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Science Olympiad, National Bird List SCIENCE OLYMPIAD, NATIONAL Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria American Golden-Plover Pluvialis BIRD LIST - 2010 nigripes dominica Shearwaters and Petrels Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Based on the 7th edition, (Procellariidae) Killdeer Charadrius vociferus including supplements, Check-list Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae) of North American Birds, Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus American Oystercatcher Haematopus American Ornithologists' Union, creatopus palliatus 1998. Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae) ORDER: Pelecaniformes Black-necked Stilt Himantopus Kingdom – ANIMALIA Pelicans (Pelecanidae) mexicanus American White Pelican Pelecanus American Avocet Recurvirostra Phylum – CHORDATA erythrorhynchos americana Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) Jacanas (Jacanidae) Sub Phylum – VERTEBRATA Double-crested Cormorant Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa Phalacrocorax auritus Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies Class - AVES Darters (Anhingidae) (Scolopacidae) Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda vocalizations that may be Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) tested Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres magnificens Dunlin Calidris alpina ORDER: Anseriformes Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Anatidae) ORDER: Ciconiiformes American Woodcock Scolopax minor Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Bitterns, Herons, and Allies Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Dendrocygna autumnalis (Ardeidae) Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) Snow Goose Chen caerulescens American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis California Gull Larus californicus Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinators Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wood Duck Aix sponsa Snowy Egret Egretta thula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Heron Butorides virescens Least Tern Sternula antillarum Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata nycticorax Black Tern Chlidonias niger Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Ibises and Spoonbills Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Canvasback Aythya valisineria (Threskiornithidae) Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae) Common Eider Somateria mollissima Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata New World Vultures (Cathartidae) Auks, Murres, and Puffins (Alcidae) Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Common Murre Uria aalge Hooded Merganser Lophodytes California Condor Gymnogyps Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle cucullatus californianus Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus ORDER: Galliformes ORDER: Falconiformes Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies World Quail (Phasianidae) (Accipitridae) ORDER: Columbiformes Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus Osprey Pandion haliaetus Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae) colchicus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii Inca Dove Columbina inca cupido Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni Common Ground-Dove Columbina Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis passerina New World Quail (Odontophoridae) Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae) ORDER: Cuculiformes Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis American Kestrel Falco sparverius (Cuculidae) ORDER: Gaviiformes Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus Loons (Gaviidae) erythropthalmus Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata ORDER: Gruiformes Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx Common Loon Gavia immer Rails, Gallinules, and Coots californianus (Rallidae) ORDER: Podicipediformes Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris ORDER: Strigiformes Grebes (Podicipedidae) Sora Porzana carolina Barn Owls (Tytonidae) Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Barn Owl Tyto alba Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena American Coot Fulica americana Typical Owls (Strigidae) Cranes (Gruidae) Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus ORDER: Procellariiformes Whooping Crane Grus americana Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Albatrosses (Diomedeidae) Barred Owl Strix varia Laysan Albatross Phoebastria ORDER: Charadriiformes Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa immutabilis Lapwings and Plovers (Charadriidae) Long-eared Owl Asio otus ORDER: Caprimulgiformes Steller’s Jay Cyanocitta stelleri Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae) Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Common Pauraque Nyctidromus Clark’s Nutcracker Nucifraga Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica albicollis columbiana coronata Chuck-will’s-widow Caprimulgus Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica carolinensis American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos virens Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Common Raven Corvus corax American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Larks (Alaudidae) Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla ORDER: Apodiformes Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Swifts (Apodidae) Swallows (Hirundinidae) Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Purple Martin Progne subis Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica trichas clemenciae Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae) Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Ruby-throated Hummingbird Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis Tanagers (Thraupidae) Archilochus colubris Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli Emberizids (Emberizidae) ORDER: Trogoniformes Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus Trogons (Trogonidae) Nuthatches (Sittidae) Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis atrogularis Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus ORDER: Coraciiformes White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) carolinensis Harris’s Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Creepers (Certhiidae) Brown Creeper Certhia americana White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia ORDER: Piciformes Wrens (Troglodytidae) leucophrys Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae) Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes brunneicapillus Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus erythrocephalus Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes Carolina Wren Thryothorus Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies formicivorus ludovicianus (Cardinalidae) Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes Dippers (Cinclidae) Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis aurifrons American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus Kinglets (Regulidae) Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus varius Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus ludovicianus Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens satrapa Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus calendula Blackbirds (Icteridae) pileatus Old World Warblers and Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Gnatcatchers (Sylviidae) Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius ORDER: Passeriformes Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila phoeniceus Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) caerulea Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Thrushes (Turdidae) Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Yellow-headed Blackbird Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe American Robin Turdus migratorius Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus Mockingbirds and Thrashers Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater rubinus (Mimidae) Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Fringilline and Cardueline Finches crinitus Northern Mockingbird Mimus and Allies (Fringillidae) Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis polyglottos Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes forficatus curvirostre vespertinus Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Waxwings (Bombycillidae) Vireos (Vireonidae) Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Silky-flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae) 7-16-09 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens Jays and Crows (Corvidae) Wood-Warblers (Parulidae) .
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