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Our Birding Lifelist Order Family Subfamily Genus Species Common Name Location Date Gaviiformes Gaviidae (Loons) Our GaviaBirding Lifelistimmer Common Loon Saskatoon 5/2/1995 Gaviiformes Gaviidae (Loons) Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon Iceland 5/25/2014 Podicipediformes Podicipedidae (Grebes) Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe Pt Reyes, CA 6/23/2009 Podicipediformes Podicipedidae (Grebes) Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe Saskatoon 5/7/1995 Podicipediformes Podicipedidae (Grebes) Podiceps cristatus Australian Crested Grebe Queenstown, NZ 3/22/2009 Podicipediformes Podicipedidae (Grebes) Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe Saskatoon 7/12/1997 Podicipediformes Podicipedidae (Grebes) Podiceps major Great Grebe Tierre del Fuego NP 1/28/2008 Podicipediformes Podicipedidae (Grebes) Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe Saskatoon 5/10/1995 Podicipediformes Podicipedidae (Grebes) Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Costa Rica 4/9/2006 Podicipediformes Podicipedidae (Grebes) Tachtbaptus domesticus Least Grebe Yucatan 1/13/2017 Podicipediformes Podicipedidae (Grebes) Tachtbaptus ruficolis Little Grebe Etosha, Namibia 7/24/2017 Procellariformes Diomedieidae (Albatrosses) Diomedea chrysostoma Gray-headed Albatross Drake Passage 1/30/2008 Procellariformes Diomedieidae (Albatrosses) Diomedea melanophris Black-browed Albatross Drake Passage 1/29/2008 Procellariformes Diomedieidae (Albatrosses) Phoebetria palpebrata Light-mantled Sooty Albatross Drake Passage 1/30/2008 Procellariformes Procellariidae (Shearwaters, Petrels) Daption capense Cape Petrel Drake Passage 1/30/2008 Procellariformes Procellariidae (Shearwaters, Petrels) Fulmarus glacialis Fulmar Iceland 5/21/2014 Procellariformes Procellariidae (Shearwaters, Petrels) Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant Petrel Drake Passage 1/29/2008 Procellariformes Procellariidae (Shearwaters, Petrels) Pachyptila belcheri Slender-billed Prion Drake Passage 1/30/2008 Procellariformes Procellariidae (Shearwaters, Petrels) Pachyptila desolata Dove (Antarctic) Prion Drake Passage 1/29/2008 Procellariformes Procellariidae (Shearwaters, Petrels) Pachyptila vittata Broad-billed Prion Drake Passage 1/30/2008 Procellariformes Procellariidae (Shearwaters, Petrels) Procelleria acquinoctialis White-chinned Petrel Drake Passage 1/29/2008 Procellariformes Procellariidae (Shearwaters, Petrels) Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater Mt Cook, NZ 3/21/2009 Procellariformes Procellariidae (Shearwaters, Petrels) Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's shearwater Galapagos 2/8/2004 Procellariformes Hydrobatidae (Storm Petrels) Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm Petrel Half Moon Is, Antarctica 1/31/2008 Peleconiformes Balaenicipitidae Balaeniceps rex Shoebill Uganda 4/17/2015 Peleconiformes Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds) Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird Galapagos 2/14/2004 Peleconiformes Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds) Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird Spanish Virgins 5/6/2011 Peleconiformes Pelecanidae (Pelicans) Pelecanus erythrorhynchos White Pelican Saskatoon Multiple Peleconiformes Pelecanidae (Pelicans) Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican Galapagos 2/8/2004 Peleconiformes Pelecanidae (Pelicans) Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican Uganda 4/20/2015 Peleconiformes Pelecanidae (Pelicans) Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed Pelican Uganda 4/27/2015 Peleconiformes Fregatidae (Frigatebirds) Fregata magnificens Magnificant Frigatebird Galapagos 2/8/2004 Peleconiformes Sulidae (Gannets, Boobies) Morus bassanus Gannet Outer Banks, NC 12/7/2001 Peleconiformes Sulidae (Gannets, Boobies) Sula granti Nazca Booby Galapagos 2/9/2004 Peleconiformes Sulidae (Gannets, Boobies) Sula leucogaster Brown Booby Cairns, Australia 3/11/2009 Peleconiformes Sulidae (Gannets, Boobies) Sula nebouxii Blue-footed Booby Galapagos 2/9/2004 Peleconiformes Scopidae Scopus umbretta Hamerkop Botswana 11/14/2005 Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax africanus Long-tailed Cormorant Uganda 4/17/2015 Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax albiventer King Shag Beagle Channel 2/6/2008 Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax aristotelis Shag Iceland 6/4/2014 Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant Fern Cove, VA Annual Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis Antarctic Shag Half Moon Is, Antarctica 1/31/2008 Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant Lamanai, Belize 3/6/2011 Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax capensis Cape Cormorant Namibia 7/29/2017 Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant Sydney, Australia 3/17/2009 Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax harissi Flightless (Galapagos) Cormorant Galapagos 2/11/2004 Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax lucidus White-brested Cormorant Botswana 11/15/2005 Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Little Shag Milford Sound, NZ 3/23/2009 Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pelagic Cormorant Vancouver, BC 7/1/2009 Peleconiformes Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt's Cormorant Baja, Mexico 1/18/2015 Peleconiformes Anhingidae (Anhingas) Anhinga anhinga Anhinga Costa Rica 4/8/2006 Peleconiformes Anhingidae (Anhingas) Anhinga melanogaster Oriental Darter Borneo 10/2/2011 Peleconiformes Anhingidae (Anhingas) Anhinga rufa African Darter Botswana 11/15/2005 Anseriformes Anatidae Cygninae (Swans) Cygnus atratus Black Swan Christchurch, NZ 3/25/2009 Anseriformes Anatidae Cygninae (Swans) Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan Pea Island, NC ??? Anseriformes Anatidae Cygninae (Swans) Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan Denali, AK 6/20/2010 Anseriformes Anatidae Cygninae (Swans) Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan Reykjavik, Iceland 5/19/2014 Anseriformes Anatidae Cygninae (Swans) Cygnus olor Mute Swan Danube River, Austria 6/21/2013 Anseriformes Anatidae Anserinae (Geese) Alopochen aegyptiacus Egyptian Goose Tanzania 3/13/2007 Anseriformes Anatidae Anserinae (Geese) Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose Canada 9/21/1997 Anseriformes Anatidae Anserinae (Geese) Anser anser Greylag Goose Tibet 5/10/2012 Anseriformes Anatidae Anserinae (Geese) Anser brachyrhynchus Pink-footed Goose Iceland 5/20/2014 Anseriformes Anatidae Anserinae (Geese) Branta bernicla Brant Goose Homer, AK 7/3/2010 4/4/2018 Page 1 of 21 Anseriformes Anatidae Anserinae (Geese) Branta canadensis Canada Goose Ohio 5/2/1990 Anseriformes Anatidae Anserinae (Geese) Our BrantaBirding Lifelistleucopsis Barnacle Goose Rotterdam, Ger. (Rhine) 5/27/2017 Anseriformes Anatidae Anserinae (Geese) Branta sandvicensis Nene Hawaii, HI 1/23/2013 Anseriformes Anatidae Anserinae (Geese) Chen canagica Emperor Goose Prince William Sound, AK 6/25/2010 Anseriformes Anatidae Anserinae (Geese) Chen caerulescens Snow Goose Saskatoon 5/6/1995 Anseriformes Anatidae Anserinae (Geese) Chloephaga picta Upland Goose Tierra del Fuego NP 1/28/2008 Anseriformes Anatidae Anserinae (Geese) Plectropterus gambensis Spur-winged Goose Botswana 11/14/2005 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Aix sponsa Wood Duck Vancouver, BC 7/1/2009 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas acuta Northern Pintail Saskatoon 5/7/1995 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas americana American Widgeon Saskatoon 5/10/1995 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas bahamensis White-cheeked Pintail Galapagos 2/10/2004 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas capensis Cape Teal Namibia 7/29/2017 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Saskatoon 5/7/1995 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas crecca Green-winged Teal Saskatoon 5/10/1995 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal Tucson, Az 9/28/2013 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas discors Blue-winged Teal Saskatoon 5/7/1995 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas erythrorhyncha Red-billed Teal Tanzania 3/15/2007 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon Iceland 5/24/2014 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas platyrhyncos Mallard Saskatoon 5/2/1992 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas strepera Gadwall Saskatoon 5/7/1995 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck Cairns, Australia 3/10/2009 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Anas undulata Yellow-billed Duck Uganda 4/17/2015 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck Reykjavik, Iceland 5/20/2014 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Aythya novaeseelandiae New Zealand Scaup Christchurch, NZ 3/19/2009 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Cairina moschata Muscovy Duck Fern Cove, Va 2/9/2011 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Chenonetta jubata Australian Wood Duck Alice Springs, Australia 3/13/2009 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Nettapus auritus African Pigmy-Goose Botswana 11/15/2005 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Sarkidiornis melanotos Knob-billed duck Uganda 4/19/2015 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks) Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck Tibet 5/13/2012 Anseriformes Anatidae Anatinae (Surface-feeding Ducks)
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