American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 1
Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code
Western Grebe WEGR Glaucous-winged Gull GWGU Clark's Grebe CLGR Hybrid Gull HYGU Red-necked Grebe RNGR Great Black-backed Gull GBBG Horned Grebe HOGR Slaty-backed Gull SBGU Eared Grebe EAGR Western Gull WEGU Least Grebe LEGR Yellow-footed Gull YFGU Pied-billed Grebe PBGR Lesser Black-backed Gull LBBG Common Loon COLO Herring Gull HERG Yellow-billed Loon YBLO California Gull CAGU Arctic Loon ARLO Unidentified Gull UNGU Pacific Loon PALO Ring-billed Gull RBGU Red-throated Loon RTLO Band-tailed Gull BTGU Tufted Puffin TUPU Mew Gull MEGU Atlantic Puffin ATPU Black-headed Gull BHGU Horned Puffin HOPU Heermann's Gull HEEG Rhinoceros Auklet RHAU Laughing Gull LAGU Cassin's Auklet CAAU Franklin's Gull FRGU Parakeet Auklet PAAU Bonaparte's Gull BOGU Crested Auklet CRAU Little Gull LIGU Whiskered Auklet WHAU Ross' Gull ROGU Least Auklet LEAU Sabine's Gull SAGU Ancient Murrelet ANMU Gull-billed Tern GBTE Marbled Murrelet MAMU Caspian Tern CATE Kittlitz's Murrelet KIMU Royal Tern ROYT Xantus' Murrelet XAMU Crested Tern CRTE Craveri's Murrelet CRMU Elegant Tern ELTE Black Guillemot BLGU Sandwich Tern SATE Pigeon Guillemot PIGU Cayenne Tern CAYT Common Murre COMU Forster's Tern FOTE Thick-billed Murre TBMU Common Tern COTE Razorbill RAZO Arctic Tern ARTE Dovekie DOVE Roseate Tern ROST Great Skua GRSK Aleutian Tern ALTE South Polar Skua SPSK Black-naped Tern BNTE Pomarine Jaeger POJA Least Tern LETE Parasitic Jaeger PAJA Sooty Tern SOTE Long-tailed Jaeger LTJA Bridled Tern BRTE Ivory Gull IVGU Gray-backed Tern GRAT Magellan Gull MAGU Black Tern BLTE Black-legged Kittiwake BLKI White-winged Tern WWTE Red-legged Kittiwake RLKI Brown Noddy BRNO Glaucous Gull GLGU Black Noddy BLNO Iceland Gull ICGU Blue-gray Noddy BGNO Thayer's Gull THGU White Tern WHTE
American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 2
Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code
Black Skimmer BLSK White-faced Storm-Petrel WFSP Black-footed Albatross BFAL White-tailed Tropicbird WTTR Wandering Albatross WAAL Red-billed Tropicbird RBTR Short-tailed Albatross STAL Red-tailed Tropicbird RTTR Laysan Albatross LAAL Blue-footed Booby BFBO Black-browed Albatross BBAL Brown Booby BRBO Shy Albatross SHAL Red-footed Booby RFBO Yellow-nosed Albatross YNAL Northern Gannet NOGA Northern Fulmar NOFU Anhinga ANHI Cory's Shearwater COSH Great Cormorant GRCO Streaked Shearwater STRS Double-crested Cormorant DCCO Greater Shearwater GRSH Guanay Cormorant GUCO Manx Shearwater MASH Neotropic Cormorant NECO Pink-footed Shearwater PFSH Brandt's Cormorant BRAC Audubon's Shearwater AUSH Pelagic Cormorant PECO Little Shearwater LISH Red-faced Cormorant RFCO Black-vented Shearwater BVSH American White Pelican AWPE Townsend's Shearwater TOSH Brown Pelican BRPE Newell's Shearwater NESH Magnificent Frigatebird MAFR Sooty Shearwater SOSH Great Frigatebird GRFR Flesh-footed Shearwater FFSH Lesser Frigatebird LEFR Short-tailed Shearwater SHOS Common Merganser COME Wedge-tailed Shearwater WTSH Red-breasted Merganser RBME Buller's Shearwater BULS Hooded Merganser HOME Christmas Shearwater CHSH Mallard MALL Black-capped Petrel BCPE Hawaiian Duck HAWD Cook's Petrel COPE Laysan Duck LADU Dark-rumped Petrel DRPE Mallard