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x `Akikiki   Oreomystis bairdi United States of America Priority 2 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
The ʻAkikiki (Oreomystis bairdi) is a critically endangered bird that is found in some parts of Kauaʻi. It was found in many parts of the lowland areas but has been pushed back due to transmission disease. It is a small grey topped white bellied...
 
United States of America Proposed Endangered Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
Bird Conservation Region 67 ESA Candidate Birds of Conservation Concern 2008
Bird Conservation Region 67 MBTA protection uncertain or lacking Birds of Conservation Concern 2008
x `I`iwi ʻIʻiwi Vestiaria coccinea Bird Conservation Region 67 MBTA protection uncertain or lacking Birds of Conservation Concern 2008
The ʻIʻiwi or Scarlet Hawaiian Honeycreeper (Vestiaria coccinea) is a Hawaiian finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanidinae, and the only member of the genus Vestiaria. One of the most plentiful species of this family, many of which...
 
x `Oma`o   Myadestes obscurus Bird Conservation Region 67 Conservation Concern Birds of Conservation Concern 2008
The ʻŌmaʻo (Myadestes obscurus, also called the Hawaiian Thrush) is a endemic species of robin-like bird that is only found on the island of Hawaii. It was discovered in 1789 by Gmelin. This thrush is closely related to the other endemic thrushes of...
 
x Abert's Towhee Pipilo aberti Pipilo aberti Bird Conservation Region 16 RD-b1 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The Abert's Towhee (Pipilo aberti) is a bird of the family Emberizidae, native to a small range in southwestern North America, generally the lower Colorado River and Gila River watersheds, nearly endemic to Arizona, but also present in small parts...
 
Bird Conservation Region 33 RD-b5 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
Bird Conservation Region 34 RD-b4 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
Bird Conservation Region 35 RD-b1 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
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x Abyssinian Lovebird Agapornis taranta (female and male) Agapornis taranta      
The Black-winged Lovebird (Agapornis taranta) also known as Abyssinian Lovebird is a mainly green bird of the parrot familiy. At about 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) long, it is the largest of the lovebird genus, a group of small parrots. The adult male is...
 
x Acadian Flycatcher Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Earth PS-g3 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The Acadian Flycatcher or Green-crested Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens, is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. Adults have olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have a white eye ring,...
 
South Carolina SC High Priority Species South Carolina Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy 2005 - 2010
South Carolina Apparently Secure within State/Province breeding South Carolina Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy 2005 - 2010
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x Acorn Woodpecker AcornWoodpecker23 Melanerpes formicivorus Earth BD-g2 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a medium-sized woodpecker, 21 cm long with an average weight of 85 g. The adult has a black head, back, wings and tail, white forehead, throat, belly and rump. The eyes are white. The adult male has...
 
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x Aethopyga Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga      
Aethopyga is a genus of birds in the Nectariniidae family. It contains the following species:
 
x African Black Duck African Black Duck Anas sparsa      
The African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) is a species of duck of the genus Anas. It is genetically closest to the mallard group (Johnson & Sorenson, 1999), but shows some peculiarities in its behavior (Johnson et al., 2000) and (as far as they can be...
 
x African Green-tinkerbird   Pogoniulus simplex      
The African Green-tinkerbird (Pogoniulus simplex) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
 
x Ailuroedus Green Catbird maiala apr06 Ailuroedus      
Ailuroedus is a genus of birds in the Ptilonorhynchidae family (bowerbirds). It contains the following species: The common name "catbird" refers to these species'"wailing cat-like calls". Ailuroedus likewise is from the Greek for "cat-singer" or ...
 
x Aix Woodduck95 Aix      
Aix is a genus that contains just two species of ducks: the Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), and the Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata). The genus belongs to the family Anatidae in the waterfowl order Anseriformes. They were formerly placed in the "perching...
 
x Albert's Lyrebird Albert's Lyrebird OR Menura alberti      
The Albert's Lyrebird (Menura alberti) is a pheasant-sized songbird, approximately 90cm long, with brown upper body plumage and rich chestnut below. It is very similar with the Superb Lyrebird in its habits. This bird also mimics other species...
 
x Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum CT2 Empidonax alnorum Earth Secure Globally North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan
The Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum, is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. Adults have olive-brown upperparts, browner on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have a white eye ring, white wing bars, a small...
Behavorial Study of the Breeding Season of the Alder Flycather, Empidonax alnorum, on Roan Mountain
North Carolina S2B North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan Purchase Knob MAPS Station
North Carolina SZN North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan
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x Aleutian Tern   Onychoprion aleuticus      
The Aleutian Tern (Onychoprion aleuticus, formerly Sterna aleutica - see Bridge et al., 2005) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This species breeds in colonies on coasts and islands in Alaska and easternmost Siberia. It is strongly...
 
     
     
Bird Conservation Region 1 Conservation Concern Birds of Conservation Concern 2008
Bird Conservation Region 2 Conservation Concern Birds of Conservation Concern 2008
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x Allen's Hummingbird Adult female tending nest Selasphorus sasin      
The Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin, is a species of hummingbird. The Allen's Hummingbird is a small bird, with mature adults reaching only 3 to 3½ inches in length. The male Allen's has a green back and forehead, with rust-colored rufous...
 
     
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x Alopochen   Alopochen          
x Altamira Oriole Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis Bird Conservation Region 36   North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Program Proposal Application Instructions
The Altamira Oriole, Icterus gularis, is a New World oriole. The bird is widespread in subtropical lowlands of the Mexican Gulf Coast and northern Central America, the Pacific coast and inland. It also can be found in the extreme south of Texas, ...
 
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x Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilia amazilia-4 Amazilia amazilia      
The Amazilia Hummingbird (Amazilia amazilia) is a species of hummingbird, a family of small near passerine birds. The Loja Hummingbird (A. alticola), with less rufous to the underparts, is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Amazilia...
 
x Amazonetta   Amazonetta          
x Amazonian Umbrellabird Stuffed male (the iris is white in living individuals) Cephalopterus ornatus      
The Amazonian Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus) is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. With a total length of up to 50 cm (20 in), the male Amazonian Umbrellabird is the largest passerine in South America. This species occurs in two main...
 
x Amblyornis   Amblyornis      
The genus Amblyornis of the family Ptilonorhynchidae consists of four species of bowerbirds endemic to New Guinea.
 
x American Avocet Summer plumage Recurvirostra americana      
The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. This avocet has long, thin, gray legs, giving it its colloquial name, "blue shanks". The plumage is black and white on the back with...
 
Bird Conservation Region 18   North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Program Proposal Application Instructions
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x American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 28079 Botaurus lentiginosus      
The American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. It is a large, chunky, brown bird, very similar to the Eurasian Great Bittern, Botaurus stellaris. It is 59–70 cm (23-27 inches) in length, with a 95–115 cm ...
 
     
     
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x American Black Vulture Coragyps-atratus-001 Coragyps atratus Earth BD-g1 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus, also known as the American Black Vulture, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the southeastern United States to Central Chile and Uruguay in South America. Although a common and...
Investigation of Cliffs and Cliff-nesting Birds of the Southern Appalachians
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x American Coot none American Coot (Fulica americana) may be found in the Cross Creek WMA Fulica americana South Carolina SC Highest Priority Species South Carolina Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy 2005 - 2010
The American Coot (Fulica americana) is a bird of the family Rallidae, inhabiting wetlands and open water bodies. About 16 inches (40 cm) in length and weighing 1.4 lb (0.65 kg), adults have a short thick white bill and white frontal shield, which...
 
South Carolina Possibly Extirpated within the state/region (Historical) breeding South Carolina Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy 2005 - 2010
South Carolina Unranked within State/Province non-breeding South Carolina Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy 2005 - 2010
x American Crow American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Earth BD-g1 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos, is a large passerine bird species of the family Corvidae. It is a common bird found throughout much of North America. In the interior of the continent south of the Arctic, it is simply "the crow" as no other...
 
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x American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus FWS Cinclus mexicanus Earth BD-g2 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), also known as a Water Ouzel, is a stocky dark grey bird with a head sometimes tinged with brown, and white feathers on the eyelids cause the eyes to flash white as the bird blinks. It is 16.5 cm long and...
 
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x American Golden Plover /wikipedia/images/commons_id/706659 Pluvialis dominica      
The American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) is a medium-sized plover. Adults are spotted gold and black on the crown, back and wings. Their face and neck are black with a white border; they have a black breast and a dark rump. The legs are black...
 
Kentucky Kentucky no classification Kentucky's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy
Kentucky Vulnerable in Kentucky Kentucky's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy
South Carolina SC Highest Priority Species South Carolina Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy 2005 - 2010
South Carolina Not Applicable within State/Province South Carolina Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy 2005 - 2010
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x American Goldfinch The American Goldfinch is the state bird of Iowa Carduelis tristis Earth BD-g1 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), also known as the Eastern Goldfinch and Wild Canary, is a North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just...
 
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x American Kestrel Americankestrel65 Falco sparverius Earth Secure Globally North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan
The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is a small falcon. This bird was (and sometimes still is) colloquially known in North America as the "Sparrow Hawk". This name is misleading because it implies a connection with the Eurasian Sparrowhawk...
 
North Carolina S3B North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan
North Carolina S5N North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan
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x American Oystercatcher American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus     North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Program Proposal Application Instructions
The American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), occasionally called the American Pied Oystercatcher, is a member of family Haematopodidae. The bird is uniquely marked by its black and white body and a long, thick orange beak. This shorebird is...
 
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x American Pipit American Pipit (A. r. rubescens)Rock Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park (Canada) Anthus rubescens Earth BD-g1 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens) is a small songbird found on both sides of the northern Pacific. It was first described by Marmaduke Tunstall in his 1771 Ornithologia Britannica. Like most other pipits, this is an undistinguished-looking...
 
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x American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Setophaga ruticilla Earth BD-g1 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla, is a New World warbler. They breed in North America, across southern Canada and the eastern USA. These birds are migratory, wintering in Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America (in...
 
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x American Robin American Robin 2006 Turdus migratorius Earth BD-g1 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The American Robin (Turdus migratorius, also called North American Robin) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of the male's bright red breast, though the two species are not closely related. The...
 
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x American Samoa Shy Ground-Dove   Gallicolumba stairi   U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (not including Hawaii)      
U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (not including Hawaii) ESA Candidate Birds of Conservation Concern 2008
U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (not including Hawaii) MBTA protection uncertain or lacking Birds of Conservation Concern 2008
U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (not including Hawaii) ESA Candidate Birds of Conservation Concern 2008
x American Three-toed Woodpecker American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis Earth BD-g1 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The American Three-toed woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis is a medium-sized woodpecker (family Picidae). This woodpecker has a length of 21 cm (8¾ inches) and a wingspan of 38 cm (15 inches) and closely resembles the Black-backed Woodpecker, which is...
 
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x American Tree Sparrow American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea Earth BD-g2 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea, is a medium-sized sparrow. Adults have a rusty cap and grey underparts with a small dark spot on the breast. They have a rusty back with lighter stripes, brown wings with white bars and a slim tail. Their...
 
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x American White Pelican Adult Pelecanus erythrorhynchos      
The American White Pelican or Rough-billed Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, up to Central America, in winter. The...
 
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x American Wigeon Male Anas americana Bird Conservation Region 10 Game Bird Below Desired Condition Game Birds Below Desired Condition
The American Wigeon (also American Widgeon or Baldpate), Anas americana is a species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas. If this is split up, all wigeons will go into their old genus Mareca again. It is a common and widespread duck which...
 
