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Birding Manual CONTENTS LOONS-Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae Page # 30. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 31. Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica 32. Common Loon Gavia immer 33. Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii GREBES-Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae 34. Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus 35. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 36. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 37. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 38. Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 39. Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis 40. Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii ALBATROSSES, SHEARWATERS & STORM-PETRELS-Order: Procellariiformes Albatrosses-Family: Diomedeidae 41. Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis 42. Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes Shearwaters-Family: Procellariidae 43. Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 44. Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata 45. Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata 46. Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 47. Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus 48. Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes 49. Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis 50. Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri 51. Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 52. Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris 53. Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 54. Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas 55. Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Storm-Petrels-Family: Hydrobatidae 56. Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 57. Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata 58. Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 59. Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa 60. Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro 61. Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania 62. Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma TROPICBIRDS, BOOBIES, PELICANS, CORMORANTS, ANHINGA & FRIGATEBIRDS-Order: Pelecaniformes Tropicbirds-Family: Phaethontidae 63. White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus 64. Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus 65. Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Boobies-Family: Sulidae 66. Masked Booby Sula dactylatra 67. Nazca Booby Sula granti 68. Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii 69. Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 70. Red-footed Booby Sula sula 71. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Pelicans-Family: Pelecanidae 72. American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 73. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Cormorants-Family: Phalacrocoracidae 74. Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus 75. Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 76. Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 77. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 78. Red-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax urile 79. Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus Anhinga-Family: Anhingidae 80. Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Frigatebirds-Family: Fregatidae 81. Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens HERONS, IBIS & NEW WORLD VULTURES-Order: Ciconiiformes Herons-Family: Ardeidae 82. American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 83. Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 84. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 85. Great Egret Ardea alba 86. Snowy Egret Egretta thula 87. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 88. Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 89. Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 90. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 91. Green Heron Butorides virescens 92. Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 93. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Ibis-Family: Threskiornithidae 94. White Ibis Eudocimus albus 95. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 96. White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 97. Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Stork-Family: Ciconiidae 98. Wood Stork Mycteria americana New World Vultures-Family: Cathartidae 99. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 100. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 101. California Condor Gymnogyps californianus FLAMINGO-Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae 102. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS-Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae 103. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 104. Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 105. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 106. Emperor Goose Chen canagica 107. Snow Goose Chen caerulescens 109. Ross's Goose Chen rossii 110. Canada Goose Branta canadensis 111. Brant Branta bernicla 112. Mute Swan Cygnus olor 113. Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator 114. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 115. Wood Duck Aix sponsa 116. Gadwall Anas strepera 117. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 118. American Wigeon Anas americana 119. American Black Duck Anas rubripes 120. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 121. Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula 122. Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 123. Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 124. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 125. Northern Pintail Anas acuta 126. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 127. Canvasback Aythya valisineria 128. Redhead Aythya americana 129. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 130. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 131. Greater Scaup Aythya marila 132. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 133. Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri 134. Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri 135. King Eider Somateria spectabilis 136. Common Eider Somateria mollissima 137. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 138. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 139. White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca 140. Black Scoter Melanitta nigra 141. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 142. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 143. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 144. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 145. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 146. Common Merganser Mergus merganser 147. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 148. Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus 149. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis EAGLES, KITES, FALCONS & HAWKS-Order: Falconiformes Eagles, Kites & Hawks-Family: Accipitridae 150. Osprey Pandion haliaetus 151. Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 152. Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 153. White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 154. Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 155. Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis 156. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 157. Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 158. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 159. Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 160. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 161. Gray Hawk Asturina nitida 162. Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus 163. Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 164. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 165. Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 167. Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 168. Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni 170. White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus 171. Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus 172. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 174. Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis 175. Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus 176. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos FALCONS-Order: Falconiformes Falcons-Family: Falconidae 177. Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 178. American Kestrel Falco sparverius 179. Merlin Falco columbarius 181. Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 182. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 183. Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus GROUSE, TURKEY & QUAIL-Order: Galliformes Chachalaca-Family: Cracidae 184. Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula Grouse-Family: Phasianidae 185. Chukar Alectoris chukar 186. Gray Partridge Perdix perdix 187. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 188. Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus 189. Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus 190. Gunnison Sage-Grouse Centrocercus minimus 191. Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis 192. Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 193. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus 194. White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucurus 195. Blue Grouse Dendragapus obscurus 196. Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus 197. Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido 198. Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus 199. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Quail-Family: Odontophoridae 200. Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus 201. Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata 202. California Quail Callipepla californica 203. Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii 204. Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus 205. Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae RAILS, LIMPKIN & CRANES-Order: Gruiformes Rails-Family: Rallidae 206. Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis 207. Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis 208. Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris 209. King Rail Rallus elegans 210. Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 211. Sora Porzana carolina 212. Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica 213. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 214. American Coot Fulica americana Limpkin-Family: Aramidae 215. Limpkin Aramus guarauna Cranes-Family: Gruidae 216. Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis 217. Whooping Crane Grus americana SHOREBIRDS-Order: Charadriiformes Plovers-Family: Charadriidae 218. Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 219. American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica 220. Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva 221. Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus 223. Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia 224. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 225. Piping Plover Charadrius melodus 226. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 227. Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus Oystercatchers-Family: Haematopodidae 228. American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 229. Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani Stilt & Avocet-Family: Recurvirostridae 230. Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 231. American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Jacana-Family: Jacanidae 232. Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa Sandpipers-Family: Scolopacidae 233. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 234. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 235. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 236. Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus 237. Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus 238. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia 239. Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 240. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 241. Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 242. Long-billed Curlew Numenius
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