CHECKLIST OF KANSAS BIRDS The following list is taken from the Kansas Ornithological Society checklist of Birds of Kansas, September 1, 2010. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow the American Ornithologist’s Union checklist of North American Birds, 7th edition, 51st Supplement, 2010. An asterisk ( * ) indicates species (71) with 10 or fewer records from Kansas. A pound sign (#) indicates species (14) that have not been substantiated with physical evidence and are considered hypothetical. A plus (+) indicates species (3) that are extinct or extirpated from the state (see end of list). 472 species REFERENCES Birds in Kansas vols. 1 & 2, by Thompson & Ely, KU Press Birds of North America by Kenn Kaufman, Houghton Mifflin Order of Ducks and relatives [Anseriformes] Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator Family Anatidae Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis Black-bellied Whistling Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis Order of Grouse and relatives [Galliformes] Fulvous Whistling Duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Family Odontophoridae Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons Scaled Quail - Callipepla squamata Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus Ross' Goose - Chen rossii Family Phasianidae Brant - Branta bernicla Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus Cackling Goose – Branta hutchinsii Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Sharp-tailed Grouse - Tympanuchus phasianellus Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus buccinator Greater Prairie Chicken - Tympanuchus cupido Tundra Swan - Cygnus columbianus Lesser Prairie Chicken - Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Wood Duck - Aix sponsa Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo Gadwall - Anas strepera *# Eurasian Wigeon - Anas penelope Order of Loons [Gaviiformes] American Wigeon - Anas americana Family Gaviidae American Black Duck - Anas rubripes Red-throated Loon - Gavia stellata Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos Pacific Loon - Gavia pacifica Mottled Duck - Anas fulvigula Common Loon - Gavia immer Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors * Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanoptera Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata Order of Grebes [Podicipediformes] Northern Pintail - Anas acuta Family Podicipedidae * Garganey - Anas querquedula Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus Canvasback - Aythya valisineria Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps grisegena Redhead - Aythya americana Eared Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis *# Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula Clark's Grebe - Aechmophorus clarkii Greater Scaup - Aythya marila Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis Order of Flamingoes [Phoenicopteriformes] * King Eider - Somateria spectabilis Family Phoenicopteridae * Common Eider - Somateria mollissima * Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber * Harlequin Duck - Histrionicus histrionicus Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata Order of Storks [Ciconiiformes] White-winged Scoter - Melanitta fusca Family Ciconiidae Black Scoter - Melanitta americana * Wood Stork - Mycteria americana Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola Order of Frigatebirds [Suliformes] Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula Family Fregatidae Barrow's Goldeneye - Bucephala islandica * Magnificant Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus Family Phalocrocoracidae Common Merganser - Mergus merganser Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus Page 1 of 6 Double-crested Cormorant - Phalocrocorax auritus Order of Cranes and relatives [Gruiformes] Family Anhingidae Family Rallidae Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga Yellow Rail - Coturnicops noveboracensis Black Rail - Laterallus jamaicensis Order of Pelicans and allies [Pelicaniformes] King Rail - Rallus elegans Family Pelecanidae Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Sora - Porzana carolina Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinica Family Ardeidae Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus American Coot - Fulica americana Least Bittern - Ixobrynchus exilis Family Gruidae Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis Great Egret - Ardea alba * Common Crane – Grus grus Snowy Egret - Egretta thula Whooping Crane - Grus americana Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor Order of Sandpipers and relatives [Charadriiformes] * Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens Family Charadriidae Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola Green Heron - Butorides virescens American Golden-Plover - Pluvialis dominica Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax Snowy Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus Yellow-crowned Night Heron - Nyctanassa violacea *# Wilson's Plover - Charadrius wilsonia Family Threskiornithidae Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus White Ibis - Eudocimus albus Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi Mountain Plover - Charadrius montanus * Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja Family Recurvirostridae Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus Order of Hawks and relatives [Accipitriformes] American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana Family Cathartidae Family Scolopacidae Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria Family Pandionidae * Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus Osprey - Pandion haliaetus Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca Family Accipitridae Willet - Tringa semipalmata Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes * White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucuus Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda Mississippi Kite - Ictinia mississippiensis Eskimo Curlew - Numenius borealis Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus Hudsonian Godwit - Limosa haemastica Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres * Harris' Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus Red Knot - Calidris canutus Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus Sanderling - Calidris alba Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla * Gray Hawk - Buteo nitida Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis Ferruginous Hawk - Buteo regalis Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysaetos Dunlin - Calidris alpina * Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea Order of Falcons (Falconiformes) Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus Family Falconidae Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Tryngites subruficollis American Kestrel - Falco sparverius * Ruff - Philomachus pugnax Merlin - Falco columbarius Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus * Gyrfalcon - Falco rusticolus Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus Wilson’s Snipe - Gallinago delictata Prairie Falcon - Falco mexicanus American Woodcock - Scolopax minor Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor Page 2 of 6 Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus Red Phalarope - Phalaropus fulicarius Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus Family Laridae Burrowing Owl - Athene cunicularia Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla Barred Owl - Strix varia Sabine's Gull - Xema sabini Long-eared Owl - Asio otus Bonaparte's Gull - Chroicocephalus philadelphia Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus * Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus Northern Saw-whet Owl - Aegolius acadicus Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus * Ross’s Gull – Rhodostethia rosea Order of Nighthawks and allies [Caprimulgiformes] Laughing Gull – Leucophaeus atricilla Family Caprimulgidae Franklin's Gull - Leucophaeus pipixcan *# Lesser Nighthawk – Chordeiles acutipennis Mew Gull - Larus canus Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis Common Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii California Gull - Larus californicus Chuck-will's-widow - Caprimulgus carolinensis Herring Gull - Larus argentatus Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus Thayer's Gull - Larus thayeri * Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Order of Swifts and Hummingbirds [Apodiformes] Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus Family Apodidae *# Glaucous-winged Gull - Larus glaucescens Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica Glaucous Gull - Larus hyperboreus * White-throated Swift - Aeronautes saxatalis Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus Family Trochilidae Least Tern - Sternula antillarum * Broad-billed Hummingbird – Cynanthus latirostris * Gull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica * Magnificent Hummingbird - Eugenes fulgens Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris Black Tern - Chlidonias niger Black-chinned Hummingbird - Archilochus alexandri Common Tern - Sterna hirundo * Anna's Hummingbird - Calypte anna *# Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea * Costa's Hummingbird - Calypte costae Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri Calliope Hummingbird - Stellula calliope * Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger Broad-tailed Hummingbird - Selasphorus platycercus Rufous Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus