THE AVIFAUNA OF THE TANCOOKS
*Birds names that are preceded by a * are accidental.
**Bird name that is preceded by ** was introduced to the island a few years back, but has since been killed off.
Ducks, Ducklike and Miscellaneous Swimming Birds
Common Loon -
Gavia immer
Pied-Billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Great Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax carbo
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
American Black Duck -
Anas rubripes
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal -
Anas discors
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Oldsquaw -
Clangula hyemalis
Common Gallinule -
Gallinula chloropus
Common Eider -
Somateria mollissima
Seabirds, Gulls, etc. (Aerialists)
Northern Gannet -
Morus bassanus
Herring Gull -
Larus argentatus
Greater Black-backed Gull -
Larus marinus
Common Tern -
Sterna hirundo
Long-legged Wading Birds
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
*Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Yellow-crowned Night Heron -
Nyctanassa violacea
Black-crowned Night Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
American Bittern -
Botaurus lentiginosus
*Glossy Ibis -
Plegadis falcinellus
Smaller Wading Birds
Sora -
Porzana carolina
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
American Woodcock -
Philohela minor
Common Snipe -
Capella gallinago
Willet -
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Solitary Sandpiper -
Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularia
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Fowl-like Birds
**Wild Turkey -
Meleagris gallopavo
Ring-Necked Pheasant -
Phasianus colchicus
Birds of Prey
Sharp-shinned Hawk -
Accipiter striatus
Northern Goshawk -
Accipiter gentilis
Northern Harrier -
Circus cyaneus
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk -
Buteo lagopus
Bald Eagle -
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Golden Eagle -
Aquila chrysaetos
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
Snowy Owl -
Nyctea scandiaca
Nonpasserine Land Birds
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -
Archilochus colubris
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Common ("Yellow-shafter")Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Downy Woodpecker -
Picoides pubescens
Passerine (Perching) Birds
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Phoebe -
Sayornis phoebe
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow -
Irodoprocne bicolour
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Northern Raven -
Corvus corax
Blue Jay -
Cyanocitta cristata
Black-capped Chickadee -
Parus atricapillus
Red-breasted Nuthatch -
Sitta canadensis
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -
Regulus calendula
Gray Catbird -
Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottis
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Cedar Waxwing -
Bombycilla cedrorum
Black-and-white Warbler -
Mniotilta varia
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Dendroica coronata
Canada Warbler -
Wilsonia canadensis
Blackburnian Warbler -
Dendroica fusca
Pine Warbler -
Dendroica pinus
Palm Warbler -
Dendroica palamarum
Yellow Warbler -
Dendroica petechia
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypus trichas
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Common Grackle -
Quiscalus quiscula
Bobolink -
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
"Baltimore" Oriole or Northern Oriole -
Icterus galbula
*Scarlet Tanager -
Piranga olivacea
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow -
Passer montanus
"Slate-colored" Junco or Northern Junco -
Junco hyemalis
Snow Bunting -
Plectrophenax nivalis
*Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Red Crossbill -
Loxia curcirostra
Common Redpoll -
Carduelis flammea
House Finch -
Carpodacus mexicanus
Purple Finch -
Carpodacus purpureus
Pine Grosbeak -
Pinicola enucleator
Evening Grosbeak -
Hesperiphona vespertina
American Goldfinch -
Carduelis tristis
Pine Siskin -
Carduelis pinus
Indigo Bunting -
Passerina cyanea
White-throated Sparrow -
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Chipping Sparrow -
Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow -
Spizella pusilla
Swamp Sparrow -
Melospiza georgiana
American Tree Sparrow -
Spizella arborea
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia