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Species List:

Waterbird Species Included in the North American Waterbird Conservation Plan

Species Arranged by S/M # = Sibley & Monroe's numbering system. (Monroe Jr., Burt L. and Charles G. Sibley. 1993. A World Checklist of Birds. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT). AOU # = American Ornithologists' Union numbering system. (AOU. 1998. Check-list of North American Birds. 7th edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. --- = AOU numbering system has been discontinued, number not assigned.*=Accidental or casual in Plan area.


Family S/M # AOU # Scientific Name English Name
Eurypygidae 2745 --- Eurypyga helias Sunbittern
Gruidae 2777 206 Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane
2781 206.1 Grus grus* Common Crane
2783 204 Grus americana Whooping Crane
Aramidae 2786 207 Aramus guarauna Limpkin
Heliornithidae 2789 --- Heliornis fulica Sungrebe
Rallidae 2811 --- Micropygia schomburgkii* Ocellated Crake
2825 --- Laterallus ruber Ruddy Crake
2826 --- Laterallus albigularis White-throated Crake
2827 --- Laterallus exilis Gray-breasted Crake
2828 216 Laterallus jamicensis Black Rail
2841 --- Gallirallus philippensis Buff-banded Rail
2843 --- Gallirallus owstoni Guam Rail
2850 211 Rallis longirosteris Clapper Rail
2851 208 Rallus elegans King Rail
2853 212 Rallus limicola Virginia Rail
2864 --- Crex crex* Corn Crake
2869 --- Aramides axillaris Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
2870 --- Aramides cajanea Gray-necked Wood-Rail
2875 --- Amaurolimnas concolor Uniform Crake
2891 214 Porzana carolina Sora
2889 --- Porzana porzana* Spotted Crake
2897 --- Porzana tabuensis Spotless Crake
2900 --- Porzana flaviventer Yellow-breasted Crake
2901 --- Porzana cinerea* White-browed Crake
2903 --- Cyanolimnas cerverai Zapata Rail
2904 --- Neocrex colombianus Colombian Crake
2905 217.1 Neocrex erythrops Paint-billed Crake
2906 212.2 Pardirallus maculatus Spotted Rail
2913 --- Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen
2917 218 Porphyrio martinica Purple Gallinule
2918 4081 Porphyrula flavirostris* Azure Gallinule
2922 219 Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
2929 220 Fulica atra* Eurasian Coot (Common)
2930 220.1 Fulica alia Hawaiian Coot
2931 221 Fulica americana American Coot
2932 221.1 Fulica caribaea Caribbean Coot
Laridae 3179 35 Stercorarius skua Great Skua
3183 35.2 Stercorarius maccormicki South Polar Skua
3184 36 Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger
3185 37 Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger
3186 38 Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger
3187 80 Rynchops niger Black Skimmer
3192 54.2 Larus belcheri* Band-tailed Gull
3194 54.1 Larus crassirostris* Black-tailed Gull
3195 --- Larus modestus* Gray Gull
3195.1 --- Larus cachinnans* Yellow-legged Gull
3196 57 Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull
3199 55 Larus canus Mew Gull
3201 54 Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
3202 53 Larus californicus California Gull
3203 47 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
3205 44 Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull
3206 49 Larus occidentalis Western Gull
3207 49.1 Larus livens Yellow-footed Gull
3208 42 Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull
3209 43 Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull
3209.1 43.1 Larus thayeri Thayer's Gull
3210 51 Larus argentatus Herring Gull
3212 48 Larus schistisagus Slaty-backed Gull
3214 50 Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull
3223 55.1 Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull
3225 60 Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull
3231 58 Larus atricilla Laughing Gull
3232 59 Larus pipixcan Franklin's Gull
3233 60.1 Larus minutus Little Gull
3234 39 Pagophila eburnea Ivory Gull
3235 61 Rhodostethia rosea Ross's Gull
3236 62 Xema sabini Sabine's Gull
3238 40 Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake
3239 41 Rissa brevirostris Red-legged Kittiwake
3240 63 Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern
3241 64 Sterna caspia Caspian Tern
3243 65 Sterna maxima Royal Tern
3244 66 Sterna elegans Elegant Tern
3246 65.2 Sterna bergii Great Crested Tern
3248 67 Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern
3249 72 Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern
3253 70 Sterna hirundo Common Tern
