BIRDS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
List Updated 1 March 2003

ANSERIFORMES
ANATIDAE [Waterfowl]
 Anserinae [Geese and Swans]
___   1. Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
___   2. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
___   3. Brant (Branta bernicla)
___   4. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor
___   5. Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
 Anatinae [Ducks]
___   6. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
___   7. Gadwall (Anas strepera)
___   8. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) *
___   9. American Wigeon (Anas americana)
___  10. American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
___  11. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
___  12. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
___  13. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
___  14. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
___  15. Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
___  16. Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
___  17. Redhead (Aythya americana)
___  18. Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
___  19. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
___  20. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affnis)
___  21. Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
___  22. White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
___  23. Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
___  24. Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
___  25. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
___  26. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
___  27. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
___  28. Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
___  29. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
___  30. Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
GALLIFORMES
PHASIANIDAE [Upland Fowl]
 Tetraoninae [New World Grouse]
___  31. Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) *
___  32. Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
 Meleagridinae [Turkeys]
___  33. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
ODONTOPHORIDAE [New World Quail]
___  34. Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
GAVIIFORMES
GAVIIDAE [Loons]
___  35. Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
___  36. Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) *
___  37. Common Loon (Gavia immer)
PODICIPEDIFORMES
PODICIPEDIDAE [Grebes]
___  38. Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
___  39. Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
___  40. Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
___  41. Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
PROCELLARIIFORMES
HYDROBATIDAE [Storm-Petrels]
___  42. Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) *
___  43. Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro) *
PELECANIFORMES
PELECANIDAE [Pelicans]
___  44. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) *
PHALACROCORACIDAE [Cormorants]
___  45. Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
___  46. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
ANHINGIDAE [Darters]
___  47. Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) *
FREGATIDAE [Frigatebirds]
___  48. Frigatebird sp. (Fregata sp.) *
CICONIIFORMES
ARDEIDAE [Herons]
___  49. American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
___  50. Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
___  51. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
___  52. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
___  53. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
___  54. Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
___  55. Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
___  56. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
___  57. Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
___  58. Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
___  59. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
THRESKIORNITHIDAE [Ibises and Spoonbills]
 Threskiornithinae [Ibises]
___  60. Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
CICONIIDAE [Storks]
___  61. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) *
CATHARTIDAE [New World Vultures]
___  62. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
___  63. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
FALCONIFORMES
ACCIPITRIDAE [Hawks and Allies]
 Pandioninae [Ospreys]
___  64. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
 Accipitrinae [Hawks and Eagles]
___  65. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
___  66. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
___  67. Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
___  68. Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
___  69. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
___  70. Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
___  71. Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
___  72. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
___  73. Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
___  74. Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
FALCONIDAE [Falcons and Allies]
 Falconinae [Falcons]
___  75. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
___  76. Merlin (Falco columbarius)
___  77. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
GRUIFORMES
RALLIDAE [Rails and Gallinules]
___  78. Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) *
___  79. Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) *
___  80. Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris) *
___  81. King Rail (Rallus elegans)
___  82. Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
___  83. Sora (Porzana carolina)
___  84. Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) *
___  85. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
___  86. American Coot (Fulica americana)
CHARADRIIFORMES
CHARADRIIDAE [Plovers and Allies]
 Charadriinae [Plovers]
___  87. Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
___  88. American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
___  89. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
___  90. Piping Plover (Charadrius melodis) *
___  91. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
RECURVIROSTRIDAE [Stilts and Avocets]
___  92. Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) *
___  93. American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) *
SCOLOPACIDAE [Sandpipers and Allies]
 Scolopacinae [Sandpipers]
___  94. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
___  95. Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
___  96. Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
___  97. Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
___  98. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
___  99. Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
___ 100. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) *
___ 101. Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) *
___ 102. Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)
___ 103. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
___ 104. Red Knot (Calidris canutus) *
___ 105. Sanderling (Calidris alba)
___ 106. Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
___ 107. Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
___ 108. Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
___ 109. White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
___ 110. Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
___ 111. Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
___ 112. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
___ 113. Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
___ 114. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)
___ 115. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) *
___ 116. Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
___ 117. Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
___ 118. Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
___ 119. American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
 Phalaropodinae [Phalaropes]
___ 120. Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
___ 121. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
___ 122. Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
LARIDAE [Larids]
 Stercorariinae [Skuas]
___ 123. Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) *
 Larinae [Gulls]
___ 124. Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
___ 125. Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
___ 126. Little Gull (Larus minutus)
___ 127. Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
___ 128. Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
___ 129. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
___ 130. California Gull (Larus californicus) *
___ 131. Herring Gull (Larus argentatis)
___ 132. Yellow-legged Gull (Larus cachinnans) *
___ 133. Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
___ 134. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
___ 135. Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperborus)
___ 136. Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
 Sterninae [Terns]
___ 137. Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica) *
___ 138. Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
___ 139. Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)
___ 140. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
___ 141. Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
___ 142. Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)
___ 143. Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) *
___ 144. Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
 Rynchopinae [Skimmers]
___ 145. Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) *
ALCIDAE [Alcids]
___ 146. Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) *
COLUMBIFORMES
COLUMBIDAE [Pigeons and Doves]
___ 147. Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
___ 148. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
___ 149. Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius)
___ 150. Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina) *
CUCULIFORMES
CUCULIDAE [Cuckoos and Allies]
 Coccyzinae [New World Cuckoos]
___ 151. Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
___ 152. Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
STRIGIFORMES
TYTONIDAE [Barn and Grass Owls]
___ 153. Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
STRIGIDAE [Typical Owls]
___ 154. Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
___ 155. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
___ 156. Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
___ 157. Barred Owl (Strix varia)
___ 158. Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
___ 159. Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
___ 160. Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
CAPRIMULGIFORMES
