Birds of Illinois

The scientific name for each wild bird species found in Illinois can be obtained from this list. Bird species that are extinct or extirpated from Illinois are not included. Other species of birds referenced in the text will have their scientific name listed following their common name.

Family Anatidae Family Podicipedidae

fulvous whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis horned grebe Podiceps auritus greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena snow goose Chen caerulescens eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis Ross's goose Chen rossii western grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Canada goose Branta canadensis Clark's grebe Aechmophorus clarkii brant Branta bernicla Family Ciconiidae cackling goose Branta hutchinsii mute swan Cygnus olor wood stork Mycteria americana Family Fregatidae trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator tundra swan Cygnus columbianus magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens wood duck Aix sponsa Family Sulidae gadwall Anas strepera Eurasian wigeon Anas penelope northern gannet Morus bassanus American wigeon Anas americana Family Phalacrocoracidae American black duck Anas rubripes Neotropic cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus mallard Anas platyrhynchos double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus mottled duck Anas fulvigula Family Anhingidae blue-winged teal Anas discors cinnamon teal Anas cyanoptera anhinga Anhinga anhinga northern shoveler Anas clypeata Family Pelecanidae white-cheeked pintail Anas bahamensis northern pintail Anas acuta American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos garganey Anas querquedula brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis green-winged teal Anas crecca Family Ardeidae canvasback Aythya valisineria American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus redhead Aythya americana least bittern Ixobrychus exilis ring-necked duck Aythya collaris great blue heron Ardea herodias tufted duck Aythya fuligula great egret Ardea alba greater scaup Aythya marila snowy egret Egretta thula lesser scaup Aythya affinis little blue heron Egretta caerulea king eider Somateria spectabilis tricolored heron Egretta tricolor common eider Somateria mollissima reddish egret Egretta rufescens harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus cattle egret Bubulcus ibis surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata green heron Butorides virescens white-winged scoter Melanitta fusca black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax black scoter Melanitta americana yellow-crowned night-heron Nyctanassa violacea long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis Family Threskiornithidae bufflehead Bucephala albeola common goldeneye Bucephala clangula white ibis Eudocimus albus Barrow's goldeneye Bucephala islandica glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus white-faced ibis Plegadis chihi common merganser Mergus merganser roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator Family Cathartidae ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis Family Odontophoridae black vulture Coragyps altratus turkey vulture Cathartes aura northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus Family Pandionidae Family Phasianidae osprey Pandion haliaetus gray partridge Perdix perdix Family Accipitridae ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus greater prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido white-tailed kite Elanus leucurus wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo Mississippi kite Ictinia mississippiensis Family Gaviidae bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus northern harrier Circus cyaneus red-throated loon Gavia stellata sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus Arctic loon Gavia arctica Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii Pacific loon Gavia pacifica northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis common loon Gavia immer red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus yellow-billed loon Gavia adamsii broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus

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Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni Wilson's phalarope Phalaropus tricolor red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis red phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus Family Laridae golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Family Falconidae black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla ivory gull Pagophila eburnea American kestrel Falco sparverius Sabine's gull Xema sabini merlin Falco columbarius Bonaparte's gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus little gull Hydrocoloeus minutes prairie falcon Falco mexicanus Ross's gull Rhodostethia rosea Family Rallidae laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla Franklin's gull Leucophaeus pipixcan yellow rail Coturnicops noveboracensis mew gull Larus canus black rail Laterallus jamaicensis ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis king rail Rallus elegans western gull Larus occidentalis Virginia rail Rallus limicola California gull Larus californicus sora Porzana carolina herring gull Larus argentatus purple gallinule Porphyrio martinica Thayer's gull Larus thayeri common moorhen Gallinula chloropus Iceland gull Larus glaucoides American coot Fulica americana lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus Family Gruidae slaty-backed gull Larus schistisagus sandhill crane Grus canadensis glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens whooping crane Grus americana glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus Family Charadriidae great black-backed gull Larus marinus sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola least tern Sternula antillarum American golden-plover Pluvialis dominica gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica snowy plover Charadrius alexandrinus large-billed tern Phaetusa simplex semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia piping plover Charadrius melodus black tern Chlidonias niger killdeer Charadrius vociferus common tern Sterna hirundo Family Recurvirostridae Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea Forster's tern Sterna forsteri black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus royal tern Thalasseus maximus American avocet Recurvirostra americana Family Scolopacidae sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis black skimmer Rynchops niger spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius Family Stercorariidae solitary sandpiper Tringa solitaria pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus willet Tringa semipalmata long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Family Alcidae upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Eskimo curlew Numenius borealis dovekie Alle alle whimbrel Numenius phaeopus ancient murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus long-billed curlew Numenius americanus Family Columbidae Hudsonian godwit Limosa haemastica marbled godwit Limosa fedoa rock pigeon Columba livia ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres band-tailed pigeon Patagioenas fasciata red knot Calidris canutus Eurasian collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto sanderling Calidris alba white-winged dove Zenaida asiatica semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla mourning dove Zenaida macroura western sandpiper Calidris mauri inca dove Columbina inca least sandpiper Calidris minutilla common ground-dove Columbina passerina white-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Family Psittacidae Baird's sandpiper Calidris bairdii monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos Family Cuculidae sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata purple sandpiper Calidris maritima black-billed cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus dunlin Calidris alpina yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea groove-billed ani Crotophaga sulcirostris stilt sandpiper Calidris himantopus Family Tytonidae buff-breasted sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis ruff Philomachus pugnax barn owl Tyto alba Family Strigidae short-billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus eastern screech-owl Megascops asio Wilson’s snipe Gallinago delicata great horned owl Bubo virginianus common snipe Gallinago gallinago snowy owl Bubo scandiacus American woodcock Scolopax minor northern hawk owl Surnia ulula

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burrowing owl Athene cunicularia American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos barred owl Strix varia fish crow Corvus ossifragus long-eared owl Asio otus Family Alaudidae short-eared owl Asio flammeus boreal owl Aegolius funereus horned lark Eremophila alpestris Family Hirundinidae northern saw-whet owl Aegolius acadicus Family Caprimulgidae purple martin Progne subis common nighthawk Chordeiles minor tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis violet-green swallow Tachycineta thalassina eastern whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus northern rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Family Apodidae bank swallow Riparia riparia cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota chimney swift Chaetura pelagica barn swallow Hirundo rustica Family Trochilidae Family Paridae

ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris Carolina chickadee Poecile carolinensis broad-tailed hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus boreal chickadee Poecile hudsonicus Allen’s hummingbird Selasphorus sasin tufted titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Family Alcedinidae Family Sittidae

belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis Family Picidae white-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis brown-headed nuthatch Sitta pusilla red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Family Certhiidae red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Williamson's sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroides brown creeper Certhia americana yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Family Troglodytidae downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens hairy woodpecker Picoides villosus rock wren Salpinctes obsoletus red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus black-backed woodpecker Picoides arcticus Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii northern flicker Colaptes auratus house wren Troglodytes aedon pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus winter wren Troglodytes hiemalis Family Tyrannidae sedge wren Cistothorus platensis marsh wren Cistothorus palustris olive-sided flycatcher Contopus cooperi Family Polioptilidae eastern wood-pewee Contopus virens yellow-bellied flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Family Regulidae Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens alder flycatcher Empidonax alnorum golden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendula least flycatcher Empidonax minimus Family Turdidae eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe Say's phoebe Sayornis saya northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus eastern bluebird Sialia sialis ash-throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides great crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Townsend's solitaire Myadestes townsendi western kingbird Tyrannus verticalis veery Catharus fuscescens eastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus gray-cheeked thrush Catharus minimus scissor-tailed flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Swainson's thrush Catharus ustulatus fork-tailed flycatcher Tyrannus savana hermit thrush Catharus guttatus Family Laniidae wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina American robin Turdus migratorius loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus varied thrush Ixoreus naevius northern shrike Lanius excubitor Family Mimidae Family Vireonidae gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis white-eyed vireo Vireo griseus sage thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus Bell's vireo Vireo bellii northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos yellow-throated vireo Vireo flavifrons brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum blue-headed vireo Vireo solitarius curve-billed thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre warbling vireo Vireo gilvus Family Sturnidae Philadelphia vireo Vireo philadelphicus red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus European starling Sturnus vulgaris Family Corvidae Family Motacillidae

Stellar’s jay Cyanocitta stelleri American pipit Anthus rubescens blue jay Cyanocitta cristata Sprague's pipit Anthus spragueii western scrub-jay Aphelocoma californica Family Bombycillidae Clark's nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana Bohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus black-billed magpie Pica hudsonia cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

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Family Calcariidae Henslow's sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus Le Conte's sparrow Ammodramus leconteii Smith's longspur Calcarius pictus Nelson's sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni chestnut-collared longspur Calcarius ornatus fox sparrow Passerella iliaca snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis song sparrow Melospiza melodia Family Parulidae Lincoln's sparrow Melospiza lincolnii swamp sparrow Melospiza georgiana blue-winged warbler Vermivora cyanoptera white-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Harris's sparrow Zonotrichia querula Tennessee warbler Oreothlypis peregrina white-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys orange-crowned warbler Oreothlypis celata golden-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Nashville warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis northern parula Parula americana Family Cardinalidae yellow warbler Dendroica petechia chestnut-sided warbler Dendroica pensylvanica hepatic tanager Piranga flava magnolia warbler Dendroica magnolia summer tanager Piranga rubra Cape May warbler Dendroica tigrina scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea black-throated blue warbler Dendroica caerulescens western tanager Piranga ludoviciana yellow-rumped warbler Dendroica coronata northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis black-throated gray warbler Dendroica nigrescens rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus black-throated green warbler Dendroica virens black-headed grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Townsend's warbler Dendroica townsendi blue grosbeak Passerina caerulea hermit warbler Dendroica occidentalis lazuli bunting Passerina amoena Blackburnian warbler Dendroica fusca indigo bunting Passerina cyanea yellow-throated warbler Dendroica dominica painted bunting Passerina ciris pine warbler Dendroica pinus dickcissel Spiza americana Kirtland's warbler Dendroica kirtlandii Family Icteridae prairie warbler Dendroica discolor bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus palm warbler Dendroica palmarum red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus bay-breasted warbler Dendroica castanea eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna blackpoll warbler Dendroica striata western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta cerulean warbler Dendroica cerulea yellow-headed blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus black-and-white warbler Mniotilta varia rusty blackbird Euphagus carolinus American redstart Setophaga ruticilla Brewer's blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus prothonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea common grackle Quiscalus quiscula worm-eating warbler Helmitheros vermivorum great-tailed grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Swainson's warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla orchard oriole Icterus spurius northern waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula Louisiana waterthrush Parkesia motacilla Scott’s oriole Icterus parisorum Kentucky warbler Oporornis formosus Family Fringillidae Connecticut warbler Oporornis agilis mourning warbler Oporornis philadelphia gray-crowned rosy-finch Leucosticte tephrocotis MacGillivray's warbler Oporornis tolmiei pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas purple finch Carpodacus purpureus hooded warbler Wilsonia citrina house finch Carpodacus mexicanus Wilson's warbler Wilsonia pusilla red crossbill Loxia curvirostra Canada warbler Wilsonia canadensis white-winged crossbill Loxia leucoptera yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens common redpoll Acanthis flammea Family Emberizidae hoary redpoll Acanthis hornemanni pine siskin Spinus pinus green-tailed towhee Pipilo chlorurus American goldfinch Spinus tristis spotted towhee Pipilo maculatus evening grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus eastern towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Family Passeridae Cassin's sparrow Peucaea cassinii Bachman's sparrow Peucaea aestivalis Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus American tree sparrow Spizella arborea house sparrow Passer domesticus chipping sparrow Spizella passerina clay-colored sparrow Spizella pallida Brewer's sparrow Spizella breweri field sparrow Spizella pusilla vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Sources: lark sparrow Chondestes grammacus American Ornithologists’ Union. 2010. Check-list of North black-throated sparrow Amphispiza bilineata American birds. lark bunting Calamospiza melanocorys http://www.aou.org/checklist/north/index.php savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Illinois Natural History Survey. 2010. Birds of Illinois. grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/animals_plants/birds/ilbirds.html

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