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ORDER
ACCIPITRIFORMES – Hawks, Eagles and Kites
ACCIPITRIDAE – Hawks
ACCIPITER – None
A. cooperii
Cooper's Hawk
A. striatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
BUTEO – None
B. jamaicensis
Red-tailed Hawk
B. lagopus
Rough-legged Hawk
B. lineatus
Red-shouldered Hawk
B. plagiatus
Gray Hawk
B. platypterus
Broad-winged Hawk
CIRCUS – None
C. hudsonius
Northern Harrier
ELANUS – None
E. leucurus
White-tailed Kite
GERANOAETUS – None
G. albicaudatus
White-tailed Hawk
ICTINIA – None
I. mississippiensis
Mississippi Kite
PARABUTEO – None
P. unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
PANDIONIDAE – Osprey
PANDION – None
P. haliaetus
Osprey
ORDER
ANSERIFORMES – Ducks, Geese and Swans
ANATIDAE – Ducks, Geese and Swans
AIX – None
A. sponsa
Wood Duck - WODU
ANAS – None
A. acuta
Northern Pintail - NOPI
A. crecca
Green-winged Teal - GWTE
A. fulvigula
Mottled Duck - MODU
A. platyrhynchos
Mallard - MALL
A. rubripes
American Black Duck - ABDU
AYTHYA – None
A. affinis
Lesser Scaup - LESC
A. americana
Redhead - REDH
A. collaris
Ring-necked Duck - RNDU
A. valisineria
Canvasback - CANV
BRANTA – None
B. canadensis
Canada Goose - CANG
BUCEPHALA – None
B. albeola
Bufflehead - BUFF
B. clangula
Common Goldeneye - COGO
DENDROCYGNA – None
D. autumnalis
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - BBWD
D. bicolor
Fulvous Whistling-Duck - FUWD
MARECA – None
M. americana
American Wigeon - AMWI
M. strepera
Gadwall - GADW
MERGUS – None
M. merganser
Common Merganser - COME
M. serrator
Red-breasted Merganser - RBME
NOMONYX – None
N. dominicus
Masked Duck - MADU
OXYURA – None
O. jamaicensis
Ruddy Duck - RUDU
SPATULA – None
S. clypeata
Northern Shoveler - NSHO
S. cyanoptera
Cinnamon Teal - CITE
S. discors
Blue-winged Teal - BWTE
ORDER
APODIFORMES – Hummingbirds and Swifts
APODIDAE – Swifts
CHAETURA – None
C. pelagica
Chimney Swift
TROCHILIDAE – Hummingbirds
AMAZILIA – None
A. yucatanensis
Buff-bellied Hummingbird - BBEH
ARCHILOCHUS – None
A. alexandri
Black-chinned Hummingbird - BCHU
A. colubris
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - RTHU
ORDER
CAPRIMULGIFORMES – Nighthawks and Nightjars
CAPRIMULGIDAE – Nighthawks
ANTROSTOMUS – None
A. carolinensis
Chuck-will's-widow
NYCTIDROMUS – None
N. albicollis
Common Pauraque
PHALAENOPTILUS – None
P. nuttallii
Common Poorwill
ORDER
CATHARTIFORMES – Vultures
CATHARTIDAE – Vultures
CATHARTES – None
C. aura
Turkey Vulture
CORAGYPS – None
C. atratus
Black Vulture
ORDER
CHARADRIIFORMES – Shorebirds, Plovers, Gulls and other Pelagics
CHARADRIIDAE – Plovers
CHARADRIUS – None
C. nivosus
Snowy Plover - SNPL
C. semipalmatus
Semipalmated Plover - SEPL
C. vociferus
Killdeer - KILL
C. wilsonia
Wilson's Plover - WIPL
PLUVIALIS – None
P. dominica
American Golden-Plover - AMGP
P. squatarola
Black-bellied Plover - BBPL
HAEMATOPODIDAE – Oystercatchers
HAEMATOPUS – None
H. palliatus
American Oystercatcher - AMOV
LARIDAE – Gulls
CHROICOCEPHALUS – None
C. philadelphia
