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Birds of Nachusa Grasslands |
Ducks, Geese & SwansCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tundra Swan Cygnus columbians Wood Duck Aix sponsa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green–winged Teal Anas crecca American Wigeon Anas americana Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Blue–winged Teal Anas discors Ring–necked Duck Aythya collaris Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Game BirdsCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Ring–necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus GrebesCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Pied–billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Pelicans & CormorantsCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
American White Pelican Pelecanus erthrorhynchos Double–crested Phalacrocorax auritus Cormorant Wading BirdsCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Black–crowned Nycticorax nycticorax Night–Heron†† Green Heron Butorides virescens Great Egret Ardea alba Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Diurnal RaptorsCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Osprey†† Pandion haliaetus Northern Harrier†† Cirdus cyaneus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Sharp–shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Broad–winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Red–shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Red–tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Rough–legged Hawk Buteo lagopus American Kestrel Falco sparverius Rails & CranesCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Sora Rail Porzana carolina Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis ShorebirdsCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Upland Sandpiper†† Bartramia longicauda Short–billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata American Woodcock Scolopax minor Ring–billed Gull Larus delawarensis Pigeons & DovesCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Rock Pigeon Columba livia Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura CuckoosCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Yellow–billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americana Black–billed Cuckoo† Coccyzus erythropthalmus OwlsCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Short–eared Owl†† Asio flammeus Long–eared Owl Asio otus Great Horned Owl Bubo verginianus Barred Owl Strix varia Eastern Screech–Owl Megascops asio NightjarsCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Whip–poor–will Caprimulgus vociferus SwiftsCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Chimney Swift Chaertura pelagica HummingbirdsCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Ruby–throated Archilochus colubris Hummingbird KingfishersCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon WoodpeckersCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Red–headed Melanerpes Woodpecker erthrocephalus Red–bellied Melanerpes carolinus Woodpecker Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Yellow–bellied Sphyrapicus varius Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus FlycatchersCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Olive–sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Eastern Wood–pewee Contopus virens Yellow–bellied Empidonax Flycatcher flaviventris Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Great Crested Myiarchus crinitus Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Shrikes & VireosCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Loggerhead Shrike†† Lanius ludovicianus Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor White–eyed Vireo Vireo griseus Yellow–throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Blue–headed Vireo Vireo solitarius Red–eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Warbling Vireo Vireo glivus Jays & CrowsCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Larks & SwallowsCOMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Northern Rough– Stelgidopteryx winged Swallow serripennis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica |
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*Federally Threatened Species
**Federally Endangered Species |
†State Threatened Species
††State Endangered Species |