Official State List of the Birds of Florida
Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee
A list of modern bird species definitely having occurred in Florida by natural appearance or by establishment of an exotic. The base list shall be the Supplement: Checklist of Florida Birds, pp. 255-260 in Robertson & Woolfenden (1992), as updated by final decisions of the Florida Ornithological Societys Records Committee. The list of 485 species is updated through 28 July 2001. Established exotics (e); extinct native species (x) and disestablished exotics (d); and species listed without verifiable evidence (u) shall be so annotated. Sibling species groups may be included without reference to a particular underlying species but shall not be counted in any total of species found in Florida unless none of the underlying species are on the state list.
Species in the list below annotated with an * should be documented when detected in Florida and submitted to the FOSRC for review. In addition, documentation should be submitted to the FOSRC for any species detected in Florida, believed to have occurred naturally or to have escaped, but not appearing in the main list of the aforementioned publication. Click here for spread sheet version.
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GAVIIDAE |
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Gavia stellata |
Red-throated Loon |
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Gavia pacifica |
Pacific Loon |
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Gavia immer |
Common Loon |
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PODICIPEDIDAE |
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Tachybaptus dominicus |
Least Grebe * |
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Podilymbus podiceps |
Pied-billed Grebe |
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Podiceps auritus |
Horned Grebe |
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Podiceps grisegena |
Red-necked Grebe * |
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Podiceps nigricollis |
Eared Grebe |
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Aechmophorus occidentalis |
Western Grebe * |
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DIOMEDEIDAE |
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Thalassarche chlororhynchos |
Yellow-nosed Albatross * |
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PROCELLARIIDAE |
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Pterodroma hasitata |
Black-capped Petrel |
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Calonectris diomedea |
Cory's Shearwater |
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Puffinus gravis |
Greater Shearwater |
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Puffinus griseus |
Sooty Shearwater |
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Puffinus puffinus |
Manx Shearwater * |
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Puffinus lherminieri |
Audubon's Shearwater |
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HYDROBATIDAE |
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Oceanites oceanicus |
Wilson's Storm-Petrel |
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Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
Leach's Storm-Petrel |
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Oceanodroma castro |
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel |
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PHAETHONTIDAE |
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Phaethon lepturus |
White-tailed Tropicbird |
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Phaethon aethereus |
Red-billed Tropicbird * |
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SULIDAE |
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Sula dactylatra |
Masked Booby |
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Sula leucogaster |
Brown Booby |
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Sula sula |
Red-footed Booby |
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Morus bassanus |
Northern Gannet |
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PELECANIDAE |
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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos |
American White Pelican |
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Pelecanus occidentalis |
Brown Pelican |
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PHALACROCORACIDAE |
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Phalacrocorax auritus |
Double-crested Cormorant |
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Phalacrocorax carbo |
Great Cormorant |
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ANHINGIDAE |
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Anhinga anhinga |
Anhinga |
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FREGATIDAE |
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Fregata magnificens |
Magnificent Frigatebird |
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ARDEIDAE |
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Botaurus lentiginosus |
American Bittern |
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Ixobrychus exilis |
Least Bittern |
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Ardea herodias |
Great Blue Heron |
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Ardea alba |
Great Egret |
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Egretta thula |
Snowy Egret |
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Egretta caerulea |
Little Blue Heron |
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Egretta tricolor |
Tricolored Heron |
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Egretta rufescens |
Reddish Egret |
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Bubulcus ibis |
Cattle Egret |
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Butorides virescens |
Green Heron |
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Nycticorax nycticorax |
Black-crowned Night-Heron |
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Nyctanassa violacea |
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
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THRESKIORNITHIDAE |
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Eudocimus albus |
White Ibis |
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Eudocimus ruber |
Scarlet Ibis * |
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Plegadis falcinellus |
Glossy Ibis |
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Plegadis chihi |
White-faced Ibis * |
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Ajaia ajaja |
Roseate Spoonbill |
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CICONIIDAE |
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Mycteria americana |
Wood Stork |
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CATHARTIDAE |
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Coragyps atratus |
Black Vulture |
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Cathartes aura |
Turkey Vulture |
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PHOENICOPTERIDAE |
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Phoenicopterus ruber |
Greater Flamingo |
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ANATIDAE |
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Dendrocygna autumnalis |
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck |
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Dendrocygna bicolor |
Fulvous Whistling-Duck |
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Anser albifrons |
Greater White-fronted Goose |
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Chen caerulescens |
Snow Goose |
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Chen rossii |
Ross's Goose * |
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Branta canadensis |
Canada Goose |
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Branta bernicla |
Brant |
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Cygnus columbianus |
Tundra Swan |
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Cairina moschata |
Muscovy Duck (e) |
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Aix sponsa |
Wood Duck |
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Anas strepera |
Gadwall |
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Anas penelope |
Eurasian Wigeon |
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Anas americana |
American Wigeon |
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Anas rubripes |
American Black Duck |
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Anas platyrhynchos |
Mallard |
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Anas fulvigula |
Mottled Duck |
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Anas discors |
Blue-winged Teal |
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Anas cyanoptera |
Cinnamon Teal |
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Anas clypeata |
Northern Shoveler |
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Anas bahamensis |
White-cheeked Pintail * |
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Anas acuta |
Northern Pintail |
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Anas crecca |
Green-winged Teal |
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Aythya valisineria |
Canvasback |
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Aythya americana |
Redhead |
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Aythya collaris |
Ring-necked Duck |
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Aythya marila |
Greater Scaup |
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Aythya affinis |
Lesser Scaup |
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Somateria spectabilis |
King Eider * |
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Somateria mollissima |
Common Eider |
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Histrionicus histrionicus |
Harlequin Duck |
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Melanitta perspicillata |
Surf Scoter |
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Melanitta fusca |
White-winged Scoter |
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Melanitta nigra |
Black Scoter |
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Clangula hyemalis |
Long-tailed Duck (formerly Oldsquaw) |
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Bucephala albeola |
Bufflehead |
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Bucephala clangula |
Common Goldeneye |
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Lophodytes cucullatus |
Hooded Merganser |
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Mergus merganser |
Common Merganser * |
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Mergus serrator |
Red-breasted Merganser |
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Nomonyx dominicus |
Masked Duck * |
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Oxyura jamaicensis |
Ruddy Duck |
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ACCIPITRIDAE |
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Pandion haliaetus |
Osprey |
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Elanoides forficatus |
Swallow-tailed Kite |
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Elanus leucurus |
White-tailed Kite |
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Rostrhamus sociabilis |
Snail Kite |
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Ictinia mississippiensis |
Mississippi Kite |
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
Bald Eagle |
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Circus cyaneus |
Northern Harrier |
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Accipiter striatus |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
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Accipiter cooperii |
Cooper's Hawk |
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Accipiter gentilis |
Northern Goshawk * |
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Buteo lineatus |
Red-shouldered Hawk |
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Buteo platypterus |
Broad-winged Hawk |
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Buteo brachyurus |
Short-tailed Hawk |
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Buteo swainsoni |
Swainson's Hawk |
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Buteo albonotatus |
Zone-tailed Hawk * |
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Buteo jamaicensis |
Red-tailed Hawk |
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Buteo regalis |
Ferruginous Hawk * |
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Buteo lagopus |
Rough-legged Hawk * |
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Aquila chrysaetos |
Golden Eagle |
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FALCONIDAE |
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Caracara cheriway |
Crested Caracara |
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Falco sparverius |
American Kestrel |
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Falco columbarius |
Merlin |
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Falco peregrinus |
Peregrine Falcon |
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PHASIANIDAE |
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Meleagris gallopavo |
Wild Turkey |
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Colinus virginianus |
Northern Bobwhite |
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RALLIDAE |
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Coturnicops noveboracensis |
Yellow Rail |
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Laterallus jamaicensis |
Black Rail |
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Rallus longirostris |
Clapper Rail |
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Rallus elegans |
King Rail |
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Rallus limicola |
Virginia Rail |
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Porzana carolina |
Sora |
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Porphyrula martinica |
Purple Gallinule |
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Gallinula chloropus |
Common Moorhen |
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Fulica americana |
American Coot |
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ARAMIDAE |
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Aramus guarauna |
Limpkin |
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GRUIDAE |
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Grus canadensis |
Sandhill Crane |
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Grus americana |
Whooping Crane (x) |
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CHARADRIIDAE |
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Vanellus vanellus |
Northern Lapwing * |
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Pluvialis squatarola |
Black-bellied Plover |
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Pluvialis dominica |
American Golden-Plover |
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Charadrius alexandrinus |
Snowy Plover |
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Charadrius wilsonia |
Wilson's Plover |
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Charadrius semipalmatus |
Semipalmated Plover |
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Charadrius melodus |
Piping Plover |
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Charadrius vociferus |
Killdeer |
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Charadrius montanus |
Mountain Plover * |
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HAEMATOPODIDAE |
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Haematopus palliatus |
American Oystercatcher |
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RECURVIROSTRIDAE |
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Himantopus mexicanus |
Black-necked Stilt |
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Recurvirostra americana |
American Avocet |
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SCOLOPACIDAE |
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Tringa melanoleuca |
Greater Yellowlegs |
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Tringa flavipes |
Lesser Yellowlegs |
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Tringa solitaria |
Solitary Sandpiper |
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Catoptrophorus semipalmatus |
Willet |
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Actitis macularia |
Spotted Sandpiper |
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Bartramia longicauda |
Upland Sandpiper |
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Numenius phaeopus |
Whimbrel |
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Numenius americanus |
Long-billed Curlew |
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Limosa limosa |
Black-tailed Godwit * |
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Limosa haemastica |
Hudsonian Godwit |
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Limosa lapponica |
Bar-tailed Godwit * |
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Limosa fedoa |
Marbled Godwit |
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Arenaria interpres |
Ruddy Turnstone |
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Aphriza virgata |
Surfbird * |
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Calidris canutus |
Red Knot |
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Calidris alba |
Sanderling |
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Calidris pusilla |
Semipalmated Sandpiper |
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Calidris mauri |
Western Sandpiper |
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Calidris minutilla |
Least Sandpiper |
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Calidris fuscicollis |
White-rumped Sandpiper |
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Calidris bairdii |
Baird's Sandpiper |
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Calidris melanotos |
Pectoral Sandpiper |
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Calidris acuminata |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper * |
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Calidris maritima |
Purple Sandpiper |
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Calidris alpina |
Dunlin |
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Calidris ferruginea |
Curlew Sandpiper |
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Calidris himantopus |
Stilt Sandpiper |
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Tryngites subruficollis |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
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Philomachus pugnax |
Ruff |
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Limnodromus griseus |
Short-billed Dowitcher |
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Limnodromus scolopaceus |
Long-billed Dowitcher |
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Gallinago delicata |
Wilson's Snipe |
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Scolopax minor |
American Woodcock |
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Phalaropus tricolor |
Wilson's Phalarope |
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Phalaropus lobatus |
Red-necked Phalarope |
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Phalaropus fulicaria |
Red Phalarope |
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LARIDAE |
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Stercorarius maccormicki |
South Polar Skua * |
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Stercorarius pomarinus |
Pomarine Jaeger |
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Stercorarius parasiticus |
Parasitic Jaeger |
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Stercorarius longicaudus |
Long-tailed Jaeger |
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Larus atricilla |
Laughing Gull |
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Larus pipixcan |
Franklin's Gull |
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Larus minutus |
Little Gull * |
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Larus ridibundus |
Black-headed Gull * |
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Larus cirrocephalus
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Gray-hooded Gull * |
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Larus philadelphia |
Bonaparte's Gull |
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Larus heermanni |
Heermanns Gull * |
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Larus belcheri |
Band-tailed Gull * |
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Larus delawarensis |
Ring-billed Gull |
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Larus californicus |
California Gull * |
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Larus argentatus |
Herring Gull |
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Larus thayeri |
Thayer's Gull * |
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Larus glaucoides |
Iceland Gull * |
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Larus fuscus |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
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Larus hyperboreus |
Glaucous Gull |
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Larus marinus |
Great Black-backed Gull |
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Xema sabini |
Sabine's Gull |
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Rissa tridactyla |
Black-legged Kittiwake |
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Sterna nilotica |
Gull-billed Tern |
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Sterna caspia |
Caspian Tern |
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Sterna maxima |
Royal Tern |
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Sterna elegans |
Elegant Tern * |
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Sterna sandvicensis |
Sandwich Tern |
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Sterna dougallii |
Roseate Tern |
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Sterna hirundo |
Common Tern |
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Sterna paradisaea |
Arctic Tern |
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Sterna forsteri |
Forster's Tern |
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Sterna antillarum |
Least Tern |
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Sterna anaethetus |
Bridled Tern |
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Sterna fuscata |
Sooty Tern |
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Chlidonias niger |
Black Tern |
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Anous stolidus |
Brown Noddy |
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Anous minutus |
Black Noddy |
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Rynchops niger |
Black Skimmer |
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ALCIDAE |
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Alle alle |
Dovekie |
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Uria lomvia |
Thick-billed Murre * |
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Alca torda |
Razorbill * |
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Brachyramphus perdix |
Long-billed Murrelet * |
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Fratercula arctica |
Atlantic Puffin * |
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COLUMBIDAE |
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Columba livia |
Rock Dove (e) |
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Columba squamosa |
Scaly-naped Pigeon * |
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Columba leucocephala |
White-crowned Pigeon< |