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Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter

Here we present photographs, songs, videos, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds.

User's note added 18 June 2002: We caution users against use of on-the-fly translator sites, as they introduce modifications and distortions of the text.

Please cite this page as:

Gough, G.A., Sauer, J.R., Iliff, M. Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter. 1998. Version 97.1. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/infocenter.html

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Loons Grebes Albatrosses Shearwaters Storm-Petrels Tropicbirds Boobies Pelicans Cormorants Anhinga Frigatebirds Herons Ibis Stork New World Vultures Flamingo Waterfowl Eagles, Kites & Hawks Falcons Chachalaca Grouse Quail Rails Limpkin Cranes Plovers Oystercatchers Stilt & Avocet Jacana Sandpipers Jaegers, Gulls & Terns Auks Doves Parakeet Cuckoos Barn-Owls Owls Goatsuckers Swifts Hummingbirds Trogons Kingfishers Woodpeckers Flycatchers Shrikes Vireos Jays & Crows Larks Swallows Chickadees & Titmice Verdin Bushtit Nuthatches Creeper Wrens Dipper Bulbul Kinglets Gnatcatchers Thrushes Wrentit Mockingbirds & Thrashers Starling Wagtails & Pipits Waxwings Phainopepla Olive Warbler Warblers Tanagers Towhees & Sparrows Grosbeaks & Buntings Blackbirds & Orioles Finches Old World Sparrows

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LOONS-Order: Gaviiformes
- Family: Gaviidae
  - Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
  - Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
  - Common Loon Gavia immer
  - Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
GREBES-Order: Podicipediformes
- Family: Podicipedidae
  - Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
  - Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
  - Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
  - Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
  - Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
  - Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
  - Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
ALBATROSSES, SHEARWATERS & STORM-PETRELS-Order: Procellariiformes
- Albatrosses-Family: Diomedeidae
  - Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
  - Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
- Shearwaters-Family: Procellariidae
  - Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
  - Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
  - Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata
  - Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
  - Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus
  - Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
  - Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis
  - Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri
  - Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
  - Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
  - Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
  - Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas
  - Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
- Storm-Petrels-Family: Hydrobatidae
  - Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
  - Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata
  - Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
  - Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa
  - Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro
  - Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania
  - Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma
TROPICBIRDS, BOOBIES, PELICANS, CORMORANTS, ANHINGA & FRIGATEBIRDS-Order: Pelecaniformes
- Tropicbirds-Family: Phaethontidae
  - White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
  - Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
  - Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Boobies-Family: Sulidae
  - Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
  - Nazca Booby Sula granti
  - Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
  - Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
  - Red-footed Booby Sula sula
  - Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Pelicans-Family: Pelecanidae
  - American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
  - Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Cormorants-Family: Phalacrocoracidae
  - Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus
  - Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
  - Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
  - Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
  - Red-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax urile
  - Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus
- Anhinga-Family: Anhingidae
  - Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Frigatebirds-Family: Fregatidae
  - Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
HERONS, IBIS & NEW WORLD VULTURES-Order: Ciconiiformes
- Herons-Family: Ardeidae
  - American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
  - Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
  - Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
  - Great Egret Ardea alba
  - Snowy Egret Egretta thula
  - Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
  - Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
  - Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
  - Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
  - Green Heron Butorides virescens
  - Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
  - Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Ibis-Family: Threskiornithidae
  - White Ibis Eudocimus albus
  - Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
  - White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
  - Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja
- Stork-Family: Ciconiidae
  - Wood Stork Mycteria americana
- New World Vultures-Family: Cathartidae
  - Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
  - Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
  - California Condor Gymnogyps californianus
FLAMINGO-Order: Phoenicopteriformes
- Family: Phoenicopteridae
  - Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS-Order: Anseriformes
- Family: Anatidae
  - Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
  - Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
  - Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
  - Emperor Goose Chen canagica
  - Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
  - Ross's Goose Chen rossii
  - Canada Goose Branta canadensis
  - Brant Branta bernicla
  - Mute Swan Cygnus olor
  - Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
  - Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
  - Wood Duck Aix sponsa
  - Gadwall Anas strepera
  - Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
  - American Wigeon Anas americana
  - American Black Duck Anas rubripes
  - Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
  - Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula
  - Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
  - Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
  - Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
  - Northern Pintail Anas acuta
  - Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
  - Canvasback Aythya valisineria
  - Redhead Aythya americana
  - Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
  - Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
  - Greater Scaup Aythya marila
  - Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
  - Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri
  - Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri
  - King Eider Somateria spectabilis
  - Common Eider Somateria mollissima
  - Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
  - Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
  - White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
  - Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
  - Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
  - Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
  - Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
  - Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
  - Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
  - Common Merganser Mergus merganser
  - Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
  - Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
  - Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
EAGLES, KITES, FALCONS & HAWKS-Order: Falconiformes
- Eagles, Kites & Hawks-Family: Accipitridae
  - Osprey Pandion haliaetus
  - Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
  - Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
  - White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
  - Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
  - Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
  - Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  - Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
  - Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
  - Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
  - Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
  - Gray Hawk Asturina nitida
  - Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
  - Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
  - Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
  - Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
  - Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
  - Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
  - White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus
  - Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
  - Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
  - Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
  - Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
  - Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
FALCONS-Order: Falconiformes
- Falcons-Family: Falconidae
  - Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
  - American Kestrel Falco sparverius
  - Merlin Falco columbarius
  - Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
  - Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
  - Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
GROUSE, TURKEY & QUAIL-Order: Galliformes
- Chachalaca-Family: Cracidae
  - Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula
- Grouse-Family: Phasianidae
  - Chukar Alectoris chukar
  - Gray Partridge Perdix perdix
  - Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
  - Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
  - Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
  - Gunnison Sage-Grouse Centrocercus minimus
  - Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis
  - Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
  - Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus
  - White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucurus
  - Blue Grouse Dendragapus obscurus
  - Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus
  - Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido
  - Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
  - Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Quail-Family: Odontophoridae
  - Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus
  - Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata
  - California Quail Callipepla californica
  - Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
  - Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
  - Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae
RAILS, LIMPKIN & CRANES-Order: Gruiformes
- Rails-Family: Rallidae
  - Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
  - Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
  - Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris
  - King Rail Rallus elegans
  - Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
  - Sora Porzana carolina
  - Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica
  - Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
  - American Coot Fulica americana
- Limpkin-Family: Aramidae
  - Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Cranes-Family: Gruidae
  - Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis
  - Whooping Crane Grus americana
SHOREBIRDS-Order: Charadriiformes
- Plovers-Family: Charadriidae
  - Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
  - American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
  - Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
  - Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus
  - Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
  - Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
  - Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
  - Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
  - Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
  - Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus
- Oystercatchers-Family: Haematopodidae
  - American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
  - Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani
- Stilt & Avocet-Family: Recurvirostridae
  - Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
  - American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Jacana-Family: Jacanidae
  - Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
- Sandpipers-Family: Scolopacidae
  - Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
  - Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
  - Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
  - Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
  - Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus
  - Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
  - Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
  - Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
  - Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
  - Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
  - Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
  - Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
  - Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
  - Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
  - Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
  - Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
  - Surfbird Aphriza virgata
  - Red Knot Calidris canutus
  - Sanderling Calidris alba
  - Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
  - Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
  - Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
  - White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
  - Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
  - Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
  - Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
  - Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis
  - Dunlin Calidris alpina
  - Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
  - Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
  - Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
  - Ruff Philomachus pugnax
  - Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
  - Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
  - Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
  - American Woodcock Scolopax minor
  - Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
  - Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
  - Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria
- Jaegers, Gulls & Terns-Family: Laridae
  - Great Skua Stercorarius skua
  - South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
  - Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
  - Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
  - Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
  - Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
  - Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
  - Little Gull Larus minutus
  - Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
  - Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
  - Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
  - Mew Gull Larus canus
  - Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
  - California Gull Larus californicus
  - Herring Gull Larus argentatus
  - Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri
  - Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
  - Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
  - Western Gull Larus occidentalis
  - Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
  - Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
  - Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
  - Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
  - Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
  - Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris
  - Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
  - Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
  - Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica
  - Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
  - Royal Tern Sterna maxima
  - Elegant Tern Sterna elegans
  - Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
  - Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
  - Common Tern Sterna hirundo
  - Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
  - Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
  - Least Tern Sterna antillarum
  - Aleutian Tern Sterna aleutica
  - Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
  - Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata
  - Black Tern Chlidonias niger
  - Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
  - Black Noddy Anous minutus
  - Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Auks-Family: Alcidae
  - Dovekie Alle alle
  - Common Murre Uria aalge
  - Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
  - Razorbill Alca torda
  - Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
  - Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
  - Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
  - Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris
  - Xantus's Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
  - Craveri's Murrelet Synthliboramphus craveri
  - Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
  - Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus
  - Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula
  - Least Auklet Aethia pusilla
  - Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea
  - Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella
  - Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
  - Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
  - Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata
  - Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata
DOVES-Order: Columbiformes
- Family: Columbidae
  - Rock Dove Columba livia
  - White-crowned Pigeon Columba leucocephala
  - Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris
  - Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata
  - Ringed Turtle-Dove Streptopelia risoria
  - Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
  - Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
  - White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
  - Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
  - Inca Dove Columbina inca
  - Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
  - Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
  - White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
PARAKEET-Order: Psittaciformes
- Family: Psittacidae
  - White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNER & ANIS-Order: Cuculiformes
- Family: Cuculidae
  - Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
  - Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
  - Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
  - Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
  - Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
  - Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
OWLS-Order: Strigiformes
- Barn-Owls-Family: Tytonidae
  - Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Owls-Family: Strigidae
  - Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus
  - Western Screech-Owl Otus kennicottii
  - Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio
  - Whiskered Screech-Owl Otus trichopsis
  - Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
  - Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca
  - Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula
  - Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma
  - Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
  - Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi
  - Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
  - Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis
  - Barred Owl Strix varia
  - Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa
  - Long-eared Owl Asio otus
  - Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
  - Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
  - Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
GOATSUCKERS-Order: Caprimulgiformes
- Family: Caprimulgidae
  - Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
  - Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
  - Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
  - Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
  - Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
  - Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
  - Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus
SWIFTS & HUMMINGBIRDS-Order: Apodiformes
- Swifts-Family: Apodidae
  - Black Swift Cypseloides niger
  - Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
  - Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
  - White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
- Hummingbirds-Family: Trochilidae
  - Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris
  - White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis
  - Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis
  - Violet-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia violiceps
  - Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae
  - Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
  - Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer
  - Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
  - Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
  - Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
  - Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
  - Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope
  - Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
  - Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
  - Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
TROGON-Order: Trogoniformes
- Family: Trogonidae
  - Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
KINGFISHERS-Order: Coraciiformes
- Family: Alcedinidae
  - Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata
  - Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
  - Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
WOODPECKERS-Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
  - Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
  - Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
  - Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
  - Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
  - Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
  - Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
  - Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus
  - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
  - Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
  - Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
  - Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
  - Nuttall's Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii
  - Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
  - Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
  - Arizona Woodpecker Picoides arizonae
  - Red-cockaded Woodpecker Picoides borealis
  - White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus
  - Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
  - Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus
  - Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
  - Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides
  - Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
PERCHING BIRDS-Order: Passeriformes
- Flycatchers-Family: Tyrannidae
  - Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
  - Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
  - Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
  - Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
  - Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
  - Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
  - Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
  - Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
  - Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
  - Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
  - Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
  - Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii
  - Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
  - Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
  - Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
  - Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons
  - Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
  - Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
  - Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
  - Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
  - Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
  - Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
  - Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
  - Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
  - Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
  - Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
  - Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
  - Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii
  - Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
  - Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris
  - Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
  - Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
  - Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
  - Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
  - Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
  - Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
- Shrikes-Family: Laniidae
  - Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
  - Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Vireos-Family: Vireonidae
  - White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
  - Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
  - Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapillus
  - Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior
  - Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
  - Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus
  - Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
  - Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
  - Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
  - Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
  - Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
  - Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
  - Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Jays & Crows-Family: Corvidae
  - Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis
  - Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
  - Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
  - Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
  - Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio
  - Florida Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens
  - Island Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma insularis
  - Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
  - Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina
  - Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
  - Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
  - Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
  - Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli
  - American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
  - Northwestern Crow Corvus caurinus
  - Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
  - Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus
  - Common Raven Corvus corax
- Larks-Family: Alaudidae
  - Sky Lark Alauda arvensis
  - Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Swallows-Family: Hirundinidae
  - Purple Martin Progne subis
  - Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
  - Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
  - Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
  - Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
  - Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  - Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
  - Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Chickadees & Titmice-Family: Paridae
  - Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
  - Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapilla
  - Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
  - Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri
  - Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
  - Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonica
  - Gray-headed Chickadee Poecile cincta
  - Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi
  - Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
  - Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi
  - Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
- Verdin-Family: Remizidae
  - Verdin Auriparus flaviceps
- Bushtit-Family: Aegithalidae
  - Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
- Nuthatches-Family: Sittidae
  - Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
  - White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
  - Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
  - Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla
- Creeper-Family: Certhiidae
  - Brown Creeper Certhia americana
- Wrens-Family: Troglodytidae
  - Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  - Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
  - Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
  - Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
  - Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
  - House Wren Troglodytes aedon
  - Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
  - Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
  - Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
- Dipper-Family: Cinclidae
  - American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
- Bulbul-Family: Pycnonotidae
  - Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Kinglets-Family: Regulidae
  - Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
  - Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
- Gnatcatchers-Family: Sylviidae
  - Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
  - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
  - California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica
  - Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura
- Thrushes-Family: Turdidae
  - Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
  - Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
  - Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
  - Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
  - Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
  - Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
  - Veery Catharus fuscescens
  - Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
  - Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli
  - Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
  - Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
  - Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
  - Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi
  - American Robin Turdus migratorius
  - Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
- Wrentit-Family: Timaliidae
  - Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
- Mockingbirds & Thrashers-Family: Mimidae
  - Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
  - Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
  - Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
  - Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
  - Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre
  - Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei
  - Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
  - California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum
  - Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale
  - Le Conte's Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei
- Starling-Family: Sturnidae
  - European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Wagtails & Pipits-Family: Motacillidae
  - Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
  - White Wagtail Motacilla alba
  - Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
  - American Pipit Anthus rubescens
  - Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii
- Waxwings-Family: Bombycillidae
  - Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
  - Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Phainopepla-Family: Ptilogonatidae
  - Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
- Olive Warbler-Family: Peucedramidae
  - Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus
- Warblers-Family: Parulidae
  - Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
  - Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
  - Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
  - Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
  - Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
  - Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae
  - Colima Warbler Vermivora crissalis
  - Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae
  - Northern Parula Parula americana
  - Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
  - Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
  - Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
  - Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
  - Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
  - Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
  - Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
  - Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens
  - Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia
  - Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
  - Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi
  - Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis
  - Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
  - Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
  - Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae
  - Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus
  - Kirtland's Warbler Dendroica kirtlandii
  - Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
  - Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
  - Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
  - Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
  - Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
  - Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
  - American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
  - Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
  - Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
  - Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
  - Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus
  - Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
  - Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
  - Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
  - Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
  - Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
  - MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei
  - Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
  - Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
  - Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
  - Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
  - Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons
  - Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus
  - Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus
  - Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
- Tanagers-Family: Thraupidae
  - Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
  - Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
  - Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
  - Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Towhees & Sparrows-Family: Emberizidae
  - Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus
  - Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
  - Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
  - Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
  - Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus
  - California Towhee Pipilo crissalis
  - Abert's Towhee Pipilo aberti
  - White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola
  - Rufous-winged Sparrow Aimophila carpalis
  - Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii
  - Bachman's Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis
  - Botteri's Sparrow Aimophila botterii
  - Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
  - American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
  - Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
  - Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
  - Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
  - Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
  - Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis
  - Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
  - Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
  - Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
  - Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli
  - Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
  - Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
  - Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
  - Baird's Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii
  - Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii
  - Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii
  - Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni
  - Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus
  - Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus
  - Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
  - Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
  - Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
  - Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
  - White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
  - Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
  - White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
  - Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
  - Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
  - Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus
  - McCown's Longspur Calcarius mccownii
  - Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
  - Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus
  - Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
  - Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
  - McKay's Bunting Plectrophenax hyperboreus
- Grosbeaks & Buntings-Family: Cardinalidae
  - Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
  - Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus
  - Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
  - Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
  - Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina
  - Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
  - Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
  - Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
  - Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor
  - Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
  - Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Blackbirds & Orioles-Family: Icteridae
  - Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
  - Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
  - Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor
  - Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
  - Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
  - Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
  - Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
  - Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
  - Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
  - Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major
  - Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
  - Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
  - Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
  - Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
  - Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
  - Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
  - Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
  - Spot-breasted Oriole Icterus pectoralis
  - Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis
  - Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda
  - Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
  - Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum
- Finches-Family: Fringillidae
  - Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
  - Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata
  - Brown-capped Rosy-Finch Leucosticte australis
  - Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
  - Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
  - Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii
  - House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
  - Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
  - White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
  - Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
  - Hoary Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni
  - Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
  - Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
  - Lawrence's Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei
  - American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
  - Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
- Old World Sparrows-Family: Passeridae
  - House Sparrow Passer domesticus
  - Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus