Official list of the birds of South Carolina

This is a list of all species accepted by the South Carolina Bird Records Committee as of its annual report for 2006. Taxonomy follows the AOU Check-list of North American Birds through the 48th Supplement, except for the inclusion of a few species that are not on the AOU Check-list. Changes made in 2005 are shown with a brighter green background. (No changes were made in 2006).

Main List

This list includes all species with a South Carolina status of Definitive or Provisional I

Common name	Scientific name	SC status	SC review status
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis	Definitive	Inland only
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	Definitive	Full
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	Definitive
Snow Goose	Chen caerulescens	Definitive
Ross's Goose	Chen rossii	Definitive	North American Birds report species
Brant	Branta bernicla	Definitive	Full
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	Definitive	Full
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Definitive
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Definitive
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	Definitive
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Definitive
Gadwall	Anas strepera	Definitive
Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope	Definitive	Full
American Wigeon	Anas americana	Definitive
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes	Definitive
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Definitive
Mottled Duck	Anas fulvigula	Definitive	Inland only
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	Definitive
Cinnamon Teal	Anas cyanoptera	Definitive	Inland only
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	Definitive
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Definitive
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	Definitive
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	Definitive
Redhead	Aythya americana	Definitive
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Definitive
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	Definitive
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Definitive
King Eider	Somateria spectabilis	Definitive	Full
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	Definitive	Inland only
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus	Provisional I	Full
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	Definitive
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Definitive	Inland only
Black Scoter	Melanitta nigra	Definitive	Inland only
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Definitive
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	Definitive
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	Definitive
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Definitive
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	Definitive	Full
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Definitive
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Definitive
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus	Definitive
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Definitive
Northern Bobwhite	Colinus virginianus	Definitive
Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata	Definitive
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica	Provisional I	Full
Common Loon	Gavia immer	Definitive
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Definitive
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Definitive
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	Definitive	Full
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Definitive
Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis	Definitive	Full
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	Definitive	Full
Black-capped Petrel	Pterodroma hasitata	Definitive	Inland only
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	Definitive	Inland only
Greater Shearwater	Puffinus gravis	Definitive	Inland only
Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus	Definitive	Full
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Definitive	Full
Audubon's Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri	Definitive	Inland only
Little Shearwater	Puffinus assimilis	Definitive	Full
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	Definitive	Inland only
Leach's Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	Definitive	Full
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma castro	Definitive	Full
White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus	Definitive	Full
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus	Definitive	Full
Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra	Definitive	Full
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	Definitive	Full
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Definitive	Full
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	Definitive	Inland only
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Definitive	Inland only
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Definitive	Inland only
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	Definitive
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Definitive	Inland only
Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga	Definitive
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Definitive	Inland only
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Definitive
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	Definitive
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Definitive
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Definitive
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Definitive
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	Definitive
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	Definitive
Reddish Egret	Egretta rufescens	Definitive	Inland only
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Definitive
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	Definitive
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Definitive
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Definitive
White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	Definitive
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Definitive
Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea ajaja	Definitive	Inland only
Wood Stork	Mycteria americana	Definitive
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	Definitive
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	Definitive
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Definitive
Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus	Definitive
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Definitive	Full
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis	Definitive
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Definitive
Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Definitive
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Definitive
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	Definitive
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Provisional I	Full
Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus	Definitive
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Definitive
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	Provisional I	Full
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Definitive
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus	Provisional I	Full
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Definitive
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Definitive
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Definitive
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	Definitive
Yellow Rail	Coturnicops noveboracensis	Definitive	Full
Black Rail	Laterallus jamaicensis	Definitive	Inland only
Clapper Rail	Rallus longirostris	Definitive
King Rail	Rallus elegans	Definitive
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	Definitive
Sora	Porzana carolina	Definitive
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	Definitive
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Definitive
American Coot	Fulica americana	Definitive
Limpkin	Aramus guarauna	Definitive	Full
Sandhill Crane	Grus canadensis	Definitive
Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Definitive	Full
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Provisional I	Full
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Definitive
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Definitive
Snowy Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	Definitive	Full
Wilson's Plover	Charadrius wilsonia	Definitive	Inland only
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Definitive
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Definitive	North American Birds report species - inland only
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Definitive
American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus	Definitive
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	Definitive
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	Definitive
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Definitive
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Definitive
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Definitive
Willet	Tringa semipalmata	Definitive	North American Birds report species - inland only
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Definitive
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Definitive
Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Provisional I	Full
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Definitive
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus	Definitive	North American Birds report species
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Definitive	Full
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Definitive	North American Birds report species - inland only
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Definitive
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Definitive
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Definitive
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Definitive
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	Definitive
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	Provisional I	Full
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Definitive
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Definitive
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Definitive	Full
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Definitive
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	Provisional I	Full
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	Definitive	Inland only
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Definitive
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Definitive	Full
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Definitive
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	Definitive
Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	Definitive	Full
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Definitive	North American Birds report species - inland only
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Definitive	North American Birds report species - inland only
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata	Definitive
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	Definitive
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	Definitive
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Definitive	North American Birds report species - inland only
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Definitive	Inland only
Laughing Gull	Larus atricilla	Definitive
Franklin's Gull	Larus pipixcan	Definitive	Full
Little Gull	Larus minutus	Provisional I	Full
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	Definitive	Full
Bonaparte's Gull	Larus philadelphia	Definitive
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Definitive
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Definitive
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	Definitive	Full
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Definitive	North American Birds report species - inland only
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	Definitive	Inland only
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Definitive	North American Birds report species - inland only
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	Definitive	Full
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Definitive	Inland only
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus	Definitive	Full
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Definitive	Inland only
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	Definitive	Inland only
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	Definitive
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Definitive
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Definitive
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Definitive
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Definitive	Full
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	Provisional I	Full
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Definitive	Inland only
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Definitive	Full
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri	Definitive
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus	Definitive	Inland only
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Definitive	Inland only
Black Skimmer	Rynchops niger	Definitive
skua, sp.	Stercorarius sp	Definitive	Full
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	Definitive	Inland only
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Definitive	Inland only
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Provisional I	Full
Dovekie	Alle alle	Definitive	Full
Common Murre	Uria aalge	Provisional I	Full
Thick-billed Murre	Uria lomvia	Definitive	Full
Razorbill	Alca torda	Definitive	Inland only
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	Definitive	Full
Long-billed Murrelet	Brachyramphus perdix	Definitive	Full
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Definitive
Band-tailed Pigeon	Patagioenas fasciata	Definitive	Full
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Definitive
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	Definitive	North American Birds report species
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Definitive
Passenger Pigeon	Ectopistes migratorius	Definitive
Common Ground-Dove	Columbina passerina	Definitive
Carolina Parakeet	Conuropsis carolinensis	Definitive
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Definitive
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Definitive
Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani	Provisional I	Full
Groove-billed Ani	Crotophaga sulcirostris	Definitive	Full
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Definitive
Eastern Screech-Owl	Megascops asio	Definitive
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	Definitive
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	Definitive	Full
Burrowing Owl	Athene cunicularia	Definitive	Full
Barred Owl	Strix varia	Definitive
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	Definitive	Full
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Definitive
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus	Definitive	Full
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Definitive
Chuck-will's-widow	Caprimulgus carolinensis	Definitive
Whip-poor-will	Caprimulgus vociferus	Definitive
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Definitive
Broad-billed Hummingbird	Cynanthus latirostris	Provisional I	Full
Buff-bellied Hummingbird	Amazilia yucatanensis	Definitive	Full
Blue-throated Hummingbird	Lampornis clemenciae	Provisional I	Full
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	Definitive
Black-chinned Hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri	Definitive	Full
Calliope Hummingbird	Stellula calliope	Definitive	Full
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	Definitive
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	Definitive
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Definitive
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	Definitive
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Definitive
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	Definitive
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	Definitive
Red-cockaded Woodpecker	Picoides borealis	Definitive
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	Definitive
Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	Definitive
Ivory-billed Woodpecker	Campephilus principalis	Definitive
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Definitive
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	Definitive
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	Definitive	North American Birds report species
Acadian Flycatcher	Empidonax virescens	Definitive
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	Definitive
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	Definitive
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	Definitive
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya	Provisional I	Full
Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus	Definitive	Full
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	Definitive
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	Definitive
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Definitive
Gray Kingbird	Tyrannus dominicensis	Definitive	Inland only
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	Definitive	North American Birds report species
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	Definitive	Full
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	Definitive
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus	Definitive
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii	Definitive	Full
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Definitive
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius	Definitive
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus	Definitive	North American Birds report species
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	Definitive
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Definitive
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	Definitive
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	Definitive
Fish Crow	Corvus ossifragus	Definitive
Common Raven	Corvus corax	Definitive
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	Definitive
Purple Martin	Progne subis	Definitive
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Definitive
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Definitive
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia	Definitive
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Definitive
Cave Swallow	Petrochelidon fulva	Definitive	Full
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Definitive
Carolina Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis	Definitive
Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	Definitive
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	Definitive
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	Definitive
Brown-headed Nuthatch	Sitta pusilla	Definitive
Brown Creeper	Certhia americana	Definitive
Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	Definitive
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii	Definitive	Full
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	Definitive
Winter Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Definitive
Sedge Wren	Cistothorus platensis	Definitive
Marsh Wren	Cistothorus palustris	Definitive
