This checklist includes all bird species found in Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge , 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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Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | |
Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | Introduced species |
Trumpeter Swan | Cygnus buccinator | |
Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus | |
Brent Goose | Branta bernicla | |
Cackling Goose | Branta hutchinsii | |
Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
Emperor Goose | Anser canagicus | Near-threatened |
Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | |
Ross's Goose | Anser rossii | |
Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | |
Surf Scoter | Melanitta perspicillata | |
Velvet Scoter | Melanitta fusca | |
Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | |
Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | |
Barrow's Goldeneye | Bucephala islandica | |
Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | |
Goosander | Mergus merganser | |
Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | |
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 | |
Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | |
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California Quail | Callipepla californica | Introduced species |
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Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Introduced species |
Ruffed Grouse | Bonasa umbellus | |
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Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | |
Western Grebe | Aechmophorus occidentalis | |
Red-necked Grebe | Podiceps grisegena | |
Slavonian Grebe | Podiceps auritus | Vulnerable |
Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Introduced species |
Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | |
Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
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Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | |
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Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | Vulnerable |
Vaux's Swift | Chaetura vauxi | |
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Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri | |
Anna's Hummingbird | Calypte anna | |
Rufous Hummingbird | Selasphorus rufus | Near-threatened |
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Yellow Rail | Coturnicops noveboracensis | Rare/Accidental |
Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | |
Sora | Porzana carolina | |
American Coot | Fulica americana | |
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Sandhill Crane | Antigone canadensis | |
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Red-throated Diver | Gavia stellata | |
Pacific Loon | Gavia pacifica | |
Great Northern Diver | Gavia immer | |
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American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
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American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | |
Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
Green Heron | Butorides virescens | |
Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | Rare/Accidental |
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White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi | |
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Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | |
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American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | |
Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | |
American Golden Plover | Pluvialis dominica | |
Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | |
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Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus | |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Near-threatened |
Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | |
Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Dunlin | Calidris alpina | |
Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | |
Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Calidris subruficollis | Near-threatened |
Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | |
Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | Near-threatened |
Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | |
Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | |
Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | |
Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | |
Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | |
Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | |
Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | |
Wilson's Phalarope | Steganopus tricolor | |
Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
Grey Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | |
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Pigeon Guillemot | Cepphus columba | |
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Bonaparte's Gull | Chroicocephalus philadelphia | |
Mew Gull | Larus canus | |
Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
California Gull | Larus californicus | |
Western Gull | Larus occidentalis | |
American Herring Gull | Larus smithsonianus | |
Thayer's Gull | Larus thayeri | |
Glaucous-winged Gull | Larus glaucescens | |
Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | |
Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | |
Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | |
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Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus | Rare/Accidental |
Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | |
Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | |
Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | |
Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | |
Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
Rough-legged Buzzard | Buteo lagopus | |
Ferruginous Hawk | Buteo regalis | |
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Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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Northern Pygmy Owl | Glaucidium gnoma | |
Northern Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | |
Northern Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | |
Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
Western Screech Owl | Megascops kennicottii | |
Barred Owl | Strix varia | |
Snowy Owl | Bubo scandiacus | Vulnerable |
Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | |
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Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | |
Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | |
Red-breasted Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus ruber | |
Lewis's Woodpecker | Melanerpes lewis | |
Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | |
Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | |
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Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | |
Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | |
Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | |
Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | Rare/Accidental |
Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | |
Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | |
Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | |
Hammond's Flycatcher | Empidonax hammondii | |
Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Empidonax difficilis | |
Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | Near-threatened |
Western Wood Pewee | Contopus sordidulus | |
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Cassin's Vireo | Vireo cassinii | |
Hutton's Vireo | Vireo huttoni | |
Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | |
Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | |
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Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Near-threatened |
Northern Shrike | Lanius borealis | |
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Gray Jay | Perisoreus canadensis | |
Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
Californian Scrub Jay | Aphelocoma californica | |
Steller's Jay | Cyanocitta stelleri | |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
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Evening Grosbeak | Hesperiphona vespertina | Vulnerable |
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch | Leucosticte tephrocotis | |
House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | |
Purple Finch | Haemorhous purpureus | |
Common Redpoll | Acanthis flammea | |
Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | |
Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | |
American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | |
Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | |
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Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | |
Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | |
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Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | |
Brewer's Sparrow | Spizella breweri | |
Black-throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata | |
Green-tailed Towhee | Pipilo chlorurus | |
Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | |
Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | |
Harris's Sparrow | Zonotrichia querula | Near-threatened |
White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | |
White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | |
Golden-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia atricapilla | |
Fox Sparrow | Passerella iliaca | |
American Tree Sparrow | Passerella arborea | |
Sagebrush Sparrow | Artemisiospiza nevadensis | |
Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | |
Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | |
Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | |
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Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis | |
Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | |
Nashville Warbler | Leiothlypis ruficapilla | |
MacGillivray's Warbler | Geothlypis tolmiei | |
Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
Palm Warbler | Setophaga palmarum | |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | |
Black-throated Gray Warbler | Setophaga nigrescens | |
Townsend's Warbler | Setophaga townsendi | |
Hermit Warbler | Setophaga occidentalis | |
Wilson's Warbler | Cardellina pusilla | |
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Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | |
Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | |
Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | |
Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | |
Bullock's Oriole | Icterus bullockii | |
Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | |
Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | |
Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | |
Lazuli Bunting | Passerina amoena | |
Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | |
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Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | |
Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Poecile rufescens | |
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Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
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Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | |
Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | |
Purple Martin | Progne subis | |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | |
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Bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus | |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | |
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Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | |
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American Treecreeper | Certhia americana | |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | |
White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
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Pacific Wren | Troglodytes pacificus | |
House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | |
Bewick's Wren | Thryomanes bewickii | |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | |
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Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |
Sage Thrasher | Oreoscoptes montanus | |
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Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
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American Dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | |
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Western Bluebird | Sialia mexicana | |
Mountain Bluebird | Sialia currucoides | |
Townsend's Solitaire | Myadestes townsendi | |
Varied Thrush | Ixoreus naevius | |
Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | |
Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | |
American Robin | Turdus migratorius |
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