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One Word Birds of North America

Can you name every bird that has occurred in North America with a one-word common English name?
Source: https://www.aba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ABA_Checklist-8.0.7.pdf
Only includes birds that have occurred at least once in the United States or Canada
Excludes Hawaii
Quiz by Jarl5
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Last updated: December 22, 2020
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Bird
Anhinga
Bananaquit
Bluethroat
Bobolink
Brambling
Brant
Bufflehead
Bushtit
Canvasback
Chukar
Dickcissel
Bird
Dovekie
Dunlin
Fieldfare
Gadwall
Garganey
Gyrfalcon
Hawfinch
Jabiru
Killdeer
Limpkin
Mallard
Bird
Merlin
Osprey
Ovenbird
Phainopepla
Pyrrhuloxia
Razorbill
Redhead
Redwing
Ruff
Sanderling
Bird
Smew
Sora
Stonechat
Sungrebe
Surfbird
Veery
Verdin
Whimbrel
Willet
Wrentit
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Level 68
Dec 22, 2020
Hawaii is excluded because:

- It would basically double the amount of answers

- Very few people would know most of the birds

- It's not really North America

- The names are not really English

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Level 85
Dec 22, 2020
Turkey?
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Level 68
Dec 22, 2020
The official common name is Wild Turkey
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Level 76
Apr 27, 2021
Answer to your state-border-rivers question: Sure! Let me know when you've done it, and we'll add a link to it on my quiz. Cheers Jeremy, Auckland