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Bird Checklist Texas Birds Checklist List courtesy of Texas Ornithological Society, texasbirds.org ORDER ANSERIFORMES: SWANS, GEESE, AND DUCKS Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis Fulvous Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Snow Goose - Anser caerulescens Ross's Goose - Anser rossii Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons Brant - Branta bernicla Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus buccinator Tundra Swan - Cygnus columbianus Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata Wood Duck - Aix sponsa Garganey - Spatula querquedula Blue-winged Teal - Spatula discors Cinnamon Teal - Spatula cyanoptera Northern Shoveler - Spatula clypeata Gadwall - Mareca strepera Eurasian Wigeon - Mareca penelope American Wigeon - Mareca americana Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos American Black Duck - Anas rubripes Mottled Duck - Anas fulvigula White-cheeked Pintail - Anas bahamensis Northern Pintail - Anas acuta Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca Canvasback - Aythya valisineria Redhead - Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris Greater Scaup - Aythya marila Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis King Eider - Somateria spectabilis Common Eider - Somateria mollissima Harlequin Duck - Histrionicus histrionicus Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata White-winged Scoter - Melanitta fusca Black Scoter - Melanitta americana Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula Barrow's Goldeneye - Bucephala islandica Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus Common Merganser - Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator Masked Duck - Nomonyx dominicus Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis ORDER GALLIFORMES: GUANS Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula ORDER GALLIFORMES: QUAIL Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus Scaled Quail - Callipepla squamata Gambel's Quail - Callipepla gambelii Montezuma Quail - Cyrtonyx montezumae ORDER GALLIFORMES: PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, AND TURKEYS Ring-necked Pheasant (I) - Phasianus colchicus Greater Prairie-Chicken (RI) - Tympanuchus cupido Lesser Prairie-Chicken - Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo ORDER PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: FLAMINGOES American Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber ORDER PODICIPEDIFORMES: GREBES Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps grisegena Eared Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis Clark's Grebe - Aechmophorus clarkii ORDER COLUMBIFORMES: PIGEONS AND DOVES Rock Pigeon (I) - Columba livia Red-billed Pigeon - Patagioenas flavirostris Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata Eurasian Collared-Dove (I) - Streptopelia decaocto Passenger Pigeon (E) - Ectopistes migratorius Inca Dove - Columbina inca Common Ground-Dove - Columbina passerina Ruddy Ground-Dove - Columbina talpacoti Ruddy Quail-Dove - Geotrygon montana White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura ORDER CUCULIFORMES: CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNERS, AND ANIS Dark-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus melacoryphus Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus Mangrove Cuckoo - Coccyzus minor Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythrophthalmus Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES: GOATSUCKERS Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor Common Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis Common Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Chuck-will's-widow - Antrostomus carolinensis Eastern Whip-poor-will - Antrostomus vociferus Mexican Whip-poor-will - Antrostomus arizonae ORDER APODIFORMES: SWIFTS White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica White-throated Swift - Aeronautes saxatalis ORDER APODIFORMES: HUMMINGBIRDS Mexican Violetear - Colibri thalassinus Green-breasted Mango - Anthracothorax prevostii Rivoli's Hummingbird - Eugenes fulgens Blue-throated Hummingbird - Lampornis clemenciae Amethyst-throated Hummingbird - Lampornis amethystinus Lucifer Hummingbird - Calothorax lucifer Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris Black-chinned Hummingbird - Archilochus alexandri Anna's Hummingbird - Calypte anna Costa's Hummingbird - Calypte costae Broad-tailed Hummingbird - Selasphorus platycercus Rufous Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus Allen's Hummingbird - Selasphorus sasin Calliope Hummingbird - Selasphorus calliope Broad-billed Hummingbird - Cynanthus latirostris Berylline Hummingbird - Amazilia beryllina Buff-bellied Hummingbird - Amazilia yucatanensis Violet-crowned Hummingbird - Amazilia violiceps White-eared Hummingbird - Hylocharis leucotis ORDER GRUIFORMES: RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS Yellow Rail - Coturnicops noveboracensis Black Rail - Laterallus jamaicensis Clapper Rail - Rallus crepitans King Rail - Rallus elegans Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola Sora - Porzana carolina Paint-billed Crake - Neocrex erythrops Spotted Rail - Pardirallus maculatus Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinicus Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata American Coot - Fulica americana ORDER GRUIFORMES: CRANES Sandhill Crane - Antigone canadensis Common Crane - Grus grus Whooping Crane - Grus americana ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES: THICK-KNEES Double-striped Thick-knee - Burhinus bistriatus ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES: STILTS AND AVOCETS Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES: OYSTERCATCHERS American Oystercatcher - Haematopus palliatus ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES: PLOVERS Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola American Golden-Plover - Pluvialis dominica Pacific Golden-Plover - Pluvialis fulva Collared Plover - Charadrius collaris Snowy Plover - Charadrius nivosus Wilson's Plover - Charadrius wilsonia Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus Mountain Plover - Charadrius montanus ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES: JACANAS Northern Jacana - Jacana spinosa ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES: SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES, AND ALLIES Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Eskimo Curlew - Numenius borealis Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa Hudsonian Godwit - Limosa haemastica Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres Red Knot - Calidris canutus Surfbird - Calidris virgata Ruff - Calidris pugnax Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Calidris acuminata Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea Red-necked Stint - Calidris ruficollis Sanderling - Calidris alba Dunlin - Calidris alpina Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Calidris subruficollis Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri 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 Wandering Tattler - Tringa incana Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes Willet - Tringa semipalmata Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus Red Phalarope - Phalaropus fulicarius ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES: SKUAS AND JAEGERS South Polar Skua - Stercorarius maccormicki Pomarine Jaeger - Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic Jaeger - Stercorarius parasiticus Long-tailed Jaeger - Stercorarius longicaudus ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES: GULLS, TERNS AND SKIMMERS Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Sabine's Gull - Xema sabini Bonaparte's Gull - Chroicocephalus philadelphia Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla Franklin's Gull - Leucophaeus pipixcan Black-tailed Gull - Larus crassirostris Heermann's Gull - Larus heermanni Mew Gull - Larus canus Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis Western Gull - Larus occidentalis California Gull - Larus californicus Herring Gull - Larus argentatus Yellow-legged Gull - Larus michahellis Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus Slaty-backed Gull - Larus schistisagus Glaucous-winged Gull - Larus glaucescens Glaucous Gull - Larus hyperboreus Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus Kelp Gull - Larus dominicanus Brown Noddy - Anous stolidus Black Noddy - Anous minutus Sooty Tern - Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled Tern - Onychoprion anaethetus Least Tern - Sternula antillarum Gull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia Black Tern - Chlidonias niger Roseate Tern - Sterna dougallii Common Tern - Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger ORDER PHAETHONTIFORMES: TROPICBIRDS White-tailed Tropicbird - Phaethon lepturus Red-billed Tropicbird - Phaethon aethereus ORDER GAVIIFORMES: LOONS Red-throated Loon - Gavia stellata Pacific Loon - Gavia pacifica Common Loon - Gavia immer Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii ORDER PROCELLARIIFORMES: ALBATROSSES Yellow-nosed Albatross - Thalassarche chlororhynchus ORDER PROCELLARIIFORMES: STORM-PETRELS Wilson's Storm-Petrel - Oceanites
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