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About North American Birds: Field Guide (Total = 687 Birds)

The goal of this group is to try and have a photograph of every North American bird.

As every bird is posted, I will try to keep a list of which birds ARE posted. You may post multiple pictures of the same bird, but do try to post different birds so we can post every bird in North America.

Please make sure you can see as much of the birds face as possible.

Ex: Don't post a picture with a wing blocking the birds face.

NOTE: Bold type indicates a species that is currently in the pool. Regular type indicates a species that is not in the pool.

* Not considered a separate species in AOU list.
& An escaped species. Not on AOU list.
Birds listed in italics are either extinct or possibly extinct

Total bird Count: 698 birds

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North American Birds

DUCKS, GEESE, and SWANS (Anatidae)
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)
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)
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)
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
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)
Total = 42/61

CURASSOWS and GUANS (Cracidae)
Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula)
Total = 1/1

PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, TURKEYS, and OLD WORLD QUAIL (Phasianidae)
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)
Total = 14/17

NEW WORLD QUAIL (Odontophoridae)
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)
Total = 5/6

LOONS (Gaviidae)
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
Arctic Loon (Gavia arctica)
Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)
Total = 5/5

GREBES (Podicipedidae)
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)
Total = 7/7

ABLATROSSES (Diomedeidae)
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)
Total = 2/8

SHEARWATERS and PETRELS (Procellariidae)
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)
Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia)
Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis)
Fea’s Petrel (Pterodroma feae)
Zino’s Petrel (Pterodroma madeira)
Cook’s Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
Stejneger’s Petrel (Pterodroma longirostris)
Bulwer’s Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
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)
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)
Total = 2/29

STORM-PETRELS (Hydrobatidae)
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
White-faced Storm-Petrel (Pelagodroma marina)
European Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel (Fregetta tropica)
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)
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma tethys)
Black Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma melania)
Least Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma microsoma)

TROPICBIRDS (Phaethontidae)
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

BOOBIES and GANNETS (Sulidae)
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)

PELICANS (Pelecanidae)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

CORMORANTS (Phalacrocoracidae)
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)

DARTERS (Anhingidae)
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

FRIGATEBIRDS (Fregatidae)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)

BITTERNS, HERONS, and ALLIES (Ardeidae)
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
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 SPOONBILLS (Threskiornithidae)
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

STORKS (Ciconiidae)
Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

FLAMINGOS (Phoenicopteridae)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

NEW WORLD VULTURES (Cathartidae)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)

HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES, and ALLIES (Accipitridae)
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 FALCONS (Falconidae)
Collared Forest-Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus)
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)
Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)

RAILS, GALLNULES, and COOTS (Rallidae)
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)

LIMPKINS (Aramidae)
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)

CRANES (Gruidae)
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
Common Crane (Grus grus)
Whooping Crane (Grus americana)

THICK-KNEES (Burhinidae)
Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus)

LAPWINGS and PLOVERS (Charadriidae)
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)

OYSTERCATCHERS (Haematopodidae)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)

STILTS and AVOCETS (Recurvirostridae)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)

JACANAS (Jacanidae)
Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa)

SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES, and ALLIES (Scolopacidae)
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)
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)

PRATINCOLES (Glareolidae)
Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMERS (Laridae)
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)
Gray-hooded Gull (Larus cirrocephalus)
Belcher’s 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 michahellis)
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)
Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini)
Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)
Ross’s Gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea)
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 JAEGERS (stercorariidae)
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 PUFFINS (Alcidae)
Dovekie (Alle alle)
Common Murre (Uria aalge)
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
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 DOVES (Columbidae)
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)
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 PARROTS (Psittacidae)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
Green Parakeet (Aratinga holochlora)
White-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus)
Red-crowned Parrot (Amazona viridigenalis)

CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNERS, and ANIS (Cuculidae)
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)
Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)

BARN OWLS (Tytonidae)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

TYPICAL OWLS (Strigidae)
Flammulated Owl (Otus 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)

GOATSUCKERS (Caprimulgidae)
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)
Gray Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)

SWIFTS (Apodidae)
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)

HUMMINGBIRDS (Trochilidae)
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)

TROGOS (Trogonidae)
Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans)
Eared Quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus)

HOOPOES (Upupidae)
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

KINGFISHERS (Alcedinidae)
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquatus)
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

WOODPECKERS and ALLIES (Picidae)
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)

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (Tyrannidae)
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)
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)
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)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)

UNPLACED BIRDS (Incertae sedis)
Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae)
Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata)




SHRIKES (Laniidae)
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)

VIREOS (Vireonidae)
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 and CROWS (Corvidae)
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)
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