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​  *Federally Threatened Species
**Federally Endangered Species

​  †State Threatened Species
††State Endangered Species

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Birds of Nachusa Grasslands

Ducks, Geese & Swans 

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Canada Goose (Branta canadensi)
• Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbian)
• Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
• Mallard (Anas platyrhyncho)
• 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 cucullatu)
• Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Game Birds

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​​​Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
• Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
• Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)

Grebes

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​​​Pied–billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

Pelicans & Cormorants

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• American White Pelican (Pelecanus erthrorhynchos)
• Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)​         

Wading Birds

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​​American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)​​
• Black-crowned Night-Heron †† (Nycticorax nycticorax)
• Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
• Great Egret (Ardea alba)
• ​Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Diurnal Raptors

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​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 & Cranes

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​​​Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
• Sora Rail (Porzana carolina)
• Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
• Whooping Crane ​** †† (Grus americana)

Shorebirds

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• 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 & Doves

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
• Mourning Dove​ (Zenaida macroura)

Cuckoos

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americana)
• Black-billed Cuckoo †​ (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)

Owls

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Short-eared Owl †† (Asio flammeus)
• Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
• Great Horned Owl (Bubo verginianus)
• Barred Owl (Strix varia)
• Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio​)

Nightjars

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
• Whip–poor–will (Caprimulgus vociferus)

Swifts

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Chimney Swift (Chaertura pelagica)

Hummingbirds

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Ruby–throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)

Kingfishers

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)

Woodpeckers

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Red–headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erthrocephalus)
• Red–bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus
• Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
• Yellow–bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
• Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
• Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
• Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Flycatchers

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
• Eastern Wood–pewee (Contopus virens)
• Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
• 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)

Shrikes & Vireos

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​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 & Crows

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
• American Crow  (Corvus brachyrhynchos)​

Larks & Swallows

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
• Tree Swallow (achycineta bicolor)
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
• Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)​

Titmouse & Chickadees

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
• Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)​      

Nuthatches & Creepers

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
• White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
• Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)​

Wrens

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
• Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
• Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
• Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palutris)
• Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)

Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, and Bluebirds

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
• Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

Thrushes

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
• Veery (Catharus fuscenscens)
• Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
• Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
• Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
• American Robin (Turdus migrantorius)

Mimic Thrushes

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
• Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
• Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)

Starlings

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Waxwings

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Warblers

COMMON NAME (Genus species)​

• ​Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
• Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)
• Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera
• Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)
• Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
• Northern Parula (Parula americana)
• Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
• Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
• Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
• Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
• Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
• Cerulean Warbler † (Dendroica cerulea)
• Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
• Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
• Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
• Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
• Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
• Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
• Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia)
• Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
• Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)
• Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
• Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
• Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
• Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
• American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)

Tanagers, Cardinals,
​Grosbeaks and Allies

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
• Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
• Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
• Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
• Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
• Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)

Sparrows, Juncos,
​Buntings and Towhees

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
• ​American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
• Field Sparrow (Spizella pulsilla)
• Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
• Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
• Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
• Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum
• Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
• Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)
• Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)
• Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
• Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
• Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
• Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
• Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
• Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
• Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
• White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
• White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
• Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
• Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
• Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)                          ​

Meadowlarks, Orioles,
Blackbirds, Bobolinks
Grackles, and Cowbirds

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
• Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
• Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
• Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
• Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
• Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
• Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
• Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
• Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Finches

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
• House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
• Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
• Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
• American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
• House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

UPDATED 11/2019

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