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| 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 |
| Mottled Duck |
Anas |
fulvigula |
| Eurasian Wigeon |
Anas |
penelope |
| Mallard |
Anas |
platyrhynchos |
| 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 |
| Greater Scaup |
Aythya |
marila |
| Canvasback |
Aythya |
valisineria |
| Brant |
Branta |
bernicla |
| Canada Goose |
Branta |
canadensis |
| Bufflehead |
Bucephala |
albeola |
| Common Goldeneye |
Bucephala |
clangula |
| Snow Goose |
Chen |
caerulescens |
| Ross's Goose |
Chen |
rossii |
| Long-tailed Duck |
Clangula |
hyemalis |
| Trumpeter Swan |
Cygnus |
buccinator |
| Tundra Swan |
Cygnus |
columbianus |
| Hooded Merganser |
Lophodytes |
cucullatus |
| White-winged Scoter |
Melanitta |
fusca |
| Black Scoter |
Melanitta |
nigra |
| Surf Scoter |
Melanitta |
perspicillata |
| Common Merganser |
Mergus |
merganser |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
Mergus |
serrator |
| Masked Duck |
Nomonyx |
dominica |
| Ruddy Duck |
Oxyura |
jamaicensis |
| King Eider |
Somateria |
spectabilis |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck |
Dendrocygna |
autumnalis |
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck |
Dendrocygna |
bicolor |
| Chimney Swift |
Chaetura |
pelagica |
| Vaux's Swift |
Chaetura |
vauxi |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Northern Harrier |
Circus |
cyaneus |
| Swallow-tailed Kite |
Elanoides |
forficatus |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Reddish Egret |
Egretta |
rufescens |
| Snowy Egret |
Egretta |
thula |
| Tricolored Heron |
Egretta |
tricolor |
| Least Bittern |
Ixobrychus |
exilis |
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
Nyctanassa |
violacea |
| Snowy Plover |
Charadrius |
alexandrinus |
| Piping Plover |
Charadrius |
melodus |
| Mongolian Plover |
Charadrius |
mongolus |
| Semipalmated Plover |
Charadrius |
semipalmatus |
| Killdeer |
Charadrius |
vociferus |
| Wilson's Plover |
Charadrius |
wilsonia |
| American Oystercatcher |
Haematopus |
palliatus |
| Black-necked Stilt |
Himantopus |
mexicanus |
| American Golden-Plover |
Pluvialis |
dominica |
| Black-bellied Plover |
Pluvialis |
squatarola |
| American Avocet |
Recurvirostra |
americana |
| Turkey Vulture |
Cathartes |
aura |
| Black Vulture |
Coragyps |
atratus |
| Magnificent Frigatebird |
Fregata |
magnificens |
| Wood Stork |
Mycteria |
americana |
| Crested Caracara |
Caracara |
cheriway |
| Merlin |
Falco |
columbarius |
| Peregrine Falcon |
Falco |
peregrinus |
| American Kestrel |
Falco |
sparverius |
| Common Loon |
Gavia |
immer |
| Red-throated Loon |
Gavia |
stellata |
| Brown Noddy |
Anous |
stolidus |
| Black Tern |
Chlidonias |
niger |
| Herring Gull |
Larus |
argentatus |
| Laughing Gull |
Larus |
atricilla |
| California Gull |
Larus |
californicus |
| Ring-billed Gull |
Larus |
delawarensis |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Larus |
fuscus |
| Glaucous Gull |
Larus |
hyperboreus |
| Great Black-backed Gull |
Larus |
marinus |
| Little Gull |
Larus |
minutus |
| Bonaparte's Gull |
Larus |
philadelphia |
| Franklin's Gull |
Larus |
pipixcan |
| Andean Gull |
Larus |
serranus |
| Black-legged Kittiwake |
Rissa |
tridactyla |
| Black Skimmer |
Rynchops |
niger |
| Long-tailed Jaeger |
Stercorarius |
longicaudus |
| Parasitic Jaeger |
Stercorarius |
parasiticus |
| Pomarine Jaeger |
Stercorarius |
pomarinus |
| Bridled Tern |
Sterna |
anaethetus |
| Least Tern |
Sterna |
antillarum |
| Caspian Tern |
Sterna |
caspia |
| 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 |
| Sabine's Gull |
Xema |
sabini |
| American White Pelican |
Pelecanus |
erythrorhynchos |
| Brown Pelican |
Pelecanus |
occidentalis |
| Red-billed Tropicbird |
Phaethon |
aethereus |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax |
auritus |
| Neotropic Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax |
brasilianus |
| 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 |
| Wilson's Storm-Petrel |
Oceanites |
oceanicus |
| Leach's Storm-Petrel |
Oceanodroma |
leucorhoa |
| Great Shearwater |
