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Bird Conservation Region 04: Northwestern_Interior_Forest

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This checklist includes all bird species found in Bird Conservation Region 04: Northwestern_Interior_Forest , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).

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Country or region: Bird Conservation Region 04: Northwestern_Interior_Forest [map]

Number of species: 406
Number of introduced species: 4
Last modified: 2023-04-09
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusRare/Accidental
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisIntroduced species
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Emperor GooseAnser canagicusRare/Accidental
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiRare/Accidental
Bean GooseAnser fabalisRare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Spectacled EiderSomateria fischeriRare/Accidental
King EiderSomateria spectabilisRare/Accidental
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
Steller's EiderPolysticta stelleriRare/Accidental
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Black ScoterMelanitta americana
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
SmewMergellus albellusRare/Accidental
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus
Common PochardAythya ferinaRare/Accidental
CanvasbackAythya valisineria
RedheadAythya americana
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaRare/Accidental
Greater ScaupAythya marila
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Falcated DuckMareca falcataRare/Accidental
GadwallMareca strepera
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
American WigeonMareca americana
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
American Black DuckAnas rubripesRare/Accidental
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Common TealAnas crecca
Wood DuckAix sponsaRare/Accidental

 
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae

Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusIntroduced species
Green PheasantPhasianus versicolorRare/Accidental
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoRare/Accidental
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
Willow GrouseLagopus lagopus
Rock PtarmiganLagopus muta
White-tailed PtarmiganLagopus leucura
Dusky GrouseDendragapus obscurus
Spruce GrouseFalcipennis canadensis
Sharp-tailed GrouseTympanuchus phasianellus

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsRare/Accidental
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalisRare/Accidental
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisRare/Accidental

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock DoveColumba liviaIntroduced species
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalisRare/Accidental
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoRare/Accidental
Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataRare/Accidental
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaRare/Accidental
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraRare/Accidental

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisRare/Accidental

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

Black SwiftCypseloides niger
Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificusRare/Accidental

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Trochilidae

Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisRare/Accidental
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte annaRare/Accidental
Costa's HummingbirdCalypte costaeRare/Accidental
Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanusRare/Accidental
Common CuckooCuculus canorusRare/Accidental

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

SoraPorzana carolina
American CootFulica americana

 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Whooping CraneGrus americanaRare/Accidental
Common CraneGrus grusRare/Accidental
Hooded CraneGrus monachaRare/Accidental

 
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae

Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Black-throated DiverGavia arcticaRare/Accidental
Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
White-billed DiverGavia adamsii

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae

Laysan AlbatrossPhoebastria immutabilisRare/Accidental
Black-footed AlbatrossPhoebastria nigripesRare/Accidental

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

Leach's Storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhous
Fork-tailed Storm-petrelHydrobates furcatusRare/Accidental

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialisRare/Accidental
Buller's ShearwaterArdenna bulleri
Short-tailed ShearwaterArdenna tenuirostrisRare/Accidental
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaRare/Accidental
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes
Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopus
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Wood StorkMycteria americanaRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchosRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Great EgretArdea alba

 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
Brandt's CormorantPhalacrocorax penicillatus
Pelagic CormorantPhalacrocorax pelagicus
Red-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax urileRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae

Black OystercatcherHaematopus bachmaniRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
Eurasian DotterelEudromias morinellus
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Snowy PloverCharadrius nivosusRare/Accidental
Lesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensisRare/Accidental
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Eskimo CurlewNumenius borealis
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanusRare/Accidental
Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensisRare/Accidental
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaRare/Accidental
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaRare/Accidental
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephala
Red KnotCalidris canutus
SurfbirdCalidris virgata
RuffCalidris pugnaxRare/Accidental
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataRare/Accidental
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisRare/Accidental
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Rock SandpiperCalidris ptilocnemis
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Little StintCalidris minutaRare/Accidental
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisRare/Accidental
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisRare/Accidental
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusRare/Accidental
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereusRare/Accidental
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosRare/Accidental
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
WilletTringa semipalmataRare/Accidental
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Wilson's PhalaropeSteganopus tricolor
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae

Rhinoceros AukletCerorhinca monocerataRare/Accidental
Tufted PuffinFratercula cirrhataRare/Accidental
Horned PuffinFratercula corniculataRare/Accidental
Cassin's AukletPtychoramphus aleuticusRare/Accidental
Parakeet AukletAethia psittaculaRare/Accidental
Least AukletAethia pusillaRare/Accidental
Crested AukletAethia cristatellaRare/Accidental
Long-billed MurreletBrachyramphus perdixRare/Accidental
Marbled MurreletBrachyramphus marmoratusRare/Accidental
Kittlitz's MurreletBrachyramphus brevirostrisRare/Accidental
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleRare/Accidental
Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba
Ancient MurreletSynthliboramphus antiquusRare/Accidental
Brunnich's GuillemotUria lomviaRare/Accidental
Common GuillemotUria aalge

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Ivory GullPagophila eburneaRare/Accidental
Sabine's GullXema sabini
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusRare/Accidental
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusRare/Accidental
Ross's GullRhodostethia roseaRare/Accidental
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostrisRare/Accidental
Heermann's GullLarus heermanniRare/Accidental
Mew GullLarus canus
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
California GullLarus californicus
Western GullLarus occidentalisRare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Thayer's GullLarus thayeri
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
Slaty-backed GullLarus schistisagus
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusRare/Accidental
Aleutian TernOnychoprion aleuticus
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusRare/Accidental
Black TernChlidonias nigerRare/Accidental
Common TernSterna hirundo
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Cathartidae

Turkey VultureCathartes auraRare/Accidental

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperiiRare/Accidental
Northern GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Steller's Sea EagleHaliaeetus pelagicusRare/Accidental
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusRare/Accidental
Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Hawk OwlSurnia ulula
Northern Pygmy OwlGlaucidium gnoma
Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
Northern Long-eared OwlAsio otusRare/Accidental
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Western Screech OwlMegascops kennicottiiRare/Accidental
Barred OwlStrix varia
Great Grey OwlStrix nebulosa
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusRare/Accidental
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruber
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorRare/Accidental
Downy WoodpeckerPicoides pubescens
Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalis
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

American KestrelFalco sparverius
MerlinFalco columbarius
GyrfalconFalco rusticolus
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae

Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisRare/Accidental
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusRare/Accidental
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansRare/Accidental
Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebeRare/Accidental
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiRare/Accidental
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
Hammond's FlycatcherEmpidonax hammondii
Dusky FlycatcherEmpidonax oberholseri
Pacific-slope FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilisRare/Accidental
Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
Western Wood PeweeContopus sordidulus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae

Cassin's VireoVireo cassiniiRare/Accidental
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusRare/Accidental
Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusRare/Accidental
Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Brown ShrikeLanius cristatusRare/Accidental
Northern ShrikeLanius borealis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Gray JayPerisoreus canadensis
Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia
Clark's NutcrackerNucifraga columbianaRare/Accidental
Common RavenCorvus corax
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Northwestern CrowCorvus caurinus
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataRare/Accidental
Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri

 
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae

Siberian AccentorPrunella montanellaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinusRare/Accidental
American PipitAnthus rubescens
White WagtailMotacilla alba

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

BramblingFringilla montifringillaRare/Accidental
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesRare/Accidental
Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
Eurasian BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaRare/Accidental
Asian Rosy FinchLeucosticte arctoa
Gray-crowned Rosy FinchLeucosticte tephrocotis
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusRare/Accidental
Cassin's FinchHaemorhous cassiniiRare/Accidental
Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
American GoldfinchSpinus tristisRare/Accidental
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae

Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
Smith's LongspurCalcarius pictus
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
McKay's BuntingPlectrophenax hyperboreusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Rustic BuntingSchoeniclus rusticusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae

Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaRare/Accidental
Brewer's SparrowSpizella breweri
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusRare/Accidental
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Harris's SparrowZonotrichia querulaRare/Accidental
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
American Tree SparrowPasserella arborea
Le Conte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteiiRare/Accidental
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusRare/Accidental
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana

 
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae

OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaRare/Accidental
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaRare/Accidental
Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilisRare/Accidental
MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaRare/Accidental
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaRare/Accidental
Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fuscaRare/Accidental
Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumRare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi
Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalis
Canada WarblerCardellina canadensisRare/Accidental
Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla

 
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae

Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalusRare/Accidental
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusRare/Accidental
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaRare/Accidental
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaRare/Accidental
Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatusRare/Accidental
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalusRare/Accidental
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae

Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusRare/Accidental
Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalusRare/Accidental
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyaneaRare/Accidental
Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoenaRare/Accidental
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaRare/Accidental
Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli
Siberian TitPoecile cinctusRare/Accidental
Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus
Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Eurasian Sky LarkAlauda arvensisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
Purple MartinProgne subisRare/Accidental
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Arctic WarblerSeicercus borealis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae

Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa

 
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae

Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum

 
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae

American TreecreeperCerthia americana

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae

Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae

Boulder WrenSalpinctes obsoletusRare/Accidental
Pacific WrenTroglodytes pacificus
Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalisRare/Accidental
House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae

Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisRare/Accidental
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosRare/Accidental
Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufumRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae

American DipperCinclus mexicanus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

BluethroatLuscinia svecicaRare/Accidental
Eastern StonechatSaxicola maurusRare/Accidental
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides
Townsend's SolitaireMyadestes townsendi
Varied ThrushIxoreus naevius
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Dusky ThrushTurdus eunomusRare/Accidental

 

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