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OFFICIAL LIST OF THE OF

The Official List of the Birds of Tennessee is compiled by the Tennessee Records Committee. The sequence and nomenclature follow the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds.

The checklist includes 423 that have been recorded in the state of Tennessee and are deemed to be naturally occurring, established or . Each species is assigned a status code according to the recent relative frequency with which it is recorded in the state. These status codes are defined as follows:

Regular – expected to occur every in appropriate season and ; Casual – occurs with some frequency but not every year; Accidental – very rare and unpredictable vagrant; Extirpated – no longer occurs within the state; eXtinct – no longer occurs anywhere; and Provisional – less than 3 accepted records within the state without photographs or a specimen.

Order (, Geese and Swans) Black-bellied Whistling-, Dendrocygna autumnalis, A, * Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor, C , caerulescens, R Ross's Goose, Ancer rossii, R Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons, R , bernicla, A Goose, Branta leucopsis, A , Branta hutchinsii, R Goose, Branta canadensis, R, * Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, C Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator, A Swan, Cygnus columbianus, R Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, R, Garganey, Spatula querquedula, A Blue-winged Teal, Spatula discors, R, Cinnamon Teal, Spatula cyanoptera, A Northern Shoveler, Spatula clypeata, R, * Gadwall, Mareca strepera, R Eurasian Wigeon, Mareca , A American Wigeon, Mareca americana , R Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, R, * American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, R, * Mottled Duck, Anas fulvigula, A Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, R Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca, R Canvasback, Aythya valisineria, R Redhead, Aythya americana , R Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, R , Aythya marila, R , Aythya affinis, R King , Somateria spectabilis, A , Somateria moilissima Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, A Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, R White-winged Scoter, Melanitta deglandi, C Black Scoter, Melanitta americana, C Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, C Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola, R Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, R Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica, A (P) Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus, R, * Common Merganser, Mergus merganser, R * Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, R Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, R

Order (, , and Allies) Family Odontophoridae , virginianus, R, *

Family , Bonasa umbellus, R, * Greater Prairie-, cupido, E Wild , Meleagris gallopavo, R, *

Order Podicipediformes () Family Podicipedidae Pied-billed , , R, * , Podiceps auritus, R Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena, C Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis, R , occidentalis, A Clark's Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii, A

Order Columbiformes (Pigeons and Doves) Family Rock Pigeon, Columba livia, R, * Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata, A Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, X Eurasian Collared-Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, R, * Inca Dove, Columbina inca, A Common Ground-Dove, Columbina passerina, C White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica, A Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura, R, *

Order Cuculiformes () Family Cuculidae Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris, A Yellow-billed , Coccyzus americanus, R, * Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, R, *

Order (Nightjars) Family Caprimulgidae Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor, R, * Chuck-wills-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis, R, * Eastern Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus, R, *

Order (Swifts and ) Family Apodidae Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica, R, *

Family Trochilidae Mexican Violetear, Colibri thalassinus, A Ruby-throated , Archilochus colubris, R, * Black-chinned Hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri, A Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna, A Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Selasphorus platycerus, A Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, R Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin, A Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope, A Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris

Order (Cranes and Rails) Family Rallidae King , elegans, C , Rallus crepitans, A , Rallus limicola, R, * , carolina, R, * , Gallinula galeata, C, * American , Fulica americana , R, * Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica, C, * , noveboracensis, C , jamaicensis, A, *

Family Aramidae , Aramus guarauna, A

Family Gruidae Sandhill , canadensis, R , Grus monacha, A

Order (Plovers, Sandpipers and Allies) Family Recurvirostridae Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, R, * American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana, R

Family Charadriidae Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola, R American Golden-Plover, Pluvialis dominica, R Snowy Plover, Charadrius nivosus, A Wilson 's Plover, Charadrius wilsonia, A (P) Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, R Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus, C Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, R, *

Family Scolopacidae Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, R Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus, C Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, A Hudsonian , Limosa haemastica, C Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa, C , Arenaria interpres, R Red Knot, Calidris canutus, C Ruff, Philomachus pugnax, C Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata, A Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus, R Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, A Red-necked Stint, Calidris ruficollis, A Sanderling, Calidris alba, R Dunlin, Calidris alpina, R Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, A Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii, R Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, R White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, R Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Calioris subruficollis, R Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, R Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, R Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri, R Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, R Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus, R American , Scolopax minor, R, * Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, R Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor, R Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, C Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, C Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, R, * Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, R Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, R Willet, Tringa semipalmata, R Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, R

Family Stercorariidae South Polar , Stercorarius maccormicki, A , Stercorarius pomarinus, A , Stercorarius parasiticus, A Long-tailed Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus, A

