KNZ Bird species list (A standardized set of four letter (AOU) codes for bird names are used, which except Zimmerman's code were used from 1981 to 2000) AOUNo Alpha code Zimmerman Order Family Common name Genus Species 001.0 WEGR Ciconiiformes Podicipedidae Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis 001.1 CLGR Ciconiiformes Podicipedidae Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii 002.0 RNGR Ciconiiformes Podicipedidae Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 003.0 HOGR Ciconiiformes Podicipedidae Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 004.0 EAGR Ciconiiformes Podicipedidae Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 006.0 PBGR PBGR Ciconiiformes Podicipedidae Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 007.0 COLO Ciconiiformes Gaviidae Common Loon Gavia immer 008.0 YBLO Ciconiiformes Gaviidae Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii 010.0 PALO Ciconiiformes Gaviidae Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica 011.0 RTLO Ciconiiformes Gaviidae Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 023.1 LBMU Ciconiiformes Laridae Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix 036.0 POJA Ciconiiformes Laridae Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus 037.0 PAJA Ciconiiformes Laridae Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus 038.0 LTJA Ciconiiformes Laridae Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus 040.0 BLKI Ciconiiformes Laridae Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 042.0 GLGU Ciconiiformes Laridae Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 043.0 ICGU Ciconiiformes Laridae Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 043.1 THGU Ciconiiformes Laridae Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri 044.0 GWGU Ciconiiformes Laridae Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens 047.0 GBBG Ciconiiformes Laridae Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 050.0 LBBG Ciconiiformes Laridae Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 051.0 HERG Ciconiiformes Laridae Herring Gull Larus argentatus 053.0 CAGU Ciconiiformes Laridae California Gull Larus californicus 054.0 RBGU RGUL Ciconiiformes Laridae Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 055.0 MEGU Ciconiiformes Laridae Mew Gull Larus canus 055.1 BHGU Ciconiiformes Laridae Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 058.0 LAGU Ciconiiformes Laridae Laughing Gull Larus atricilla 059.0 FRGU FGUL Ciconiiformes Laridae Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan 060.0 BOGU Ciconiiformes Laridae Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia 060.1 LIGU Ciconiiformes Laridae Little Gull Larus minutus 062.0 SAGU Ciconiiformes Laridae Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 063.0 GBTE Ciconiiformes Laridae Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 064.0 CATE Ciconiiformes Laridae Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 069.0 FOTE Ciconiiformes Laridae Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 070.0 COTE Ciconiiformes Laridae Common Tern Sterna hirundo 071.0 ARTE Ciconiiformes Laridae Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 074.0 LETE Ciconiiformes Laridae Least Tern Sterna antillarum 077.0 BLTE BLTE Ciconiiformes Laridae Black Tern Chlidonias niger 080.0 BLSK Ciconiiformes Laridae Black Skimmer Rynchops niger 118.0 ANHI Ciconiiformes Anhingidae Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 120.0 DCCO CORM Ciconiiformes Phalacrocoracidae Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 121.0 NECO Ciconiiformes Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 125.0 AWPE PELC Ciconiiformes Pelecanidae American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 126.0 BRPE Ciconiiformes Pelecanidae Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 128.0 MAFR Ciconiiformes Fregatidae Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 129.0 COME Anseriformes Anatidae Common Merganser Mergus merganser 130.0 RBME Anseriformes Anatidae Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 131.0 HOME HOOD Anseriformes Anatidae Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 132.0 MALL MALL Anseriformes Anatidae Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 133.0 ABDU Anseriformes Anatidae American Black Duck Anas rubripes 134.0 MODU Anseriformes Anatidae Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula 135.0 GADW GADW Anseriformes Anatidae Gadwall Anas strepera 136.0 EUWI Anseriformes Anatidae Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 137.0 AMWI Anseriformes Anatidae American Wigeon Anas americana 139.0 AGWT AGWT Anseriformes Anatidae Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 139.2 GARG Anseriformes Anatidae Garganey Anas querquedula 140.0 BWTE BLWT Anseriformes Anatidae Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 141.0 CITE Anseriformes Anatidae Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 142.0 NSHO SHOV Anseriformes Anatidae Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 143.0 NOPI PINT Anseriformes Anatidae Northern Pintail Anas acuta 144.0 WODU WOOD Anseriformes Anatidae Wood Duck Aix sponsa 146.0 REDH Anseriformes Anatidae Redhead Aythya americana 147.0 CANV Anseriformes Anatidae Canvasback Aythya valisineria 148.0 GRSC Anseriformes Anatidae Greater Scaup Aythya marila 149.0 LESC SAUP Anseriformes Anatidae Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 