MIGRATORY BIRDS
in the Mountain-Prairie Region

Taxonomic list of birds that have occurred in Region 6

(Order follows the A.O.U. Check-list of North American Birds, 7th ed. 1998)

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General:

• 523 species occurring with 10 Introduced; 2 Extinct; 4 Possibly Extirpated.
• 320 species breeding, 143 accidental/vagrant, 170 migrants, winter residents.
• 42 occur on OMBM’s 1995 List or special concern lists in Region 6.
• 12 on the ESA: 7 Federal Endangered, 4 Federal Threatened, 1 Federal Candidate: Threatened.
• Migratory game birds = 61; Resident game birds = 11; Migratory treaty (Shorebirds) = 44; Nongame migratory birds = 336.

LOONS

Red-throated Loon  Gavia stellata
Arctic Loon  Gavia arctica
Pacific Loon  Gavia pacifica
Common Loon  Gavia immer
Yellow-billed Loon  Gavia adamsii

GREBES

Pied-billed Grebe  Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe  Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe  Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe  Podiceps nigricollis
Western Grebe  Aechmophorus occidentalis
Clark's Grebe  Aechmophorus clarkii

TROPICBIRD

White-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon lepturus

GANNET

Northern Gannet  Morus bassanus

PELICANS

American White Pelican  Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican  Pelecanus occidentalis

CORMORANTS

Neotropic Cormorant  Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Double-crested Cormorant  Phalacrocorax auritus

ANHINGA

Anhinga  Anhinga anhinga

FRIGATEBIRD

Magnificent Frigatebird  Fregata magnificens

BITTERNS, HERONS

American Bittern  Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern  Ixobrychus exilis
Great Blue Heron  Ardea herodias
Great Egret  Ardea alba
Snowy Egret  Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron  Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron  Egretta tricolor
Reddish Egret  Egretta rufescens
Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron  Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron  Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  Nyctanassa violaceus

IBIS, STORK

White Ibis  Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis  Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced  Ibis Plegadis chihi
Roseate Spoonbill  Ajaia ajaja
Wood Stork  Mycteria americana

VULTURES

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture  Cathartes aura
California Condor  Gymnogyps californianus

WHISTLING-DUCKS

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck  Dendrocygna autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck  Dendrocygna bicolor

GEESE

Bean Goose  Anser fabalis
Greater White-fronted Goose  Anser albifrons
Snow Goose  Chen caerulescens
Ross' Goose  Chen rossii
Canada Goose  Branta canadensis
Brant Branta bernicla

SWANS

Mute Swan  Cygnus olor  Introduced
Trumpeter Swan  Cygnus buccinator
Tundra Swan  Cygnus columbianus

DUCKS

Wood Duck  Aix sponsa
Gadwall  Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon  Anas penelope
American Wigeon  Anas americana
American Black Duck  Anas rubripes
Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos
Mottled Duck  Anas fulvigula
Blue-winged Teal  Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal  Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler  Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail  Anas acuta
Garganey  Anas querquedula
Green-winged Teal  Anas crecca
Canvasback  Aythya valisineria
Redhead  Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck  Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck  Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup  Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup  Aythya affinis
King Eider  Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider  Somateria mollissima
Harlequin Duck  Histrionicus histrionicus
Surf Scoter  Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter  Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter  Melanitta nigra
Oldsquaw  Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead  Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye  Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye  Bucephala islandica
Hooded Merganser  Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser  Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser  Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck  Oxyura jamaicensis

HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES

Osprey  Pandion haliaetus
Swallow-tailed Kite  Elanoides forficatus
White-tailed Kite  Elanus leucurus
Mississippi Kite  Ictinia mississippiensis
Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier  Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk  Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk  Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk  Accipiter gentilis
Common Black-Hawk  Buteogallus anthracinus
Harris' Hawk  Parabuteo unicinctus
Red-shouldered Hawk  Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk  Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk  Buteo swainsoni
Zone-tailed Hawk  Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk  Buteo jamaicensis
Ferruginous Hawk  Buteo regalis
Rough-legged Hawk  Buteo lagopus
Golden Eagle  Aquila chrysaetos
Crested Caracara  Caracara plancus

FALCONS

American Kestrel  Falco sparverius
Merlin  Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon  Falco rusticolus
Peregrine  Falcon Falco peregrinus
Prairie Falcon  Falco mexicanus

GALLINACEOUS BIRDS

Chukar Alectoris  chukar  Introduced
Gray Partridge  Perdix perdix Introduced
Ring-necked Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus  Introduced
Ruffed Grouse  Bonasa umbellus
Sage Grouse  Centrocercus urophasianus
Spruce Grouse  Falcipennia canadensis
Willow Ptarmigan  Lagopus lagopus
White-tailed Ptarmigan  Lagopus leucrus
Blue Grouse  Dendragapus obscurus
Sharp-tailed Grouse  Tympanuchus phasianellus
Greater Prairie-Chicken   Tympanuchus cupido
Lesser Prairie-Chicken  Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
Wild Turkey  Meleagris gallopavo
Scaled Quail  Callipepla squamata
California Quail  Callipepla californica
Gambel's Quail  Callipepla gambellii
Northern Bobwhite  Colinus virginianus

RAILS, GALLINULES

Yellow Rail  Coturnicops noveboracensis
Black Rail  Laterallus jamaicensis
Clapper Rail  Rallus longirostris
King Rail  Rallus elegans
Virginia Rail  Rallus limicola
Sora  Porzana carolina
Purple Gallinule  Porphyrula martinica
Common Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus
American Coot  Fulica americana

CRANES

Sandhill Crane  Grus canadensis
Common Crane  Grus grus Introduced
Whooping Crane  Grus americana

PLOVERS

Black-bellied Plover  Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover  Pluvialis dominica
Snowy Plover  Charadrius alexandrinus
Semipalmated Plover  Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover  Charadrius melodus
Killdeer  Charadrius vociferus
Mountain Plover  Charadrius montanus

STILT, AVOCET

Black-necked Stilt  Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet  Recurvirostra americana

SANDPIPERS

Greater Yellowlegs  Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs  Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper  Tringa solitaria
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Wandering Tattler  Heteroscelus incannus
Spotted Sandpiper  Actitis macularia
Upland Sandpiper  Bartramia longicauda
Eskimo Curlew  Numenius borealis
Whimbrel  Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew  Numenius americanus
Hudsonian Godwit  Limosa haemastica
Marbled Godwit  Limosa fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone  Arenaria interpres
Black Turnstone  Arenaria melanocephala
Red Knot  Calidris canutus
Sanderling  Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper  Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper  Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper  Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper  Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper  Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper  Calidris melanotos
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper  Calidris acuminata
Dunlin  Calidris alpina
Curlew Sandpiper  Calidris ferruginea
Stilt Sandpiper  Calidris himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper  Tryngites subruficollis
Ruff  Philomachus pugnax
Short-billed Dowitcher  Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher  Limnodromus scolopaceus
Common Snipe  Gallinago gallinago
American Woodcock  Scolopax minor

PHALAROPES

Wilson's Phalarope  Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope  Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope  Phalaropus fulicaria

JAEGERS

Pomarine Jaeger  Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger  Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus

GULLS

Laughing Gull  Larus atricilla
Franklin's Gull  Larus pipixcan
Little Gull  Larus minutus
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
Bonaparte's Gull  Larus philadelphia
Heerman's Gull  Larus heermanni
Mew Gull  Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull  Larus delawarensis
California Gull  Larus californicus
Herring Gull  Larus argentatus
Thayer's Gull  Larus thayeri
Iceland Gull  Larus glaucoides
Lesser Black-backed Gull  Larus fuscus
Western Gull  Larus occidentalis
Glaucous-winged Gull  Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull  Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull  Larus marinus
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Black-legged Kittiwake  Rissa tridactyla
Ross' Gull  Rhodostethia rosea
Ivory Gull  Pagophila eburnea

TERNS

Caspian Tern  Sterna caspia
Royal Tern  Sterna maxima
Common Tern  Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern  Sterna paradisaea
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Least Tern Sterna antillarum
Black Tern  Chlidonias niger

SKIMMER, MURRELET

Black Skimmer  Rynchops niger
Long-billed Murrelet  Brachyramphus perdix
Ancient Murrelet  Synthliboramphus antiquus

PIGEONS, DOVES, PARAKEET

Rock Dove  Columba livia Introduced
Band-tailed Pigeon  Columba fasciata
European Collared-Dove  Streptopelia decaocto Introduced
White-winged Dove  Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove  Zenaida macroura
Passenger Pigeon  Ectopistes migratorius EXTINCT
Inca Dove  Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove  Columbina passerina
Carolina Parakeet  Conuropsis carolinensis EXTINCT

CUCKOOS

Black-billed Cuckoo  Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  Coccyzus americanus
Greater Roadrunner  Geococcyx californianus
Grove-billed Ani  Crotophaga sulcirostris

OWLS

Barn Owl   Tyto alba
Flammulated Owl  Otus flammeolus
Western Screech-Owl  Otis kennicottii
Eastern Screech-Owl  Otus asio
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl  Nyctea scandiaca
Northern Hawk-Owl  Surnia ulula
Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Mexican Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis lucida
Barred Owl  Strix varia
Great Gray Owl  Strix nebulosa
Long-eared Owl  Asio otus
Short-eared Owl  Asio flammeus
Boreal Owl  Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl  Aegolius acadicus

GOATSUCKERS

Lesser Nighthawk  Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill  Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Chuck-will's-widow  Caprimulgus carolinensis
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus

SWIFTS

Black Swift  Cypseloides niger
Chimney Swift  Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift  Chaetura vauxi
White-throated Swift  Aeronautes saxatalis

HUMMINGBIRDS

Broad-billed Hummingbird  Cynanthus latirostris
Blue-throated Hummingbird  Lampornis clemenciae
Magnificent Hummingbird  Eugenes fulgens
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  Archilochus colubris
Black-chinned Hummingbird  Archilochus alexandri
Anna's Hummingbird  Calypte anna
Costa's Hummingbird  Calypte costae
Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird  Selasphorus rufus

KINGFISHER

Belted Kingfisher  Ceryle alcyon

WOODPECKERS

Lewis' Woodpecker  Melanerpes lewis
Red-headed Woodpecker  Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Acorn Woodpecker  Melanerpes formicivorus
Red-bellied Woodpecker  Melanerpes carolinus
Williamson's Sapsucker  Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  Sphyrapicus varius
Red-naped Sapsucker  Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-breasted Sapsucker  Sphyrapicus ruber
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
Downy Woodpecker  Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker  Picoides villosus
White-headed Woodpecker  Picoides albolarvatus
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
Black-backed Woodpecker  Picoides arcticus
Northern Flicker  Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus

FLYCATCHERS

Olive-sided Flycatcher  Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee  Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher  Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher  Empidonax minimus
Hammond's Flycatcher  Empidonax hammondii
Gray Flycatcher  Empidonax wrightii
Dusky Flycatcher  Empidonax oberholseri
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
Buff-breasted Flycatcher  Empidonax fulvifrons
Black Phoebe  Sayornis nigricans
Eastern Phoebe  Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe  Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher  Pyrocephalus rubinus
Dusty-capped Flycatcher  Myiarchus tuberculifer
Ash-throated Flycatcher  Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher  Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested Flycatcher  Myiarchus tyrannulus
Cassin's Kingbird  Tyrannus vociferans
Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird  Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus

SHRIKES

Loggerhead Shrike  Lanius ludovicianus
Northern Shrike  Lanius excubitor

VIREO

White-eyed Vireo  Vireo griseus
Bell's Vireo  Vireo bellii
Black-capped Vireo  Vireo atricapillus
Gray Vireo  Vireo vicinior
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Plumbeous Vireo  Vireo plumbeus
Cassin's Vireo  Vireo cassinii
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Warbling Vireo  Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo  Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo  Vireo olivaceus

JAYS, MAGPIES, CROWS, RAVENS

Gray Jay  Perisoreus canadensis
Steller's Jay  Cyanocitta stelleri
Blue Jay  Cyanocitta cristata
Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
Mexican Jay  Apelocoma ultramarina
Pinyon Jay  Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Clark's Nutcracker  Nucifraga columbiana
Black-billed Magpie  Pica pica
American Crow  Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow  Corvus ossifragus
Chihauhan Raven  Corvus cryptoleucus
Common Raven  Corvus corax

LARK

Horned Lark  Eremophila alpestris

SWALLOWS

Purple Martin  Progne subis
Tree Swallow  Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow  Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow  Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow  Hirundo rustica

CHICKADEES, TITMICE, VERDIN, BUSHTIT

Carolina Chickadee  Poecile carolinensis
Black-capped Chickadee  Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  Poecile rufescens
Boreal Chickadee  Poecile hudsonicus
Juniper Titmouse  Baeolophus griseus
Tufted Titmouse  Baeolophus bicolor
Verdin  Auriparus flaviceps
Bushtit  Psaltriparus minimus

NUTHATCHES

Red-breasted Nuthatch  Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch  Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch  Sitta pygmaea

CREEPER

Brown Creeper  Certhia americana

WRENS, DIPPER

Cactus Wren  Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
Carolina Wren  Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's Wren  Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Sedge Wren  Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren  Cistothorus palustris
American Dipper  Cinclus mexicanus

KINGLETS

Golden-crowned Kinglet  Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  Regulus calendula

GNATCATCHERS

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  Polioptila caerulea
Black-capped Gnatcatcher  Polioptila nigriceps

WHEATEAR

Northern Wheatear  Oenanthe oenanthe

THRUSHES, BLUEBIRDS

Eastern Bluebird  Sialia sialis
Western Bluebird  Sialia mexicana
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
Townsend's Solitaire  Myadestes townsendi
Veery  Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush  Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush  Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush  Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush  Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush  Ixoreus naevius

THRASHERS

Gray Catbird  Dumetella carolinensis
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Sage Thrasher  Oreoscoptes montanus
Brown Thrasher  Toxostoma rufum
Long-billed ThrasherToxostoma longirostre
Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
Crissal Thrasher  Toxostoma crissale
Le Conte's Thrasher  Toxostoma lecontei

STARLING

European Starling  Sturnus vulgaris

PIPITS

American Pipit  Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit  Anthus spragueii

WAXWINGS

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar Waxwing  Bombycilla cedrorum

PHAINOPEPLA

Phainopepla  Phainopepla nitens

WARBLERS

Blue-winged Warbler  Vermivora pinus
Golden-winged Warbler  Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler  Vermivora peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
Nashville Warbler  Vermivora ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae
Lucy's Warbler  Vermivora luciae
Northern Parula  Parula americana
Yellow Warbler  Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler  Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler  Dendroica magnolia
Cape May Warbler  Dendroica tigrina
Black-throated Blue Warbler  Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler  Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Gray Warbler  Dendroica nigrescens
Black-throated Green Warbler  Dendroica virens
Townsend's Warbler  Dendroica townsendi
Hermit Warbler  Dendroica occidentalis
Blackburnian Warbler  Dendroica fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler  Dendroica dominica
Grace's Warbler  Dendroica graciae
Pine Warbler  Dendroica pinus
Prairie Warbler  Dendroica discolor
Palm Warbler  Dendroica palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler  Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll Warbler  Dendroica striata
Cerulean Warbler  Dendroica cerulea
Black-and-white Warbler  Mniotilta varia
American Redstart  Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler  Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler  Helmitheros vermivorus
Swainson's Warbler  Limnothlypis swainsonii
Ovenbird  Seiurus aurocapillus
Northern Waterthrush  Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush  Seiurus motacilla
Kentucky Warbler  Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler  Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler  Oporornis philadelphia
MacGillivray's Warbler  Oporornis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat  Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler  Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler  Wilsonia pusilla
Canada Warbler  Wilsonia canadensis
Red-faced Warbler  Cardellina rubrifrons
Painted Redstart  Myioborus pictus
Yellow-breasted Chat  Icteria virens

