OFFICIAL LIST OF THE BIRDS OF TENNESSEE The Official List of the Birds of Tennessee is compiled by the Tennessee Bird Records Committee. The sequence and nomenclature follow the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. The checklist includes 423 species that have been recorded in the state of Tennessee and are deemed to be naturally occurring, established or introduced species. Each species is assigned a status code according to the recent relative frequency with which it is recorded in the state. These status codes are defined as follows: Regular – expected to occur every year in appropriate season and habitat; Casual – occurs with some frequency but not every year; Accidental – very rare and unpredictable vagrant; Extirpated – no longer occurs within the state; eXtinct – no longer occurs anywhere; and Provisional – less than 3 accepted records within the state without photographs or a specimen. Order Anseriformes (Ducks, Geese and Swans) Family Anatidae Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis, A, * Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor, C Snow Goose, Anser caerulescens, R Ross's Goose, Ancer rossii, R Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons, R Brant, Branta bernicla, A Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, A Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii, R Canada Goose, Branta canadensis, R, * Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, C Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator, A Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus, R Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, R, Garganey, Spatula querquedula, A Blue-winged Teal, Spatula discors, R, Cinnamon Teal, Spatula cyanoptera, A Northern Shoveler, Spatula clypeata, R, * Gadwall, Mareca strepera, R Eurasian Wigeon, Mareca penelope, A American Wigeon, Mareca americana , R Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, R, * American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, R, * Mottled Duck, Anas fulvigula, A Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, R Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca, R Canvasback, Aythya valisineria, R Redhead, Aythya americana , R Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, R Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, R Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, R King Eider, Somateria spectabilis, A Common Eider, Somateria moilissima Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, A Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, R White-winged Scoter, Melanitta deglandi, C Black Scoter, Melanitta americana, C Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, C Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola, R Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, R Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica, A (P) Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus, R, * Common Merganser, Mergus merganser, R * Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, R Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, R Order Galliformes (Grouse, Quails, and Allies) Family Odontophoridae Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus, R, * Family Phasianidae Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus, R, * Greater Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido, E Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, R, * Order Podicipediformes (Grebes) Family Podicipedidae Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, R, * Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus, R Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena, C Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis, R Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis, A Clark's Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii, A Order Columbiformes (Pigeons and Doves) Family Columbidae Rock Pigeon, Columba livia, R, * Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata, A Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, X Eurasian Collared-Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, R, * Inca Dove, Columbina inca, A Common Ground-Dove, Columbina passerina, C White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica, A Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura, R, * Order Cuculiformes (Cuckoos) Family Cuculidae Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris, A Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus, R, * Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, R, * Order Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars) Family Caprimulgidae Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor, R, * Chuck-wills-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis, R, * Eastern Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus, R, * Order Apodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds) Family Apodidae Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica, R, * Family Trochilidae Mexican Violetear, Colibri thalassinus, A Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, R, * Black-chinned Hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri, A Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna, A Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Selasphorus platycerus, A Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, R Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin, A Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope, A Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris Order Gruiformes (Cranes and Rails) Family Rallidae King Rail, Rallus elegans, C Clapper Rail, Rallus crepitans, A Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola, R, * Sora, Porzana carolina, R, * Common Gallinule, Gallinula galeata, C, * American Coot, Fulica americana , R, * Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica, C, * Yellow Rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis, C Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis, A, * Family Aramidae Limpkin, Aramus guarauna, A Family Gruidae Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis, R Hooded Crane, Grus monacha, A Order Charadriiformes (Plovers, Sandpipers and Allies) Family Recurvirostridae Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, R, * American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana, R Family Charadriidae Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola, R American Golden-Plover, Pluvialis dominica, R Snowy Plover, Charadrius nivosus, A Wilson 's Plover, Charadrius wilsonia, A (P) Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, R Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus, C Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, R, * Family Scolopacidae Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, R Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus, C Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, A Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica, C Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa, C Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres, R Red Knot, Calidris canutus, C Ruff, Philomachus pugnax, C Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata, A Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus, R Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, A Red-necked Stint, Calidris ruficollis, A Sanderling, Calidris alba, R Dunlin, Calidris alpina, R Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, A Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii, R Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, R White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, R Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Calioris subruficollis, R Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, R Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, R Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri, R Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, R Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus, R American Woodcock, Scolopax minor, R, * Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, R Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor, R Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, C Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, C Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, R, * Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, R Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, R Willet, Tringa semipalmata, R Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, R Family Stercorariidae South Polar Skua, Stercorarius maccormicki, A Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus, A Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus, A Long-tailed Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus, A Family Laridae Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla, A Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea, A Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini, A Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia , R Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, A Little Gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus, A Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, R Franklin 's Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan, R Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, R California Gull, Larus californicus, A Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, R Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides, A Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus, R Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus, A Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus, C Brown Noddy, Anous stolidus. A (P) Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus, A Least Tern, Sternula antillarum, R, * Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, A (P) Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia, R Black Tern, Chlidonias niger, R Common Tern, Sterna hirundo, R Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea, A (P) Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri, R Royal Tern, Thalasseus maximus, A (P) Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger, A Order Gaviiformes (Loons) Family Gaviidae Red-throated Loon, Gavia stellate, R Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica, C Common Loon, Gavia immer, R Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia Adamsil, A Order Procellariiformes (Tubenoses) Family Hydrobatidae Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma castro, A Family Procellariidae Black-capped Petrel, Pterodroma hasitata, A Great Shearwater, Ardenna gravis , A Order Ciconiiformes (Storks) Family Ciconiidae Wood Stork, Mycteria americana, C Order Suliformes (Frigatebirds, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters and Allies) Family Fregatidae Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens, A Family Sulidae Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster, A Northern Gannet, Morus bassanus, A (P) Family Anhingidae Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga, R, * Family Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus, A Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, R, * Order Pelecaniformes (Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies) Family Pelecanidae American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, R Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, A Family Ardeidae American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus, R, * Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis, R, * Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, R, * Great Egret, Ardea alba, R, * Snowy Egret, Egretta thula, R, * Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, R, * Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor, R, * Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens, A Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, R, * Green Heron, Butorides virescens, R, * Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, R, * Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Nyctanassa violacea, R, * Family Threskiornithidae