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Science Olympiad, National Bird List SCIENCE OLYMPIAD, NATIONAL Laysan Albatross Phoebastria ORDER: Charadriiformes BIRD LIST - 2011 immutabilis Lapwings and Plovers (Charadriidae) Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria American Golden-Plover Pluvialis Based on the 7th edition, nigripes dominica including supplements, Check-list Shearwaters and Petrels Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus of North American Birds, (Procellariidae) Killdeer Charadrius vociferus American Ornithologists' Union, Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae) 1998. Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus American Oystercatcher Haematopus creatopus palliatus Kingdom – ANIMALIA Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae) ORDER: Pelecaniformes Phylum – CHORDATA Black-necked Stilt Himantopus Pelicans (Pelecanidae) mexicanus Sub Phylum – VERTEBRATA American White Pelican Pelecanus American Avocet Recurvirostra erythrorhynchos americana Class - AVES Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) Jacanas (Jacanidae) Double-crested Cormorant Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa vocalizations that may be Phalacrocorax auritus Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies tested Darters (Anhingidae) (Scolopacidae) Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda ORDER: Anseriformes Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Anatidae) Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Black-bellied Whistling-Duck magnificens Dunlin Calidris alpina Dendrocygna autumnalis Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata Snow Goose Chen caerulescens ORDER: Ciconiiformes American Woodcock Scolopax minor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (Ardeidae) Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinators American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) Wood Duck Aix sponsa Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias California Gull Larus californicus Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera Snowy Egret Egretta thula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Green Heron Butorides virescens Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax Least Tern Sternula antillarum Canvasback Aythya valisineria nycticorax Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Common Eider Somateria mollissima Ibises and Spoonbills Black Tern Chlidonias niger Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata (Threskiornithidae) Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae) Hooded Merganser Lophodytes New World Vultures (Cathartidae) Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus cucullatus Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Auks, Murres, and Puffins (Alcidae) California Condor Gymnogyps Common Murre Uria aalge ORDER: Galliformes californianus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus World Quail (Phasianidae) ORDER: Falconiformes marmoratus Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata colchicus (Accipitridae) Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Osprey Pandion haliaetus ORDER: Columbiformes Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae) cupido Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura New World Quail (Odontophoridae) Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni Inca Dove Columbina inca Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Common Ground-Dove Columbina Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos passerina Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae) ORDER: Gaviiformes Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway ORDER: Cuculiformes Loons (Gaviidae) American Kestrel Falco sparverius Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus (Cuculidae) Common Loon Gavia immer Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus ORDER: Gruiformes erythropthalmus ORDER: Podicipediformes Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae) Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx Grebes (Podicipedidae) Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris californianus Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Sora Porzana carolina Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica ORDER: Strigiformes American Coot Fulica americana Barn Owls (Tytonidae) ORDER: Procellariiformes Cranes (Gruidae) Barn Owl Tyto alba Albatrosses (Diomedeidae) Whooping Crane Grus americana Typical Owls (Strigidae) Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Barred Owl Strix varia Vireos (Vireonidae) Silky-flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae) Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens Long-eared Owl Asio otus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Wood-Warblers (Parulidae) Jays and Crows (Corvidae) Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia ORDER: Caprimulgiformes Steller’s Jay Cyanocitta stelleri Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae) Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica Common Pauraque Nyctidromus Clark’s Nutcracker Nucifraga coronata albicollis columbiana Black-throated Green Warbler Chuck-will’s-widow Caprimulgus Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia Dendroica virens carolinensis American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Common Raven Corvus corax Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Larks (Alaudidae) Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla ORDER: Apodiformes Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus Swifts (Apodidae) Swallows (Hirundinidae) Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Purple Martin Progne subis Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota trichas Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens clemenciae Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae) Tanagers (Thraupidae) Ruby-throated Hummingbird Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Archilochus colubris Emberizids (Emberizidae) Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus ORDER: Trogoniformes Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella Trogons (Trogonidae) Nuthatches (Sittidae) atrogularis Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys ORDER: Coraciiformes White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta Harris’s Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) carolinensis White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Creepers (Certhiidae) leucophrys Brown Creeper Certhia americana Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis ORDER: Piciformes Wrens (Troglodytidae) Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae) Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes brunneicapillus Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies erythrocephalus Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus (Cardinalidae) Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis formicivorus Dippers (Cinclidae) Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus aurifrons Kinglets (Regulidae) ludovicianus Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea varius satrapa Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus Blackbirds (Icteridae) Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus calendula Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus Old World Warblers and Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius pileatus Gnatcatchers (Sylviidae) phoeniceus Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta ORDER: Passeriformes caerulea Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) Thrushes (Turdidae) Yellow-headed Blackbird Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans American Robin Turdus migratorius Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Mockingbirds and Thrashers Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus (Mimidae) Fringilline and Cardueline Finches rubinus Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis and Allies (Fringillidae) Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus Northern Mockingbird Mimus Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra crinitus polyglottos American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma vespertinus forficatus curvirostre Shrikes (Laniidae) Waxwings (Bombycillidae) .
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