3254 71 Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern
3257 69 Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern
3259 74.1 Sterna albifrons Little Tern
3261 74 Sterna antillarum Least Tern
3262 --- Sterna superciliaris* Yellow-billed Tern
3268 73 Sterna aleutica Aleutian Tern
3269 76.1 Sterna lunata Gray-backed Tern
3270 76 Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern
3271 75 Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern
3273 --- Chlidonias hybridus* Whiskered Tern
3274 78 Chlidonias leucopterus* White-winged Tern
3275 77 Chlidonias niger Black Tern
3276 Phaetusa simplex* Large-billed Tern
3277 79 Anous stolidus Brown Noddy
3278 79.1 Anous minutus Black Noddy
3280 79.2 Procelsterna cerulea Blue-gray Noddy
3281 79.3 Gygis alba White Tern
3283 --- Larosterna inca* Inca Tern
Alcidae 3283.1 --- Brachyramphus perdix* Long-billed Murrelet
3284 34 Alle alle Dovekie
3285 30 Uria aalge Common Murre
3286 31 Uria lomvia Thick-billed Murre
3287 32 Alca torda Razorbill
3289 27 Cepphus grylle Black Guillemot
3290 29 Cepphus columba Pigeon Guillemot
3292 23 Brachyramphus marmoratus Marbled Murrelet
3293 24 Brachyramphus brevirostris Kittlitz's Murrelet
3294 25 Synthliboramphus hypoleucus Xantus's Murrelet
3295 26 Synthliboramphus craveri Craveri's Murrelet
3296 21 Synthliboramphus antiquus Ancient Murrelet
3298 16 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Cassin's Auklet
3299 17 Aethia psittacula Parakeet Auklet
3300 18 Aethia cristatella Crested Auklet
3301 19 Aethia pygmaea Whiskered Auklet
3302 20 Aethia pusilla Least Auklet
3303 15 Cerorhinca monocerata Rhinocerous Auklet
3304 13 Fratercula arctica Atlantic Puffin
3305 14 Fratercula corniculata Horned Puffin
3306 12 Fratercula cirrhata Tufted Puffin
Accipitridae 3331 330 Rostrhamus sociabilis Snail Kite
Podicipedidae 3615 5 Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe
3616 6 Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
3621 2 Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe
3623 3 Podiceps Auritus Horned Grebe
3624 4 Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe
3629 1 Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe
3630 1.1 Aechmophorus clarkii Clark's Grebe
Phaethonitidae 3631 113 Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird
3632 113.1 Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird
3633 112 Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird
Sulidae 3635 117 Morus bassanus Northern Gannet
3638 114.1 Sula nebouxii Blue-footed Booby
3639 --- Sula variegata* Peruvian Booby
3640 114 Sula dactylatra Masked Booby
3640.1 --- Sula granti Nazca Booby
3641 116 Sula sula Red-footed Booby
3642 115 Sula leucogaster Brown Booby
Anhingidae 3643 118 Anhinga anhinga Anhinga
Phalacrocoracidae 3653 122 Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt's Cormorant
3657 121 Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant
3658 120 Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant
3662 119 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
3678 124 Phalacrocorax urile Red-faced Cormorant
3679 123 Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pelagic Cormorant
Ardeidae 3685 198 Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret
3688 199 Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron
3690 200 Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron
3691 196.1 Egretta garzetta* Little Egret
3692 197.1 Egretta gularis Western Reef-Heron
3694 197 Egretta thula Snowy Egret
3695 196.2 Egretta eulophotes* Chinese Egret
3697 --- Pilherodius pileatus Capped Heron
3698 195 Ardea cinerea* Gray Heron
3699 194 Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron
3700 --- Ardea cocoi Cocoi Heron
3709 196 Ardea alba Great Egret
3711 200.1 Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret
3718 1014.1 Butorides striatus Striated Heron
3719 201 Butorides virescens Green Heron
3721 --- Agamia agami Agami Heron
3722 203 Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
3723 202 Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron
3729 --- Cochlearius cochlearius Boat-billed Heron
3730 --- Tigrisoma mexicanum Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
3731 --- Tigrisoma fasciatum Fasciated Tiger-Heron
3732 --- Tigrisoma lineatum Rufescent Tiger-Heron
3738 --- Ixobrychus sinensis Yellow Bittern*
3740 191 Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
3745 190 Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
3746 --- Botaurus pinnatus Pinnated Bittern
Phoenicopteridae 3750 182 Phoenicopterus ruber Greater Flamingo
Threskiornithidae 3755 184 Eudocimus albus White Ibis
3756 185 Eudocimus ruber Scarlet Ibis
3758 186 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis
3759 187 Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis
3763 --- Theristicus caudatus* Buff-necked Ibis
3766 --- Mesembrinibis cayennesis Green Ibis
3787 183 Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill
Pelecanidae 3794 125 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican
3795 126 Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican
Ciconiidae 3804 188 Mycteria americana Wood Stork
3819 189 Jabiru mycteria Jabiru
Fregatidae 3823 128 Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird
3825 128.1 Fregata minor Great Frigatebird
3826 128.2 Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird
3826 128.2 Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird
Gaviidae 3845 11 Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon
3846 10 Gavia arctica Arctic Loon
3847 10 Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon
3848 7 Gavia immer Common Loon
3849 8 Gavia adamsii Yellow-billed Loon
Procellariidae 3852 86 Fulmarus glacialis Northern Fulmar
3860 --- Pterodroma rostrata Tahiti Petrel
3861 --- Pterodroma macgillivrayi* Fiji Petrel
3863 100.2 Pterodroma nigripennis* Black-winged Petrel
3864 --- Pterodroma cervicalis White-necked Petrel
3865 99 Pterodrama inexpectata Mottled Petrel
3866 99.1 Pterodroma hypoleuca Bonin Petrel
3867 --- Pterodroma leucoptera White-winged Petrel
3868 98.3 Pterodroma cookii Cook's Petrel
3872 --- Pterodroma longirostris* Stejneger's Petrel
3873 98.8 Pterodroma alba Phoenix Petrel
3874 98.6 Pterodroma arminjoniana Herald Petrel
3875 98.5 Pterodroma sandwichensis Hawaiian Petrel
3877 98.4 Pterodrama neglecta Kermadec Petrel
3878 98.7 Pterodroma externa Juan Fernandez Petrel
3880 100.1 Pterodroma ultima* Murphy's Petrel
3889 98.1 Pterodroma cahow Bermuda Petrel
3890 98 Pterodroma hasitata Black-capped Petrel
3898 101 Bulweria bulwerii Bulwer's Petrel
3899 101.1 Bulweria fallax* Jouanin's Petrel
3901 --- Procellaria parkinsoni* Parkinson's Petrel
3904 88 Calonectris diomedea Cory's Shearwater
3905 88.1 Calonectris leucomelas* Streaked Shearwater
3906 96.1 Puffinus pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater
3907 96.2 Puffinus bulleri Buller's Shearwater
3908 95.1 Puffinus carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater
3909 91 Puffinus creatopus Pink-footed Shearwater
3910 89 Puffinus gravis Greater Shearwater
3911 95 Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater
3912 96 Puffinus tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater
3913 96.3 Puffinus nativitatis Christmas Shearwater
3914 90 Puffinus puffinus Manx Shearwater
3916 93.2 Puffinus auricularis newelli Newell's Shearwater
3916 93.1 Puffinus auricularis townsendi Townsend's Shearwater
3917 93 Puffinus opisthomelas Black-vented Shearwater
3920 92 Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater
3921 92.1 Puffinus assimilis* Little Shearwater
Diomedeidae 3929 81.1 Diomedea exulans* Wandering Albatross
3933 82 Phoebastria albatrus Short-tailed Albatross
3934 81 Phoebastria nigripes Black-footed Albatross
3935 82.1 Phoebastria immutabilis Laysan Albatross
3936 82.2 Thalassarche melanophris* Black-browed Albatross
3937 82.3 Thalassarche cauta* Shy Albatross
3939 83 Thalassarche chlororhynchos* Yellow-nosed Albatross
3942 --- Phoebetria palpebrata* Light-mantled Albatross
Hydrobatidae 3943 109 Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm-Petrel
3946 111 Pelagodroma marina* White-faced Storm-Petrel
3949 --- Nesofregetta fuliginosa Polynesian Storm-petrel
3950 104 Hydrobates pelagicus* European Storm-Petrel
3951 103 Oceanodroma microsoma Least Storm-Petrel
3952 106.3 Oceanodroma tethys Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
3953 106.2 Oceanodroma castro Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
3954 106 Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's Storm-Petrel
3957 107.1 Oceanodroma tristrami Tristram's Storm-Petrel
3958 --- Oceanodroma markhami* Markham's Storm-Petrel
3960 107 Oceanodroma melania Black Storm-Petrel
3961 108 Oceanodroma homochroa Ashy Storm-Petrel
3963 105 Oceanodroma furcata Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
 
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