Puffinus |
gravis |
| Audubon's Shearwater |
Puffinus |
lherminieri |
| Shy Albatross |
Thalassarche |
cauta |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
Actitis |
macularia |
| Ruddy Turnstone |
Arenaria |
interpres |
| Upland Sandpiper |
Bartramia |
longicauda |
| 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 |
| Least Sandpiper |
Calidris |
minutilla |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper |
Calidris |
pusilla |
| Willet |
Catoptrophorus |
semipalmatus |
| Common Snipe |
Gallinago |
gallinago |
| Short-billed Dowitcher |
Limnodromus |
griseus |
| Long-billed Dowitcher |
Limnodromus |
scolopaceus |
| Marbled Godwit |
Limosa |
fedoa |
| Hudsonian Godwit |
Limosa |
haemastica |
| Black-tailed Godwit |
Limosa |
limosa |
| Long-billed Curlew |
Numenius |
americanus |
| Eskimo Curlew |
Numenius |
borealis |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius |
phaeopus |
| Red Phalarope |
Phalaropus |
fulicaria |
| Red-necked Phalarope |
Phalaropus |
lobatus |
| Wilson's Phalarope |
Phalaropus |
tricolor |
| Ruff |
Philomachus |
pugnax |
| American Woodcock |
Scolopax |
minor |
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
Tringa |
flavipes |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
Tringa |
melanoleuca |
| Solitary Sandpiper |
Tringa |
solitaria |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
Tryngites |
subruficollis |
| Northern Gannet |
Morus |
bassanus |
| Masked Booby |
Sula |
dactylatra |
| Brown Booby |
Sula |
leucogaster |
| Red-footed Booby |
Sula |
sula |
| Roseate Spoonbill |
Ajaia |
ajaja |
| White Ibis |
Eudocimus |
albus |
| White-faced Ibis |
Plegadis |
chihi |
| Glossy Ibis |
Plegadis |
falcinellus |
| Band-tailed Pigeon |
Columba |
fasciata |
| Rock Pigeon |
Columba |
livia |
| Inca Dove |
Columbina |
inca |
| Common Ground-Dove |
Columbina |
passerina |
| Passenger Pigeon |
Ectopistes |
migratorius |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove |
Streptopelia |
decaocto |
| White-winged Dove |
Zenaida |
asiatica |
| Mourning Dove |
Zenaida |
macroura |
| Belted Kingfisher |
Ceryle |
alcyon |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus |
americanus |
| Black-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus |
erythropthalmus |
| Groove-billed Ani |
Crotophaga |
sulcirostris |
| Greater Roadrunner |
Geococcyx |
californianus |
| Northern Bobwhite |
Colinus |
virginianus |
| Wild Turkey |
Meleagris |
gallopavo |
| Greater Prairie-Chicken |
Tympanuchus |
cupido |
| Whooping Crane |
Grus |
americana |
| 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 |
| King Rail |
Rallus |
elegans |
| Virginia Rail |
Rallus |
limicola |
| Clapper Rail |
Rallus |
longirostris |
| Horned Lark |
Eremophila |
alpestris |
| Cedar Waxwing |
Bombycilla |
cedrorum |
| Brown Creeper |
Certhia |
americana |
| Marsh Wren |
Cistothorus |
palustris |
| Sedge Wren |
Cistothorus |
platensis |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Polioptila |
caerulea |
| Rock Wren |
Salpinctes |
obsoletus |
| Bewick's Wren |
Thryomanes |
bewickii |
| Carolina Wren |
Thryothorus |
ludovicianus |
| House Wren |
Troglodytes |
aedon |
| Winter Wren |
Troglodytes |
troglodytes |
| American Crow |
Corvus |
brachyrhynchos |
| Fish Crow |
Corvus |
ossifragus |
| Blue Jay |
Cyanocitta |
cristata |
| Black-crowned Antpitta |
Pittasoma |
michleri |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
Agelaius |
phoeniceus |
| Bachman's Sparrow |
Aimophila |
aestivalis |
| Henslow's Sparrow |
Ammodramus |
henslowii |
| Le Conte's Sparrow |
Ammodramus |
leconteii |
| Seaside Sparrow |
Ammodramus |
maritimus |
| Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow |
Ammodramus |
nelsoni |
| Grasshopper Sparrow |
Ammodramus |
savannarum |
| Lark Bunting |
Calamospiza |
melanocorys |
| Lapland Longspur |
Calcarius |
lapponicus |
| McCown's Longspur |
Calcarius |
mccownii |
| Chestnut-collared Longspur |
Calcarius |
ornatus |
| Smith's Longspur |
Calcarius |
pictus |
| Red-faced Warbler |
Cardellina |
rubrifrons |
| Northern Cardinal |
Cardinalis |
cardinalis |
| Pine Siskin |
