Flammulated Owl -- Otus flammeolus
Eastern Screech-Owl -- Otus asio and Western Screech-Owl -- Otus kennicottii
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
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

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Family Caprimulgidae

Lesser Nighthawk -- Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk -- Chordeiles minor
Common Pauraque -- Nyctidromus albicollis
Common Poorwill -- Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Chuck-will's-widow -- Caprimulgus carolinensis
Whip-poor-will -- Caprimulgus vociferus

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Family Apodidae

Black Swift -- Cypseloides niger
Chimney Swift -- Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift -- Chaetura vauxi
White-throated Swift -- Aeronautes saxatalis

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Family Trochilidae

Broad-billed Hummingbird -- Cynanthus latirostris
White-eared Hummingbird -- Hylocharis leucotis
Buff-bellied Hummingbird -- Amazilia yucatanensis
Violet-crowned Hummingbird -- Amazilia violiceps
Blue-throated Hummingbird -- Lampornis clemenciae
Magnificent Hummingbird -- Eugenes fulgens
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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird -- Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird -- Selasphorus rufus
Allen's Hummingbird -- Selasphorus sasin

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Family Trogonidae

Elegant Trogon -- Trogon elegans

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Family Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -- Ceryle alcyon
Green Kingfisher -- Chloroceryle americana

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Family Picidae

Lewis' 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
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- Sphyrapicus varius
Red-breasted Sapsucker -- Sphyrapicus ruber
Williamson's Sapsucker -- Sphyrapicus thyroideus
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
Pileated Woodpecker -- Dryocopus pileatus
Ivory-billed Woodpecker -- Campephilus principalis

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Family Tyrannidae

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet -- Camptostoma imberbe
Olive-sided Flycatcher -- Contopus borealis
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
Dusky Flycatcher -- Empidonax oberholseri
Gray Flycatcher -- Empidonax wrightii
Western Flycatcher -- Empidonax difficilis
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
Great Crested Flycatcher -- Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested Flycatcher -- Myiarchus tyrannulus
Great Kiskadee -- Pitangus sulphuratus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher -- Myiodynastes luteiventris
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
Rose-throated Becard -- Pachyramphus aglaiae

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Family Alaudidae

Horned Lark -- Eremophila alpestris

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Family Hirundinidae

Purple Martin -- Progne subis
Tree Swallow -- Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow -- Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow -- Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow -- Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow -- Hirundo pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow -- Hirundo fulva
Barn Swallow -- Hirundo rustica

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Family Corvidae

Gray Jay -- Perisoreus canadensis
Steller's Jay -- Cyanocitta stelleri
Blue Jay -- Cyanocitta cristata
Green Jay -- Cyanocorax yncas
Scrub Jay -- Aphelocoma coerulescens
Gray-breasted Jay -- Aphelocoma ultramarina
Pinyon Jay -- Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Clark's Nutcracker -- Nucifraga columbiana
Black-billed Magpie -- Pica pica
Yellow-billed Magpie -- Pica nuttalli
American Crow -- Corvus brachyrhynchos
Northwestern Crow -- Corvus caurinus
Fish Crow -- Corvus ossifragus
Chihuahuan Raven -- Corvus cryptoleucus
Common Raven -- Corvus corax

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Family Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee -- Parus atricapillus
Carolina Chickadee -- Parus carolinensis
Mexican Chickadee -- Parus sclateri
Mountain Chickadee -- Parus gambeli
Siberian Tit -- Parus cinctus
Boreal Chickadee -- Parus hudsonicus
Chestnut-backed Chickadee -- Parus rufescens
Bridled Titmouse -- Parus wollweberi
Plain Titmouse -- Parus inornatus
Tufted Titmouse -- Parus bicolor

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Family Remizidae

Verdin -- Auriparus flaviceps

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Family Aegithalidae

Bushtit -- Psaltriparus minimus

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Family Sittidae

Red-breasted Nuthatch -- Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch -- Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch -- Sitta pygmaea
Brown-headed Nuthatch -- Sitta pusilla

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Family Certhiidae

Brown Creeper -- Certhia americana

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Family Pycnonotidae

Red-whiskered Bulbul -- Pycnonotus jocosus

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Family Troglodytidae

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

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Family Cinclidae

American Dipper -- Cinclus mexicanus

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Family Muscicapidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet -- Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -- Regulus calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -- Polioptila caerulea
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher -- Polioptila melanura
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 naevius
Wrentit -- Chamaea fasciata

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Family Mimidae

Gray Catbird -- Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird -- Mimus polyglottos
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 dorsale
Le Conte's Thrasher -- Toxostoma lecontei