x Black Duck Hybrid MBDH Phoenix Petrel PHPE American Black Duck ABDU Mottled Petrel MOPE Mexican Duck MEDU Bonin Petrel BOPE Mottled Duck MODU Murphy's Petrel MUPE Gadwall GADW Bulwer's Petrel BUPE Eurasian Wigeon EUWI Cape Petrel CAPE American Wigeon AMWI Least Storm-Petrel LTSP Falcated Teal FATE Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel FTSP Eurasian Green-winged Teal EGWT Leach's Storm-Petrel LHSP American Green-winged Teal AGWT Band-rumped Storm-Petrel BSTP Baikal Teal BATE Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel WRSP Garganey GARG Black Storm-Petrel BLSP Blue-winged Teal BWTE Sooty Storm-Petrel SOOP Unidentified Teal UNTE Ashy Storm-Petrel ASSP Cinnamon Teal CITE Wilson's Storm-Petrel WISP Northern Shoveler NSHO White-throated Storm-Petrel WHSP Northern Pintail NOPI
American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 3
Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code
White-cheeked Pintail WHIP Hawaiian Goose HAGO Wood Duck WODU Emperor Goose EMGO Redhead REDH Black-bellied Whistling-Duck BBWD Common Pochard CPOC West Indian Whistling-Duck WIWD Canvasback CANV Fulvous Whistling-Duck FUWD Greater Scaup GRSC Mute Swan MUSW Lesser Scaup LESC Whooper Swan WHOS Tufted Duck TUDU Whistling Swan WHSW Ring-necked Duck RNDU Bewick's Swan BESW Common Goldeneye COGO Trumpeter Swan TRUS Barrow's Goldeneye BAGO Greater Flamingo GREF Bufflehead BUFF Roseate Spoonbill ROSP Oldsquaw OLDS White Ibis WHIB Harlequin Duck HARD Scarlet Ibis SCIB Steller's Eider STEI Glossy Ibis GLIB Spectacled Eider SPEI White-faced Ibis WFIB Common Eider COEI Wood Stork WOST King Eider KIEI American Bittern AMBI Black Scoter BLSC Least Bittern LEBI White-winged Scoter WWSC Great White Heron GWHE Surf Scoter SUSC Great Blue Heron GBHE Ruddy Duck RUDU Great Egret GREG Masked Duck MADU Reef Heron REHE Lesser Snow Goose (White phase) LSGO Snowy Egret SNEG Lesser Snow Goose (Blue phase) BLGO Reddish Egret REEG Tricolored Heron TRHE Lesser Snow Goose (Intermediate Phase) SBGI Little Blue Heron LBHE Greater Snow Goose GSGO Cattle Egret CAEG Snow x Ross' Goose Hybrid SRGH Green Heron GRHE Ross' Goose ROGO Black-crowned Night-Heron BCNH Greater White-fronted Goose GWFG Yellow-crowned Night-Heron YCNH Bean Goose BEGO Whooping Crane WHCR Pink-footed Goose PFGO Sandhill Crane SACR Lesser White-fronted Goose LWFG Limpkin LIMP Canada Goose CAGO King Rail KIRA Aleutian Canada Goose ACGO Clapper Rail CLRA Cackling Goose CACG Virginia Rail VIRA Small Canada Goose SCGO Yellow-breasted Crake YBCR (parvipes & hutchinsii) Sora SORA Atlantic Brant ATBR Yellow Rail YERA Black x Atlantic Brant BABI Black Rail BLRA Intermediate Purple Gallinule PUGA Black Brant BLBR Common Moorhen COMO Barnacle Goose BRNG Hawaiian Moorhen HAMO
American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 4
Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code
American Coot AMCO Long-billed Curlew LBCU Caribbean Coot CARC Whimbrel WHIM Hawaiian Coot HACO Bristle-thighed Curlew BTCU Red Phalarope REPH Northern Lapwing NOLA Red-necked Phalarope RNPH Eurasian Dotterel EUDO Wilson's Phalarope WIPH Black-bellied Plover BBPL American Avocet AMAV Eurasian Golden-Plover EUGP Black-necked Stilt BNST American Golden-Plover AMGP Hawaiian Stilt HAST Pacific Golden-Plover PAGP European Woodcock EUWO Lesser Golden-Plover LEGP American Woodcock AMWO Killdeer KILL Common Snipe COSN Semipalmated Plover SEPL Short-billed Dowitcher SBDO Common Ringed Plover CRPL Long-billed Dowitcher LBDO Piping Plover PIPL Stilt Sandpiper STSA Snowy Plover SNPL Red Knot REKN Mongolian Plover MONP Purple Sandpiper PUSA Wilson's Plover WIPL Rock Sandpiper ROSA Mountain Plover MOUP Sharp-tailed Sandpiper SHAS Surfbird SURF Pectoral Sandpiper PESA Ruddy Turnstone RUTU White-rumped Sandpiper WRSA Black Turnstone BLTU Baird's Sandpiper BASA American Oystercatcher AMOY Least Sandpiper LESA Black Oystercatcher BLOY Red-necked Stint RNST Northern Jacana NOJA Dunlin DUNL Band-tailed Pigeon BTPI Curlew Sandpiper CUSA Plain Pigeon PLPI Spoonbill Sandpiper SPOS Red-billed Pigeon RBPI Semipalmated Sandpiper SESA White-crowned Pigeon WCPI Western Sandpiper WESA Scaly-naped Pigeon SNPI Sanderling SAND Spotted Dove SPDO Marbled Godwit MAGO Ringed Turtle-Dove RITD Bar-tailed Godwit BARG Zebra Dove ZEBD Hudsonian Godwit HUGO White-throated Ground-Dove WTGD Black-tailed Godwit BLAG Marianas Fruit-Dove MAFD Greater Yellowlegs GRYE Philippine Turtle-Dove PHTD Lesser Yellowlegs LEYE Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO Solitary Sandpiper SOSA Mourning Dove MODO Willet WILL Zenaida Dove ZEND Wandering Tattler WATA White-tipped Dove WTDO Ruff RUFF White-bellied Dove WBDO Upland Sandpiper UPSA White-winged Dove WWDO Buff-breasted Sandpiper BBSA Common Ground-Dove COGD Spotted Sandpiper SPSA Ruddy Ground-Dove RUGD Common Sandpiper COSA Inca Dove INDO
American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 5
Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code
Key West Quail-Dove KWQD Barred Owl BDOW Ruddy Quail-Dove RUQD Spotted x Barred Owl Hybrid SBOH Bridled Quail-Dove BRQD Spotted Owl SPOW California Condor CALC Great Gray Owl GGOW Turkey Vulture TUVU Boreal Owl BOOW Black Vulture BLVU Northern Saw-whet Owl NSWO Swallow-tailed Kite STKI Eastern Screech-Owl EASO Hook-billed Kite HBKI Whiskered Screech-Owl WHSO White-tailed Kite WTKI Western Screech-Owl WESO Mississippi Kite MIKI Puerto Rican Screech-Owl PRSO Snail Kite SNKI Flammulated Owl FLOW Northern Harrier NOHA Great Horned Owl GHOW Sharp-shinned Hawk SSHA Snowy Owl SNOW Cooper's Hawk COHA Northern Hawk Owl NHOW Northern Goshawk NOGO Burrowing Owl BUOW Harris' Hawk HRSH Northern Pygmy-Owl NOPO Red-tailed Hawk RTHA Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl FEPO Harlan's Hawk HRLH Elf Owl ELOW Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA Black-headed Parakeet BHPA Zone-tailed Hawk ZTHA Hispaniolan Parakeet HPKT White-tailed Hawk WTHA Orange-fronted Parakeet OFPA Swainson's Hawk SWHA Caribbean Parakeet CAPA Broad-winged Hawk BWHA Thick-billed Parrot TBPA Roadside Hawk ROHA Red-crowned Parrot RCPA Short-tailed Hawk STHA Hispaniolan Parrot HPRT Hawaiian Hawk HWHA Puerto Rican Parrot PRPA Common Black Hawk CBHA Orange-winged Parrot OWPA Gray Hawk GRHA Smooth-billed Ani SBAN Rough-legged Hawk RLHA Groove-billed Ani GBAN Ferruginous Hawk FEHA Greater Roadrunner GRRO Golden Eagle GOEA Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo PRLC Bald Eagle BAEA Mangrove Cuckoo MACU Gyrfalcon GYRF Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU Prairie Falcon PRFA Black-billed Cuckoo BBCU Peregrine Falcon PEFA Elegant Trogon ELTR Merlin MERL Eared Trogon EATR Aplomado Falcon APFA Belted Kingfisher BEKI Eurasian Kestrel EUKE Ringed Kingfisher RIKI American Kestrel AMKE Green Kingfisher GKIN Crested Caracara CRCA Puerto Rican Tody PRTO Osprey OSPR Hairy Woodpecker HAWO Barn Owl BNOW Downy Woodpecker DOWO Long-eared Owl LEOW Red-cockaded Woodpecker RCWO Short-eared Owl SEOW Ladder-backed Woodpecker LBWO
American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 6
Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code
Nuttall's Woodpecker NUWO Rufous Hummingbird RUHU Strickland's Woodpecker STWO Allen's Hummingbird ALHU White-headed Woodpecker WHWO Bumblebee Hummingbird BUHU Black-backed Woodpecker BBWO Calliope Hummingbird CAHU Three-toed Woodpecker TTWO Jamaican Mango JAMA Yellow-bellied Sapsucker YBSA Green Mango GRMA Red-naped Sapsucker RNSA Green-throated Carib GTCA Red-breasted Sapsucker RBSA Antillean Crested Hummingbird ACHU Williamson's Sapsucker WISA Green-breasted Mango GREM Pileated Woodpecker PIWO Lucifer Hummingbird LUHU Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO Bahama Woodstar BAWO Acorn Woodpecker ACWO Rufous-tailed Hummingbird RUFH Puerto Rican Woodpecker PRWO Berylline Hummingbird BEHU Lewis' Woodpecker LEWO Buff-bellied Hummingbird BUFH Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO Violet-crowned Hummingbird VCHU Golden-fronted Woodpecker GFWO White-eared Hummingbird WEHU Gila Woodpecker GIWO Puerto Rican Emerald PREM Yellow-shafted Flicker YSFL Unidentified Hummingbird UNHU Flicker Intergrade FLIN Broad-billed Hummingbird BBLH Red-shafted Flicker RSFL Rose-throated Becard RTBE Gilded Flicker GIFL Fork-tailed Flycatcher FTFL Chuck-will's-widow CWWI Scissor-tailed Flycatcher STFL Buff-collared Nightjar BCNI Eastern Kingbird EAKI Whip-poor-will WPWI Gray Kingbird GRAK Puerto Rican Nightjar PRNI Thick-billed Kingbird TBKI Common Poorwill COPO Loggerhead Kingbird LOKI Pauraque PAUR Tropical Kingbird TRKI Common Nighthawk CONI Couch's Kingbird COKI Antillean Nighthawk ANNI Western Kingbird WEKI Lesser Nighthawk LENI Cassin's Kingbird CAKI Black Swift BLSW Great Kiskadee GKIS Chimney Swift CHSW Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher SBFL Short-tailed Swift STSW Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL Vaux's Swift VASW Brown-crested Flycatcher BCFL White-throated Swift WTSW Nutting's Flycatcher NUFL Magnificent Hummingbird MAHU Ash-throated Flycatcher ATFL Plain-capped Starthroat PCST Dusky-capped Flycatcher DCFL Blue-throated Hummingbird BLUH Lasagra's Flycatcher LASF Green Violet-ear GRVE Puerto Rican Flycatcher PRFL Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU Stolid Flycatcher STOF Black-chinned Hummingbird BCHU Lesser Antillean Flycatcher LESF Costa's Hummingbird COHU Eastern Phoebe EAPH Anna's Hummingbird ANHU Say's Phoebe SAPH Broad-tailed Hummingbird BTLH Black Phoebe BLPH
American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 7
Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code
