Taxonomic List of Utah Birds According to the 7th American Ornithologist's Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 42nd supplements of that Check-list (I) = introduced species Outline Structure: ORDER (-FORMES) FAMILY (-DAE) Subfamily (-nae) Genus species Common Name GAVIIFORMES GAVIIDAE Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon Gavia immer Common Loon Gavia adamsii Yellow-billed Loon PODICIPEDIFORMES PODICIPEDIDAE Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Clark's Grebe PELECANIFORMES PELECANIDAE Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican PHALACROCORACIDAE Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant FREGATIDAE Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird CICONIIFORMES ARDEIDAE Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron Ardea alba Great Egret Egretta thula Snowy Egret Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Butorides virescens Green Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron THRESKIORNITHIDAE Threskiornithinae Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis Plataleinae Ajaia ajaja Roseate Spoonbill CICONIIDAE Mycteria americana Wood Stork CATHARTIDAE Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture ANSERIFORMES ANATIDAE Dendrocygninae Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck Anserinae Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose Chen caerulescens Snow Goose Chen rossii Ross's Goose Branta canadensis Canada Goose Branta bernicla Brant Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan Anatinae Aix sponsa Wood Duck Anas strepera Gadwall Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon Anas americana American Wigeon Anas rubripes American Black Duck Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Anas discors Blue-winged Teal Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Anas acuta Northern Pintail Anas querquedula Garganey Anas crecca Green-winged Teal Aythya valisineria Canvasback Aythya americana Redhead Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck Aythya marila Greater Scaup Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter Melanitta nigra Black Scoter Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Barrow's Goldeneye Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser Mergus merganser Common Merganser Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck FALCONIFORMES ACCIPITRIDAE Pandioninae Pandion haliaetus Osprey Accipitrinae Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk Buteogallus anthracinus Common Black-Hawk Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk Buteo albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle FALCONIDAE Falconinae Falco sparverius American Kestrel Falco columbarius Merlin Falco rusticolus Gyrfalcon Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon GALLIFORMES PHASIANIDAE Phasianinae Alectoris chukar Chukar (I) Perdix perdix Gray Partridge (I) Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant (I) Tetraoninae Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus minimus Gunnison Sage- Grouse Lagopus leucurus White-tailed Ptarmigan Dendragapus obscurus Blue Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse Meleagridinae Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey ODONTOPHORIDAE Callipepla squamata Scaled Quail Callipepla californica California Quail Callipepla gambelii Gambel's Quail GRUIFORMES RALLIDAE Rallus limicola Virginia Rail Porzana carolina Sora Porphyrula martinica Purple Gallinule Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen Fulica americana American Coot GRUIDAE Gruinae Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane CHARADRIIFORMES CHARADRIIDAE Charadriinae Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis dominica American Golden-Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Charadrius montanus Mountain Plover RECURVIROSTRIDAE Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt Recurvirostra americana American Avocet SCOLOPACIDAE Scolopacinae Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet Heteroscelus incanus Wandering Tattler Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Calidris canutus Red Knot Calidris alba Sanderling Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris alpina Dunlin Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Phalaropodinae Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria Red Phalarope LARIDAE Stercorariinae Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger Larinae Larus atricilla Laughing Gull Larus pipixcan Franklin's Gull Larus minutus Little Gull Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull Larus canus Mew Gull Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull Larus californicus California Gull Larus argentatus Herring Gull Larus thayeri Thayer's Gull Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus livens Yellow-footed Gull Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull Xema sabini Sabine's Gull Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake Sterninae Sterna caspia Caspian Tern Sterna hirundo Common Tern Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern Sterna antillarum Least Tern Chlidonias niger Black Tern ALCIDAE Synthliboramphus antiquus Ancient Murrelet COLUMBIFORMES COLUMBIDAE Columba livia Rock Dove (I) Columba fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove Columbina inca Inca Dove Columbina passerina Common Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti Ruddy Ground-Dove CUCULIFORMES CUCULIDAE Coccyzinae Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Neomorphinae Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner STRIGIFORMES TYTONIDAE Tyto alba Barn Owl STRIGIDAE Otus flammeolus Flammulated Owl Otus kennicottii Western Screech-Owl Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl Nyctea scandiaca Snowy Owl Glaucidium gnoma Northern Pygmy-Owl Micrathene whitneyi Elf Owl Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl Strix occidentalis Spotted Owl Strix nebulosa Great Gray Owl Asio otus Long-eared Owl Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Aegolius funereus Boreal Owl Aegolius acadicus Northern Saw-whet Owl CAPRIMULGIFORMES CAPRIMULGIDAE Chordeilinae Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Caprimulginae Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill APODIFORMES APODIDAE Cypseloidinae Cypseloides niger Black Swift Chaeturinae Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift Chaetura vauxi Vaux's Swift Apodinae Aeronautes saxatalis White-throated Swift TROCHILIDAE Trochilinae Cynanthus latirostris Broad-billed Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens Magnificent Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird Calypte anna Anna's Hummingbird Calypte costae Costa's Hummingbird Stellula calliope Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird CORACIIFORMES ALCEDINIDAE Cerylinae Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher PICIFORMES