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Birds of the Continental United States and Canada

This list, which includes 914 birds that have been recorded north of Mexico (i.e., Canada and the 49 continental states of the US), follows the taxonomy of the seventh edition of the AOU Checklist. This list is made available by the Baltimore Bird Club, which also runs the Backyard Birding page. Please send comments or corrections to Terry Ross at tross@bcpl.net.

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Gaviiformes

Red-throated Loon [Gavia stellata]
Arctic Loon [Gavia arctica]
Pacific Loon [Gavia pacifica]
Common Loon [Gavia immer]
Yellow-billed Loon [Gavia adamsii]

Podicipediformes

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]

Procellariiformes

Yellow-nosed Albatross [Thalassarche chlororhynchos]
Shy Albatross [Thalassarche cauta]
Black-browed Albatross [Thalassarche melanophris]
Wandering Albatross [Diomedea exulans]
Laysan Albatross [Phoebastria immutabilis]
Black-footed Albatross [Phoebastria nigripes]
Short-tailed Albatross [Phoebastria albatrus]
Northern Fulmar [Fulmarus glacialis]
Herald Petrel [Pterodroma arminjoniana]
Murphy's Petrel [Pterodroma ultima]
Mottled Petrel [Pterodroma inexpectata]
Black-capped Petrel [Pterodroma hasitata]
Cook's Petrel [Pterodroma cookii]
Stejneger's Petrel [Pterodroma longirostris]
White-chinned Petrel [Procellaria aequinoctialis]
Streaked Shearwater [Calonectris leucomelas]
Cory's Shearwater [Calonectris diomedea]
Pink-footed Shearwater [Puffinus creatopus]
Flesh-footed Shearwater [Puffinus carneipes]
Greater 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]
Black-vented Shearwater [Puffinus opisthomelas]
Audubon's Shearwater [Puffinus lherminieri]
Little Shearwater [Puffinus assimilis]
Wilson's Storm-Petrel [Oceanites oceanicus]
White-faced Storm-Petrel [Pelagodroma marina]
European Storm-Petrel [Hydrobates pelagicus]
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel [Oceanodroma furcata]
Leach's Storm-Petrel [Oceanodroma leucorhoa]
Ashy Storm-Petrel [Oceanodroma homochroa]
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel [Oceanodroma castro]
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel [Oceanodroma tethys]
Black Storm-Petrel [Oceanodroma melania]
Least Storm-Petrel [Oceanodroma microsoma]

Pelecaniformes

White-tailed Tropicbird [Phaethon lepturus]
Red-billed Tropicbird [Phaethon aethereus]
Red-tailed Tropicbird [Phaethon rubricauda]
Masked Booby [Sula dactylatra]
Blue-footed Booby [Sula nebouxii]
Brown Booby [Sula leucogaster]
Red-footed Booby [Sula sula]
Northern Gannet [Morus bassanus]
American White Pelican [Pelecanus erythrorhynchos]
Brown Pelican [Pelecanus occidentalis]
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]
Anhinga [Anhinga anhinga]
Magnificent Frigatebird [Fregata magnificens]
Great Frigatebird [Fregata minor]
Lesser Frigatebird [Fregata ariel]

Ciconiiformes

American Bittern [Botaurus lentiginosus]
Yellow Bittern [Ixobrychus sinensis]
Least Bittern [Ixobrychus exilis]
Great Blue Heron [Ardea herodias]
Great Egret [Ardea alba]
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]
Green Heron [Butorides virescens]
Black-crowned Night-Heron [Nycticorax nycticorax]
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [Nyctanassa violacea]
White Ibis [Eudocimus albus]
Scarlet Ibis [Eudocimus ruber]
Glossy Ibis [Plegadis falcinellus]
White-faced Ibis [Plegadis chihi]
Roseate Spoonbill [Ajaia ajaja]
Jabiru [Jabiru mycteria]
Wood Stork [Mycteria americana]
Black Vulture [Coragyps atratus]
Turkey Vulture [Cathartes aura]
California Condor [Gymnogyps californianus]

Phoenicopteriformes

Greater Flamingo [Phoenicopterus ruber]

Anseriformes

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck [Dendrocygna autumnalis]
Fulvous Whistling-Duck [Dendrocygna bicolor]
Bean Goose [Anser fabalis]
Pink-footed Goose [Anser brachyrhynchus]
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]
Canada Goose [Branta canadensis]
Brant [Branta bernicla]
Barnacle Goose [Branta leucopsis]
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]
Spot-billed Duck [Anas poecilorhyncha]
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 nigra]
Oldsquaw [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]

