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| Chukar |
Alectoris |
chukar |
| Ruffed Grouse |
Bonasa |
umbellus |
| Sage Grouse |
Centrocercus |
urophasianus |
| Blue Grouse |
Dendragapus |
obscurus |
| White-tailed Ptarmigan |
Lagopus |
leucurus |
| Wild Turkey |
Meleagris |
gallopavo |
| Common Pheasant |
Phasianus |
colchicus |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse |
Tympanuchus |
phasianellus |
| California Quail |
Callipepla |
californica |
| Gambel's Quail |
Callipepla |
gambelii |
| Mountain Quail |
Oreortyx |
pictus |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck |
Dendrocygna |
autumnalis |
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck |
Dendrocygna |
bicolor |
| Wood Duck |
Aix |
sponsa |
| 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 |
| Baikal Teal |
Anas |
formosa |
| Eurasian Wigeon |
Anas |
penelope |
| Mallard |
Anas |
platyrhynchos |
| Garganey |
Anas |
querquedula |
| American Black Duck |
Anas |
rubripes |
| Gadwall |
Anas |
strepera |
| Greater White-fronted Goose |
Anser |
albifrons |
| 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 |
| King Eider |
Somateria |
spectabilis |
| Northern Flicker |
Colaptes |
auratus |
| Gilded Flicker |
Colaptes |
chrysoides |
| Pileated Woodpecker |
Dryocopus |
pileatus |
| Red-headed Woodpecker |
Melanerpes |
erythrocephalus |
| Acorn Woodpecker |
Melanerpes |
formicivorus |
| Lewis's Woodpecker |
Melanerpes |
lewis |
| Gila Woodpecker |
Melanerpes |
uropygialis |
| White-headed Woodpecker |
Picoides |
albolarvatus |
| Black-backed Woodpecker |
Picoides |
arcticus |
| Nuttall's Woodpecker |
Picoides |
nuttallii |
| Downy Woodpecker |
Picoides |
pubescens |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker |
Picoides |
scalaris |
| Three-toed Woodpecker |
Picoides |
tridactylus |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
Picoides |
villosus |
| Red-naped Sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus |
nuchalis |
| Red-breasted Sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus |
ruber |
| Williamson's Sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus |
thyroideus |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus |
varius |
| Belted Kingfisher |
Ceryle |
alcyon |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus |
americanus |
| Black-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus |
erythropthalmus |
| Groove-billed Ani |
Crotophaga |
sulcirostris |
| Greater Roadrunner |
Geococcyx |
californianus |
| Canary-winged Parakeet |
Brotogeris |
versicolurus |
| White-throated Swift |
Aeronautes |
saxatalis |
| Chimney Swift |
Chaetura |
pelagica |
| Vaux's Swift |
Chaetura |
vauxi |
| Black Swift |
Cypseloides |
niger |
| White-collared Swift |
Streptoprocne |
zonaris |
| Violet-crowned Hummingbird |
Amazilia |
violiceps |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird |
Archilochus |
alexandri |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
Archilochus |
colubris |
| Anna's Hummingbird |
Calypte |
anna |
| Costa's Hummingbird |
Calypte |
costae |
| Broad-billed Hummingbird |
Cynanthus |
latirostris |
| Xantus's Hummingbird |
Hylocharis |
xantusii |
| Blue-throated Hummingbird |
Lampornis |
clemenciae |
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird |
Selasphorus |
platycercus |
| Rufous Hummingbird |
Selasphorus |
rufus |
| Allen's Hummingbird |
Selasphorus |
sasin |
| Calliope Hummingbird |
Stellula |
calliope |
| Congo Bay-Owl |
Phodilus |
prigoginei |
| Barn Owl |
Tyto |
alba |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl |
Aegolius |
acadicus |
| Short-eared Owl |
Asio |
flammeus |
| Long-eared Owl |
Asio |
otus |
| Burrowing Owl |
Athene |
cunicularia |
| Great Horned Owl |
Bubo |
virginianus |
| Northern Pygmy-Owl |
Glaucidium |
gnoma |
| Elf Owl |
Micrathene |
whitneyi |
| Snowy Owl |
Nyctea |
scandiaca |
| Flammulated Owl |
Otus |
flammeolus |
| Western Screech-Owl |
Otus |
kennicottii |
| Great Grey Owl |
Strix |
nebulosa |
| Spotted Owl |
Strix |
occidentalis |
| Barred Owl |
Strix |
varia |
| Chuck-will's-widow |
Caprimulgus |
carolinensis |
| Buff-collared Nightjar |
Caprimulgus |
ridgwayi |
| Whip-poor-will |
Caprimulgus |
vociferus |
| Lesser Nighthawk |
Chordeiles |
acutipennis |
| Common Nighthawk |
Chordeiles |
minor |
| Common Poorwill |
Phalaenoptilus |
nuttallii |
| Band-tailed Pigeon |
Columba |
fasciata |
| Rock Pigeon |
Columba |
livia |
| Inca Dove |
Columbina |
inca |
| Common Ground-Dove |
Columbina |
passerina |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove |
Columbina |
talpacoti |
| Spotted Dove |
Streptopelia |
chinensis |
| White-winged Dove |
Zenaida |
asiatica |
| Mourning Dove |
Zenaida |
macroura |
| Sandhill Crane |
Grus |
canadensis |
| Yellow Rail |
Coturnicops |
noveboracensis |
| American Coot |
Fulica |
americana |
| Common Moorhen |
Gallinula |
chloropus |
| Black Rail |
Laterallus |
jamaicensis |
| Azure Gallinule |
Porphyrula |
flavirostris |
| Sora |
Porzana |
carolina |
| Virginia Rail |
Rallus |
limicola |
| Clapper Rail |
Rallus |
longirostris |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jack Snipe |
Lymnocryptes |
minimus |
| Long-billed Curlew |
Numenius |
americanus |
| Little Curlew |
Numenius |
minutus |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius |
phaeopus |
| Red Phalarope |
Phalaropus |
fulicaria |
| Red-necked Phalarope |
Phalaropus |
lobatus |
| Wilson's Phalarope |
Phalaropus |
tricolor |
| Ruff |
Philomachus |
pugnax |
| American Woodcock |
Scolopax |
minor |
| Spotted Redshank |
Tringa |
erythropus |
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
Tringa |
flavipes |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
Tringa |
melanoleuca |
| Solitary Sandpiper |
Tringa |
solitaria |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
Tryngites |
subruficollis |
| Snowy Plover |
Charadrius |
alexandrinus |
| 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 |
| Crested Auklet |
Aethia |
cristatella |
| Parakeet Auklet |
Aethia |
psittacula |
| Least Auklet |
Aethia |
pusilla |
| Kittlitz's Murrelet |
Brachyramphus |
brevirostris |
| Marbled Murrelet |
Brachyramphus |
marmoratus |
| Long-billed Murrelet |
Brachyramphus |
perdix |
| Pigeon Guillemot |
Cepphus |
columba |
| Rhinoceros Auklet |
Cerorhinca |
monocerata |
| White-winged Tern |
Chlidonias |
leucopterus |
| Black Tern |
Chlidonias |
niger |
| Tufted Puffin |
Fratercula |
cirrhata |
| Horned Puffin |
Fratercula |
corniculata |
| Herring Gull |
Larus |
argentatus |
| Laughing Gull |
Larus |
atricilla |
| Band-tailed Gull |
Larus |
belcheri |
| California Gull |
Larus |
californicus |
| Mew Gull |
Larus |
canus |
| 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 |
| Little Gull |
Larus |
minutus |
| Western Gull |
Larus |
occidentalis |
| Bonaparte's Gull |
Larus |
philadelphia |
| Franklin's Gull |
Larus |
pipixcan |
| Common Black-headed Gull |
Larus |
ridibundus |
| Andean Gull |
Larus |
serranus |
| Ivory Gull |
Pagophila |
eburnea |
| Cassin's Auklet |
Ptychoramphus |
aleuticus |
| 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 |
| Bridled Tern |
Sterna |
anaethetus |
| Least Tern |
Sterna |
antillarum |
| Caspian Tern |
Sterna |
caspia |
| 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 |
| Cooper's Hawk |
Accipiter |
cooperii |
| Northern Goshawk |
Accipiter |
gentilis |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
Accipiter |
striatus |
| Golden Eagle |
Aquila |
chrysaetos |
| Zone-tailed Hawk |
Buteo |
albonotatus |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo |
jamaicensis |
| Rough-legged Hawk |
Buteo |
lagopus |
| Red-shouldered Hawk |
Buteo |
lineatus |
| Broad-winged Hawk |
Buteo |
platypterus |
| Ferruginous Hawk |
Buteo |
regalis |
| Swainson's Hawk |
Buteo |
swainsoni |
| Common Black-Hawk |
Buteogallus |
anthracinus |
| Northern Harrier |
Circus |
cyaneus |
| White-tailed Kite |
Elanus |
leucurus |
| Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus |
leucocephalus |
| Mississippi Kite |
Ictinia |
mississippiensis |
| Osprey |
Pandion |
haliaetus |
| Harris's Hawk |
Parabuteo |
unicinctus |
| Oriental Honey-buzzard |
Pernis |
ptilorhyncus |
| Merlin |
Falco |
columbarius |
| Prairie Falcon |
Falco |
mexicanus |
| Peregrine Falcon |
Falco |
peregrinus |
| Gyrfalcon |
Falco |
rusticolus |
| American Kestrel |
Falco |
sparverius |
| 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 |
| Red-billed Tropicbird |
Phaethon |
aethereus |
| White-tailed Tropicbird |
Phaethon |
lepturus |
| Red-tailed Tropicbird |
Phaethon |
rubricauda |
| Masked Booby |
Sula |
dactylatra |
| Brown Booby |
Sula |
leucogaster |
| Blue-footed Booby |
Sula |
nebouxii |
| Red-footed Booby |
Sula |
sula |
| Anhinga |
Anhinga |
anhinga |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax |
auritus |
| Neotropic Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax |
brasilianus |
| Pelagic Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax |
pelagicus |
| Brandt's Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax |
penicillatus |
| 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 |
| Reddish Egret |
Egretta |
rufescens |
| Snowy Egret |
Egretta |
thula |
| Tricolored Heron |
Egretta |
tricolor |
| Least Bittern |
Ixobrychus |
exilis |
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
Nyctanassa |
violacea |
| Roseate Spoonbill |
Ajaia |
ajaja |
| White Ibis |
Eudocimus |
albus |
| White-faced Ibis |
Plegadis |
chihi |
| American White Pelican |
Pelecanus |
erythrorhynchos |
| Brown Pelican |
Pelecanus |
occidentalis |
| Turkey Vulture |
Cathartes |
aura |
| California Condor |
Gymnogyps |
californianus |
| Magnificent Frigatebird |
Fregata |
magnificens |
| Great Frigatebird |
Fregata |
minor |
| Wood Stork |
Mycteria |
americana |
| Yellow-billed Loon |
Gavia |
adamsii |
| Arctic Loon |
Gavia |
arctica |
| Common Loon |
Gavia |
immer |
| Pacific Loon |
Gavia |
pacifica |
| Red-throated Loon |
Gavia |
stellata |
| Northern Fulmar |
Fulmarus |
glacialis |