The Birds of Texas 
throughout the state

A Complete List

Compiled by Armas Hill

Noting those found during FONT tours 
with an (*), 314 species. 

PHOTO AT RIGHT: 
a male BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD


Codes:

cent:     primarily in central Texas
east:     primarily in east Texas
gulf:      the Gulf of Mexico (pelagic)
north:   primarily in north Texas
south:   primarily in south Texas
west:    primarily in west Texas
thru:     widespread throughout the state

sum:     primarily summer only
mig:     migrant only (northbound or southbound)
win:     primarily winter only

(mex): a mostly Mexican species that occurs in Texas
            (some of these are also common further south in the tropics)

(e):          endemic to the USA 
(qe):        quasi (or nearly) endemic to the USA
(eb):        endemic-breeder in USA 
(neb):      near-endemic breeder in the USA
(i):           species introduced into North America
(ri):          re-introduced species
(r/US):     rare in the USA

(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
(t1): critical   (t2): endangered   (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally

IN TEXAS, MORE BIRD SPECIES HAVE BEEN RECORDED THAN IN ANY OTHER U.S. STATE.

       
Links:

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Texas

List of Birds during previous FONT Tours in Texas

List of Texas Mammals

List of Texas Butterflies

Notes regarding some Texas Plant-Life 

List of Birds:

(This first list does not include accidental, hypothetical, or extirpated species. 
 These are noted in separate lists that follow):

1. Red-throated Loon ______ win
   Gavia stellata
   
   
2. Pacific Loon ______ win
   Gavia pacifica
   
   
3. Great Northern Loon ______ win  (has been called Common Loon)
   Gavia immer
   
   
4. Least Grebe (*) ______ south
   Tachybaptus dominicus
   
   
5. Pied-billed Grebe (*) ______ thru
   Podilymbis p. podiceps
   
   
6. Horned Grebe ______ win  (has been called Slavonian Grebe in Eurasia)
   Podiceps auritus cornutus
   
   
7. Black-necked Grebe (*) ______ win (has been called Eared Grebe)
   Podiceps nigricollis californicus
   
   
8. Western Grebe (*) ______ west (this & the Clark's Grebe were formerly conspecific)
   Aechmophorus occidentalis
   
   
9. Clark's Grebe (*) ______ west (this & the Western Grebe were formerly conspecific) 
   Aechmophorus clarkii
   
   
10. Cory's Shearwater ______ gulf
    Calonectris diomedea borealis 
    
    
11. Audubon's Shearwater ______ gulf
    Puffinus iherminieri
    
    
12. Band-rumped Storm Petrel ______ gulf (has also been called Madeiran or Harcourt's Storm-Petrel)
    Oceanodroma castro
    
    
13. Masked Booby ______ gulf
    Sula d. dactylatra
    
    
14. Northern Gannet ______ gulf
    Morus (formerly Sula) bassanus
    
    
15. American White Pelican (*) ______ win
    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
    
    
16. Brown Pelican (*) ______ east
    Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
    
    
17. Neotropic Cormorant (*) ______ east
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus
    
    
18. Double-crested Cormorant (*) ______ win-east
    Phalacocorax a. auritus
    
    
19. Anhinga (*) ______ east
    Anhinga anhinga leucogaster
    
    
20. Magnificent Frigatebird ______ east
    Fregata magnificens
    
    
21. American Bittern ______ win
    Botaurus lentiginosus
    
    
22. Least Bittern (*) ______ east
    Ixobrychus exilis
    
    
23. Great Blue Heron (*) ______ thru
    Ardea herodias 
    
    
24. Great Egret (*) ______ east
    Ardea (formerly Egretta) alba egretta
    
    
25. Snowy Egret (*) ______ east
    Egretta thula brewsteri
    
    
26. Little Blue Heron (*) ______ east
    Egretta caerulea
    
    
27. Tricolored Heron (*) ______ east (a former name was Louisiana Heron)
    Egretta tricolor
    
    
28. Reddish Egret (*) ______ east (2 morphs: white & dark) 
    Egretta rufescens 
    
    
29. Cattle Egret (*) ______ thru
    Bubulcus ibis
    
    
30. Green Heron (*) ______ thru
    Butorides virescens anthonyi
    
    
31. Black-crowned Night Heron (*) ______ thru
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactii
    
    
32. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (*) ______ east
    Nyctanassa violacea
    
    
33. White Ibis (*) ______ east
    Eudocimus albus
    
    
34. Glossy Ibis ______ east
    Plegadis falcinellus
    
    
35. White-faced Ibis (*) ______ thru
    Plegadis chihi
    
    
36. Roseate Spoonbill (*) ______ east
    Ajaia ajaja
    
    
37. Wood Stork ______ east
    Mycteria americana
    
    
38. Black Vulture (*) ______ thru (except parts of far west & the far north Texas)
    Coragyps atratus
    
    
39. Turkey Vulture (*) ______ thru
    Cathartes aura
    
    
40. Black-bellied Whistling Duck (*) ______ east
    Dendrocygna autumnalis
    
    
41. Fulvous Whistling Duck ______ east
    Dendrocygna bicolor
    
    
42. Greater White-fronted Goose ______ win-east
    Anser albifrons
    
    
43. Snow Goose ______ win-east
    Anser (has been Chen) caerulescens
    
    
44. Ross's Goose ______ win-east
    Anser (has been Chen rossii
    
    
45. Canada Goose ______ thru
    Branta canadensis
    
    
46. Mute Swan (i) ______
    Cygnus olor
    
    
47. Tundra Swan ______ win (was called "Whistling Swan"  before it was conspecific with the Bewick's Swan of Eurasia)
    Cygnus columbianus
    
