ECOS Guide to the Ecology of the Northern Rockies

 
   
 

Bird Guide

Select a bird from the list below to view more information about it.  Note, not all birds in the list have detailed descriptions.
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Scientific Names -  Common Names
Scientific Name
Accipiter cooperii
Accipiter gentilis
Accipiter striatus
Actitis macularius
Aechmophorus clarkii
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Aegolius acadicus
Aegolius funereus
Aeronautes saxatalis
Agelaius phoeniceus
Aix sponsa
Alectoris chukar
Ammodramus bairdii
Ammodramus leconteii
Ammodramus nelsoni
Ammodramus savannarum
Amphispiza belli
Amphispiza bilineata
Anas acuta
Anas americana
Anas clypeata
Anas crecca
Anas cyanoptera
Anas discors
Anas penelope
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas querquedula
Anas rubripes
Anas strepera
Anser albifrons
Anthus rubescens
Aphelocoma californica
Aquila chrysaetos
Archilochus alexandri
Archilochus colubris
Ardea alba
Ardea herodias
Arenaria interpres
Arenaria melanocephala
Asio flammeus
Asio otus
Athene cunicularia
Aythya affinis
Aythya americana
Aythya collaris
Aythya marila
Aythya valisineria
Bartramia longicauda
Bombycilla cedrorum
Bombycilla garrulus
Bonasa umbellus
Botaurus lentiginosus
Brachyramphus perdix
Branta bernicla
Branta canadensis
Branta hutchinsii
Bubo scandiacus
Bubo virginianus
Bubulcus ibis
Bucephala albeola
Bucephala ciangula
Bucephala islandica
Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo lagopus
Buteo lineatus
Buteo platypterus
Buteo regalis
Buteo swainsoni
Butorides virescens
Calamospiza melanocorys
Calcarius lapponicus
Calcarius mccownii
Calcarius ornatus
Calcarius pictus
Calidris acuminata
Calidris alba
Calidris alpina
Calidris bairdii
Calidris canutus
Calidris ferruginea
Calidris fuscicollis
Calidris himantopus
Calidris mauri
Calidris melanotos
Calidris minutilla
Calidris pusilla
Calypte anna
Calypte costae
Caprimulgus vociferus
Cardinalis cardinalis
Cardinalis sinuatus
Carduelis flammea
Carduelis hornemanni
Carduelis pinus
Carduelis psaltria
Carduelis tristis
Carpodacus cassinii
Carpodacus mexicanus
Carpodacus purpureus
Cathartes aura
Catharus fuscescens
Catharus guttatus
Catharus minimus
Catharus ustulatus
Catherpes mexicanus
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Centrocercus urophasianus
Certhia americana
Ceryle alcyon
Chaetura pelagica
Chaetura vauxi
Charadrius alexandrinus
Charadrius melodus
Charadrius montanus
Charadrius semipalmatus
Charadrius vociferus
Chen caerulescens
Chen rossii
Chlidonias niger
Chondestes grammacus
Chordeiles minor
Cinclus mexicanus
Circus cyaneus
Cistothorus palustris
Cistothorus platensis
Clangula hyemalis
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Coccyzus americanus
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Colaptes auratus
Columba livia
Contopus cooperi
Contopus sordidulus
Contopus virens
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Corvus corax
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Cyanocitta cristata
Cyanocitta stelleri
Cygnus buccinator
Cygnus columbianus
Cygnus olor
Cypseloides niger
Dendragapus obscurus
Dendroica caerulescens
Dendroica castanea
Dendroica coronata
Dendroica discolor
Dendroica dominica
Dendroica fusca
Dendroica magnolia
Dendroica nigrescens
Dendroica palmarum
Dendroica pensylvanica
Dendroica petechia
Dendroica pinus
Dendroica striata
Dendroica tigrina
Dendroica townsendi
Dendroica virens
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Dryocopus pileatus
Dumetella carolinensis
Egretta caerulea
Egretta thula
Elanus leucurus
Empidonax alnorum
Empidonax flaviventris
Empidonax hammondii
Empidonax minimus
Empidonax oberholseri
Empidonax occidentalis
Empidonax traillii
Empidonax wrightii
Eremophila alpestris
Euphagus carolinus
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Falcipennis canadensis
Falco columbarius
Falco mexicanus
Falco peregrinus
Falco rusticolus
Falco sparverius
Fringilla montifringilla
Fulica americana
Gallinago delicata
Gallinago gallinago
Gallinula chloropus
Gavia adamsii
Gavia immer
Gavia pacifica
Gavia stellata
Geothlypis trichas
Glaucidium gnoma
Grus americana
Grus canadensis
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Himantopus mexicanus
Hirundo rustica
Histrionicus histrionicus
Hylocichla mustelina
Icteria virens
Icterus bullockii
Icterus cucullatus
Icterus galbula
Icterus spurius
Ictinia mississippiensis
Ixobrychus exilis
Ixoreus naevius
Junco hyemalis
Lagopus lagopus
Lagopus leucura
Lanius excubitor
Lanius ludovicianus
Larus argentatus
Larus atricilla
Larus californicus
Larus canus
Larus delawarensis
Larus glaucescens
Larus hyperboreus
Larus marinus
Larus minutus
Larus philadelphia
Larus pipixcan
Larus thayeri
Leucosticte atrata
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Limnodromus griseus
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Limosa fedoa
Limosa haemastica
Lophodytes cucullatus
Loxia curvirostra
Loxia leucoptera
Megascops asio
Megascops kennicottii
Melanerpes carolinus
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Melanerpes lewis
Melanitta fusca
Melanitta nigra
Melanitta perspicillata
Meleagris gallopavo
Melospiza georgiana
Melospiza lincolnii
Melospiza melodia
Mergus merganser
Mergus serrator
Mimus polyglottos
Mniotilta varia
Molothrus ater
Myadestes townsendi
Mycteria americana
Myiarchus cinerascens
Myiarchus crinitus
Myioborus pictus
Nucifruga columbiana
Numenius americanus
Numenius phaeopus
Nyctanassa violacea
Nycticorax nycticorax
Oporornis agilis
Oporornis formosus
Oporornis philadelphia
Oporornis tolmiei
Oreoscoptes montanus
Otus flammeolus
Oxyura jamaicensis
Pagophila eburnea
Pandion haliaetus
Parula americana
Passer domesticus
Passerculus sandwichensis
Passerella iliaca
Passerina amoena
Passerina caerulea
Passerina ciris
Passerina cyanea
Patagioenas fasciata
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Perdix perdix
Perisoreus canadensis
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Phalacrocorax auritus
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Phalaropus fulicarius
Phalaropus lobatus
Phalaropus tricolor
Phasianus colchicus
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Pica hudsonia
Picoides albolarvatus
Picoides arcticus
Picoides dorsalis
Picoides pubescens
Picoides villosus
Pinicola enucleator
Pipilo chlorurus
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Pipilo maculatus
Piranga ludoviciana
Piranga olivacea
Piranga rubra
Plectrophenax nivalis
Plegadis chihi
Plegadis falcinellus
Pluvialis dominica
Pluvialis squatarola
Podiceps auritus
Podiceps grisegena
Podiceps nigricollis
Podilymbus podiceps
Poecile atricapillus
Poecile gambeli
Poecile hudsonica
Poecile rufescens
Polioptila caerulea
Pooecetes gramineus
Porzana carolina
Progne subis
Protonotaria citrea
Prunella montanella
Puffinus puffinus
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Quiscalus mexicanus
Quiscalus quiscula
Rallus limicola
Recurvirostra americana
Regulus calendula
Regulus satrapa
Rhodostethia rosea
Riparia riparia
Rissa tridactyla
Salpinctes obsoletus
Sayornis phoebe
Sayornis saya
Scolopax minor
Seiurus aurocapilla
Seiurus noveboracensis
Selasphorus platycercus
Selasphorus rufus
Setophaga ruticilla
Sialia currucoides
Sialia mexicana
Sialia sialis
Sitta canadensis
Sitta carolinensis
Sitta pygmaea
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Sphyrapicus varius
Spiza americana
Spizella arborea
Spizella breweri
Spizella pallida
Spizella passerina
Spizella pusilla
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Stellula calliope
Stercorarius longicaudus
Stercorarius parasiticus
Stercorarius pomarinus
Sterna antillarum
Sterna caspia
Sterna forsteri
Sterna hirundo
Sterna paradisaea
Streptopelia decaocto
Strix nebulosa
Strix varia
Sturnella neglecta
Sturnus vulgaris
Surnia ulula
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Tachycineta bicolor
Tachycineta thalassina
Thryomanes bewickii
Toxostoma rufum
Tringa flavipes
Tringa melanoleuca
Tringa solitaria
Troglodytes aedon
Troglodytes troglodytes
Tryngites subruficollis
Turdus migratorius
Tympanuchus cupido
Tympanuchus phasianellus
Tyrannus forficatus
Tyrannus tyrannus
Tyrannus verticalis
Tyrannus vociferans
Tyto alba
Vermivora celata
Vermivora chrysoptera
Vermivora peregrina
Vermivora ruficapilla
Vireo cassinii
Vireo flavifrons
Vireo gilvus
Vireo griseus
Vireo olivaceus
Vireo philadelphicus
Vireo plumbeus
Vireo solitarius
Wilsonia canadensis
Wilsonia citrina
Wilsonia pusilla
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Xema sabini
Zenaida asiatica
Zenaida macroura
Zonotrichia albicollis
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Zonotrichia querula
 

The ECOS program is sponsored by the University of Montana's Division of Biological Sciences, and the College of Forestry and Conservation. Carol Brewer Program Director, Division of Biological Sciences. Paul Alaback Program Co-Director, College of Forestry and Conservation.
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