Submit a photograph

The photographs in this guide are freely licensed and show free-living wild birds. Anyone with such a photograph can offer it here.

Each species has one main photograph and, below it, additions: the other sex, winter plumage, a young bird, a chick. A submitted photograph is considered if it shows a plumage or a stage the page still lacks, or is clearly better than what is there. The author judges every submission himself; nothing goes on the site automatically. Replies are sent by e-mail.

What a photograph must meet

• A free, living, wild bird in the field — no cage, mesh, fence, aviary, zoo, breeding centre or feeder.
• No ring or transmitter in view, no hand, no mounted specimen, no dead bird.
• No aberrantly coloured bird — an albino or a leucistic individual is exactly what does not show how the species is recognised.
• A photograph, not a print, drawing or screenshot; without a watermark, caption or logo in the image.
• Landscape or square, sharp, and at least 1600 pixels on the long side. JPEG or PNG, up to 20 MB.
• Your own: you are the photographer and you release it under one of the three licences below.

Where the guide still lacks a photograph

For these species no freely licensed photograph of a living wild bird exists:

• Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi
• Puaiohi Myadestes palmeri
• Fan-tailed Warbler Basileuterus lachrymosus

The form

Photograph

JPEG or PNG, landscape, long side at least 1600 pixels, at most 20 MB. An iPhone converts a HEIC photo by itself.

Species

— Abert's Towhee — Melozone abertiAcadian Flycatcher — Empidonax virescensAcorn Woodpecker — Melanerpes formicivorusAfrican Silverbill — Euodice cantansAkekee — Loxops caeruleirostrisAkiapolaau — Hemignathus wilsoniAkikiki — Oreomystis bairdiAkohekohe — Palmeria doleiAlder Flycatcher — Empidonax alnorumAleutian Tern — Onychoprion aleuticusAllen's Hummingbird — Selasphorus sasinAltamira Oriole — Icterus gularisAmerican Avocet — Recurvirostra americanaAmerican Barn Owl — Tyto furcataAmerican Bittern — Botaurus lentiginosusAmerican Black Duck — Anas rubripesAmerican Coot — Fulica americanaAmerican Crow — Corvus brachyrhynchosAmerican Dipper — Cinclus mexicanusAmerican Flamingo — Phoenicopterus ruberAmerican Golden-Plover — Pluvialis dominicaAmerican Goldfinch — Spinus tristisAmerican Goshawk — Astur atricapillusAmerican Herring Gull — Larus smithsonianusAmerican Kestrel — Falco sparveriusAmerican Oystercatcher — Haematopus palliatusAmerican Pipit — Anthus rubescensAmerican Redstart — Setophaga ruticillaAmerican Robin — Turdus migratoriusAmerican Three-toed Woodpecker — Picoides dorsalisAmerican Tree Sparrow — Spizelloides arboreaAmerican White Pelican — Pelecanus erythrorhynchosAmerican Wigeon — Mareca americanaAmerican Woodcock — Scolopax minorAncient Murrelet — Synthliboramphus antiquusAnhinga — Anhinga anhingaAnianiau — Magumma parvaAnna's Hummingbird — Calypte annaAntillean Nighthawk — Chordeiles gundlachiiApapane — Himatione sanguineaAplomado Falcon — Falco femoralisArctic Loon — Gavia arcticaArctic Tern — Sterna paradisaeaArctic Warbler — Phylloscopus borealisArizona Woodpecker — Leuconotopicus arizonaeAsh-throated Flycatcher — Myiarchus cinerascensAshy Storm-Petrel — Hydrobates homochroaAtlantic Canary — Serinus canariaAtlantic Puffin — Fratercula arcticaAtlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross — Thalassarche chlororhynchosAudubon's Oriole — Icterus graduacaudaBachman's Sparrow — Peucaea aestivalisBahama Mockingbird — Mimus gundlachiiBaikal Teal — Sibirionetta formosaBaird's Sandpiper — Calidris bairdiiBaird's Sparrow — Centronyx bairdiiBald Eagle — Haliaeetus leucocephalusBaltimore Oriole — Icterus galbulaBananaquit — Coereba flaveolaBand-rumped Storm Petrel — Hydrobates castroBand-tailed Pigeon — Patagioenas fasciataBank Swallow — Riparia ripariaBar-tailed Godwit — Limosa lapponicaBarn Swallow — Hirundo rusticaBarnacle Goose — Branta leucopsisBarred Owl — Strix variaBarrow's Goldeneye — Bucephala islandicaBay-breasted Warbler — Setophaga castaneaBell's Sparrow — Artemisiospiza belliBell's Vireo — Vireo belliiBelted Kingfisher — Megaceryle alcyonBendire's Thrasher — Toxostoma bendireiBermuda Petrel — Pterodroma cahowBerylline Hummingbird — Saucerottia beryllinaBewick's Wren — Thryomanes bewickiiBicknell's Thrush — Catharus bicknelliBlack Francolin — Francolinus francolinusBlack Guillemot — Cepphus grylleBlack