Falconiformes

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]
Gray Hawk [Asturina nitida]
Common Black-Hawk [Buteogallus anthracinus]
Harris's Hawk [Parabuteo unicinctus]
Roadside Hawk [Buteo magnirostris]
Red-shouldered Hawk [Buteo lineatus]
Broad-winged Hawk [Buteo platypterus]
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]
Collared Forest-Falcon [Micrastur semitorquatus]
Crested Caracara [Caracara plancus]
Eurasian Kestrel [Falco tinnunculus]
American Kestrel [Falco sparverius]
Merlin [Falco columbarius]
Eurasian Hobby [Falco subbuteo]
Aplomado Falcon [Falco femoralis]
Gyrfalcon [Falco rusticolus]
Peregrine Falcon [Falco peregrinus]
Prairie Falcon [Falco mexicanus]

Galliformes

Plain Chachalaca [Ortalis vetula]
Chukar [Alectoris chukar]
Himalayan Snowcock [Tetraogallus himalayensis]
Gray Partridge [Perdix perdix]
Ring-necked Pheasant [Phasianus colchicus]
Ruffed Grouse [Bonasa umbellus]
Sage Grouse [Centrocercus urophasianus]
Spruce Grouse [Falcipennis canadensis]
Willow Ptarmigan [Lagopus lagopus]
Rock Ptarmigan [Lagopus mutus]
White-tailed Ptarmigan [Lagopus leucurus]
Blue Grouse [Dendragapus obscurus]
Sharp-tailed Grouse [Tympanuchus phasianellus]
Greater Prairie-Chicken [Tympanuchus cupido]
Lesser Prairie-Chicken [Tympanuchus pallidicinctus]
Wild Turkey [Meleagris gallopavo]
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]

Gruiformes

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 [Porphyrula martinica]
Azure Gallinule [Porphyrula flavirostris]
Common Moorhen [Gallinula chloropus]
Eurasian Coot [Fulica atra]
American Coot [Fulica americana]
Limpkin [Aramus guarauna]
Sandhill Crane [Grus canadensis]
Common Crane [Grus grus]
Whooping Crane [Grus americana]

Charadriiformes

Double-striped Thick-knee [Burhinus bistriatus]
Northern Lapwing [Vanellus vanellus]
Black-bellied Plover [Pluvialis squatarola]
European Golden-Plover [Pluvialis apricaria]
American Golden-Plover [Pluvialis dominica]
Pacific Golden-Plover [Pluvialis fulva]
Mongolian Plover [Charadrius mongolus]
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]
Eurasian Oystercatcher [Haematopus ostralegus]
American Oystercatcher [Haematopus palliatus]
Black Oystercatcher [Haematopus bachmani]
Black-winged Stilt [Himantopus himantopus]
Black-necked Stilt [Himantopus mexicanus]
American Avocet [Recurvirostra americana]
Northern Jacana [Jacana spinosa]
Common Greenshank [Tringa nebularia]
Greater Yellowlegs [Tringa melanoleuca]
Lesser Yellowlegs [Tringa flavipes]
Marsh Sandpiper [Tringa stagnatilis]
Spotted Redshank [Tringa erythropus]
Wood Sandpiper [Tringa glareola]
Green Sandpiper [Tringa ochropus]
Solitary Sandpiper [Tringa solitaria]
Willet [Catoptrophorus semipalmatus]
Wandering Tattler [Heteroscelus incanus]
Gray-tailed Tattler [Heteroscelus brevipes]
Common Sandpiper [Actitis hypoleucos]
Spotted Sandpiper [Actitis macularia]
Terek Sandpiper [Xenus cinereus]
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]
Spoonbill 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]
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 fulicaria]
Oriental Pratincole [Glareola maldivarum]
Great Skua [Catharacta skua]
South Polar Skua [Catharacta maccormicki]
Pomarine Jaeger [Stercorarius pomarinus]
Parasitic Jaeger [Stercorarius parasiticus]
Long-tailed Jaeger [Stercorarius longicaudus]
Laughing Gull [Larus atricilla]
Franklin's Gull [Larus pipixcan]
Little Gull [Larus minutus]
Black-headed Gull [Larus ridibundus]
Bonaparte's Gull [Larus philadelphia]
Heermann's Gull [Larus heermanni]
Band-tailed Gull [Larus belcheri]
Black-tailed Gull [Larus crassirostris]
Mew Gull [Larus canus]
Ring-billed Gull [Larus delawarensis]
California Gull [Larus californicus]
Herring Gull [Larus argentatus]
Yellow-legged Gull [Larus cachinnans]
Thayer's Gull [Larus thayeri]
Iceland Gull [Larus glaucoides]
Lesser Black-backed Gull [Larus fuscus]
Slaty-backed Gull [Larus schistisagus]
Yellow-footed Gull [Larus livens]
Western Gull [Larus occidentalis]
Glaucous-winged Gull [Larus glaucescens]
Glaucous Gull [Larus hyperboreus]
Great Black-backed Gull [Larus marinus]
Sabine's Gull [Xema sabini]
Black-legged Kittiwake [Rissa tridactyla]
Red-legged Kittiwake [Rissa brevirostris]
Ross's Gull [Rhodostethia rosea]
Ivory Gull [Pagophila eburnea]
Gull-billed Tern [Sterna nilotica]
Caspian Tern [Sterna caspia]
Royal Tern [Sterna maxima]
Elegant Tern [Sterna elegans]
Sandwich Tern [Sterna sandvicensis]
Roseate Tern [Sterna dougallii]
Common Tern [Sterna hirundo]
Arctic Tern [Sterna paradisaea]
Forster's Tern [Sterna forsteri]
Least Tern [Sterna antillarum]
Aleutian Tern [Sterna aleutica]
Bridled Tern [Sterna anaethetus]
Sooty Tern [Sterna fuscata]
Large-billed Tern [Phaetusa simplex]
White-winged Tern [Chlidonias leucopterus]
Whiskered Tern [Chlidonias hybridus]
Black Tern [Chlidonias niger]
Brown Noddy [Anous stolidus]
Black Noddy [Anous minutus]
Black Skimmer [Rynchops niger]
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]

Columbiformes

Rock Dove [Columba livia]
Scaly-naped Pigeon [Columba squamosa]
White-crowned Pigeon [Columba leucocephala]
Red-billed Pigeon [Columba flavirostris]
Band-tailed Pigeon [Columba 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]

Psittaciformes

Budgerigar [Melopsittacus undulatus]
Monk Parakeet [Myiopsitta monachus]
Carolina Parakeet [Conuropsis carolinensis]
Thick-billed Parrot [Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha]
White-winged Parakeet [Brotogeris versicolurus]
Red-crowned Parrot [Amazona viridigenalis]

Cuculiformes

Common Cuckoo [Cuculus canorus]
Oriental Cuckoo [Cuculus saturatus]
Black-billed Cuckoo [Coccyzus erythropthalmus]
Yellow-billed Cuckoo [Coccyzus americanus]
Mangrove Cuckoo [Coccyzus minor]
Greater Roadrunner [Geococcyx californianus]
Smooth-billed Ani [Crotophaga ani]
Groove-billed Ani [Crotophaga sulcirostris]

Strigiformes

Barn Owl [Tyto alba]
Flammulated Owl [Otus flammeolus]
Oriental Scops-Owl [Otus sunia]
Western Screech-Owl [Otus kennicottii]
Eastern Screech-Owl [Otus asio]
Whiskered Screech-Owl [Otus trichopsis]
Great Horned Owl [Bubo virginianus]
Snowy Owl [Nyctea scandiaca]
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]
Short-eared Owl [Asio flammeus]
Boreal Owl [Aegolius funereus]
Northern Saw-whet Owl [Aegolius acadicus]

Caprimulgiformes

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]
Whip-poor-will [Caprimulgus vociferus]
Jungle Nightjar [Caprimulgus indicus]

Apodiformes

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]
Green Violet-ear [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]

Trogoniformes

Elegant Trogon [Trogon elegans]
Eared Trogon [Euptilotis neoxenus]

Upupiformes

Eurasian Hoopoe [Upupa epops]

Coraciiformes

Ringed Kingfisher [Ceryle torquata]
Belted Kingfisher [Ceryle alcyon]
Green Kingfisher [Chloroceryle americana]