Bonaparte's Gull - BOGU
GELOCHELIDON – None
G. nilotica
Gull-billed Tern - GBTE
HYDROPROGNE – None
H. caspia
Caspian Tern - CATE
LARUS – None
L. argentatus
Herring Gull - HERG
L. delawarensis
Ring-billed Gull - RBGU
LEUCOPHAEUS – None
L. atricilla
Laughing Gull - LAGU
RYNCHOPS – None
R. niger
Black Skimmer - BLSK
STENULA – None
S. antillarum
Least Tern - LETE
STERNA – None
S. forsteri
Forster's Tern - FOTE
S. hirundo
Common Tern - COTE
THALASSEUS – None
T. elegans
Elegant Tern - ELTE
T. maximus
Royal Tern - ROYT
T. sandvicensis
Sandwich Tern - SATE
RECURVIROSTRIDAE – Stilts and Avocets
HIMANTOPUS – None
H. mexicanus
Black-necked Stilt - BNST
RECURVIROSTRA – None
R. americana
American Avocet - AMAV
SCOLOPACIDAE – Shorebirds
ACTITIS – None
A. macularius
Spotted Sandpiper - SPSA
ARENARIA – None
A. interpres
Ruddy Turnstone - RUTU
CALIDRIS – None
C. alba
Sanderling - SAND
C. alpina
Dunlin - DUNL
C. himantopus
Stilt Sandpiper - STSA
C. melanotos
Pectoral Sandpiper - PESA
C. minutilla
Least Sandpiper - LESA
C. pusilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper - SESA
GALLINAGO – None
G. delicata
Wilson's Snipe - WISN
LIMNODROMUS – None
L. scolopaceus
Long-billed Dowitcher - LBDO
LIMOSA – None
L. fedoa
Marbled Godwit - MAGO
NUMENIUS – None
N. americanus
Long-billed Curlew - LBCU
N. phaeopus
Whimbrel - WHIM
PHALAROPUS – None
P. tricolor
Wilson's Phalarope - WIPH
TRINGA – None
T. flavipes
Lesser Yellowlegs - LEYE
T. melanoleuca
Greater Yellowlegs - GRYE
T. semipalmata
Willet - WILL
ORDER
COLUMBIFORMES – Pigeons and Doves
COLUMBIDAE – Pigeons and Doves
COLUMBA – None
C. livia
Rock Pigeon
COLUMBINA – None
C. inca
Inca Dove
C. passerina
Common Ground-Dove
LEPTOTILA – None
L. verreauxi
White-tipped Dove
PATAGIOENAS – None
P. flavirostris
Red-billed Pigeon
ZENAIDA – None
Z. asiatica
White-winged Dove
Z. macroura
Mourning Dove
ORDER
CORACIIFORMES – Kingfishers
ALCEDINIDAE – Kingfishers
CHLOROCERYLE – None
C. americana
Green Kingfisher
MEGACERYLE – None
M. alcyon
Belted Kingfisher
M. torquata
Ringed Kingfisher
ORDER
CUCULIFORMES – Cuckoos, Anis and Roadrunners
CUCULIDAE – Cuckoos, Anis and Roadrunners
COCCYZUS – None
C. americanus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
CROTOPHAGA – None
C. sulcirostris
Groove-billed Ani
GEOCOCCYX – None
G. californianus
Greater Roadrunner
ORDER
FALCONIFORMES – Falcons and Caracara
FALCONIDAE – Falcons and Caracara
CARACARA – None
C. cheriway
Crested Caracara
FALCO – None
F. femoralis
Aplomado Falcon
F. mexicanus
Prairie Falcon
F. peregrinus
Peregrine Falcon
F. sparverius
American Kestrel
ORDER
GALLIFORMES – Pheasants, Quail, Grouse and Chachalacas
CRACIDAE – Chachalacas
ORTALIS – None
O. vetula
Plain Chachalaca - PLCH
ODONTOPHORIDAE – Quail
COLINUS – None
C. virginianus
Northern Bobwhite - NOBO
PHASIANIDAE – Pheasants and Grouse
MELEAGRIS – None
M. gallopavo
Wild Turkey - WITU
PHASIANUS – None
P. colchicus
Ring-necked Pheasant - RNEP
ORDER
GAVIIFORMES – Loons
GAVIIDAE – Loons
GAVIA – None
G. immer
Common Loon - COLO
ORDER
GRUIFORMES – Rails, Gallinules, Coots, Limpkin and Cranes
RALLIDAE – Rails, Gallinules and Coots
FULICA – None
F. americana
American Coot - AMCO
GALLINULA – None
G. galeata
Common Gallinule - COGA
PORPHYRIO – None
P. martinicus
Purple Gallinule - PUGA
PORZANA – None
P. carolina
Sora - SORA
RALLUS – None
R. crepitans
Clapper Rail - CLRA
R. elegans
King Rail - KIRA
ORDER
PASSERIFORMES – Perching Birds and Songbirds
ALAUDIDAE – Larks
EREMOPHILA – None
E. alpestris
Horned Lark
BOMBYCILLIDAE – Waxwings
BOMBYCILLA – None
B. cedrorum
Cedar Waxwing
CARDINALIDAE – Cardinals and Allies
CARDINALIS – None
C. cardinalis
Northern Cardinal
C. sinuatus
Pyrrhuloxia
PASSERINA – None
P. caerulea
Blue Grosbeak
P. ciris
Painted Bunting
P. cyanea
Indigo Bunting
PHEUCTICUS – None
P. ludovicianus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
PIRANGA – None
P. olivacea
Scarlet Tanager
P. rubra
Summer Tanager
CORVIDAE – Crows, Jays and Magpies
APHELOCOMA – None
A. wollweberi
Mexican Jay
CORVUS – None
C. brachyrhynchos
American Crow
C. cryptoleucus
Chihuahuan Raven
CYANOCITTA – None
C. cristata
Blue Jay - BLJA
CYANOCORAX – None
C. yncas
Green Jay
PSILORHINUS – None
P. morio
Brown Jay
FRINGILLIDAE – Siskins, Crossbills and Allies
HAEMORHOUS – None
H. mexicanus
House Finch
SPINUS – None
S. pinus
Pine Siskin
S. psaltria
Lesser Goldfinch
S. tristis
American Goldfinch
HIRUNDINIDAE – Swallows
HIRUNDO – None
H. rustica
Barn Swallow
PETROCHELIDON – None
P. fulva
Cave Swallow
P. pyrrhonota
Cliff Swallow
PROGNE – None
P. subis
Purple Martin
RIPARIA – None
R. riparia
Bank Swallow
STELGIDOPTERYX – None
S. serripennis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
TACHYCINETA – None
T. bicolor
Tree Swallow
ICTERIDAE – Blackbirds and Orioles
AGELAIUS – None
A. phoeniceus
Red-winged Blackbird
EUPHAGUS – None
E. cyanocephalus
Brewer's Blackbird
ICTERUS – None
I. bullockii
Bullock's Oriole
I. cucullatus
Hooded Oriole
I. galbula
Baltimore Oriole
I. graduacauda
Audubon's Oriole
I. gularis
Altamira Oriole
I. spurius
Orchard Oriole
MOLOTHRUS – None
M. aeneus
Bronzed Cowbird
M. ater
Brown-headed Cowbird
QUISCALUS – None
Q. major
Boat-tailed Grackle
Q. mexicanus
Great-tailed Grackle
Q. quiscula
Common Grackle
STURNELLA – None
S. magna
Eastern Meadowlark
ICTERIIDAE – Chats
ICTERIA – None
I. virens
Yellow-breasted Chat
LANIIDAE – Shrikes
LANIUS – None
L. ludovicianus
Loggerhead Shrike
MIMIDAE – Mockingbirds and Thrashers
DUMETELLA – None
D. carolinensis
Gray Catbird
MIMUS – None
M. polyglottos
Northern Mockingbird
OREOSCOPTES – None
O. montanus
Sage Thrasher
TOXOSTOMA – None
T. curvirostre
Curve-billed Thrasher
T. longirostre
Long-billed Thrasher
T. rufum
Brown Thrasher
MOTACILLIDAE – Pipits
ANTHUS – None
A. rubescens
American Pipit
PARIDAE – Chickadees and Tits
BAEOLOPHUS – None
B. bicolor
Tufted Titmouse
B. inornatus
Oak Titmouse
POECILE – None
P. atricapillus
Black-capped Chickadee
P. carolinensis
Carolina Chickadee
PARULIDAE – New World Warblers
CARDELLINA – None
C. pusilla
Wilson's Warbler