    
48. Muscovy Duck ______ south (mex)
    Cairina moschata
    
    
49. Wood Duck (*) ______ thru
    Aix sponsa
    
    
50. Gadwall (*) ______ win-thru
    Anas strepera
    
    
51. American Wigeon (*) ______ win-thru
    Anas americana|
    
    
52. Mallard (*) ______ win, thru (including "Mexican Mallard" of west Texas)
    Anas platyrhynchos
    
    
53. Mexican Duck (*) ______  (has been considered conspecific with the Mallard) 
    Anas diazi
    
    
54. Mottled Duck (*) ______ east
    Anas fulvigula 
    
    
55. Blue-winged Teal (*) ______ thru
    Anas discolors
    
    
56. Cinnamon Teal ______ west
    Anas cyanoptera septentrionalium
    
    
57. Northern Shoveler (*) ______ win-thru
    Anas clypeata
    
    
58. Northern Pintail (*) ______ win-thru
    Anas acita
    
    
59. Green-winged Teal (*) ______ win-thru (was conspecific with Common Teal of Eurasia)
    Anas carolinensis
    
    
60. Canvasback ______ win-thru
    Aythya valisineria
    
    
61. Redhead (*) ______ win-thru
    Aythya americana
    
    
62. Ring-necked Duck ______ win-thru
    Aythya collaris
    
    
63. Greater Scaup ______ win-east
    Aythya marila mariloides
    
    
64. Lesser Scaup ______ win-thru
    Aythya affinis
    
    
65. Surf Scoter ______ win-east
    Melanitta perspicillata
    
    
66. White-winged Scoter ______ win-east (was conspecific with the Velvet Scoter of Eurasia)
    Melanitta deglandi
    
    
67. American Scoter ______ win-east (was conspecific with the Black Scoter of Eurasia)
    Melanitta americana
    
    
68. Long-tailed Duck ______ win-east  (a former name was Oldsquaw)
    Clangula hyemalis
    
    
69. Bufflehead (*) ______ win-thru
    Bucephala albeola
    
    
70. Common Goldeneye ______ win
    Bucephala clangula (americana) 
    
    
71. Hooded Merganser ______ win-east
    Lodhodytes cucullatus
    
    
72. Common Merganser ______ win 
    Mergus merganser americanus
    
    
73. Red-breasted Merganser ______ win-east
    Mergus serrator
    
    
74. Ruddy Duck (*) ______ win-thru
    Oxyura j. jamaicensis
    
    
75. Osprey (*) ______ thru
    Pandion haliaetus carolinensis
    
    
76. Hook-billed Kite (r/US) ______ south (mex)
    Chondrohierax uncinatus
    
    
77. Swallow-tailed Kite ______ east
    Elanoides forficatus
    
    
78. White-tailed Kite (*) ______ east
    Elanus leucurus
    
    
79. Mississippi Kite (*) ______ mig
    Ictinia mississippiensis
    
    
80. Bald Eagle ______ win-thru
    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    
    
81. Northern Harrier (*) ______ win-thru (considered conspecific with the Hen Harrier of Eurasia)
    Circus cyaneus hudsonius
    
    
82. Sharp-shinned Hawk ______ win-thru
    Accipiter striatus
    
    
83. Cooper's Hawk (*) ______ thru
    Accipiter cooperi
    
    
84. Gray Hawk (*) ______ south (merged with the Gray-lined Hawk of southern Central America and South America)
    Asturina nitida plagiatus
    
    
85. Common Black Hawk (*) ______ west
    Buteogallus a. anthracinus
    
    
86. Harris's Hawk (*) ______ west, south  (also called Bay-winged Hawk)
    Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi
    
    
87. Red-shouldered Hawk (*) ______ east
    Buteo lineatus
    
    
88. Broad-winged Hawk ______ mig & east
    Buteo p. platypterus
    
    
89. Swainson's Hawk (*) ______ thru (ex east)
    Buteo swainsoni  (monotypic, but with light & dark morphs)
    
    
90. White-tailed Hawk (*) ______ south, east
    Buteo albicaudatus
    
    
91. Zone-tailed Hawk ______ west (mex)
    Buteo albonotatus
    
    
92. Red-tailed Hawk (*) ______ thru
    Buteo jamaicensis calurus
    
    
93. Ferruginous Hawk (nt) ______ win
    Buteo regalis
    
    
94. Roughleg ______ win  (has been called Rough-legged Hawk in North America) 
    Buteo lagopus
    
    
95. Golden Eagle (*) ______ west
    Aquila chrysaetos canadensis
    
    
96. Northern Crested Caracara (*) ______ south, east
    Caracara cheriwayi
    
    
97. American Kestrel (*) ______ thru
    Falco s. sparverius
    
    
98. Merlin (*) ______ win, thru
    Falco c. columbarius
    
    
99. Aplomado Falcon (ri) (r/US) (*) ______ south (mex)
    Falco femoralis
    
    
100. Peregrine Falcon (*) ______ west, east
     Falco peregrinus
     
     
101. Prairie Falcon ______ west
     Falco mexicanus
     
     
102. Plain Chachalaca (*) ______ south
     Ortalis vetula
     
     
103. Chukar (i) ______
     Alectoris chukar
     
     
104. Common (or Ring-necked) Pheasant (i) ______
     Phasianus colchicus
     
     
105. "Attwater's" Greater Prairie Chicken ______ east  (now an extremely rare subspecies)
     Tympanuchus cupido attwateri (t1)
     
     
106. Lesser Prairie Chicken (t3) ______ north
     Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
     
     
107. Wild Turkey (*) ______ thru
     Meleagris galloparo
     
     
108. Scaled Quail (*) ______ west
     Callipepla squamata pallida
     
     
109. Gambel's Quail (*) ______ west
     Callipepla g. gambelii
     
     
110. Northern Bobwhite (*) ______ thru (ex west)
     Colinus virginianus
     
     
111. Montezuma Quail (*) ______ west  (a former name was Harlequin Quail) 
     Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi
     
     
112. Yellow Rail ______ win-east
     Coturnicops noveboracensis
     
     
113. Black Rail (nt) ______ win-east
     Laterallus jamaicensis
     
     
114. Clapper Rail (*) ______ east
     Rallus longirostris
     
     
115. King Rail (*) ______ east
     Rallus elegans
     
     
116. Virginia Rail ______ win-east
     Rallus limicola
     
     
117. Sora (*) ______ win-east
     Porzana carolina
     
     
118. Purple Gallinule (*) ______ sum-east
     Porphyrio martinica
     
     
119. Common Moorhen (*) ______ east  (has been called Common Gallinule)
     Gallinula chloropus cachinnans
     
     
120. American Coot (*) ______ thru
     Fulica a. americana
     
     
121. Sandhill Crane ______ win
     Grus canadensis 
     
     
122. Whooping Crane (t2) ______ win-east
     Grus americana
     
     
123. Black-bellied (or Grey) Plover (*) ______ win-east 
     Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae
     
     
124. American Golden Plover ______ mig
     Pluvialis dominica
     
     
125. Snowy Plover (*) ______ west (was conspcific with the Kentish Plover in Eurasia)
     Charadrius alexandrius nivosus
     
     
126. Wilson's Plover (*) ______ east  
     Charadrius wilsonia
     
     
127. Semipalmated Plover (*) ______ win, mig
     Charadrius semipalmatus
     
     
128. Piping Plover (t3) (*) ______ win-east
     Charadrius melodus
     
     
129. Killdeer (*) ______ thru
     Charadrius v. vociferus
     
     
130. Mountain Plover (t3) ______ win-south,west  (an alternate name could be "Mountain Dotterel")
     Charadrius montanus
     
     
131. American Oystercatcher (*) ______ east
     Haematopus palliatus
     
     
132. Black-necked Stilt (*) ______ west, east (has been considered by some as conspecific with the nearly-cosmopolitan Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus)
     Himantopus mexicanus 
     
     
133. American Avocet (*) ______ west, east
     Recurvirostra americana
     
     
134. Greater Yellowlegs (*) ______ win-east
     Tringa melanoleuca
     
     
135. Lesser Yellowlegs (*) ______ win-east
     Tringa flavipes
     
     
136. Solitary Sandpiper (*) ______ mig
     Tringa solitaria cinnamomea
     
     
137. Willet (*) ______ east, mig-thru
     Catoptrophorus s. semipalmatus 
     
     
138. Spotted Sandpiper (*) ______ win
     Actitis macularia
     
     
139. Upland Sandpiper ______ mig
     Bartramia longicauda
     
     
140. Whimbrel ______ win-east
     Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
     
     
141. Long-billed Curlew (nt) (*) ______ win-east, mig-thru
     Numenius americanus parvus
     
     
142. Hudsonian Godwit (nt) ______ mig
     Limosa haemastica
     
     
143. Marbled Godwit (*) ______ win-east
     Limosa fedoa
     
     
144. Ruddy Turnstone (*) ______ win-east 
     Arenaria interpres morinella
     
     
145. Red Knot (*) ______ mig 
     Calidris canutus rufa
     
     
146. Sanderling (*) ______ win-east
     Calidris alba rubida
     
     
147. Semipalmated Sandpiper _____ mig
     Calidris pusilla
     
     
148. Western Sandpiper (*) ______ mig
     Calidris mauri
     
     
149. Least Sandpiper (*) _____ win-thru
     Calidris minutilla
     
     
150. White-rumped Sandpiper ______ mig
     Calidris fuscicollis
     
     
151. Baird's Sandpiper (*) ______ mig
     Calidris bairdii
     
     
152. Pectoral Sandpiper ______ mig
     Calidris melanotos
     
     
153. Dunlin (*) ______ win-east
     Calidris alpina
     
     
154. Stilt Sandpiper (*) _______ win-east
     Calidris (has been Micropama) himantopus
     
     
155. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nt) ______ mig
     Tryngites subruficollis
     
     
156. Short-billed Dowitcher ______
     Limnodromus griseus
     
     
157. Long-billed Dowitcher ______ (*) win
     Limnodromus scolopaceus
     
     
158. Wilson's Snipe ______ win-thru (was conspecific with the Common Snipe in Eurasia)
     Gallinago delicata
     
     
159. American Woodcock ______ east
     Scolopax minor
     
     
160. Wilson's Phalarope (*) ______ mig
     Phalaropus tricolor
     
     
161. Red-necked Phalarope ______ mig-gulf
     Phalaropus lobatus
     
     
162. Pomarine Skua ______ gulf (has been called Pomarine Jaeger)
     Stercorarius pomarinus
     
     
163. Parasitic Jaeger ______ 
     Stercorarius parasiticus
     
     
164. Laughing Gull (*) ______ east
     Larus atricilla
     
     
165. Franklin's Gull (*) ______ mig
     Larus pipixcan
     
     
166. Bonaparte's Gull ______ win-east
     Larus philadelphia
     
     
167. Ring-billed Gull (*) ______ win-thru
     Larus delawarensis
     
     
168. California Gull (*) ______
     Larus californicus
     
     
169. "American" Herring Gull (*) ______ win-thru
     Larus (argentatus) smithsonianus
     
     
170. Lesser Black-backed Gull ______ win-east
     Larus fuscus graellsii   
     
     
171. Glaucous Gull (*) ______
     Larus hyperboreus
     
     
172. Sabine's Gull ______
     Xema sabini
     
     
173. Black-legged Kittiwake ______
     Rissa tridactyla
     
     
174. Gull-billed Tern (*) ______ east
     Sterna nilotica
     
     
175. Caspian Tern (*) ______ east
     Sterna caspia
     
     
176. Royal Tern (*) ______ east
     Sterna m. maxima
     
     
177. Sandwich Tern (*) ______ east
     Sterna sandvicensis acuflavida
     
     
178. Common Tern (*) ______ win
     Sterna h. hirundo
     
     
179. Forster's Tern (*) ______ east
     Sterna forsteri
     
     
180. Least Tern (*) ______ east
     Sterna antillarum
     
     
181. Bridled Tern ______ sum-gulf
     Sterna anaethetus
     
     
182. Sooty Tern ______ sum-gulf
     Sterna fuscata
     
     
183. Black Tern ______ mig
     Chlidonias niger surinamensis
     
     
184. Black Skimmer (*) ______ east
     Rynchops niger
     
     
185. Common (or Feral) Pigeon (i) (*) ______
     Columba livia
     
     
186. Red-billed Pigeon ______ south
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) flavirostris
     
     
187. Band-tailed Pigeon ______ west
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) fasciata
     
     
188. Eurasian Collared-Dove (i) (*) ______ east
     Streptopelia decaocto
     
     
189. White-winged Dove (*) ______ thru
     Zenaida asiatica
     
     
190. Mourning Dove (*) ______ thru
     Zenaida macroura
     
     
191. Inca Dove (*) ______ thru
     Columbina inca
     
     
192. Common Ground Dove (*) ______ south
     Columbina passerina
     
     
193. White-tipped Dove (*) ______ south
     Leptotila verreauxi
     
     
194. Monk Parakeet (i) ______
     Myiopsitta monachus
     
     
195. Green Parakeet (*) ______ south (mex)
     Aratinga holochlora
     
     
196. Red-crowned Amazon (or Parrot) (t2) (*) ______ south (mex)
     Amazona viridigenalis
     
     
197. Red-lored Amazon (or Parrot) (i) ______
     Amazona autumnalis
     
     
198. Yellow-headed Amazon (or Parrot) (i) ______ south
     Amazona oratrix
     
     
199. Black-billed Cuckoo ______ mig
     Coccyzus erythropithlmus
     
     
200. Yellow-billed Cuckoo (*) ______ sum-thru
     Coccyzus americanus
     
     
201. Greater Roadrunner (*) ______ thru
     Geococcyx californianus
     
     
202. Groove-billed Ani (*) ______ south
     Crotophaga suicirostris
     
     
203. Barn Owl (*) ______ thru
     Tyto alba pratincola
     
     
204. Flammulated Owl ______ west
     Megascops (formerly Otus) flammeolus
     
     
205. Western Screech Owl (*) ______ west
     Megascops (formerly Otus) kennicottii suttoni
     
     
206. Eastern Screech Owl (*) ______ thru (ex far-west)
     Megascops (formerly Otus) asio
     
     
207. Great Horned Owl (*) ______ thru
     Bubo virginanus pallescens
     
     
208. "Ridgway's" Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl ______ south
     Glaucidium brasilianum ridgwayi
     
     
209. Elf Owl (*) ______ west
     Micrathene w. whitneyi
     
     
210. Burrowing Owl ______ west
     Athene cunicularia
     
     
211. Spotted Owl (nt) ______ west
     Strix occidentalis
     
     
212. Barred Owl ______ east
     Strix varia
     
     
213. Long-eared Owl ______ win
     Asio otus
     
     
214. Short-eared Owl ______ win
     Asio f. flammeus
     
     
215. Lesser Nighthawk (*) ______ west, south
     Chordeiles acutipennis
     
     
216. Common Nighthawk (*) ______ thru
     Chordeiles minor
     
     
217. Pauraque (*) ______ south
     Nyctidromus albicollis merrilli
     
     
218. Common Poorwill (*) ______ west
     Phanaenoptilus n. nuttallii
     
     
219. Chick-will's-widow ______ east
     Caprimulgus carolinensis
     
     
220. Whip-poor-will ______ 
     Caprimulgus vociferus
     
     
221. Chimney Swift (*) ______ thru (ex west)
     Chaetura pelagica
     
     
222. White-throated Swift (*) ______ west
     Aeronautes saxatalis
     
     
223. Buff-bellied Hummingbird (*) ______ south
     Amazilia yucatanensis
     
     
224. Blue-throated Mountain-gem ______ west  (has been called Blue-throated Hummingbird)
     Lampornis clemenciae
     
     
225. "Rivoli's" Magnificent Hummingbird ______ west 
     Eugenes fulgens
     
     
226. Lucifer Sheartail (*) ______ west (mex)  (has been called Lucifer Hummingbird)
     Calothorax lucifer
     
     
227. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (*) ______ east
     Archilochus colubris
     
     
228. Black-chinned Hummingbird (*) ______ west  
     Archilochus alexandri 
     
     
229. Anna's Hummingbird ______ west
     Calypte anna
     
     
230. Calliope Hummingbird ______ mig
     Stellula calliope
     
     
231. Broad-tailed Hummingbird (*) ______ west
     Selasphorus platycercus
     
     
232. Rufous Hummingbird ______ mig
     Selasphorus rufus
     
     
233. Ringed Kingfisher ______ south
     Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) t. torquata
     
     
234. Belted Kingfisher (*) ______ thru
     Megaceryle (formerly  Ceryle) alcyon
     
     
235. Green Kingfisher (*) ______ south
     Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis
     
     
236. Lewis's Woodpecker ______ win-west
     Melanerpes lewis
     
     
237. Red-headed Woodpecker ______ east
     Melanerpes erthrocephalus
     
     
238. Acorn Woodpecker (*) ______ west
     Melanerpes f. formicivorus
     
     
239. Golden-fronted Woodpecker (*) ______ thru (ex east)
     Melanerpes a. aurifrons
     
     
240. Red-bellied Woodpecker ______ east
     Melanerpes carolinus
     
     
241. Williamson's Sapsucker ______ win-west
     Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
     
     
242. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ______ win-thru
     Sphyrapicus varius
     
     
243. Red-naped Sapsucker (*) ______ win-thru
     Sphyrapicus nuchalis
     
     
244. Ladder-backed Woodpecker (*) ______ thru (ex east)
     Picoides scalaris
     
     
245. Downy Woodpecker ______ thru (ex west, south)
     Picoides p. pubescens
     
     
246. Hairy Woodpecker ______ thru (ex south) (mostly win)
     Picoides villosus
     
     
247. Red-cockaded Woodpecker (t3) (e) ______ east
     Picoides borealis
     
     
248. Northern Flicker (*) ______ thru
     Colaptes auratus collaris ("Red-shafted Flicker") (*) ______ west
     Colaptes a. auratus ("Yellow-shafted Flicker") ______ cent, east  
     
     
249. Pileated Woodpecker ______ east
     Dryocopus pileatus
     
     
250. Northern Beardless Tyrannulet ______ south
     Camptostoma imberbe
     
     
251. Olive-sided Flycatcher ______ mig  (an alternate name could be Boreal Pewee)
     Contopus cooperi (previously Contopus borealis)
     
     
252. Western Wood Pewee (*) ______ west
     Contopus sordidulus 
     
     
253. Eastern Wood Pewee (*) ______ east
     Contopus virens
     
     
254. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ______ mig
     Empidonax flaviventris
     
     
255. Acadian Flycatcher (*) ______ east
     Empidonax virescens
     
     
256. Alder Flycatcher (*) ______ mig
     Empidonax alnorum
     
     
257. Willow Flycatcher (*) ______ mig
     Empidonax trailii
     
     
258. Least Flycatcher ______ mig
     Empidonax minimus
     
     
259. Hammond's Flycatcher ______ mig-west
     Empidonax hammondii
     
     
260. Gray Flycatcher (*) ______ mig-west
     Empidonax wrightii
     
     
261. Dusky Flycatcher ______ mig-west
     Empidonax obehholseri
     
     
262. Cordilleran Flycatcher (*) ______ west (this & the Pacific-slope Flycatcher were formerly combined as Western Flycatcher, E. difficilis) 
     Empidonax occidentalis
     
     
263. Black Phoebe (*) ______ west
     Sayornis nigricans
     
     
264. Eastern Phoebe (*) ______ thru
     Sayornis phoebe
     
     
265. Say's Phoebe (*) ______ west
     Sayornis saya
     
     
266. Vermilion Flycatcher (*) ______ west, south
     Pyrocephalus rubinus
     
     
267. Ash-throated Flycatcher (*) ______ thru (ex east)
     Myiarchus cinerascens
     
     
268. Great Crested Flycatcher (*) ______ east
     Myiarchus crinitus
     
     
269. Brown-crested Flycatcher (*) ______ south (a former name was Wied's Crested Flycatcher) 
     Myiarchus tyrannulus
     
     
270. Great Kiskadee (*) ______ south
     Pilangus sulphuratus
     
     
271. Tropical Kingbird (*) ______ south (uncommon in lower Rio Grande Valley)
     Tyrannus melancholicus
     
     
272. Couch's Kingbird (*) ______ south (common in lower Rio Grande Valley) 
     Tyrannus couchii
     
     
273. Cassin's Kingbird (*) ______ west
     Tyrannus v. vociferans
     
     
274. Western Kingbird (*) ______ thru (ex south)
     Tyrannus verticalis
     
     
275. Eastern Kingbird (*) ______ east
     Tyrannus tyrannus
     
     
276. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (*) ______ thru (uncommon-west)
     Tyrannus forficalus
     
     
277. Loggerhead Shrike (*) ______ thru
     Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
     
     
278. Great Gray Shrike ______ (has been called Northern Shrike) 
     Lanius excubitor
     
     
279. White-eyed Vireo (*) ______ east
     Vireo griseus
     
     
280. Bell's Vireo (*) ______ thru
     Vireo bellii
     
     
281. Black-capped Vireo (t3) (neb) (*) ______ cent (the small breeding range also extends into northern Mexico)
     Vireo atricapillus
     
     
282. Gray Vireo (*) ______ west
     Vireo vicinior
     
     
283. Yellow-throated Vireo ______ east
     Vireo flavifrons
     
     
284. Plumbeous Vireo (*) ______ west (formerly part of Solitary Vireo)
     Vireo plumbeus
     
     
285. Cassin's Vireo ______ mig-west (formerly part of Solitary Vireo)
     Vireo cassinii
     
     
286. Blue-headed Vireo (*) ______ win-east (formerly Solitary Vireo)
     Vireo solitarius
     
     
287. Hutton's Vireo (*) ______ west
     Vireo huttoni
     
     
288. Warbling Vireo (*) ______ mig
     Vireo gilvus
     
     
289. Philadelphia Vireo (*) ______ mig
     Vireo philadelphicus
     
     
290. Red-eyed Vireo (*) ______ east
     Vireo olivaceus
     
     
291. Steller's Jay ______ west
     Cyanocitta stelleri
     
     
292. Blue Jay ______ thru (ex west, south)
     Cyanocitta cristata
     
     
293. Green Jay (*) ______ south (former southern population of this species, in South America, now called Inca Jay)
     Cyanocorax yncas
     
     
294. Brown Jay ______ south ("white-tipped form")
     Cyanocorax morio
     
     
295. Western Scrub Jay (*) ______ west, cent
     Aphelocoma californica
     
     
296. Mexican Jay (*) ______ west
     Aphelocoma ultramarina
     
     
297. Pinyon Jay ______ west
     Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
     
     
298. American Crow ______ thru (ex west, south)
     Corvus brachyrhynchos
     
     
299. Fish Crow (e) ______ east
     Corvus ossifragus
     
     
300. Chihuahuan Raven (*) ______ west, south
     Corvus  cryptoleucus
     
     
301. Northern Raven (*) ______ west
     Corvus corax
     
     
302. Horned Lark (*) ______ thru
     Eremophila alpestris  
     
      
303. Purple Martin (*) ______ thru (ex west)
     Progne subis
     
     
304. Tree Swallow (*) ______ win-east, mig-thru 
     Tachycineta bicolor
     
     
305. Violet-green Swallow (*) ______ west 
     Tachycineta thalassina
     
     
306. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (*) ______ thru
     Stelgidopteryx s. serripennis
     
     
307. Bank Swallow (*) ______ mig-thru, cent (also called Sand Martin)
     Riparia r. riparia
     
     
308. American Cliff Swallow (*) ______ thru
     Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (5 subspecies can occur in TX)
     
     
309. Cave Swallow (*) ______ west, south
     Petrochelidon fulva pallida
     
     
310. Barn Swallow (*) ______ thru 
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
     
     
311. Carolina Chickadee (e) (*) ______ east, cent
     Poecile (formerly Parus) carolinensis
     
     
312. Mountain Chickadee (*) ______west
     Poecile (formerly Parus) g. gambeli
     
     
313. Juniper Titmouse ______ west (rare in TX) (was, with the more-westerly Oak Titmouse, part of the former Plain Titmouse)
     Baeolophus (formerly Parus) ridgwayi
     
     
314. Tufted Titmouse ______ east
     Baeolophus (formerly Parus) bicolor
     
     
315. Black-crested Titmouse (*) ______ west, cent, south (was considered conspecific with the Tufted Titmouse, B. bicolor)
     Baeolophus (formerly Parus) atricristatus
     
     
316. Verdin (*) ______ west, south
     Auriparus flaviceps ornatus
     
     
317. American Bushtit (*) ______ west, central 
     Psaltriparus minimus plumbeus ("Lead-colored Bushtit")
     (Another subspecies occurs in TX: P. m. dimorphicus)
     
     
318. Red-breasted Nuthatch ______ win
     Sitta canadensis
     
     
319. White-breasted Nuthatch (*) ______ west 
     Sitta carolinensis nelsoni
     
     
320. Pygmy Nuthatch ______ west
     Sitta pygmaea
     
     
321. Brown-headed Nuthatch ______ east
     Sitta pusilla
     
322. Brown Creeper ______ win-thru (an alternate name could be American Treecreeper)
     Certhia americana
     
323. Cactus Wren (*) ______ west, south
     Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus guttatus
     
     
324. Rock Wren ______ west, central 
     Salpinctes obsoletus
     
     
325. Canyon Wren (*) ______ west, central 
     Catherpes mexicanus
     
     
326. Carolina Wren (*) ______ east, central, south
     Thryothorus indovicianus
     
     
327. Bewick's Wren (*) ______ thru (ex east only in win)
     Thryomanes bewickii sadai (subspecies in south TX)
     
     
328. House Wren (*) ______ win-west, south, east
     Troglodytes aedon
     
     
329. Winter Wren ______ win-east  (an alternate name would be Northern Wren)
     Troglodytes troglodytes hiemalis
     
     
330. Sedge Wren ______ win-east
     Cistothorus platensis stellaris
     
     
331. Marsh Wren (*) ______ win-thru
     Cistothorus palustris
     
     
332. Golden-crowned Kinglet ______ win-thru
     Regulus satrapa
     
     
333. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (*) ______ win-thru
     Regulus c. calendula
     
     
334. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (*) ______ thru
     Polioptila caerulea obscura
     
     
335. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (*) ______ west 
     Polioptila m. melanura
     
