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Bird Conservation Region 07: Taiga_Shield_And_Hudson_Plains

This checklist includes all bird species found in Bird Conservation Region 07: Taiga_Shield_And_Hudson_Plains , 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 07: Taiga_Shield_And_Hudson_Plains [map]

Number of species: 365
Number of introduced species: 3
Last modified: 2022-01-20

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Rare/Accidental
Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinator	Rare/Accidental
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens
Ross's Goose	Anser rossii
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis
King Eider	Somateria spectabilis	Rare/Accidental
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter	Melanitta americana
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus
Goosander	Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus
Labrador Duck	Camptorhynchus labradorius
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Rare/Accidental
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria
Redhead	Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera	Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	Mareca americana
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Common Teal	Anas crecca
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Rare/Accidental
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus
Willow Grouse	Lagopus lagopus
Rock Ptarmigan	Lagopus muta	Rare/Accidental
Spruce Grouse	Falcipennis canadensis
Sharp-tailed Grouse	Tympanuchus phasianellus
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Dove	Columba livia	Introduced species
Passenger Pigeon	Ectopistes migratorius	Rare/Accidental
Band-tailed Pigeon	Patagioenas fasciata	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	Rare/Accidental
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Whip-poor-will	Antrostomus vociferus	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Trochilidae
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	Rare/Accidental
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	Rare/Accidental
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Yellow Rail	Coturnicops noveboracensis
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola
Sora	Porzana carolina
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus	Rare/Accidental
Common Coot	Fulica atra	Rare/Accidental
American Coot	Fulica americana
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis
Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Rare/Accidental
Common Crane	Grus grus	Rare/Accidental
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer
White-billed Diver	Gavia adamsii	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Rare/Accidental
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Rare/Accidental
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus	Rare/Accidental
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Red Knot	Calidris canutus
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Rare/Accidental
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Rare/Accidental
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	Rare/Accidental
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Rare/Accidental
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	Rare/Accidental
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana	Rare/Accidental
Willet	Tringa semipalmata	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca
Wilson's Phalarope	Steganopus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Rare/Accidental
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle
Razorbill	Alca torda	Rare/Accidental
Little Auk	Alle alle	Rare/Accidental
Brunnich's Guillemot	Uria lomvia	Rare/Accidental
Common Guillemot	Uria aalge	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	Rare/Accidental
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Rare/Accidental
Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	Rare/Accidental
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Rare/Accidental
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus
Ross's Gull	Rhodostethia rosea
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Gull	Larus crassirostris	Rare/Accidental
Mew Gull	Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis
California Gull	Larus californicus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus
Thayer's Gull	Larus thayeri
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens	Rare/Accidental
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Rare/Accidental
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	Rare/Accidental
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	Rare/Accidental
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus	Rare/Accidental
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	Rare/Accidental
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus
Ferruginous Hawk	Buteo regalis
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula
Tengmalm's Owl	Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus
Northern Long-eared Owl	Asio otus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Barred Owl	Strix varia
Great Grey Owl	Strix nebulosa
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius
Lewis's Woodpecker	Melanerpes lewis	Rare/Accidental
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	Rare/Accidental
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus
American Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides dorsalis
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Crested Caracara	Caracara cheriway	Rare/Accidental
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus
Prairie Falcon	Falco mexicanus	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	Rare/Accidental
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi
Western Wood Pewee	Contopus sordidulus	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Wood Pewee	Contopus virens	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shrike	Lanius borealis
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Gray Jay	Perisoreus canadensis
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia
Common Raven	Corvus corax
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit	Anthus spragueii	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla
Evening Grosbeak	Hesperiphona vespertina
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator
Asian Rosy Finch	Leucosticte arctoa	Rare/Accidental
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch	Leucosticte tephrocotis	Rare/Accidental
House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	Rare/Accidental
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea
Arctic Redpoll	Acanthis hornemanni
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur	Calcarius ornatus	Rare/Accidental
Smith's Longspur	Calcarius pictus
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	Rare/Accidental
Brewer's Sparrow	Spizella breweri
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	Rare/Accidental
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Rare/Accidental
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis
Harris's Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow	Passerella arborea
Le Conte's Sparrow	Ammospiza leconteii
Nelson's Sparrow	Ammospiza nelsoni
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	Rare/Accidental
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
Baird's Sparrow	Centronyx bairdii	Rare/Accidental
Henslow's Sparrow	Centronyx henslowii	Rare/Accidental
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera	Rare/Accidental
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	Rare/Accidental
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Connecticut Warbler	Oporornis agilis	Rare/Accidental
Mourning Warbler	Geothlypis philadelphia	Rare/Accidental
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	Rare/Accidental
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana	Rare/Accidental
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	Rare/Accidental
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum
Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler	Setophaga dominica	Rare/Accidental
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	Rare/Accidental
Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Rare/Accidental
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	Rare/Accidental
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Rare/Accidental
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Rare/Accidental
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rare/Accidental
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	Rare/Accidental
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Rare/Accidental
Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	Rare/Accidental
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Rare/Accidental
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	Rare/Accidental
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus
Boreal Chickadee	Poecile hudsonicus
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina	Rare/Accidental
Purple Martin	Progne subis	Rare/Accidental
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
American Treecreeper	Certhia americana
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Boulder Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus	Rare/Accidental
Winter Wren	Troglodytes hiemalis
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon
Sedge Wren	Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren	Cistothorus palustris	Rare/Accidental
Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus
PASSERIFORMES: Polioptilidae
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Rare/Accidental
Sage Thrasher	Oreoscoptes montanus	Rare/Accidental
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	Rare/Accidental
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides	Rare/Accidental
Townsend's Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi	Rare/Accidental
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	Rare/Accidental
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	Rare/Accidental
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	Rare/Accidental
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus
American Robin	Turdus migratorius

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