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This bird list contains 443 species approved by the Utah Ornithological Society Bird Records Committee (UBRC) through December 2008, arranged in taxonomic order and using nomenclature of the American Ornithologist's Union Check-list of North American Birds, 7th Edition, 49th supplement.

Birds are listed by order (-FORMES), family (-DAE), Genus and species (in italics) followed by the Common Name. An official checklist of the birds of Utah is published periodically and a web version is updated frequently.

BIRD LIST

ANSERIFORMES ANATIDAE Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose Chen caerulescens Snow Goose Chen rossii Ross's Goose Branta bernicla Brant Branta hutchinsii Cackling Goose Branta canadensis Canada Goose Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan Aix sponsa Wood Duck Anas strepera Gadwall Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon Anas americana American Wigeon Anas rubripes American Black Duck Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Anas discors Blue-winged Teal Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Anas acuta Northern Pintail Anas querquedula Garganey Anas crecca Green-winged Teal Aythya valisineria Canvasback Aythya americana Redhead Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck Aythya marila Greater Scaup Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter Melanitta nigra Black Scoter Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Barrow's Goldeneye Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser Mergus merganser Common Merganser Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck

GALLIFORMES PHASIANIDAE Alectoris chukar Chukar (I) Perdix perdix Gray Partridge (I) Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant (I) Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus minimus Gunnison Sage- Grouse Lagopus leucura White-tailed Ptarmigan Dendragapus obscurus Dusky Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey ODONTOPHORIDAE Callipepla squamata Scaled Quail Callipepla californica California Quail Callipepla gambelii Gambel's Quail

GAVIIFORMES GAVIIDAE Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon Gavia immer Common Loon Gavia adamsii Yellow-billed Loon

PODICIPEDIFORMES PODICIPEDIDAE Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Clark's Grebe

PELECANIFORMES PELECANIDAE Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican PHALACROCORACIDAE Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant FREGATIDAE Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird

CICONIIFORMES ARDEIDAE Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron Ardea alba Great Egret Egretta thula Snowy Egret Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret. Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Butorides virescens Green Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron THRESKIORNITHIDAE Eudocimus albus White Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis Ajaia ajaja Roseate Spoonbill CICONIIDAE Mycteria americana Wood Stork CATHARTIDAE Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture

FALCONIFORMES ACCIPITRIDAE Pandion haliaetus Osprey Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk Buteogallus anthracinus Common Black-Hawk Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo nitidus Gray Hawk Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk Buteo albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle FALCONIDAE Falco sparverius American Kestrel Falco columbarius Merlin Falco rusticolus Gyrfalcon Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon

GRUIFORMES RALLIDAE Rallus limicola Virginia Rail Porzana carolina Sora Porphyrio martinica Purple Gallinule Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen Fulica americana American Coot GRUIDAE Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane

CHARADRIIFORMES CHARADRIIDAE Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis dominica American Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden-Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Charadrius montanus Mountain Plover RECURVIROSTRIDAE Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt Recurvirostra americana American Avocet SCOLOPACIDAE Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper Tringa incana  Wandering Tattler Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs Tringa semipalmata Willet Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Calidris canutus Red Knot Calidris alba Sanderling Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris alpina Dunlin Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Philomachus pugnax Ruff. Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher Gallinago delicata Wilson’s Snipe Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria Red Phalarope LARIDAE Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake Xema sabini Sabine's Gull Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull Larus pipixcan Franklin's Gull Larus minutus Little Gull Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull Larus canus Mew Gull Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull Larus occidentalis Western Gull Larus livens Yellow-footed Gull Larus californicus California Gull Larus argentatus Herring Gull Larus thayeri Thayer's Gull Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull Sternula antillarum Least Tern Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern Chlidonias niger Black Tern Sterna hirundo Common Tern Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger ALCIDAE Synthliboramphus antiquus Ancient Murrelet

COLUMBIFORMES COLUMBIDAE   Columba livia  Rock Pigeon (I) Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove (I) Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove Columbina inca Inca Dove Columbina passerina Common Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti Ruddy Ground-Dove

CUCULIFORMES CUCULIDAE Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner

STRIGIFORMES TYTONIDAE Tyto alba Barn Owl STRIGIDAE Otus flammeolus Flammulated Owl Megascops kennicottii Western Screech-Owl Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl Bubo scandiacus Snowy Owl Glaucidium gnoma Northern Pygmy-Owl Micrathene whitneyi Elf Owl Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl Strix occidentalis Spotted 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

CAPRIMULGIFORMES CAPRIMULGIDAE Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-poor-will

APODIFORMES APODIDAE Cypseloides niger Black Swift Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift Chaetura vauxi Vaux's Swift Aeronautes saxatalis White-throated Swift �TROCHILIDAE Cynanthus latirostris Broad-billed Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens Magnificent Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird Calypte anna Anna's Hummingbird Calypte costae Costa's Hummingbird Stellula calliope Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird

CORACIIFORMES ALCEDINIDAE Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher

PICIFORMES PICIDAE Melanerpes lewis Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker Sphyrapicus thyroideus Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber Red-breasted Sapsucker Picoides scalaris Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis American Three-toed Woodpecker Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker

PASSERIFORMES TYRANNIDAE Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus sordidulus Western Wood-Pewee Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Least Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii Gray Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis Cordilleran Flycatcher Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe Sayornis saya Say's Phoebe Pyrocephalus rubinus Vermilion Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Brown-crested Flycatcher Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

LANIIDAE Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike Lanius excubitor Northern Shrike

VIREONIDAE Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo Vireo bellii Bell's Vireo Vireo vicinior Gray Vireo. Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo plumbeus Plumbeous Vireo Vireo cassinii Cassin's Vireo Vireo solitarius Blue-headed Vireo Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo. Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo

CORVIDAE Perisoreus canadensis Gray Jay Cyanocitta stelleri Steller's Jay Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay Aphelocoma californica Western Scrub-Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Pinyon Jay Nucifraga columbiana Clark's Nutcracker Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow Corvus corax Common Raven

ALAUDIDAE Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark

HIRUNDINIDAE Progne subis Purple Martin Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow Riparia riparia Bank Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow

PARIDAE Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee Poecile gambeli Mountain Chickadee Baeolophus ridgwayi Juniper Titmouse

REMIZIDAE Auriparus flaviceps Verdin

�AEGITHALIDAE Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit

SITTIDAE Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Pygmy Nuthatch

CERTHIIDAE Certhia americana Brown Creeper

TROGLODYTIDAE Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Cactus Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren Catherpes mexicanus Canyon Wren Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's Wren Troglodytes aedon House Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren

CINCLIDAE Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper

REGULIDAE Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet

SYLVIIDAE Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

TURDIDAE Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird Sialia mexicana Western Bluebird Sialia currucoides Mountain Bluebird Myadestes townsendi Townsend's Solitaire Catharus fuscescens Veery Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush Turdus rufopalliatus Rufous-backed Robin Turdus migratorius American Robin Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush

MIMIDAE Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma crissale Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei Le Conte's Thrasher STURNIDAE Sturnus vulgaris European Starling (I)

MOTACILLIDAE Anthus rubescens American Pipit

BOMBYCILLIDAE Bombycilla garrulus Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing

PTILOGONATIDAE Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla PARULIDAE Vermivora pinus Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville Warbler Vermivora virginiae Virginia's Warbler Vermivora luciae Lucy's Warbler Parula americana Northern Parula Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica magnolia Magnolia Warbler Dendroica tigrina Cape May Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica townsendi Townsend's Warbler Dendroica occidentalis Hermit Warbler Dendroica dominica Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica graciae Grace's Warbler Dendroica pinus Pine Warbler Dendroica discolor Prairie Warbler Dendroica palmarum Palm Warbler Dendroica castanea Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica striata Blackpoll Warbler Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating Warbler Seiurus aurocapilla Ovenbird Seiurus noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush Oporornis formosus Kentucky Warbler Oporornis agilis Connecticut Warbler Oporornis tolmiei MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat Wilsonia citrina Hooded Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Canada Warbler Myioborus pictus Painted Redstart Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat

THRAUPIDAE Piranga rubra Summer Tanager Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Western Tanager

EMBERIZIDAE Pipilo chlorurus Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo maculatus Spotted Towhee Pipilo fuscus Canyon Towhee Pipilo aberti Abert's Towhee Aimophila cassinii Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps Rufous-crowned Sparrow Spizella arborea American Tree Sparrow Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow Spizella pallida Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella breweri Brewer's Sparrow Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow Spizella atrogularis Black-chinned Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza belli Sage Sparrow Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii Baird’s Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii Le Conte's Sparrow Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza georgiana Swamp Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Golden-crowned Sparrow Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco Calcarius mccownii McCown's Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting

CARDINALIDAE Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Blue Grosbeak Passerina amoena Lazuli Bunting Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting Passerina ciris Painted Bunting Spiza americana Dickcissel

ICTERIDAE Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Great-tailed Grackle Molothrus aeneus Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole Icterus cucullatus Hooded Oriole Icterus bullockii Bullock's Oriole Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole Icterus parisorum Scott's Oriole FRINGILLIDAE Fringilla montifringilla Brambling Leucosticte tephrocotis Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata Black Rosy-Finch Pinicola enucleator Pine Grosbeak Carpodacus purpureus Purple Finch Carpodacus cassinii Cassin's Finch Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill Loxia leucoptera White-winged Crossbill Carduelis flammea Common Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni Hoary Redpoll Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei Lawrence’s  Goldfinch Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening Grosbeak

PASSERIDAE Passer domesticus House Sparrow (I)

I = Introduced species that have a viable population in Utah