Olive-sided Flycatcher OSFL Mexican Crow MECR Greater Pewee GRPE Hawaiian Crow HCRO Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP Fish Crow FICR Western Wood-Pewee WEWP Clark's Nutcracker CLNU Cuban Pewee CUPE Pinyon Jay PIJA Lesser Antillean Pewee LAPE European Starling EUST Jamaican Pewee JAPE Crested Myna CRMY Hispaniolan Pewee HIPE Common Myna COMY Yellow-bellied Flycatcher YBFL White-vented Myna WVMY Cordilleran Flycatcher COFL Indian Hill Myna IHMY Pacific-slope Flycatcher PSFL Bobolink BOBO Western Flycatcher WEFL Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO Acadian Flycatcher ACFL Bronzed Cowbird BROC Willow Flycatcher WIFL Yellow-headed Blackbird YHBL Alder Flycatcher ALFL Red-winged Blackbird RWBL Southwestern Willow Flycatcher SWFL Tricolored Blackbird TRBL Traill's Flycatcher TRFL Tawny-shouldered Blackbird TSBL Least Flycatcher LEFL Yellow-shouldered Blackbird YSBL Hammond's Flycatcher HAFL Eastern Meadowlark EAME Dusky Flycatcher DUFL Western Meadowlark WEME Gray Flycatcher GRFL Audubon's Oriole AUOR Buff-breasted Flycatcher BBFL Altamira Oriole ALOR Vermilion Flycatcher VEFL Spot-breasted Oriole SPOO Greenish Elaenia GREL Scott's Oriole SCOR Northern Beardless Tyrannulet NBTY Black-vented Oriole BVOR Caribbean Elaenia CAEL Black-cowled Oriole BCOR Sky Lark SKLA Hooded Oriole HOOR Horned Lark HOLA Streak-backed Oriole STRO Black-billed Magpie BBMA Orchard Oriole OROR Yellow-billed Magpie YBMA Baltimore Oriole BAOR Blue Jay BLJA Baltimore x Bullock's Oriole BBOH Steller's Jay STJA Hybrid Florida Scrub-Jay FLSJ Bullock's Oriole BUOR Western Scrub-Jay WESJ Rusty Blackbird RUBL Island Scrub-Jay ISSJ Brewer's Blackbird BRBL Mexican Jay MEJA Common Grackle COGR Green Jay GREJ Great-tailed Grackle GTGR Brown Jay BRJA Boat-tailed Grackle BTGR Gray Jay GRAJ Greater Antillean Grackle GAGR Common Raven CORA Evening Grosbeak EVGR Chihuahuan Raven CHRA Brambling BRAM White-necked Crow WNCR Hawfinch HAWF American Crow AMCR Common Chaffinch COCH Northwestern Crow NOCR Pine Grosbeak PIGR
American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 8
Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code
Eurasian Bullfinch EUBU Sharp-tailed Sparrow STSP Common Rosefinch CORO Seaside Sparrow SESP Purple Finch PUFI Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow CSSS Cassin's Finch CAFI Lark Sparrow LASP House Finch HOFI Harris' Sparrow HASP Red Crossbill RECR White-crowned Sparrow WCSP White-winged Crossbill WWCR Eastern White-crowned Sparrow EWCS Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch GCRF Mountain White-crowned Sparrow MWCS Black Rosy-Finch BLRF Puget Sound White-crowned PSWS Brown-capped Rosy-Finch BCRF Sparrow European Goldfinch EUGO Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow GWCS Oriental Greenfinch ORGR Nuttall's White-crowned Sparrow NWCS Hoary Redpoll HORE Golden-crowned Sparrow GCSP Common Redpoll CORE White-throated Sparrow WTSP American Goldfinch AMGO Rufous-collared Sparrow RUFS Lesser Goldfinch LEGO American Tree Sparrow ATSP Lawrence's Goldfinch LAGO Chipping Sparrow CHSP Red Siskin RESI Clay-colored Sparrow CCSP Pine Siskin PISI Brewer's Sparrow BRSP Common Canary COCA Field Sparrow FISP Yellow-fronted Canary YFCA Worthen's Sparrow WOSP Snow Bunting SNBU Black-chinned Sparrow BCSP McKay's Bunting MCBU White-winged Junco WWJU Rustic Bunting RUBU Slate-colored Junco SCJU Little Bunting LIBU Oregon Junco ORJU Gray Bunting GRBU Unidentified Dark-eyed Junco UDEJ Pallas' Bunting PALB Gray-headed Junco GHJU Reed Bunting REBU Yellow-eyed Junco YEJU Lapland Longspur LALO Black-throated Sparrow BTSP Smith's Longspur SMLO Sage Sparrow SAGS