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The comprehensive ABA Checklist, including detailed species accounts, and the pocket-sized ABA Trip List can be purchased from ABA Sales at http://www.buteobooks.com
Version 7.8.1 - 10/31/2015 • 988 species • The ABA Checklist is a copyrighted work owned by American Birding Association, Inc. and cannot be reproduced without the express writenpermission of American Birding Association, Inc. • 93 Clinton St. Ste. ABA, PO BOX 744 Delaware City, DE 19706, USA • (800) 850-2473 / (719) 578-9703 • www.aba.org
ABA Checklist Update • 1
Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Anatidae)
q Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 1 ________________________________________________________
q Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Taiga Bean-Goose Anser fabalis 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Tundra Bean-Goose Anser serrirostris 3 _______________________________________________________________________
q Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 4 ___________________________________________________________________
q Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 5 ________________________________________________________________
q Graylag Goose Anser anser 5 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Emperor Goose Chen canagica 2 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Snow Goose Chen caerulescens 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Ross’s Goose Chen rossii 1 _________________________________________________________________________________
q Brant Branta bernicla 1 ____________________________________________________________________________________
q Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 __________________________________________________________________________
q Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Canada Goose Branta canadensis 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1 __________________________________________________________________________________
q Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 3 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 2 _____________________________________________________________________
q Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 2 __________________________________________________________________________
q Wood Duck Aix sponsa 1 __________________________________________________________________________________
q Gadwall Anas strepera 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________
q Falcated Duck Anas falcata 4 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
q American Wigeon Anas americana 1_________________________________________________________________________
q American Black Duck Anas rubripes 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha 4 _________________________________________________________________
q Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis 4 ____________________________________________________________________
q Northern Pintail Anas acuta 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Garganey Anas querquedula 4 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Baikal Teal Anas formosa 4 _________________________________________________________________________________
q Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Canvasback Aythya valisineria 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Redhead Aythya americana 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Common Pochard Aythya ferina 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 3 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Greater Scaup Aythya marila 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
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Version 7.8.1 - 10/31/2015 • 988 species • The ABA Checklist is a copyrighted work owned by American Birding Association, Inc. and cannot be reproduced without the express writenpermission of American Birding Association, Inc. • 93 Clinton St. Ste. ABA, PO BOX 744 Delaware City, DE 19706, USA • (800) 850-2473 / (719) 578-9703 • www.aba.org
ABA Checklist Update • 2
q Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Steller’s Eider Polysticta stelleri 3 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri 3 ________________________________________________________________________
q King Eider Somateria spectabilis 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Common Eider Somateria mollissima 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 1_____________________________________________________________________
q Labrador Duck Camptorhynchus labradorius 6 _________________________________________________________________
q Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Black Scoter Melanitta americana 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Smew Mergellus albellus 3 _________________________________________________________________________________
q Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Common Merganser Mergus merganser 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus 3 _________________________________________________________________________
q Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
Curassows and Guans (Cracidae)
q Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 2 ____________________________________________________________________________
New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
q Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata 1__________________________________________________________________________
q California Quail Callipepla californica 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Gambel’s Quail Callipepla gambelii 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae 2 ___________________________________________________________________
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail (Phasianidae)
q Chukar Alectoris chukar 2 __________________________________________________________________________________
q Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis 2 ______________________________________________________________
q Gray Partridge Perdix perdix 2 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus 1 _____________________________________________________________
q Gunnison Sage-Grouse Centrocercus minimus 2 _______________________________________________________________
q Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis 2 ______________________________________________________________________
q Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
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Version 7.8.1 - 10/31/2015 • 988 species • The ABA Checklist is a copyrighted work owned by American Birding Association, Inc. and cannot be reproduced without the express writenpermission of American Birding Association, Inc. • 93 Clinton St. Ste. ABA, PO BOX 744 Delaware City, DE 19706, USA • (800) 850-2473 / (719) 578-9703 • www.aba.org
ABA Checklist Update • 3
q White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura 2 ____________________________________________________________________
q Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus 2 ______________________________________________________________________
q Sooty Grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus 2 _____________________________________________________________________
q Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus 2 ______________________________________________________________
q Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido 2 ________________________________________________________________
q Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus 2 ____________________________________________________________
q Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 1 __________________________________________________________________________
Loons (Gaviidae)
q Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Arctic Loon Gavia arctica 2 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Common Loon Gavia immer 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii 2 __________________________________________________________________________
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
q Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus 2 ________________________________________________________________________
q Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Clark’s Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii 1 ________________________________________________________________________
Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
q American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 3 ___________________________________________________________________
Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
q Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos 4 __________________________________________________________
q White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta 4 _________________________________________________________________
q Salvin’s Albatross Thalassarche salvini 5 ______________________________________________________________________
q Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 5 ____________________________________________________________
q Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata 5 ______________________________________________________________
q Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans 5 ____________________________________________________________________
q Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis 2 ___________________________________________________________________
q Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus 3 __________________________________________________________________
Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
q Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera 5 ________________________________________________________________
The comprehensive ABA Checklist, including detailed species accounts, and the pocket-sized ABA Trip List can be purchased from ABA Sales at http://www.buteobooks.com
Version 7.8.1 - 10/31/2015 • 988 species • The ABA Checklist is a copyrighted work owned by American Birding Association, Inc. and cannot be reproduced without the express writenpermission of American Birding Association, Inc. • 93 Clinton St. Ste. ABA, PO BOX 744 Delaware City, DE 19706, USA • (800) 850-2473 / (719) 578-9703 • www.aba.org
ABA Checklist Update • 4
q Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri 4 _____________________________________________________________________
q Trindade Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana 3 ___________________________________________________________________q Murphy’s Petrel Pterodroma ultima 3 ________________________________________________________________________q Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata 2 _____________________________________________________________________q Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow 3 ________________________________________________________________________q Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata 2 ___________________________________________________________________q Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis 3 __________________________________________________________________q Fea’s Petrel Pterodroma feae 3 ______________________________________________________________________________q Zino’s Petrel Pterodroma madeira 5 __________________________________________________________________________q Cook’s Petrel Pterodroma cookii 3 ___________________________________________________________________________q Stejneger’s Petrel Pterodroma longirostris 4 ___________________________________________________________________q Bulwer’s Petrel Bulweria bulwerii 5 ___________________________________________________________________________q White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis 5 _______________________________________________________________q Parkinson’s Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni 5 _____________________________________________________________________q Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas 4 _________________________________________________________________q Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 1 ____________________________________________________________________q Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii 5 ________________________________________________________________q Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus 1 __________________________________________________________________q Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes 3 _________________________________________________________________q Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis 1 __________________________________________________________________________q Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus 4 _________________________________________________________________q Buller’s Shearwater Puffinus bulleri 2 _________________________________________________________________________q Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 1 _________________________________________________________________________q Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris 2 _________________________________________________________________q Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 2_________________________________________________________________________q Newell’s Shearwater Puffinus newelli 5 _______________________________________________________________________q Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas 2 ______________________________________________________________q Audubon’s Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri 1 __________________________________________________________________q Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli 5 __________________________________________________________________________
Storm-Petrels (Hydrobatidae)
q Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 1 ___________________________________________________________________q White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina 3 ______________________________________________________________q European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 4 ________________________________________________________________q Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica 5 __________________________________________________________________q Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata 2 _______________________________________________________________q Ringed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma hornbyi 5 _________________________________________________________________q Swinhoe’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis 5 ______________________________________________________________q Leach’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 1 _______________________________________________________________q Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa 2 ________________________________________________________________q Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro 2 _____________________________________________________________q Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tethys 4 ___________________________________________________________q Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania 2 __________________________________________________________________q Tristram’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tristrami 5 _______________________________________________________________q Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma 3 ________________________________________________________________
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Version 7.8.1 - 10/31/2015 • 988 species • The ABA Checklist is a copyrighted work owned by American Birding Association, Inc. and cannot be reproduced without the express writenpermission of American Birding Association, Inc. • 93 Clinton St. Ste. ABA, PO BOX 744 Delaware City, DE 19706, USA • (800) 850-2473 / (719) 578-9703 • www.aba.org
ABA Checklist Update • 5
Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
q White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus 3 __________________________________________________________________
q Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus 3 ___________________________________________________________________
q Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 4 __________________________________________________________________
Storks (Ciconiidae)
q Jabiru Jabiru mycteria 4 ___________________________________________________________________________________
q Wood Stork Mycteria americana 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
q Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 5 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 5 ____________________________________________________________________________
Boobies and Gannets (Sulidae)
q Masked Booby Sula dactylatra 3 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii 4 __________________________________________________________________________
q Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 3 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Red-footed Booby Sula sula 4 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 1 _________________________________________________________________________
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
q Brandt’s Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 1 ______________________________________________________________
q Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 1 ____________________________________________________________
q Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Red-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax urile 2 ___________________________________________________________________
q Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus 1 _________________________________________________________________
Darters (Anhingidae)
q Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
q American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 1 ___________________________________________________________
q Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1 _______________________________________________________________________
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Version 7.8.1 - 10/31/2015 • 988 species • The ABA Checklist is a copyrighted work owned by American Birding Association, Inc. and cannot be reproduced without the express writenpermission of American Birding Association, Inc. • 93 Clinton St. Ste. ABA, PO BOX 744 Delaware City, DE 19706, USA • (800) 850-2473 / (719) 578-9703 • www.aba.org
ABA Checklist Update • 6
Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (Ardeidae)
q American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 5 __________________________________________________________________________
q Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum 5 _____________________________________________________________
q Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Gray Heron Ardea cinerea 5 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Great Egret Ardea alba 1 __________________________________________________________________________________
q Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia 5 __________________________________________________________________
q Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes 5 __________________________________________________________________________
q Little Egret Egretta garzetta 4 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis 5 ________________________________________________________________________
q Snowy Egret Egretta thula 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus 5 ______________________________________________________________________
q Green Heron Butorides virescens 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1 ____________________________________________________________
q Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 1 ____________________________________________________________
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
q White Ibis Eudocimus albus 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber 5 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
q White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 1 __________________________________________________________________________
New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
q Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q California Condor Gymnogyps californianus 6 _________________________________________________________________
Ospreys (Pandionidae)
q Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 ________________________________________________________________________________
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies (Accipitridae)
q Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 3 ___________________________________________________________________
q Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 1 __________________________________________________________________________
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ABA Checklist Update • 7
q Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus 5 __________________________________________________________________
q Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 4 ______________________________________________________________________