Noddy — Anous minutusBlack Oystercatcher — Haematopus bachmaniBlack Phoebe — Sayornis nigricansBlack Rail — Laterallus jamaicensisBlack Rosy-Finch — Leucosticte atrataBlack Scoter — Melanitta americanaBlack Skimmer — Rynchops nigerBlack Storm-Petrel — Hydrobates melaniaBlack Swift — Cypseloides nigerBlack Tern — Chlidonias nigerBlack Turnstone — Arenaria melanocephalaBlack Vulture — Coragyps atratusBlack-and-white Warbler — Mniotilta variaBlack-backed Woodpecker — Picoides arcticusBlack-bellied Plover — Pluvialis squatarolaBlack-bellied Whistling-Duck — Dendrocygna autumnalisBlack-billed Cuckoo — Coccyzus erythropthalmusBlack-billed Magpie — Pica hudsoniaBlack-capped Chickadee — Poecile atricapillusBlack-capped Gnatcatcher — Polioptila nigricepsBlack-capped Petrel — Pterodroma hasitataBlack-capped Vireo — Vireo atricapillaBlack-chinned Hummingbird — Archilochus alexandriBlack-chinned Sparrow — Spizella atrogularisBlack-crested Titmouse — Baeolophus atricristatusBlack-crowned Night-heron — Nycticorax nycticoraxBlack-faced Grassquit — Melanospiza bicolorBlack-footed Albatross — Phoebastria nigripesBlack-headed Grosbeak — Pheucticus melanocephalusBlack-headed Gull — Chroicocephalus ridibundusBlack-legged Kittiwake — Rissa tridactylaBlack-necked Stilt — Himantopus mexicanusBlack-tailed Gnatcatcher — Polioptila melanuraBlack-tailed Godwit — Limosa limosaBlack-tailed Gull — Larus crassirostrisBlack-throated Blue Warbler — Setophaga caerulescensBlack-throated Gray Warbler — Setophaga nigrescensBlack-throated Green Warbler — Setophaga virensBlack-throated Sparrow — Amphispiza bilineataBlack-vented Shearwater — Puffinus opisthomelasBlack-whiskered Vireo — Vireo altiloquusBlack-winged Petrel — Pterodroma nigripennisBlackburnian Warbler — Setophaga fuscaBlackpoll Warbler — Setophaga striataBlue Bunting — Cyanocompsa parellinaBlue Grosbeak — Passerina caeruleaBlue Jay — Cyanocitta cristataBlue-billed White-Tern — Gygis candidaBlue-footed Booby — Sula nebouxiiBlue-gray Gnatcatcher — Polioptila caeruleaBlue-gray Noddy — Anous ceruleusBlue-headed Vireo — Vireo solitariusBlue-throated Mountain-gem — Lampornis clemenciaeBlue-winged Teal — Spatula discorsBlue-winged Warbler — Vermivora cyanopteraBluethroat — Luscinia svecicaBoat-tailed Grackle — Quiscalus majorBobolink — Dolichonyx oryzivorusBohemian Waxwing — Bombycilla garrulusBonaparte's Gull — Chroicocephalus philadelphiaBonin Petrel — Pterodroma hypoleucaBoreal Chickadee — Poecile hudsonicusBoreal Owl — Aegolius funereusBotteri's Sparrow — Peucaea botteriiBrambling — Fringilla montifringillaBrandt's Cormorant — Urile penicillatusBrant — Branta berniclaBrewer's Blackbird — Euphagus cyanocephalusBrewer's Sparrow — Spizella breweriBridled Tern — Onychoprion anaethetusBridled Titmouse — Baeolophus wollweberiBristle-thighed Curlew — Numenius tahitiensisBroad-billed Hummingbird — Cynanthus latirostrisBroad-tailed Hummingbird — Selasphorus platycercusBroad-winged Hawk — Buteo platypterusBronzed Cowbird — Molothrus aeneusBrown Booby — Sula leucogasterBrown Creeper — Certhia americanaBrown Jay — Cyanocorax morioBrown Noddy — Anous stolidusBrown Pelican — Pelecanus occidentalisBrown Thrasher — Toxostoma rufumBrown-capped Rosy-Finch — Leucosticte australisBrown-crested Flycatcher — Myiarchus tyrannulusBrown-headed Cowbird — Molothrus aterBrown-headed Nuthatch — Sitta pusillaBuff-bellied Hummingbird — Amazilia yucatanensisBuff-breasted Flycatcher — Empidonax fulvifronsBuff-breasted Sandpiper — Calidris subruficollisBuff-collared Nightjar — Antrostomus ridgwayiBufflehead — Bucephala albeolaBuller's Shearwater — Ardenna bulleriBullock's Oriole — Icterus bullockiorumBulwer's Petrel — Bulweria bulweriiBurrowing Owl — Athene cuniculariaBushtit — Psaltriparus minimusCackling Goose — Branta hutchinsiiCactus Wren — Campylorhynchus brunneicapillusCalifornia Condor — Gymnogyps californianusCalifornia Gnatcatcher — Polioptila californicaCalifornia Gull — Larus californicusCalifornia Quail — Callipepla californicaCalifornia Scrub-Jay — Aphelocoma californicaCalifornia Thrasher — Toxostoma redivivumCalifornia Towhee — Melozone crissalisCalliope Hummingbird — Selasphorus calliopeCanada Goose — Branta canadensisCanada Jay — Perisoreus canadensisCanada Warbler — Cardellina canadensisCanvasback — Aythya valisineriaCanyon Towhee — Melozone fuscaCanyon Wren — Catherpes mexicanusCape May Warbler — Setophaga tigrinaCarolina Chickadee — Poecile carolinensisCarolina Wren — Thryothorus ludovicianusCaspian Tern — Hydroprogne caspiaCassia Crossbill — Loxia sinesciurisCassin's Auklet — Ptychoramphus aleuticusCassin's Finch — Haemorhous cassiniiCassin's Kingbird — Tyrannus vociferansCassin's Sparrow — Peucaea cassiniiCassin's Vireo — Vireo cassiniiCattle Egret — Ardea ibisCave Swallow — Petrochelidon fulvaCedar Waxwing — Bombycilla cedrorumCerulean Warbler — Setophaga ceruleaChestnut Munia — Lonchura atricapillaChestnut-backed Chickadee — Poecile rufescensChestnut-bellied Sandgrouse — Pterocles exustusChestnut-collared Longspur — Calcarius ornatusChestnut-sided Warbler — Setophaga pensylvanicaChihuahuan Meadowlark — Sturnella lilianaeChihuahuan Raven — Corvus cryptoleucusChimney Swift — Chaetura pelagicaChinese Hwamei (Hwamei) — Garrulax canorusChipping Sparrow — Spizella passerinaChristmas Shearwater — Puffinus nativitatisChuck-will's-widow — Antrostomus carolinensisChukar — Alectoris chukarCinnamon Teal — Spatula cyanopteraClapper Rail — Rallus crepitansClark's Grebe — Aechmophorus clarkiiClark's Nutcracker — Nucifraga columbianaClay-colored Sparrow — Spizella pallidaClay-colored Thrush — Turdus grayiCliff Swallow — Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaCocos Booby — Sula brewsteriColima Warbler — Leiothlypis crissalisCommon Black Hawk — Buteogallus anthracinusCommon Crane — Grus grusCommon Cuckoo — Cuculus canorusCommon Eider — Somateria mollissimaCommon Gallinule — Gallinula galeataCommon Goldeneye — Bucephala clangulaCommon Grackle — Quiscalus quisculaCommon Greenshank — Tringa nebulariaCommon Ground Dove — Columbina passerinaCommon Gull — Larus canusCommon Loon — Gavia immerCommon Merganser — Mergus merganserCommon Murre — Uria aalgeCommon Myna — Acridotheres tristisCommon Nighthawk — Chordeiles minorCommon Pauraque — Nyctidromus albicollisCommon Pochard — Aythya ferinaCommon Poorwill — Phalaenoptilus nuttalliiCommon Redpoll — Acanthis flammeaCommon Ringed Plover — Charadrius hiaticulaCommon Rosefinch — Carpodacus erythrinusCommon Sandpiper — Actitis hypoleucosCommon Shelduck — Tadorna tadornaCommon Snipe — Gallinago gallinagoCommon Tern — Sterna hirundoCommon Waxbill — Estrilda astrildCommon Yellowthroat — Geothlypis trichasConnecticut Warbler — Oporornis agilisCook's Petrel — Pterodroma cookiiCooper's Hawk — Astur cooperiiCoppery-tailed Trogon — Trogon ambiguusCory's Shearwater — Calonectris borealisCosta's Hummingbird — Calypte costaeCouch's Kingbird — Tyrannus couchiiCraveri's Murrelet — Synthliboramphus craveriCrested Auklet — Aethia cristatellaCrested Caracara — Caracara plancusCrimson-collared Grosbeak — Periporphyrus celaenoCrissal Thrasher — Toxostoma crissaleCuban Pewee — Contopus caribaeusCurlew Sandpiper — Calidris ferrugineaCurve-billed Thrasher — Toxostoma curvirostreDark-eyed Junco — Junco hyemalisDark-sided Flycatcher — Muscicapa sibiricaDesertas Petrel — Pterodroma desertaDickcissel — Spiza americanaDouble-crested Cormorant — Nannopterum auritumDovekie — Alle alleDowny Woodpecker — Dryobates pubescensDunlin — Calidris alpinaDusky Flycatcher — Empidonax oberholseriDusky Grouse — Dendragapus obscurusDusky Thrush — Turdus eunomusDusky Warbler — Phylloscopus fuscatusDusky-capped Flycatcher — Myiarchus tuberculiferEared Grebe — Podiceps nigricollisEared Quetzal — Euptilotis neoxenusEastern Bluebird — Sialia sialisEastern Kingbird — Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Meadowlark — Sturnella magnaEastern Phoebe — Sayornis phoebeEastern Screech-Owl — Megascops asioEastern Towhee — Pipilo erythrophthalmusEastern Warbling-Vireo — Vireo gilvusEastern Whip-poor-will — Antrostomus vociferusEastern Wood-Pewee — Contopus virensEastern Yellow Wagtail — Motacilla tschutschensisEgyptian Goose — Alopochen aegyptiacaElegant Tern — Thalasseus elegansElf Owl — Micrathene whitneyiEmperor Goose — Anser canagicusErckel's Spurfowl (Francolin) — Pternistis erckeliiEurasian Bullfinch — Pyrrhula pyrrhulaEurasian Collared-Dove — Streptopelia decaoctoEurasian Hobby — Falco subbuteoEurasian Skylark — Alauda arvensisEurasian Tree Sparrow — Passer montanusEurasian Whimbrel — Numenius phaeopusEurasian Wigeon — Mareca penelopeEuropean Golden-Plover — Pluvialis apricariaEuropean Goldfinch — Carduelis carduelisEuropean Starling — Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Storm-petrel — Hydrobates pelagicusEvening Grosbeak — Hesperiphona vespertinaEyebrowed Thrush — Turdus