G. Frederick Shanholtzer
University of Georgia
Marine Institute, Sapelo Island
A comprehensive checklist of birds occurring in the coastal region of
Georgia has been prepared from literature records, museum records, and
sight observations. Generalized categories of status, seasonal
occurrence, and preferred habitat are included. Seasonal occurrence and
preferred habitat categories are self-explanatory. A key to
abbreviations used in the status category follows:
Order Family Species Common Name |
Status |
Seasonal Occurrence |
Preferred Habitat |
Permanent Resident | Summer Resident | Winter Resident |
Transient | Uncertain |
Offshore | Beaches, Dunes, Mudflats | Forests | Fields, Pastures |
Freshwater Marshes, Ponds | Salt Marshes | Estuaries, Sounds |
GAVIIFORMES Gaviidae |
Gavia immer Common Loon |
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G. stellata Red-throated Loon |
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PODICIPEDIFORMES Podicipedidae |
Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe |
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*Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe |
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PROCELLARIIFORMES Procellariidae |
Puffinus gravis Greater Shearwater |
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P. griseus Sooty Shearwater |
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P. Iherminieri Audubon's Shearwater |
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Hydrobatidae |
Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Petrel |
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PELECANIFORMES Pelecanidae |
Pelecanus crythrorhynchos White Pelican |
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P. occidentalis Brown Pelican |
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Sulidae |
Morus bassanus Gannet |
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Phalacrocoracidae |
Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant |
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P. auritus Double-crested Cormorant |
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Anhingidae |
*Anhinga anhinga Anhinga |
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Fregatidae |
Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigate-bird |
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CICONIFORMES Ardeidae |
Ardea occidentalis Great White Heron |
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*A. herodias Great Blue Heron |
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*Butorides virescens Green Heron |
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*Florida caerulea Little Blue Heron |
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*Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret |
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Dichronranassa rufrscens Reddish Egret |
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Casmerodius albus Common Egret |
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*Leucophoyx thula Snowy Egret |
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*Hydranassa tricolor Louisiana Heron |
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*Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron |
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*Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
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*Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern |
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Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern |
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Ciconiidae |
Mycteria americana Wood Ibis |
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Threskiornthidae |
*Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis |
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*Eudocimus albus White Ibis |
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Ajaja ajaja Roseate Spoonbill |
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ANSERIFORMES Anatidae |
Olor columbianus Whistling Swan |
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*Branta canadensis Canada Goose |
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B. bernicla Brant |
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Chen hyperborea Snow Goose |
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C. caerulescens Blue Goose |
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Dendroocygna bicolor Fulvous Tree Duck |
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*Anas platyrhynchos Mallard |
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A. rubripes Black Duck |
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A. fulvigula Mottled Duck |
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A. strepera Gadwell |
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A. acuta Pintail |
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A. carolinensis Green-winged Teal |
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A. discors Blue-winged Teal |
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Mareca penelope European Widgeon |
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M. americana American Widgeon |
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Spatula clypeata Shovler |
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*Aix sponsa Wood Duck |
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Aythya americana Redhead |
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A. collaris Ring-necked Duck |
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A. valisineria Canvasback |
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A. marila Greater Scaup |
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A. affinis Lesser Scaup |
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Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye |
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B. albeola Bufflehead |
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Clangula hyemalis Oldsquaw |
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Somateria spectabilis King Eider |
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Melanitta deglandi White-winged Scoter |
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M. perspicillata Surf Scoter |
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Oidemia nigra Common Scoter |
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Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck |
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Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser |
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Mergus merganser Common Merganser |
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M. serrator Red-breasted Merganser |
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FALCONIFORMES Cathartidae |
*Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture |
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*Coragyps atratus Black Vulture |
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Aecipitridae |
Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed Kite |
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Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite |
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Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk |
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*A. cooperii Cooper's Hawk |
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*Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk |
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*B. lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk |
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B. platypterus Broad-winged Hawk |
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B. lagopus Rough-legged Hawk |
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Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle |
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*Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle |
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Circus cyaneus Marsh Hawk |
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Pandionidae |
*Pandion haliaetus Osprey |
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Falconidae |
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon |
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F. columbanius Pigeon Hawk |
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*F. sparverius Sparrow Hawk |
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GALLIFORMES Cracidae |
*Ortalis vetula Chachalaca |
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Phasianidae |
*Colinus virginianus Bobwhite |
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Meleagrididae |
*Meleagnis gallopavo Turkey |
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GRUIFORMES Gruidae |
Gnus americana Whooping Crane |
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Aramidae |
Aramus guarauna Limpkin |
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Rallidae |
*Rallus elegans King Rail |
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*R. longirostris Clapper Rail |
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R. limicola Virginia Rail |
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Porzana carolina Sora |
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Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow Rail |
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Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail |
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*Porphyrula martinica Purple Gallinule |
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*Gallinula chloropus Common Gallinule |
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*Fulica americana American Coot |
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CHARADRIIFORMES Haematopodidae |
*Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher |
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Charadriidae |
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover |
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C. melodus Piping Plover |
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*C. wilsonia Wilson's Plover |
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C. vociferus Killdeer |
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Eupoda montana Mountain Plover |
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Pluvialis dominica American Golden Plover |
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Squatarola squatarola Black-bellied Plover |
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Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone |
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Scolopacidae |
Philohela minor American Woodcock |
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Capella gallinago Common Snipe |
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Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew |
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N. phaeopus Whimbrel |
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Bartramia longicauda Upland Plover |
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Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper |
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Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper |
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*Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet |
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Totanus melanoleucus Greater Yellowlegs |
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T. flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs |
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Calidris canutus Knot |
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Erolia maritima Purple Sandpiper |
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E. melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper |
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E. fuscicollis White-romped Sandpiper |
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E. minutilla Least Sandpiper |
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E. alpina Dunlin |
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Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher |
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L. scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher |
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Micropalama himantopus Stilt Sandpiper |
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Ereunetes pusillus Semipalmated Sandpiper |
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E. mauri Western Sandpiper |
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Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
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Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit |
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Crocethia alba Sanderling |
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Recurvirostridae |
Recurvirostra americana American Avocet |
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Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt |
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Phalaropodidae |
Phalaropus fulicarius Red Phalarope |
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Steganopus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope |
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Lobipes lobatus Northern Phalarope |
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Stercorariidae |
Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger |
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S. pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger |
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Laridae |
Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull |
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L. glaucoides Iceland Gull |
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L. marinus Great Black-backed Gull |
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L. argentatus Herring Gull |
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L. delawarensis Ring-billed Gull |
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L. atricilla Laughing Gull |
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L. philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull |
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Xema sabini Sabine's Gull |
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*Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern |
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Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern |
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S. hirundo Common Tern |
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S. fuscata Sooty Tern |
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S. anaethetus Bridled Tern |
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*S. albifrons Least Tern |
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*Thalasseus maximus Royal Tern |
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T. sandvicensis Sandwich Tern |
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Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern |
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Anous stolidus Noddy Tern |
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Rynchopidae |
*Rhynchops nigra Black Skimmer |
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Alcidae |
Alca torda Razorbill |
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Plautus alle Dovekie |
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COLUMBIFORMES Columbidae |
Columba livia Rock Dove |
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Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove |
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*Zenaidura macroura Mourning Dove |
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Ectopistes migratorius Passenger Pigeon |
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*Columbigallina passerina Ground Dove |
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PSITTACIFORMES Psittacidae |
Conuropsis carolinensis Carolina Parakeet |
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CUCULIFORMES Cuculidae |
*Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
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C. erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo |
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STRIGIFORMES Tytonidae |
*Tyto alba Barn Owl |
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Strigidae |
*Otus asio Screech Owl |
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*Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl |
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Nyctea scandiaca Snowy Owl |
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Speotyto cunicularia Burrowing Owl |
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*Strix varia Barred Owl |
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Asio otus Long-eared Owl |
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A. flammeus Short-eared Owl |
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Aegolius acadicus Saw-whet Owl |
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CAPRIMULGIFORMES Caprimulgidae |
*Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow |
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C. vociferus Whip-poor-will |
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*Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk |
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APODIFORMES Apodidae |
*Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift |
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Trochilidae |
*Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
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CORACIIFORMES Alcedinidae |
Megaceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher |
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PICIFORMES Picidae |
*Colaptes auratus Yellow-shafted Flicker |
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*Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker |
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*Centurus carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker |
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*Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker |
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Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
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*Dendrocopos villosus Hairy Woodpecker |
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*D. pubescens Downy Woodpecker |
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D. borealis Red-cockaded Woodpecker |
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Campephilus principalis Ivory-billed Woodpecker |
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PASSERIFORMES Tyrannidae |
*Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird |
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*T. dominicensis Gray Kingbird |
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T. verticalis Western Kingbird |
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Muscivora forficata Scissor-tailed Flycatcher |
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*Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher |
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Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe |
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Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
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*E. virescens Acadian Flycatcher |
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*Contopus virens Eastern Wood Peewee |
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Pyrocephalus rubinus Vermilion Flycatcher |
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Hirundinidae |
Iridoprocne bicolor Tree Swallow |
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Riparia riparia Bank Swallow |
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*Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Rough-winged Swallow |
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*Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow |
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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow |
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*Progne subis Purple Martin |
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Corvidae |
*Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay |
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*Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Crow |
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*C. ossifragus Fish Crow |
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Paridae |
*Parus carolinensis Carolina Chickadee |
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Sittidae |
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch |
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S. canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch |
UNC |
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*S. pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch |
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Certhiidae |
Certhia familiaris Brown Creeper |
UNC |
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Troglodytidae |
Troglodytes aedon House Wren |
FC |
