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West Nile Virus Home > Ecology and Virology > Vertebrate Ecology > Bird Species

Vertebrate Ecology

The following 317 bird species have been reported to CDC's West Nile Virus avian mortality database from 1999-present.

CDC cannot guarantee that the identities of birds reported to its ArboNET surveillance reporting database are correct.
Updated 4/19/2007

Bird Species Common Name		Native/Exotic/Captive
1	Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill	Exotic-Captive
2	Acorn Woodpecker	Native
3	African Grey Parrot	Exotic-Captive
4	African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)	Exotic-Captive
5	American Coot	Native
6	American Crow	Native
7	American Dipper	Native
8	American Goldfinch	Native
9	American Kestrel	Native
10	American Robin	Native
11	American White Pelican	Native
12	Anna's Hummingbird	Native
13	Bald Eagle	Native
14	Baltimore Oriole	Native
15	Band-tailed Pigeon	Native
16	Bank Swallow	Native
17	Barn Owl	Native
18	Barn Swallow	Native
19	Barred Owl	Native
20	Belted Kingfisher	Native
21	Black Phoebe	Native
22	Black Skimmer	Native
23	Black Vulture	Native
24	Black-billed Magpie	Native
25	Black-capped Chickadee	Native
26	Black-capped Lory	Exotic-Captive
27	Black-chinned Sparrow	Native
28	Black-crowned Night Heron	Native
29	Black-headed Grosbeak	Native
30	Blackpoll Warbler	Native
31	Black-throated Blue Warbler	Native
32	Black-throated Gray Warbler	Native
33	Black-whiskered Vireo	Native
34	Blue Jay	Native
35	Blue-crowned Conure	Exotic-Captive
36	Blue-eared Pheasant	Exotic-Captive
37	Blue-streaked Lory	Exotic-Captive
38	Blythe's Tragopan	Exotic-Captive
39	Boat-tailed Grackle	Native
40	Bobolink	Native
41	Boreal Owl	Native
42	Brewer's Blackbird	Native
43	Broad-winged Hawk	Native
44	Bronze-winged Duck	Native
45	Brown Thrasher	Native
46	Brown-headed Cowbird	Native
47	Budgerigar	Exotic-Captive
48	Bufflehead	Native
49	Bullock's Oriole	Native
50	Burrowing Owl	Native
51	Bushtit	Native
52	Cactus Wren	Native
53	California Condor	Native
54	California Gull	Native
55	California Quail	Native
56	California Towhee	Native
57	Canada Goose	Native
58	Canada Warbler	Native
59	Canary-winged Parakeet	Exotic-Captive
60	Canvasback	Native
61	Carolina Chickadee	Native
62	Carolina Wren	Native
63	Caspian Tern	Native
64	Cassin's Finch	Native
65	Cattle Egret	Native
66	Cedar Waxwing	Native
67	Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Native
68	Chihuahuan Raven	Native
69	Chilean Flamingo	Exotic-Captive
70	Chimney Swift	Native
71	Chinese Goose	Exotic-Captive
72	Chipping Sparrow	Native
73	Chukar	Introduced
74	Cinereus Vulture	Exotic-Captive
75	Cinnamon Teal	Native
76	Clapper Rail	Native
77	Clark's Grebe	Native
78	Clark's Nutcracker	Native
79	Cliff Swallow	Native
80	Cockatiel	Exotic-Captive
81	Cockatoo	Exotic-Captive
82	Common Black Hawk	Native
83	Common Canary	Exotic-Captive
84	Common Goldeneye	Native
85	Common Grackle	Native
86	Common Ground-Dove	Native
87	Common Loon	Native
88	Common Merganser	Native
89	Common Moorhen	Native
90	Common Nighthawk	Native
91	Common Peafowl	Exotic-Captive
92	Common Raven	Native
93	Common Yellowthroat	Native
94	Cooper's Hawk	Native
95	Crimson Rosella	Exotic-Captive
96	Dark-eyed Junco	Native
97	Dickcissel	Native
98	Domestic Chicken	Exotic-Captive
99	Double-crested Cormorant	Native
100	Downy Woodpecker	Native