Carduelis |
pinus |
| Lesser Goldfinch |
Carduelis |
psaltria |
| American Goldfinch |
Carduelis |
tristis |
| House Finch |
Carpodacus |
mexicanus |
| Purple Finch |
Carpodacus |
purpureus |
| Lark Sparrow |
Chondestes |
grammacus |
| Evening Grosbeak |
Coccothraustes |
vespertinus |
| Blue Bunting |
Cyanocompsa |
parellina |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
Dendroica |
caerulescens |
| Bay-breasted Warbler |
Dendroica |
castanea |
| Cerulean Warbler |
Dendroica |
cerulea |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
Dendroica |
coronata |
| Prairie Warbler |
Dendroica |
discolor |
| Yellow-throated Warbler |
Dendroica |
dominica |
| Blackburnian Warbler |
Dendroica |
fusca |
| Magnolia Warbler |
Dendroica |
magnolia |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler |
Dendroica |
nigrescens |
| Hermit Warbler |
Dendroica |
occidentalis |
| Palm Warbler |
Dendroica |
palmarum |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
Dendroica |
pensylvanica |
| Yellow Warbler |
Dendroica |
petechia |
| Pine Warbler |
Dendroica |
pinus |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
Dendroica |
striata |
| Cape May Warbler |
Dendroica |
tigrina |
| Townsend's Warbler |
Dendroica |
townsendi |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
Dendroica |
virens |
| Bobolink |
Dolichonyx |
oryzivorus |
| Rusty Blackbird |
Euphagus |
carolinus |
| Brewer's Blackbird |
Euphagus |
cyanocephalus |
| Common Yellowthroat |
Geothlypis |
trichas |
| Blue Grosbeak |
Guiraca |
caerulea |
| Worm-eating Warbler |
Helmitheros |
vermivorus |
| Yellow-breasted Chat |
Icteria |
virens |
| Bullock's Oriole |
Icterus |
bullockii |
| Hooded Oriole |
Icterus |
cucullatus |
| Northern Oriole |
Icterus |
galbula |
| Scott's Oriole |
Icterus |
parisorum |
| Orchard Oriole |
Icterus |
spurius |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
Junco |
hyemalis |
| Swainson's Warbler |
Limnothlypis |
swainsonii |
| Red Crossbill |
Loxia |
curvirostra |
| Swamp Sparrow |
Melospiza |
georgiana |
| Lincoln's Sparrow |
Melospiza |
lincolnii |
| Song Sparrow |
Melospiza |
melodia |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
Mniotilta |
varia |
| Bronzed Cowbird |
Molothrus |
aeneus |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
Molothrus |
ater |
| Shiny Cowbird |
Molothrus |
bonariensis |
| Painted Redstart |
Myioborus |
pictus |
| Connecticut Warbler |
Oporornis |
agilis |
| Kentucky Warbler |
Oporornis |
formosus |
| Mourning Warbler |
Oporornis |
philadelphia |
| MacGillivray's Warbler |
Oporornis |
tolmiei |
| Northern Parula |
Parula |
americana |
| Tropical Parula |
Parula |
pitiayumi |
| Savannah Sparrow |
Passerculus |
sandwichensis |
| Fox Sparrow |
Passerella |
iliaca |
| Lazuli Bunting |
Passerina |
amoena |
| Painted Bunting |
Passerina |
ciris |
| Indigo Bunting |
Passerina |
cyanea |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
Pheucticus |
ludovicianus |
| Black-headed Grosbeak |
Pheucticus |
melanocephalus |
| Green-tailed Towhee |
Pipilo |
chlorurus |
| Eastern Towhee |
Pipilo |
erythrophthalmus |
| Spotted Towhee |
Pipilo |
maculatus |
| Hepatic Tanager |
Piranga |
flava |
| Western Tanager |
Piranga |
ludoviciana |
| Scarlet Tanager |
Piranga |
olivacea |
| Summer Tanager |
Piranga |
rubra |
| Vesper Sparrow |
Pooecetes |
gramineus |
| Prothonotary Warbler |
Protonotaria |
citrea |
| Boat-tailed Grackle |
Quiscalus |
major |
| Great-tailed Grackle |
Quiscalus |
mexicanus |
| Common Grackle |
Quiscalus |
quiscula |
| Ovenbird |
Seiurus |
aurocapillus |
| Louisiana Waterthrush |
Seiurus |
motacilla |
| Northern Waterthrush |
Seiurus |
noveboracensis |
| American Redstart |
Setophaga |
ruticilla |
| Dickcissel |
Spiza |
americana |
| American Tree Sparrow |
Spizella |
arborea |
| Brewer's Sparrow |
Spizella |
breweri |
| Clay-colored Robin |
Spizella |
pallida |
| Chipping Sparrow |
Spizella |
passerina |
| Field Sparrow |
Spizella |
pusilla |
| Eastern Meadowlark |
Sturnella |
magna |
| Western Meadowlark |
Sturnella |
neglecta |
| Bachman's Warbler |
Vermivora |
bachmanii |
| Orange-crowned Warbler |
