Vaughan - Birders guide to Alabama & Mississippi

This Appendix is based upon the
Field Checklist of Alabama Birds prepared by the Alabama Ornithological Society, checklists of the various parks and refuges in the two states, and confirmed sightings of species seen after the date of the AOS checklist, which is October 1991. This list contains 406 species, two of which are extinct and three of which are extirpated. The species marked hypothetical are those listed as such by the AOS; however, some species listed as hypothetical in late 1991 have since been confirmed by sightings by several experienced birders, and those species are listed here as Accidental.

The English and scientific names and sequence follow the
ABA Checklist: Birds of the Continental United States and Canada , published by the American Birding Association (Fourth Edition, 1990).

The following symbols are used:

(X) Extinct

(E) Extirpated

(A) Accidental

(H) Hypothetical

(I) Introduced

(En) Endangered or Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act

Has bred in these states

AVES: Birds

GAVIIFORMES: Loons
GAVIIDAE: Loons

Red-throated Loon (A)
Gavia stellata

Arctic Loon (A)
G. arctica

Pacific Loon (A)
G. pacifica

Common Loon
G. immer

PODICIPEDIFORMES: Grebes

PODICIPEDIDAE:
Grebes

Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps

Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus

Red-necked Grebe
P. grisegena

Eared Grebe
P. nigricollis

Western Grebe (A)
Aechmophorus occidentalis

Clarks Grebe (A)
A. clarkii

PROCELLARIIFORMES:
Tube-nosed
Swimmers

PROCELLARIIDAE: Shearwaters and Petrels

Corys Shearwater (A)
Caloneetris diomedea

Greater Shearwater (A)
Puffinus gravis

Sooty Shearwater (A)
P. griseus

Audubons Shearwater (A)
P. lherminieri

HYDROBATIDAE: Storm-Petrels

Wilsons Storm-Petrel (A)
Oceanites oceanicus

Leachs Storm-Petrel (A)
Oceanodroma leucorhoa

PELECANIFORMES:
Totipalmate Swimmers

PHAETHONTIDAE:
Tropicbirds

White-tailed Tropicbird
(H)
Phaethon lepturus

SULIDAE: Boobies and
Gannets

Masked Booby (A)
Sula dactylatra

Brown Booby (A)
S. leucogaster

Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus

PELECANIDAE: Pelicans

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Brown Pelican *
P. occidentalis

PHALACROCORACIDAE:
Cormorants

Great Cormorant (A)
Phalacrocorax carbo

Double-crested Cormorant
P. auritus

Olivaceous Cormorant (A)
P. brasilianus

ANHINGIDAE: Darters

Anhinga*
Anhinga anhinga

FREGATIDAE:
Frigatebirds

Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens

CICONIIFORMES:
Herons, Ibises, and
Storks

ARDEIDAE: Bitterns and
Herons

American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus

Least Bittern*
Ixobrychus exilis

Great Blue Heron*
Ardea herodias

Great Egret*
Casmerodius albus

Snowy Egret*
Egretta thula

Little Blue Heron*
E. caerulea

Tricolored Heron*
E. tricolor

Reddish Egret*
E. rufescens

Cattle Egret*
Bubulcus ibis

Green-backed Heron*
Butorides striatus

Black-crowned Night-Heron*
Nycticorax ycticorax

Yellow-crowned Night-heron*
Nyctanassa violacea

THRESKIORNITHIDAE:
Ibises and Spoonbills

White Ibis*
Eudocimus albus

Scarlet Ibis (H)
E. ruber

Glossy Ibis*
Plegadis falcinellus

White-faced Ibis*
P. chihi

Roseate Spoonbill (A)
Ajaia ajaja

CICONIIDAE: Storks

Wood Stork (En)
Mycteria americana

ANSERIFORMES:
Swans, Geese, and
Ducks

ANATIDAE: Swans,
Geese, and Ducks

Fulvous Whistling
Duck*
Dendrocygna bicolor

Black-bellied Whistling
Duck (A)
D. autumnalis

Tundra Swan (A)
Cygnus columbianus

Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons

Snow Goose
Chen caerulescens

Ross Goose (A)
C. rossii

Brant (A)
Branta bernicla

Canada Goose*
B. canadensis

Wood Duck*
Aix sponsa

Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca

American Black Duck*
A. rubripes

Mottled Duck*
A. fulvigula

Mallard*
A. platyrhynchos

White-cheeked Pintail (A)
A. bahamensis

Northern Pintail
A. acuta

Blue-winged Teal*
A. discors

Cinnamon Teal (A)
A. cyanoptera

Northern Shoveler
A. clypeata

Gadwall
A. strepera

Eurasian Wigeon (A)
A. penelope

American Wigeon
A. americana

Canvasback
Aythya valisineria

Redhead
A. americana

Ring-necked Duck
A. collaris

Greater Scaup
A. maria

Lesser Scaup
A. affinis

King Eider (H)
Somateria spectabilis

Harlequin Duck (A)
Histrionicus histrionicus

Oldsquaw
Clangula hyemalis

Black Scoter
Melanitta nigra

Surf Scoter
M. perspicillata

White-winged Scoter
M. fusca

Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula

Bufflehead
B. albeola

Hooded Merganser*
Lophodytes cucullatus

Common Merganser
Mergus merganser

Red-breasted Merganser
M. serrator

Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaiccnsis

FALCONIFORMES:
Diurnal Birds of Prey

CATHARTIDAE:
American Vultures

Black Vulture*
Coragyps atratus

Turkey Vulture*
Cathartes sura

ACCIPITRIDAE: Kites,
Hawks, Eagles, and Allies

Osprey*
Pandion haliaetus

American Swallow-tailed Kite*
Elanoides forficatus

Black-shouldered Kite (A)
Elanus caeruleus

Mississippi Kite*
Ictinia mississippiensis

Bald Eagle (En)*
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus

Sharp-shinned Hawk *
Accipiter striatus

Coopers Hawk *
A. cooperii

Northern Goshawk (A)
A. gentilis

Red-shouldered Hawk *
Buteo lineatus

Broad-winged Hawk *
B. platypterus

Swainsons Hawk (A)
B. swainsoni

Red-tailed Hawk*
B. jamaicensis

Ferruginous Hawk (H)
B. regalis

Rough-legged Hawk (A)
B. lagopus

Golden Eagle

Aquila chysaetos

FALCONIDAE: Caracaras and Falcons

American Kestrel*
Falco sparverius

Merlin
F. columbarius

Peregrine Falcon (En) *
F. peregrinus

Prairie Falcon (A)
F. mexicanus

GALLIFORMES: Gallinaceous Birds

PHASIANIDAE: Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Quail