Chestnut-collared Longspur CCLO Five-striped Sparrow FSSP McCown's Longspur MCLO Bachman's Sparrow BACS Vesper Sparrow VESP Botteri's Sparrow BOSP Ipswich Sparrow IPSP Cassin's Sparrow CASP Savannah Sparrow SAVS Rufous-winged Sparrow RWSP Belding's Savannah Sparrow BSSP Rufous-crowned Sparrow RCSP Large-billed Sparrow LBSP Song Sparrow SOSP Baird's Sparrow BAIS Lincoln's Sparrow LISP Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP Swamp Sparrow SWSP Florida Grasshopper Sparrow FGSP Fox Sparrow FOSP Henslow's Sparrow HESP Olive Sparrow OLSP Le Conte's Sparrow LCSP Saffron Finch SAFI Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow SSTS Eastern Towhee EATO Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow NSTS Unknown Rufous-sided Towhee URST
American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 9
Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code
Spotted Towhee SPTO Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS Green-tailed Towhee GTTO Bohemian Waxwing BOWA Canyon Towhee CANT Cedar Waxwing CEDW California Towhee CALT Phainopepla PHAI Abert's Towhee ABTO Northern Shrike NSHR Red-crested Cardinal RCCA Brown Shrike BRSH Yellow-billed Cardinal YBCA Loggerhead Shrike LOSH Northern Cardinal NOCA Kauai O'o KAOO Pyrrhuloxia PYRR Bishop's O'o BIOO Rose-breasted Grosbeak RBGR Japanese White-eye JAWE Black-headed Grosbeak BHGR Black-whiskered Vireo BWVI Yellow Grosbeak YEGR Red-eyed Vireo REVI Blue Grosbeak BLGR Yellow-green Vireo YGVI Blue Bunting BLBU Philadelphia Vireo PHVI Indigo Bunting INBU Warbling Vireo WAVI Indigo x Lazuli Bunting Hybrid ISBH Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI Lazuli Bunting LAZB Blue-headed Vireo BHVI Varied Bunting VABU Plumbeous Vireo PLVI Painted Bunting PABU Cassin's Vireo CAVI White-collared Seedeater WCSE Solitary Vireos of indeterminate SOVI Puerto Rican Bullfinch PUEB species Lesser Antillean Bullfinch LESB Black-capped Vireo BCVI Black-faced Grassquit BFGR White-eyed Vireo WEVI Melodious Grassquit MEGR Hutton's Vireo HUVI Yellow-faced Grassquit YFGR Bell's Vireo BEVI Dickcissel DICK Puerto Rican Vireo PRVI Lark Bunting LARB Least Bell's Vireo LBVI Antillean Euphonia ANEU Gray Vireo GRVI Western Tanager WETA Bananaquit BANA Flame-colored Tanager FCTA Black-and-White Warbler BAWW Scarlet Tanager SCTA Prothonotary Warbler PROW Hepatic Tanager HETA Swainson's Warbler SWWA Summer Tanager SUTA Worm-eating Warbler WEWA Stripe-headed Tanager SHTA Blue-winged Warbler BWWA Puerto Rican Tanager PRTA Brewster's Warbler BRWA Purple Martin PUMA Lawrence's Warbler LAWA Gray-breasted Martin GBMA Golden-winged Warbler GWWA Cliff Swallow CLSW Lucy's Warbler LUWA Cave Swallow CASW Virginia's Warbler VIWA Barn Swallow BARS Nashville Warbler NAWA Tree Swallow TRES Orange-crowned Warbler OCWA Violet-green Swallow VGSW Tennessee Warbler TEWA Bahama Swallow BAHS Colima Warbler COLW Bank Swallow BANS Northern Parula NOPA
American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 10
Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code
Tropical Parula TRPA Canada Warbler CAWA Cape May Warbler CMWA American Redstart AMRE Olive Warbler OLWA Painted Redstart PARE Yellow Warbler YWAR Fan-tailed Warbler FTWA Black-throated Blue Warbler BTBW House Sparrow HOSP Myrtle Warbler MYWA Eurasian Tree Sparrow ETSP Unk. Yellow-rumped Warbler UYRW Slate-throated Redstart SLAR Audubon's Warbler AUWA Red-faced Warbler RFWA Magnolia Warbler MAWA Golden-crowned Warbler GOLW Cerulean Warbler CERW Rufous-capped Warbler RCWA Elfin Woods Warbler EWWA White Wagtail WHWA Chestnut-sided Warbler CSWA Black-backed Wagtail BWAG Bay-breasted Warbler BBWA Yellow Wagtail YWAG Blackpoll Warbler BLPW Gray Wagtail GRAW Blackburnian Warbler BLBW American Pipit AMPI Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA Pechora Pipit PEPI (NOT Common Yellowthroat) Olive-backed Pipit OBPI Sutton's Warbler SUWA Red-throated Pipit RTPI Grace's Warbler GRWA Sprague's Pipit SPPI Adelaide's Warbler ADWA American Dipper AMDI Black-throated Gray Warbler BTYW Sage Thrasher SATH Golden-cheeked Warbler GCWA Northern Mockingbird NOMO Black-throated Green Warbler 0A-0 Bahama Mockingbird BAMO Townsend's Warbler TOWA Tropical Mockingbird TRMO Townsend's X Hermit Warbler THWH Gray Catbird GRCA Hybrid Brown Thrasher BRTH Hermit Warbler HEWA Long-billed Thrasher LBTH Kirtland's Warbler KIWA Curve-billed Thrasher CBTH Pine Warbler PIWA Bendire's Thrasher BETH Western Palm Warbler WPWA California Thrasher CATH Yellow Palm Warbler YPWA Le Conte's Thrasher LCTH Prairie Warbler PRAW Pearly-eyed Thrasher PETH Ovenbird OVEN Crissal Thrasher CRTH Northern Waterthrush NOWA Cactus Wren CACW Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA Rock Wren ROWR Kentucky Warbler KEWA Canyon Wren CANW Connecticut Warbler CONW Carolina Wren CARW Mourning Warbler MOWA Bewick's Wren BEWR MacGillivray's Warbler MGWA House Wren HOWR Common Yellowthroat COYE Winter Wren WIWR Gray-crowned Yellowthroat GCYE Sedge Wren SEWR Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH Marsh Wren MAWR Hooded Warbler HOWA Brown Creeper BRCR Wilson's Warbler WIWA Red-whiskered Bulbul RWBU
American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 11
Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code
Red-vented Bulbul RVBU Oloma'o (Molokai Thrush) OLOM White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU Wood Thrush WOTH Red-breasted Nuthatch RBNU Veery VEER Brown-headed Nuthatch BHNU Gray-cheeked Thrush GCTH Pygmy Nuthatch PYNU Bicknell's Thrush BITH Eastern Tufted Titmouse ETTI Gray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush GCBT Black-crested Titmouse BCTI Swainson's Thrush SWTH Oak Titmouse OATI Hermit Thrush HETH Juniper Titmouse JUTI Redwing REDW Bridled Titmouse BRTI American Robin AMRO Varied Tit VATI Fieldfare FIEL Black-capped Chickadee BCCH Eye-browed Thrush EBTH Carolina Chickadee CACH Dusky Thrush DUTH Mexican Chickadee MECH Clay-colored Robin CCRO Mountain Chickadee MOCH Rufous-backed Robin RBRO Siberian Tit SITI Red-legged Thrush RLTH Boreal Chickadee BOCH Varied Thrush VATH Chestnut-backed Chickadee CBCH Aztec Thrush AZTH Wrentit WREN Bluethroat BLUE Red-billed Leiothrix RBLE Siberian Rubythroat SIRU Melodius Laughing-Thrush MELT Red-flanked Bluetail RFBL Greater Necklaced GNLT Northern Wheatear NOWH Laughing-Thrush Eastern Bluebird EABL Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush OBNT Western Bluebird WEBL Bushtit BUSH Mountain Bluebird MOBL Verdin VERD White-rumped Shama WRSH Japanese Bush-Warbler JABW Elepaio ELEP Millerbird MILL Red-breasted Flycatcher RBFL Arctic Warbler ARWA Siberian Flycatcher SIFL Middendorff's Grasshopper MIGW Gray-spotted Flycatcher GSFL Wood Warbler WOWA Laysan Finch LAFI Dusky Warbler DUWA Nihoa Finch NIFI Lanceolated Warbler LANW O'u OU Golden-crowned Kinglet GCKI Palila PALI Ruby-crowned Kinglet RCKI Maui Parrotbill MAPA Siberian Accentor SIAC Hawaii Amakihi HAAM Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN Oahu Amakihi OAAM Black-tailed Gnatcatcher BTGN Kauai Amakihi KAAM California Gnatcatcher CAGN Anianiau ANIA Black-capped Gnatcatcher BCGN Kauai Akialoa KAAK Townsend's Solitaire TOSO Nukupuu NUKU Omao (Hawaiian Thrush) OMAO Akiapolaau AKIP Puaiohi (Small Kauai Thrush) PUAI Kauai Creeper KACR Kamao (Large Kauai Thrush) KAMA Hawaii Creeper HCRE
American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 12
Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code
Maui Creeper MACR Blue Petrel BLPE Molokai Creeper MOCR Broad-billed Prion BBPR Oahu Creeper OACR Dove Prion DOPR Akepa AKEP Thin-billed Prion TBPR Akekee AKEK Fairy Prion FAPR Iiwi IIWI Antarctic Petrel ANPE Crested Honeycreeper CRHO White-chinned Petrel WCPE Apapane APAP Kerguelen Petrel KEPE Po' ouli POUL Snow Petrel SNPE Red Bishop REBI Gray-backed Storm-Petrel GBSP Golden Bishop GOBI Blue-eyed Cormorant BECO Red-cheeked Cordonbleu RCCO Snowy Sheathbill SNSH Lavender Waxbill LAVW Lesser Sheathbill LESH Orange-cheeked Waxbill ORAW Southern Black-backed Gull SBBG Black-rumped Waxbill BRWX Antarctic Tern ANTE Common Waxbill COMW Kerguelen Tern KETE Red Avadavat REAV Hybrid Skua HYSK Warbling Silverbill WASI Northern Giant Petrel NGPE Hooded Weaver-Finch HOWF Brown Skua BRSK Nutmeg Manakin NUMA Tinian Monarch TIMO Chestnut Manakin CHMA Mariana Crow MARC Java Sparrow JASP Guam Swiflet GUSW Pin-tailed Whydah PTWH Nightingale Reed - Warbler NIRW King Penguin KIPE Micronesian Megapode MIME Emperor Penguin EMPE White-rumped Swiftlet WRSW Gentoo Penguin GEPE Purple-collared Fruit-Dove PCFD Adelie Penguin ADPE Collared Kingfisher COLK Chinstrap Penguin CHPE Samoan Starling SAST Victoria Penguin VIPE Polynesian Starling POST Rockhopper Penguin ROCP Cardinal Honeyeater CAHO Royal Penguin ROYP Wattled Honeyeater WAHO Macaroni Penguin MACP Micronesian Honeyeater MIHO Fairy Penguin FAPE Rufous Fantail RUFA African Penguin AFPE Bridled White-eye BRWE Humboldt Penguin HUPE Golden White-eye GOWE Magellanic Penguin MAGP Micronesian Starling MIST Galapagos Penguin GALP White-throated Ground Dove WTGD Royal Albatross ROAL Black Drongo BLDR Buller's Albatross BUAL Antillean Mango ANMA Gray-headed Albatross GHAL Streamertail STTL Sooty Albatross SOAL Jamaican Tody JATO Light-mantled Sooty Albatross LMSA Sad Flycatcher SAFL Southern Giant Petrel SGPE Yellow-bellied Elaenia YBEL Southern Fulmar SOFU Greater Antillean Elaenia GAEL
American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 13
Alpha Species Code
Jamaican Elaenia JAEL Jamaican Crow JACR Southern House Wren SHWR Trembler TREM White-eyed Thrush WETH White-chinned Thrush WCTH Rufous-throated Solitaire RTSO Thick-billed Vireo TBVI Jamaican White-eyed Vireo JWEV Olive-capped Warbler OLIW Arrow-headed Warbler AHWA Bahama Yellowthroat BAYE Orangequit ORAN Jamaican Euphonia JAEU Shiny Cowbird SHCO Troupial TROU Jamaican Oriole JAOR Yellow-shouldered Grassquit YSGR Greater Antillean Bullfinch GABU Yellow-bellied Seedeater YBSE Blue-black Grassquit BBGR