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Here you will find a copy of the American Birding Association's North American checklist.  All species I’ve positively identified in the field are highlighted in yellow.

 

Total Species (352)

ABA CHECKLIST

The ABA Checklist includes native North American breeding species, regular visitors, casuals and accidentals from other regions that are believed to have strayed here without direct human aid, and well-established introduced species that are now part of our avifauna.

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Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Anatidae)

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 1

Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 1

Bean Goose Anser fabalis 3

Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 4

Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1

Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 5

Emperor Goose Chen canagica 2

Snow Goose Chen caerulescens 1

Ross’s Goose Chen rossii 1

Brant Branta bernicla 1

Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 5

Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 1

Canada Goose Branta canadensis 1

Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1

Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator 1

Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 1

Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 3

Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 3

Wood Duck Aix sponsa 1

Gadwall Anas strepera 1

Falcated Duck Anas falcata 4

Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 3

American Wigeon Anas americana 1

American Black Duck Anas rubripes 1

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1

Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula 1

Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 5

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 1

Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 1

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 1

White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis 4

Northern Pintail Anas acuta 1

Garganey Anas querquedula 3

Baikal Teal Anas formosa 4

Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 1

Canvasback Aythya valisineria 1

Redhead Aythya americana 1

Common Pochard Aythya ferina 3

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 3

Greater Scaup Aythya marila 1

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1

Steller’s Eider Polysticta stelleri 2

Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri 2

King Eider Somateria spectabilis 1

Common Eider Somateria mollissima 1

Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 1

Labrador Duck Camptorhynchus labradorius 6

Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1

White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca 1

Black Scoter Melanitta nigra 1

Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1

Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 1

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1

Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 1

Smew Mergellus albellus 3

Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 1

Common Merganser Mergus merganser 1

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1

Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus 3

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1

Curassows and Guans (Cracidae)

Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 2

Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail (Phasianidae)

Chukar Alectoris chukar 2

Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis 2

Gray Partridge Perdix perdix 2

Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 1

Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus 1

Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus 1

Gunnison Sage-Grouse Centrocercus minimus 2

Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis 2

Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 1

Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 1

White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura 2

Blue Grouse Dendragapus obscurus 2

Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus 2

Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido 2

Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus 2

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 1

New World Quail (Odontophoridae)

Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus 1

Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata 1

California Quail Callipepla californica 1

Gambel’s Quail Callipepla gambelii 1

Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus 1

Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae 2

Loons (Gaviidae)

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 1

Arctic Loon Gavia arctica 2

Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica 1

Common Loon Gavia immer 1

Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii 2

Grebes (Podicipedidae)

Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus 2

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 1

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 1

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1

Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1

Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis 1

Clark’s Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii 1

Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)

Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos 4

Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta 4

Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 5

Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans 5

Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis 2

Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes 1

Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus 3

Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)

Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1

Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera 5

Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana 3

Murphy’s Petrel Pterodroma ultima 3

Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata 3

Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow 4

Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata 2

Galapagos/Hawaiian (“Dark-rumped”) Petrel

Pterodroma phaeopygia/sandwichensis 5

Fea’s/Zino’s Petrel Pterodroma feae/madeira 3

Cook’s Petrel Pterodroma cookii 2

Stejneger’s Petrel Pterodroma longirostris 4

Bulwer’s Petrel Bulweria bulwerii 5

Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas 4

Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 1

Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii 5

Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus 1

Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes 3

Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis 1

Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus 4

Buller’s Shearwater Puffinus bulleri 2

Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 1

Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris 2

Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 2

Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas 2

Audubon’s Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri 1

Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis 5

Storm-Petrels (Hydrobatidae)

Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 1

White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina 4

Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica 5

European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 5

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata 2

Leach’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 1

Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa 2

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro 2

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tethys 5

Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania 2

Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma 2

Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)

White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus 3

Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus 3

Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 4

Boobies and Gannets (Sulidae)

Masked Booby Sula dactylatra 3

Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii 4

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 3

Red-footed Booby Sula sula 4

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 1

Pelicans (Pelecanidae)

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 1

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1

Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)

Brandt’s Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus 1

Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 1

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 1

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1

Red-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax urile 2

Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus 1

Darters (Anhingidae)

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 1

Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1

Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 4

Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 5

Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (Ardeidae)

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 1

Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 5

Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 1

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1

Great Egret Ardea alba 1

Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes 5

Little Egret Egretta garzetta 4

Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis 5

Snowy Egret Egretta thula 1

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 1

Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 1

Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 1

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1

Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus 5

Green Heron Butorides virescens 1

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 1

Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)

White Ibis Eudocimus albus 1

Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber 5

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1

White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 1

Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 1

Storks (Ciconiidae)

Jabiru Jabiru mycteria 5

Wood Stork Mycteria americana 1

New World Vultures (Cathartidae)

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 1

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 1

California Condor Gymnogyps californianus 6

Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 3

Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies (Accipitridae)

Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1

Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 3

Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 1

White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 1

Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 2

Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis 1

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1

White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 4

Steller’s Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus 4

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 1

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 1

Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii 1

Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1

Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens 5

Gray Hawk Asturina nitida 2

Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus 2

Harris’s Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 1

Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 5

Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 1

Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 1

Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 2

Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni 1

White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus 2

Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus 2

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 1

Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis 1

Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus 1

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1

Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae)

Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 5

Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 1

Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 4

American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1

Merlin Falco columbarius 1

Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 4

Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis 4

Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 2

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1

Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus 1

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)

Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis 2

Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis 2

Corn Crake Crex crex 5

Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris 1

King Rail Rallus elegans 1

Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 1

Sora Porzana carolina 1

Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops 5

Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus 5

Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica 1

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 5

American Coot Fulica americana 1

Limpkins (Aramidae)

Limpkin Aramus guarauna 2

Cranes (Gruidae)

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis 1

Common Crane Grus grus 4

Whooping Crane Grus americana 2

Thick-knees (Burhinidae)

Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus 5

Lapwings and Plovers (Charadriidae)

Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 4

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1

European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria 4

American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica 1

Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva 2

Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus 3

Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 5

Collared Plover Charadrius collaris 5

Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 1

Wilson’s Plover Charadrius wilsonia 1

Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 2

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 1

Piping Plover Charadrius melodus 2

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 5

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 1

Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus 2

Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 4

Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)

Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 5

American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 1

Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani 1

Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 5

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 1

American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 1

Jacanas (Jacanidae)

Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 4

Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies (Scolopacidae)

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 3

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 1

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 5

Common Redshank Tringa totanus 5

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 4

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 2

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 4

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 1

Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus 1

Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus 1

Gray-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes 3

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 3

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 3

Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 1

Little Curlew Numenius minutus 4

Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis 6

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1

Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2

Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis 4

Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris 6

Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 4

Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus 1

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 3

Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica 1

Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 2

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa 1

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1

Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala 1

Surfbird Aphriza virgata 1

Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 4

Red Knot Calidris canutus 1

Sanderling Calidris alba 1

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 1

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 1

Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 3

Little Stint Calidris minuta 4

Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii 3

Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 3

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 1

White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1

Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 1

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 3

Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1

Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis 2

Dunlin Calidris alpina 1

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 3

Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 1

Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus 4