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Family Tinamidae

(Crested Tinamou) -- Eudromia elegans

Family Gaviidae

Pacific Loon -- Gavia pacifica

Common Loon -- Gavia immer

Yellow-billed Loon -- Gavia adamsii

Red-throated Loon -- Gavia stellata

Family Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe -- Podilymbus podiceps

Horned Grebe -- Podiceps auritus

Red-necked Grebe -- Podiceps auritus

Eared Grebe -- Podiceps nigricollis

Western Grebe -- Aechmophorus occidentalis

Clark's Grebe -- Aechmophorus clarkii

Family Phaethontidae

(White-tailed Tropicbird) -- Phaethon lepturus

Family Fregatidae

(Magnificent Frigate-bird) -- Fregata magnificens

Family Pelecanidae

American White Pelican -- Pelecanus erythroryhnchos

Brown Pelican -- Pelecanus occidentalis

Family Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant -- Phalacrocorax auritus

Neotropic Cormorant -- Phalacrocorax olivaceous

Family Anhingidae

Anhinga -- Anhinga anhinga

Family Ardeidae

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-crowned Night-Heron -- Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -- Nyctinassa violacea

Family Ciconiidae

Wood Stork -- Mycteria americana

Family Cathartidae

Black Vulture -- Coragyps atratus

Turkey Vulture -- Cathartes aura

Family Threskiornithidae

White-faced Ibis -- Plegadis chihi

(Glossy Ibis) -- Plegadis falcinellus

(White Ibis) -- Eudocimus albus

Roseate Spoonbill -- Ajaia ajaja

Family Anatidae

Black-bellied Whistling Duck -- Dendrocygna autumnalis

(Mute Swan) -- Cygnus olor

Tundra Swan -- Olor columbianus

Trumpeter Swan -- Olor buccinator

Bean Goose -- Anser fabalis

Greater White-fronted Goose -- Anser albifrons

Snow Goose -- Chen caerulescens

Ross' Goose -- Chen rossi

Emporer Goose -- Chen canagica

Canada Goose -- Branta canadensis

Brant -- Branta bernicla

Barnacle Goose -- Branta leucopsis

Wood Duck -- Aix sponsa

Green-winged Teal -- Anas crecca

American Black Duck -- Anas rubripes

Mallard -- Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Pintail -- Anas acuta

(Garganey) -- Anas querquedula

Blue-winged Teal -- Anas discors

Cinnamon Teal -- Anas cyanoptera

Northern Shoveler -- Anas clypeata

Gadwall -- Anas strepera

Eurasian Wigeon -- Anas penelope

American Wigeon -- Anas americana

Canvasback -- Aythya valisineria

Redhead -- Aythya americana

Ring-necked Duck -- Aythya collaris

Greater Scaup -- Aythya marila

Lesser Scaup -- Aythya affinis

Common Eider -- Somateria mollissima

King Eider -- Somateria spectabilis

Harlequin Duck -- Histrionicus histrionicus

Oldsquaw -- Clangula hyemalis

Black Scoter -- Melanitta nigra

Surf Scoter -- Melanitta perspicillata

White-winged Scoter -- Melanitta fusca

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

Family Accipitridae

Osprey -- Pandion haliaetus

Swallow-tailed Kite -- Elanoides forficatus

Black-shouldered Kite -- Elanus caerulea

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 uncinctus

Red-shouldered Hawk -- Buteo lineatus

Broad-winged Hawk -- Buteo platypterus

Swainson's Hawk -- Buteo swainsoni

Red-tailed Hawk -- Buteo jamaicensis

Ferruginous Hawk -- Buteo regalis

Rough-legged Hawk -- Buteo lagopus

Golden Eagle -- Aquila chrysaetos

Family Falconidae

American Kestrel -- Falco sparverius

Merlin -- Falco columbarius

Prairie Falcon -- Falco mexicanus

Peregrine Falcon -- Falco peregrinus

Gyrfalcon -- Falco rusticolus

Family Phasianidae

Gray Partridge -- Perdix perdix

(Chukar) -- Alectoris chukar

(Common Quail) -- Coturnix coturnix

Ring-necked Pheasant -- Phasianus colchicus

Ruffed Grouse -- Bonasa umbellus

Sage Grouse -- Centrocercus urophasianus

Greater Prairie-chicken -- Tympanuchus cupido

Lesser Prairie-chicken -- Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Sharp-tailed Grouse -- Pedioecetes phasianellus

