Kingdom – ANIMALIA ORDER: Cathartiformes Larks (Alaudidae) New World Vultures (Cathartidae) Horned Lark Phylum – CHORDATA Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Subphylum – VERTEBRATA ORDER: Gruiformes Swallows (Hirundinidae) Class - AVES Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae) Purple Martin Family Group (Family Name) American Coot Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Name [Scientific name Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae) is in italics] ORDER: Charadriiformes Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor ORDER: Anseriformes Lapwings and Plovers (Charadriidae) Nuthatches (Sittidae) Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Anatidae) Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Snow Goose Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies Wrens (Troglodytidae) Canada Goose Branta canadensis (Scolopacidae) Wood Duck Aix sponsa Carolina Wren Spotted Sandpiper Kinglets (Regulidae) Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) Golden-crowned Kinglet Ring-billed Gull Ruby-crowned Kinglet ORDER: Galliformes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old Thrushes (Turdidae) Eastern Bluebird World Quail (Phasianidae) ORDER: Columbiformes *Ring-necked Pheasant Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae) American Robin Turdus migratorius Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae) Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Northern Bobwhite ORDER: Strigiformes
Typical Owls (Strigidae) Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum ORDER: Gaviiformes Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Waxwings (Bombycillidae) Loons (Gaviidae) Barred Owl Strix varia Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Common Loon Gavia immer Wood-Warblers (Parulidae) ORDER: Caprimulgiformes Yellow Warbler ORDER: Podicipediformes Nightjars and Allies (Caprimulgidae) Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Grebes (Podicipedidae) Common Nighthawk Yellow-rumped Warbler Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Swifts (Apodidae) Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica American Redstart ORDER: Pelecaniformes Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) Common Yellowthroat Pelicans (Pelecanidae) Ruby-throated Hummingbird New World Sparrow Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias (Passerellidae) Green Heron ORDER: Coraciiformes White-crowned Sparrow
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) Chipping Sparrow ORDER: Suliformes Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Cardinals and Allies (Cardinalidae) Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus ORDER: Piciformes Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae) Scarlet Tanager ORDER: Falconiformes Red-headed Woodpecker Blackbirds (Icteridae) Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-winged Blackbird American Kestrel Downy Woodpecker Common Grackle Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Pileated Woodpecker Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula ORDER: Accipitriformes Fringillids and Allies (Fringillidae) Osprey (Pandionidae) ORDER: Passeriformes American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Osprey Pandion haliaetus Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) Evening Grosbeak Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies Olive-sided Flycatcher House Finch (Accipitridae) Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Pine Siskin Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Vermilion Flycatcher Old World Sparrows (Passeridae) Northern Harrier Great Crested Flycatcher *House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii Eastern Kingbird Old World Starlings (Sturnidae) Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis *European Starling Sternus vulgaris Jays and Crows (Corvidae) Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata * Introduced, widespread Species American Crow
1) Special Characters: indicates vocalizations that may be tested & * indicates an introduced, widespread Species 2) The taxonomic scheme is based upon the 7th edition Checklist of North American Birds, American Ornithologists' Union, and www.allaboutbirds.org 2019 Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology. 3) Adopted by the Indiana Science Olympiad State Board August 29, 2019