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Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area
This checklist includes all bird species found in Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation 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 2025. 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: Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area [map]
Number of globally threatened species: 3
Number of introduced species: 3
Last modified: 2025-10-12
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| Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
| Trumpeter Swan | Cygnus buccinator | |
| Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus | |
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| American Black Duck | Anas rubripes | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | |
| Redhead | Aythya americana | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | |
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | |
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | |
| Common Merganser | Mergus merganser | |
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| Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | Near-threatened |
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| Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Bonasa umbellus | |
| Greater Prairie-Chicken | Tympanuchus cupido | Near-threatened |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Introduced species |
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| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
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| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | |
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| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | Vulnerable |
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | |
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| Sandhill Crane | Antigone canadensis | |
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| American Golden-Plover | Pluvialis dominica | |
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Near-threatened |
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| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | |
| American Woodcock | Scolopax minor | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | Near-threatened |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Near-threatened |
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | Near-threatened |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | |
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| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
| American Herring Gull | Larus smithsonianus | |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | |
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| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
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| American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
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| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | |
| Cooper's Hawk | Astur cooperii | |
| Northern Harrier | Circus hudsonius | |
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
| Rough-legged Hawk | Buteo lagopus | |
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| Eastern Screech-Owl | Megascops asio | |
| Snowy Owl | Bubo scandiacus | Vulnerable |
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | |
| Barred Owl | Strix varia | |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | |
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| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Dryobates pubescens | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Leuconotopicus villosus | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | |
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| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Contopus virens | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Empidonax alnorum | |
| 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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| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | |
| Eastern Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | |
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| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Northern Shrike | Lanius borealis | |
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| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | |
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
| Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
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| Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | |
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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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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Corthylio calendula | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
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| Brown Creeper | Certhia americana | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
| Veery | Catharus fuscescens | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | |
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | |
| 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 | |
| Purple Finch | Haemorhous purpureus | |
| Redpoll | Acanthis flammea | Rare/Accidental |
| White-winged Crossbill | Loxia leucoptera | |
| Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | |
| American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | |
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| Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | |
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | |
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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 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
| Henslow's Sparrow | Centronyx henslowii | |
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | |
| Eastern Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | |
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| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Near-threatened |
| Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | |
| 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 |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | Near-threatened |
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | Near-threatened |
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| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis | |
| Blue-winged Warbler | Vermivora cyanoptera | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | |
| Tennessee Warbler | Leiothlypis peregrina | |
| Nashville Warbler | Leiothlypis ruficapilla | |
| Mourning Warbler | Geothlypis philadelphia | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Setophaga magnolia | |
| Northern Yellow Warbler | Setophaga aestiva | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Setophaga pensylvanica | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | Near-threatened |
| Palm Warbler | Setophaga palmarum | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Cardellina pusilla | |
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| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | |
| Dickcissel | Spiza americana | |
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