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Northern Pintail

Anas

acuta
American Wigeon

Anas

americana
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
Eurasian Wigeon

Anas

penelope
Mallard

Anas

platyrhynchos
Spot-billed Duck

Anas

poecilorhyncha
Garganey

Anas

querquedula
American Black Duck

Anas

rubripes
Gadwall

Anas

strepera
Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser

albifrons
Lesser White-fronted Goose

Anser

erythropus
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
Bufflehead

Bucephala

albeola
Common Goldeneye

Bucephala

clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye

Bucephala

islandica
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
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
Ruddy Duck

Oxyura

jamaicensis
Steller's Eider

Polysticta

stelleri
Spectacled Eider

Somateria

fischeri
Common Eider

Somateria

mollissima
King Eider

Somateria

spectabilis
Common Swift

Apus

apus
Fork-tailed Swift

Apus

pacificus
Chimney Swift

Chaetura

pelagica
Vaux's Swift

Chaetura

vauxi
Black Swift

Cypseloides

niger
White-throated Needletail

Hirundapus

caudacutus
Northern Goshawk

Accipiter

gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter

striatus
Golden Eagle

Aquila

chrysaetos
Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo

jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo

lagopus
Swainson's Hawk

Buteo

swainsoni
Northern Harrier

Circus

cyaneus
White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus

albicilla
Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus

leucocephalus
Steller's Sea-Eagle

Haliaeetus

pelagicus
Osprey

Pandion

haliaetus
Great Egret

Ardea

alba
Great Blue Heron

Ardea

herodias
Chinese Pond-Heron

Ardeola

bacchus
American Bittern

Botaurus

lentiginosus
Cattle Egret

Bubulcus

ibis
Green Heron

Butorides

virescens
Chinese Egret

Egretta

eulophotes
Yellow Bittern

Ixobrychus

sinensis
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa

violacea
Snowy Plover

Charadrius

alexandrinus
Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius

dubius
Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius

hiaticula
Mongolian Plover

Charadrius

mongolus
Eurasian Dotterel

Charadrius

morinellus
Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius

semipalmatus
Killdeer

Charadrius

vociferus
Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus

bachmani
Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus

himantopus
American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis

dominica
Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis

squatarola
American Avocet

Recurvirostra

americana
Turkey Vulture

Cathartes

aura
Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata

magnificens
Merlin

Falco

columbarius
Peregrine Falcon

Falco

peregrinus
Gyrfalcon

Falco

rusticolus
American Kestrel

Falco

sparverius
Eurasian Hobby

Falco

subbuteo
Eurasian Kestrel

Falco

tinnunculus
Yellow-billed Loon

Gavia

adamsii
Arctic Loon

Gavia

arctica
Common Loon

Gavia

immer
Pacific Loon

Gavia

pacifica
Red-throated Loon

Gavia

stellata
Oriental Pratincole

Glareola

maldivarum
Crested Auklet

Aethia

cristatella
Parakeet Auklet

Aethia

psittacula
Least Auklet

Aethia

pusilla
Whiskered Auklet

Aethia

pygmaea
Dovekie

Alle

alle
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
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
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
Heermann's Gull

Larus

heermanni
Glaucous Gull

Larus

hyperboreus
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
Cassin's Auklet

Ptychoramphus

aleuticus
Ross's Gull

Rhodostethia

rosea
Red-legged Kittiwake

Rissa

brevirostris
Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa

tridactyla
Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius

longicaudus
South Polar Skua

Stercorarius

maccormicki
Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius

parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius

pomarinus
Aleutian Tern

Sterna

aleutica
Caspian Tern

Sterna

caspia
Common Tern

Sterna

hirundo
Arctic Tern

Sterna

paradisaea
Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus

antiquus
Common Murre

Uria

aalge
Thick-billed Murre

Uria

lomvia
Sabine's Gull

Xema

sabini
American White Pelican

Pelecanus

erythrorhynchos
Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

auritus
Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

pelagicus
Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

penicillatus
Red-faced Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

urile
Western Grebe

Aechmophorus

occidentalis
Horned Grebe

Podiceps

auritus
Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps

grisegena
Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus

podiceps
Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus

glacialis
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma

furcata
Leach's Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma

leucorhoa
Short-tailed Albatross

Phoebastria

albatrus
Laysan Albatross

Phoebastria

immutabilis
Cook's Petrel

Pterodroma

cookii
Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma

inexpectata
Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus

griseus
Short-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus

tenuirostris
Common Sandpiper

Actitis

hypoleucos
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
Spoonbill Sandpiper

Eurynorhynchus

pygmeus
Common Snipe

Gallinago

gallinago
Pin-tailed Snipe

Gallinago

stenura
Grey-tailed Tattler

Heteroscelus

brevipes
Broad-billed Sandpiper

Limicola

falcinellus
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
Eskimo Curlew

Numenius

borealis
Far Eastern Curlew

Numenius

madagascariensis
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
Spotted Redshank

Tringa

erythropus
Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa

flavipes
Wood Sandpiper

Tringa

glareola
Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa

melanoleuca
Common Greenshank

Tringa

nebularia
Green Sandpiper

Tringa

ochropus
Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa

solitaria
Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa

stagnatilis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Tryngites

subruficollis
Band-tailed Pigeon

Columba

fasciata
Rock Pigeon

Columba

livia
Oriental Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia

orientalis
White-winged Dove

Zenaida

asiatica
Mourning Dove

Zenaida

macroura
Belted Kingfisher

Ceryle

alcyon
Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus

americanus
Common Cuckoo

Cuculus

canorus
Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus

saturatus
Ruffed Grouse

Bonasa

umbellus
Blue Grouse

Dendragapus

obscurus
Spruce Grouse

Falcipennis

canadensis
Willow Ptarmigan

Lagopus

lagopus
White-tailed Ptarmigan

Lagopus

leucurus
Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus

mutus
Sharp-tailed Grouse

Tympanuchus

phasianellus
Sandhill Crane

Grus

canadensis
Common Crane

Grus

grus
American Coot

Fulica

americana
Eurasian Coot

Fulica

atra
Sora

Porzana

carolina
Virginia Rail

Rallus

limicola
Sky Lark

Alauda

gulgula
Horned Lark

Eremophila

alpestris
Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla

cedrorum
Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla

garrulus
Brown Creeper

Certhia

americana
Winter Wren

Troglodytes

troglodytes
American Dipper

Cinclus

mexicanus
American Crow

Corvus

brachyrhynchos
Northwestern Crow

Corvus

caurinus
Common Raven

Corvus

corax
Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta

stelleri
Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga

columbiana
Gray Jay

Perisoreus

canadensis
Yellow-billed Magpie

Pica

nuttalli
Iranian Ground-Jay

Podoces

pleskei
Black-crowned Antpitta

Pittasoma

michleri
Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius

phoeniceus
Lapland Longspur

Calcarius

lapponicus
Smith's Longspur

Calcarius

pictus
Common Redpoll

Carduelis

flammea
Hoary Redpoll

Carduelis

hornemanni
Lawrence's Goldfinch

Carduelis

lawrencei
Pine Siskin

Carduelis

pinus
Oriental Greenfinch

Carduelis

sinica
American Goldfinch

Carduelis

tristis
Cassin's Finch

Carpodacus

cassinii
Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus

erythrinus
Purple Finch

Carpodacus

purpureus
Lark Sparrow

Chondestes

grammacus
Grosbeak

Coccothraustes

coccothraustes
Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes

vespertinus
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dendroica

coronata
Prairie Warbler

Dendroica

discolor
Magnolia Warbler

Dendroica

magnolia
Palm Warbler

Dendroica

palmarum
Yellow Warbler

Dendroica

petechia
Blackpoll Warbler

Dendroica

striata
Cape May Warbler

Dendroica

tigrina
Townsend's Warbler

Dendroica

townsendi
Black-throated Green Warbler

Dendroica

virens
Bobolink

Dolichonyx

oryzivorus
Yellow-breasted Bunting

Emberiza

aureola
Pine Bunting

Emberiza

leucocephalos
Pallas's Bunting

Emberiza

pallasi
Little Bunting

Emberiza

pusilla
Rustic Bunting

Emberiza

rustica
Reed Bunting

Emberiza

schoeniclus
Grey Bunting

Emberiza

variabilis
Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus

carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus

cyanocephalus
Brambling

Fringilla

montifringilla
Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis

trichas
Blue Grosbeak

Guiraca

caerulea
Dark-eyed Junco

Junco

hyemalis
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte

tephrocotis
Red Crossbill

Loxia

curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill

Loxia

leucoptera
Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza

georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza

lincolnii
Song Sparrow

Melospiza

melodia
Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta

varia
Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus

ater
Mourning Warbler

Oporornis

philadelphia
MacGillivray's Warbler

Oporornis

tolmiei
Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus

sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow

Passerella

iliaca
Indigo Bunting

Passerina

cyanea
Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola

enucleator
Eastern Towhee

Pipilo

erythrophthalmus
Spotted Towhee

Pipilo

maculatus
Western Tanager

Piranga

ludoviciana
Scarlet Tanager

Piranga

olivacea
McKay's Bunting

Plectrophenax

hyperboreus
Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax

nivalis
Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula

pyrrhula
Common Grackle

Quiscalus

quiscula
Ovenbird

Seiurus

aurocapillus
Northern Waterthrush

Seiurus

noveboracensis
American Redstart

Setophaga

ruticilla
American Tree Sparrow

Spizella

arborea
Clay-colored Robin

Spizella

pallida
Chipping Sparrow

Spizella

passerina
Western Meadowlark

Sturnella

neglecta
Orange-crowned Warbler

Vermivora

celata
Tennessee Warbler

Vermivora

peregrina
Canada Warbler

Wilsonia

canadensis
Wilson's Warbler

Wilsonia

pusilla
Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus

xanthocephalus
White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia

albicollis
Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia

atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia

leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow

Zonotrichia

querula
Northern House-Martin

Delichon

urbica
Barn Swallow

Hirundo

rustica
Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon

fulva
Purple Martin

Progne

subis
Sand Martin

Riparia

riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx

serripennis
Tree Swallow

Tachycineta

bicolor
Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta

thalassina
Brown Shrike

Lanius

cristatus
Northern Shrike

Lanius

excubitor
Veery

Catharus

fuscescens
Hermit Thrush

Catharus

guttatus
Grey-cheeked Thrush

Catharus

minimus
Swainson's Thrush

Catharus

ustulatus
Mugimaki Flycatcher

Ficedula

mugimaki
Narcissus Flycatcher

Ficedula

narcissina
Red-breasted Flycatcher

Ficedula

parva
Siberian Rubythroat

Luscinia

calliope
Siberian Blue Robin

Luscinia

cyane
Bluethroat

Luscinia

svecica
Grey-streaked Flycatcher

Muscicapa

griseisticta
Dark-sided Flycatcher

Muscicapa

sibirica
Townsend's Solitaire

Myadestes

townsendi
Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe

oenanthe
Common Stonechat

Saxicola

torquata
Mountain Bluebird

Sialia

currucoides
Orange-flanked Bush-Robin

Tarsiger

cyanurus
American Robin

Turdus

migratorius
Dusky Thrush

Turdus

naumanni
Eyebrowed Thrush

Turdus

obscurus
Fieldfare

Turdus

pilaris
Carolina Chickadee

Poecile

carolinensis
Gray-headed Chickadee

Poecile

cincta
Mountain Chickadee

Poecile

gambeli
Boreal Chickadee

Poecile

hudsonica
Red-throated Pipit

Anthus

cervinus
Pechora Pipit

Anthus

gustavi
Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus

hodgsoni
American Pipit

Anthus

rubescens
Tree Pipit

Anthus

trivialis
White Wagtail

Motacilla

alba
Grey Wagtail

Motacilla

cinerea
Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla

flava
Black-backed Wagtail

Motacilla

lugens
House Sparrow

Passer

domesticus
Siberian Accentor

Prunella

montanella
Spotted Greenbul

Ixonotus

guttatus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus

calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus

satrapa
Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta

canadensis
Northern Mockingbird

Mimus

polyglottos
Common Starling

Sturnus

vulgaris
Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma

rufum
Beautiful Sibia

Heterophasia

pulchella
Lanceolated Warbler

Locustella

lanceolata
Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler

Locustella

ochotensis
Arctic Warbler

Phylloscopus

borealis
Dusky Warbler

Phylloscopus

fuscatus
Wood Warbler

Phylloscopus

sibilatrix
Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus

cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus

sordidulus
Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax

alnorum
Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Empidonax

difficilis
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Empidonax

flaviventris
Hammond's Flycatcher

Empidonax

hammondii
Least Flycatcher

Empidonax

minimus
Dusky Flycatcher

Empidonax

oberholseri
Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax

traillii
Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus

crinitus
Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis

phoebe
Say's Phoebe

Sayornis

saya
Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus

tyrannus
Western Kingbird

Tyrannus

verticalis
Cassin's Vireo

Vireo

cassinii
Eastern Warbling-Vireo

Vireo

gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo

olivaceus
Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo

philadelphicus
Northern Flicker

Colaptes

auratus
Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos

major
Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx

torquilla
Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides

arcticus
Downy Woodpecker

Picoides

pubescens
Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides

tridactylus