A Practical Checklist of the Birds of New York By David Lahti (with help from Seth Wollney and César Castillo) 1/2016 20 orders, 56 families, 309 species Ornithology 2016 Class Checklist, May 19 (FINAL) 14 orders, 40 families, 123 species Order ANSERIFORMES – waterfowl (1 family, 37 species) Family Anatidae: Geese, swans, and ducks (37 species) Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons Snow goose, Chen caerulescens Ross's goose, Chen rossii Brant, Branta bernicla Cackling goose, Branta hutchinsii Canada goose, Branta canadensis *Mute swan, Cygnus olor Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus Wood duck, Aix sponsa Gadwall, Anas strepera Eurasian wigeon, Anas penelope American wigeon, Anas americana American black duck, Anas rubripes Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos Blue-winged teal, Anas discors Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata Northern pintail, Anas acuta Green-winged teal, Anas crecca Canvasback, Aythya valisineria Redhead, Aythya americana Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris Greater scaup, Aythya marila Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis King eider, Somateria spectabilis Common eider, Somateria mollissima Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata White-winged scoter, Melanitta fusca Black scoter, Melanitta americana (near-threatened) Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis (vulnerable) Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus Common merganser, Mergus merganser Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis Order GALLIFORMES – fowl (2 families, 4 species) Family Odontophoridae – New World quail (1 species) Northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus (near-threatened) Family Phasianidae – Partridges, grouse, and turkeys (3 species) *Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo Order PODICIPEDIFORMES – grebes (1 family, 4 species) Family Podicipedidae – grebes (4 species) Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena Eared grebe, Podiceps nigricollis Order COLUMBIFORMES – pigeons and doves (1 family, 2 species) Family Columbidae – pigeons and doves (2 species) *Rock dove (um, or just pigeon), Columba livia Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura Order CUCULIFORMES (1 family, 2 species) Family Cuculidae – cckoos, roadrunners, and anis (2 species) Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus Black-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES – nightjars or goatsuckers (1 family, 3 species) Family Caprimulgidae – nightjars or goatsuckers (3 species) Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor Chuck-will's-widow, Antrostomus carolinensis Eastern whip-poor-will, Antrostomus vociferus Order APODIFORMES – swifts and hummingbirds (2 families, 2 species) Family Apodidae – swifts (1 species) Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica (near-threatened) Family Trochilidae – hummingbirds (1 species) Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris Order GRUIFORMES – cranes, rails and allies (2 families, 7 species) Family Rallidae – rails, gallinules, moorhens and coots (6 species) Black rail, Laterallus jamaicensis Clapper rail, Rallus crepitans Virginia rail, Rallus limicola Sora, Porzana carolina Common gallinule, Gallinula galeata American coot, Fulica americana Family Gruidae – cranes (1 species) Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Order CHARADRIIFORMES – shorebirds (6 families, 57 species) Family Recurvirostridae – stilts and avocets (1 species) American avocet, Recurvirostra americana Family Haematopodidae – oystercatchers (1 species) American Oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus Family Charadriidae – lapwings and plovers (5 species) Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus Piping plover, Charadrius melodus (near-threatened) Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus Family Scolopacidae – sandpipers, curlews, stints, godwits, snipes, and phalaropes (28 species) Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca Willet, Tringa semipalmata Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes Upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus Hudsonian godwit, Limosa haemastica Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres Red knot, Calidris canutus Sanderling, Calidris alba Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla (near-threatened) Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla White-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis Baird's sandpiper, Calidris bairdii Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos Purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima Dunlin, Calidris alpina Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus Buff-breasted sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis (near-threatened) Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus Wilson's snipe, Gallinago delicata American woodcock, Scolopax minor Wilson's phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius Family Laridae – gulls, terns, and skimmers (20 species) Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla Sabine's gull, Xema sabini Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus Laughing gull, Leucophaeus atricilla Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis Herring gull, Larus smithsonianus Iceland gull, Larus glaucoides Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus Glaucous gull, Larus hyperboreus Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus Least tern, Sternula antillarum Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia Black tern, Chlidonias niger Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii Common tern, Sterna hirundo Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri Black skimmer, Rynchops niger Family Stercorariidae – skuas and jaegers (2 species) Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus Order GAVIIFORMES – loons or divers (1 family, 2 species) Family Gaviidae – loons or divers (2 species) Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata Common loon, Gavia immer Order PROCELLARIIFORMES – tubenoses or pelagic birds (1 family, 2 species) Family Procellariidae – fulmars, shearwaters, and petrels (2 species) Cory's shearwater, Calonectris diomedea Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus Order PELECANIFORMES (2 families, 12 species) Family Ardeidae – bitterns, herons, and night herons (11 species) American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis Great blue heron, Ardea herodias Great egret, Ardea alba Snowy egret, Egretta thula Little blue heron, Egretta caerulea Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis Green heron, Butorides virescens Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned night heron, Nyctanassa violacea Family Threskiornithidae – ibises and spoonbills (1 species) Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus Order SULIFORMES (2 families, 3 species) Family Sulidae – boobies and gannets (1 species) Northern gannet, Morus bassanus Family Phalacrocoracidae – cormorants (2 species) Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo Order ACCIPITRIFORMES – hawks and allies (3 families, 13 species) Family Cathartidae – New World vultures (2 species) Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura Family Pandionidae – osprey (1 species) Osprey, Pandion haliaetus Family Accipitridae – kites, eagles, harriers and hawks (10 species) Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus Cooper's Hawk, A. cooperii Northern Goshawk, A. gentilis Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus Broad-winged Hawk, B. platypterus Red-tailed Hawk, B. jamaicensis Rough-legged Hawk, B. lagopus Order STRIGIFORMES – owls (2 families, 8 species) Family Tytonidae – barn owls (1 species) Barn owl, Tyto alba Family Strigidae – typical owls (7 species) Eastern screech owl, Megascops asio Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus Barred owl, Strix varia Long-eared owl, Asio otus Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus Northern saw-whet owl, Aegolius acadicus Order PICIFORMES – woodpeckers and allies (1 family, 7 species) Family Picidae – woodpeckers, sapsuckers, and flickers (7 species) Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus (near-threatened) Red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius Downy woodpecker, Picoides pubescens Hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus Pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus Order CORACIIFORMES – kingfishers, rollers, and allies (1 family, 1 species) Family Cerylidae – kingfishers (1 species) Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon Order FALCONIFORMES – falcons and allies (1 family, 3 species) Family Falconidae – caracaras and falcons (3 species) American kestrel, Falco sparverius Merlin, Falco columbarius Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus Order PSITTACIFORMES – parrots (1 family, 1 species) Family Psittacidae – parrots (1 species) *Monk parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus Order PASSERIFORMES – passerines or perching birds (24 families, 139 species) Family Tyrannidae – tyrant flycatchers (10 species) Olive-sided flycatcher, Contopus cooperi (near-threatened) Eastern wood pewee, Contopus virens Yellow-bellied flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris Acadian flycatcher, Empidonax virescens Alder flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum Willow flycatcher, Empidonax traillii Least flycatcher, Empidonax