame-colored Tanager  Piranga bidentata
  Western Spindalis  Spindalis zena
NEW WORLD SPARROWS and ALLIESEmberizidae
  White-collared Seedeater  Sporophila torqueola
  Yellow-faced Grassquit  Tiaris olivaceus
  Black-faced Grassquit  Tiaris bicolor
  Olive Sparrow  Arremonops rufivirgatus
  Green-tailed Towhee  Pipilo chlorurus
  Spotted Towhee  Pipilo maculatus
  Eastern Towhee  Pipilo erythrophthalmus
  Rufous-crowned Sparrow  Aimophila ruficeps
  Canyon Towhee  Melozone fuscus
  California Towhee  Melozone crissalis
  Abert's Towhee  Melozone aberti
  Rufous-winged Sparrow  Peucaea carpalis
  Botteri's Sparrow  Peucaea botterii
  Cassin's Sparrow  Peucaea cassinii
  Bachman's Sparrow  Peucaea aestivalis
  American Tree Sparrow  Spizella arborea
  Chipping Sparrow  Spizella passerina
  Clay-colored Sparrow  Spizella pallida
  Brewer's Sparrow  Spizella breweri
  Field Sparrow  Spizella pusilla
  Worthen's Sparrow  Spizella wortheni
  Black-chinned Sparrow  Spizella atrogularis
  Vesper Sparrow  Pooecetes gramineus
  Lark Sparrow  Chondestes grammacus
  Five-striped Sparrow  Amphispiza quinquestriata
  Black-throated Sparrow  Amphispiza bilineata
  Sage Sparrow  Amphispiza belli
  Lark Bunting  Calamospiza melanocorys
  Savannah Sparrow  Passerculus sandwichensis
  Grasshopper Sparrow  Ammodramus savannarum
  Baird's Sparrow  Ammodramus bairdii
  Henslow's Sparrow  Ammodramus henslowii
  Le Conte's Sparrow  Ammodramus leconteii
  Nelson's Sparrow  Ammodramus nelsoni
  Saltmarsh Sparrow  Ammodramus caudacutus
  Seaside Sparrow  Ammodramus maritimus
  Fox Sparrow  Passerella iliaca
  Song Sparrow  Melospiza melodia
  Lincoln's Sparrow  Melospiza lincolnii
  Swamp Sparrow  Melospiza georgiana
  White-throated Sparrow  Zonotrichia albicollis
  Harris's Sparrow  Zonotrichia querula
  White-crowned Sparrow  Zonotrichia leucophrys
  Golden-crowned Sparrow  Zonotrichia atricapilla
  Dark-eyed Junco  Junco hyemalis
  Yellow-eyed Junco  Junco phaeonotus
  Pine Bunting  Emberiza leucocephalos
  Little Bunting  Emberiza pusilla
  Yellow-browed Bunting  Emberiza chrysophrys
  Rustic Bunting  Emberiza rustica
  Yellow-throated Bunting  Emberiza elegans
  Yellow-breasted Bunting  Emberiza aureola
  Gray Bunting  Emberiza variabilis
  Pallas's Bunting  Emberiza pallasi
  Reed Bunting  Emberiza schoeniclus
CARDINALS and ALLIESCardinalidae
  Crimson-collared Grosbeak  Rhodothraupis celaeno
  Northern Cardinal  Cardinalis cardinalis
  Pyrrhuloxia  Cardinalis sinuatus
  Yellow Grosbeak  Pheucticus chrysopeplus
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak  Pheucticus ludovicianus
  Black-headed Grosbeak  Pheucticus melanocephalus
  Blue Bunting  Cyanocompsa parellina
  Blue Grosbeak  Passerina caerulea
  Lazuli Bunting  Passerina amoena
  Indigo Bunting  Passerina cyanea
  Varied Bunting  Passerina versicolor
  Painted Bunting  Passerina ciris
  Dickcissel  Spiza americana
BLACKBIRDS and ALLIESIcteridae
  Bobolink  Dolichonyx oryzivorus
  Red-winged Blackbird  Agelaius phoeniceus
  Tricolored Blackbird  Agelaius tricolor
  Tawny-shouldered Blackbird  Agelaius humeralis
  Eastern Meadowlark  Sturnella magna
  Western Meadowlark  Sturnella neglecta
  Yellow-headed Blackbird  Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
  Rusty Blackbird  Euphagus carolinus
  Brewer's Blackbird  Euphagus cyanocephalus
  Common Grackle  Quiscalus quiscula
  Boat-tailed Grackle  Quiscalus major
  Great-tailed Grackle  Quiscalus mexicanus
  Shiny Cowbird  Molothrus bonariensis
  Bronzed Cowbird  Molothrus aeneus
  Brown-headed Cowbird  Molothrus ater
  Black-vented Oriole  Icterus wagleri
  Orchard Oriole  Icterus spurius
  Hooded Oriole  Icterus cucullatus
  Streak-backed Oriole  Icterus pustulatus
  Bullock's Oriole  Icterus bullockii
  Spot-breasted Oriole  Icterus pectoralis
  Altamira Oriole  Icterus gularis
  Audubon's Oriole  Icterus graduacauda
  Baltimore Oriole  Icterus galbula
  Scott's Oriole  Icterus parisorum
FINCHES and ALLIESFringillidae
  Common Chaffinch  Fringilla coelebs
  Brambling  Fringilla montifringilla
  Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch  Leucosticte tephrocotis
  Black Rosy-Finch  Leucosticte atrata
  Brown-capped Rosy-Finch  Leucosticte australis
  Pine Grosbeak  Pinicola enucleator
  Common Rosefinch  Carpodacus erythrinus
  Purple Finch  Carpodacus purpureus
  Cassin's Finch  Carpodacus cassinii
  House Finch  Carpodacus mexicanus
  Red Crossbill  Loxia curvirostra
  White-winged Crossbill  Loxia leucoptera
  Common Redpoll  Carduelis flammea
  Hoary Redpoll  Carduelis hornemanni
  Eurasian Siskin  Carduelis spinus
  Pine Siskin  Carduelis pinus
  Lesser Goldfinch  Carduelis psaltria
  Lawrence's Goldfinch  Carduelis lawrencei
  American Goldfinch  Carduelis tristis
  Oriental Greenfinch  Carduelis sinica
  Eurasian Bullfinch  Pyrrhula pyrrhula
  Evening Grosbeak  Coccothraustes vespertinus
  Hawfinch  Coccothraustes coccothraustes
OLD WORLD SPARROWSPasseridae
  House Sparrow  Passer domesticus
  Eurasian Tree Sparrow  Passer montanus

  (1) not recognized by AOU for North America through 51st Supplement

For a description of updates required for field guides see ABA Checklist and Updates.

I also have a checklist that does not include the scientific names. Go

I use a six-letter species code system in the field and for database entry. You can see a description of it at my web site.


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last modified: January 5, 2011

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