Taxonomic List of the Birds of Utah (Sepember 2021 - 461 Species)
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Taxonomic List of the Birds of Utah (Sepember 2021 - 461 species) Names and order according to the 61st supplement to the American Outline Structure: Ornithological Society Check-list of North American Birds ORDER (-FORMES) FAMILY (-DAE) (I) = introduced species “Utah Bird Records Committee” Subfamily (-nae) www.utahbirds.org/RecCom Genus species Common Name ANSERIFORMES Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser ANATIDAE Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck Dendrocygninae Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck GALLIFORMES Anserinae ODONTOPHORIDAE Anser caerulescens Snow Goose Callipepla squamata Scaled Quail Anser rossii Ross's Goose Callipepla californica California Quail Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose Callipepla gambelii Gambel's Quail Branta bernicla Brant PHASIANIDAE Branta hutchinsii Cackling Goose Phasianinae Branta canadensis Canada Goose Alectoris chukar Chukar (I) Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan Perdix perdix Gray Partridge (I) Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant (I) Anatinae Tetraoninae Aix sponsa Wood Duck Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse Spatula querquedula Garganey* Centrocercus urophasianus Greater Sage-Grouse Spatula discors Blue-winged Teal Centrocercus minimus Gunnison Sage- Grouse Spatula cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal Lagopus leucura White-tailed Ptarmigan Spatula clypeata Northern Shoveler Dendragapus obscurus Dusky Grouse Mareca strepera Gadwall Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse Mareca penelope Eurasian Wigeon Meleagridinae Mareca americana American Wigeon Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Anas diazi Mexican Duck PODICIPEDIFORMES Anas rubripes American Black Duck PODICIPEDIDAE Anas acuta Northern Pintail Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Anas crecca Green-winged Teal Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe Aythya valisineria Canvasback Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe Aythya americana Redhead Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe Aythya marila Greater Scaup Aechmophorus clarkii Clark's Grebe Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck COLUMBIFORMES Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter COLUMBIDAE Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter Columba livia Rock Pigeon (I) Melanitta americana Black Scoter Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove (I) Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Columbina inca Inca Dove Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye Columbina passerina Common Ground-Dove Bucephala islandica Barrow's Goldeneye Columbina talpacoti Ruddy Ground-Dove Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove Mergus merganser Common Merganser Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove CUCULIFORMES CHARADRIIFORMES CUCULIDAE RECURVIROSTRIDAE Neomorphinae Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner Recurvirostra americana American Avocet Cuculinae CHARADRIIDAE Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Charadriinae Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis dominica American Golden-Plover CAPRIMULGIFORMES Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden-Plover CAPRIMULGIDAE Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Chordeilinae Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk Charadrius montanus Mountain Plover Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Charadrius nivosus Snowy Plover Caprimulginae SCOLOPACIDAE Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill Numeniinae Antrostomus arizonae Mexican Whip-poor-will Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel APODIFORMES Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew APODIDAE Limosinae Cypseloidinae Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit* Cypseloides niger Black Swift Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit Chaeturinae Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift Arenariinae Chaetura vauxi Vaux's Swift Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Apodinae Calidris canutus Red Knot Aeronautes saxatalis White-throated Swift Calidris pugnax Ruff TROCHILIDAE Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Trochilinae Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper Eugenes fulgens Rivoli’s Hummingbird Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird Calidris alba Sanderling Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird Calidris alpina Dunlin Calypte anna Anna's Hummingbird Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper Calypte costae Costa's Hummingbird Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper Selasphorus sasin Allen’s Hummingbird Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Selasphorus calliope Calliope Hummingbird Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper Cynanthus latirostris Broad-billed Hummingbird Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper GRUIFORMES Scolopacinae RALLIDAE Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher Rallus limicola Virginia Rail Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher Porzana carolina Sora Gallinago delicata Wilson’s Snipe Porphyrio martinica Purple Gallinule Tringinae Gallinula galeata Common Gallinule Actitis macularius Spotted Sandpiper Fulica americana American Coot Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper GRUIDAE Tringa incana Wandering Tattler Gruinae Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs Antigone canadensis Sandhill Crane Tringa semipalmata Willet Grus grus Common Crane Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope 2 Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope SULIDAE Phalaropus fulicarius Red Phalarope Sula nebouxii Blue-footed Booby STERCORARIIDAE PHALACROCORACIDAE Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger PELECANIFORMES ALCIDAE PELECANIDAE Synthliboramphus antiquus Ancient Murrelet Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican LARIDAE Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican Larinae ARDEIDAE Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern Xema sabini Sabine's Gull Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron Hydrocoloeus minutus Little Gull Ardea alba Great Egret Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull Egretta thula Snowy Egret Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's Gull Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron Larus canus Mew Gull Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret. Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Larus occidentalis Western Gull Butorides virescens Green Heron Larus livens Yellow-footed Gull Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron Larus californicus California Gull Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Larus argentatus Herring Gull THRESKIORNITHIDAE Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull Threskiornithinae Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Eudocimus albus White Ibis Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull Plataleinae Sterninae Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill Sternula antillarum Least Tern Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern ACCIPITRIFORMES Chlidonias niger Black Tern CATHARTIDAE Sterna hirundo Common Tern Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Gymnogyps californianus California Condor Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern ACCIPITRIFORMES GAVIIFORMES PANDIONIDAE GAVIIDAE Pandion haliaetus Osprey Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon ACCIPITRIDAE Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite Gavia immer Common Loon Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle Gavia adamsii Yellow-billed Loon Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk CICONIIFORMES Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk CICONIIDAE Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk Mycteria americana Wood Stork Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite Buteogallus anthracinus Common Black-Hawk SULIIFORMES Buteo plagiatus Gray Hawk FREGATIDAE Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk 3 Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk Falco rusticolus Gyrfalcon Buteo albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk PASSERIFORMES TYRANNIDAE STRIGIFORMES Tyranninae TYTONIDAE Myiarchus tuberculifer Dusky-capped Flycatcher Tyto alba Barn Owl Myiarchus cinerascens Ash-throated Flycatcher STRIGIDAE Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher Psiloscops flammeolus Flammulated Owl Myiarchus tyrannulus Brown-crested Flycatcher Megascops kennicottii Western Screech-Owl Tyrannus melancholicus Tropical Kingbird Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Kingbird Bubo scandiacus Snowy Owl Tyrannus crassirostris Thick-billed Kingbird Glaucidium gnoma Northern Pygmy-Owl Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird Micrathene whitneyi Elf Owl* Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Strix occidentalis Spotted Owl Fluvicolinae Strix nebulosa Great Gray Owl Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher Asio otus Long-eared Owl Contopus sordidulus