Vermivora |
celata |
| Golden-winged Warbler |
Vermivora |
chrysoptera |
| Lucy's Warbler |
Vermivora |
luciae |
| Tennessee Warbler |
Vermivora |
peregrina |
| Blue-winged Warbler |
Vermivora |
pinus |
| Nashville Warbler |
Vermivora |
ruficapilla |
| Virginia's Warbler |
Vermivora |
virginiae |
| Canada Warbler |
Wilsonia |
canadensis |
| Hooded Warbler |
Wilsonia |
citrina |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Loggerhead Shrike |
Lanius |
ludovicianus |
| Veery |
Catharus |
fuscescens |
| Hermit Thrush |
Catharus |
guttatus |
| Grey-cheeked Thrush |
Catharus |
minimus |
| Swainson's Thrush |
Catharus |
ustulatus |
| Northern Wheatear |
Oenanthe |
oenanthe |
| Mountain Bluebird |
Sialia |
currucoides |
| Eastern Bluebird |
Sialia |
sialis |
| American Robin |
Turdus |
migratorius |
| Tufted Titmouse |
Baeolophus |
bicolor |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
Poecile |
atricapilla |
| American Pipit |
Anthus |
rubescens |
| Sprague's Pipit |
Anthus |
spragueii |
| White Wagtail |
Motacilla |
alba |
| House Sparrow |
Passer |
domesticus |
| Spotted Greenbul |
Ixonotus |
guttatus |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
Regulus |
calendula |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
Regulus |
satrapa |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
Sitta |
canadensis |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
Sitta |
carolinensis |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch |
Sitta |
pusilla |
| Gray Catbird |
Dumetella |
carolinensis |
| Northern Mockingbird |
Mimus |
polyglottos |
| Sage Thrasher |
Oreoscoptes |
montanus |
| Common Starling |
Sturnus |
vulgaris |
| Curve-billed Thrasher |
Toxostoma |
curvirostre |
| Brown Thrasher |
Toxostoma |
rufum |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher |
Contopus |
cooperi |
| Western Wood-Pewee |
Contopus |
sordidulus |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
Contopus |
virens |
| Alder Flycatcher |
Empidonax |
alnorum |
| Pacific-slope Flycatcher |
Empidonax |
difficilis |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
Empidonax |
flaviventris |
| Hammond's Flycatcher |
Empidonax |
hammondii |
| Least Flycatcher |
Empidonax |
minimus |
| Cordilleran Flycatcher |
Empidonax |
occidentalis |
| Willow Flycatcher |
Empidonax |
traillii |
| Acadian Flycatcher |
Empidonax |
virescens |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher |
Myiarchus |
cinerascens |
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
Myiarchus |
crinitus |
| Brown-crested Flycatcher |
Myiarchus |
tyrannulus |
| Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher |
Myiodynastes |
luteiventris |
| Great Kiskadee |
Pitangus |
sulphuratus |
| Vermilion Flycatcher |
Pyrocephalus |
rubinus |
| Eastern Phoebe |
Sayornis |
phoebe |
| Say's Phoebe |
Sayornis |
saya |
| Couch's Kingbird |
Tyrannus |
couchii |
| Gray Kingbird |
Tyrannus |
dominicensis |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher |
Tyrannus |
forficatus |
| Tropical Kingbird |
Tyrannus |
melancholicus |
| Fork-tailed Flycatcher |
Tyrannus |
savana |
| Eastern Kingbird |
Tyrannus |
tyrannus |
| Western Kingbird |
Tyrannus |
verticalis |
| Cassin's Kingbird |
Tyrannus |
vociferans |
| Black-whiskered Vireo |
Vireo |
altiloquus |
| Bell's Vireo |
Vireo |
bellii |
| Cassin's Vireo |
Vireo |
cassinii |
| Yellow-throated Vireo |
Vireo |
flavifrons |
| Yellow-green Vireo |
Vireo |
flavoviridis |
| Eastern Warbling-Vireo |
Vireo |
gilvus |
| White-eyed Vireo |
Vireo |
griseus |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
Vireo |
olivaceus |
| Philadelphia Vireo |
Vireo |
philadelphicus |
| Plumbeous Vireo |
Vireo |
plumbeus |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
Vireo |
solitarius |
| Ivory-billed Woodpecker |
Campephilus |
principalis |
| Northern Flicker |
Colaptes |
auratus |
| Pileated Woodpecker |
Dryocopus |
pileatus |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Melanerpes |
carolinus |
| Red-headed Woodpecker |
Melanerpes |
erythrocephalus |
| Red-cockaded Woodpecker |
Picoides |
borealis |