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Species are presented in checklist order within Orders. For each species for which one is available, I have linked to the National Biological Service, Breeding Bird Survey species account through the link following the species name. Also, I have linked to the Northern Prairie Science Center (also part of the NBS) bird breeding range maps and my own BiologyBase accounts where available (many of the BiologyBase accounts include only images at this time).

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Gaviiformes

Red-throated Loon, Gavia stellata*
Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica, BiologyBase account
Common Loon, Gavia immer, BiologyBase account
Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii*

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Podicipediformes

Least Grebe, Tachybaptus dominicus*
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, BiologyBase account
Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus, BiologyBase account *
Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena, *
Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis, BiologyBase account
Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis, BiologyBase account
Clark's Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii

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Procellariiformes

Least Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma microsoma*

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Pelecaniformes

American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, BiologyBase account
Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, BiologyBase account
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, BiologyBase account
Neotropic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga * BiologyBase account
Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens * BiologyBase account

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Ciconiiformes

American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus, BiologyBase account
Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, BiologyBase account
Great Egret, Casmerodius albus, BiologyBase account *
Snowy Egret , Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea *
Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor*
Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens *
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron, Butorides virescens, BiologyBase account
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, BiologyBase account
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax violacus *
White Ibis, Eudocimus albus *
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus *
White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi, BiologyBase account
Roseate Spoonbill, Ajaia ajaia, BiologyBase account
Wood Stork, Mycteria americana, BiologyBase account *
Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus, BiologyBase account *
Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura, BiologyBase account

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Anseriformes

Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor, BiologyBase account *
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis *
Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus, BiologyBase account
Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator, BiologyBase account *
Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
Snow Goose, Chen caerlescens, BiologyBase account
Ross' Goose, Chen rossii
Brant, Branta bernicla *
Canada Goose, Branta canadensis, BiologyBase account
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, BiologyBase account
Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes *
Mottled Duck, Anas fulvigula *
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, BiologyBase account
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, BiologyBase account
Garganey, Anas querquedula *
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata, BiologyBase account
Gadwall, Anas strepera
Eurasian Widgeon, Anas penelope *
American Wigeon, Anas americana, BiologyBase account
Canvasback, Aythya valisineria
Redhead, Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis
Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histionicus, BiologyBase account *
Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, BiologyBase account *
Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra *
Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata *
White-winged Scoter, Melanitta fusca *
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, BiologyBase account
Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica *
Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola, BiologyBase account
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser, Mergus merganser, BiologyBase account
Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, BiologyBase account *
Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, BiologyBase account

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Falconiformes

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, BiologyBase account *
Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus *
White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus, BiologyBase account *
Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis
Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, BiologyBase account
Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus, BiologyBase account
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus, BiologyBase account
Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii, BiologyBase account
Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis, BiologyBase account
Common Black-Hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus
Harris' Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus, BiologyBase account
Gray Hawk, Buteo nitidus *
Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus, BiologyBase account *
Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus, BiologyBase account *
Swainson's Hawk, Buteo swainsoni, BiologyBase account
White-tailed Hawk, Buteo albicaudatus *
Zone-tailed Hawk, Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, BiologyBase account
Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis, BiologyBase account
Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus
Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, BiologyBase account
Crested Caracara, Caracara plancus, BiologyBase account *
American Kestrel, Falco sparverius, BiologyBase account
Merlin, Falco columbarius, BiologyBase account
Aplomado Falcon, Falco femoralis *
Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus, BiologyBase account
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus, BiologyBase account
Gryfalcon, Falco rusticolus, BiologyBase account *

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Galliformes

Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
Blue Grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, BiologyBase account
White-tailed Ptarmigan, Lagopus leucurus
Sage Grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, BiologyBase account *
Lesser Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicictus
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus *
Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
Montezuma Quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae
Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus
Scaled Quail, Callipepla squamata
Gambel's Quail, Callipepla gambelii

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Gruiformes

Yellow Rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis
Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis *
Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola, BiologyBase account
Sora, Porzana carolina, BiologyBase account
Purple Gallinule, Porphyrula martinica *
Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
American Coot, Fulica americana, BiologyBase account
Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis, BiologyBase account
Common Crane, Grus grus*
Whooping Crane, Grus americana *

