Birds in Focus - Species List

Bird Species on Birds In Focus
72 families, 566 species

Anseriformes (Ducks, Geese & Swans)

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Ross's Goose (Chen rossii)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri)
Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri)
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
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)

Gaviiformes (Loons)
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)	Common Loon (Gavia immer)

Procellariiformes (Tube-nosed Seabirds)
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

Podicipediformes (Grebes)
Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)	Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)

Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)
American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Ciconiiformes (Storks)
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

Suliformes (Frigatebirds, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters & Allies)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Red-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile)	Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Falconiformes (Caracaras, Falcons)
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Merlin (Falco columbarius)	Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Gruiformes (Cranes, Rails & Allies)
Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris) King Rail (Rallus elegans) Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) Sora (Porzana carolina) Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)	Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) American Coot (Fulica americana) Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) Whooping Crane (Grus americana) Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)

Charadriiformes (Sandpipers, Plovers, Gulls & Terns)

Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)
Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini)
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)
Mew Gull (Larus canus)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
California Gull (Larus californicus)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)
Common Murre (Uria aalge)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
Parakeet Auklet (Aethia psittacula)
Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla)
Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella)
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata)
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)

Columbiformes (Doves)
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata) Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita)	White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Inca Dove (Columbina inca) Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina) Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti) White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)

Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)

Cuculiformes (Cuckoos)
Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)	Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)

Strigiformes (Owls)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus) Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii) Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) Barred Owl (Strix varia)	Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars)
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii) Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)	Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) Chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis) Eastern Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus)

Apodiformes (Swifts, Hummingbirds)
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Green Violetear (Colibri thalassinus) Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii) Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) White-eared Hummingbird (Hylocharis leucotis) Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps) Berylline Hummingbird (Amazilia beryllina) Blue-throated Hummingbird (Lampornis clemenciae)	Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope)

Trogoniformes (Trogons, Quetzals)
Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans)

Coraciiformes (Kingfishers & Allies)
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Piciformes (Woodpeckers & Allies)

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris)
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
Arizona Woodpecker (Picoides arizonae)
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)
Tyrannidae
White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps)	Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)	Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Tufted Flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus)	Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)	Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)	Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri)	Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)
Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis)	Buff-breasted Flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)	Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)	Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris)
Variegated Flycatcher (Empidonomus varius)	Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Couch's Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii)	Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)	Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)	Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)	Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
La Sagra's Flycatcher (Myiarchus sagrae)
Laniidae
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)	Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Vireonidae
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)	Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla)	Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)	Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)	Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)	Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Corvidae
Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)	Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas)
Brown Jay (Psilorhinus morio)	Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)	Mexican Jay (Aphelocoma wollweberi)
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)	Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)	Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)	Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)	American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Northwestern Crow (Corvus caurinus)	Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)	Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus)
Bombycillidae
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Ptilogonatidae
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
Paridae
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)	Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)	Mexican Chickadee (Poecile sclateri)
Bridled Titmouse (Baeolophus wollweberi)	Juniper Titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi)
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)	Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus)
Remizidae
Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)
Alaudidae
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)	Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)	Purple Martin (Progne subis)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)	Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Aegithalidae
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
Regulidae
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)	Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Troglodytidae
Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)	Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)	Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)	Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)	Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Polioptilidae
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)	Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)
Sittidae
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)	Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)	White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Certhiidae
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
Mimidae
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)	Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)	Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre)	Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
Crissal Thrasher (Toxostoma crissale)
Sturnidae
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)	European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Turdidae
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)	Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)	Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)	Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)	Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)	Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)	Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi)	White-throated Thrush (Turdus assimilis)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)	Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus)
Cinclidae
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Passeridae
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Peucedramidae
Olive Warbler (Peucedramus taeniatus)
Motacillidae
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)	Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spragueii)
Fringillidae
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)	American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)	Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis)	Black Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte atrata)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte australis)	Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii)	House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)	Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)	Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
Parulidae
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)	Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)	Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)	Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)	Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii)
Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina)	Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata)
Lucy's Warbler (Oreothlypis luciae)	Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla)
MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)	Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia)
Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)	Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)	American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Kirtland's Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii)	Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)	Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi)	Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)	Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)	Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)	Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)	Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)	Grace's Warbler (Setophaga graciae)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)	Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons)	Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)	Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus)
Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)	Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
Icteridae
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)	Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
Black-vented Oriole (Icterus wagleri)	Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)	Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis)
Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus)	Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)	Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)	Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)	Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)	Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)	Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Incertae Sedis: Coereba
Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
Emberizidae
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)	Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)	Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)	Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)	White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)	Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Yellow-eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus)	Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus)	Nelson's Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)
Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)	Baird's Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii)
Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)	Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)	Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)	Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)	Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)	Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
Rufous-winged Sparrow (Peucaea carpalis)	Cassin's Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii)
Bachman's Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis)	Botteri's Sparrow (Peucaea botterii)
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)	Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)	Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Canyon Towhee (Melozone fusca)	Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus)
Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus)
Thraupidae
Western Spindalis (Spindalis zena)
Calcariidae
McCown's Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)	Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus)	Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Cardinalidae
Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata)	Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava)
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)	Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)	Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)	Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)	Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus)
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)	Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)	Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor)
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)

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