Piciformes

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]
Strickland's Woodpecker [Picoides stricklandi]
Red-cockaded Woodpecker [Picoides borealis]
White-headed Woodpecker [Picoides albolarvatus]
Three-toed Woodpecker [Picoides tridactylus]
Black-backed Woodpecker [Picoides arcticus]
Northern Flicker [Colaptes auratus]
Gilded Flicker [Colaptes chrysoides]
Pileated Woodpecker [Dryocopus pileatus]
Ivory-billed Woodpecker [Campephilus principalis]

Passeriformes

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet [Camptostoma imberbe]
Greenish Elaenia [Myiopagis viridicata]
Caribbean Elaenia [Elaenia martinica]
Tufted Flycatcher [Mitrephanes phaeocercus]
Olive-sided Flycatcher [Contopus cooperi]
Greater Pewee [Contopus pertinax]
Western Wood-Pewee [Contopus sordidulus]
Eastern Wood-Pewee [Contopus virens]
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]
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher [Myiodynastes luteiventris]
Variegated Flycatcher [Empidonomus varius]
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]
Rose-throated Becard [Pachyramphus aglaiae]
Masked Tityra [Tityra semifasciata]
Brown Shrike [Lanius cristatus]
Loggerhead Shrike [Lanius ludovicianus]
Northern Shrike [Lanius excubitor]
White-eyed Vireo [Vireo griseus]
Thick-billed Vireo [Vireo crassirostris]
Bell's Vireo [Vireo bellii]
Black-capped Vireo [Vireo atricapillus]
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]
Gray Jay [Perisoreus canadensis]
Steller's Jay [Cyanocitta stelleri]
Blue Jay [Cyanocitta cristata]
Green Jay [Cyanocorax yncas]
Brown Jay [Cyanocorax 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 pica]
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]
Sky Lark [Alauda arvensis]
Horned Lark [Eremophila alpestris]
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]
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 urbica]
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 hudsonicus]
Gray-headed Chickadee [Poecile cinctus]
Bridled Titmouse [Baeolophus wollweberi]
Oak Titmouse [Baeolophus inornatus]
Juniper Titmouse [Baeolophus griseus]
Tufted Titmouse [Baeolophus bicolor]
Verdin [Auriparus flaviceps]
Bushtit [Psaltriparus minimus]
Red-breasted Nuthatch [Sitta canadensis]
White-breasted Nuthatch [Sitta carolinensis]
Pygmy Nuthatch [Sitta pygmaea]
Brown-headed Nuthatch [Sitta pusilla]
Brown Creeper [Certhia americana]
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]
Winter Wren [Troglodytes troglodytes]
Sedge Wren [Cistothorus platensis]
Marsh Wren [Cistothorus palustris]
American Dipper [Cinclus mexicanus]
Red-whiskered Bulbul [Pycnonotus jocosus]
Golden-crowned Kinglet [Regulus satrapa]
Ruby-crowned Kinglet [Regulus calendula]
Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler [Locustella ochotensis]
Lanceolated Warbler [Locustella lanceolata]
Wood Warbler [Phylloscopus sibilatrix]
Dusky Warbler [Phylloscopus fuscatus]
Arctic Warbler [Phylloscopus borealis]
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher [Polioptila caerulea]
California Gnatcatcher [Polioptila californica]
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher [Polioptila melanura]
Black-capped Gnatcatcher [Polioptila nigriceps]
Narcissus Flycatcher [Ficedula narcissina]
Mugimaki Flycatcher [Ficedula mugimaki]
Red-breasted Flycatcher [Ficedula parva]
Siberian Flycatcher [Muscicapa sibirica]
Gray-spotted Flycatcher [Muscicapa griseisticta]
Asian Brown Flycatcher [Muscicapa dauurica]
Siberian Rubythroat [Luscinia calliope]
Bluethroat [Luscinia svecica]
Siberian Blue Robin [Luscinia cyane]
Red-flanked Bluetail [Tarsiger cyanurus]
Northern Wheatear [Oenanthe oenanthe]
Stonechat [Saxicola torquata]
Eastern Bluebird [Sialia sialis]
Western Bluebird [Sialia mexicana]
Mountain Bluebird [Sialia currucoides]
Townsend's Solitaire [Myadestes townsendi]
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]