     
336. Eastern Bluebird (*) ______ east, win-thru
     Sialia sialis
     
     
337. Western Bluebird (*) ______ west 
     Sialia mexicana jacoti
     
     
338. Mountain Bluebird (*) ______ west
     Sialia currucoides
     
     
339. Townsend's Solitaire (*) ______ west
     Myadestes t. townsendi
     
     
340. Veery (*) ______ mig-east
     Catharus fuscescens
     
     
341. Gray-cheeked Thrush (*) ______ mig
     Catharus minimus
     
     
342. Swainson's Thrush (*) ______ mig
     Catharus ustulatus
     
     
343. Hermit Thrush (*) ______ win-thru
     Catharus guttatus
     
     
344. Wood Thrush (*) ______ east 
     Hylocichia mustelina
     
     
345. Clay-colored Thrush (*) ______ south  (mex)  (has been called Clay-colored Robin)
     Turdus grayi
     
     
346. American Robin ______ thru (south-win)
     Turdus migratorius
     
     
347. Gray Catbird (*) ______ east
     Dumetella carolinensis
     
     
348. Northern Mockingbird (*) ______ thru (the "state bird" of Texas)
     Mimus polyglottos
     
     
349. Sage Thrasher ______ west
     Oreoscoptes montanus
     
     
350. Brown Thrasher ______ east, win-cent
     Toxostoma rufum
     
     
351. Long-billed Thrasher (*) ______ south
     Toxostoma longirostre
     
     
352. Curve-billed Thrasher (*) ______ west, south 
     Toxostoma curvirostre
     
     
353. Crissal Thrasher (*) ______ west 
     Toxostoma crissale
     
     
354. Common Starling (i) (*) ______ thru 
     Sturnus vulgaris
     
     
355. Buff-bellied Pipit (*) ______ win-thru (has also been called American Pipit)
     Anthus rubescens
     
     
356. Sprague's Pipit (t3) ______ win-east, south
     Anthus spragueii 
     
     
357. Cedar Waxwing (*) ______ win-thru
     Bombycilla garrulus
     
     
358. Phainopepla (*) ______ west 
     Phainopepla nitens
     
     
359. Blue-winged Warbler (*) ______ mig 
     Vermivora pinus
     
     
360. Golden-winged Warbler (*) ______ mig 
     Vermivora chrysoptera
     
     
361. Tennessee Warbler (*) ______ mig 
     Vermivora peregrina
     
     
362. Orange-crowned Warbler (*) ______ mig, win-east
     Vermivora celata orestera
     
     
363. Nashville Warbler (*) ______ mig
     Vermivora ruficapilla
     
     
364. Virginia's Warbler ______ west 
     Vermivora virginiae
     
     
365. Colima Warbler (nt) (*) ______ west (mex) (the only breeding location in the US is in the highlands of west Texas, in the Chisos Mountains)
     Vermivora crissalis
     
     
366. Lucy's Warbler ______ west (rare in TX)
     Vermivora luciae
     
     
367. Northern Parula (*) ______ east
     Parula americana
     
     
368. Tropical Parula (*) ______ south (mex)
     Parula pitiayumi
     
     
369. American Yellow Warbler (*) ______ mig
     Dendroica petechia
     
     
370. Chestnut-sided Warbler (*) ______ mig-east
     Dendroica pensylvanica
     
     
371. Magnolia Warbler (*) ______ mig-east
     Dendroica magnolia
     
     
372. Cape May Warbler ______ mig 
     Dendroica tigrina
     
     
373. Black-throated Blue Warbler ______ mig
     Dendroica caerulescens
     
     
374. "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler (*) ______ win-thru (ex far-west) 
     Dendroica c. coronata
     
     
375. "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler (*) ______win-west
     Dendroica coronata auduboni 
     
     
376. Black-throated Gray Warbler ______ mig-west 
     Dendroica nigrescens
     
     
377. Golden-cheeked Warbler (t2) (eb) (*) ______ cent (not only a US endemic breeder, but also one for Texas) 
     Dendroica chrysoparia
     
     
378. Black-throated Green Warbler (*) ______ mig-east
     Dendroica virens
     
     
379. Townsend's Warbler (*) ______ mig-west
     Dendroica townsendi
     
     
380. Hermit Warbler ______ mig-west
     Dendroica occidentalis
     
     
381. Blackburnian Warbler (*) ______ mig-east
     Dendroica fusca
     
     
382. Yellow-throated Warbler (*) ______ east
     Dendroica dominca
     
     
383. Grace's Warbler ______ west 
     Dendroica graciae
     
     
384. Pine Warbler ______ win-east, south 
     Dendroica pinus
     
     
385. Prairie Warbler ______ east
     Dendroica discolor
     
     
386. Palm Warbler ______ mig, win-east
     Dendroica palmarum
     
     
387. Bay-breasted Warbler (*) ______ mig-east
     Dendroica castanea
     
     
388. Blackpoll Warbler ______ mig
     Dendroica striata
     
     
389. Cerulean Warbler ______ mig
     Dendroica cerulea
     
     
390. Black-and-white Warbler (*) ______ east, cent
     Mniotilta varia
     
     
391. American Redstart (*) ______ east
     Setophaga ruticilla
     
     
392. Prothonotary Warbler ______ east 
     Protonotaria citrea
     
     
393. Worm-eating Warbler (*) ______ east 
     Helmitheros vermivorus
     
     
394. Swainson's Warbler ______ east 
     Limnothlypis swainsonii
     
     
395. Ovenbird (*) ______ mig-east
     Seiurus aurocapillus
     
     
396. Northern Waterthrush (*) ______ mig
     Seiurus noveboracensis
     
     
397. Louisiana Waterthrush ______ east 
     Seiurus molacilla 
     
     
398. Kentucky Warbler (*) ______ east 
     Oporornis formosus
     
     
399. Mourning Warbler (*) ______ mig 
     Oporornis philadelphia
     
     
400. MacGillivray's Warbler ______ mig-west
     Oporornis tolmiei
     
     
401. Common Yellowthroat (*) ______ east, west, win-south
     Geothylpis trichas
     
     
402. Hooded Warbler (*) ______ east
     Wilsonia citrina
     
     
403. Wilson's Warbler (*) ______ mig-west, win-east
     Wilsonia pusilla
     
     
404. Canada Warbler (*) ______ mig-east
     Wilsonia canadensis
     
     
405. Painted Whitestart (*) ______ west (rare in TX)  (has been called Painted Redstart)
     Myioborus p. pictus
     
     
406. Yellow-breasted Chat (*) ______ sum-north, cent, east
     Icteria virens
     
     
407. Hepatic Tanager (*) ______ west 
     Piranga hepatica
     
     
408. Summer Tanager (*) ______ sum-thru (ex north) 
     Piranga rubra
     
     
409. Scarlet Tanager (*) ______ mig 
     Piranga olivacea
     
     
410. Western Tanager (*) ______ mig-west
     Piranga ludoviciana
     
     
411. White-collared Seedeater (r/US) ______ south (mex) (rare in TX)
     Sporophila torqueola
     
     
412. Olive Sparrow (*) ______ south (mex)
     Arremonops rufivirgatus
     
     
413. Green-tailed Towhee (*) ______ win-west, south 
     Pipilo chlorurus
     
     
414. Spotted Towhee (*) ______ win-thru (ex east)  (this & the Eastern Towhee were considered conspecific, and when so was called Rufous-sided Towhee) 
     Pipilo maculatus montanus
     
     
415. Eastern Towhee ______ win-east  (this & the Spotted Towhee were considered conspecific, and when so was called Rufous-sided Towhee) 
     Pipilo erythrophthalmus
     
     
416. Canyon Towhee (*) ______ west, cent  (formerly with California Towhee combined as Brown Towhee)
     Pipilo fuscus texanus 
     
     
417. Cassin's Sparrow (*) ______ thru (ex east)
     Aimophila cassinii
     
     
418. Bachman's Sparrow (nt) ______ east
     Aimophila aestivalis
     
     
419. Botteri's Sparrow (*) ______ far-south (rare in TX)
     Aimophila botterii
     
     
420. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (*) ______ west, cent
     Aimophila ruficeps
     