obscurusFalcated Duck — Mareca falcataFan-tailed Warbler — Basileuterus lachrymosusFar Eastern Curlew — Numenius madagascariensisFerruginous Hawk — Buteo regalisFerruginous Pygmy-Owl — Glaucidium brasilianumField Sparrow — Spizella pusillaFieldfare — Turdus pilarisFish Crow — Corvus ossifragusFive-striped Sparrow — Amphispizopsis quinquestriataFlame-colored Tanager — Piranga bidentataFlammulated Owl — Psiloscops flammeolusFlesh-footed Shearwater — Ardenna carneipesFlorida Scrub-Jay — Aphelocoma coerulescensFork-tailed Flycatcher — Tyrannus savanaFork-tailed Storm-Petrel — Hydrobates furcatusForster's Tern — Sterna forsteriFox Sparrow — Passerella iliacaFranklin's Gull — Leucophaeus pipixcanFulvous Whistling-Duck — Dendrocygna bicolorGadwall — Mareca streperaGambel's Quail — Callipepla gambeliiGarganey — Spatula querquedulaGila Woodpecker — Melanerpes uropygialisGilded Flicker — Colaptes chrysoidesGlaucous Gull — Larus hyperboreusGlaucous-winged Gull — Larus glaucescensGlossy Ibis — Plegadis falcinellusGolden Eagle — Aquila chrysaetosGolden-cheeked Warbler — Setophaga chrysopariaGolden-crowned Kinglet — Regulus satrapaGolden-crowned Sparrow — Zonotrichia atricapillaGolden-crowned Warbler — Basileuterus culicivorusGolden-fronted Woodpecker — Melanerpes aurifronsGolden-winged Warbler — Vermivora chrysopteraGrace's Warbler — Setophaga graciaeGrasshopper Sparrow — Ammodramus savannarumGray Catbird — Dumetella carolinensisGray Flycatcher — Empidonax wrightiiGray Francolin — Ortygornis pondicerianusGray Hawk — Buteo plagiatusGray Kingbird — Tyrannus dominicensisGray Partridge — Perdix perdixGray Vireo — Vireo viciniorGray Wagtail — Motacilla cinereaGray-backed Tern — Onychoprion lunatusGray-cheeked Thrush — Catharus minimusGray-crowned Rosy-Finch — Leucosticte tephrocotisGray-headed Swamphen — Porphyrio porphyrioGray-streaked Flycatcher — Muscicapa griseistictaGray-tailed Tattler — Tringa brevipesGreat Black-backed Gull — Larus marinusGreat Blue Heron — Ardea herodiasGreat Cormorant — Phalacrocorax carboGreat Crested Flycatcher — Myiarchus crinitusGreat Egret — Ardea albaGreat Frigatebird — Fregata minorGreat Grey Owl — Strix nebulosaGreat Horned Owl — Bubo virginianusGreat Kiskadee — Pitangus sulphuratusGreat Knot — Calidris tenuirostrisGreat Shearwater — Ardenna gravisGreat Skua — Stercorarius skuaGreat-tailed Grackle — Quiscalus mexicanusGreater Necklaced Laughingthrush — Pterorhinus pectoralisGreater Pewee — Contopus pertinaxGreater Prairie-Chicken — Tympanuchus cupidoGreater Roadrunner — Geococcyx californianusGreater Sage-Grouse — Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Scaup — Aythya marilaGreater White-fronted Goose — Anser albifronsGreater Yellowlegs — Tringa melanoleucaGreen Heron — Butorides virescensGreen Jay — Cyanocorax yncasGreen Kingfisher — Chloroceryle americanaGreen Parakeet — Psittacara holochlorusGreen-breasted Mango — Anthracothorax prevostiiGreen-tailed Towhee — Pipilo chlorurusGreen-winged Teal — Anas creccaGrey Heron — Ardea cinereaGrey-headed Chickadee — Poecile cinctusGroove-billed Ani — Crotophaga sulcirostrisGuadalupe Murrelet — Synthliboramphus hypoleucusGull-billed Tern — Gelochelidon niloticaGunnison Sage-Grouse — Centrocercus minimusGyrfalcon — Falco rusticolusHairy Woodpecker — Leuconotopicus villosusHammond's Flycatcher — Empidonax hammondiiHarlequin Duck — Histrionicus histrionicusHarris's Hawk — Parabuteo unicinctusHarris's Sparrow — Zonotrichia querulaHawaii Akepa — Loxops coccineusHawaii Amakihi — Chlorodrepanis virensHawaii Creeper — Loxops manaHawaii Elepaio — Chasiempis sandwichensisHawaiian Coot — Fulica alaiHawaiian Duck — Anas wyvillianaHawaiian Hawk — Buteo solitariusHawaiian Petrel — Pterodroma sandwichensisHawfinch — Coccothraustes coccothraustesHeermann's Gull — Larus heermanniHenslow's Sparrow — Centronyx henslowiiHepatic Tanager — Piranga flavaHermit Thrush — Catharus guttatusHermit Warbler — Setophaga occidentalisHimalayan Snowcock — Tetraogallus himalayensisHooded Merganser — Lophodytes cucullatusHooded Oriole — Icterus cucullatusHooded Warbler — Setophaga citrinaHook-billed Kite — Chondrohierax uncinatusHorned Grebe — Podiceps auritusHorned Lark — Eremophila alpestrisHorned Puffin — Fratercula corniculataHouse Finch — Haemorhous mexicanusHouse Sparrow — Passer domesticusHudsonian Godwit — Limosa haemasticaHudsonian Whimbrel — Numenius hudsonicusHutton's Vireo — Vireo huttoniIceland Gull — Larus glaucoidesIiwi — Drepanis coccineaInca Dove — Columbina incaIndian Peafowl — Pavo cristatusIndigo Bunting — Passerina cyaneaIsland Scrub-Jay — Aphelocoma insularisIvory Gull — Pagophila eburneaJapanese Bush Warbler — Horornis diphoneJava Sparrow — Padda oryzivoraJuan Fernandez Petrel — Pterodroma externaJuniper Titmouse — Baeolophus ridgwayiKalij Pheasant — Lophura leucomelanosKauai Amakihi — Chlorodrepanis stejnegeriKauai Elepaio — Chasiempis sclateriKelp Gull — Larus dominicanusKentucky Warbler — Geothlypis formosaKermadec Petrel — Pterodroma neglectaKilldeer — Charadrius vociferusKing Eider — Somateria spectabilisKing Rail — Rallus elegansKirtland's Warbler — Setophaga kirtlandiiKittlitz's Murrelet — Brachyramphus brevirostrisLa Sagra's Flycatcher — Myiarchus sagraeLadder-backed Woodpecker — Dryobates scalarisLapland Longspur — Calcarius lapponicusLark Bunting — Calamospiza melanocorysLark Sparrow — Chondestes grammacusLaughing Gull — Leucophaeus atricillaLavender Waxbill — Glaucestrilda caerulescensLawrence's Goldfinch — Spinus lawrenceiLaysan Albatross — Phoebastria immutabilisLaysan Duck — Anas laysanensisLaysan Finch — Telespiza cantansLazuli Bunting — Passerina amoenaLeach's Storm-Petrel — Hydrobates leucorhousLeast Auklet — Aethia pusillaLeast Bittern — Botaurus exilisLeast Flycatcher — Empidonax minimusLeast Grebe — Tachybaptus dominicusLeast Sandpiper — Calidris minutillaLeast Storm-Petrel — Hydrobates microsomaLeast Tern — Sternula antillarumLeConte's Sparrow — Ammospiza leconteiiLeConte's Thrasher — Toxostoma leconteiLesser Black-backed Gull — Larus fuscusLesser Goldfinch — Spinus psaltriaLesser Nighthawk — Chordeiles acutipennisLesser Prairie-Chicken — Tympanuchus pallidicinctusLesser Scaup — Aythya affinisLesser Yellowlegs — Tringa flavipesLewis's Woodpecker — Melanerpes lewisLilac-crowned Amazon — Amazona finschiLimpkin — Aramus guaraunaLincoln's Sparrow — Melospiza lincolniiLittle Blue Heron — Egretta caeruleaLittle Bunting — Emberiza pusillaLittle Egret — Egretta garzettaLittle Gull — Hydrocoloeus minutusLittle Stint — Calidris minutaLoggerhead Shrike — Lanius ludovicianusLong-billed Curlew — Numenius americanusLong-billed Dowitcher — Limnodromus scolopaceusLong-billed Thrasher — Toxostoma longirostreLong-eared Owl — Asio otusLong-tailed Duck — Clangula hyemalisLong-tailed Jaeger — Stercorarius longicaudusLong-toed Stint — Calidris subminutaLouisiana Waterthrush — Parkesia motacillaLucifer Hummingbird — Calothorax luciferLucy's Warbler — Leiothlypis luciaeMacGillivray's Warbler — Geothlypis tolmieiMagnificent Frigatebird — Fregata magnificensMagnolia Warbler — Setophaga magnoliaMallard — Anas platyrhynchosMangrove Cuckoo — Coccyzus minorMangrove Yellow (Yellow) Warbler — Setophaga petechiaManx Shearwater — Puffinus puffinusMarbled Godwit — Limosa fedoaMarbled Murrelet — Brachyramphus marmoratusMariana Swiftlet — Aerodramus bartschiMarsh Sandpiper — Tringa stagnatilisMarsh Wren — Cistothorus palustrisMasked Booby — Sula dactylatraMasked Duck — Nomonyx dominicusMaui Alauahio — Paroreomyza montanaMaui Parrotbill — Pseudonestor xanthophrysMcKay's Bunting — Plectrophenax hyperboreusMeadow Pipit — Anthus pratensisMerlin — Falco columbariusMexican Chickadee — Poecile sclateriMexican Duck — Anas diaziMexican Jay — Aphelocoma wollweberiMexican Violetear — Colibri thalassinusMexican Whip-poor-will — Antrostomus arizonaeMillerbird — Acrocephalus familiarisMississippi Kite — Ictinia mississippiensisMitred Parakeet — Psittacara mitratusMonk Parakeet — Myiopsitta monachusMontezuma Quail — Cyrtonyx montezumaeMorelet's Seedeater — Sporophila morelletiMottled Duck — Anas fulvigulaMottled Petrel — Pterodroma inexpectataMountain Bluebird — Sialia currucoidesMountain Chickadee — Poecile gambeliMountain Plover — Anarhynchus montanusMountain Quail — Oreortyx pictusMourning Dove — Zenaida macrouraMourning Warbler — Geothlypis philadelphiaMurphy's Petrel — Pterodroma ultimaMuscovy Duck — Cairina moschataMute Swan — Cygnus olorNanday Parakeet — Aratinga nendayNashville Warbler — Leiothlypis ruficapillaNazca Booby — Sula grantiNelson's Sparrow — Ammospiza nelsoniNene — Branta sandvicensisNeotropic Cormorant — Nannopterum brasilianumNewell's Shearwater — Puffinus newelliNihoa Finch — Telespiza ultimaNorthern Beardless-Tyrannulet — Camptostoma imberbeNorthern Bobwhite — Colinus virginianusNorthern Cardinal — Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Flicker — Colaptes auratusNorthern Fulmar — Fulmarus glacialisNorthern Gannet — Morus bassanusNorthern Harrier — Circus hudsoniusNorthern Hawk Owl — Surnia ululaNorthern House Wren — Troglodytes aedonNorthern Jacana — Jacana spinosaNorthern Lapwing — Vanellus vanellusNorthern Mockingbird — Mimus polyglottosNorthern Parula — Setophaga americanaNorthern Pintail — Anas acutaNorthern Pygmy-Owl — Glaucidium gnomaNorthern Raven — Corvus coraxNorthern Rough-winged Swallow — Stelgidopteryx serripennisNorthern Saw-whet Owl — Aegolius acadicusNorthern Shoveler — Spatula clypeataNorthern Shrike — Lanius borealisNorthern Waterthrush — Parkesia noveboracensisNorthern Wheatear — Oenanthe oenantheNorthern Yellow (Yellow) Warbler — Setophaga aestivaNuttall's Woodpecker — Dryobates nuttalliiNutting's Flycatcher — Myiarchus nuttingiOahu Amakihi — Chlorodrepanis flavaOahu Elepaio — Chasiempis ibidisOak Titmouse — Baeolophus inornatusOlive Sparrow — Arremonops rufivirgatusOlive Warbler — Peucedramus taeniatusOlive-backed Pipit — Anthus hodgsoniOlive-sided Flycatcher — Contopus cooperiOmao — Myadestes obscurusOrange-crowned Warbler — Leiothlypis celataOrchard Oriole — Icterus spuriusOsprey — Pandion haliaetusOvenbird — Seiurus aurocapillaPacific Golden-Plover — Pluvialis fulvaPacific Loon — Gavia pacificaPacific Wren — Troglodytes pacificusPainted Bunting — Passerina cirisPainted Redstart — Myioborus pictusPalila — Loxioides bailleuiPalm Warbler — Setophaga palmarumParakeet Auklet — Aethia psittaculaParasitic Jaeger — Stercorarius parasiticusPectoral Sandpiper — Calidris melanotosPelagic Cormorant — Urile pelagicusPeregrine Falcon — Falco peregrinusPhainopepla — Phainopepla nitensPhiladelphia Vireo — Vireo philadelphicusPied-billed Grebe — Podilymbus podicepsPigeon Guillemot — Cepphus columbaPileated Woodpecker — Dryocopus pileatusPine Grosbeak — Pinicola enucleatorPine Siskin — Spinus pinusPine Warbler — Setophaga pinusPink-footed Goose — Anser brachyrhynchusPink-footed Shearwater — Ardenna creatopusPinyon Jay — Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusPiping Plover — Charadrius melodusPlain Chachalaca — Ortalis vetulaPlain-capped Starthroat — Heliomaster constantiiPlumbeous Vireo — Vireo plumbeusPomarine Jaeger — Stercorarius pomarinusPrairie Falcon — Falco mexicanusPrairie Warbler — Setophaga discolorProthonotary Warbler — Protonotaria citreaPuaiohi — Myadestes palmeriPurple Finch — Haemorhous purpureusPurple Gallinule — Porphyrio martinicaPurple Martin — Progne subisPurple Sandpiper — Calidris maritimaPygmy Nuthatch — Sitta pygmaeaPyrrhuloxia — Cardinalis sinuatusRazorbill — Alca tordaRed Avadavat — Amandava amandavaRed Crossbill — Loxia curvirostraRed Junglefowl — Gallus gallusRed Knot — Calidris canutusRed Phalarope — Phalaropus fulicariusRed-bellied Woodpecker — Melanerpes carolinusRed-billed Leiothrix — Leiothrix luteaRed-billed Pigeon — Patagioenas flavirostrisRed-billed Tropicbird — Phaethon aethereusRed-breasted Merganser — Mergus serratorRed-breasted Nuthatch — Sitta canadensisRed-breasted Sapsucker — Sphyrapicus ruberRed-cockaded Woodpecker — Leuconotopicus borealisRed-crested Cardinal — Paroaria coronataRed-crowned Amazon — Amazona viridigenalisRed-eyed Vireo — Vireo olivaceusRed-faced Cormorant — Urile urileRed-faced Warbler — Cardellina rubrifronsRed-flanked Bluetail — Tarsiger cyanurusRed-footed Booby — Sula sulaRed-headed Woodpecker — Melanerpes erythrocephalusRed-legged Honeycreeper — Cyanerpes cyaneusRed-legged Kittiwake — Rissa brevirostrisRed-masked Parakeet — Psittacara erythrogenysRed-naped Sapsucker — Sphyrapicus nuchalisRed-necked Grebe — Podiceps grisegenaRed-necked Phalarope — Phalaropus lobatusRed-necked Stint — Calidris ruficollisRed-shouldered Hawk — Buteo lineatusRed-tailed Hawk — Buteo jamaicensisRed-tailed Tropicbird — Phaethon rubricaudaRed-throated Loon — Gavia stellataRed-throated Pipit — Anthus cervinusRed-vented Bulbul — Pycnonotus caferRed-whiskered Bulbul — Pycnonotus jocosusRed-winged Blackbird — Agelaius phoeniceusReddish Egret — Egretta rufescensRedhead — Aythya americanaRedwing — Turdus iliacusRhinoceros Auklet — Cerorhinca monocerataRidgway's Rail — Rallus obsoletusRing-billed Gull — Larus delawarensisRing-necked Duck — Aythya collarisRing-necked Pheasant — Phasianus colchicusRinged Kingfisher — Megaceryle torquataRivoli's Hummingbird — Eugenes fulgensRoadside Hawk — Rupornis magnirostrisRock Pigeon — Columba