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Wood Duck

Aix

sponsa
Northern Pintail

Anas

acuta
American Wigeon

Anas

americana
White-cheeked Pintail

Anas

bahamensis
Northern Shoveler

Anas

clypeata
Green-winged Teal

Anas

crecca
Cinnamon Teal

Anas

cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal

Anas

discors
Falcated Duck

Anas

falcata
Baikal Teal

Anas

formosa
Mottled Duck

Anas

fulvigula
Eurasian Wigeon

Anas

penelope
Mallard

Anas

platyrhynchos
Garganey

Anas

querquedula
American Black Duck

Anas

rubripes
Gadwall

Anas

strepera
Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser

albifrons
Pink-footed Goose

Anser

brachyrhynchus
Bean Goose

Anser

fabalis
Lesser Scaup

Aythya

affinis
Redhead

Aythya

americana
Ring-necked Duck

Aythya

collaris
Common Pochard

Aythya

ferina
Tufted Duck

Aythya

fuligula
Greater Scaup

Aythya

marila
Canvasback

Aythya

valisineria
Brant

Branta

bernicla
Canada Goose

Branta

canadensis
Barnacle Goose

Branta

leucopsis
Bufflehead

Bucephala

albeola
Common Goldeneye

Bucephala

clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye

Bucephala

islandica
Muscovy Duck

Cairina

moschata
Labrador Duck

Camptorhynchus

labradorius
Snow Goose

Chen

caerulescens
Emperor Goose

Chen

canagica
Ross's Goose

Chen

rossii
Long-tailed Duck

Clangula

hyemalis
Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus

buccinator
Tundra Swan

Cygnus

columbianus
Whooper Swan

Cygnus

cygnus
Mute Swan

Cygnus

olor
Harlequin Duck

Histrionicus

histrionicus
Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes

cucullatus
White-winged Scoter

Melanitta

fusca
Black Scoter

Melanitta

nigra
Surf Scoter

Melanitta

perspicillata
Smew

Mergellus

albellus
Common Merganser

Mergus

merganser
Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus

serrator
Masked Duck

Nomonyx

dominica
Ruddy Duck

Oxyura

jamaicensis
Steller's Eider

Polysticta

stelleri
Common Eider

Somateria

mollissima
King Eider

Somateria

spectabilis
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna

autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna

bicolor
White-throated Swift

Aeronautes

saxatalis
Chimney Swift

Chaetura

pelagica
Vaux's Swift

Chaetura

vauxi
Black Swift

Cypseloides

niger
White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne

zonaris
Antillean Palm-Swift

Tachornis

phoenicobia
Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter

cooperii
Northern Goshawk

Accipiter

gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter

striatus
Golden Eagle

Aquila

chrysaetos
White-tailed Hawk

Buteo

albicaudatus
Zone-tailed Hawk

Buteo

albonotatus
Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo

brachyurus
Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo

jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo

lagopus
Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo

lineatus
Roadside Hawk

Buteo

magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo

platypterus
Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo

regalis
Swainson's Hawk

Buteo

swainsoni
Common Black-Hawk

Buteogallus

anthracinus
Hook-billed Kite

Chondrohierax

uncinatus
Northern Harrier

Circus

cyaneus
Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides

forficatus
White-tailed Kite

Elanus

leucurus
Crane Hawk

Geranospiza

caerulescens
White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus

albicilla
Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus

leucocephalus
Mississippi Kite

Ictinia

mississippiensis
Osprey

Pandion

haliaetus
Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo

unicinctus
Oriental Honey-buzzard

Pernis

ptilorhyncus
Snail Kite

Rostrhamus

sociabilis
Anhinga

Anhinga

anhinga
Great Egret

Ardea

alba
Great Blue Heron

Ardea

herodias
American Bittern

Botaurus

lentiginosus
Cattle Egret

Bubulcus

ibis
Green Heron

Butorides

virescens
Little Blue Heron

Egretta

caerulea
Little Egret

Egretta

garzetta
Western Reef Heron

Egretta

gularis
Reddish Egret

Egretta

rufescens
Snowy Egret

Egretta

thula
Tricolored Heron

Egretta

tricolor
Least Bittern

Ixobrychus

exilis
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa

violacea
Fasciated Tiger-Heron

Tigrisoma

fasciatum
Double-striped Thick-knee

Burhinus

bistriatus
Snowy Plover

Charadrius

alexandrinus
Collared Plover

Charadrius

collaris
Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius

hiaticula
Piping Plover

Charadrius

melodus
Mongolian Plover

Charadrius

mongolus
Mountain Plover

Charadrius

montanus
Eurasian Dotterel

Charadrius

morinellus
Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius

semipalmatus
Killdeer

Charadrius

vociferus
Wilson's Plover

Charadrius

wilsonia
Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus

bachmani