GEOTHLYPIS – None
G. formosa
Kentucky Warbler
G. trichas
Common Yellowthroat
HELMITHEROS – None
H. vermivorum
Worm-eating Warbler
LEIOTHLYPIS – None
L. celata
Orange-crowned Warbler
L. peregrina
Tennessee Warbler
L. ruficapilla
Nashville Warbler
MNIOTILTA – None
M. varia
Black-and-white Warbler
PARKESIA – None
P. motacilla
Louisiana Waterthrush
P. noveboracensis
Northern Waterthrush
PROTONOTARIA – None
P. citrea
Prothonotary Warbler
SETOPHAGA – None
S. americana
Northern Parula
S. cerulea
Cerulean Warbler
S. chrysoparia
Golden-cheeked Warbler
S. citrina
Hooded Warbler
S. coronata
Yellow-rumped Warbler
S. dominica
Yellow-throated Warbler
S. nigrescens
Black-throated Gray Warbler
S. palmarum
Palm Warbler
S. petechia
Yellow Warbler
S. pinus
Pine Warbler
S. ruticilla
American Redstart
S. striata
Blackpoll Warbler
S. virens
Black-throated Green Warbler
VERMIVORA – None
V. chrysoptera
Golden-winged Warbler
V. cyanoptera
Blue-winged Warbler
PASSERELLIDAE – New World Sparrows
AMPHISPIZA – None
A. bilineata
Black-throated Sparrow
ARREMONOPS – None
A. rufivirgatus
Olive Sparrow
ARTEMISIOSPIZA – None
A. nevadensis
Sagebrush Sparrow
CHONDESTES – None
C. grammacus
Lark Sparrow
JUNCO – None
J. hyemalis
Dark-eyed Junco
MELOSPIZA – None
M. georgiana
Swamp Sparrow
M. lincolnii
Lincoln's Sparrow
M. melodia
Song Sparrow
PASSERCULUS – None
P. sandwichensis
Savannah Sparrow
POOECETES – None
P. gramineus
Vesper Sparrow
SPIZELLA – None
S. pallida
Clay-colored Sparrow
S. passerina
Chipping Sparrow
S. pusilla
Field Sparrow
ZONOTRICHIA – None
Z. albicollis
White-throated Sparrow
Z. leucophrys
White-crowned Sparrow
PASSERIDAE – Old World Sparrows
PASSER – None
P. domesticus
House Sparrow
POLIOPTILIDAE – Gnatcatchers
POLIOPTILA – None
P. caerulea
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
P. melanura
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
REGULIDAE – Kinglets
CORTHYLIO – None
C. calendula
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
REMIZIDAE – Tits
AURIPARUS – None
A. flaviceps
Verdin
SITTIDAE – Nuthatches
SITTA – None
S. canadensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch
S. carolinensis
White-breasted Nuthatch
S. pusilla
Brown-headed Nuthatch
STURNIDAE – Starlings
STURNUS – None
S. vulgaris
European Starling
TITYRIDAE – Becards
PACHYRAMPHUS – None
P. aglaiae
Rose-throated Becard
TROGLODYTIDAE – Wrens
CAMPYLORHYNCHUS – None
C. brunneicapillus
Cactus Wren
CISTOTHORUS – None
C. palustris
Marsh Wren
C. platensis
Sedge Wren
THRYOMANES – None
T. bewickii
Bewick's Wren
THRYOTHORUS – None
T. ludovicianus
Carolina Wren
TROGLODYTES – None
T. aedon
House Wren
TURDIDAE – Thrushes
CATHARUS – None
C. guttatus
Hermit Thrush
C. ustulatus
Swainson's Thrush
SIALIA – None
S. sialis
Eastern Bluebird
TURDUS – None
T. grayi
Clay-colored Thrush
T. migratorius
American Robin
TYRANNIDAE – Tyrant Flycatchers
CAMPTOSTOMA – None
C. imberbe
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
MYIARCHUS – None
M. cinerascens
Ash-throated Flycatcher
M. crinitus
Great Crested Flycatcher
M. tyrannulus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
PITANGUS – None
P. sulphuratus
Great Kiskadee
PYROCEPHALUS – None
P. rubinus
Vermilion Flycatcher
SAYORNIS – None
S. phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
TYRANNUS – None
T. couchii
Couch's Kingbird
T. forficatus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
T. tyrannus
Eastern Kingbird
T. verticalis
Western Kingbird
VIREONIDAE – Vireos
VIREO – None
V. flavifrons
Yellow-throated Vireo
V. gilvus
Warbling Vireo
V. griseus
White-eyed Vireo
V. olivaceus
Red-eyed Vireo
V. philadelphicus
Philadelphia Vireo
V. solitarius
Blue-headed Vireo
ORDER
PELECANIFORMES – Pelicans, Herons, Egrets, Bitterns, Ibises and Spoonbills
ARDEIDAE – Herons, Egrets and Bitterns
ARDEA – None
A. alba
Great Egret
A. herodias
Great Blue Heron
BOTAURUS – None
B. lentiginosus
American Bittern
BUBULCUS – None
B. ibis
Cattle Egret
BUTORIDES – None
B. virescens
Green Heron
EGRETTA – None
E. caerulea
Little Blue Heron
E. rufescens
Reddish Egret
E. thula
Snowy Egret
E. tricolor
Tricolored Heron
IXOBRYCHUS – None
I. exilis
Least Bittern
NYCTANASSA – None
N. violacea
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
NYCTICORAX – None
N. nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron
PELECANIDAE – Pelicans
PELECANUS – None
P. erythrorhynchos
American White Pelican
P. occidentalis
Brown Pelican
THRESKIORNITHIDAE – Ibises and Spoonbills
EUDOCIMUS – None
E. albus
White Ibis
PLATALEA – None
P. ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
PLEGADIS – None
P. chihi
White-faced Ibis
P. falcinellus
Glossy Ibis
ORDER
PICIFORMES – Woodpeckers
PICIDAE – Woodpeckers
COLAPTES – None
C. auratus
Northern Flicker
DRYOBATES – None
D. pubescens
Downy Woodpecker
DRYOCOPUS – None
D. pileatus
Pileated Woodpecker
MELANERPES – None
M. aurifrons
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
M. carolinus
Red-bellied Woodpecker
PICOIDES – None
P. scalaris
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
SPHYRAPICUS – None
S. varius
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
ORDER
PODICIPEDIFORMES – Grebes
PODICIPEDIDAE – Grebes
PODICEPS – None
P. nigricollis
Eared Grebe - EAGR
PODILYMBUS – None
P. podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe - PBGR
TACHYBAPTUS – None
T. dominicus
Least Grebe - LEGR
ORDER
PSITTACIFORMES – Parrots
PSITTACIDAE – Parrots
AMAZONA – None
A. viridigenalis
Red-crowned Amazon
ORDER
STRIGIFORMES – Owls
STRIGIDAE – Owls
BUBO – None
B. virginianus
Great Horned Owl
GLAUCIDIUM – None
G. brasilianum
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
MEGASCOPS – None
M. asio
Eastern Screech-Owl
STRIX – None
S. varia
Barred Owl
ORDER
SULIFORMES – Anhingas, Frigatebirds, Cormorants, Boobies and Gannets
ANHINGIDAE – Anhingas
ANHINGA – None
A. anhinga
Anhinga
PHALACROCORACIDAE – Cormorants
PHALACROCORAX – None
P. auritus
Double-crested Cormorant
P. brasilianus
Neotropic Cormorant
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