101	Dusky Lory	Exotic-Captive
102	Eastern Bluebird	Native
103	Eastern Kingbird	Native
104	Eastern Phoebe	Native
105	Eastern Screech-Owl	Native
106	Eastern Towhee	Native
107	Elegant Crested Tinamou	Exotic-Captive
108	Elf Owl	Native
109	Emperor Goose	Exotic-Captive
110	Emu	Exotic-Captive
111	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Introduced
112	Eurasian Jay	Exotic-Captive
113	Eurasian Wigeon	Native
114	European Goldfinch	Exotic-Captive
115	European Starling	Introduced
116	Evening Grosbeak	Native
117	Ferruginous Hawk	Native
118	Field Sparrow	Native
119	Fish Crow	Native
120	Flammulated Owl	Native
121	Fox Sparrow	Native
122	Gila Woodpecker	Native
123	Glaucous-winged Gull	Native
124	Golden Eagle	Native
125	Golden-crowned Sparrow	Native
126	Gouldian Finch	Exotic-Captive
127	Gray Catbird	Native
128	Gray-cheeked Thrush	Native
129	Great Black-backed Gull	Native
130	Great Blue Heron	Native
131	Great Crested Flycatcher	Native
132	Great Egret	Native
133	Great Gray Owl	Native
134	Great Horned Owl	Native
135	Greater Flamingo	Exotic-Captive
136	Greater Prairie-Chicken	Native
137	Greater Roadrunner	Native
138	Greater Sage-Grouse	Native
139	Greater Scaup	Native
140	Greater White-fronted Goose	Native
141	Great-tailed Grackle	Native
142	Green Heron	Native
143	Green-winged Teal	Native
144	Guanay Cormorant	Exotic-Captive
145	Gyrfalcon	Native-Captive
146	Hairy Woodpecker	Native
147	Hammond's Flycatcher	Native
148	Harris' Hawk	Native
149	Hawaiian Goose (Nene)	Exotic-Captive
150	Hermit Thrush	Native
151	Herring Gull	Native
152	Hooded Crow	Native
153	Hooded Merganser	Native
154	Hooded Oriole	Native
155	Hooded Warbler	Native
156	House Finch	Native
157	House Sparrow	Introduced
158	House Wren	Native
159	Humboldt Penguin	Exotic-Captive
160	Impeyan Pheasant	Exotic-Captive
161	Inca Dove	Native
162	Inca Tern	Exotic-Captive
163	Kentucky Warbler	Native
164	Killdeer	Native
165	Lark Sparrow	Native
166	Laughing Gull	Native
167	Least Bittern	Native
168	Least Tern	Native
169	Lesser Goldfinch	Native
170	Lesser Nighthawk	Native
171	Lesser Scaup	Native
172	Lewis' Woodpecker	Native
173	Limpkin	Native
174	Lincoln's Sparrow	Native
175	Loggerhead Shrike	Native
176	Long-eared Owl	Native
177	Macaw	Exotic-Captive
178	Mallard	Native
179	Merlin	Native
180	Mexican Jay	Native
181	Micronesian Kingfisher	Exotic-Captive
182	Mississippi Kite	Native
183	Monal Pheasant	Exotic-Captive
184	Mottled Duck	Native
185	Mountain Bluebird	Native
186	Mountain Chickadee	Native
187	Mountain Quail	Native
188	Mourning Dove	Native
189	Muscovy Duck	Exotic-Captive
190	Mute Swan	Introduced
191	Nashville Warbler	Native
192	Northern Bobwhite	Native
193	Northern Cardinal	Native
194	Northern Flicker	Native
195	Northern Goshawk	Native
196	Northern Harrier	Native
197	Northern Hawk-Owl	Native
198	Northern Mockingbird	Native
199	Northern Parula	Native
200	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Native
201	Northern Waterthrush	Native
202	Nutmeg Mannikin	Exotic-Captive
203	Nuttall's Woodpecker	Native
204	Oak Titmouse	Native
205	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Native
206	Orange-crowned Warbler	Native
207	Orchard Oriole	Native
208	Osprey	Native
209	Ovenbird	Native
210	Pacific Parrotlet	Exotic-Captive
211	Pacific-slope Flycatcher	Native
212	Pale-headed Rosella	Exotic-Captive
213	Palm Tanager	Exotic-Captive
214	Pelagic Cormorant	Native