Clay-colored Robin [Turdus grayi]
White-throated Robin [Turdus assimilis]
Rufous-backed Robin [Turdus rufopalliatus]
American Robin [Turdus migratorius]
Varied Thrush [Ixoreus naevius]
Aztec Thrush [Ridgwayia pinicola]
Wrentit [Chamaea fasciata]
Gray Catbird [Dumetella carolinensis]
Black Catbird [Melanoptila glabrirostris]
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]
European Starling [Sturnus vulgaris]
Crested Myna [Acridotheres cristatellus]
Siberian Accentor [Prunella montanella]
Yellow Wagtail [Motacilla flava]
Citrine Wagtail [Motacilla citreola]
Gray Wagtail [Motacilla cinerea]
White Wagtail [Motacilla alba]
Black-backed Wagtail [Motacilla lugens]
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]
Bohemian Waxwing [Bombycilla garrulus]
Cedar Waxwing [Bombycilla cedrorum]
Gray Silky-flycatcher [Ptilogonys cinereus]
Phainopepla [Phainopepla nitens]
Olive Warbler [Peucedramus taeniatus]
Bachman's Warbler [Vermivora bachmanii]
Blue-winged Warbler [Vermivora pinus]
Golden-winged Warbler [Vermivora chrysoptera]
Tennessee Warbler [Vermivora peregrina]
Orange-crowned Warbler [Vermivora celata]
Nashville Warbler [Vermivora ruficapilla]
Virginia's Warbler [Vermivora virginiae]
Colima Warbler [Vermivora crissalis]
Lucy's Warbler [Vermivora 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 vermivorus]
Swainson's Warbler [Limnothlypis swainsonii]
Ovenbird [Seiurus aurocapillus]
Northern Waterthrush [Seiurus noveboracensis]
Louisiana Waterthrush [Seiurus 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]
Bananaquit [Coereba flaveola]
Hepatic Tanager [Piranga flava]
Summer Tanager [Piranga rubra]
Scarlet Tanager [Piranga olivacea]
Western Tanager [Piranga ludoviciana]
Flame-colored Tanager [Piranga bidentata]
Stripe-headed Tanager [Spindalis zena]
White-collared Seedeater [Sporophila torqueola]
Yellow-faced Grassquit [Tiaris olivacea]
Black-faced Grassquit [Tiaris bicolor]
Olive Sparrow [Arremonops rufivirgatus]
Green-tailed Towhee [Pipilo chlorurus]
Spotted Towhee [Pipilo maculatus]
Eastern Towhee [Pipilo erythrophthalmus]
Canyon Towhee [Pipilo fuscus]
California Towhee [Pipilo crissalis]
Abert's Towhee [Pipilo aberti]
Rufous-winged Sparrow [Aimophila carpalis]
Cassin's Sparrow [Aimophila cassinii]
Bachman's Sparrow [Aimophila aestivalis]
Botteri's Sparrow [Aimophila botterii]
Rufous-crowned Sparrow [Aimophila ruficeps]
Five-striped Sparrow [Aimophila quinquestriata]
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]
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 Sharp-tailed Sparrow [Ammodramus nelsoni]
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed 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]
McCown's Longspur [Calcarius mccownii]
Lapland Longspur [Calcarius lapponicus]
Smith's Longspur [Calcarius pictus]
Chestnut-collared Longspur [Calcarius ornatus]
Pine Bunting [Emberiza leucocephalos]
Little Bunting [Emberiza pusilla]
Rustic Bunting [Emberiza rustica]
Yellow-breasted Bunting [Emberiza aureola]
Gray Bunting [Emberiza variabilis]
Pallas's Bunting [Emberiza pallasi]
Reed Bunting [Emberiza schoeniclus]
Snow Bunting [Plectrophenax nivalis]
McKay's Bunting [Plectrophenax hyperboreus]
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 [Guiraca caerulea]
Lazuli Bunting [Passerina amoena]
Indigo Bunting [Passerina cyanea]
Varied Bunting [Passerina versicolor]
Painted Bunting [Passerina ciris]
Dickcissel [Spiza americana]
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]
Spot-breasted Oriole [Icterus pectoralis]
Altamira Oriole [Icterus gularis]
Audubon's Oriole [Icterus graduacauda]
Baltimore Oriole [Icterus galbula]
Bullock's Oriole [Icterus bullockii]
Scott's Oriole [Icterus parisorum]
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]
House Sparrow [Passer domesticus]
Eurasian Tree Sparrow [Passer montanus]
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