Birds of North America |
Below is a list of North American (United States and Canada) birds that I have photographed. This list follows the taxonomy and nomenclature of the 52nd Supplement of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Checklist of North American Birds (2011). I will be adding more species on a regular basis, so please check back again. Thanks!
WATERFOWL (ANATIDAE) Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) GUANS (CRACIDAE) Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula)PHEASANTS, GROUSE & TURKEYS (PHASIANIDAE) Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) NEW WORLD QUAIL (ODONTOPHORIDAE) Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata)California Quail (Callipepla californica) Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) LOONS (GAVIIDAE) Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)Common Loon (Gavia immer) Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) GREBES (PODICIPEDIDAE) Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
FLAMINGOS (PHOENICOPTERIDAE) Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)TROPICBIRDS (PHAETHONTIDAE) Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
STORKS (CICONIIDAE) Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
FRIGATEBIRDS (FREGATIDAE) Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
CORMORANTS (PHALACROCORACIDAE) Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
DARTERS (ANHINGIDAE) Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
PELICANS (PELECANIDAE) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) HERONS (ARDEIDAE) Assorted Wading Birds, FloridaAmerican 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) IBISES & SPOONBILLS (THRESKIORNITHIDAE) White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) NEW WORLD VULTURES (CATHARTIDAE) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
OSPREY (PANDIONIDAE) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) HAWKS, EAGLES & KITES (ACCIPITRIDAE) Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus) Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) FALCONS & CARACARAS (FALCONIDAE) Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) RAILS & COOTS (RALLIDAE) Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)King Rail (Rallus elegans) Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) Sora (Porzana carolina) Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) American Coot (Fulica americana) LIMPKIN (ARAMIDAE) Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)CRANES (GRUIDAE) Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)Whooping Crane (Grus americana) PLOVERS & LAPWINGS (CHARADRIIDAE) Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) AVOCETS & STILTS (RECURVIROSTRIDAE) Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) OYSTERCATCHERS (HAEMATOPODIDAE) American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) SANDPIPERS (SCOLOPACIDAE) Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus) Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMER (LARIDAE) Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia) Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) Little Gull (Larus minutus) Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) Aleutian Tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
SKUAS & JAEGERS (STERCORARIIDAE) Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) AUKS, MURRES, and PUFFINS (ALCIDAE) Common Murre (Uria aalge) Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) Parakeet Auklet (Aethia psittacula) Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla) Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella) Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) PIGEONS & DOVES (COLUMBIDAE) Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata) Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) PARROTS (PSITTACIDAE) Green Parakeet (Aratinga holochlora) Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNERS & ANIS (CUCULIDAE) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) BARN OWLS (TYTONIDAE) Barn Owl (Tyto alba)OWLS (STRIGIDAE) Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)Western Screech-Owl (Otus kennicottii) Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio) Whiskered Screech-Owl (Otus trichopis) 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) Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata) Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) Barred Owl (Strix varia) Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) NIGHTJARS (CAPRIMULGIDAE) Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) SWIFTS (APODIDAE) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)HUMMINGBIRDS (TROCHILIDAE) Green Violet-ear (Colibri thalassinus)Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii) Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis) Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) KINGFISHERS (ALCENINIDAE) Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) WOODPECKERS (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) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) Arizona Woodpecker (Picoides arizonae) Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (TYRANNIDAE) Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (Camptostoma imberbe) Greater Pewee (Contopus pertinax) Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) SHRIKES (LANIIDAE) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) VIREOS (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) Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni) Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus) CROWS & JAYS (CORVIDAE) Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus) LARKS (ALAUDIDAE) Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)SWALLOWS (HIRUNDINIDAE) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) CHICKADEES & TITMICE (PARIDAE) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) Mexican Chickadee (Poecile sclateri) Bridled Titmouse (Baeolophus wollweberi) Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus) Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) VERDIN (REMIZIDAE) Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)BUSHTITS (AEGITHALIDAE) Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)NUTHATCHES (SITTIDAE) Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) WRENS (TROGLODYTIDAE) Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
GNATCATCHERS (POLIOPTILLIDAE) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)
DIPPERS (CINCLIDAE) American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) KINGLETS (REGULIDAE) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)OLD WORLD WARBLERS(PHYLLOSCOPIDAE) Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS (MUSCICAPIDAE) Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
THRUSHES (TURDIDAE) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS (MIMIDAE) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre) Bendire's Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei) Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) STARLINGS (STURNIDAE) European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)WAGTAILS & PIPITS (MOTACILLIDAE) Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) WAXWINGS (BOMBYCILLIDAE) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedorum)SILKY-FLYCATCHERS (PTILOGONATIDAE) Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)OLIVE WARBLER (PEUCEDRAMIDAE) Olive Warbler (Peucedramus taeniatus)
LONGSPURS & SNOW BUNTINGS (CALCARIIDAE) Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) McCown's Longspur (Calcarius mccownii) Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) WOOD WARBLERS (PARULIDAE) Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina) Colima Warbler (Oreothlypis crissalis) Lucy's Warbler (Oreothlypis luciae) Gray-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis poliocephala) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) Grace's Warbler (Setophaga graciae) Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus) Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus); 1st photographed Texas record & 6th record for the U.S. Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) SPARROWS & ALLIES (EMBERIZIDAE) White-collared Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus) American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS & ALLIES (CARDINALIDAE) Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) BLACKBIRDS & ALLIES (ICTERIDAE) Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) FINCHES (FRINGILLIDAE) Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) OLD WORLD SPARROWS (PASSERIDAE) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |