Breeding Birds of North America - Non-passerines

Name all the non-passerine birds that breed in North America. Scientific names are provided.

All birds NOT in the order Passeriformes

North America meaning the contiguous United States, Canada, and Alaska

Not including Greenland, Hawaii, or Latin America

Birds with an asterisk are non-native to the region

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Scientific Name	Common Name
Dendrocygna autumnalis	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor	Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Anser canagica	Emperor Goose
Anser caerulescens	Snow Goose
Anser rossii	Ross's Goose
Anser albifrons	Greater White-fronted Goose
Branta bernicla	Brant
Branta hutchinsii	Cackling Goose
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose
Cygnus olor*	Mute Swan
Cygnus buccinator	Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus columbianus	Tundra Swan
Cairina moschata*	Muscovy Duck
Aix sponsa	Wood Duck
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal
Spatula cyanoptera	Cinnamon Teal
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler
Mareca strepera	Gadwall
Mareca americana	American Wigeon
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard
Anas diazi	Mexican Duck
Anas rubripes	American Black Duck
Anas fulvigula	Mottled Duck
Anas acuta	Northern Pintail
Anas crecca	Green-winged Teal
Aythya valisineria	Canvasback
Aythya americana	Redhead
Aythya collaris	Ring-necked Duck
Aythya marila	Greater Scaup
Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup
Polysticta stelleri	Steller's Eider
Somateria fischeri	Spectacled Eider
Somateria spectabilis	King Eider
Somateria mollissima	Common Eider
Histrionicus histrionicus	Harlequin Duck
Melanitta perspicillata	Surf Scoter
Melanitta fusca	White-winged Scoter
Melanitta nigra	Black Scoter
Clangula hyemalis	Long-tailed Duck
Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica	Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala albeola	Bufflehead
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser
Mergus merganser	Common Merganser
Mergus serrator	Red-breasted Merganser
Nomonyx dominicus	Masked Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis	Ruddy Duck
Ortalis vetula	Plain Chacalaca
Oreortyx pictus	Mountain Quail
Colinus virginianus	Northern Bobwhite
Callipepla squamata	Scaled Quail
Callipepla californica	California Quail
Callipepla gambelii	Gambel's Quail
Cyrtonyx montezumae	Montezuma Quail
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey
Bonasa umbellus	Ruffed Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus	Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus minimus	Gunnison Sage-Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus	Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus	Sooty Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus	Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus cupido	Greater Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus	Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Lagopus leucura	White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus	Willow Ptarmigan
Lagopus muta	Rock Ptarmigan
Canachites canadensis	Spruce Grouse
Perdix perdix*	Gray Partridge
Phasianus colchicus*	Ring-necked Pheasant
Alectoris chukar*	Chukar
Tachybaptus dominicus	Least Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe
Podiceps auritis	Horned Grebe
Podiceps grisigena	Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis	Eared Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis	Western Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii	Clark's Grebe
Columba livia*	Rock Pigeon
Patagioenas leucocephala	White-crowned Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris	Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata	Band-tailed Pigeon
Streptopelia decaocto*	Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea*	African Collared-Dove
Spilopelia chinensis*	Spotted Dove
Leptotila verrauxi	White-tipped Dove
Columbina inca	Inca Dove
Columbina passerina	Common Ground Dove
Zenaida asiatica	White-winged Dove
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove
Crotophaga ani	Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris	Groove-billed Ani
Geococcyx californianus	Greater Roadrunner
Coccyzus americanus	Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor	Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Black-billed Cuckoo
Chordeiles acutipennis	Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor	Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles gundlachii	Antillean Nighthawk
Nyctridromus albicollis	Common Pauraque
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	Common Poorwill
Antrostomus carolinensis	Chuck-will's-widow
Antrostomus ridgwayi	Buff-collared Nightjar
Antrostomus vociferus	Eastern Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae	Mexican Whip-poor-will
Cypseloides niger	Black Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis	White-throated Swift
Chaetura pelagica	Chimney Swift
Chaetura vauxi	Vaux's Swift
Eugenes fulgens	Rivoli's Hummingbird
Calothorax lucifer	Lucifer Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris	Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri	Black-chinned Hummingbird
Calypte anna	Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte costae	Costa's Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope	Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus	Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin	Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus	Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris	Broad-billed Hummingbird
Basilinna leucotis	White-eared Hummingbird

