Taxonomy of Utah Birds
     
(February 2010 - 446 species)

Outline Structure:

ORDER (-FORMES)
  FAMILY (-DAE)
      Subfamily (-nae)
    Genus species 
Common Name

(According to the 7th American Ornithologist's Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 49th supplements of that Check-list)

(I) = introduced species

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ANSERIFORMES
  ANATIDAE

      Dendrocygninae
    Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck
      Anserinae
    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
      Anatinae
    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
      Phasianinae

    Alectoris chukar Chukar (I)
    Perdix perdix Gray Partridge (I)
    Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant (I)
      Tetraoninae
    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
      Meleagridinae
    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
      Threskiornithinae
    Eudocimus albus White Ibis
    Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis
    Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis
      Plataleinae
    Ajaia ajaja Roseate Spoonbill

  CICONIIDAE
    Mycteria americana Wood Stork

  CATHARTIDAE
    Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture


FALCONIFORMES
  ACCIPITRIDAE
      Pandioninae

    Pandion haliaetus Osprey
      Accipitrinae
    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
      Falconinae

    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
     Gruinae
    Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane


CHARADRIIFORMES
  CHARADRIIDAE

      Charadriinae
    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
      Scolopacinae

    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
      Phalaropodinae
    Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope
    Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope
    Phalaropus fulicaria Red Phalarope

  LARIDAE
      Larinae
    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 glaucoides Iceland Gull
    Larus thayeri Thayer's Gull
    Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull
    Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull
    Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull
      Sterninae
    Sternula antillarum Least Tern
    Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern
    Chlidonias niger Black Tern
    Sterna hirundo Common Tern
    Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern
      Stercorariinae
    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
      Coccyzinae

    Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo
    Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo
      Neomorphinae
    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
    Nyctea 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
  CAPRIMULGIDA
E
      Chordeilinae
    Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk
    Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk
     Caprimulginae
    Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill
    Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-poor-will


APODIFORMES
  APODIDAE
      Cypseloidinae

    Cypseloides niger Black Swift
      Chaeturinae
    Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift
   Chaetura vauxi Vaux's Swift
      Apodinae
    Aeronautes saxatalis White-throated Swift

  TROCHILIDAE
      Trochilinae
    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
      Cerylinae

    Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher


PICIFORMES
  PICIDAE
      Picinae

    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
      Fluvicolinae

    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
      Tyranninae
    Myiarchus cinerascens Ash-throated Flycatcher
    Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher
    Myiarchus tyrannulus Brown-crested Flycatcher
    Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Kingbird
    Tyrannus crassirostris Thick-billed 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
      Hirundininae
    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
      Sittinae
    Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch
    Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch
    Sitta pygmaea Pygmy Nuthatch

  CERTHIIDAE
      Certhiinae

    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
     Polioptilinae
    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
      Fringillinae
    Fringilla montifringilla Brambling
      Carduelinae
    Leucosticte tephrocotis Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
    Leucosticte atrata Black Rosy-Finch
    Leucosticte australis Brown-capped 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)