TANAGERS

Hepatic Tanager  Piranga flava
Summer Tanager  Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager  Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana

TOWHEE, SPARROWS

Green-tailed Towhee  Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus
Abert's Towhee Pipilo aberti
Cassin's Sparrow  Aimophila cassinii
Bachman's Sparrow  Aimophila aestivalis
Rufous-crowned Sparrow  Aimophila ruficeps
American Tree Sparrow  Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow  Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow  Spizella pallida
Brewer's Sparrow  Spizella breweri
Field Sparrow  Spizella pusilla
Black-chinned Sparrow  Spizella atrogularis
Vesper Sparrow  Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow  Chondestes grammacus
Black-throated Sparrow  Amphispiza bilineata
Sage Sparrow  Amphispiza belli
Lark Bunting  Calamospiza melanocorys
Savannah Sparrow  Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow  Ammodramus savannarum
Baird's Sparrow  Ammodramus bairdii
Henslow's Sparrow  Ammodramus henslowii
Le Conte's Sparrow  Ammodramus leconteii
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow  Ammodramus nelsoni
Fox Sparrow  Passerelia iliaca
Song Sparrow  Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow  Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow  Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow  Zonotrichia albicollis
Harris' Sparrow  Zonotrichia querula
White-crowned Sparrow  Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow  Zonotrichia atricapilla
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
McCown's Longspur  Calcarius mccownii
Lapland Longspur  Calcarius lapponicus
Smith's Longspur  Calcarius pictus
Chestnut-collared Longspur  Calcarius ornatus
Snow Bunting  Plectrophenax nivalis

GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS

Northern Cardinal  Cardinalis cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia  Cardinalis sinuatus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak  Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak  Guiraca caerulea
Lazuli Bunting  Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting  Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting  Passerina ciris
Dickcissel  Spiza americana

BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES

Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged Blackbird  Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark  Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark  Surnella neglecta
Yellow-headed Blackbird  Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Rusty Blackbird  Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird  Euphagus cyanocephalus
Common Grackle  Quiscalus quiscula
Great-tailed Grackle  Quiscalus mexicanus
Bronzed Cowbird  Molothrus aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird  Molothrus ater
Orchard Oriole  Icterus spurius
Hooded Oriole  Icterus cucullatus
Baltimore Oriole  Icterus galbula
Bullock's Oriole  Icterus bullockii
Scott's Oriole  Icterus parisorum

FINCHES

Brambling  Fringilla montifringilla Introduced
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch  Leucosticte tephrocotis
Black Rosy-Finch  Leucosticte atrata
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch  Leucosticte australis
Pine Grosbeak  Pinicola enucleator
Purple Finch  Carpodacus purpureus
Cassin's Finch  Carpodacus cassinii
House Finch  Carpodacus mexicanus
Red Crossbill  Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill  Loxia leucoptera
Common Redpoll  Carduelis flammea
Hoary Redpoll  Carduelis hornemanni
Pine Siskin  Carduelis pinus
Lesser Goldfinch  Carduelis psaltria
American Goldfinch  Carduelis tristis
Evening Grosbeak  Coccothraustes vespertinus

OLD WORLD SPARROW

House Sparrow  Passer domesticus Introduced

 

For more information, contact:

Stephanie L. Jones
Nongame Migratory Bird Coordinator
P.O. Box 25486 DFC
Denver, CO  80225
303-236-4409
FAX:  303-236-8680
E-mail:  Stephanie_Jones@fws.gov