Bird Conservation Region 11 Game Bird Below Desired Condition Game Birds Below Desired Condition
Bird Conservation Region 13 Game Bird Below Desired Condition Game Birds Below Desired Condition
Bird Conservation Region 15 Game Bird Below Desired Condition Game Birds Below Desired Condition
Bird Conservation Region 18 Game Bird Below Desired Condition Game Birds Below Desired Condition
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x American Woodcock none American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) may be found in the Meadow River WMA Scolopax minor Kentucky Kentucky no classification Kentucky's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy
The American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) is a small chunky shorebird species from North America. It is popularly known as timberdoodle and a well-known game bird. Adults have short pinkish legs and a very long straight pinkish bill with an articulated...
 
Kentucky Apparently Secure in Kentucky Kentucky's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy
South Carolina SC Moderate Priority Species South Carolina Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy 2005 - 2010
South Carolina Apparently Secure within State/Province South Carolina Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy 2005 - 2010
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x Amethyst-throated Hummingbird   Lampornis amethystinus      
The Amethyst-Throated Hummingbird (Lampornis amethystinus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
 
x Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus spp-Keulemans Heliangelus amethysticollis      
The Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis) is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. The...
 
x Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina (male) Calliphlox amethystina      
The Amethyst Woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in most of central, and eastern South America proper, in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname...
 
x Anabacerthia Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia      
Anabacerthia is a genus of bird in the Furnariidae family. It contains the following species:
 
x Anabazenops   Anabazenops      
Anabazenops is a genus of birds in the Furnariidae family. It contains the following species:
 
x Anatidae (Greater) White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Anatidae      
Anatidae is the biological family that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups. These are birds that...
 
x Anatinae Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) Anatinae      
The Anatinae is a subfamily of the family Anatidae (swans, geese and ducks). Its surviving members are the dabbling ducks, which feed mainly at the surface rather than by diving. The other members of the Anatinae are the extinct moa-nalos, a young...
 
x Ancient Murrelet /wikipedia/images/commons_id/321483 Synthliboramphus antiquus      
The Ancient Murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus, is a bird in the auk family. It breeds from the Yellow Sea (islands off China), through the Russian Pacific coast and the Aleutian Islands to the Haida Gwaii archipelago of British Columbia, where...
 
x Andean Emerald   Amazilia franciae      
The Andean Emerald, Amazilia franciae, is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
 
x Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella Oreotrochilus estella      
The Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
 
x Andean Tinamou Andean Tinamou (N. pentlandii) Nothoprocta pentlandii      
The Andean Tinamou, Nothoprocta pentlandii, is a member of the most ancient groups of bird families, the Tinamous. The species is commonly found in high altitude shrubland, in the Andes of South America. Crypturellus is formed from three Latin or...
 
x Anhima   Anhima          
x Anna's Hummingbird /wikipedia/images/commons_id/884368 Calypte anna Earth BD-g4 Partners in Flight Species Assessment Database (2005)
The Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a medium-sized hummingbird native to the west coast of North America. This bird was named after Anna Massena, Duchess of Rivoli. Anna's Hummingbird is 9-10 cm (3.5"-4") long. It has a bronze-green back, a...
 
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x Anseranas   Anseranas          
x Anseranatidae   Anseranatidae          
x Anseriformes Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) Anseriformes      
The order Anseriformes contains about 150 living species of birds in three extant families: the Anhimidae (the screamers), Anseranatidae (the Magpie Goose), and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese,...
 
x Antarctic Petrel   Thalassoica antarctica      
The Antarctic Petrel, Thalassoica antarctica, is a boldly marked dark brown and white petrel, found in Antarctica, most commonly in the Ross and Weddell seas. They eat Antarctic krill, fish, and small squid. They feed while swimming but can dive...
 
x Antarctic Tern Antarctic tern Sterna vittata      
The Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata) is a typical tern. It ranges throughout the southern oceans. It is very similar in appearance to the closely related Arctic Tern, but is stockier, and the wing tips are grey instead of blackish in flight. It is,...
 
x Anthreptes Brown-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis Anthreptes      
Anthreptes is a genus of birds in the sunbird family, Nectariniidae. It usually contains the following species: The Little Green Sunbird (Nectarinia seimundi) is sometimes placed herein too, as are the genera Chalcoparia, Deleornis and Hedydipna.
 
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