Family Black-legged , Rissa tridactyla, A Ivory , Pagophila eburnea, A Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini, A Bonaparte's Gull, philadelphia , R Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, A , Hydrocoloeus minutus, A , atricilla, R Franklin 's Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan, R Ring-billed Gull, delawarensis, R , Larus californicus, A Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, R Gull, Larus glaucoides, A Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus, R , Larus hyperboreus, A Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus, C , stolidus. A (P) Sooty , fuscatus, A , antillarum, R, * Gull-billed Tern, nilotica, A (P) , Hydroprogne caspia, R , Chlidonias niger, R , hirundo, R Tern, Sterna paradisaea, A (P) Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri, R , maximus, A (P) , niger, A

Order () Family Gaviidae Red-throated , Gavia stellate, R Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica, C , Gavia immer, R Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia Adamsil, A

Order (Tubenoses) Family Hydrobatidae Band-rumped Storm-, Oceanodroma castro, A

Family Black-capped Petrel, Pterodroma hasitata, A Great Shearwater, Ardenna gravis , A

Order Ciconiiformes () Family Ciconiidae Wood , Mycteria americana, C

Order (, , , and Allies) Family Fregatidae Magnificent , Fregata magnificens, A

Family Brown , Sula leucogaster, A Northern , Morus bassanus, A (P)

Family Anhingidae , Anhinga anhinga, R, *

Family Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic , brasilianus, A Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, R, *

Order (, , Ibises, and Allies) Family Pelecanidae American White , Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, R Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, A

Family Ardeidae American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus, R, * Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis, R, * Great Blue , Ardea herodias, R, * Great Egret, Ardea alba, R, * Snowy Egret, Egretta thula, R, * Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, R, * Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor, R, * Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens, A , Bubulcus ibis, R, * Green Heron, Butorides virescens, R, * Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, R, * Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Nyctanassa violacea, R, *

Family White Ibis, Eudocimus albus, R Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, C White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi, A Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja, A

Order (Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies) Family Cathartidae Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus, R, * Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura, R*

Family Pandionidae Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, R, *

Family Accipitridae White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus, A Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus, A Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, R, Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis, R, , Circus hudsonius, R, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus, R, * Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii, R, * , Accipiter gentilis, , Haliaeetus leucocephalus, R, * Red-shouldered Hawk, lineatus, R, * Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus, R, * Swainson's Hawk, Buteo swainsoni, A Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, R, * Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo , R Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis, A

Order Strigiformes () Family Tytonidae Barn , Tyto alba, R, *

Family Strigidae Eastern Screech-Owl, Megascops asio, R* , Bubo virginianus, R, * , Bubo scandiacus, A Barred Owl, Strix varia, R, * Long-eared Owl, Asio otus, C Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus, R Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus, R, *

Order (Kingfishers and Allies) Family Alcedinidae Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, R, * Order () Family Picidae Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius, R Red-headed , Melanerpes erythrocephalus, R, * Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus, R, * Downy Woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens, R, * Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Picoides borealis, E, * Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus, R, * Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, R, * Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus, R, *

Order (Caracaras and Falcons) Family Falconidae Crested Caracara, Caracara cheriway, A American Kestrel, Falco sparverius, R, * Merlin, Falco columbarius, R Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus, A (P) , Falco peregrinus, R, * Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus, A

Order Psittaciformes (, Parakeets, and Macaws) Family Psittacidae Carolina Parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis, X

Order Passeriformes (Perching Birds) Family Tyrannidae Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi, R, * Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens, R, * Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris, R Acadian Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens, R, * Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum, R, * Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii, R, * Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, R, * Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe, R, * Say's Phoebe, Sayornis saya, A Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus, A Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens, A (P) Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus, R, *. Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, A Variegated Flycatcher, Empidonomus varius, A Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis, R, * Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, R, * Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus, R, *

Family Vireonidae White-eyed Vireo, Vireo griseus, R, * Bell's Vireo, Vireo bellii, R, * Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flavifrons, R, * Blue-headed Vireo, Vireo solitarius, R, Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus, R Warbling Vireo, Vireo gilvus, R, * Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, R, *

Family Laniidae Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, R, * Northern Shrike, Lanius borealis, A

Family Corvidae Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata, R, * American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos, R, * Crow, Corvus ossifragus, R, * , Corvus corax, R, *

Family Paridae Carolina Chickadee, Poecile carolinensis, R, * Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus, R, * Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor, R, *

Family Alaudidae Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris, R, *

Family Hirundinidae Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis, R, * Purple Martin, Progne subis, R, * Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, R, * Violet-green Swallow, Tachycineta thalassina, A (P) Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia, R, * Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, R, * Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, R, * Cave Swallow, Petrochelidon fulva, P

Family Regulidae Golden-crowned , Regulus satrapa, R, * Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula, R

Family Sittidae Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis, R, * White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis, R, * Brown-headed Nuthatch, Sitta pusilla, R, *

Family Certhiidae Brown Creeper, Certhia americana , R, *

Family Polioptilidae Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea, R, * Family Troglodytidae Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus, A. House Wren, Troglodytes aedon, R, *. Winter Wren, Troglodytes hiemalis, R, * Sedge Wren, Cistothorus platensis, R, * Wren, Cistothorus palustris Carolina Wren, Thryomanes ludovicianus, R Bewick's Wren, Thryomanes bewickii, E, *