Scientific Name	Common Name
Rallus obsoletus	Ridgway's Rail
Rallus elegans	King Rail
Rallus crepitans	Clapper Rail
Rallus limicola	Virginia Rail
Porzana carolina	Sora
Gallinula galeata	Common Gallinule
Fulica americana	American Coot
Porphyrio martinica	Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio poliocephalus*	Gray-headed Swamphen
Conturnicops noveboracensis	Yellow Rail
Laterallus jamaicensis	Black Rail
Aramus guarauna	Limpkin
Antigone canadensis	Sandhill Crane
Grus americana	Whooping Crane
Himantopus mexicanus	Black-necked Stilt
Recurvirostra americana	American Avocet
Haematopus palliatus	American Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani	Black Oystercatcher
Pluvialis squatarola	Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis dominica	American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva	Pacific Golden-Plover
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer
Charadrius hiaticula	Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus	Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius melodus	Piping Plover
Anarhynchus wilsonia	Wilson's Plover
Anarhynchus montanus	Mountain Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus	Snowy Plover
Bartramia longicauda	Upland Sandpiper
Numenius tahitiensis	Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius phaeopus	Whimbrel
Numenius borealis	Eskimo Curlew
Numenius americanus	Long-billed Curlew
Limosa lapponica	Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa haemastica	Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa fedoa	Marbled Godwit
Limnodromus griseus	Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus	Long-billed Dowitcher
Scolopax minor	American Woodcock
Gallinago delicata	Wilson's Snipe
Phalaropus tricolor	Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius	Red Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus	Red-necked Phalarope
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria	Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa incana	Wandering Tattler
Tringa flavipes	Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa semipalmata	Willet
Tringa melanoleuca	Greater Yellowlegs
Arenaria interpres	Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala	Black Turnstone
Calidris canutus	Red Knot
Calidris virgata	Surfbird
Calidris himantopus	Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis	Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris alba	Sanderling
Calidris alpina	Dunlin
Calidris maritima	Purple Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis	Rock Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii	Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis	White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla	Least Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos	Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris mauri	Western Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla	Semipalmated Sandpiper
Stercorarius longicaudus	Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus	Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus	Pomarine Jaeger
Cerorhinca monecerata	Rhinoceros Auklet
Fratercula cirrhata	Tufted Puffin
Fratercula arctica	Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula corniculata	Horned Puffin
Ptychoramphus aleuticus	Cassin's Auklet
Aethia pusilla	Least Auklet
Aethia psittacula	Parakeet Auklet
Brachyramphus brevirostris	Kittlitz's Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus	Marbled Murrelet
Aethia pygmaea	Whiskered Auklet
Aethia cristatella	Crested Auklet
Cepphus grylle	Black Guillemot
Cepphus columba	Pigeon Guillemot
Alca torda	Razorbill
Alle alle	Dovekie
Uria lomvia	Thick-billed Murre
Uria aalge	Common Murre
Synthliboramphus antiquus	Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus scrippsi	Scripps's Murrelet
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus	Guadeloupe Murrelet
Hydrocoloeus minutus	Little Gull
Rhodostethia rosea	Ross's Gull
Rissa tridactyla	Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa brevirostris	Red-legged Kittiwake
Pagophila eburnea	Ivory Gull
Xema sabini	Sabine's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Bonaparte's Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla	Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan	Franklin's Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus	Short-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull
Larus occidentalis	Western Gull
Larus argentatus	Herring Gull
Larus marinus	Great Black-backed Gull
Larus hyperboreus	Glaucous Gull
Larus californicus	California Gull
Larus glaucescens	Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus schistisagus	Slaty-backed Gull
Larus glaucoides	Iceland Gull
Rynchops niger	Black Skimmer
Anous stolidus	Brown Noddy
Onychoprion aleuticus	Aleutian Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus	Sooty Tern
Sternula antillarum	Least Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica	Gull-billed Tern
Hydroprogne caspia	Caspian Tern
Chlidonias niger	Black Tern
Sterna forsteri	Forster's Tern
Sterna paradisaea	Arctic Tern
Sterna hirundo	Common Tern
Sterna dougallii	Roseate Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis	Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus elegans	Elegant Tern
Thalasseus maximus	Royal Tern