q Steller’s Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus 4 _____________________________________________________________________q Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 1 ___________________________________________________________________________q Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 1 ______________________________________________________________________q Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii 1 __________________________________________________________________________q Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1 ________________________________________________________________________q Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens 5 ______________________________________________________________________q Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus 2 _______________________________________________________________q Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris 4 ______________________________________________________________________q Harris’s Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 1 ________________________________________________________________________q White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus 2 ________________________________________________________________q Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus 2 _______________________________________________________________________________q Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 1 _______________________________________________________________________q Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 1 _____________________________________________________________________q Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 2 _______________________________________________________________________q Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni 1 _________________________________________________________________________q Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus 2 _______________________________________________________________________q Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 1 ________________________________________________________________________q Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus 1 ________________________________________________________________________q Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis 1 ___________________________________________________________________________q Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
q Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis 2 _____________________________________________________________________q Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis 2 ___________________________________________________________________________q Corn Crake Crex crex 4 ____________________________________________________________________________________q Ridgway’s Rail Rallus obsoletus 2 ____________________________________________________________________________q Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans 1 ______________________________________________________________________________q King Rail Rallus elegans 1 __________________________________________________________________________________q Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 1 _______________________________________________________________________________q Rufous-necked Wood-Rail Aramides axillaris 5 _________________________________________________________________q Sora Porzana carolina 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________q Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops 5 _______________________________________________________________________q Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus 5 _________________________________________________________________________q Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 2 _____________________________________________________________________q Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus 1 ______________________________________________________________________q Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata 1 _______________________________________________________________________q Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 5 _____________________________________________________________________q Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 5 _________________________________________________________________________________q American Coot Fulica americana 1 __________________________________________________________________________
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Version 7.8.1 - 10/31/2015 • 988 species • The ABA Checklist is a copyrighted work owned by American Birding Association, Inc. and cannot be reproduced without the express writenpermission of American Birding Association, Inc. • 93 Clinton St. Ste. ABA, PO BOX 744 Delaware City, DE 19706, USA • (800) 850-2473 / (719) 578-9703 • www.aba.org
ABA Checklist Update • 8
Sungrebes (Heliornithidae)
q Sungrebe Heliornis fulica 5 ________________________________________________________________________________
Limpkins (Aramidae)
q Limpkin Aramus guarauna 2 _______________________________________________________________________________
Cranes (Gruidae)
q Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Common Crane Grus grus 4 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Whooping Crane Grus americana 2__________________________________________________________________________
Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
q Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus 5 _______________________________________________________________
Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
q Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 5 _________________________________________________________________
q Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 1 ___________________________________________________________________
Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
q Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 5 ______________________________________________________________
q American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani 1 _________________________________________________________________
Lapwings and Plovers (Charadriidae)
q Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 4 _______________________________________________________________________
q Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria 4 __________________________________________________________________
q American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva 2 ________________________________________________________________________
q Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus 3 ___________________________________________________________________
q Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 5 _________________________________________________________________
q Collared Plover Charadrius collaris 5 _________________________________________________________________________
q Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Wilson’s Plover Charadrius wilsonia 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 2 ________________________________________________________________
q Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 1 ______________________________________________________________
q Piping Plover Charadrius melodus 2 _________________________________________________________________________
q Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 5 ______________________________________________________________________
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Version 7.8.1 - 10/31/2015 • 988 species • The ABA Checklist is a copyrighted work owned by American Birding Association, Inc. and cannot be reproduced without the express writenpermission of American Birding Association, Inc. • 93 Clinton St. Ste. ABA, PO BOX 744 Delaware City, DE 19706, USA • (800) 850-2473 / (719) 578-9703 • www.aba.org
ABA Checklist Update • 9
q Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus 2 _____________________________________________________________________
q Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 4 ____________________________________________________________________
Jacanas (Jacanidae)
q Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 4 __________________________________________________________________________
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies (Scolopacidae)
q Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 3 _____________________________________________________________________
q Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 4 _________________________________________________________________________
q Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes 3 _________________________________________________________________________
q Wandering Tattler Tringa incana 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 4 _______________________________________________________________________
q Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 3 _____________________________________________________________________
q Willet Tringa semipalmata 1________________________________________________________________________________
q Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 5 ________________________________________________________________________
q Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 2 __________________________________________________________________________
q Common Redshank Tringa totanus 5 ________________________________________________________________________
q Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Little Curlew Numenius minutus 5 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis 6 _________________________________________________________________________
q Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2 _________________________________________________________________
q Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis 4 ______________________________________________________________
q Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris 6 _________________________________________________________________
q Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 4 ________________________________________________________________________
q Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 3 _________________________________________________________________________
q Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 2 ________________________________________________________________________
q Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 4 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Red Knot Calidris canutus 1 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Surfbird Calidris virgata 1__________________________________________________________________________________
q Ruff Calidris pugnax 3 _____________________________________________________________________________________
q Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 4 ___________________________________________________________________
q Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 3 __________________________________________________________________
