Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
| COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME | |
| Albatross, Black-footed | Diomedea nigripes | |
| Albatross, Laysan | Diomedea immutabilis | |
| Blackbird (European) | Turdus merula | |
| Blackbird, Brewer's | Euphagus cyanocephalus | |
| Blackbird, Red-winged | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
| Blackbird, Rusty | Euphagus carolinus | |
| Blackbird, Yellow-headed | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | |
| Blackcap, Common | Sylvia atricapilla | |
| Bluebird, Eastern | Sialia sialis | |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | |
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | |
| Bobwhite, Northern | Colinus virginianus | |
| Brant | Branta bernicla | |
| Bunting, Black-headed | Emberiza melanocephala | |
| Bunting, Cretzchmar's | Emberiza caesia | |
| Bunting, Indigo | Passerina cyanea | |
| Bunting, Ortolan | Emberiza hortulana | |
| Bunting, Painted | Passerine ciris | |
| Bunting, Snow | Plectrophenax nivalis | |
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | |
| Cardinal, Northern | Cardinalis cardinalis | |
| Chat, Yellow-breasted | Icteria virens | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgus carolinensis | |
| Coot, American | Fulica americana | |
| Cowbird, Brown-headed | Molothrus ater | |
| Cormorant, Double-crested | Phalacrocorax auritus | |
| Crane, Sandhill | Grus canadensis | |
| Crossbill, Red | Loxia curvirostra | |
| Crow, American | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
| Crow, Hooded | Corvus corone cornix | |
| Cuckoo, Black-billed | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | |
| Cuckoo, Yellow-billed | Coccyzus americanus | |
| Curlew, Bristle-thighed | Numenius tahitiensis | |
| Dickcissel | Spiza americana | |
| Dove, Mourning | Zenaida macroura | |
| Dove, Turtle | Streptopelia turtu | |
| Duck, American Black | Anas rubripesh | |
| Duck, Wood | Aix sponsa | |
| Eagle, Bald | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
| Egret, Great | Ardea albus | |
| Egret, Snowy | Egretta thula | |
| Eider, Common | Somateria mollissima | |
| Eider, King | Somateria spectabilis | |
| Falcon, Eleonora's | Falco eleonorae | |
| Falcon, Peregrine | Falco peregrinus | |
| Finch, Purple | Carpodacus purpureus | |
| Flicker, Northern | Colaptes auratus | |
| Flycatcher, Hammond's | Empidonax hammondii | |
| Flycatcher, Least | Empidonax minimus | |
| Flycatcher, Pacific-slope | Empidonax difficilis | |
| Godwit, Black-tailed | Limosa limosa | |
| Godwit, Hudsonian | Limosa haemastica | |
| Golden-Plover, American | Pluvialis dominicus | |
| Golden-Plover, Pacific | Pluvialis fulva | |
| Goldfinch, American | Carduelis tristis | |
| Goose, Bar-headed | Anser indicus | |
| Goose, Cackling | Branta canadensis minima | |
| Goose, Canada | Branta canadensis | |
| Goose, Emperor | Chen canagica | |
| Goose, Ross' | Chen rossii | |
| Goose, Snow | Chen caerulescens | |
| Goose, Greater White-fronted | Anser albifrons | |
| Goshawk, Northern | Accipiter gentilis | |
| Grackle, Common | Quiscalus quiscula | |
| Grosbeak, Black-headed | Pheucticus melanocephalus | |
| Grosbeak, Evening | Coccothraustes vespertinus | |
| Grosbeak, Pine | Pinicola enucleator | |
| Grosbeak, Rose-breasted | Pheucticus ludovicianus | |
| Grouse, Blue | Dendragapus obscurus | |
| Gull, California | Larus californicus | |
| Gull, Franklin's | Larus pipixican | |
| Gull, Ross | Rhodostethia rosea | |
| Hawk, Broad-winged | Buteo platypterus | |
| Hawk, Cooper's | Accipiter cooperii | |
| Hawk, Red-shouldered | Buteo lineatus | |
| Hawk, Red-tailed | Buteo jamaicensis | |
| Hawk, Rough-legged | Buteo lagopus | |
| Hawk, Sharp-shinned | Accipiter striatus | |
| Hawk, Swainson's | Buteo swainsoni | |
| Heron, Little Blue | Egretta caerulea | |
| Hummingbird, Ruby-throated | Archilochus colubris | |
| Jay, Blue | Cyanocitta cristata | |
| Junco, Dark-eyed | Junco hyemalis | |
| Kingbird, Eastern | Tyrannus tyrannus | |
| Kingfisher, Belted | Megaceryle alcyon | |
| Kittiwake, Red-legged | Rissa brevirostris | |
| Knot, Red | Calidris canutus | |
| Lark, Horned | Eremophila alpestris | |
| Longspur, Lapland | Calcarius lapponicus | |
| Loon, Arctic | Gavia arctica | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| Martin, Purple | Progne subis | |
| Meadowlark, Eastern | Sturnella magna | |
| Meadowlark, Western | Sturnella neglecta | |
| Nighthawk, Common | Chordeiles minor | |
| Night-Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Oriole, Baltimore | Icterus galbula | |
| Oriole, Black-headed | Oriolus xanthornus | |
| Oriole, Black-naped | Oriolus chinensis | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapillus | |
| Owl, Great-Horned | Bubo virginianus | |
| Owl, Snowy | Nyctea scandiaca | |
| Pelican, American White | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
| Penguin, Adelie | Pygoscelis adeliae | |
| Phalarope, Red-neck | Phalaropus lobatus | |
| Pigeon (Homing) | Columba livia | |
| Pintail, Northern | Anas acuta | |
| Poorwill, Common | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | |
| Quail, Migratory | Coturnix coturnix | |
| Quail, Mountain | Oreortyx pictus | |
| Redhead | Aythya americana | |
| Redpoll, Common | Carduelis flammea | |
| Redstart, American | Setophaga ruticilla | |
| Robin, American | Turdus migratorius | |
| Robin, European | Erithacus rubecul | |
| Rook | Corvus frugilegus | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| Sandpiper, Baird's | Calidris bairdii | |
| Sandpiper, Pectoral | Calidris melanotos | |
| Sandpiper, Purple | Calidris maritima | |
| Sandpiper, Semipalmated | Calidris pussilla | |
| Sandpiper, Upland | Bartramia longicauda | |
| Sandpiper, Western | Calidris mauri | |
| Sandpiper, White-rumped | Calidris fuscicollis | |
| Sapsucker, Williamson's | Sphyrapicus thyroideus | |
| Scaup, Greater | Aythya marita | |
| Scaup, Lesser | Aythya affinis | |
| Shearwater, Short-tailed | Puffinus tenuirostris | |
| Shearwater, Sooty | Puffinus griseus | |
| Shrike, Loggerhead | Lanius ludovicianus | |
| Shrike, Red-backed | Lanius collurio | |
| Siskin, Pine | Carduelis pinus | |
| Snipe, Common | Gallinago gallinago | |
| Sora | Porzana carolina | |
| Sparrow, American Tree | Spizella arborea | |
| Sparrow, Chipping | Spizella passerina | |
| Sparrow, Field | Spizella pusilla | |
| Sparrow, Fox | Passerella iliaca | |
| Sparrow, Harris | Zonotrichia querula | |
| Sparrow, Savannah | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
| Sparrow, Song | Melospiza melodia | |
| Sparrow, Vesper | Pooecetes gramineus | |
| Sparrowhawk, Eurasian | Accipiter nisus | |
| Starling, European | Sturnus vulgaris | |
| Stork, White | Ciconia ciconia | |
| Storm-petrel, Wilson's | Oceanites oceanicus | |
| Swallow, Bank | Riparia riparia | |
| Swallow, Barn | Hirundo rustica | |
| Swallow, Cliff | Hirundo pyrrhonota | |
| Swan, Tundra | Cygnus columbianus | |
| Swift, Chimney | Chaetura pelagica | |
| Swift, Common (European) | Apus apus | |
| Tanager, Scarlet | Piranga olivacea | |
| Tanager, Western | Piranga ludoviciana | |
| Tattler, Wandering | Heteroscelus incanus | |
| Teal, Blue-winged | Anas discors | |
| Tern, Arctic | Sterna paradisaea | |
| Thrush, Gray-cheeked | Catharus minimus | |
| Thrush, Hermit | Catharus guttatus | |
| Thrush, Swainson's | Catharus ustulatus | |
| Thrush, Wood | Hylocichla mustelina | |
| Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | |
| Veery | Catharus fuscescens | |
| Vireo, Red-eyed | Vireo olivaceus | |
| Vulture, Turkey | Cathartes aura | |
| Warbler, Arctic | Phylloscopus borealis | |
| Warbler, Blackburnian | Dendroica fusca | |
| Warbler, Blackpoll | Dendroica striata | |
| Warbler, Black-and-white | Mniotilta varia | |
| Warbler, Black-throated Blue | Dendroica caerulescens | |
| Warbler, Cape May | Dendroica tigrina | |
| Warbler, Cerulean | Dendroica cerulea | |
| Warbler, Connecticut | Oporornis agilis | |
| Warbler, Golden-winged | Vermivora chrysoptera | |
| Warbler, Kentucky | Oporornis formosus | |
| Warbler, Palm | Dendroica palmarum | |
| Warbler, Pine | Dendroica pinus | |
| Warbler, Subalpine | Sylvia cantillans | |
| Warbler, Willow | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
| Warbler, Worm-eating | Helmitheros vermivorus | |
| Warbler, Yellow | Dendroica petechia | |
| Warbler, Yellow-rumped | Dendroica coronata | |
| Waxwing, Bohemian | Bombycilla garrulus | |
| Waxwing, Cedar | Bombycilla cedrorun | |
| Wheatear, Northern | Oenanthe oenanthe | |
| Wigeon, American | Anas americana | |
| Woodcock, American | Philohela minor | |
| Wood-peewee, Western | Contopus sordidulus | |
| Wren, Cactus | Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus | |
| Wren, Canyon | Catherpes mexicanus | |
| Wren, Carolina | Thryothorus ludovicianus | |
| Wren, Rock | Salpinctes obsoletus | |
| Wren, Winter | Troglodytes troglodytes | |
| Wrentit | Chamaea fasciata | |
| Yellowlegs, Greater | Tringa melanoleuca | |
| Yellowlegs, Lesser | Tringa flavipes | |
| Yellowthroat, Common | Geothlypis trichas | |
| * | For all North American species the authors have followed nomenclature in the 1983 edition of the A.O.U. Check-list of North American Birds and subsequent supplements. For other parts of the world I have used the most authoritative sources available. |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
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