     
421. American Tree Sparrow ______ win
     Spizella arborea
     
     
422. Chipping Sparrow (*) ______ thru (ex cent & south only in win)
     Spizella passerina
     
     
423. Clay-colored Sparrow (*) ______ win-south, mig 
     Spizella pallida
     
     
424. Brewer's Sparrow (*) ______ win-west 
     Spizella breweri
     
     
425. Field Sparrow ______ win-thru, cent(all-year)
     Spizella pusilla
     
     
426. Black-chinned Sparrow (*) ______ west
     Spizella atrogularis
     
     
427. Vesper Sparrow (*) ______ win-thru
     Pooecetes gramineus
     
     
428. Lark Sparrow (*) ______ thru
     Chondestes grammacus
     
     
429. Black-throated Sparrow (*) ______ west, cent
     Amphispiza bilineata
     
     
430. Sage Sparrow ______ win-west
     Amphispiza belli
     
     
431. Lark Bunting (*) ______ win (ex east)
     Calamospiz melanocorys
     
     
432. Savannah Sparrow (*) ______ win-thru
     Passerculus sandwichensis
     
     
433. Grasshopper Sparrow ______ west,cent (all-year), win-east,south
     Ammodramus savannarum
     
     
434. Bairds's Sparrow (*) ______ west
     Ammodramus bairdii
     
     
435. Henslow's Sparrow ______ win-east
     Ammodramus henslowii
     
     
436. LeConte's Sparrow (*) ______  win-east
     Ammodramus leconteii
     
     
437. Nelson's Sparrow ______ win-east  (was formerly, with the Salt Marsh Sparrow, part of the Sharp-tailed Sparrow)
     Ammodramus nelsoni
     
     
438. Seaside Sparrow ______ east
     Ammodramus maritimus
     
     
439. "Red" Fox Sparrow ______ win (ex south)
     Passerella iliaca
     
     
440. Song Sparrow (*) ______ win 
     Melospiza melodia
     
     
441. Lincoln's Sparrow (*) ______ win-thru
     Melospiza lincolnii
     
     
442. Swamp Sparrow (*) ______ win
     Melospiza georgiana
     
     
443. White-throated Sparrow ______ win-thru
     Zonotrichia albicollis
     
     
444. Harris's Sparrow ______ win-cent
     Zonotrichia querula
     
     
445. White-crowned Sparrow (*) ______ win-thru
     Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii
     
     
446. "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco (*) ______ win (ex far-south)
     Junco hyemalis caniceps
     
     
447. McCown's Longspur ______ win (ex south, east)
     Calcarius mccownii
     
     
448. Lapland Longspur ______ win-north
     Calcarius lapponicus
     
     
449. Smith's Longspur ______ win-east
     Calcarius pictus
     
     
450. Chestnut-collared Longspur ______ win (ex south,east)
     Calcarius ornatus
     
     
451. Northern Cardinal (*) ______ thru
     Cardinalis cardinalis
     
     
452. Pyrrhuloxia (*) ______ west, south
     Cardinalis sinnatus
     
     
453. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (*) ______ mig-east
     Pheucticus indoviciannus
     
     
454. Black-headed Grosbeak (*) ______ west
     Pheucticus m. melanocephalus
     
     
455. Blue Grosbeak (*) ______ sum-thru
     Passerina caerulea interfusa
     
     
456. Lazuli Bunting ______ mig-west
     Passerina amoena
     
     
457. Indigo Bunting (*) ______ sum (ex west)
     Passerina cyanea
     
     
458. Varied Bunting (*) ______ sum-west
     Passerina v. versicolor
     
     
459. Painted Bunting (*) ______ sum-thru
     Passerina ciris pallidior
     
     
460. Dickcissel (*) ______ sum (ex west)
     Spiza americana
     
     
461. Bobolink ______ mig
     Dolichonyx oryzivorus
     
     
462. Red-winged Blackbird (*) ______ thru
     Agelaius phoeniceus
     
     
463. Eastern Meadowlark (*) ______ thru
     Sturnella magna
     
     
464. Western Meadowlark (*) ______ west, win-cent,south,east
     Sturnella neglecta
     
     
465. Yellow-headed Blackbird (*) ______ mig-west
     Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
     
     
466. Rusty Blackbird ______ win-east
     Euphagus carolinus
     
     
467. Brewer's Blackbird (*) ______ win-thru
     Euphagus cyanocephalus
     
     
468. Common Grackle (*) ______ thru (ex far-south) 
     Quiscalus quiscula
     
     
469. Boat-tailed Grackle ______ east 
     Quiscalus major
     
     
470. Great-tailed Grackle (*) ______ thru
     Quiscalus mexicanus
     
     
471. Bronzed Cowbird (*) ______ sum-west,south
     Molothrus aeneus
     
     
472. Brown-headed Cowbird (*) ______ thru
     Molothrus ater
     
     
473. Orchard Oriole (*) ______ sum-thru
     Icterus spurius
     
     
474. Hooded Oriole (*) ______ west, south
     Icterus cucullatus
     
     
475. Bullock's Oriole (*) ______ west, cent (formerly said to be conspecific with the Baltimore Oriole and was then part of Northern Oriole)
     Icterus bullockii
     
     
476. Baltimore Oriole (*) ______ east  (when formerly said to be conspecific with Bullock's Oriole was called Northern Oriole)
     Icterus galbula
     
     
477. Altamira Oriole (*) ______ far-south  (was, at one time, called Lichtenstein's Oriole)
     Icterus gularis
     
     
478. Audubon's Oriole ______ south (has been called Black-headed Oriole)
     Icterus graduacauda
     
     
479. Scott's Oriole (*) ______ west
     Icterus parisorum
     
     
480. Purple Finch ______ win-east
     Carpodacus purpureus
     
     
481. Cassin's Finch ______ west (uncommon in TX)
     Carpodacus cassinii
     
     
482. House Finch (*) ______ thru
     Carpodacus mexicanus
     
     
483. Red Crossbill ______ west
     Loxia curvirostra
     
     
484. Pine Siskin (*) ______ win (ex west where year-round)
     Carduelis pinus
     
     
485. Lesser Goldfinch (*) ______ west, cent
     Carduelis psaltria
     
     
486. American Goldfinch (*) ______ win
     Carduelis tristis
     
     
487. Evening Grosbeak ______ west
     Coccothraustes vespertinus
     
     
488. House Sparrow (i) (*) ______ thru
     Passer domesticus
     
     
     
     Accidentals in Texas:
     
     
489. Yellow-billed Loon ______
     Gavia adamsii
     
     
490. Red-necked Grebe ______
     Podilymbus grisegena
     
     
491. Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (nt) (r/US) ______ gulf
     Thalassarche chlorohynchos
     