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Version 7.8.1 - 10/31/2015 • 988 species • The ABA Checklist is a copyrighted work owned by American Birding Association, Inc. and cannot be reproduced without the express writenpermission of American Birding Association, Inc. • 93 Clinton St. Ste. ABA, PO BOX 744 Delaware City, DE 19706, USA • (800) 850-2473 / (719) 578-9703 • www.aba.org
ABA Checklist Update • 10
q Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 3 _______________________________________________________________________
q Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii 3 _______________________________________________________________________
q Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 3 ________________________________________________________________________
q Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmea 4 ____________________________________________________________________
q Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 3 _________________________________________________________________________
q Sanderling Calidris alba 1 _________________________________________________________________________________
q Dunlin Calidris alpina 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________
q Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis 2 ________________________________________________________________________
q Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 1___________________________________________________________________________
q Little Stint Calidris minuta 4 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1 ____________________________________________________________
q Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 4 _________________________________________________________________________
q Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 3 _______________________________________________________________________
q Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura 5 _________________________________________________________________________
q Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria 5 __________________________________________________________________________
q Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 5 ______________________________________________________________________
q American Woodcock Scolopax minor 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1 _______________________________________________________________________
Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
q Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 5 ____________________________________________________________________
Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae)
q Great Skua Stercorarius skua 3 ______________________________________________________________________________
q South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki 2 __________________________________________________________________
q Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus 1 _________________________________________________________________
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Auks, Murres, and Puffins (Alcidae)
q Dovekie Alle alle 2 _______________________________________________________________________________________
q Common Murre Uria aalge 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Razorbill Alca torda 1 _____________________________________________________________________________________
q Great Auk Pinguinus impennis 6 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix 3 _________________________________________________________________
q Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris 2 ________________________________________________________________
q Scripps’s Murrelet Synthliboramphus scrippsi 2 _________________________________________________________________
q Guadalupe Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus 3 ___________________________________________________________
q Craveri’s Murrelet Synthliboramphus craveri 3 _________________________________________________________________
q Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus 2 ________________________________________________________________
q Cassin’s Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula 2 __________________________________________________________________________
q Least Auklet Aethia pusilla 2 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea 2 _________________________________________________________________________
q Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)
q Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus 5 ______________________________________________________________________
q Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris 2 _____________________________________________________________________
q Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea 3 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini 1 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Bonaparte’s Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus 5 _____________________________________________________________
q Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 3 _______________________________________________________________
q Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 3 __________________________________________________________________________
q Ross’s Gull Rhodostethia rosea 3 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Franklin’s Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Belcher’s Gull Larus belcheri 5 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris 4 _________________________________________________________________________
q Heermann’s Gull Larus heermanni 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Mew Gull Larus canus 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________
q Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 1 ________________________________________________________________________
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q Western Gull Larus occidentalis 1____________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens 2 ____________________________________________________________________________
q California Gull Larus californicus 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Herring Gull Larus argentatus 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 4 _______________________________________________________________________
q Thayer’s Gull Larus thayeri 2 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 2 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2 ______________________________________________________________________
q Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus 3 ________________________________________________________________________
q Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 4 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 2 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Black Noddy Anous minutus 3 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus 2 __________________________________________________________________________
q Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus 2 ______________________________________________________________________
q Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus 2 _______________________________________________________________________
q Least Tern Sternula antillarum 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex 5 ________________________________________________________________________
q Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 4 __________________________________________________________________
q Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 5 _________________________________________________________________________
q Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 2 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Black Skimmer Rynchops niger 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
q Rock Pigeon Columba livia 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa 5 _________________________________________________________________
q White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala 2 ____________________________________________________________
q Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 2 ___________________________________________________________________
q Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis 4 __________________________________________________________________
q European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur 5 ___________________________________________________________________
q Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 2 _______________________________________________________________________
q Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius 6 ____________________________________________________________________
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q Inca Dove Columbina inca 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 3 ___________________________________________________________________
q Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana 5 _____________________________________________________________________
q Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia 4 _____________________________________________________________________
q White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 2 ______________________________________________________________________
q White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita 5 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 1 ________________________________________________________________________
Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis (Cuculidae)
q Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 3 _________________________________________________________________________
q Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus 4 __________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor 2 _________________________________________________________________________
q Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 3 _________________________________________________________________________
q Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 2 ___________________________________________________________________
Barn Owls (Tytonidae)
q Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 _____________________________________________________________________________________
Typical Owls (Strigidae)
q Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus 2 ____________________________________________________________________
q Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia 5 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Whiskered Screech-Owl Megascops trichopsis 2 ________________________________________________________________
q Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus 2 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula 2 __________________________________________________________________________
q Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma 2 ___________________________________________________________________
q Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 3 _____________________________________________________________
q Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi 2 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 5 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis 2 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Barred Owl Strix varia 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________
q Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa 2 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Long-eared Owl Asio otus 2 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Stygian Owl Asio stygius 5 _________________________________________________________________________________
q Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
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ABA Checklist Update • 14
q Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus 2 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus 2 __________________________________________________________________
q Northern Boobook Ninox japonica 5 _________________________________________________________________________
Goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae)
q Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii 2 __________________________________________________________________
q Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 2 ___________________________________________________________________
q Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q Chuck-will’s-widow Antrostomus carolinensis 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi 3 _________________________________________________________________
q Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus 5 _________________________________________________________________________
Swifts (Apodidae)
q Black Swift Cypseloides niger 2 ______________________________________________________________________________
q White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 4 __________________________________________________________________
q Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
q White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus 5 ___________________________________________________________
q Common Swift Apus apus 5 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus 4 ___________________________________________________________________________
q White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Antillean Palm-Swift Tachornis phoenicobia 5 _________________________________________________________________
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
q Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus 3 _________________________________________________________________________
q Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 4 _____________________________________________________________
q Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens 2 _________________________________________________________________
q Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii 4 ______________________________________________________________
q Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae 2 ___________________________________________________________
q Bahama Woodstar Calliphlox evelynae 5 ______________________________________________________________________
q Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer 2 ____________________________________________________________________
q Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 1 ____________________________________________________________
q Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri 1 ___________________________________________________________
q Anna’s Hummingbird Calypte anna 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Costa’s Hummingbird Calypte costae 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Bumblebee Hummingbird Atthis heloisa 5 ____________________________________________________________________
q Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus 1 ___________________________________________________________
q Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus 1 ____________________________________________________________________
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q Allen’s Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin 1
q Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris 2 _____________________________________________________________
q Berylline Hummingbird Amazilia beryllina 3 __________________________________________________________________
q Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis 2 _____________________________________________________________
q Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila 5 ____________________________________________________________________
q Violet-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia violiceps 2 _____________________________________________________________
q White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis 3 _______________________________________________________________
q Xantus’s Hummingbird Hylocharis xantusii 5 __________________________________________________________________
Trogons (Trogonidae)
q Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Eared Quetzal Euptilotis neoxenus 4 _________________________________________________________________________
Hoopoes (Upupidae)
q Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 5 ____________________________________________________________________________
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
q Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata 2 _____________________________________________________________________
q Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona 5 ___________________________________________________________________
q Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 2 ___________________________________________________________________
Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae)
q Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 5 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Lewis’s Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 1 _________________________________________________________
q Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 1 ____________________________________________________________
q Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Williamson’s Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 4 ______________________________________________________________
q Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Nuttall’s Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Arizona Woodpecker Picoides arizonae 2 _____________________________________________________________________
q Red-cockaded Woodpecker Picoides borealis 2 ________________________________________________________________
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q White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus 1 _____________________________________________________________
q American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis 2 ___________________________________________________________
q Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus 2 _________________________________________________________________
q Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides 2 _________________________________________________________________________
q Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis 6 _____________________________________________________________
Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae)
q Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 5 ______________________________________________________________
q Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 4 _________________________________________________________________________
q American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 5 _______________________________________________________________________
q Merlin Falco columbarius 1 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 4 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis 3 __________________________________________________________________________
q Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 2 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
Lories, Lovebirds, and Australasian Parrots (Psittaculidae)
q Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus 3 _______________________________________________________________________
q Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis 2 ___________________________________________________________________
Parakeets, Macaws, and Parrots (Psittacidae)
q Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus 2 _______________________________________________________________________
q Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis 6 ___________________________________________________________________
q Nanday Parakeet Aratinga nenday 2 _________________________________________________________________________
q Green Parakeet Psittacara holochlorus 2 ______________________________________________________________________
q Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha 6 ______________________________________________________________
q White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus 2 _______________________________________________________________
q Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis 2 __________________________________________________________________
Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
q Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe 2 ________________________________________________________
q Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata 5 ______________________________________________________________________
q White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps 5 _____________________________________________________________________
q Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus 5 __________________________________________________________________
q Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax 2 _________________________________________________________________________
q Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus 1 __________________________________________________________________
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q Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus 5 _________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 1 _____________________________________________________________
q Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Hammond’s Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii 1 ______________________________________________________________
q Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons 2 _______________________________________________________________
q Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Say’s Phoebe Sayornis saya 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 2 ______________________________________________________________
q Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Nutting’s Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi 5 _____________________________________________________________________
q Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 1 ______________________________________________________________
q La Sagra’s Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae 3 _____________________________________________________________________
q Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 2 _______________________________________________________________________
q Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 5 ________________________________________________________________________
q Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris 2 __________________________________________________________
q Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius 4 ______________________________________________________________________
q Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius 5 __________________________________________________________________
q Crowned Slaty Flycatcher Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus 5 __________________________________________________
q Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 2 ___________________________________________________________________
q Couch’s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii 2 _________________________________________________________________________
q Cassin’s Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris 2 __________________________________________________________________
q Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis 2 _______________________________________________________________________
q Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus 5 _______________________________________________________________
q Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana 3 _____________________________________________________________________
Becards, Tityras, and Allies (Tityridae)
q Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 5 __________________________________________________________________________
q Gray-collared Becard Pachyramphus major 5 __________________________________________________________________
q Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae 3 ________________________________________________________________
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ABA Checklist Update • 18
Shrikes (Laniidae)
q Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 4 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor 1 __________________________________________________________________________
Vireos (Vireonidae)
q White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris 4 ________________________________________________________________________
q Bell’s Vireo Vireo bellii 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________
q Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla 2 ________________________________________________________________________
q Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior 2 __________________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Cassin’s Vireo Vireo cassinii 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Hutton’s Vireo Vireo huttoni 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis 3 ________________________________________________________________________
q Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus 2 ______________________________________________________________________
q Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister 5 _____________________________________________________________________________
Jays and Crows (Corvidae)
q Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Brown Jay Psilorhinus morio 3 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas 2 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Steller’s Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Florida Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens 2 _________________________________________________________________
q Island Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma insularis 2 ______________________________________________________________________
q Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Mexican Jay Aphelocoma wollweberi 2 _______________________________________________________________________
q Clark’s Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli 2 _________________________________________________________________________
q Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula 4 ________________________________________________________________________
q American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Northwestern Crow Corvus caurinus 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Tamaulipas Crow Corvus imparatus 3 ________________________________________________________________________
q Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus 1 _____________________________________________________________________
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ABA Checklist Update • 19
q Common Raven Corvus corax 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
Larks (Alaudidae)
q Sky Lark Alauda arvensis 3 _________________________________________________________________________________
q Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 1 __________________________________________________________________________
Swallows (Hirundinidae)
q Purple Martin Progne subis 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca 5 __________________________________________________________________________
q Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 5 _____________________________________________________________________
q Southern Martin Progne elegans 5 __________________________________________________________________________
q Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera 5 ______________________________________________________________________
q Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea 5 ____________________________________________________________________
q Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina 1_________________________________________________________________
q Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis 4 __________________________________________________________________
q Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 1 ____________________________________________________
q Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum 4 __________________________________________________________________
Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae)
q Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri 2 _________________________________________________________________________
q Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Gray-headed Chickadee Poecile cinctus 3 _____________________________________________________________________
q Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi 2 ____________________________________________________________________
q Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Black-crested Titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus 2 ______________________________________________________________
Verdin (Remizidae)
q Verdin Auriparus flaviceps 1 ________________________________________________________________________________
Bushtits (Aegithalidae)q Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
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Nuthatches (Sittidae)
q Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla 1_______________________________________________________________________
Creepers (Certhiidae)
q Brown Creeper Certhia americana 1 _________________________________________________________________________
Wrens (Troglodytidae)
q Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q House Wren Troglodytes aedon 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Bewick’s Wren Thryomanes bewickii 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Sinaloa Wren Thryophilus sinaloa 5 __________________________________________________________________________
Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens (Polioptilidae)
q Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica 2 __________________________________________________________________
q Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps 3 _______________________________________________________________
Dippers (Cinclidae)
q American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus 1 _______________________________________________________________________
Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
q Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 2 __________________________________________________________________
Kinglets (Regulidae)
q Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula 1 ___________________________________________________________________
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Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae)
q Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 5 ______________________________________________________________________
q Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 5 ___________________________________________________________________
q Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 5 _______________________________________________________________________
q Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 4 _______________________________________________________________________
q Pallas’s Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 5 ________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 4_______________________________________________________________
q Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 2 ________________________________________________________________________
q Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus 5 ___________________________________________________________
Sylviid Warblers (Sylviidae)
q Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 5 __________________________________________________________________________
q Wrentit Chamaea fasciata 1 ________________________________________________________________________________
Reed Warblers (Acrocephalidae)
q Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 5 ________________________________________________________________
Grassbirds (Locustellidae)
q Middendorff’s Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella ochotensis 4 ______________________________________________________
q Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata 5 __________________________________________________________________
Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
q Gray-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta 4 ______________________________________________________________
q Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 5 _________________________________________________________________
q Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 5 _______________________________________________________________________
q Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica 4 ____________________________________________________________________
q Rufous-tailed Robin Luscinia sibilans 5 _______________________________________________________________________
q Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope 3 _______________________________________________________________________
q Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 2 _______________________________________________________________________________
q Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane 5 _________________________________________________________________________
q Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 4 ______________________________________________________________________
q Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina 5 ____________________________________________________________________
q Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki 5 ____________________________________________________________________
q Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 4 __________________________________________________________________________
q Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 2 ____________________________________________________________________
q Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 5 _________________________________________________________________
q Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 4 _____________________________________________________________________________
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Thrushes (Turdidae)
q Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis 5 _______________________________________________________________
q Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris 5 _____________________________________________________
q Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus 5 ________________________________________________________
q Veery Catharus fuscescens 1 ________________________________________________________________________________
q Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Bicknell’s Thrush Catharus bicknelli 2 ________________________________________________________________________
q Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula 5 __________________________________________________________________________
q Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus 3 ________________________________________________________________________
q Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni 4 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 4___________________________________________________________________________________
q Redwing Turdus iliacus 4 __________________________________________________________________________________
q Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 5 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi 3 __________________________________________________________________________
q White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis 4 _____________________________________________________________________
q Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus 3 ___________________________________________________________________
q American Robin Turdus migratorius 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus 5 _______________________________________________________________________
q Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola 4 __________________________________________________________________________
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
q Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens 5 ___________________________________________________________________
q Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre 2 _________________________________________________________________
q Bendire’s Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei 2______________________________________________________________________
q California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum 2 ____________________________________________________________________
q Le Conte’s Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei 2 _____________________________________________________________________
q Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale 2 ________________________________________________________________________
q Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii 4 ____________________________________________________________________
q Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1 ___________________________________________________________________
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Starlings (Sturnidae)
q European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 2 _________________________________________________________________________
Accentors (Prunellidae)
q Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella 4 _____________________________________________________________________
Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
q Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 2 ______________________________________________________________
q Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 5 __________________________________________________________________________
q Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 4 ____________________________________________________________________________
q White Wagtail Motacilla alba 3 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 5 _________________________________________________________________________________
q Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 3 ________________________________________________________________________
q Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi 4 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 3 ________________________________________________________________________
q American Pipit Anthus rubescens 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Sprague’s Pipit Anthus spragueii 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
q Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 2 ____________________________________________________________________
q Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 1 ______________________________________________________________________
Silky-flycatchers (Ptiliogonatidae)
q Gray Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus 5 ____________________________________________________________________
q Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens 1 __________________________________________________________________________
Olive Warblers (Peucedramidae)
q Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus 2 _______________________________________________________________________
Longspurs and Snow Buntings (Calcariidae)
q Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Smith’s Longspur Calcarius pictus 2 __________________________________________________________________________
q McCown’s Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii 2 _______________________________________________________________
q Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q McKay’s Bunting Plectrophenax hyperboreus 2 _________________________________________________________________
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Wood-Warblers (Parulidae)
q Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Bachman’s Warbler Vermivora bachmanii 6 ____________________________________________________________________
q Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera 2 ______________________________________________________________
q Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q Swainson’s Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii 2 _________________________________________________________________
q Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa 4 ____________________________________________________________
q Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q Orange-crowned Warbler Oreothlypis celata 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Colima Warbler Oreothlypis crissalis 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Lucy’s Warbler Oreothlypis luciae 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Virginia’s Warbler Oreothlypis virginiae 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis 2 _______________________________________________________________________
q Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala 4 __________________________________________________________
q MacGillivray’s Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Kirtland’s Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii 2 _____________________________________________________________________
q Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea 2 _______________________________________________________________________
q Northern Parula Setophaga americana 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi 3 _______________________________________________________________________
q Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica 1 _____________________________________________________________
q Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens 1 __________________________________________________________
q Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Grace’s Warbler Setophaga graciae 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens 1 ___________________________________________________________
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q Townsend’s Warbler Setophaga townsendi 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia 2 _____________________________________________________________
q Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens 1 ______________________________________________________________
q Fan-tailed Warbler Basileuterus lachrymosus 4 _________________________________________________________________
q Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons 3 ________________________________________________________________
q Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus 4 _____________________________________________________________
q Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Wilson’s Warbler Cardellina pusilla 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons 2 _____________________________________________________________________
q Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus 2 _________________________________________________________________________
q Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus 4 _________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens 1 ________________________________________________________________________
Tanagers (Thraupidae)
q Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 4 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus 4 _____________________________________________________________________
q Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor 4 ________________________________________________________________________
q White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola 3 ______________________________________________________________
Spindalises (incertae sedis)
q Western Spindalis Spindalis zena 3 __________________________________________________________________________
Emberizids (Emberizidae)
q Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus 2 _____________________________________________________________________
q Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q California Towhee Melozone crissalis 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Abert’s Towhee Melozone aberti 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Rufous-winged Sparrow Peucaea carpalis 2 ___________________________________________________________________
q Botteri’s Sparrow Peucaea botterii 2 _________________________________________________________________________
q Cassin’s Sparrow Peucaea cassinii 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Bachman’s Sparrow Peucaea aestivalis 2 ______________________________________________________________________
q American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Brewer’s Sparrow Spizella breweri 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Worthen’s Sparrow Spizella wortheni 5 _______________________________________________________________________
q Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis 1 __________________________________________________________________
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q Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Five-striped Sparrow Amphispiza quinquestriata 3 _____________________________________________________________
q Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Sagebrush Sparrow Artemisiospiza nevadensis 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Bell’s Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum 1 ____________________________________________________________
q Baird’s Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii 2 _______________________________________________________________________
q Henslow’s Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii 2 _________________________________________________________________
q Le Conte’s Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Nelson’s Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
q Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 1 _______________________________________________________________
q Harris’s Sparrow Zonotrichia querula 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 1 ______________________________________________________________
q Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla 1 _____________________________________________________________
q Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus 2 ______________________________________________________________________
q Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos 5 ______________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys 5 _______________________________________________________________
q Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 4 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans 5 __________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola 5 __________________________________________________________________
q Gray Bunting Emberiza variabilis 5 __________________________________________________________________________
q Pallas’s Bunting Emberiza pallasi 5 __________________________________________________________________________
q Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 4 ________________________________________________________________________
Cardinals, Piranga Tanagers and Allies (Cardinalidae)
q Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava 2 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata 3 ___________________________________________________________________
q Crimson-collared Grosbeak Rhodothraupis celaeno 4 ___________________________________________________________
q Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysopeplus 4 ___________________________________________________________________
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q Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 1 _____________________________________________________________
q Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus 1 __________________________________________________________
q Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina 4 _______________________________________________________________________
q Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor 2 ________________________________________________________________________
q Painted Bunting Passerina ciris 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q Dickcissel Spiza americana 1 _______________________________________________________________________________
Blackbirds (Icteridae)
q Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 1 __________________________________________________________________
q Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor 2 _______________________________________________________________________
q Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis 5 ______________________________________________________________
q Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna 1 ______________________________________________________________________
q Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1 ____________________________________________________________________
q Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 1 ______________________________________________________
q Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Brewer’s Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus 1 _________________________________________________________________
q Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 1 ___________________________________________________________________
q Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis 3 ______________________________________________________________________
q Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus 1 ________________________________________________________________________
q Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 1 _____________________________________________________________________
q Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri 5 _________________________________________________________________________
q Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 1 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus 4 _____________________________________________________________________
q Bullock’s Oriole Icterus bullockii 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Spot-breasted Oriole Icterus pectoralis 2 ______________________________________________________________________
q Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis 2 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Audubon’s Oriole Icterus graduacauda 2 _____________________________________________________________________
q Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Scott’s Oriole Icterus parisorum 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies (Fringillidae)
q Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 4 _______________________________________________________________________
q Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 3 __________________________________________________________________________
q Asian Rosy-Finch Leucosticte arctoa 5 ________________________________________________________________________
q Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis 1 _____________________________________________________________
q Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata 2 ________________________________________________________________________
q Brown-capped Rosy-Finch Leucosticte australis 2 _______________________________________________________________
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ABA Checklist Update • 28
q Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 4 ________________________________________________________________________
q Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 4 __________________________________________________________________
q House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Cassin’s Finch Haemorhous cassinii 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1 ____________________________________________________________________________
q White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 2 ____________________________________________________________________
q Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 1 _______________________________________________________________________
q Hoary Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 2 _______________________________________________________________________
q Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 5 _____________________________________________________________________________
q Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 1 __________________________________________________________________________________
q Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
q Lawrence’s Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei 2 _____________________________________________________________________
q American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 1 __________________________________________________________________________
q Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica 4__________________________________________________________________________
q Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 1 ________________________________________________________________
q Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 4 ____________________________________________________________________
Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
q House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1 _________________________________________________________________________
q Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 2 ____________________________________________________________________
Waxbills (Estrildidae)
q Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata 2 __________________________________________________________________
