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Birds of Minnesota
Birds of Minnesota
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Citation:
http://moumn.org/mourc/checklist.php
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Locality:
Minnesota
Abstract:
List of regular Minnesota bird species.
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Families
: 58
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Genera
: 226
.
Species
: 452
.
Total Taxa
: 452
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ACCIPITRIDAE
Accipiter cooperii
Accipiter gentilis
Accipiter striatus
Aquila chrysaetos
Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo lagopus
Buteo lineatus
Buteo platypterus
Buteo regalis
Buteo swainsoni
Circus cyaneus
Circus hudsonius
Elanoides forficatus
Elanus caeruleus
Elanus leucurus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Ictinia mississippiensis
ALAUDIDAE
Eremophila alpestris
ALCEDINIDAE
Ceryle alcyon
Megaceryle alcyon
ALCIDAE
Alle alle
Cepphus grylle
Synthliboramphus antiquus
ANATIDAE
Aix sponsa
Anas acuta
Anas americana
Anas clypeata
Anas crecca
Anas cyanoptera
Anas discors
Anas fulvigula
Anas penelope
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas querquedula
Anas rubripes
Anas strepera
Anser albifrons
Anser caerulescens
Anser rossii
Aythya affinis
Aythya americana
Aythya collaris
Aythya marila
Aythya valisineria
Branta bernicla
Branta canadensis
Branta hutchinsii
Bucephala albeola
Bucephala clangula
Bucephala islandica
Chen caerulescens
Chen rossii
Clangula hyemalis
Cygnus buccinator
Cygnus columbianus
Cygnus olor
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Dendrocygna bicolor
Histrionicus histrionicus
Lophodytes cucullatus
Melanitta americana
Melanitta fusca
Melanitta nigra
Melanitta perspicillata
Mergellus albellus
Mergus merganser
Mergus serrator
Oxyura jamaicensis
Somateria mollissima
Somateria spectabilis
APODIDAE
Aeronautes saxatalis
Chaetura pelagica
ARDEIDAE
Ardea alba
Ardea herodias
Botaurus lentiginosus
Bubulcus ibis
Butorides striatus
Butorides virescens
Egretta caerulea
Egretta thula
Egretta tricolor
Ixobrychus exilis
Nyctanassa violacea
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nycticorax violaceus
BOMBYCILLIDAE
Bombycilla cedrorum
Bombycilla garrulus
CAPRIMULGIDAE
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Chordeiles minor
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
CATHARTIDAE
Cathartes aura
Coragyps atratus
CERTHIIDAE
Certhia americana
CHARADRIIDAE
Charadrius melodus
Charadrius nivosus
Charadrius semipalmatus
Charadrius vociferus
Charadrius wilsonia
Pluvialis dominica
Pluvialis squatarola
CICONIIDAE
Mycteria americana
CINCLIDAE
Cinclus mexicanus
COLUMBIDAE
Columba fasciata
Columba livia
Columbina inca
Columbina passerina
Ectopistes migratorius
Streptopelia decaocto
Zenaida asiatica
Zenaida macroura
CORVIDAE
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Corvus corax
Cyanocitta cristata
Nucifraga columbiana
Perisoreus canadensis
Pica hudsonia
CUCULIDAE
Coccyzus americanus
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Crotophaga sulcirostris
EMBERIZIDAE
Acanthis hornemanni
Ammodramus bairdii
Ammodramus caudacutus
Ammodramus henslowii
Ammodramus leconteii
Ammodramus nelsoni
Ammodramus savannarum
Amphispiza bilineata
Calamospiza melanocorys
Calcarius lapponicus
Calcarius ornatus
Calcarius pictus
Cardinalis cardinalis
Carduelis flammea
Carduelis hornemanni
Carduelis pinus
Carduelis tristis
Carpodacus cassinii
Carpodacus mexicanus
Carpodacus purpureus
Chondestes grammacus
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Junco hyemalis
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Loxia curvirostra
Loxia leucoptera
Melospiza georgiana
Melospiza lincolnii
Melospiza melodia
Passerculus sandwichensis
Passerella iliaca
Passerina amoena
Passerina ciris
Passerina cyanea
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Pinicola enucleator
Pipilo chlorurus
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Pipilo maculatus
Plectrophenax nivalis
Pooecetes gramineus
Spiza americana
Spizella arborea
Spizella breweri
Spizella pallida
Spizella passerina
Spizella pusilla
Zonotrichia albicollis
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Zonotrichia querula
FALCONIDAE
Falco columbarius
Falco mexicanus
Falco peregrinus
Falco rusticolus
Falco sparverius
FREGATIDAE
Fregata magnificens
FRINGILLIDAE
Acanthis flammea
Fringilla montifringilla
Haemorhous purpureus
Spinus pinus
GAVIIDAE
Gavia adamsii
Gavia immer
Gavia pacifica
Gavia stellata
GRUIDAE
Grus americana
Grus canadensis
HIRUNDINIDAE
Hirundo rustica
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Progne subis
Riparia riparia
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Tachycineta bicolor
Tachycineta thalassina
ICTERIDAE
Agelaius phoeniceus
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Euphagus carolinus
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Icterus bullockii
Icterus galbula
Icterus parisorum
Icterus spurius
Molothrus ater
Quiscalus mexicanus
Quiscalus quiscula
Sturnella magna
Sturnella neglecta
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
LANIIDAE
Lanius borealis
Lanius excubitor
Lanius ludovicianus
LARIDAE
Chlidonias niger
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Gelochelidon nilotica
Hydroprogne caspia
Larus argentatus
Larus californicus
Larus canus
Larus delawarensis
Larus fuscus
Larus glaucescens
Larus glaucoides
Larus hyperboreus
Larus marinus
Larus philadelphia
Larus schistisagus
Pagophila eburnea
Rhodostethia rosea
Rissa tridactyla
Sterna caspia
Sterna forsteri
Sterna hirundo
Sterna nilotica
Sterna paradisaea
Xema sabini
MELEAGRIDIDAE
Meleagris gallopavo
MIMIDAE
Dumetella carolinensis
Mimus polyglottos
Oreoscoptes montanus
Toxostoma curvirostre
Toxostoma rufum
MOTACILLIDAE
Anthus rubescens
Anthus spragueii
PANDIONIDAE
Pandion haliaetus
PARIDAE
Baeolophus bicolor
Parus bicolor
Poecile atricapillus
Poecile hudsonicus
PARULIDAE
Cardellina pusilla
Dendroica caerulescens
Dendroica castanea
Dendroica cerulea
Dendroica coronata
Dendroica discolor
Dendroica dominica
Dendroica fusca
Dendroica kirtlandii
Dendroica magnolia
Dendroica nigrescens
Dendroica occidentalis
Dendroica palmarum
Dendroica pensylvanica
Dendroica petechia
Dendroica pinus
Dendroica striata
Dendroica tigrina
Dendroica townsendi
Dendroica virens
Geothlypis formosa
Geothlypis philadelphia
Geothlypis trichas
Helmitheros vermivorum
Icteria virens
Mniotilta varia
Myioborus pictus
Oporornis agilis
Oreothlypis celata
Oreothlypis peregrina
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Parkesia noveboracensis
Protonotaria citrea
Seiurus aurocapilla
Seiurus motacilla
Seiurus noveboracensis
Setophaga castanea
Setophaga coronata
Setophaga dominica
Setophaga magnolia
Setophaga palmarum
Setophaga pensylvanica
Setophaga petechia
Setophaga ruticilla
Setophaga tigrina
Setophaga townsendi
Vermivora chrysoptera
Vermivora pinus
PASSERIDAE
Passer domesticus
Passer montanus
PELECANIDAE
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Pelecanus occidentalis
PHALACROCORACIDAE
Phalacrocorax auritus
PHALAROPODIDAE
Phalaropus fulicarius
Phalaropus lobatus
Phalaropus tricolor
PHASIANIDAE
Colinus virginianus
Perdix perdix
Phasianus colchicus
PICIDAE
Colaptes auratus
Dryocopus pileatus
Melanerpes carolinus
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Melanerpes formicivorus
Melanerpes lewis
Picoides arcticus
Picoides dorsalis
Picoides pubescens
Picoides villosus
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Sphyrapicus varius
PODICIPEDIDAE
Aechmophorus clarkii
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Podiceps auritus
Podiceps grisegena
Podiceps nigricollis
Podilymbus podiceps
PROCELLARIIDAE
Fulmarus glacialis
RALLIDAE
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Fulica americana
Gallinula chloropus
Gallinula galeata
Laterallus jamaicensis
Porphyrio martinica
Porzana carolina
Rallus elegans
Rallus limicola
RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Himantopus mexicanus
Recurvirostra americana
SCOLOPACIDAE
Actitis macularius
Arenaria interpres
Bartramia longicauda
Calidris acuminata
Calidris alba
Calidris alpina
Calidris bairdii
Calidris canutus
Calidris ferruginea
Calidris fuscicollis
Calidris himantopus
Calidris maritima
Calidris mauri
Calidris melanotos
Calidris minutilla
Calidris pusilla
Gallinago delicata
Gallinago gallinago
Limnodromus griseus
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Limosa fedoa
Limosa haemastica
Numenius americanus
Numenius borealis
Numenius phaeopus
Philomachus pugnax
Scolopax minor
Tringa flavipes
Tringa melanoleuca
Tringa semipalmata
Tringa solitaria
Tryngites subruficollis
SITTIDAE
Sitta canadensis
Sitta carolinensis
Sitta pygmaea
STERCORARIIDAE
Stercorarius longicaudus
Stercorarius parasiticus
Stercorarius pomarinus
STRIGIDAE
Aegolius acadicus
Aegolius funereus
Asio flammeus
Asio otus
Athene cunicularia
Bubo virginianus
Strix nebulosa
Strix varia
Surnia ulula
STURNIDAE
Sturnus vulgaris
SYLVIIDAE
Polioptila caerulea
Regulus calendula
Regulus satrapa
TETRAONIDAE
Bonasa umbellus
Dendragapus canadensis
Lagopus lagopus
Lagopus mutus
Tympanuchus cupido
Tympanuchus phasianellus
THRAUPIDAE
Piranga ludoviciana
Piranga olivacea
Piranga rubra
THRESKIORNITHIDAE
Eudocimus albus
Plegadis chihi
Plegadis falcinellus
TROCHILIDAE
Archilochus colubris
Calypte anna
Calypte costae
Colibri thalassinus
Eugenes fulgens
Selasphorus rufus
Stellula calliope
TROGLODYTIDAE
Cistothorus palustris
Cistothorus platensis
Salpinctes obsoletus
Thryomanes bewickii
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Troglodytes aedon
Troglodytes hiemalis
TURDIDAE
Catharus fuscescens
Catharus guttatus
Catharus minimus
Catharus ustulatus
Hylocichla mustelina
Ixoreus naevius
Myadestes townsendi
Oenanthe oenanthe
Sialia currucoides
Sialia sialis
Turdus migratorius
Turdus pilaris
TYRANNIDAE
Contopus sordidulus
Contopus virens
Empidonax alnorum
Empidonax flaviventris
Empidonax minimus
Empidonax traillii
Empidonax virescens
Myiarchus cinerascens
Myiarchus crinitus
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Sayornis phoebe
Sayornis saya
Tyrannus forficatus
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tyrannus savana
Tyrannus tyrannus
Tyrannus verticalis
Tyrannus vociferans
TYTONIDAE
Tyto alba
VIREONIDAE
Vireo bellii
Vireo flavifrons
Vireo gilvus
Vireo griseus
Vireo olivaceus
Vireo philadelphicus
Vireo solitarius
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