Other Birds

Screamers, Swans, Geese, and Ducks | Goatsuckers, Oilbirds and Allies | Herons, Storks, Ibises, Flamingoes and Allies | Sand-Grouse, Pigeons, and Doves | Kingfishers, Mormots, Rollers and Allies | Cuckoos and Plaintain-Eaters | Vultures, Hawks, and Falcons | Megapodes, Curassows, Pheasants, Grouse, and Hoatzins | Loons | Cranes, Rails and Allies | Tropicbirds, Pelicans, Cormorants, Frigatebirds and Allies | Woodpeckers, Jacamars, Toucans, and Barbets | Grebes | Albatrosses, Shearwaters, Petrels and Allies | Owls

Screamers, Swans, Geese, and Ducks
Order Anseriformes

Swans, Geese, and Ducks (family Anatidae)

Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck Anas rubripes
Gadwall Anas strepera
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Green-Winged Teal Anas crecca
Blue-Winged Teal Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
American Wigeon Anas americana
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Greater White-Fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Redhead Aythya americana
Ring-Necked Duck Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Brant Branta bernicla
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
Ross' Goose Chen rossii
Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
White-Winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Red-Breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
King Eider Somateria spectabilis

 

Goatsuckers, Oilbirds and Allies
Order Caprimulgiformes

Swifts (family Apodidae)

White-Throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
Chimmey Swift Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
Black Swift Cypseloides niger

Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope

 

Herons, Storks, Ibises, Flamingoes and Allies
Order Ciconiiformes

Herons and Bitterns (family Ardeidae)

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Green-Backed Heron Butorides striatus
Great Egret Casmerodius albus
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
Black-Crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Sand-Grouse, Pigeons, and Doves
Order Columbiformes

Pigeons and Doves (family Columbidae)

Band-Tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata
Rock Dove Columbia livia
Mourning Dove Zenaidura macroura

Kingfishers, Mormots, Rollers and Allies
Order Coraciiformes

Kingfishers (family Alcedinidae)

Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon

 

Cuckoos and Plaintain-Eaters
Order Cuculiformes

Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis (family Cuculidae)

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Black-Billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus

 

Diurnal Birds of Prey - Vultures, Hawks, and Falcons
Order Falconiformes

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Harriers (family Accipitridae)

Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Sharp-Shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaëtos
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-Legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
Red-Shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
Broad-Winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus

American Vultures (family Cathartidae)

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Merlin Falco columbarius
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
American Kestrel Falco sparverius

 

Megapodes, Curassows, Pheasants, Grouse, and Hoatzins
Order Galliformes

Grouse, Ptarmigans, Quails, Pheasants, and Peacocks (family Phasianidae)

Chukar Alectoris chukar
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
California Quail Callipepla californica
Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
Spruce Grouse Dendragapus canadensis
Blue Grouse Dendragapus obscurus
Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
White-Tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucurus
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus
Mountain Quail Oreotyx pictus
Gray/European/Hungarian Partridge Perdix perdix
Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido
Sharp-Tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus

Loons
Order Gaviiformes

Loons (family Gaviidae)

Yellow-Billed Loon Gavia adamsii
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica
Common Loon Gavia immer
Red-Throated Loon Gavia stellata

 

Cranes, Rails and Allies
Order Gruiformes

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (family Rallidae)

Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
American Coot Fulica americana
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Sora Porzana carolina
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola

 

Tropicbirds, Pelicans, Cormorants, Frigatebirds and Allies
Order Pelecaniformes

Pelicans (family Pelecanidae)

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

Woodpeckers, Jacamars, Toucans, and Barbets
Order Piciformes

Woodpeckers and Wrynecks (family Picidae)

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
Red-Headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Lewis' Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Black-Backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus
Three-Toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus  
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

Grebes
Order Podicipediformes

Grebes (family Podicipedidae)

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Red-Necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
Pied-Billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

Albatrosses, Shearwaters, Petrels and Allies
Order Procellariiformes

Storm Petrels (family Hydrobatidae)

Fork-Tailed Storm Petrel Oceanodroma furcata
Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Shearwaters and Fulmars (family Procellariidae)

Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis

 

Owls
Order Strigiformes

Typical Owls (family Strigidae)

Northern Saw-Whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
Short-Eared Owl Asio flammeus
Long-Eared Owl Asio otus
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma
Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca
Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio
Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis
Barred Owl Strix varia
Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula

Barn Owl Tyto alba