215	Peregrine Falcon	Native
216	Pied-billed Grebe	Native
217	Pine Siskin	Native
218	Pinyon Jay	Native
219	Piping Plover	Native
220	Prairie Falcon	Native
221	Puna Teal	Exotic-Captive
222	Purple Finch	Native
233	Purple Gallinule	Native
224	Purple Martin	Native
225	Pygmy Nuthatch	Native
226	Rainbow Lorikeet	Exotic-Captive
227	Red Crossbill	Native
228	Red Lory	Exotic-Captive
229	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Native
230	Red-breasted Goose	Exotic-Captive
231	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Native
232	Red-breasted Sapsucker	Native
233	Red-crowned Parrot	Exotic-Captive
234	Red-eyed Vireo	Native
235	Red-headed Woodpecker	Native
236	Red-shouldered Hawk	Native
237	Red-tailed Hawk	Native
238	Red-winged Blackbird	Native
239	Ring-billed Gull	Native
240	Ringed Turtle-Dove	Introduced
241	Ring-necked Pheasant	Introduced
242	Rock Pigeon	Introduced
243	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Native
244	Rough-legged Hawk	Native
245	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Native
246	Ruddy Duck	Native
247	Ruddy Turnstone	Native
248	Ruffed Grouse	Native
249	Rufous Hummingbird	Native
250	Rusty Blackbird	Native
251	Sandhill Crane	Native
252	Satyr Tragopan	Exotic-Captive
253	Savannah Sparrow	Native
254	Scarlet Ibis	Exotic-Captive
255	Scarlet Tanager	Native
256	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Native
257	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Native
258	Short-eared Owl	Native
259	Smew	Exotic-Captive
260	Snowy Egret	Native
261	Snowy Owl	Native
262	Society Finch	Exotic-Captive
263	Song Sparrow	Native
264	Sora	Native
265	Spotted Owl	Native-Captive
266	Spotted Towhee	Native
267	Steller's Jay	Native
268	Swainson's Hawk	Native
269	Swainson's Thrush	Native
270	Swallow-tailed Kite	Native
271	Swamp Sparrow	Native
272	Tawny Owl	Exotic-Captive
273	Tennessee Warbler	Native
274	Thayer's Gull	Native
275	Thick-billed Parrot	Exotic-Captive
276	Townsend's Warbler	Native
277	Tree Swallow	Native
278	Tufted Titmouse	Native
279	Tundra Swan	Native
280	Turkey Vulture	Native
281	Varied Thrush	Native
282	Varied Tit	Exotic-Captive
283	Veery	Native
284	Violet-necked Lorikeet	Exotic-Captive
285	Virginia Rail	Native
286	Warbling Vireo	Native
287	Wedge-tail Eagle	Exotic-Captive
288	Western Bluebird	Native
289	Western Kingbird	Native
290	Western Meadowlark	Native
291	Western Sandpiper	Native
292	Western Screech-Owl	Native
293	Western Scrub-Jay	Native
294	Western Tanager	Native
295	Whip-poor-will	Native
296	White-breasted Nuthatch	Native
297	White-crowned Pigeon	Native
298	White-crowned Sparrow	Native
299	White-faced Ibis	Native
300	White-tailed Kite	Native
301	White-winged Dove	Native
302	Wild Turkey	Native
303	Willow Flycatcher	Native
304	Wilson's Warbler	Native
305	Winter Wren	Native
306	Wood Duck	Native
307	Wood Thrush	Native
308	Yellow Warbler	Native
309	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Native
310	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Native
311	Yellow-billed Duck	Exotic-Captive
312	Yellow-billed Magpie	Native
313	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Native
314	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Native
315	Yellow-throated Warbler	Native
316	Zebra Finch	Exotic-Captive
317	Zenaida Dove	Exotic-Captive

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