149.1 TUDU Anseriformes Anatidae Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 150.0 RNDU Anseriformes Anatidae Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 151.0 COGO Anseriformes Anatidae Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 152.0 BAGO Anseriformes Anatidae Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 153.0 BUFF BUFF Anseriformes Anatidae Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 154.0 LTDU Anseriformes Anatidae Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 155.0 HARD Anseriformes Anatidae Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 159.0 COEI Anseriformes Anatidae Common Eider Somateria mollissima 162.0 KIEI Anseriformes Anatidae King Eider Somateria spectabilis 163.0 BLSC Anseriformes Anatidae Black Scoter Melanitta nigra 165.0 WWSC Anseriformes Anatidae White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca 166.0 SUSC Anseriformes Anatidae Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 167.0 RUDU Anseriformes Anatidae Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 169.0 LSGO SNOG Anseriformes Anatidae Lesser Snow Goose Chen caerulescens 170.0 ROGO Anseriformes Anatidae Ross's Goose Chen rossii 171.0 GWFG WFRG Anseriformes Anatidae Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 172.0 CAGO CANG Anseriformes Anatidae Canada Goose Branta canadensis 172.2 CACG Anseriformes Anatidae Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 174.0 BLBR Anseriformes Anatidae Black Brant Branta bernicla 177.0 BBWD Anseriformes Dendrocygnidae Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 178.0 FUWD Anseriformes Dendrocygnidae Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 180.0 TUSW Anseriformes Anatidae Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 181.0 TRUS Anseriformes Anatidae Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator 182.0 GREF Ciconiiformes Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 183.0 ROSP Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja 184.0 WHIB Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae White Ibis Eudocimus albus 186.0 GLIB Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 187.0 WFIB Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 188.0 WOST Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae Wood Stork Mycteria americana 190.0 AMBI BITT Ciconiiformes Ardeidae American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 191.0 LEBI Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 194.0 GBHE GBHE Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 196.0 GREG GREG Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Great Egret Ardea alba 197.0 SNEG Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Snowy Egret Egretta thula 198.0 REEG Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 199.0 TRHE Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 200.0 LBHE Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 200.1 CAEG CAEG Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 201.0 GRHE GRHE Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Green Heron Butorides virescens 202.0 BCNH BCNH Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 203.0 YCNH Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 204.0 WHCR Gruiformes Gruidae Whooping Crane Grus americana 206.0 SACR Gruiformes Gruidae Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis 208.0 KIRA Gruiformes Rallidae King Rail Rallus elegans 212.0 VIRA VARL Gruiformes Rallidae Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 214.0 SORA SORA Gruiformes Rallidae Sora Porzana carolina 215.0 YERA Gruiformes Rallidae Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis 216.0 BLRA Gruiformes Rallidae Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis 218.0 PUGA Gruiformes Rallidae Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica 219.0 COMO Gruiformes Rallidae Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 221.0 AMCO COOT Gruiformes Rallidae American Coot Fulica americana 222.0 REPH Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria 223.0 RNPH Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 224.0 WIPH Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 225.0 AMAV Ciconiiformes Charadriidae American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 226.0 BNST Ciconiiformes Charadriidae Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 228.0 AMWO Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae American Woodcock Scolopax minor 230.0 COSN SNIP Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Wilson's Snipe Gallinago gallinago 231.0 SBDO Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 232.0 LBDO Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 233.0 STSA Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 234.0 REKN Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Red Knot Calidris canutus 239.0 PESA Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 240.0 WRSA Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 241.0 BASA Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 242.0 LESA Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 243.0 DUNL Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Dunlin Calidris alpina 244.0 CUSA Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 246.0 SESA Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 247.0 WESA Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 248.0 SAND Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae