CHECKLIST OF KANSAS BIRDS The following list is taken from the Kansas Ornithological Society checklist of Birds of Kansas, September 1, 2010. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow the American Ornithologist’s Union checklist of North American Birds, 7th edition, 51st Supplement, 2010. An asterisk ( * ) indicates species (71) with 10 or fewer records from Kansas. A pound sign (#) indicates species (14) that have not been substantiated with physical evidence and are considered hypothetical. A plus (+) indicates species (3) that are extinct or extirpated from the state (see end of list). 472 species REFERENCES Birds in Kansas vols. 1 & 2, by Thompson & Ely, KU Press Birds of North America by Kenn Kaufman, Houghton Mifflin
Order of Ducks and relatives [Anseriformes] Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator Family Anatidae Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis Black-bellied Whistling Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis Order of Grouse and relatives [Galliformes] Fulvous Whistling Duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Family Odontophoridae Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons Scaled Quail - Callipepla squamata Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus Ross' Goose - Chen rossii Family Phasianidae Brant - Branta bernicla Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus Cackling Goose – Branta hutchinsii Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Sharp-tailed Grouse - Tympanuchus phasianellus Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus buccinator Greater Prairie Chicken - Tympanuchus cupido Tundra Swan - Cygnus columbianus Lesser Prairie Chicken - Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Wood Duck - Aix sponsa Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo Gadwall - Anas strepera *# Eurasian Wigeon - Anas penelope Order of Loons [Gaviiformes] American Wigeon - Anas americana Family Gaviidae American Black Duck - Anas rubripes Red-throated Loon - Gavia stellata Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos Pacific Loon - Gavia pacifica Mottled Duck - Anas fulvigula Common Loon - Gavia immer Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors * Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanoptera Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata Order of Grebes [Podicipediformes] Northern Pintail - Anas acuta Family Podicipedidae * Garganey - Anas querquedula Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus Canvasback - Aythya valisineria Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps grisegena Redhead - Aythya americana Eared Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis *# Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula Clark's Grebe - Aechmophorus clarkii Greater Scaup - Aythya marila Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis Order of Flamingoes [Phoenicopteriformes] * King Eider - Somateria spectabilis Family Phoenicopteridae * Common Eider - Somateria mollissima * Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber * Harlequin Duck - Histrionicus histrionicus Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata Order of Storks [Ciconiiformes] White-winged Scoter - Melanitta fusca Family Ciconiidae Black Scoter - Melanitta americana * Wood Stork - Mycteria americana Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola Order of Frigatebirds [Suliformes] Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula Family Fregatidae Barrow's Goldeneye - Bucephala islandica * Magnificant Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus Family Phalocrocoracidae Common Merganser - Mergus merganser Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Page 1 of 6 Double-crested Cormorant - Phalocrocorax auritus Order of Cranes and relatives [Gruiformes] Family Anhingidae Family Rallidae Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga Yellow Rail - Coturnicops noveboracensis Black Rail - Laterallus jamaicensis Order of Pelicans and allies [Pelicaniformes] King Rail - Rallus elegans Family Pelecanidae Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Sora - Porzana carolina Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinica Family Ardeidae Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus American Coot - Fulica americana Least Bittern - Ixobrynchus exilis Family Gruidae Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis Great Egret - Ardea alba * Common Crane – Grus grus Snowy Egret - Egretta thula Whooping Crane - Grus americana Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor Order of Sandpipers and relatives [Charadriiformes] * Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens Family Charadriidae Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola Green Heron - Butorides virescens American Golden-Plover - Pluvialis dominica Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax Snowy Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus Yellow-crowned Night Heron - Nyctanassa violacea *# Wilson's Plover - Charadrius wilsonia Family Threskiornithidae Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus White Ibis - Eudocimus albus Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi Mountain Plover - Charadrius montanus * Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja Family Recurvirostridae Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus Order of Hawks and relatives [Accipitriformes] American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana Family Cathartidae Family Scolopacidae Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria Family Pandionidae * Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus Osprey - Pandion haliaetus Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca Family Accipitridae Willet - Tringa semipalmata Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes * White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucuus Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda Mississippi Kite - Ictinia mississippiensis Eskimo Curlew - Numenius borealis Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus Hudsonian Godwit - Limosa haemastica Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres * Harris' Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus Red Knot - Calidris canutus Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus Sanderling - Calidris alba Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla * Gray Hawk - Buteo nitida Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis Ferruginous Hawk - Buteo regalis Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysaetos Dunlin - Calidris alpina * Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea Order of Falcons (Falconiformes) Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus Family Falconidae Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Tryngites subruficollis American Kestrel - Falco sparverius * Ruff - Philomachus pugnax Merlin - Falco columbarius Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus * Gyrfalcon - Falco rusticolus Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus Wilson’s Snipe - Gallinago delictata Prairie Falcon - Falco mexicanus American Woodcock - Scolopax minor Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor Page 2 of 6 Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus Red Phalarope - Phalaropus fulicarius Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus Family Laridae Burrowing Owl - Athene cunicularia Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla Barred Owl - Strix varia Sabine's Gull - Xema sabini Long-eared Owl - Asio otus Bonaparte's Gull - Chroicocephalus philadelphia Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus * Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus Northern Saw-whet Owl - Aegolius acadicus Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus * Ross’s Gull – Rhodostethia rosea Order of Nighthawks and allies [Caprimulgiformes] Laughing Gull – Leucophaeus atricilla Family Caprimulgidae Franklin's Gull - Leucophaeus pipixcan *# Lesser Nighthawk – Chordeiles acutipennis Mew Gull - Larus canus Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis Common Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii California Gull - Larus californicus Chuck-will's-widow - Caprimulgus carolinensis Herring Gull - Larus argentatus Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus Thayer's Gull - Larus thayeri * Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Order of Swifts and Hummingbirds [Apodiformes] Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus Family Apodidae *# Glaucous-winged Gull - Larus glaucescens Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica Glaucous Gull - Larus hyperboreus * White-throated Swift - Aeronautes saxatalis Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus Family Trochilidae Least Tern - Sternula antillarum * Broad-billed Hummingbird – Cynanthus latirostris * Gull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica * Magnificent Hummingbird - Eugenes fulgens Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris Black Tern - Chlidonias niger Black-chinned Hummingbird - Archilochus alexandri Common Tern - Sterna hirundo * Anna's Hummingbird - Calypte anna *# Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea * Costa's Hummingbird - Calypte costae Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri Calliope Hummingbird - Stellula calliope * Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger Broad-tailed Hummingbird - Selasphorus platycercus Rufous Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus Family Stercorariidae * Pomarine Jaeger - Stercorarius pomarinus * Allen's Hummingbird - Selasphorus sasin
Parasitic Jaeger - Stercorarius parasiticus Order of Kingfishers [Coraciiformes] * Long-tailed Jaeger - Stercorarius longicaudus Family Alcedinidae Family Alcidae Belted Kingfisher - Ceryle alcyon *# Long-billed Murrelet - Brachyramphus perdix Order of Woodpeckers [Piciformes] Order of Pigeons and Doves [Columbiformes] Family Picidae Family Columbidae Lewis' Woodpecker - Melanerpes lewis Rock Pigeon - Columba livia Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus * Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus European Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto * Williamson's Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus thyroideus White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura Red-naped Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus nuchalis Inca Dove - Columbina inca Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Picoides scalaris Common Ground-Dove - Columbina passerina Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens
Order of Cuckoos and allies [Cuculiformes] Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus Family Cuculidae * American Three-toed Woodpecker – Picoides dorsalis Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus
Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus Order of Songbirds [Passeriformes] Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris Family Tyrannidae
Olive-sided Flycatcher - Contopus cooperi Order of Owls [Strigiformes] Western Wood-Pewee - Contopus sordidulus Family Tytonidae Barn-Owl - Tyto alba Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens Family Strigidae Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Empidonax flaviventris *# Flammulated Owl – Otus flammeolus Acadian Flycatcher - Empidonax virescens * Western Screech-Owl - Megascops kennicottii Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax alnorum Eastern Screech-Owl - Megascops asio Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus Page 3 of 6 Hammond's Flycatcher - Empidonax hammondii Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor * Gray Flycatcher - Empidonax wrightii Family Aegithalidae Dusky Flycatcher - Empidonax oberholseri Bushtit - Psaltriparus minimus Cordilleran Flycatcher - Empidonax occidentalis Family Sittidae *# Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis Say's Phoebe - Sayornis saya * Pygmy Nuthatch - Sitta pygmaea Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus * Brown-headed Nuthatch - Sitta pusilla Ash-throated Flycatcher - Myiarchus cinerascens Family Certhiidae Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus Brown Creeper - Certhia americana * Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus Family Troglodytidae Cassin's Kingbird - Tyrannus vociferans Rock Wren - Salpinctes obsoletus Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis * Canyon Wren - Catherpes mexicanus Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii *# Fork-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus savana House Wren - Troglodytes aedon Family Laniidae Winter Wren - Troglodytes hiemalis Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus Sedge Wren - Cistothorus platensis Northern Shrike - Lanius excubitor Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris Family Vireonidae Family Polioptilidae White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea Bell's Vireo- Vireo bellii Family Regulidae * Black-capped Vireo - Vireo atricapilla Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa * Gray Vireo - Vireo vicinior Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula Yellow-throated Vireo - Vireo flavifrons Family Turdidae * Plumbeous Vireo - Vireo plumbeus *# Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe * Cassin's Vireo - Vireo cassinii Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis Blue-headed Vireo - Vireo solitarius * Western Bluebird - Sialia mexicana Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides Philadelphia Vireo - Vireo philadelphicus Townsend's Solitaire - Myadestes townsendi Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus Veery - Catharus fuscescens Family Corvidae Gray-cheeked Thrush - Catharus minimus Pinyon Jay - Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus Steller's Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina Western Scrub Jay - Aphelocoma californica American Robin - Turdus migratorius * Mexican Jay - Aphelocoma ultramarina Varied Thrush - Ixoreus naevius Clark's Nutcracker - Nucifraga columbiana Family Mimidae Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottus Fish Crow - Corvus ossifragus Sage Thrasher - Oreoscoptes montanus Chihuahuan Raven - Corvus cryptoleucus Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum Common Raven - Corvus corax Curve-billed Thrasher - Toxostoma curvirostre Family Alaudidae Family Sturnidae Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris Family Hirundinidae Family Motacillidae Purple Martin - Progne subis American Pipit - Anthus rubescens Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor Sprague's Pipit - Anthus spragueii Violet-green Swallow - Tachycineta thalassina Family Bombycillidae Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx Bohemian Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus serripennis Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia Family Ptilogonatidae Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota * Phainopepla - Phainopepla nitens * Cave Swallow – Petrochelidon fulva Family Calcariidae Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica Lapland Longspur - Calcarius lapponicus Family Paridae Chestnut-collared Longspur - Calcarius ornatus Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus McCown's Longspur - Ryhnchopanes mccownii Mountain Chickadee - Poecile gambeli Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis *# Juniper Titmouse – Baeolophus ridgwayi Page 4 of 6 Family Parulidae * Black-throated Sparrow - Amphispiza bilineata Blue-winged Warbler - Vermivora cyanoptera * Sage Sparrow - Amphispiza belli Golden-winged Warbler - Vermivora chrysoptera Lark Bunting - Calamospiza melanocorys Tennessee Warbler - Oreothlypis peregrina Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis Orange-crowned Warbler - Oreothlypis celata Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum Nashville Warbler - Oreothlypis ruficapilla Baird's Sparrow - Ammodramus bairdii Virginia's Warbler - Oreothlypis virginiae Henslow's Sparrow - Ammodramus henslowii Northern Parula - Parula americana LeConte's Sparrow - Ammodramus leconteii Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia Nelson's Sparrow - Ammodramus nelsoni Chestnut-sided Warbler - Dendroica pensylvanica Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia Cape May Warbler - Dendroica tigrina Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii Black-throated Blue Warbler - Dendroica Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana caerulescens White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata Harris' Sparrow - Zonotrichia querula Black-throated Gray Warbler - Dendroica nigrescens White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys Black-throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens Golden-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia atricapilla Townsend's Warbler - Dendroica townsendi Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis * Hermit Warbler - Dendroica occidentalis Family Cardinalidae Blackburnian Warbler - Dendroica fusca *# Hepatic Tanager – Piranga flava Yellow-throated Warbler - Dendroica dominica Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra Pine Warbler - Dendroica pinus Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea Prairie Warbler - Dendroica discolor Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis Bay-breasted Warbler - Dendroica castanea * Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus Blackpoll Warbler - Dendroica striata Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus Cerulean Warbler - Dendroica cerulea Black-headed Grosbeak - Pheucticus Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia melanocephalus American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea Lazuli Bunting - Passerina amoena Worm-eating Warbler - Helmitheros vermivorum Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea * Swainson's Warbler - Limnothlypis swainsonii Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapillus Dickcissel - Spiza americana Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis Family Icteridae Louisiana Waterthrush - Parkesia motacilla Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus Kentucky Warbler - Oporornis formosus Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus Connecticut Warbler - Oporornis agilis Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna Mourning Warbler - Oporornis philadelphia Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta MacGillivray's Warbler - Oporornis tolmiei Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas xanthocephalus Hooded Warbler - Wilsonia citrina Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus Wilson's Warbler - Wilsonia pusilla Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus Canada Warbler - Wilsonia canadensis Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula * Painted Redstart – Myioborus pictus Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater Family Emberizidae Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius Green-Tailed Towhee - Pipilo chlorurus Bullock's Oriole - Icterus bullockii Spotted Towhee - Pipilo maculatus Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus * Scott's Oriole - Icterus parisorum Rufous-crowned Sparrow – Aimophila ruficeps Family Fringillidae Canyon Towhee - Melozone fuscus * Brambling – Fringilla montifringilla Cassin's Sparrow - Peucaea cassinii *# Gray-crowned Rosy Finch – Leucosticte * Bachman's Sparrow - Peucaea aestivalis tephrocotis American Tree Sparrow - Spizella arborea Pine Grosbeak - Pinicola enucleator Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina Purple Finch - Carpodacus purpureus Clay-colored Sparrow - Spizella pallida Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii Brewer's Sparrow - Spizella breweri House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra Vesper Sparrow - Pooecetes gramineus White-winged Crossbill - Loxia leucoptera Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus Common Redpoll - Acanthis flammea Page 5 of 6 Pine Siskin - Apinus pinus Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis Evening Grosbeak - Coccothraustes vespertinus Family Passeridae House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Extinct Species + Gunnison Sage Grouse - Centrocercus urophasianus + Passenger Pigeon - Ectopistes migratorius + Carolina Parakeet - Conuropsis carolinensis
Rev. Dec. 2010
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