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Charadriiformes

Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola, BiologyBase account *
American Golden-Plover, Pluvialis dominicus
Pacific Golden-Plover, Pluvialis fulva *
Snowy Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus, BiologyBase account
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, BiologyBase account
Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus *
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, BiologyBase account
Mountain Plover, Charadrius montanus
American Oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus *
Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, BiologyBase account
American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana, BiologyBase account
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, BiologyBase account
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, BiologyBase account
Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia, BiologyBase account
Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda
Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus *
Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus
Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica *
Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa, BiologyBase account
Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres, BiologyBase account *
Red Knot, Calidris canutus
Sanderling, Calidris alba, BiologyBase account *
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla *
Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotus
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata *
Dunlin, Calidris alpinna
Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis *
Ruff, Philomachus pugnax *
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus *
Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago
American Woodcock, Scolopax minor *
Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor, BiologyBase account
Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus *
Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicaria *
Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus *
Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus *
Long-tailed Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus
Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla *
Franklin's Gull, Larus pipixcan
Little Gull, Larus minutus *
Bonaparte's Gull, Larus philadelphia, BiologyBase account
Heerman's Gull, Larus heermanni *
Mew Gull, Larus canus *
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, BiologyBase account
California Gull, Larus californicus, BiologyBase account *
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
Thayer's Gull, Larus thayeri *
Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, BiologyBase account *
Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens *
Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus *
Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla *
Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini *
Caspian Tern, Sterna caspia, BiologyBase account *
Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea *
Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri, BiologyBase account
Least Tern, Sterna antillarum
Black Tern, Chlidonias niger, BiologyBase account
Black Skimmer, Rhynchops niger *
Ancient Murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus, BiologyBase account *

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Columbiformes

Rock Pigeon, Columba livia (this bird's common English name was recently (2003) amended)
Band-tailed Pigeon, Columba fasciata, BiologyBase account
White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura, BiologyBase account
Inca Dove, Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove, Columbina passerina
Ruddy Ground Dove, Columbina talpacoti *

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Cuculiformes

Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus *
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus, BiologyBase account
Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus (state bird), BiologyBase account
Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris *

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Psittaciformes

Thick-billed Parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha *

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Strigiformes

Barn Owl, Tyto alba, BiologyBase account
Flammulated Owl, Otus flammeolus
Western Screech-Owl, Otus kennicottii, BiologyBase account
Whiskered Screech-Owl, Otus trichopsis
Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus, BiologyBase account
Northern Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium gnoma
Elf Owl, Micrathene whitneyi
Burrowing Owl, Speotyto cunicularia, BiologyBase account
Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis
Barred Owl, Strix varia, BiologyBase account *
Long-eared Owl, Asio otus, BiologyBase account
Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus, BiologyBase account
Boreal Owl, Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus, BiologyBase account

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Caprimulgiformes

Lesser Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor, BiologyBase account
Common Poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis *
Buff-collared Nightjar, Caprimulgus ridgwayi *
Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus

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Apodiformes

Black Swift, Cypseloides niger, BiologyBase account
Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift, Chaetura vauxi, BiologyBase account *
White-throated Swift, Aeronautes saxatalis, BiologyBase account
Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cyanthus latirostris
White-eared Hummingbird, Hylocharis leucotis *
Berylline Hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina *
Cinnamon Hummingbird, Amazilia rutila *
Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Amazilia violiceps
Blue-throated Hummingbird, Lampornis clemenciae *
Magnificent Hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens *
Plain-capped Starthroat, Heliomaster constantii *
Lucifer Hummingbird, Calothorax lucifer *
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, BiologyBase account *
Black-chinned Hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri, BiologyBase account
Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna, BiologyBase account *
Costa's Hummingbird, Calypte costae *
Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope, BiologyBase account
Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin *

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Trogoniformes

Elegant Trogon, Trogon elegans
Eared Trogon, Euptilotis neoxenus *

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Coraciiformes

Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, BiologyBase account

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Piciformes

Lewis's Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis, BiologyBase account
Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, BiologyBase account
Gila Woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis, BiologyBase account
Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons *
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus *
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius, BiologyBase account
Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, BiologyBase account
Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber, BiologyBase account
Williamson's Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus, BiologyBase account
Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Picoides scalaris
Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus
Strickland's Woodpecker, Picoides stricklandi
White-headed Woodpecker, Picoides albolarvatus, BiologyBase account *
Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus
Black-backed Woodpecker, Picoides arcticus
Northern Flicker, Colaptes auritus, BiologyBase account
Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, BiologyBase account

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