     
492. Black-capped Petrel (t2) ______ gulf
     Pterodroma hasitata
     
     
493. Stejneger's Petrel (t3) (r/US) ______ gulf
     Pterodroma longirostris
     
     
494. White-chinned Petrel (t3) (r/US) ______ gulf
     Procellaria aequinoctialis
     
     
495. Greater Shearwater ______
     Puffinus gravis
     
     
496. Sooty Shearwater ______
     Puffinus griseus
     
     
497. Manx Shearwater ______
     Puffinus puffinus
     
     
498. Wilson's Storm-Petrel ______
     Oceanites oceanicus
     
     
499. Leach's Storm-Petrel ______
     Oceanodroma leucorhoa
     
     
500. Red-billed Tropicbird ______
     Phaethon aethereus
     
     
501. Blue-footed Booby (r/US) ______
     Sula nebouxii
     
     
502. Brown Booby ______
     Sula leucogaster
     
     
503. Red-footed Booby ______
     Sula sula
     
     
504. Jabiru (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Jabiru mycteria
     
     
505. Greater Flamingo (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Phoenicopterus ruber
     
     
506. Brant ______
     Branta bernicla
     
     
507. Trumpeter Swan ______
     Cygnus buccinator
     
     
508. Eurasian Wigeon ______
     Anas penelope
     
     
509. American Black Duck ______
     Anas rubripes
     
     
510. White-cheeked Pintail (r/US) ______
     Anas bahamensis
     
     
511. Garganey (r/US) ______
     Anas querquedula
     
     
512. King Eider ______
     Somateria spectabilis
     
     
513. Harlequin Duck ______
     Histrionicus histrionicus
     
     
514. Barrow's Goldeneye ______
     Bucephala islandica
     
     
515. Masked Duck (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Nomonyx dominica
     
     
516. Snail Kite ______ (mex)
     Rostrhamus sociabilis
     
     
517. Northern Goshawk ______
     Accipiter gentilis
     
     
518. Crane Hawk (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Geranospiza caerulescens
     
     
519. Roadside Hawk (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Buteo magnirostris
     
     
520. Short-tailed Hawk ______ (mex)
     Buteo brachyurus
     
     
521. Collared Forest-Falcon (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Micrastur semitorquatus
     
     
522. Gyrfalcon ______
     Falco rusticolus
     
     
523. Paint-billed Crake (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Neocrex erythrops
     
     
524. Spotted Rail (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Pardirallus maculatus
     
     
525. Double-striped Thick-knee (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Burhinus bisytiatus
     
     
526. Collared Plover (r/US) ______(mex)
     Charadrius collaris
     
     
527. Northern Jacana (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Jacana spinosa 
     
     
528. Spotted Redshank (r/US) ______
     Tringa erythropus
     
     
529. Wandering Tattler ______
     Heteroscelus incanus
     
     
530. Eskimo Curlew (t1) ______ (possibly extinct)
     Numenius borealis
     
     
531. Surfbird ______
     Aphriza virgata
     
     
532. Red-necked Stint (r/US) ______ (has been called Rufous-necked Stint)
     Calidris ruficollis
     
     
533. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (r/US) ______
     Calidris acuminata
     
     
534. Purple Sandpiper ______
     Calidris maritima
     
     
535. Curlew Sandpiper ______
     Calidris ferruginea
     
     
536. Ruff / Reeve ______
     Philomachus pugnax
     
     
537. Red Phalarope ______  (has also been called Grey Phalarope)
     Phalaropus fulicarius
     
     
538. Long-tailed Jaeger ______ (has also been called Long-tailed Skua - in Eurasia)
     Stercorarius longicaudus
     
     
539. Little Gull ______
     Larus minutus
     
     
540. Common Black-headed Gull ______
     Larus ridibundus
     
     
541. Heermann's Gull (nt) ______
     Larus heermanni
     
     
542. Black-tailed Gull (r/US) ______
     Larus crassirostris
     
     
543. Mew Gull ______  (has also been called Common Gull - in Eurasia)
     Larus canus brachyrhnchus
     
     
544. Thayer's Gull ______
     Larus thayeri
     
     
545. Iceland Gull ______
     Larus glaucoides
     
     
546. Slaty-backed Gull (r/US) ______
     Larus schistisagus
     
     
547. Yellow-footed Gull ______
     Larus livens
     
     
548. Western Gull ______
     Larus occidentalis
     
     
549. Great Black-backed Gull ______
     Larus marinus
     
     
550. Kelp Gull (r/US) ______ (has also been called "Domincian Gull", in Australia & South Africa)
     Larus dominicanus
     
     
551. Elegant Tern (nt) ______
     Sterna elegans
     
     
552. Roseate Tern (nt) ______
     Sterna dougallii
     
     
553. Arctic Tern ______
     Sterna paradisaea
     
     
554. Brown Noddy ______
     Anous stolidus
     
     
555. Black Noddy (r/US) ______
     Anous stolidus
     
     
556. White-crowned Pigeon ______
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) leucicephala
     
     
557. Ruddy Ground-Dove (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Columbina talpacoti
     
     
558. Ruddy Quail-Dove (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Geotrygon montana
     
     
559. Mangrove Cuckoo ______
     Coccyzus minor
     
     
560. Dark-billed Cuckoo (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Coccyzus melacoryphus
     
     
561. Snowy Owl ______
     Bubo (formerly Nyctea) scandiacus
     
     
562. Northern Pygmy-Owl ______
     Glaucidium gnoma
     
     
563. Mottled Owl (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Ciccaba virgata
     
     
564. Stygian Owl (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Asio stygius
     
     
565. Northern Saw-whet Owl ______
     Aegolius acadicus
     
     
566. American Black Swift ______
     Cypseloides niger
     
     
567. White-collared Swift (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Streptoprocne zonaris
     
     
568. Green Violet-ear (r/US) ______ (mex)  
     Colibri thalassinus 
     
     
569. Green-breasted Mango (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Anthracothorax prevostii
     
     
570. Broad-billed Hummingbird ______
     Cynanthus latirostris
     
     
571. White-eared Hummingbird (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Hylocharis leucotis
     
     
572. Berylline Hummingbird (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Amazilia beryllina
     
     
573. Violet-crowned Hummingbird (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Amazilia violiceps
     
     
574. Costa's Hummingbird ______
     Calypte costae
     
     
575. Allen's Hummingbird ______
     Selasphorus sasin
     
     
576. Elegant Trogon ______ (mex) (race that reaches into US has also been called "Coppery-tailed Trogon")
     Trogon elegans
     
     
577. Red-breasted Sapsucker ______
     Sphyrapicus ruber
     
     
578. Greenish Elaenia ______ (mex)
     Myiopagis viridicata
     
     
579. Northern Tufted Flycatcher ______ (mex)
     Mitrephanes phaeocercus
     
     
580. Greater Pewee ______ (mex)
     Contopus pertinax
     
     
581. Buff-breasted Flycatcher ______ (mex)
     Empidonax fulvifrons
     
     
582. Dusky-capped Flycatcher ______ (mex)
     Myiarchus tuberculifer
     
     
583. Social Flycatcher (r/US) ______ (mex)
     Myiozeletes similis
     
     
584. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher ______ (mex)
     Myiodynastes luteiventris
     
     
585. Piratic Flycatcher (r/US) ______ (mex)