PICIDAE Picinae Melanerpes lewis Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker Sphyrapicus thyroideus Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber Red-breasted Sapsucker Picoides scalaris Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus Three-toed Woodpecker Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker PASSERIFORMES TYRANNIDAE Fluvicolinae Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus sordidulus Western Wood-Pewee Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Least Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii Gray Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis Cordilleran Flycatcher Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe Sayornis saya Say's Phoebe Pyrocephalus rubinus Vermilion Flycatcher Tyranninae Myiarchus cinerascens Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Brown-crested Flycatcher Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher LANIIDAE Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike Lanius excubitor Northern Shrike VIREONIDAE Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo Vireo bellii Bell's Vireo Vireo vicinior Gray Vireo. Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo plumbeus Plumbeous Vireo Vireo cassinii Cassin's Vireo Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo CORVIDAE Perisoreus canadensis Gray Jay Cyanocitta stelleri Steller's Jay Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay Aphelocoma californica Western Scrub-Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Pinyon Jay Nucifraga columbiana Clark's Nutcracker Pica pica Black-billed Magpie Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow Corvus corax Common Raven ALAUDIDAE Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark HIRUNDINIDAE Hirundininae Progne subis Purple Martin Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow Riparia riparia Bank Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow PARIDAE Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee Poecile gambeli Mountain Chickadee Baeolophus griseus Juniper Titmouse REMIZIDAE Auriparus flaviceps Verdin AEGITHALIDAE Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit SITTIDAE Sittinae Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Pygmy Nuthatch CERTHIIDAE Certhiinae Certhia americana Brown Creeper TROGLODYTIDAE Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Cactus Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren Catherpes mexicanus Canyon Wren Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's Wren Troglodytes aedon House Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren CINCLIDAE Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper REGULIDAE Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet SYLVIIDAE Polioptilinae Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura Black-tailed Gnatcatcher TURDIDAE Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird Sialia mexicana Western Bluebird Sialia currucoides Mountain Bluebird Myadestes townsendi Townsend's Solitaire Catharus fuscescens Veery Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush Turdus migratorius American Robin Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush MIMIDAE Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma crissale Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei Le Conte's Thrasher STURNIDAE Sturnus vulgaris European Starling (I) MOTACILLIDAE Anthus rubescens American Pipit BOMBYCILLIDAE Bombycilla garrulus Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing PTILOGONATIDAE Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla PARULIDAE Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville Warbler Vermivora virginiae Virginia's Warbler Vermivora luciae Lucy's Warbler Parula americana Northern Parula Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica magnolia Magnolia Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica townsendi Townsend's Warbler Dendroica occidentalis Hermit Warbler Dendroica dominica Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica graciae Grace's Warbler Dendroica palmarum Palm Warbler Dendroica castanea Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica striata Blackpoll Warbler Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus Worm-eating Warbler Seiurus aurocapillus Ovenbird Seiurus noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush Oporornis formosus Kentucky Warbler Oporornis agilis Connecticut Warbler Oporornis tolmiei MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat Wilsonia citrina Hooded Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Canada Warbler Myioborus pictus Painted Redstart Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat THRAUPIDAE Piranga rubra Summer Tanager Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Western Tanager EMBERIZIDAE Pipilo chlorurus Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo maculatus Spotted Towhee Pipilo fuscus Canyon Towhee Pipilo aberti Abert's Towhee Aimophila cassinii Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps Rufous-crowned Sparrow Spizella arborea American Tree Sparrow Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow Spizella pallida Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella breweri Brewer's Sparrow Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow Spizella atrogularis Black-chinned Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza belli Sage Sparrow Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii Le Conte's Sparrow Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza georgiana Swamp Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Golden-crowned Sparrow Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco Calcarius mccownii McCown's Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting CARDINALIDAE Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea Blue Grosbeak Passerina amoena Lazuli Bunting Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting Spiza americana Dickcissel ICTERIDAE Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Great-tailed Grackle Molothrus aeneus Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole Icterus cucullatus Hooded Oriole Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole Icterus bullockii Bullock's Oriole Icterus parisorum Scott's Oriole FRINGILLIDAE Fringillinae Fringilla montifringilla Brambling Carduelinae Leucosticte tephrocotis Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata Black Rosy-Finch Pinicola enucleator Pine Grosbeak Carpodacus cassinii Cassin's Finch Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill Loxia leucoptera White-winged Crossbill Carduelis flammea Common Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni Hoary Redpoll Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening Grosbeak PASSERIDAE Passer domesticus House Sparrow (I) [Note: The Yellow-Footed Gull is listed here but is not yet listed on the official Utah Checklist] "Utah Birds" Print Center www.utahbirds.org