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T. troglodytes Winter Wren |
FC |
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Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's Wren |
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*Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren |
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*Telmatodytes palustris Long-billed Marsh Wren |
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Cistothorus platensis Short-billed Marsh Wren |
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Mimidae |
*Mimus polyglottos Mockingbird |
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*Dumetella carolinensis Catbird |
C |
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*Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher |
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Tordidae |
*Turdus migratorius Robin |
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*Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush |
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H. guttata Hermit Thrush |
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H. ustulata Swainson's Thrush |
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H. minima Grey-cheeked Thrush |
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H. fuscescens Veery |
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*Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird |
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Sylviidae |
*Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
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Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet |
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R. calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
C |
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Motacillidae |
Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit |
FC |
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A. spragueii Sprague's Pipit |
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Bombycillidae |
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing |
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Laniidae |
*Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike |
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Sturnidae |
*Sturnus vulgaris Starling |
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Vireonidae |
*Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo |
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*V. flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo |
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V. solitarius Solitary Vireo |
FC |
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*V. olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo |
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V. philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo |
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Parulidae |
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler |
C |
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*Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler |
FC |
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Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's Warbler |
UNC |
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Helmitheros vermivorus Worm-eating Warbler |
UNC |
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Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler |
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V. pinus Blue-winged Warbler |
UNC |
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V. bachmanii Bachman's Warbler |
Acc |
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V. peregrina Tennessee Warbler |
UNC |
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V. celata Orange-crowned Warbler |
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*Parula americana Parula Warbler |
C |
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Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler |
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D. magnolia Magnolia Warbler |
UNC |
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D. tigrina Cape May Warbler |
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D. caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler |
FC |
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D. coronata Myrtle Warbler |
C |
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D. virens Black-throated Green Warbler |
UNC |
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D. fusca Blackburnian Warbler |
UNC |
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*D. dominica Yellow-throated Warbler |
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D. pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler |
UNC |
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D. striata Blackpoll Warbler |
C |
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*D. pinus Pine Warbler |
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D. kirtlandii Kirtland's Warbler |
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D. discolor Prairie Warbler |
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D. palmarum Palm Warbler |
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Seiurus aurocapillus Ovenbird |
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S. noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush |
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S. motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush |
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Oporornis formosus Kentucky Warbler |
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O. agilis Connecticut Warbler |
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*Geothlypis trichas Yellowthroat |
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*Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat |
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*Wilsonia citrina Hooded Warbler |
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W. canadensis Canada Warbler |
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Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart |
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Ploceidae |
*Passer domesticus House Sparrow |
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Icteridae |
Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink |
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*Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark |
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S. neglecta Western Meadowlark |
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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird |
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*Agelaius phoeniceus Redwinged Blackbird |
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*Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole |
FC |
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L. galbula Baltimore Oriole |
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Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird |
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*Cassidix mexicanus Boat-tailed Grackle |
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*Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle |
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Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird |
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Thraupidae |
Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager |
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*P. rubra Summer Tanager |
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Fringillidae |
*Richmondena cardinalis Cardinal |
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*Guiraca caerulea Blue Grosbeak |
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*Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting |
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*P. ciris Painted Bunting |
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Hesperiphona vespertina Evening Grosbeak |
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Carpodacus purpureus Purple Finch |
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Spinus pinus Pine Siskin |
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S. tristis American Goldfinch |
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Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill |
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*Pipilo erythrophthalmus Rufous-sided Towhee |
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Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting |
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Passerculus princeps Ipswich Sparrow |
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P. sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow |
C |
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Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow |
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Passerherbulus caudacutus Le Conte's Sparrow |
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P. henslowii Henslow's Sparrow |
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Ammospiza caudacuta Sharp-tailed Sparrow |
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*A. maritima Seaside Sparrow |
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Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow |
FC |
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Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow |
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*Aimophlila aestivalis Bachman's Sparrow |
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Junco hyemalis Slate-colored Junco |
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Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow |
C |
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*S. pusilla Field Sparrow |
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Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow |
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Z. albicollis White-throated Sparrow |
C |
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Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow |
FC |
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Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow |
R |
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M. georgiana Swamp Sparrow |
C |
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M. melodia Song Sparrow |
C |
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Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur |
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Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting |
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