Central Flyway Bird Guide

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

+ 10 more blackbirds and orioles species

Cardinals and Grosbeaks

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Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

Dickcissel

Spiza americana

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Cardinals and GrosbeaksNear Threatened

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

+ 5 more cardinals and grosbeaks species

Chats

Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

ChatsLeast Concern

Chickadees and Titmice

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

Juniper Titmouse

Baeolophus ridgwayi

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

Cormorants

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

CormorantsLeast Concern

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

CormorantsLeast Concern

Neotropic Cormorant

Nannopterum brasilianum

CormorantsLeast Concern

Cranes

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

CranesLeast Concern

Whooping Crane

Grus americana

CranesEndangered

Creepers

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

CreepersLeast Concern

Cuckoos

Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

CuckoosLeast Concern

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

CuckoosLeast Concern

Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga sulcirostris

CuckoosLeast Concern

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

CuckoosNear Threatened

Finches

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American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes vespertinus

FinchesVulnerable

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus

+ 3 more finches species

Flycatchers

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Acadian Flycatcher

Empidonax virescens

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Myiarchus cinerascens

Couch's Kingbird

Tyrannus couchii

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

+ 9 more flycatchers species

Gnatcatchers

GnatcatchersLeast Concern

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Polioptila melanura

GnatcatchersLeast Concern

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Grebes

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Clark's Grebe

Aechmophorus clarkii

Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

FallSpring

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

GrebesVulnerable

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

WinterFall

Gulls and Terns

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Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

+ 2 more gulls and terns species

Herons and Egrets

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American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

+ 5 more herons and egrets species

Hummingbirds

HummingbirdsLeast Concern

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

HummingbirdsLeast Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

HummingbirdsNear Threatened

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

Fall

Ibises

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

Jays and Crows

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American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Black-billed Magpie

Pica hudsonia

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Fish Crow

Corvus ossifragus

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

KingfishersLeast Concern

Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

KingfishersLeast Concern

Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

KingfishersLeast Concern

Kinglets

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

KingletsLeast Concern

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

KingletsLeast Concern

Larks

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

LarksLeast Concern

Longspurs

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Chestnut-collared Longspur

Calcarius ornatus

LongspursNear Threatened

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

LongspursLeast Concern

McCown's Longspur

Rhynchophanes mccownii

LongspursNear Threatened

Smith's Longspur

Calcarius pictus

LongspursLeast Concern

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

LongspursLeast Concern

Mimids

Bendire's Thrasher

Toxostoma bendirei

MimidsNear Threatened

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Curve-billed Thrasher

Toxostoma curvirostre

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Sage Thrasher

Oreoscoptes montanus

Nightjars

Chuck-will's-widow

Antrostomus carolinensis

NightjarsNear Threatened

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

NightjarsLeast Concern

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Antrostomus vociferus

NightjarsNear Threatened

Nuthatches

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Sitta pusilla

NuthatchesLeast Concern

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

NuthatchesLeast Concern

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

NuthatchesLeast Concern

Old World Sparrows

Old World SparrowsLeast Concern

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Owls

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Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Barred Owl

Strix varia

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

Eastern Screech-Owl

Megascops asio

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

+ 2 more owls species

Pelicans

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

PelicansLeast Concern

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

PelicansLeast Concern

Pigeons and Doves

Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Inca Dove

Columbina inca

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

Pipits

American Pipit

Anthus rubescens

PipitsLeast Concern

Sprague's Pipit

Anthus spragueii

PipitsVulnerable

Rails and Coots

American Coot

Fulica americana

Rails and CootsNear Threatened

Black Rail

Laterallus jamaicensis

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica

Sora

Porzana carolina

Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola

Raptors

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American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo regalis

+ 16 more raptors species

Seabirds

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

SeabirdsLeast Concern

Shorebirds

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American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica

American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

WinterSpring

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

+ 29 more shorebirds species

Shrikes

Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

ShrikesNear Threatened

Northern Shrike

Lanius borealis

ShrikesLeast Concern

Silky-flycatchers

Silky-flycatchersLeast Concern

Phainopepla

Phainopepla nitens

Sparrows

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Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

Cassin's Sparrow

Peucaea cassinii

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Eastern Towhee

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

+ 17 more sparrows species

Starlings

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

StarlingsLeast Concern

Swallows

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Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Purple Martin

Progne subis

+ 1 more swallows species

Swifts

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

SwiftsVulnerable

Thrushes

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American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Catharus minimus

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

+ 3 more thrushes species

Upland Game Birds

Upland Game BirdsNear Threatened

Greater Prairie-Chicken

Tympanuchus cupido

Upland Game BirdsNear Threatened

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

Upland Game BirdsLeast Concern

Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Upland Game BirdsLeast Concern

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Verdins

Verdin

Auriparus flaviceps

VerdinsLeast Concern

Vireos

Bell's Vireo

Vireo bellii

VireosNear Threatened

Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus

White-eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

Yellow-throated Vireo

Vireo flavifrons

Vultures

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

VulturesLeast Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

VulturesLeast Concern

Warblers

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American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Setophaga caerulescens

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga fusca

Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striata

WarblersNear Threatened

+ 23 more warblers species

Waterfowl

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American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii

+ 24 more waterfowl species

Waxwings

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

WaxwingsLeast Concern

Woodpeckers

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Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Hairy Woodpecker

Dryobates villosus

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Dryobates scalaris

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

+ 2 more woodpeckers species

Wrens

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Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

Cactus Wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris