List of the 2,041 Bird Species (With Scientific and English Names) Known from the A.O.U
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LIST OF THE 2,041 BIRD SPECIES (WITH SCIENTIFIC AND ENGLISH NAMES) KNOWN FROM THE A.O.U. CHECK-LIST AREA. Notes: "(A)" = accidental/casual in AOU area; "(H)" = recorded in AOU area only from Hawaii; "(I)" = introduced into AOU area; "(N)" = has not bred in AOU area, but occurs regularly as nonbreeding visitor; "†" preceding name = extinct. Species without symbols are non-introduced species that have nested at least once in non-Hawaiian portion of the AOU area. The symbol * indicates a species that is probably misplaced in the current phylogenetic listing but for which data indicating proper placement are not yet available. TINAMIFORMES TINAMIDAE Tinamus major Great Tinamou. Nothocercus bonapartei Highland Tinamou. Crypturellus soui Little Tinamou. Crypturellus cinnamomeus Thicket Tinamou. Crypturellus boucardi Slaty-breasted Tinamou. Crypturellus kerriae Choco Tinamou. ANSERIFORMES ANATIDAE Dendrocygninae Dendrocygna viduata White-faced Whistling-Duck. Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck. Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whistling-Duck. Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck. Anserinae Anser fabalis Bean Goose. (A) Anser brachyrhynchus Pink-footed Goose. (A) Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose. Anser erythropus Lesser White-fronted Goose. (A) Chen canagica Emperor Goose. Chen caerulescens Snow Goose. Chen rossii Ross’s Goose. Branta bernicla Brant. Branta leucopsis Barnacle Goose. (A) Branta hutchinsii Cackling Goose. Branta canadensis Canada Goose. Branta sandvicensis Hawaiian Goose. (H) Cygnus olor Mute Swan. (I) Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan. Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan. Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan. Tadorninae Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb Duck. Neochen jubata Orinoco Goose. (A) Anatinae Cairina moschata Muscovy Duck. Aix sponsa Wood Duck. Anas strepera Gadwall. Anas falcata Falcated Duck. (A) Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon. (N) Anas americana American Wigeon. Anas rubripes American Black Duck. Anas platyrhynchos Mallard. Anas fulvigula Mottled Duck. Anas wyvilliana Hawaiian Duck. (H) Anas laysanensis Laysan Duck. (H) Anas poecilorhyncha Spot-billed Duck. (A) Anas discors Blue-winged Teal. Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal. Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler. Anas bahamensis White-cheeked Pintail. Anas acuta Northern Pintail. Anas querquedula Garganey. (N) Anas formosa Baikal Teal. (A) Anas crecca Green-winged Teal. Aythya valisineria Canvasback. Aythya americana Redhead. Aythya ferina Common Pochard. (A) Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck. Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck. Aythya marila Greater Scaup. Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup. Polysticta stelleri Steller’s Eider. Somateria fischeri Spectacled Eider. Somateria spectabilis King Eider. Somateria mollissima Common Eider. Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck. † Camptorhynchus labradorius Labrador Duck. Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter. Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter. Melanitta nigra Black Scoter. Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck. Bucephala albeola Bufflehead. Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye. Bucephala islandica Barrow’s Goldeneye. Mergellus albellus Smew. (N) Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser. Mergus merganser Common Merganser. Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser. Nomonyx dominicus Masked Duck. Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck. GALLIFORMES CRACIDAE Ortalis vetula Plain Chachalaca. Ortalis cinereiceps Gray-headed Chachalaca. Ortalis ruficauda Rufous-vented Chachalaca. Ortalis wagleri Rufous-bellied Chachalaca. Ortalis poliocephala West Mexican Chachalaca. Ortalis leucogastra White-bellied Chachalaca. Penelope purpurascens Crested Guan. Chamaepetes unicolor Black Guan. Penelopina nigra Highland Guan. Oreophasis derbianus Horned Guan. Crax rubra Great Curassow. PHASIANIDAE Phasianinae Alectoris chukar Chukar. (I) Francolinus pondicerianus Gray Francolin. (I,H) Francolinus francolinus Black Francolin. (I,H) Francolinus erckelii Erckel’s Francolin. (I,H) Tetraogallus himalayensis Himalayan Snowcock. (I) Perdix perdix Gray Partridge. (I) Coturnix japonica Japanese Quail. (I,H) Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl. (I,H) Lophura leucomelanos Kalij Pheasant. (I,H) Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant. (I) Pavo cristatus Common Peafowl. (I) Tetraoninae Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse. Centrocercus urophasianus Greater Sage-Grouse. Centrocercus minimus Gunnison Sage-Grouse. Falcipennis canadensis Spruce Grouse. Lagopus lagopus Willow Ptarmigan. Lagopus muta Rock Ptarmigan. Lagopus leucura White-tailed Ptarmigan. Dendragapus obscurus Dusky Grouse. Dendragapus fuliginosus Sooty Grouse. Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse. Tympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie-Chicken. Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Lesser Prairie-Chicken. Meleagridinae Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey. Meleagris ocellata Ocellated Turkey. Numidinae Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl. (I) ODONTOPHORIDAE Dendrortyx barbatus Bearded Wood-Partridge. Dendrortyx macroura Long-tailed Wood-Partridge. Dendrortyx leucophrys Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge. Oreortyx pictus Mountain Quail. Callipepla squamata Scaled Quail. Callipepla douglasii Elegant Quail. Callipepla californica California Quail. Callipepla gambelii Gambel’s Quail. Philortyx fasciatus Banded Quail. Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite. Colinus nigrogularis Black-throated Bobwhite. Colinus cristatus Crested Bobwhite. Odontophorus gujanensis Marbled Wood-Quail. Odontophorus melanotis Black-eared Wood-Quail. Odontophorus dialeucos Tacarcuna Wood-Quail. Odontophorus leucolaemus Black-breasted Wood-Quail. Odontophorus guttatus Spotted Wood-Quail. Dactylortyx thoracicus Singing Quail. Cyrtonyx montezumae Montezuma Quail. Cyrtonyx ocellatus Ocellated Quail. Rhynchortyx cinctus Tawny-faced Quail. GAVIIFORMES GAVIIDAE Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon. Gavia arctica Arctic Loon. Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon. Gavia immer Common Loon. Gavia adamsii Yellow-billed Loon. PODICIPEDIFORMES PODICIPEDIDAE Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe. Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe. † Podilymbus gigas Atitlan Grebe. Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe. Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe. Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe. Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe. Aechmophorus clarkii Clark’s Grebe. PROCELLARIIFORMES DIOMEDEIDAE Thalassarche chlororhynchos Yellow-nosed Albatross. (A) Thalassarche cauta Shy Albatross. (A) Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross. (A) Phoebetria palpebrata Light-mantled Albatross. (A) Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross. (A) Phoebastria immutabilis Laysan Albatross. Phoebastria nigripes Black-footed Albatross. Phoebastria albatrus Short-tailed Albatross. (N) PROCELLARIIDAE Fulmarus glacialis Northern Fulmar. Pterodroma macroptera Great-winged Petrel. (A) Pterodroma neglecta Kermadec Petrel. (A) Pterodroma arminjoniana Herald Petrel. (A) Pterodroma ultima Murphy’s Petrel. (N) Pterodroma inexpectata Mottled Petrel. (A) Pterodroma cahow Bermuda Petrel. Pterodroma hasitata Black-capped Petrel. Pterodroma externa Juan Fernandez Petrel. (N) Pterodroma phaeopygia Galapagos Petrel. (N) Pterodroma sandwichensis Hawaiian Petrel. Pterodroma cervicalis White-necked Petrel. (H) Pterodroma hypoleuca Bonin Petrel. (H) Pterodroma nigripennis Black-winged Petrel. (H,A) Pterodroma cookii Cook’s Petrel. (N) Pterodroma longirostris Stejneger’s Petrel. (A) Bulweria bulwerii Bulwer’s Petrel. Bulweria fallax Jouanin’s Petrel. (H,A) Procellaria parkinsoni Parkinson’s Petrel. (N) Calonectris leucomelas Streaked Shearwater. (A) Calonectris diomedea Cory’s Shearwater. (N) Calonectris edwardsii Cape Verde Shearwater. (A) Puffinus creatopus Pink-footed Shearwater. (N) Puffinus carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater. (N) Puffinus gravis Greater Shearwater. (N) Puffinus pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater. Puffinus bulleri Buller’s Shearwater. (N) Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater. (N) Puffinus tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater. (N) Puffinus nativitatis Christmas Shearwater. (H) Puffinus puffinus Manx Shearwater. Puffinus auricularis Townsend’s Shearwater. Puffinus opisthomelas Black-vented Shearwater. Puffinus lherminieri Audubon’s Shearwater. Puffinus assimilis Little Shearwater. (A) HYDROBATIDAE Oceanites oceanicus Wilson’s Storm-Petrel. (N) Pelagodroma marina White-faced Storm-Petrel. (A) Hydrobates pelagicus European Storm-Petrel. (A) Fregetta tropica Black-bellied Storm-Petrel. (A) Oceanodroma furcata Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel. Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach’s Storm-Petrel. Oceanodroma homochroa Ashy Storm-Petrel. Oceanodroma castro Band-rumped Storm-Petrel. (N) Oceanodroma tethys Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel. (N) Oceanodroma melania Black Storm-Petrel. † Oceanodroma macrodactyla Guadalupe Storm-Petrel. Oceanodroma markhami Markham’s Storm-Petrel. (A) Oceanodroma tristrami Tristram’s Storm-Petrel. (H) Oceanodroma microsoma Least Storm-Petrel. PELECANIFORMES PHAETHONTIDAE Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird. Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird. Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird. SULIDAE Sula dactylatra Masked Booby. Sula granti Nazca Booby. Sula nebouxii Blue-footed Booby. Sula variegata Peruvian Booby. (A) Sula leucogaster. Brown Booby. Sula sula Red-footed Booby. Morus bassanus Northern Gannet. PELECANIDAE Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican. Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican. PHALACROCORACIDAE Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt’s Cormorant. Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant. Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant. Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant. Phalacrocorax urile Red-faced Cormorant. Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pelagic Cormorant. ANHINGIDAE Anhinga anhinga Anhinga. FREGATIDAE Fregata magnificens