2020 NATIONAL BIRD LIST

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Kingdom – ANIMALIA Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias ORDER: Charadriiformes

Phylum – CHORDATA Snowy Egret Egretta thula Lapwings and Plovers (Charadriidae)
Green Heron American Golden-Plover
Subphylum – VERTEBRATA Black-crowned Night-heron Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Class - AVES Ibises and Spoonbills Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
Family Group (Family Name) (Threskiornithidae) American Oystercatcher
Common Name [Scientific name Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
is in italics] Black-necked Stilt
ORDER: Anseriformes ORDER: Suliformes American Avocet Recurvirostra
Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Anatidae) Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) americana
Black-bellied Whistling-duck Double-crested Cormorant Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Snow Goose Phalacrocorax auritus (Scolopacidae)
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Darters (Anhingidae) Spotted Sandpiper
Trumpeter Swan Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Ruddy Turnstone
Wood Duck Aix sponsa Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) Dunlin Calidris alpina
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magnificent Frigatebird Wilson’s Snipe
Northern Shoveler American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Green-winged Teal ORDER: Ciconiiformes Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)
Canvasback Deep-water Waders (Ciconiidae) Laughing Gull
Hooded Merganser Wood Stork Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
ORDER: Galliformes ORDER: Falconiformes Least Tern Sternula antillarum
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae) Caspian Tern
World Quail (Phasianidae) Crested Caracara Black Tern
*Ring-necked Pheasant American Kestrel Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Auks, Murres, and Puffins (Alcidae)
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Common Murre Uria aalge
New World Quail (Odontophoridae) ORDER: Accipitriformes Tufted Puffin
Northern Bobwhite Osprey (Pandionidae)
Osprey Pandion haliaetus ORDER: Columbiformes
ORDER: Gaviiformes Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Loons (Gaviidae) (Accipitridae) Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Red-throated Loon Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Common Ground-Dove
Common Loon Gavia immer Northern Harrier *Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii
ORDER: Podicipediformes Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis ORDER: Cuculiformes
Grebes (Podicipedidae) Golden Eagle Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps (Cuculidae)
Red-necked Grebe ORDER: Cathartiformes Black-billed Cuckoo
New World Vultures (Cathartidae) Greater Roadrunner
ORDER: Procellariiformes Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Albatrosses (Diomedeidae) California Condor ORDER: Strigiformes
Laysan Albatross Barn Owls (Tytonidae)
Shearwaters and Petrels ORDER: Gruiformes Barn Owl Tyto alba
(Procellariidae) Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae) Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Sora Snowy Owl
ORDER: Pelecaniformes Purple Gallinule Barred Owl Strix varia
Pelicans (Pelecanidae) American Coot Screech Owl
American White Pelican Cranes (Gruidae)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Whooping Crane Grus americana
Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (Ardeidae)
American Bittern

1) Special Characters: indicates vocalizations that may be tested & * indicates an introduced, widespread Species
2) The taxonomic scheme is based upon the 7th edition Checklist of North American Birds, American Ornithologists’ Union, and www.allaboutbirds.org
2019 Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology.
©2020-B36
 2020 NATIONAL BIRD LIST
See General Rules, Eye Protection & other Policies on www.soinc.org as they apply to every event.

ORDER: Caprimulgiformes Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta Northern Cardinal Cardinalis

Nightjars and Allies (Caprimulgidae) canadensis cardinalis
Chuck-will’s-widow White-breasted Nuthatch Indigo Bunting
Common Nighthawk Creepers (Certhiidae) Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
Brown Creeper Certhia americana Scarlet Tanager
ORDER: Apodiformes Wrens (Troglodytidae) Blackbirds (Icteridae)
Swifts (Apodidae) Cactus Wren Bobolink
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Marsh Wren Red-winged Blackbird
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) Carolina Wren Western Meadowlark
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Dippers (Cinclidae) Yellow-headed Blackbird
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Common Grackle
ORDER: Coraciiformes Kinglets (Regulidae) Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) Golden-crowned Kinglet Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Ruby-crowned Kinglet Fringillids and Allies (Fringillidae)
Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae) Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
ORDER: Piciformes Blue-gray Gnatcatcher American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae) Thrushes (Turdidae) Evening Grosbeak
Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Bluebird House Finch
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Wood Thrush Pine Siskin
Downy Woodpecker American Robin Turdus migratorius Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Mockingbirds and Thrashers *House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Pileated Woodpecker (Mimidae) Old World Starlings (Sturnidae)
Gray Catbird *European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
ORDER: Passeriformes Northern Mockingbird Mimus
Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) polyglottos
Olive-sided Flycatcher Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
Vermilion Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Great Crested Flycatcher Wood-Warblers (Parulidae)
Eastern Kingbird Yellow Warbler
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
Shrikes (Laniidae) Yellow-rumped Warbler
Loggerhead Shrike Black-throated Green Warbler
Vireos (Vireonidae) Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta
Warbling Vireo varia
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus American Redstart
Jays and Crows (Corvidae) Ovenbird
Steller’s Jay Kentucky Warbler
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Common Yellowthroat
Black-billed Magpie New World Sparrow
American Crow (Passerellidae)
Common Raven Corvus corax Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
Larks (Alaudidae) Black-chinned Sparrow
Horned Lark Lark Sparrow
Swallows (Hirundinidae) Harris’s Sparrow
Purple Martin White-crowned Sparrow
Cliff Swallow Chipping Sparrow
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae) Longspurs and Buntings (Calcariidae)
Black-capped Chickadee Lapland Longspur
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Snow Bunting
Nuthatches (Sittidae) Cardinals and Allies (Cardinalidae)

1) Special Characters: indicates vocalizations that may be tested & * indicates an introduced, widespread Species
2) The taxonomic scheme is based upon the 7th edition Checklist of North American Birds, American Ornithologists’ Union, and www.allaboutbirds.org
2019 Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology.
©2020-B37