Checklist of Birds of British Columbia with AOU - Wild Research
Checklist of Birds of British Columbia with AOU - Wild Research
Checklist of Birds of British Columbia with AOU - Wild Research
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<strong>Checklist</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Birds</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>British</strong> <strong>Columbia</strong><br />
Compiled by Mike Boyd<br />
Published by <strong>Wild</strong><strong>Research</strong><br />
www.wildresearch.ca<br />
Where species codes are in bold the <strong>AOU</strong> and BC codes differ.<br />
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Loons - Gaviidae<br />
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata RTLO RTLO<br />
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica PALO PALO<br />
Common Loon Gavia immer COLO COLO<br />
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii YBLO YBLO<br />
Grebes - Podicipedidae<br />
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps PBGR PBGR<br />
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus HOGR HOGR<br />
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena RNGR RNGR<br />
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis EAGR EAGR<br />
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis WEGR WEGR<br />
Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii CLGR CLGR<br />
Albatrosses - Diomedeidae<br />
Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis LAAL LAAL<br />
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes BFAL BFAL<br />
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus STAL STAL<br />
Shearwaters & Petrels - Procellariidae<br />
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis NOFU NOFU<br />
Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima MUPE MUPE<br />
Soljander's Petrel Pterodroma solandri SOPE -<br />
Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata MOPE MOPE<br />
Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii COPE COPE<br />
Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus PFSH PFSH<br />
Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes FFSH FFSH<br />
Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri BULS BLSH<br />
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus SOSH SOSH<br />
Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris STSH STSH<br />
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus MASH MASH<br />
Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas BVSH BVSH<br />
Storm-Petrels - Hydrobatidae<br />
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata FTSP FTSP<br />
Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa LESP LSPE<br />
Ash Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa ASSP ASSP
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Tropicbirds - Phaethontidae<br />
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda RTTR RTTR<br />
Pelicans - Pelecanidae<br />
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos AWPE AWPE<br />
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis BRPE BRPE<br />
Boobies - Sulidae<br />
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster BRBO -<br />
Cormorants - Phalacrocoracidae<br />
Brant's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus BRCO BRCO<br />
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus DCCO DCCO<br />
Red-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax urile RFCO RFCO<br />
Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus PECO PECO<br />
Frigatebirds - Fregatidae<br />
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens MAFR MAFR<br />
Herons & Bitterns - Ardeidae<br />
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus AMBI AMBI<br />
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis LEBI LEBI<br />
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias GBHE GBHE<br />
Great Egret Ardea alba GREG GREG<br />
Snowy Egret Egretta thula SNEG SNEG<br />
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea LBHE LBHE<br />
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis CAEG CAEG<br />
Green Heron Butorides virescens GRHE GRHE<br />
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax BCNH BCNH<br />
Ibises - Threskiornithidae<br />
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi WFIB WFIB<br />
Storks - Ciconiidae<br />
Wood Stork Mycteria americana WOST WOST<br />
Vultures - Cathartidae<br />
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus BLVU BLVU<br />
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura TUVU TUVU<br />
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus CACO -<br />
Waterfowl - Anatidae<br />
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor FUWD FWDU<br />
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons GWFG GWFG<br />
Emperor Goose Chen canagica EMGO EMGO<br />
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens SNGO SNGO<br />
Ross's Goose Chen rossii ROGO ROGO<br />
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii CACG CKGO<br />
Canada Goose Branta canadensis CAGO CAGO<br />
Brant Branta bernicla BRAN BRAN<br />
Mute Swan Cygnus olor MUSW MUSW<br />
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator TRUS TRUS<br />
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus TUSW TUSW<br />
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus WHSW WHSW
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Wood Duck Aix sponsa WODU WODU<br />
Gadwall Anas strepera GADW GADW<br />
Falcated Duck Anas falcata FADU FADU<br />
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope EUWI EUWI<br />
American Wigeon Anas americana AMWI AMWI<br />
American Black Duck Anas rubripes AMBD ABDU<br />
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos MALL MALL<br />
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors BWTE BWTE<br />
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera CITE CITE<br />
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata NSHO NOSL<br />
Northern Pintail Anas acuta NOPI NOPI<br />
Garganey Anas querquedula GARG GARG<br />
Baikal Teal Anas formosa BATE BATE<br />
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca GWTE GWTE<br />
Canvasback Aythya valisineria CANV CANV<br />
Redhead Aythya americana REDH REDH<br />
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris RNDU RNDU<br />
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula TUDU TUDU<br />
Greater Scaup Aythya marila GRSC GRSC<br />
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis LESC LESC<br />
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri STEI STEI<br />
Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri SPEI SPEI<br />
King Eider Somateria spectabilis KIEI KIEI<br />
Common Eider Somateria mollissima COEI COEI<br />
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus HADU HADU<br />
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata SUSC SUSC<br />
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca WWSC WWSC<br />
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra BLSC BLSC<br />
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis LTDU LTDU<br />
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola BUFF BUFF<br />
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula COGO COGO<br />
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica BAGO BAGO<br />
Smew Mergellus albellus SMEW SMEW<br />
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus HOME HOME<br />
Common Merganser Mergus merganser COME COME<br />
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator RBME RBME<br />
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis RUDU RUDU<br />
Hawks & Allies - Accipitridae<br />
Osprey Pandion haliaetus OSPR OSPR<br />
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus WTKI WTKI<br />
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus BAEA BAEA<br />
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus NOHA NOHA<br />
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus SSHA SSHA<br />
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii COHA COHA<br />
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis NOGO NOGO<br />
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus BWHA BWHA<br />
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni SWHA SWHA<br />
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis RTHA RTHA<br />
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis FEHA FEHA<br />
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus RLHA RLHA<br />
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos GOEA GOEA
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Falcons - Falconidae<br />
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway CRCA CRCA<br />
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus EUKE EUKE<br />
American Kestrel Falco sparverius AMKE AMKE<br />
Merlin Falco columbarius MERL MERL<br />
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus GYRF GYRF<br />
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus PEFA PEFA<br />
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus PRFA PRFA<br />
Partridges, Grouse, & Turkeys - Phasianidae<br />
Chukar Alectoris chukar CHUK CHUK<br />
Gray Partridge Perdix perdix GRPA GRPA<br />
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus RNPH RNPH<br />
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus RUGR RUGR<br />
Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus GRSG GSGR<br />
Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis SPGR SPGR<br />
Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus WIPT WIPT<br />
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta ROPT ROPT<br />
White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura WTPT WTPT<br />
Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus DUGR DUGR<br />
Sooty Grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus SOGR SOGR<br />
Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus STGR STGR<br />
<strong>Wild</strong> Turkey Meleagris gallopavo WITU WITU<br />
New World Quail - Odontophoridae<br />
California Quail Callipepla californica CAQU CAQU<br />
Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus MOQU MOQU<br />
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots - Rallidae<br />
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis YERA YERA<br />
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola VIRA VIRA<br />
Sora Porzana carolina SORA SORA<br />
Common Gallinule Gallinula chloropus COGA COMO<br />
American Coot Fulica americana AMCO AMCO<br />
Cranes - Gruidae<br />
Demosille Crane Anthropoides virgo DECR DECR<br />
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis SACR SACR<br />
Whooping Crane Grus americana WHCR WHCR<br />
Plovers - Charadriidae<br />
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola BBPL BBPL<br />
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica AMGP AGPL<br />
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva PAGP PGPL<br />
Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus LESP LSPL<br />
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus SNPL SNPL<br />
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus SEPL SEPL<br />
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus PIPL PIPL<br />
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus KILL KILL<br />
Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus MOPL MOPL<br />
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus EUDO EUDO<br />
Oystercatchers - Haematopodidae<br />
Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani BLOY BLOY
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Stilts & Avocets - Recurvirostridae<br />
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus BNST BNST<br />
American Avocet Regulus satrapa AMAV AMAV<br />
Sandpipers & Allies - Scolopacinae<br />
Terek's Sandpiper Xenus cinereus TESA TESA<br />
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius SPSA SPSA<br />
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria SOSA SOSA<br />
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana WATA WATA<br />
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus SPRE SPRE<br />
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca GRYE GRYE<br />
Willet Tringa semipalmata WILL WILL<br />
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes LEYE LEYE<br />
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola WOSA WOSA<br />
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda UPSA UPSA<br />
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus WHIM WHIM<br />
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis BTCU BTCU<br />
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis FECU FECU<br />
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus LBCU LBCU<br />
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica HUGO HUGO<br />
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica BTGO BTGO<br />
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa MAGO MAGO<br />
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres RUTU RUTU<br />
Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala BLTU BLTU<br />
Surfbird Aphriza virgata SURF SURF<br />
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris GRKN GRKN<br />
Red Knot Calidris canutus REKN REKN<br />
Sanderling Calidris alba SAND SAND<br />
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla SESA SESA<br />
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri WESA WESA<br />
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis RNST RNST<br />
Little Stint Calidris minuta LIST LIST<br />
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii TEST TEST<br />
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla LESA LESA<br />
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis WRSA WRSA<br />
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii BASA BASA<br />
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos PESA PESA<br />
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata SHAS SHSA<br />
Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis ROSA ROSA<br />
Dunlin Calidris alpina DUNL DUNL<br />
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea CUSA CUSA<br />
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus STSA STSA<br />
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus SBSA SBSA<br />
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis BBSA BBSA<br />
Ruff Philomachus pugnax RUFF RUFF<br />
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus SBDO SBDO<br />
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus LBDO LBDO<br />
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata WISN WISN<br />
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor WIPH WIPH<br />
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus RNPH RNPL<br />
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius REPH REPH
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Gulls & Terns - Laridae<br />
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla BLKI BLKI<br />
Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris RLKI RLKI<br />
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea IVGU IVGU<br />
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini SAGU SAGU<br />
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia BOGU BOGU<br />
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus BHGU BHGU<br />
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus LIGU LIGU<br />
Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea ROGU ROGU<br />
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla LAGU LAGU<br />
Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan FRGU FRGU<br />
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris BTGU BTGU<br />
Heerman's Gull Larus heermanni HEEG HEEG<br />
Mew Gull Larus canus MEGU MEGU<br />
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis RBGU RBGU<br />
Western Gull Larus occidentalis WEGU WEGU<br />
California Gull Larus californicus CAGU CAGU<br />
Herring Gull Larus argentatus HERG HEGU<br />
Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri THGU THGU<br />
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides ICGU ICGU<br />
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus LBBG LBBG<br />
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus SBGU SBGU<br />
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens GWGU GWGU<br />
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus GLGU GLGU<br />
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus GBBG GBBG<br />
Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus ALTE ALTE<br />
Least Tern Sternula antillarum LETE LETE<br />
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia CATE CATE<br />
Black Tern Chlidonias niger BLTE BLTE<br />
Common Tern Sterna hirundo COTE COTE<br />
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea ARTE ARTE<br />
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri FOTE FOTE<br />
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans ELTE ELTE<br />
Skuas & Jaegers - Stercorariidae<br />
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki SPSK SPSK<br />
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus POJA POJA<br />
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus PAJA PAJA<br />
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus LTJA LTJA<br />
Auks, Murres, & Puffins - Alcidae<br />
Common Murre Uria aalge COMU COMU<br />
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia TBMU TBMU<br />
Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba PIGU PIGU<br />
Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus MAMU MAMU<br />
Kittletz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris KIMU KIMU<br />
Xantu's Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus XAMU XAMU<br />
Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus ANMU ANMU<br />
Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus CAAU CAAU<br />
Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula PAAU PAAU<br />
Least Auklet Aethia pusilla LEAU -<br />
Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella CRAU CRAU<br />
Rhinosaurus Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata RHAU RHAU<br />
Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata HOPU HOPU
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata TUPU TUPU<br />
Pigeons and Doves - Columbidae<br />
Rock Pigeon Columba livia ROPI ROPI<br />
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata BTPI BTPI<br />
Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis ORTD OTDO<br />
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto EUCD ECDO<br />
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica WWDO WWDO<br />
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura MODO MODO<br />
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius PAPI PAPI<br />
Cuckoos - Cuculidae<br />
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus YBCU YBCU<br />
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus BBCU BBCU<br />
Barn Owls - Tytonidae<br />
Barn Owl Tyto alba BRNO BNOW<br />
Typical Owls - Strigidae<br />
Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus FLOW FLOW<br />
Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii WESO WSOW<br />
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus GHOW GHOW<br />
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus SNOW SNOW<br />
Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula NHOW NHOW<br />
Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma NOPO NPOW<br />
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia BUOW BUOW<br />
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis SPOW SPOW<br />
Barred Owl Strix varia BRDO BDOW<br />
Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa GGOW GGOW<br />
Long-eared Owl Asio otus LEOW LEOW<br />
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus SEOW SEOW<br />
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus BOOW BOOW<br />
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus NSWO NSWO<br />
Goatsuckers - Caprimulgidae<br />
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis LENI -<br />
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor CONI CONI<br />
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii COPO COPO<br />
Mexican Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus arizonae MWHI -<br />
Swifts - Apodidae<br />
Black Swift Cypseloides niger BLSW BLSW<br />
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica CHSW -<br />
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi VASW VASW<br />
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis WTSW WTSW<br />
Hummingbirds - Trochilidae<br />
Xantus Hummingbird Hylocharis xantusii XAHU XAHU<br />
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris RTHU RTHU<br />
Black-chinned Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus BCHU BCHU<br />
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna ANHU ANHU<br />
Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae COHU COHU<br />
Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope CAHU CAHU<br />
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus BTHU BTHU
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus RUHU RUHU<br />
Kingfishers - Alcedinidae<br />
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon BEKI BEKI<br />
Woodpeckers - Picidae<br />
Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis LEWO LEWO<br />
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus RHWO RHWO<br />
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus ACWO ACWO<br />
Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus WISA WISA<br />
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius YBSA YBSA<br />
Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis RNSA RNSA<br />
Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber RBSA RBSA<br />
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens DOWO DOWO<br />
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus HAWO HAWO<br />
White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus WHWO WHWO<br />
American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis ATTW ATTW<br />
Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus BBWO BBWO<br />
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus NOFL NOFL<br />
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus PIWO PIWO<br />
Flycatchers - Tyrannidae<br />
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi OSFL OSFL<br />
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus WEWP WWPE<br />
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris YBFL YBFL<br />
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens ACFL ACFL<br />
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum ALFL ALFL<br />
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii WIFL WIFL<br />
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus LEFL LEFL<br />
Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii HAFL HAFL<br />
Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii GRFL GRFL<br />
Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri DUFL DUFL<br />
Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis PSFL PSFL<br />
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis COFL COFL<br />
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans BLPH BLPH<br />
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe EAPH EAPH<br />
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya SAPH SAPH<br />
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens ATFL ATFL<br />
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus GCFL GCFL<br />
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus TRKI TRKI<br />
Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris TBKI TBKI<br />
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis WEKI WEKI<br />
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus EAKI EAKI<br />
Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis GRKI GRKI<br />
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus STFL STFL<br />
Shrikes - Laniidae<br />
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus LOSH LOSH<br />
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor NSHR NOSH<br />
Vireos - Vireonidae<br />
Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii CAVI CAVI<br />
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius BHVI BHVI<br />
Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla BCVI BCVI
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni HUVI HUVI<br />
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus WAVI WAVI<br />
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus PHVI PHVI<br />
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus REVI REVI<br />
Crows, Jays, & Magpies - Corvidae<br />
Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis GRJA GRJA<br />
Stellar's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri STJA STJA<br />
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata BLJA BLJA<br />
Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica WESJ WSJA<br />
Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus PIJA PIJA<br />
Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana CLNU CLNU<br />
Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia BBMA BBMA<br />
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos AMCR AMCR<br />
Northwestern Crow Corvus caurinus NOCR NOCR<br />
Common Raven Corvus corax CORA CORA<br />
Larks - Alaudidae<br />
Sky Lark Alauda arvensis SKLA SKLA<br />
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris HOLA HOLA<br />
Swallows - Hirundininae<br />
Purple Martin Progne subis PUMA PUMA<br />
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor TRES TRSW<br />
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina VGSW VGSW<br />
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis NRWS NRWS<br />
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia BANS BKSW<br />
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota CLSW CLSW<br />
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica BARS BASW<br />
Chickadees - Paridae<br />
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus BCCH BCCH<br />
Mountain Chickadee Setophaga castanea MOCH MOCH<br />
Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens CBCH CBCH<br />
Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus BOCH BOCH<br />
Bushtits - Aegithalidae<br />
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus BUSH BUSH<br />
Nuthatches - Sittidae<br />
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis RBNU RBNU<br />
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis WBNU WBNU<br />
Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea PYNU PYNU<br />
Creepers - Certhiidae<br />
Brown Creeper Certhia americana BRCR BRCR<br />
Wrens - Troglodytidae<br />
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus ROWR ROWR<br />
Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus CAWR CAWR<br />
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii BEWR BEWR<br />
House Wren Troglodytes aedon HOWR HOWR<br />
Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus PAWR PAWR<br />
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes WIWR WIWR
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis SEWR SEWR<br />
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris MAWR MAWR<br />
Dippers - Cinclidae<br />
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus AMDI AMDI<br />
Kinglets - Regulidae<br />
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa GCKI GCKI<br />
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula RCKI RCKI<br />
Gnatcatchers - Polioptilidae<br />
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea BGGN BGGN<br />
Thrushes - Turdidae<br />
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe NOWH NOWH<br />
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana WEBL WEBL<br />
Eastern Bluebird EABL EABL<br />
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides MOBL MOBL<br />
Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi TOSO TOSO<br />
Veery Catharus fuscescens VEER VEER<br />
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus GCTH GCTH<br />
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus SWTH SWTH<br />
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus HETH HETH<br />
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius BLRT BLRT<br />
Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni DUTH DUTH<br />
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris FIEL FIEL<br />
American Robin Turdus migratorius AMRO AMRO<br />
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius VATH VATH<br />
Mimics - Mimidae<br />
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis GRCA GRCA<br />
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos NOMO NOMO<br />
Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus SATH SATH<br />
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum BRTH BRTH<br />
Starlings - Sturnidae<br />
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris EUST EUST<br />
Crested Myna CRMY<br />
Accentors - Prunellidae<br />
Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella SIAC SIAC<br />
Wagtails & Pipits - Motacillidae<br />
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis EYWA EYWA<br />
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea GRWA GRWA<br />
White Wagtail Motacilla alba WHWA WHWA<br />
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus RTPI RTPI<br />
American Pipit Anthus rubescens AMPI AMPI<br />
Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii SPPI SPPI<br />
Waxwings - Bombycillidae<br />
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus BOWA BOWA<br />
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum CEDW CEWA
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Wood Warblers - Parulidae<br />
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla OVEN OVEN<br />
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis NOWA NOWA<br />
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia BAWW BAWW<br />
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea PROW POWA<br />
Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina TEWA TEWA<br />
Orange-crowned Warbler Oreothlypis celata OCWA OCWA<br />
Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla NAWA NAWA<br />
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis CONW COWA<br />
MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei MGWA MACW<br />
Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia MOWA MOWA<br />
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas COYE COYE<br />
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina HOWA HOWA<br />
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla AMRE AMRE<br />
Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina CMWA CMWA<br />
Northern Parula Setophaga americana NOPA NOPA<br />
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia MAGW MGNW<br />
Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea BBWA BAYB<br />
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca BLBW BBNW<br />
Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia YEWA YEWA<br />
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica CSWA CSWA<br />
Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata BLPW BKPW<br />
Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens BTBW BTBW<br />
Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum PAWA PAWA<br />
Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus PIWA PIWA<br />
Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata YRWA YRWA<br />
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica YTWA YTWA<br />
Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor PRAW PRAW<br />
Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens BTYW BTGW<br />
Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi TOWA TOWA<br />
Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis HEWA HEWA<br />
Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens BTNW BTNW<br />
Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis CAWA CAWA<br />
Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla WIWA WIWA<br />
Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus PARE PARE<br />
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens YBCH YBCH<br />
New World Sparrows - Emberizidae<br />
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus GTTO GTTO<br />
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus SPTO SPTO<br />
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea ATSP ATSP<br />
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina CHSP CHSP<br />
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida CCSP CCSP<br />
Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri BRSP BRSP<br />
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus VESP VESP<br />
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus LASP LASP<br />
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata BTSP BTSP<br />
Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli SAGS SASP<br />
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys LABU LKBU<br />
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis SAVS SAVS<br />
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum GRSP GRSP<br />
Baird's Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii BAIS BASP<br />
Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii LCSP LCSP<br />
Nelson's Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni NESP NTSP
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca FOSP FOSP<br />
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia SOSP SOSP<br />
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii LISP LISP<br />
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana SWSP SWSP<br />
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis WTSP WTSP<br />
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula HASP HASP<br />
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys WCSP WCSP<br />
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla GCSP GCSP<br />
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis DEJU DEJU<br />
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla LIBU -<br />
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica RUBU RUBU<br />
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus LALO LALO<br />
Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus SMLO SMLO<br />
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus CCLO CCLO<br />
McCowan's Longspur Calcarius mccownii MCLO MCLO<br />
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis SNBU SNBU<br />
McKay's Bunting Plectrophenax hyperboreus MCBU MCBU<br />
Cardinals & Tanagers - Cardinalidae<br />
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea SCTA SCTA<br />
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra SUTA -<br />
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana WETA WETA<br />
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus RBGR RBGR<br />
Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus BHGR BHGR<br />
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea BLGR BLGB<br />
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena LAZB LZBU<br />
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea INBU INBU<br />
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris PABU -<br />
Dickcissel Spiza americana DICK DICK<br />
Blackbirds - Icteridae<br />
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus BOBO BOBO<br />
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus RWBL RWBL<br />
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta WEME WEME<br />
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus YHBL YHBL<br />
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus RUBL RUBL<br />
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus BRBL BRBL<br />
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula COGR COGR<br />
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus GTGR GTGR<br />
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater BHCO BHCO<br />
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius OROR OROR<br />
Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus HOOR HOOR<br />
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii BUOR BUOR<br />
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula BAOR BAOR<br />
Finches - Fringillidae<br />
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla BRAM BRAM<br />
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis GCRF GCRF<br />
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator PIGR PIGR<br />
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus PUFI PUFI<br />
Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii CAFI CAFI<br />
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus HOFI HOFI<br />
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra RECR RECR<br />
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera WWCR WWCR
Species Name Scientific Name <strong>AOU</strong> Code BC Code<br />
Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea CORE CORE<br />
Hoary Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni HORE HORE<br />
Pine Siskin Spinus pinus PISI PISI<br />
Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria LEGO LEGO<br />
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis AMGO AMGO<br />
Oriental Greenfinch Carduelis sinica ORGR -<br />
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus EVGR EVGR<br />
Old World Sparrows - Passeridae<br />
House Sparrow Passer domesticus HOSP HOSP
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