liviaRock Ptarmigan — Lagopus mutaRock Sandpiper — Calidris ptilocnemisRock Wren — Salpinctes obsoletusRose-breasted Grosbeak — Pheucticus ludovicianusRose-ringed Parakeet — Psittacula krameriRose-throated Becard — Pachyramphus aglaiaeRoseate Spoonbill — Platalea ajajaRoseate Tern — Sterna dougalliiRoss's Goose — Anser rossiiRoss's Gull — Rhodostethia roseaRosy-faced Lovebird — Agapornis roseicollisRough-legged Hawk — Buteo lagopusRoyal Tern — Thalasseus maximusRuby-crowned Kinglet — Corthylio calendulaRuby-throated Hummingbird — Archilochus colubrisRuddy Duck — Oxyura jamaicensisRuddy Ground Dove — Columbina talpacotiRuddy Turnstone — Arenaria interpresRuff — Calidris pugnaxRuffed Grouse — Bonasa umbellusRufous Hummingbird — Selasphorus rufusRufous-backed Robin — Turdus rufopalliatusRufous-capped Warbler — Basileuterus rufifronsRufous-crowned Sparrow — Aimophila ruficepsRufous-winged Sparrow — Peucaea carpalisRustic Bunting — Emberiza rusticaRusty Blackbird — Euphagus carolinusSabine's Gull — Xema sabiniSaffron Finch — Sicalis flaveolaSage Thrasher — Oreoscoptes montanusSagebrush Sparrow — Artemisiospiza nevadensisSaltmarsh Sparrow — Ammospiza caudacutaSanderling — Calidris albaSandhill Crane — Antigone canadensisSandwich Tern — Thalasseus sandvicensisSargasso Shearwater — Puffinus lherminieriSavannah Sparrow — Passerculus sandwichensisSay's Phoebe — Sayornis sayaScaled Quail — Callipepla squamataScaly-breasted Munia — Lonchura punctulataScarlet Tanager — Piranga olivaceaScissor-tailed Flycatcher — Tyrannus forficatusScopoli's Shearwater — Calonectris diomedeaScott's Oriole — Icterus parisorumScripps's Murrelet — Synthliboramphus scrippsiSeaside Sparrow — Ammospiza maritimaSedge Wren — Cistothorus stellarisSemipalmated Plover — Charadrius semipalmatusSemipalmated Sandpiper — Calidris pusillaSharp-shinned Hawk — Accipiter striatusSharp-tailed Grouse — Tympanuchus phasianellusSharp-tailed Sandpiper — Calidris acuminataShiny Cowbird — Molothrus bonariensisShort-billed Dowitcher — Limnodromus griseusShort-billed Gull — Larus brachyrhynchusShort-eared Owl — Asio flammeusShort-tailed Albatross — Phoebastria albatrusShort-tailed Hawk — Buteo brachyurusShort-tailed Shearwater — Ardenna tenuirostrisSiberian Accentor — Prunella montanellaSiberian Pipit — Anthus japonicusSiberian Rubythroat — Calliope calliopeSiberian Sand-Plover — Anarhynchus mongolusSlate-throated Redstart — Myioborus miniatusSlaty-backed Gull — Larus schistisagusSmew — Mergellus albellusSmith's Longspur — Calcarius pictusSmooth-billed Ani — Crotophaga aniSnail Kite — Rostrhamus sociabilisSnow Bunting — Plectrophenax nivalisSnow Goose — Anser caerulescensSnowy Egret — Egretta thulaSnowy Owl — Bubo scandiacusSnowy Plover — Anarhynchus nivosusSolitary Sandpiper — Tringa solitariaSong Sparrow — Melospiza melodiaSooty Grouse — Dendragapus fuliginosusSooty Shearwater — Ardenna griseaSooty Tern — Onychoprion fuscatusSora — Porzana carolinaSouth Polar Skua — Stercorarius maccormickiSpectacled Eider — Somateria fischeriSpot-breasted Oriole — Icterus pectoralisSpotted Dove — Spilopelia chinensisSpotted Owl — Strix occidentalisSpotted Sandpiper — Actitis maculariusSpotted Towhee — Pipilo maculatusSprague's Pipit — Anthus spragueiiSpruce Grouse — Canachites canadensisStejneger's Scoter — Melanitta stejnegeriSteller's Eider — Polysticta stelleriSteller's Jay — Cyanocitta stelleriSteller's Sea-Eagle — Haliaeetus pelagicusStilt Sandpiper — Calidris himantopusStreak-backed Oriole — Icterus pustulatusSulphur-bellied Flycatcher — Myiodynastes luteiventrisSummer Tanager — Piranga rubraSurf Scoter — Melanitta perspicillataSurfbird — Calidris virgataSwainson's Hawk — Buteo swainsoniSwainson's Thrush — Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Warbler — Limnothlypis swainsoniiSwallow-tailed Kite — Elanoides forficatusSwamp Sparrow — Melospiza georgianaTaiga Bean-Goose — Anser fabalisTaiga Flycatcher — Ficedula albicillaTamaulipas Crow — Corvus imparatusTemminck's Stint — Calidris temminckiiTennessee Warbler — Leiothlypis peregrinaTerek Sandpiper — Xenus cinereusThick-billed Kingbird — Tyrannus crassirostrisThick-billed Longspur — Rhynchophanes mccowniiThick-billed Murre — Uria lomviaThick-billed Vireo — Vireo crassirostrisTownsend's Solitaire — Myadestes townsendiTownsend's Storm-Petrel — Hydrobates socorroensisTownsend's Warbler — Setophaga townsendiTree Swallow — Tachycineta bicolorTricolored Blackbird — Agelaius tricolorTricolored Heron — Egretta tricolorTricolored Munia — Lonchura malaccaTrindade Petrel — Pterodroma arminjonianaTristram's Storm-Petrel — Hydrobates tristramiTropical Kingbird — Tyrannus melancholicusTropical Parula — Setophaga pitiayumiTrumpeter Swan — Cygnus buccinatorTufted Duck — Aythya fuligulaTufted Flycatcher — Mitrephanes phaeocercusTufted Puffin — Fratercula cirrhataTufted Titmouse — Baeolophus bicolorTundra Bean-Goose — Anser serrirostrisTundra Swan — Cygnus columbianusTurkey Vulture — Cathartes auraUpland Sandpiper — Bartramia longicaudaVaried Bunting — Passerina versicolorVaried Thrush — Ixoreus naeviusVaux's Swift — Chaetura vauxiVeery — Catharus fuscescensVega Gull — Larus vegaeVerdin — Auriparus flavicepsVermilion Flycatcher — Pyrocephalus obscurusVesper Sparrow — Pooecetes gramineusViolet-crowned Hummingbird — Ramosomyia violicepsViolet-green Swallow — Tachycineta thalassinaVirginia Rail — Rallus limicolaVirginia's Warbler — Leiothlypis virginiaeWandering Tattler — Tringa incanaWarbling White-eye — Zosterops japonicusWedge-rumped Storm-Petrel — Hydrobates tethysWedge-tailed Shearwater — Ardenna pacificaWestern Bluebird — Sialia mexicanaWestern Flycatcher — Empidonax difficilisWestern Grebe — Aechmophorus occidentalisWestern Gull — Larus occidentalisWestern Kingbird — Tyrannus verticalisWestern Meadowlark — Sturnella neglectaWestern Sandpiper — Calidris mauriWestern Screech-Owl — Megascops kennicottiiWestern Spindalis — Spindalis zenaWestern Tanager — Piranga ludovicianaWestern Wood-Pewee — Contopus sordidulusWhiskered Auklet — Aethia pygmaeaWhiskered Screech-Owl — Megascops trichopsisWhite Ibis — Eudocimus albusWhite Wagtail — Motacilla albaWhite-breasted Nuthatch — Sitta carolinensisWhite-cheeked Pintail — Anas bahamensisWhite-crowned Pigeon — Patagioenas leucocephalaWhite-crowned Sparrow — Zonotrichia leucophrysWhite-eared Hummingbird — Basilinna leucotisWhite-eyed Vireo — Vireo griseusWhite-faced Ibis — Plegadis chihiWhite-faced Storm-petrel — Pelagodroma marinaWhite-headed Woodpecker — Leuconotopicus albolarvatusWhite-necked Petrel — Pterodroma cervicalisWhite-rumped Sandpiper — Calidris fuscicollisWhite-rumped Shama — Copsychus malabaricusWhite-tailed Eagle — Haliaeetus albicillaWhite-tailed Hawk — Geranoaetus albicaudatusWhite-tailed Kite — Elanus leucurusWhite-tailed Ptarmigan — Lagopus leucuraWhite-tailed Tropicbird — Phaethon lepturusWhite-throated Sparrow — Zonotrichia albicollisWhite-throated Swift — Aeronautes saxatalisWhite-tipped Dove — Leptotila verreauxiWhite-winged Crossbill — Loxia leucopteraWhite-winged Dove — Zenaida asiaticaWhite-winged Parakeet — Brotogeris versicolurusWhite-winged Scoter — Melanitta deglandiWhite-winged Tern — Chlidonias leucopterusWhooper Swan — Cygnus cygnusWhooping Crane — Grus americanaWild Turkey — Meleagris gallopavoWillet — Tringa semipalmataWilliamson's Sapsucker — Sphyrapicus thyroideusWillow Flycatcher — Empidonax trailliiWillow Ptarmigan — Lagopus lagopusWilson's Phalarope — Phalaropus tricolorWilson's Plover — Anarhynchus wilsoniaWilson's Snipe — Gallinago delicataWilson's Storm-Petrel — Oceanites oceanicusWilson's Warbler — Cardellina pusillaWinter Wren — Troglodytes hiemalisWood Duck — Aix sponsaWood Sandpiper — Tringa glareolaWood Stork — Mycteria americanaWood Thrush — Hylocichla mustelinaWoodhouse's Scrub-Jay — Aphelocoma woodhouseiiWorm-eating Warbler — Helmitheros vermivorumWrentit — Chamaea fasciataYellow Grosbeak — Pheucticus chrysopeplusYellow Rail — Coturnicops noveboracensisYellow-bellied Flycatcher — Empidonax flaviventrisYellow-bellied Sapsucker — Sphyrapicus variusYellow-billed Cardinal — Paroaria capitataYellow-billed Cuckoo — Coccyzus americanusYellow-billed Loon — Gavia adamsiiYellow-billed Magpie — Pica nuttalliiYellow-breasted Chat — Icteria virensYellow-chevroned Parakeet — Brotogeris chiririYellow-crowned Night-heron — Nyctanassa violaceaYellow-eyed Junco — Junco phaeonotusYellow-faced Grassquit — Tiaris olivaceusYellow-footed Gull — Larus livensYellow-fronted Canary — Crithagra mozambicaYellow-green Vireo — Vireo flavoviridisYellow-headed Blackbird — Xanthocephalus xanthocephalusYellow-rumped Warbler — Setophaga coronataYellow-throated Vireo — Vireo flavifronsYellow-throated Warbler — Setophaga dominicaZebra Dove — Geopelia striataZenaida Dove — Zenaida auritaZone-tailed Hawk — Buteo albonotatus

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