Taxonomic List of the Birds of Utah (Jan 2021 - 467 species) Names and order according to the 58th supplement to the American Outline Structure: Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds ORDER (-FORMES) FAMILY (-DAE) (I) = introduced species “Utah Bird Records Committee” Subfamily (-nae) www.utahbirds.org/RecCom Genus species Common Name ANSERIFORMES Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser ANATIDAE Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck Dendrocygninae GALLIFORMES Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck ODONTOPHORIDAE Anserinae Callipepla squamata Scaled Quail Anser caerulescens Snow Goose Callipepla californica California Quail Anser rossii Ross's Goose Callipepla gambelii Gambel's Quail Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose PHASIANIDAE Branta bernicla Brant Phasianinae Branta hutchinsii Cackling Goose Alectoris chukar Chukar (I) Branta canadensis Canada Goose Perdix perdix Gray Partridge (I) Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant (I) Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan Tetraoninae Anatinae Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse Aix sponsa Wood Duck Centrocercus urophasianus Greater Sage-Grouse Spatula querquedula Garganey Centrocercus minimus Gunnison Sage- Grouse Spatula discors Blue-winged Teal Lagopus leucura White-tailed Ptarmigan Spatula cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal Dendragapus obscurus Dusky Grouse Spatula clypeata Northern Shoveler Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse Mareca strepera Gadwall Meleagridinae Mareca penelope Eurasian Wigeon Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey Mareca americana American Wigeon Anas platyrhynchos Mallard PODICIPEDIFORMES Anasdiazi Mexican Duck PODICIPEDIDAE Anas rubripes American Black Duck Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Anas acuta Northern Pintail Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe Anas crecca Green-winged Teal Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe Aythya valisineria Canvasback Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe Aythya americana Redhead Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck Aechmophorus clarkii Clark's Grebe Aythya marila Greater Scaup Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup COLUMBIFORMES Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck COLUMBIDAE Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter Columba livia Rock Pigeon (I) Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon Melanitta americana Black Scoter Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove (I) Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) Columbina inca Inca Dove Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Columbina passerina Common Ground-Dove Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye Columbina talpacoti Ruddy Ground-Dove Bucephala islandica Barrow's Goldeneye Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove Mergus merganser Common Merganser CUCULIFORMES CHARADRIIFORMES CUCULIDAE RECURVIROSTRIDAE Cuculinae Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Recurvirostra americana American Avocet Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo CHARADRIIDAE Neomorphinae Charadriinae Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis dominica American Golden-Plover CAPRIMULGIFORMES Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden-Plover CAPRIMULGIDAE Charadrius nivosus Snowy Plover Chordeilinae Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Charadrius montanus Mountain Plover Caprimulginae SCOLOPACIDAE Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill Numeniinae Antrostomus arizonae Mexican Whip-poor-will Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel APODIFORMES Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew APODIDAE Limosinae Cypseloidinae Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit Cypseloides niger Black Swift Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit Chaeturinae Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift Arenariinae Chaetura vauxi Vaux's Swift Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Apodinae Calidris canutus Red Knot Aeronautes saxatalis White-throated Swift Calidris pugnax Ruff TROCHILIDAE Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Trochilinae Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper Eugenes fulgens Rivoli’s Hummingbird Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird Calidris alba Sanderling Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird Calidris alpina Dunlin Calypte anna Anna's Hummingbird Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper Calypte costae Costa's Hummingbird Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper Selasphorus sasin Allen’s Hummingbird Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Selasphorus calliope Calliope Hummingbird Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper Cynanthus latirostris Broad-billed Hummingbird Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper GRUIFORMES Scolopacinae RALLIDAE Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher Rallus limicola Virginia Rail Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher Porzana carolina Sora Gallinago delicata Wilson’s Snipe Porphyrio martinica Purple Gallinule Tringinae Gallinula galeata Common Gallinule Actitis macularius Spotted Sandpiper Fulica americana American Coot Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper GRUIDAE Tringa incana Wandering Tattler Gruinae Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs Antigone canadensis Sandhill Crane Tringa semipalmata Willet Grus grus Common Crane Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope 2 Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope SULIIFORMES Phalaropus fulicarius Red Phalarope FREGATIDAE STERCORARIIDAE Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger SULIDAE Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger Sula nebouxii Blue-footed Booby Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger PHALACROCORACIDAE ALCIDAE Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant Synthliboramphus antiquus Ancient Murrelet Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant LARIDAE Larinae PELECANIFORMES Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake PELECANIDAE Xema sabini Sabine's Gull Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican Hydrocoloeus minutus Little Gull ARDEIDAE Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's Gull Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron Larus canus Mew Gull Ardea alba Great Egret Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull Egretta thula Snowy Egret Larus occidentalis Western Gull Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron Larus livens Yellow-footed Gull Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron Larus californicus California Gull Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret. Larus argentatus Herring Gull Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull Butorides virescens Green Heron Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull THRESKIORNITHIDAE Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull Threskiornithinae Sterninae Eudocimus albus White Ibis Sternula antillarum Least Tern Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis Chlidonias niger Black Tern Plataleinae Sterna hirundo Common Tern Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern ACCIPITRIFORMES CATHARTIDAE GAVIIFORMES Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture GAVIIDAE Gymnogyps californianus California Condor Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon ACCIPITRIFORMES Gavia immer Common Loon PANDIONIDAE Gavia adamsii Yellow-billed Loon Pandion haliaetus Osprey ACCIPITRIDAE CICONIIFORMES Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite CICONIIDAE Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite Mycteria americana Wood Stork Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk Buteogallus anthracinus Common Black-Hawk 3 Buteo plagiatus Gray Hawk FALCONIFORMES Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk FALCONIDAE Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk Falconinae Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk Falco sparverius American Kestrel Buteo albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk Falco columbarius Merlin Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk Falco rusticolus Gyrfalcon Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle PASSERIFORMES STRIGIFORMES TYRANNIDAE TYTONIDAE Fluvicolinae Tyto alba Barn Owl Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher STRIGIDAE Contopus sordidulus Western Wood-Pewee Psiloscops flammeolus Flammulated Owl Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher Megascops kennicottii Western Screech-Owl Empidonax minimus Least Flycatcher Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl Empidonax hammondii Hammond's Flycatcher Bubo scandiacus Snowy Owl Empidonax wrightii Gray Flycatcher Glaucidium gnoma Northern Pygmy-Owl Empidonax oberholseri Dusky Flycatcher Micrathene whitneyi Elf Owl Empidonax difficilis Pacific-slope Flycatcher Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl Empidonax occidentalis Cordilleran Flycatcher Strix occidentalis Spotted Owl Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe Strix nebulosa Great Gray Owl Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe Asio otus Long-eared