American Oystercatcher

Haematopus

palliatus
Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus

mexicanus
American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis

dominica
Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis

fulva
Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis

squatarola
American Avocet

Recurvirostra

americana
Northern Lapwing

Vanellus

vanellus
Turkey Vulture

Cathartes

aura
Black Vulture

Coragyps

atratus
Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata

ariel
Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata

magnificens
Great Frigatebird

Fregata

minor
California Condor

Gymnogyps

californianus
Jabiru

Jabiru

mycteria
Wood Stork

Mycteria

americana
Crested Caracara

Caracara

cheriway
Merlin

Falco

columbarius
Aplomado Falcon

Falco

femoralis
Prairie Falcon

Falco

mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon

Falco

peregrinus
Gyrfalcon

Falco

rusticolus
American Kestrel

Falco

sparverius
Eurasian Kestrel

Falco

tinnunculus
Collared Forest-Falcon

Micrastur

semitorquatus
Yellow-billed Loon

Gavia

adamsii
Arctic Loon

Gavia

arctica
Common Loon

Gavia

immer
Pacific Loon

Gavia

pacifica
Red-throated Loon

Gavia

stellata
Northern Jacana

Jacana

spinosa
Crested Auklet

Aethia

cristatella
Parakeet Auklet

Aethia

psittacula
Least Auklet

Aethia

pusilla
Razorbill

Alca

torda
Dovekie

Alle

alle
Black Noddy

Anous

minutus
Brown Noddy

Anous

stolidus
Kittlitz's Murrelet

Brachyramphus

brevirostris
Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus

marmoratus
Long-billed Murrelet

Brachyramphus

perdix
Pigeon Guillemot

Cepphus

columba
Black Guillemot

Cepphus

grylle
Rhinoceros Auklet

Cerorhinca

monocerata
Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias

hybridus
White-winged Tern

Chlidonias

leucopterus
Black Tern

Chlidonias

niger
Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula

arctica
Tufted Puffin

Fratercula

cirrhata
Horned Puffin

Fratercula

corniculata
Herring Gull

Larus

argentatus
Laughing Gull

Larus

atricilla
Band-tailed Gull

Larus

belcheri
Yellow-legged Gull

Larus

cachinnans
California Gull

Larus

californicus
Mew Gull

Larus

canus
Black-tailed Gull

Larus

crassirostris
Ring-billed Gull

Larus

delawarensis
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus

fuscus
Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus

glaucescens
Iceland Gull

Larus

glaucoides
Heermann's Gull

Larus

heermanni
Glaucous Gull

Larus

hyperboreus
Yellow-footed Gull

Larus

livens
Great Black-backed Gull

Larus

marinus
Little Gull

Larus

minutus
Western Gull

Larus

occidentalis
Bonaparte's Gull

Larus

philadelphia
Franklin's Gull

Larus

pipixcan
Common Black-headed Gull

Larus

ridibundus
Slaty-backed Gull

Larus

schistisagus
Andean Gull

Larus

serranus
Ivory Gull

Pagophila

eburnea
Large-billed Tern

Phaetusa

simplex
Great Auk

Pinguinus

impennis
Cassin's Auklet

Ptychoramphus

aleuticus
Ross's Gull

Rhodostethia

rosea
Red-legged Kittiwake

Rissa

brevirostris
Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa

tridactyla
Black Skimmer

Rynchops

niger
Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius

longicaudus
South Polar Skua

Stercorarius

maccormicki
Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius

parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius

pomarinus
Great Skua

Stercorarius

skua
Bridled Tern

Sterna

anaethetus
Least Tern

Sterna

antillarum
Caspian Tern

Sterna

caspia
Roseate Tern

Sterna

dougallii
Elegant Tern

Sterna

elegans
Forster's Tern

Sterna

forsteri
Sooty Tern

Sterna

fuscata
Common Tern

Sterna

hirundo
Royal Tern

Sterna

maxima
Gull-billed Tern

Sterna

nilotica
Arctic Tern

Sterna

paradisaea
Sandwich Tern

Sterna

sandvicensis
Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus

antiquus
Craveri's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus

craveri
Xantus's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus

hypoleucus
Common Murre

Uria

aalge
Thick-billed Murre

Uria

lomvia
Sabine's Gull

Xema

sabini
American White Pelican

Pelecanus

erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican

Pelecanus

occidentalis
Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon

aethereus
White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon

lepturus
Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon

rubricauda
Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

auritus
Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

brasilianus
Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

carbo
Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

pelagicus
Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

penicillatus
Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus

ruber
Clark's Grebe

Aechmophorus

clarkii
Western Grebe

Aechmophorus

occidentalis
Horned Grebe

Podiceps

auritus
Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps

grisegena
Eared Grebe

Podiceps

nigricollis
Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus

podiceps
Least Grebe

Tachybaptus

dominicus
Bulwer's Petrel

Bulweria

bulwerii
Cory's Shearwater

Calonectris

diomedea
Streaked Shearwater

Calonectris

leucomelas
Wandering Albatross

Diomedea

exulans
Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus

glacialis
European Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates

pelagicus
Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites

oceanicus
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma

castro
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma

furcata
Ashy Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma

homochroa
Leach's Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma

leucorhoa
Black Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma

melania
Least Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma

microsoma
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma

tethys
White-faced Storm-Petrel

Pelagodroma

marina
Short-tailed Albatross

Phoebastria

albatrus
Light-mantled Albatross

Phoebetria

palpebrata
White-chinned Petrel

Procellaria

aequinoctialis
Herald Petrel

Pterodroma

arminjoniana
Cook's Petrel

Pterodroma

cookii
Black-capped Petrel

Pterodroma

hasitata
Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma

inexpectata
Stejneger's Petrel

Pterodroma

longirostris
Kermadec Petrel

Pterodroma

neglecta
Galapagos Petrel

Pterodroma

phaeopygia
Murphy's Petrel

Pterodroma

ultima
Little Shearwater

Puffinus

assimilis
Buller's Shearwater

Puffinus

bulleri
Flesh-footed Shearwater

Puffinus

carneipes
Pink-footed Shearwater

Puffinus

creatopus
Great Shearwater

Puffinus

gravis
Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus

griseus
Audubon's Shearwater

Puffinus

lherminieri
Black-vented Shearwater

Puffinus

opisthomelas
Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus

pacificus
Manx Shearwater

Puffinus

puffinus
Short-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus

tenuirostris
Shy Albatross

Thalassarche

cauta
Yellow-nosed Albatross

Thalassarche

chlororhynchos
Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis

macularia
Surfbird

Aphriza

virgata
Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria

interpres
Black Turnstone

Arenaria

melanocephala
Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia

longicauda
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris

acuminata
Sanderling

Calidris

alba
Dunlin

Calidris

alpina
Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris

bairdii
Red Knot

Calidris

canutus
Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris

ferruginea
White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris

fuscicollis
Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris

himantopus
Purple Sandpiper

Calidris

maritima
Western Sandpiper

Calidris

mauri
Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris

melanotos
Little Stint

Calidris

minuta
Least Sandpiper

Calidris

minutilla
Rock Sandpiper

Calidris

ptilocnemis
Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris

pusilla
Rufous-necked Stint

Calidris

ruficollis
Long-toed Stint

Calidris

subminuta
Temminck's Stint

Calidris

temminckii
Great Knot

Calidris

tenuirostris
Willet

Catoptrophorus

semipalmatus
Common Snipe

Gallinago

gallinago
Grey-tailed Tattler

Heteroscelus

brevipes
Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus

griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus

scolopaceus
Marbled Godwit

Limosa

fedoa
Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa

haemastica
Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa

lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa

limosa
Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes

minimus
Long-billed Curlew

Numenius

americanus
Eurasian Curlew

Numenius

arquata
Eskimo Curlew

Numenius

borealis
Little Curlew

Numenius

minutus
Whimbrel

Numenius

phaeopus
Bristle-thighed Curlew

Numenius

tahitiensis
Red Phalarope

Phalaropus

fulicaria
Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus

lobatus
Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus

tricolor
Ruff

Philomachus

pugnax
American Woodcock

Scolopax

minor
Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax

rusticola
Spotted Redshank

Tringa

erythropus
Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa

flavipes
Wood Sandpiper

Tringa

glareola
Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa

melanoleuca
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Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa

solitaria