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	Definitive
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula	Definitive
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	Definitive
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	Definitive
Townsend's Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi	Provisional I	Full
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	Definitive
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	Definitive
Bicknell's Thrush	Catharus bicknelli	Definitive	Full
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	Definitive
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	Definitive
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	Definitive
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Definitive
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	Definitive	Full
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Definitive
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Definitive
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	Definitive
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Definitive
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Definitive	Full
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	Definitive
Sprague's Pipit	Anthus spragueii	Definitive	Full
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Definitive
Bachman's Warbler	Vermivora bachmanii	Definitive	Full
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora pinus	Definitive
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Definitive
Tennessee Warbler	Vermivora peregrina	Definitive
Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata	Definitive
Nashville Warbler	Vermivora ruficapilla	Definitive
Northern Parula	Parula americana	Definitive
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia	Definitive
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Dendroica pensylvanica	Definitive
Magnolia Warbler	Dendroica magnolia	Definitive
Cape May Warbler	Dendroica tigrina	Definitive
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Dendroica caerulescens	Definitive
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Dendroica coronata	Definitive
Black-throated Gray Warbler	Dendroica nigrescens	Definitive	Full
Black-throated Green Warbler	Dendroica virens	Definitive
Blackburnian Warbler	Dendroica fusca	Definitive
Yellow-throated Warbler	Dendroica dominica	Definitive
Pine Warbler	Dendroica pinus	Definitive
Kirtland's Warbler	Dendroica kirtlandii	Definitive	Full
Prairie Warbler	Dendroica discolor	Definitive
Palm Warbler	Dendroica palmarum	Definitive
Bay-breasted Warbler	Dendroica castanea	Definitive
Blackpoll Warbler	Dendroica striata	Definitive
Cerulean Warbler	Dendroica cerulea	Definitive
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	Definitive
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Definitive
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	Definitive
Worm-eating Warbler	Helmitheros vermivorum	Definitive
Swainson's Warbler	Limnothlypis swainsonii	Definitive
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Definitive
Northern Waterthrush	Seiurus noveboracensis	Definitive
Louisiana Waterthrush	Seiurus motacilla	Definitive
Kentucky Warbler	Oporornis formosus	Definitive
Connecticut Warbler	Oporornis agilis	Definitive	North American Birds report species
Mourning Warbler	Oporornis philadelphia	Definitive	Full
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Definitive
Hooded Warbler	Wilsonia citrina	Definitive
Wilson's Warbler	Wilsonia pusilla	Definitive
Canada Warbler	Wilsonia canadensis	Definitive
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	Definitive
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	Definitive
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Definitive
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	Definitive	Full
Green-tailed Towhee	Pipilo chlorurus	Definitive	Full
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	Definitive	Full
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Definitive
Bachman's Sparrow	Aimophila aestivalis	Definitive
American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	Definitive	Full
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	Definitive
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	Definitive	North American Birds report species
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	Definitive
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	Definitive
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	Definitive	North American Birds report species
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys	Definitive	Full
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	Definitive
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	Definitive
Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Definitive
Le Conte's Sparrow	Ammodramus leconteii	Definitive
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow	Ammodramus nelsoni	Definitive	Inland only
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow	Ammodramus caudacutus	Definitive	Inland only
Seaside Sparrow	Ammodramus maritimus	Definitive
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca	Definitive
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Definitive
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	Definitive
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana	Definitive
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	Definitive
Harris's Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula	Definitive	Full
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	Definitive
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla	Provisional I	Full
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	Definitive
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus	Definitive	North American Birds report species
Smith's Longspur	Calcarius pictus	Definitive	Full
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	Definitive	North American Birds report species
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Definitive
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Definitive
Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus	Definitive	Full
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	Definitive
Lazuli Bunting	Passerina amoena	Definitive	Full
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Definitive
Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	Definitive
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	Definitive
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Definitive
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Definitive
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna	Definitive
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	Definitive	Full
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Definitive	North American Birds report species
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Definitive
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	Definitive
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	Definitive
Boat-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus major	Definitive	Inland only
Shiny Cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis	Definitive	Full
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Definitive
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	Definitive
Bullock's Oriole	Icterus bullockii	Definitive	Full
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Definitive
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	Provisional I	Full
Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	Definitive
House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	Definitive
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Definitive	North American Birds report species
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	Definitive	Full
Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	Definitive	Full
Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	Definitive
American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	Definitive
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	Definitive
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Definitive

Total species		421

Provisional II species

Common name	Scientific name	SC review status	Comment
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	Full
Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinator	Full
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Full
Scarlet Ibis	Eudocimus ruber	Full
Chilean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilenses	Full	Not on AOU Check-list
Crested Caracara	Caracara cheriway	Full
Prairie Falcon	Falco mexicanus	Full
Ringed Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia risoria	Full
Budgerigar	Melopsittacus undulatus	Full
Monk Parakeet	Myiopsitta monachus	Full
Green Parakeet	Aratinga holochlora	Full
House Crow	Corvus splendens	Full	Not on AOU Check-list
Red-crested Cardinal	Paroaria coronata	Full	Not on AOU Check-list
Troupial	Icterus icterus	Full
Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus	Full

Hypothetical species

Common name	Scientific name	SC review status
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	Full
Short-tailed Hawk	Buteo brachyurus	Full
Caribbean Coot	Fulica caribaea	Full
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	Full
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Full
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	Full
Cuban Emerald	Chlorostilbon ricordii	Full
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum	Full
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus cinerascens	Full
Tropical/Couch's Kingbird	Tyrannus melancholicus/couchii	Full
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia	Full
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	Full
Bushtit	Psaltriparus minimus	Full
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	Full

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