Wild Turkey -- Meleagris gallopavo

Family Odontophoridae

Northern Bobwhite -- Colinus virginianus

(Scaled Quail) -- Callipepla squamata

(California Quail) -- Callipepla californica

Family Rallidae

Yellow Rail -- Coturnicops noveboracensis

Black Rail -- Laterallus jamaicensis

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

Family Gruidae

Sandhill Crane -- Grus canadensis

Common Crane -- Grus grus

Whooping Crane -- Grus americana

Family Charadriidae

Black-bellied Plover -- Pluvialis squatarola

American Golden-plover -- Pluvialis dominica

Snowy Plover -- Charadrius alexandrinus

Semipalmated Plover -- Charadrius semipalmatus

Piping Plover -- Charadrius melodus

Killdeer -- Charadrius vociferus

Mountain Plover -- Charadrius montanus

Black-necked Stilt -- Himantopus mexicanus

American Avocet -- Recurvirostra americana

Family Scolopacidae

Greater Yellowlegs -- Tringa melanoleuca

Lesser Yellowlegs -- Tringa flavipes

Solitary Sandpiper -- Tringa solitaria

Willet -- Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Spotted Sandpiper -- Actitis macularia

Upland Sandpiper -- Bartramia longicauda

Eskimo Curlew -- Numenius borealis

Whimbrel -- Numenius phaeopus

Long-billed Curlew -- Numenius americanus

Hudsonian Godwit -- Limosa haemastica

Marbled Godwit -- Limosa fedoa

Ruddy Turnstone -- Arenaria interpres

Red Knot -- Calidris canutus

Sanderling -- Calidris alba

(Curlew Sandpiper) -- Calidris ferruginea

Semipalmated Sandpiper -- Calidris pusilla

Western Sandpiper -- Calidris mauri

Least Sandpiper -- Calidris minutilla

White-rumped Sandpiper -- Calidris fuscicollis

Baird's Sandpiper -- Calidris bairdii

Pectoral Sandpiper -- Calidris melanotos

(Sharp-tailed Sandpiper) -- Calidris acuminata

Dunlin -- Calidris alpina

Stilt Sandpiper -- Calidris himantopus

Ruff -- Philomachus pugnax

Buff-breasted Sandpiper -- Tringites subruficollis

Short-billed Dowitcher -- Limnodromus griseus

Long-billed Dowitcher -- Limnodromus scolopaceus

Common Snipe -- Gallinago gallinago

American Woodcock -- Scolopax minor

Wilson's Phalarope -- Phalaropus tricolor

Red-necked Phalarope -- Phalaropus lobatus

Red Phalarope -- Phalaropus fulicarius

Family Laridae

Pomarine Jaeger -- Stercorarius pomarinus

Parasitic Jaegar -- Stercorarius parasiticus

Long-tailed Jaeger -- Stercorarius longicaudus

Laughing Gull -- Larus atricilla

Franklin's Gull -- Larus pipixcan

Black-headed Gull -- Larus ridibundus

Bonaparte's Gull -- Larus philadelphia

Little Gull -- Larus minutus

(Mew Gull) -- Larus canus

Ring-billed Gull -- Larus delawarensis

California Gull -- Larus californicus

Herring Gull -- Larus argentatus

Thayer's Gull -- Larus thayeri

Iceland Gull -- Larus glaucoides

Glaucous Gull -- Larus hyperboreus

Great Black-backed Gull -- Larus marinus

Lesser Black-backed Gull -- Larus fuscus

Glaucous-winged Gull -- Larus glaucescens

Black-legged Kittiwake -- Rissa tridactyla

Ross' Gull -- Rhodostethia rosea

Sabine's Gull -- Xema sabini

Caspian Tern -- Sterna caspia

Common Tern -- Sterna hirundo

Forster's Tern -- Sterna forsteri

Least Tern -- Sterna antillarum

Black Tern -- Chlidonias niger

Family Alcidae

Ancient Murrelet -- Synthliboramphus antiquus

Family Columbidae

Rock Dove -- Columba livia

White-winged Dove -- Zenaida asiatica

Inca Dove -- Columbina inca

Mourning Dove -- Zenaida macroura

Passenger Pigeon -- Ectopistes migratorius

(Common Ground Dove) -- Columbina passerina

Family Psittacidae

Carolina Parakeet -- Conuropsis carolinensis

(Monk Parakeet) -- Myopsitta monarchus

Family Cuculidae

Black-billed Cuckoo -- Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Yellow-billed Cuckoo -- Coccyzus americanus

Groove-billed Ani -- Crotophaga sulcirostris

Family Tytonidae

Barn Owl -- Tyto alba

Family Strigidae

(Flammulated Owl) -- Otus flammeolus

Eastern Screech-owl -- Otus asio

Great Horned Owl -- Bubo virginianus

Snowy Owl -- Nyctea scandiaca

Northern Hawk Owl -- Surnia ulula

Burrowing Owl -- Athene cunicularia

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

Family Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk -- Chordeiles minor

Common Poorwill -- Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Chuck-will's-widow -- Caprimulgus carolinensis

Whip-poor-will -- Caprimulgus vociferus

Family Apodidae

Chimney Swift -- Chaetura pelagica

White-throated Swift -- Aeronautes saxatalis

Family Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird -- Archilochus colubris

(Black-chinned Hummingbird) -- Archilochus alexandri

Calliope Hummingbird -- Stellula calliope

Broad-tailed Hummingbird -- Selasphorus platycercus

Rufous Hummingbird -- Selasphorus rufus

Family Alcidinidae

Belted Kingfisher -- Ceryle alcyon

Family Picidae

Lewis' Woodpecker -- Melanerpes lewis

Red-headed Woodpecker -- Melanerpes erythrocephalus

(Acorn Woodpecker) -- Melanerpes formicivorous

Red-bellied Woodpecker -- Melanerpes carolinus

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- Sphyrapicus varius

Red-naped Sapsucker -- Sphyrapicus nuchalis

Williamson's Sapsucker -- Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Downy Woodpecker -- Picoides pubescens

Hairy Woodpecker -- Picoides villosus

Three-toed Woodpecker -- Picoides tridactylus

Black-backed Woodpecker -- Picoides arcticus

Northern Flicker -- Colaptes auratus

Pileated Woodpecker -- Dryocopus pileatus

Family Tyrannidae

Olive-sided Flycatcher -- Contopus cooperi

Western Wood-pewee -- Contopus cordidulus

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

(Dusky Flycatcher) -- Empidonax oberholseri

Cordilleran Flycatcher -- Empidonax occidentalis

Eastern Phoebe -- Sayornis phoebe

Say's Phoebe -- Sayornis saya

Vermilion Flycatcher -- Pyrocephalus rubinus

(Ash-throated Flycatcher) -- Myiarchus cinerascens

Great Crested Flycatcher -- Myiarchus crinitus

Cassin's Kingbird -- Tyrannus vociferans

Western Kingbird -- Tyrannus verticalis

Eastern Kingbird -- Tyrannus tyrannus

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher -- Tyrannus forficatus

Family Laniidae

Northern Shrike -- Lanius excubitor

Loggerhead Shrike -- Lanius ludovicianus

Family Vireonidae

White-eyed Vireo -- Vireo griseus

Bell's Vireo -- Vireo belli

Black-capped Vireo -- Vireo atricapilla

Blue-headed (Solitary )Vireo -- Vireo solitarius

Yellow-throated Vireo -- Vireo flavifrons

Warbling Vireo -- Vireo gilvus

Philadelphia Vireo -- Vireo philadelphicus

Red-eyed Vireo -- Vireo olivaceus

Family Corvidae

Gray Jay -- Perisoreus canadensis

Steller's Jay -- Cyanocitta stelleri

Blue Jay -- Cyanocitta cristata

(Scrub Jay) -- Aphelocoma coerulensis.

Pinyon Jay -- Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Clark's Nutcracker -- Nucifraga columbiana

Black-billed Magpie -- Pica pica

American Crow -- Corvus brachyrhynchos

Chihuahuan Raven -- Corvus cryptoleucus

Common Raven -- Corvus corax

Family Alaudidae

Horned Lark -- Eremophila alpestris

Family Hirundinidae

Purple Martin -- Progne subis

Tree Swallow -- Iridoprocne bicolor

Violet-green Swallow -- Tachycineta thalassina

Northern Rough-winged Swallow -- Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Bank Swallow -- Riparia riparia

Cave Swallow -- Petrochelidon fulva

Cliff Swallow -- Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Barn Swallow -- Hirundo rustica

Family Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee -- Poecile atricapillus

Carolina Chickadee -- Poecile carolinensis

Mountain Chickadee -- Poecile gambeli

(Boreal Chickadee) -- Poecile hudsonicus

Tufted Titmouse -- Baeolophus bicolor

Family Sittidae

Red-breasted Nuthatch -- Sitta canadensis

White-breasted Nuthatch -- Sitta carolinensis

Pygmy Nuthatch -- Sitta pygmaea

Family Certhiidae

Brown Creeper -- Certhia americana

Family Troglodytidae

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

Family Cinclidae

American Dipper -- Cinclus mexicanus

Family Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet -- Regulus satrapa

Ruby-crowned Kinglet -- Regulus calendula

Family Muscicapidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -- Polioptila caerulea

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

Swainson's Thrush -- Catharus ustulatus

Hermit Thrush -- Catharus guttatus

Wood Thrush -- Hylocichla mustelina

American Robin -- Turdus migratorius

Varied Thrush -- Ixoreus neevius

(Northern Wheatear) -- Oenanthe oenanthe

Family Mimidae

Gray Catbird -- Dumetella carolinensis

Northern Mockingbird -- Mimus polyglottos

Sage Thrasher -- Oreoscoptes montanus

Brown Thrasher -- Toxostoma rufum

Curve-billed Thrasher -- Toxostoma curvirostre

Family Sturnidae

European Starling -- Sturnus vulgaris

Family Motacillidae

American Pipit -- Anthus rubescens

Sprague's Pipit -- Anthus spragueii

Family Bombycillidae

Bohemian Waxwing -- Bombycilla garrulus

Cedar Waxwing -- Bombycilla cedrorum

Family Ptilogonatidae

Phainopepla -- Phainopepla nitens

Family Parulidae

Golden-winged Warbler -- Vermivora chrysoptera

Blue-winged Warbler -- Vermivora pinus

Tennessee Warbler -- Vermivora peregrina

Orange-crowned Warbler -- Vermivora celata

Nashville Warbler -- Vermivora ruficapilla

Virginia's Warbler -- Vermivora virginiae

Northern Parula -- Parula americana

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

Townsend's Warbler -- Dendroica townsendi

Black-throated Green Warbler -- Dendroica virens

Blackburnian Warbler -- Dendroica fusca

Yellow-throated Warbler -- Dendroica dominica

Pine Warbler -- Dendroica pinus

Prairie Warbler -- Dendroica discolor

Palm Warbler -- Dendroica palmarum

Bay-breasted Warbler -- Dendroica castanea

Black-throated Gray Warbler -- Dendroica nigrescens

(Hermit Warbler) -- Dendroica occidentalis

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

Hooded Warbler -- Wilsonia citrina

Wilson's Warbler -- Wilsonia pusilla

Canada Warbler -- Wilsonia canadensis

Yellow-breasted Chat -- Icteria virens

Family Thraupidae

Summer Tanager -- Piranga rubra

Scarlet Tanager -- Piranga olivacea

Western Tanager -- Piranga ludoviciana

Family Emberizidae

Green-tailed Towhee -- Pipilo chlorura

Eastern Towhee & Spotted Towhee -- Pipilo erythropthalmus & P. maculatus

(Canyon Towhee) -- Pipilo fuscus

Cassin's Sparrow -- Aimophila cassinii

American Tree Sparrow -- Spizella arborea

Chipping Sparrow -- Spizella passerina

Clay-colored Sparrow -- Spizella pallida

Brewer's Sparrow -- Spizella breweri

Field Sparrow -- Spizella pusilla

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

Baird's Sparrow -- Ammodramus bairdii

Grasshopper Sparrow -- Ammodramus savannarum

Henslow's Sparrow -- Ammodramus henslowii

LeConte's Sparrow -- Ammospiza leconteii

Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow -- Ammospiza caudacuta

Fox Sparrow -- Passerella iliaca

Song Sparrow -- Melospiza melodia

Lincoln's Sparrow -- Melospiza lincolnii

Swamp Sparrow -- Melospiza georgiana

White-throated Sparrow -- Zonotrichia albicollis

Harris' Sparrow -- Zonotrichia querula

White-crowned Sparrow -- Zonotrichia leucophrys

Golden-crowned Sparrow -- Zonotrichia atricapilla

Dark-eyed Junco -- Junco hyemalis

McCown's Longspur -- Calcarius mccownii

Lapland Longspur -- Calcarius lapponicus

Smith's Longspur -- Calcarius pictus

Chestnut-collared Longspur -- Calcarius ornatus

Snow Bunting -- Plectrophenax nivalis

Family Cardinalidae

Northern Cardinal -- Cardinalis cardinalis

Rose-breasted Grosbeak -- Pheucticus ludovicianus

Black-headed Grosbeak -- Pheucticus melanocephalus

Blue Grosbeak -- Guiraca caerulea

Lazuli Bunting -- Passerina amoena

Indigo Bunting -- Passerina cyanea

Painted Bunting -- Passerina ciris

Family Icteridae

Dickcissel -- Spiza americana

Bobolink -- Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Red-winged Blackbird -- Agelaius phoeniceus

Eastern Meadowlark -- Sturnella magna

Western Meadowlark -- Sturnella neglecta

Yellow-headed Blackbird -- Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Rusty Blackbird -- Euphagus carolinus

Great-tailed Grackle -- Quiscalus mexicanus

Common Grackle -- Quiscalus quiscula

Brown-headed Cowbird -- Molothrus ater

Orchard Oriole -- Icterus spurius

(Hooded Oriole -- Icterus cucullatus

(Scott's Oriole) -- Icterus parisorum

"Northern" Oriole" (Baltimore & Bullock's Orioles) -- Icterus galbula & I. bullockii

Family Fringillidae

Gray-crowned Rosy Finch -- Leucosticte tephrocotis

Pine Grosbeak -- Pinicola enucleator

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 flammeus

Hoary Redpoll -- Carduelis hornemanni

Pine Siskin -- Carduelis pinus

Lesser Goldfinch -- Carduelis psaltria

American Goldfinch -- Carduelis tristis

Evening Grosbeak -- Coccothraustes vespertina

Family Passeridae

House Sparrow -- Passer domesticus