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Taxonomical List of Avian Species
     
Family Gaviidae - Loons   Family Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves
Common Loon (Gavia immer)   Rock Pigeon (Columbia livia)
    Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Family Podicipedidae - Grebes   Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)    
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)   Family Strigidae - Owls
    Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Family Diomedeidae - Albatrosses   Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)   Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
    Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio)
Family Sulidae - Boobies and Gannets    
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)   Family Alcedinidae - Kingfishers
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)   Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
     
Family Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants   Family Picidae - Woodpeckers
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)   Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
    Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
Family Ardeidae - Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns    
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)   Family Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)   Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)   Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)    
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)   Family Laniidae - Shrikes
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)   Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Great Egret (Ardea alba)    
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)   Family Alaudidae - Larks
    Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Family Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills    
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)   Family Hirundinidae - Swallows and Martins
    Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Family Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, and Swans   Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Steigidopteryx serripennis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)   Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tundra Swan, Whistling (Cygnus columbianus)   Purple Martin (Progne subis)
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)    
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)   Family Paridae - Chickadees and Titmice
Brant (Branta bernicla)   Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)   Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinesis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)    
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)   Family Sittidae - Nuthatches
Gadwall (Anas strepera)   White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

American Wigeon (Anas americana)

  Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)   Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
Redhead (Aythya americana)    
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)   Family Troglodytidae - Wrens
Lesser x Greater Scaup Hybrid   Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)    
Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)   Family Sylviidae - Gnatcatchers
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)    
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)   Family Turdidae - Thrushes
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)   American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
    Eastern Bluebird (Sialis sialis)
Family Accipitridae - Hawks, Kites, and Eagles    
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)   Family Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)   Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)    
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)   Family Bombycillidae - Waxwings
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)   Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
     
Family Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons   Family Sturnidae - Mynas and Starlings
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)   Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

   
Merlin (Falco columbarius)   Family Parulidae - Wood-Warblers
    Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendrocia virens)
Family Phasianidae - Partridges, Grouse, and Turkeys   Northern Parula (Parula americana)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)   Yellow Warbler (Dendrocia petechia)
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)   Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)   Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivora)
     
Family Odontophoridae - New World Quail   Family Emberizidae - Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, Buntings
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)   Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
    Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Family Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots   White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Hawaiian Moorhen (Gallinule choloropus sandvicensis)   Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
American Coot (Fulica americana)    
Hawaiian Coot (Fulica americana alai)   Family Cardinalidae - Grosbeaks, Cardinals, and Buntings
    Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
Family Charadriidae - Lapwings and Plovers   Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea)
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)   Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)    
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)   Family Icteridae - Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, Cowbirds, Orioles
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)   Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
    Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
Family Haematopodidae - Oystercatchers    
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)   Family Fringillidae - Finches
    Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
Family Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets   Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
Hawaiian Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni)   Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
    American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
Family Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes   Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)   Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)   White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)    
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)   Family Passeridae - Old World Sparrows
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)   House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)   Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)    
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)    
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)    
     
Family Laridae - Skuas, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers    
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)    
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)    
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)    
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)    
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)    
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)    
Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)    
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)    
     
     
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