Taxonomic List of the Birds of Utah

(November 2014 - 456 species)

Names and order according to the 54th supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds

(I) = introduced species

"Utah Birds" - www.utahbirds.org

Outline Structure:

ORDER (-FORMES)
FAMILY (-DAE)
Subfamily (-nae)
Genus species Common Name

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 bernicla Brant

Branta hutchinsii Cackling Goose
Branta canadensis Canada Goose
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 americana 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

GALLIFORMES
ODONTOPHORIDAE
Callipepla squamata Scaled Quail
Callipepla californica California Quail
Callipepla gambelii Gambel's Quail

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 leucura White-tailed Ptarmigan
Dendragapus obscurus Dusky Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse
Meleagridinae
Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey

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

CICONIIFORMES

CICONIIDAE
Mycteria americana Wood Stork

SULIIFORMES
FREGATIDAE
Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird

PHALACROCORACIDAE
Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant

PELECANIFORMES

PELECANIDAE
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican

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

Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret.
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret
Butorides virescens Green Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

THRESKIORNITHIDAE
Threskiornithinae

Eudocimus albus White Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis
Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis
Plataleinae
Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill

ACCIPITRIFORMES

CATHARTIDAE
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
PANDIONIDAE
Pandion haliaetus Osprey
ACCIPITRIDAE
Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi 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 plagiatus Gray 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

GRUIFORMES
RALLIDAE
Rallus limicola Virginia Rail
Porzana carolina Sora
Porphyrio martinica Purple Gallinule
Gallinula galeata Common Gallinule
Fulica americana American Coot

GRUIDAE
Gruinae
Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane

CHARADRIIFORMES
RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt
Recurvirostra americana American Avocet

CHARADRIIDAE
Charadriinae
Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis dominica American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden-Plover
Charadrius nivosus Snowy Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius vociferus Killdeer
Charadrius montanus Mountain Plover

SCOLOPACIDAE
Scolopacinae
Actitis macularius Spotted Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa incana Wandering Tattler

Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa semipalmata Willet

Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs
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 pugnax Ruff
Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris alba Sanderling
Calidris alpina Dunlin

Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher
Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe

Phalaropodinae
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius Red Phalarope

STERCORARIIDAE
Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger

ALCIDAE
Synthliboramphus antiquus Ancient Murrelet

LARIDAE
Larinae
Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake

Xema sabini Sabine's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus Little Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's Gull
Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull
Larus canus Mew Gull
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull

Larus occidentalis Western Gull

Larus livens Yellow-footed Gull
Larus californicus California Gull
Larus argentatus Herring Gull
Larus thayeri Thayer's Gull

Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull
Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull
Sterninae
Sternula antillarum Least Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern
Chlidonias niger Black Tern
Sterna hirundo Common Tern
Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern

COLUMBIFORMES
COLUMBIDAE
Columba livia Rock Pigeon (I)
Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon

Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove (I)
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
Cuculinae
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo
Neomorphinae
Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner

STRIGIFORMES
TYTONIDAE
Tyto alba Barn Owl

STRIGIDAE
Psiloscops flammeolus Flammulated Owl
Megascops kennicottii Western Screech-Owl
Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl
Bubo scandiacus 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

Antrostomus arizonae Mexican Whip-poor-will

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
Eugenes fulgens Magnificent Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird
Calypte anna Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte costae Costa's Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus calliope Calliope Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostris Broad-billed Hummingbird

CORACIIFORMES
ALCEDINIDAE
Cerylinae
Megaceryle 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 dorsalis American Three-toed Woodpecker
Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker

Colaptes chrysoides Gilded Flicker

FALCONIFORMES

FALCONIDAE

Falconinae
Falco sparverius American Kestrel
Falco columbarius Merlin
Falco rusticolus Gyrfalcon
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon
Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon

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 melancholicus Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Kingbird

Tyrannus crassirostris Thick-billed 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 solitarius Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo.
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo

CORVIDAE
Perisoreus canadensis Gray Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Pinyon Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay
Aphelocoma californica Western Scrub-Jay
Nucifraga columbiana Clark's Nutcracker
Pica hudsonia 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 ridgwayi 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
Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren
Catherpes mexicanus Canyon Wren

Troglodytes aedon House Wren
Troglodytes pacificus Pacific Wren

Troglodytes hiemalis Winter Wren
Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren
Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Cactus Wren

POLIOPTILIDAE
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

CINCLIDAE
Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper

REGULIDAE
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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 rufopalliatus Rufous-backed Robin
Turdus migratorius American Robin
Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush

MIMIDAE
Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird

Toxostoma curvirostre Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei Bendire's Thrasher

Toxostoma lecontei Le Conte's Thrasher

Toxostoma crissale Crissal Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher
Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird

STURNIDAE
Sturnus vulgaris European Starling (I)

MOTACILLIDAE
Anthus rubescens American Pipit

BOMBYCILLIDAE
Bombycilla garrulus Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing

PTILOGONATIDAE
Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla

CALCARIIDAE
Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur
Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur

Rhynchophanes mccownii McCown's Longspur
Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting

PARULIDAE
Seiurus aurocapilla Ovenbird
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating Warbler
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush

Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged Warbler

Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler
Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler
Oreothlypis peregrina Tennessee Warbler
Oreothlypis celata Orange-crowned Warbler
Oreothlypis luciae Lucy's Warbler
Oreothlypis ruficapilla Nashville Warbler
Oreothlypis virginiae Virginia's Warbler
Oporornis agilis Connecticut Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat
Setophaga citrina Hooded Warbler
Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart
Setophaga tigrina Cape May Warbler

Setophaga americana Northern Parula
Setophaga magnolia Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga petechia Yellow Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga striata Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga palmarum Palm Warbler

Setophaga pinus Pine Warbler

Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga discolor Prairie Warbler
Setophaga graciae Grace's Warbler

Setophaga nigrescens Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga townsendi Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis Hermit Warbler
Cardellina canadensis Canada Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Wilson's Warbler

Myioborus pictus Painted Redstart
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat

EMBERIZIDAE
Pipilo chlorurus Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Spotted Towhee
Aimophila ruficeps Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Melozone fusca Canyon Towhee
Melozone aberti Abert's Towhee
Peucaea cassinii Cassin's 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
Artemisiospiza nevadensis Sagebrush Sparrow
Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus bairdii Baird's Sparrow
Ammodramus leconteii Le Conte's Sparrow
Ammodramus nelsoni Nelson'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

CARDINALIDAE
Piranga rubra Summer Tanager
Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Western Tanager

Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis sinuatus Pyrrhuloxia

Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Blue Grosbeak
Passerina amoena Lazuli Bunting
Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting

Passerina ciris Painted Bunting
Spiza americana Dickcissel

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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 pustulatus Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus bullockii Bullock's Oriole

Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole

Icterus parisorum Scott's Oriole

FRINGILLIDAE
Fringillinae
Fringilla montifringilla Brambling
Carduelinae

Leucosticte tephrocotis Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata Black Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte australis Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Pinicola enucleator Pine Grosbeak

Haemorhous mexicanus House Finch

Haemorhous purpureus Purple Finch

Haemorhous cassinii Cassin's Finch
Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera White-winged Crossbill
Acanathis flammea Common Redpoll
Acanathis hornemanni Hoary Redpoll
Spinus pinus Pine Siskin
Spinus psaltria Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus lawrencei Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus tristis American Goldfinch
Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening Grosbeak

PASSERIDAE
Passer domesticus House Sparrow (I)