Family Sturnidae European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, R, *

Family Mimidae Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, R, * Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum, R, * Sage Thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus, A Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, R, *

Family Turdidae Eastern , Sialia sialis, R, * Townsend’s Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi, A Varied Thrush, Ixoreus naevius, A Veery, Catharus fuscescens, R, * Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus, R Swainson's Thrush, Catharus ustulatus, R Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus, R Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, R, * American Robin, Turdus migratorius, R, *

Family Muscicapidae Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe Oenanthe, A

Family Bombycillidae Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus, A Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum, R, *

Family Passeridae House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, R, *

Family Motacillidae American Pipit, Anthus rubescens, R Sprague's Pipit, Anthus spragueii, A

Family Fringillidae Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus, C Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, A (P) House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus, R, *. Purple Finch, Haemorhous purpureus Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea, A Red Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra, R, * White-winged Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera, A Pine Siskin, Carduelis pinus, R Lesser Goldfinch, Spinus psaltria, A American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, R, *

Family Calcariidae Lapland , Calcarius lapponicus, R Chestnut-collared Longspur, Calcarius ornatus, A. Smith's Longspur, Calcarius pictus, A McCown's Longspur, Rhynchophanes mccownii, A (P) Snow , nivalis, C

Family Emberizidae Bachman's Sparrow, Peucaea aestivalis, R, * Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum, R, * , passerina, R, * Clay-colored Sparrow, Spizella pallida, C Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla, R, * Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata, A Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus, R, * Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys, A , Spizelloides arborea, R Sparrow, Passerella iliaca, R Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis, R, * White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, R Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla, A Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula, C White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis, R Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus, R, * Le Conte's Sparrow, Ammospiza leconteii, R Nelson's Sparrow, Ammospiza nelsoni, C Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis, R, * Henslow's Sparrow, Centronyx henslowii, R, * Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia, R, * Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, R Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana, R Green-tailed , chlorurus, A , Pipilo maculates, A , Pipilo erythrophthalmus, R, *

Family Icteriidae Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria virens, R

Family Icteridae Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, C Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, R, * Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta, R, * Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna, R, * Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius, R, * Hooded Oriole, Icterus galbula, R Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii, A Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula, R, * Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, R, * Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis, A Bronzed Cowbird, Molothrus aeneus, A Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater, R, * Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus, R Brewer's Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus, R Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula, R, * Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus, A

Family Parulidae Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla, R, * Worm- Warbler, Helmitheros vermivorum, R, * Louisiana Waterthrush, Parkesia motacilla, R, * Northern Waterthrush , Parkesia noveboracensis, R Golden-winged Warbler, chrysoptera, R, * Blue-winged Warbler, Vermivora cyanoptera, R, * Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia, R, * Prothonotary Warbler, Protonotaria citrea, R, * Swainson's Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii, R, * , peregrina, R Orange-crowned Warbler, Leiothlypis celata, R , Leiothlypis ruficapilla, R Virginia’s Warbler, Leiothlypis virginiae, A Connecticut Warbler, Oporornis agilis, R MacGillivray's Warbler, Geothlypis tolmiei, A Mourning Warbler, Geothlypis philadelphia, R Kentucky Warbler, Geothlypis formosa, R, * Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas, R, * Hooded Warbler, Setophaga citrina, R, * American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla, R, * Kirtland's Warbler, Setophaga kirtlandii, A (P) Cape May Warbler, Setophaga tigrina, R Cerulean Warbler, Setophaga cerulea, R, * Northern Parula, Setophaga americana, R, * Magnolia Warbler, Setophaga magnolia, R Bay-breasted Warbler, Setophaga castanea, R Blackburnian Warbler, Setophaga fusca, R, * Yellow Warbler, Setophaga petechia, R, * Chestnut-sided Warbler, Setophaga pensylvanica, R, * Blackpoll Warbler, Setophaga striata, R Black-throated Blue Warbler, Setophaga caerulescens, R, * Palm Warbler, Setophaga palmarum, R , Setophaga pinus, R, * Yellow-rumped Warbler, Setophaga coronata, R Yellow-throated Warbler, Setophaga dominica, R, * Prairie Warbler, Setophaga discolor, R, * Black-throated Gray Warbler, Setophaga nigrescens, A Townsend's Warbler, Setophaga townsendi, A Black-throated Green Warbler, Setophaga virens, R, * Canada Warbler, Cardellina canadensis, R, * Wilson's Warbler, Cardellina pusilla, R

Family Cardinalidae Summer , Piranga rubra, R, * Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea, R, * Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana, A Northern , Cardinalis cardinalis, R, * Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, R, * Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus, A Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea, R, * Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena, A Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, R, * Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris, R, * Dickcissel, Spiza americana, R, *