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Family Motacillidae

Water Pipit -- Anthus spinoletta
Sprague's Pipit -- Anthus spragueii

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Family Bombycillidae

Bohemian Waxwing -- Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar Waxwing -- Bombycilla cedrorum

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Family Ptilogonatidae

Phainopepla -- Phainopepla nitens

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Family Laniidae

Northern Shrike -- Lanius excubitor
Loggerhead Shrike -- Lanius ludovicianus

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Family Sturnidae

European Starling -- Sturnus vulgaris

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Family Vireonidae

White-eyed Vireo -- Vireo griseus
Bell's Vireo -- Vireo bellii
Black-capped Vireo -- Vireo atricapillus
Gray Vireo -- Vireo vicinior
Solitary Vireo -- Vireo solitarius
Yellow-throated Vireo -- Vireo flavifrons
Hutton's Vireo -- Vireo huttoni
Warbling Vireo -- Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo -- Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo -- Vireo olivaceus
Black-whiskered Vireo -- Vireo altiloquus

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Family Emberizidae

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
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
Townsend's Warbler -- Dendroica townsendi
Hermit Warbler -- Dendroica occidentalis
Black-throated Green Warbler -- Dendroica virens
Golden-cheeked Warbler -- Dendroica chrysoparia
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
Hooded Warbler -- Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler -- Wilsonia pusilla
Canada Warbler -- Wilsonia canadensis
Red-faced Warbler -- Cardellina rubrifrons
Painted Redstart -- Myioborus pictus
Yellow-breasted Chat -- Icteria virens
Olive Warbler -- Peucedramus taeniatus
Hepatic Tanager -- Piranga flava
Summer Tanager -- Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager -- Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager -- Piranga ludoviciana
Northern Cardinal -- Cardinalis cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia -- Cardinalis sinuatus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak -- Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak -- Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak -- Guiraca caerulea
Lazuli Bunting -- Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting -- Passerina cyanea
Varied Bunting -- Passerina versicolor
Painted Bunting -- Passerina ciris
Dickcissel -- Spiza americana
Olive Sparrow -- Arremonops rufivirgatus
Green-tailed Towhee -- Pipilo chlorurus
Rufous-sided Towhee -- Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Brown Towhee -- Pipilo fuscus
Abert's Towhee -- Pipilo aberti
White-collared Seedeater -- Sporophila torqueola
Backman's Sparrow -- Aimophila aestivalis
Botteri's Sparrow -- Aimophila botterii
Cassin's Sparrow -- Aimophila cassinii
Rufous-winged Sparrow -- Aimophila carpalis
Rufous-crowned Sparrow -- Aimophila ruficeps
American Tree Sparrow -- Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow -- Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow -- Spizella pallida
Brewer's Sparrow -- Spizella breweri
Field Sparrow -- Spizella pusilla
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
Baird's Sparrow -- Ammodramus bairdii
Grasshopper Sparrow -- Ammodramus savannarum
Henslow's Sparrow -- Ammodramus henslowii
Le Conte's Sparrow -- Ammodramus leconteii
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
Golden-crowned Sparrow -- Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow -- Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris' Sparrow -- Zonotrichia querula
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
Snow Bunting -- Plectrophenax nivalis
Bobolink -- Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged Blackbird -- Agelaius phoeniceus
Tricolored Blackbird -- Agelaius tricolor
Eastern Meadowlark -- Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark -- Sturnella neglecta
Yellow-headed Blackbird -- Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Rusty Blackbird -- Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird -- Euphagus cyanocephalus
Great-tailed Grackle -- Quiscalus mexicanus
Boat-tailed Grackle -- Quiscalus major
Common Grackle -- Quiscalus quiscala
Bronzed Cowbird -- Molothrus aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird -- Molothrus ater
Orchard Oriole -- Icterus spurius
Hooded Oriole -- Icterus cucullatus
Altamira Oriole -- Icterus gularis
Audubon's Oriole -- Icterus graduacauda
Northern Oriole -- Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole -- Icterus parisorum

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Family Fringillidae

Rosy Finch -- Leucosticte arctoa
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 flammea
Hoary Redpoll -- Carduelis hornemanni
Pine Siskin -- Carduelis pinus
Lesser Goldfinch -- Carduelis psaltria
Lawrence's Goldfinch -- Carduelis lawrencei
American Goldfinch -- Carduelis tristis
Evening Grosbeak -- Coccothraustes vespertinus

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Family Passeridae

House Sparrow -- Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow -- Passer montanus

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