Two of these species have become extinct EX since 1914. In addition, the IUCN classifies four of these species as vulnerable VU and thirteen as near-threatened NT.
Family Gaviidae (loons)
Red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
Common loon (Gavia immer)
Family Podicipedidae (grebes)
Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus) VU IUCN
Red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Family Pelecanidae (pelicans)
American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Family Ardeidae (herons)
American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
Great egret (Ardea alba)
Snowy egret (Egretta thula)
Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea)
Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Green heron (Butorides virescens)
Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Family Threskiornithidae (ibises)
American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) rare
Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) rare
Family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)
Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) rare
Family Ciconiidae (storks)
Wood stork (Mycteria americana)
Family Cathartidae (New World vultures)
Black vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
Family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)
Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) rare
Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Ross's goose (Chen rossii) rare
Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
Brant (Branta bernicla)
Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
Trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) rare
Tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Wood duck (Aix sponsa)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
American wigeon (Anas americana)
American black duck (Anas rubripes)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Blue-winged teal (Anas discors)
Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris)
Greater scaup (Aythya marila)
Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis)
King eider (Somateria spectabilis) rare
Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
White-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
Black scoter (Melanitta americana) NT IUCN
Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) VU IUCN
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Family Pandionidae (osprey)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Family Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, and kites)
Swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) rare
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus)
Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni) rare
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Family Falconidae (falcons)
American kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Family Phasianidae (pheasants)
Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) introduced
Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Family Odontophoridae (New World quail)
Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) NT IUCN
Family Rallidae (rails, coots, and gallinules)
Yellow rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) rare
King rail (Rallus elegans) NT IUCN
Virginia rail (Rallus limicola)
Sora (Porzana carolina)
American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus)
Common gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
American coot (Fulica americana)
Family Gruidae (cranes)
Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
Family Charadriidae (plovers)
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Piping plover (Charadrius melodus) rare, NT IUCN
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts)
Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) rare
American avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
Family Scolopacidae (sandpipers)
Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)*
Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) rare
Marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) rare
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) NT IUCN
Western sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
Least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
White-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Buff-breasted sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) NT IUCN
Short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
Long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) rare
Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata)
American woodcock (Scolopax minor)
Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) rare
Family Stercorariidae (skuas)
Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) rare
Family Laridae (gulls)
Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) rare
Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
American herring gull (Larus smithsonianus)
Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) rare
Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Sabine's gull (Xema sabini) rare
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) rare
Family Sternidae (terns)
Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Common tern (Sterna hirundo)
Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri)
Least tern (Sternula antillarum)
Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) rare
Black tern (Chlidonias niger)
Family Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Rock dove (Columba livia) introduced
Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
Passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) EX IUCN
Family Cuculidae (cuckoos)
Black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Family Tytonidae (barn-owls)
Barn owl (Tyto alba)
Family Strigidae (true owls)
Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio)
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Barred owl (Strix varia)
Long-eared owl (Asio otus)
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
Northern saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus)
Family Caprimulgidae (nightjars)
Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis)
Eastern whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)
Family Apodidae (swifts)
Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) NT IUCN
Family Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) rare
Family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)
Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
Family Picidae (woodpeckers)
Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) NT IUCN
Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
Hairy woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Family Psittacidae (true parrots)
Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) EX IUCN
Family Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)
Olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) NT IUCN
Eastern wood pewee (Contopus virens)
Yellow-bellied flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
Alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
Willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
Least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
Eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
Ash-throated flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) rare
Great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
Western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Family Laniidae (shrikes)
Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor) rare
Family Vireonidae (vireos)
White-eyed vireo (Vireo griseus)
Yellow-throated vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
Blue-headed vireo (Vireo solitarius)
Warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus)
Philadelphia vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Family Corvidae (crows, jays, and magpies)
Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia) rare
American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Fish crow (Corvus ossifragus)
Common raven (Corvus corax)
Family Alaudidae (larks)
Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Family Hirundinidae (swallows)
Purple martin (Progne subis)
Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Sand martin (Riparia riparia)
American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Family Paridae (tits)
Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Boreal chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) rare
Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
Family Sittidae (nuthatches)
Red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Family Certhiidae (treecreepers)
Brown creeper (Certhia americana)
Family Troglodytidae (wrens)
Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Bewick's wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
House wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Winter wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
Sedge wren (Cistothorus platensis)
Marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris)
Family Regulidae (kinglets)
Golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Family Polioptilidae (gnatcatchers)
Blue-gray gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
Family Turdidae (thrushes)
Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
Grey-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus)
Bicknell's thrush (Catharus bicknelli) rare
Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)
Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) NT IUCN
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
Varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius) rare
Family Mimidae (thrashers, mockingbirds, and catbirds)
Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Family Sturnidae (starlings)
Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) introduced
Family Motacillidae (pipits)
Buff-bellied pipit (Anthus rubescens)
Family Bombycillidae (waxwings)
Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Family Parulidae (New World warblers)
Blue-winged warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)
Golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) NT IUCN
Brewster's warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera)
Lawrence's warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera)
Tennessee warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina)
Orange-crowned warbler (Oreothlypis celata)
Nashville warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla)
Northern parula (Setophaga americana)
American yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
Magnolia warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
Cape May warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
Black-throated blue warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
Yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata)
Black-throated green warbler (Setophaga virens)
Blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca)
Yellow-throated warbler (Setophaga dominica)
Pine warbler (Setophaga pinus)
Prairie warbler (Setophaga discolor)
Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
Bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea)
Blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata)
Cerulean warbler (Setophaga cerulea) VU IUCN
American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Hooded warbler (Setophaga citrina)
Black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia)
Prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Worm-eating warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus)
Swainson's warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii)
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
Northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracencis)
Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa)
Mourning warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia)
Common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Connecticut warbler (Oporornis agilis)
Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
Family Incertae sedis (of uncertain placement)
Yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens)
Family Cardinalidae (cardinals)
Summer tanager (Piranga rubra)
Scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
Black-headed grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea)
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
Family Emberizidae (American sparrows)
Green-tailed towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) rare
Spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) rare
Eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Bachman's sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis) NT IUCN
American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
Chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Clay-colored sparrow (Spizella pallida) rare
Field sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
Vesper sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
Lark sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Lark bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) rare
Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
Henslow's sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) NT IUCN
Le Conte's sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii) rare
Nelson's sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)
Fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
Swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Harris's sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
Family Calcariidae (longspurs and relatives)
Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
Smith's longspur (Calcarius pictus) rare
Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Family Icteridae (New World blackbirds, orioles, and relatives)
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
Rusty blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) VU IUCN
Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Orchard oriole (Icterus spurius)
Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula)
Family Fringillidae (finches)
Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
Purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) introduced
Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Two-barred crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
Common redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) rare
Pine siskin (Spinus pinus)
American goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
Evening grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
Family Passeridae (sparrows)
House sparrow (Passer domesticus) introduced
