This checklist includes all bird species found in Riverton Wildlife Management Area , 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 Clements, version 2024. 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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Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | |
Ross's Goose | Anser rossii | |
Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | |
Cackling Goose | Branta hutchinsii | |
Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
Trumpeter Swan | Cygnus buccinator | |
Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | |
Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | |
Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | |
Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | |
Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | |
Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | |
Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | |
Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | |
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Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | Near-threatened |
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Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | |
Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Introduced species |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Introduced species |
Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | |
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Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | Vulnerable |
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Sora | Porzana carolina | |
American Coot | Fulica americana | |
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Sandhill Crane | Antigone canadensis | |
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Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | |
American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | |
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Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Vulnerable |
American Golden-Plover | Pluvialis dominica | |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Near-threatened |
Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
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Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | |
Hudsonian Godwit | Limosa haemastica | Vulnerable |
Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | Vulnerable |
Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | Vulnerable |
Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | Near-threatened |
American Woodcock | Scolopax minor | |
Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | |
Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | |
Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | |
Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | Vulnerable |
Willet | Tringa semipalmata | |
Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | Near-threatened |
Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | Near-threatened |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Calidris subruficollis | Vulnerable |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Near-threatened |
Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | |
White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | Vulnerable |
Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | Near-threatened |
Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | |
Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | Near-threatened |
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Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | |
Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | |
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Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | |
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Double-crested Cormorant | Nannopterum auritum | |
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American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
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Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
Green Heron | Butorides virescens | |
Western Cattle-Egret | Ardea ibis | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
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Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | |
Cooper's Hawk | Astur cooperii | |
Northern Harrier | Circus hudsonius | |
Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
Rough-legged Hawk | Buteo lagopus | |
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American Barn Owl | Tyto furcata | |
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Eastern Screech-Owl | Megascops asio | |
Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | |
Barred Owl | Strix varia | |
Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | |
Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
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Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | |
Downy Woodpecker | Dryobates pubescens | |
Hairy Woodpecker | Dryobates villosus | |
Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | |
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American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | Near-threatened |
Eastern Wood-Pewee | Contopus virens | |
Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | |
Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus | |
Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | |
Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | |
Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | |
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Bell's Vireo | Vireo bellii | |
Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | |
Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | |
Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | |
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Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Near-threatened |
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Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | |
American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
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Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | |
Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | |
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Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
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Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | |
Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | |
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White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | |
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Northern House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | |
Sedge Wren | Cistothorus stellaris | |
Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | |
Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | |
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European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
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Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | |
Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | |
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Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | |
Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | |
Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | |
American Robin | Turdus migratorius | |
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Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
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House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | |
American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | |
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Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | |
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Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | |
Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | |
Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida | |
Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | |
Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | |
American Tree Sparrow | Spizelloides arborea | |
Fox Sparrow | Passerella iliaca | |
Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | |
White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | |
Harris's Sparrow | Zonotrichia querula | Near-threatened |
White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | |
Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | |
Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | |
Eastern Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | |
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Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | |
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Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | |
Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | |
Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | |
Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | |
Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | |
Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | Vulnerable |
Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | Near-threatened |
Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | |
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Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | |
Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis | |
Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | |
Nashville Warbler | Leiothlypis ruficapilla | |
Kentucky Warbler | Geothlypis formosa | |
Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | |
Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | |
Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
Palm Warbler | Setophaga palmarum | |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | |
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Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | |
Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | |
Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | |
Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | |
Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | |
Dickcissel | Spiza americana |
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