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Col Location Date Start time Duration Distance Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World 1 Country or region: Arkansas 2 Number of species: 422 3 Number of endemics: 0 4 Number of breeding endemics: 0 5 Number of globally threatened species: 15 6 Number of extinct species: 2 7 Number of introduced species: 5 8 Date last reviewed: 2016-06-25 9 10

Recommended citation: Lepage, D. 2020. Checklist of the birds of Arkansas. Avibase, the world bird database. Retrieved from .https://avibase.bsc- eoc.org/checklist.jsp?lang=EN®ion=usar&list=howardmoore&format=1 [16/01/2020]. Make your observations count! Submit your data to ebird.org - Legend: [x] accidental [ex] extirpated [EX] extinct [EW] extinct in the wild [E] endemic [e] endemic (country/region)

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Introduced species Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Brent Goose Branta bernicla Rare/Accidental Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Rare/Accidental Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Canada Goose Branta canadensis Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Ross's Goose Anser rossii Bean Goose Anser fabalis Rare/Accidental Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Vulnerable Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Black Scoter Melanitta americana Near-threatened Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Rare/Accidental Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Goosander Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Canvasback Aythya valisineria Avibase Page 2of 14

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Redhead Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rare/Accidental Greater Scaup Aythya marila Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Garganey Spatula querquedula Rare/Accidental Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Gadwall Mareca strepera Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Rare/Accidental American Wigeon Mareca americana Mallard Anas platyrhynchos American Black Duck Anas rubripes Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula Rare/Accidental Northern Pintail Anas acuta Common Teal Anas crecca Wood Duck Aix sponsa

GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Near-threatened

GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Extirpated Greater Prairie Chicken Tympanuchus cupido Vulnerable

PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus Rare/Accidental Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Vulnerable Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Rock Dove Columba livia Introduced species Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Introduced species Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius Extinct White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Inca Dove Columbina inca Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina Avibase Page 3of 14

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus Near-threatened Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis Near-threatened

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Vulnerable White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Trochilidae Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus Rare/Accidental Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris Rare/Accidental Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope Rare/Accidental Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Near-threatened Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Rare/Accidental

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Rare/Accidental King Rail Rallus elegans Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Sora Porzana carolina Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata American Coot Fulica americana

GRUIFORMES: Gruidae Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis Whooping Crane Grus americana Rare/AccidentalEnda ngered Avibase Page 4of 14

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica Rare/Accidental Great Northern Diver Gavia immer White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened

PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae Wood Stork Mycteria americana

PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Green Heron Butorides virescens Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Great Egret Ardea alba Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Snowy Egret Egretta thula

PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja White Ibis Eudocimus albus Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi

PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens

PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Rare/Accidental Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Rare/Accidental

PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Avibase Page 5of 14

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Near-threatened Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus Near-threatened Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis Extirpated Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Red Knot Calidris canutus Near-threatened Ruff Calidris pugnax Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Rare/Accidental Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Rare/Accidental Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Near-threatened Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Near-threatened Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Avibase Page 6of 14

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus American Woodcock Scolopax minor Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Willet Tringa semipalmata Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Wilson's Phalarope Steganopus tricolor Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius

CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened

CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Vulnerable Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rare/Accidental Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Mew Gull Larus canus Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis California Gull Larus californicus Rare/Accidental Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri Rare/Accidental Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Rare/Accidental Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Rare/Accidental Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Rare/Accidental Least Tern Sternula antillarum Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Rare/Accidental Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Avibase Page 7of 14

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Black Tern Chlidonias niger Common Tern Sterna hirundo Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Cathartidae Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae Osprey Pandion haliaetus

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis Rare/Accidental

STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae Common Barn Owl Tyto alba

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus Northern Long-eared Owl Asio otus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio Barred Owl Strix varia Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Vulnerable Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus

PICIFORMES: Picidae Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Avibase Page 8of 14

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis Rare/AccidentalCritic ally endangered(possibly extinct) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Rare/Accidental Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Red-cockaded Woodpecker Picoides borealis Near-threatened

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon

FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Rare/Accidental American Kestrel Falco sparverius Merlin Falco columbarius Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis Extinct

PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Rare/Accidental Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans Rare/Accidental Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Rare/Accidental Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Rare/Accidental Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Avibase Page 9of 14

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Near-threatened Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens

PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Near-threatened Northern Shrike Lanius borealis Rare/Accidental

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana Rare/Accidental Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae American Pipit Anthus rubescens Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii Vulnerable

PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Rare/Accidental Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina Vulnerable Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Gray-crowned Rosy Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis Rare/Accidental House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Rare/Accidental Pine Siskin Spinus pinus American Goldfinch Spinus tristis Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria

PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae Avibase Page 10of 14

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus Vulnerable Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus McCown's Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii Rare/Accidental Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis

PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri Rare/Accidental Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Rare/Accidental Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii Rare/Accidental Bachman's Sparrow Peucaea aestivalis Near-threatened Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus Rare/Accidental Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Near-threatened White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca American Tree Sparrow Passerella arborea Le Conte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Henslow's Sparrow Centronyx henslowii Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana

PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Bachman's Warbler Vermivora bachmanii Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Avibase Page 11of 14

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea Vulnerable Northern Parula Setophaga americana Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Near-threatened Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens Rare/Accidental Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla

PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Near-threatened Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum Rare/Accidental Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Vulnerable Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Avibase Page 12of 14

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Near-threatened Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus

PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Rare/Accidental Dickcissel Spiza americana Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

PASSERIFORMES: Paridae Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis

PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva Rare/Accidental Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Sand Martin Riparia riparia Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Purple Martin Progne subis Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis

PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa

PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Rare/Accidental Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae American Treecreeper Certhia americana Avibase Page 13of 14

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae Boulder Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis House Wren Troglodytes aedon Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii

PASSERIFORMES: Polioptilidae Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Introduced species

PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Rare/Accidental

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius Rare/Accidental Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Near-threatened Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Veery Catharus fuscescens Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus American Robin Turdus migratorius