Scientific Name	Common Name
Gavia immer	Common Loon
Gavia adamsii	Yellow-billed Loon
Gavia arctica	Arctic Loon
Gavia pacifica	Pacific Loon
Gavia stellata	Red-throated Loon
Fulmarus glacialis	Northern Fulmar
Puffinus puffinus	Manx Shearwater
Hydrobates leucorhous	Leach's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania	Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates homocrhoa	Ashy Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates furcata	Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Mycteria americana	Wood Stork
Fregata magnificens	Magnificent Frigatebird
Morus bassanus	Northern Gannet
Anhinga anhinga	Anhinga
Urile penicillatus	Brandt's Cormorant
Urile urile	Red-faced Cormorant
Urile pelagicus	Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo	Great Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum	Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum	Neotropic Cormorant
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	American White Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis	Brown Pelican
Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis	Least Bittern
Nyctanassa violacea	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-Heron
Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron
Egretta tricolor	Tricolored Heron
Egretta rufescens	Reddish Egret
Egretta thula	Snowy Egret
Butorides virescens	Green Heron
Bubulcus ibis	Western Cattle Egret
Ardea alba	Great Egret
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron
Eudocimus albus	White Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus	Glossy Ibis
Plegadis chihi	White-faced Ibis
Platalea ajaja	Roseate Spoonbill
Gymnogyps californianus	California Condor
Coragyps atratus	Black Vulture
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey
Elanus leucurus	White-tailed Kite
Chonrohierax uncinatus	Hook-billed Kite
Elanoides forficatus	Swallow-tailed Kite
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle
Rostrhamus sociabilis	Snail Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis	Mississippi Kite
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter atricapillus	American Goshawk
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle
Buteogallus anthacinus	Common Black-Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus	Harris's Hawk
Geranoaetus albicaudatus	White-tailed Hawk
Buteo plagiatus	Gray Hawk
Buteo lineatus	Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo platypterus	Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo brachyurus	Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo swainsoni	Swainson's Hawk
Buteo albonotatus	Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis	Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo lagopus	Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo regalis	Ferruginous Hawk
Tyto alba	Barn Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus	Flammulated Owl
Megascops kennicottii	Western Screech-Owl
Megascops asio	Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops trichopsis	Whiskered Screech-Owl
Bubo scandiacus	Snowy Owl
Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl
Surnia ulula	Northern Hawk Owl
Glaucidium gnoma	Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum	Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Micrathene whitneyi	Elf Owl
Athene cunicularia	Burrowing Owl
Strix occidentalis	Spotted Owl
Strix varia	Barred Owl
Strix nebulosa	Great Gray Owl
Asio otus	Long-eared Owl
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl
Aegolius funereus	Boreal Owl
Aegolius acadicus	Northern Saw-whet Owl
Trogon elegans	Elegant Trogon
Megaceryle torquata	Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon	Belted Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana	Green Kingfisher
Sphyrapicus thyroideus	Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis	Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber	Red-breasted Sapsucker
Melanerpes lewis	Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus	Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes uropygialis	Gila Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons	Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis	American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus	Black-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens	Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii	Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris	Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates borealis	Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus	Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates albolarvatus	White-headed Woodpecker
Dryobates arizonae	Arizona Woodpecker
Campephilus principalis	Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus	Pileated Woodpecker
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker
Colaptes chrysoides	Gilded Flicker
Caracara plancus	Crested Caracara
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel
Falco columbarius	Merlin
Falco femoralis	Aplomado Falcon
Falco rusticolus	Gyrfalcon
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon
Falco mexicanus	Prairie Falcon
Myiopsitta monachus*	Monk Parakeet
Amazona viridigenalis*	Red-crowned Parrot

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