CAPRIMULGIDAE [Goatsuckers]
 Chordeilinae [Nighthawks]
___ 161. Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
 Caprimulginae [Nightjars]
___ 162. Chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis)
___ 163. Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus)
APODIFORMES
APODIDAE [Swifts]
 Chaeturinae [Spine-tailed Swifts]
___ 164. Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
TROCHILIDAE [Hummingbirds]
 Trochilinae [Typical Hummingbirds]
___ 165. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
___ 166. Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus/sasin) *
CORACIIFORMES
ALCEDINIDAE [Kingfishers]
 Cerylinae [New World Kingfishers]
___ 167. Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
PICIFORMES
PICIDAE [Wrynecks and Woodpeckers]
 Picinae [Woodpeckers]
___ 168. Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
___ 169. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
___ 170. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
___ 171. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
___ 172. Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
___ 173. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
___ 174. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
PASSERIFORMES
TYRANNIDAE [Tyrant Flycatchers]
 Fluvicolinae [Typical Flycatchers]
___ 175. Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
___ 176. Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
___ 177. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
___ 178. Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
___ 179. Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
___ 180. Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax trailii)
___ 181. Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
___ 182. Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
 Tyranninae [Kingbirds]
___ 183. Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
___ 184. Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
___ 185. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
LANIIDAE [Shrikes]
___ 186. Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
VIREONIDAE [Vireos]
___ 187. White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
___ 188. Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
___ 189. Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
___ 190. Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
___ 191. Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
___ 192. Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
CORVIDAE [Corvids]
___ 193. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
___ 194. American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
___ 195. Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
___ 196. Common Raven (Corvus corax) *
ALAUDIDAE [Larks]
___ 197. Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
HIRUNDINIDAE [Swallows]
 Hirundininae
___ 198. Purple Martin (Progne subis)
___ 199. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
___ 200. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
___ 201. Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
___ 202. Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
___ 203. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
PARIDAE [Tits]
___ 204. Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
___ 205. Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
___ 206. Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
SITTIDAE [Nuthatches]
 Sittinae [True Nuthatches]
___ 207. Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
___ 208. White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
CERTHIIDAE [Treecreepers]
 Certhiinae [Typical Creepers]
___ 209. Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
TROGLODYTIDAE [Wrens]
___ 210. Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
___ 211. Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) *
___ 212. House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
___ 213. Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
___ 214. Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
___ 215. Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
REGULIDAE [Kinglets]
___ 216. Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
___ 217. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
SYLVIIDAE [Old World Warblers]
 Polioptilinae [Gnatcatchers]
___ 218. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
TURDIDAE [Thrushes]
___ 219. Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
___ 220. Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
___ 221. Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
___ 222. Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
___ 223. Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
___ 224. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
___ 225. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
MIMIDAE [Mimids]
___ 226. Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
___ 227. Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
___ 228. Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
STURNIDAE [Starlings]
___ 229. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
MOTACILLIDAE [Wagtails and Pipits]
___ 230. American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
BOMBYCILLIDAE [Waxwings]
___ 231. Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) *
___ 232. Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
PARULIDAE [Wood-Warblers]
___ 233. Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)
___ 234. Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
___ 235. Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)
___ 236. Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
___ 237. Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
___ 238. Northern Parula (Parula americana)
___ 239. Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
___ 240. Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
___ 241. Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
___ 242. Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
___ 243. Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)
___ 244. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
___ 245. Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens)
___ 246. Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
___ 247. Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica)
___ 248. Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
___ 249. Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor)
___ 250. Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
___ 251. Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
___ 252. Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
___ 253. Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
___ 254. Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilla varia)
___ 255. American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
___ 256. Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
___ 257. Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus)
___ 258. Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
___ 259. Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
___ 260. Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla)
___ 261. Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus)
___ 262. Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis)
___ 263. Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia)
___ 264. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
___ 265. Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)
___ 266. Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
___ 267. Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)
___ 268. Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
THRAUPIDAE [Tanagers]
___ 269. Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
___ 270. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
EMBERIZIDAE [Emberizid Sparrows and Allies]
___ 271. Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
___ 272. Bachman's Sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis) *
___ 273. American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
___ 274. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
___ 275. Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
___ 276. Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
___ 277. Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
___ 278. Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
___ 279. Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
___ 280. Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
___ 281. Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) *
___ 282. Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) *
___ 283. Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) *
___ 284. Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
___ 285. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
___ 286. Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
___ 287. Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
___ 288. White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
___ 289. White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
___ 290. Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
___ 291. Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
___ 292. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
CARDINALIDAE [Grosbeaks and Allies]
___ 293. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
___ 294. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
___ 295. Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) *
___ 296. Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
___ 297. Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
___ 298. Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
ICTERIDAE [New World Blackbirds and Allies]
___ 299. Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
___ 300. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
___ 301. Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
___ 302. Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
___ 303. Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
___ 304. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
___ 305. Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
___ 306. Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
___ 307. Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
FRINGILLIDAE [Typical Finches]
 Carduelinae [Carduelid Finches]
___ 308. Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
___ 309. House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
___ 310. Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
___ 311. White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) *
___ 312. Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
___ 313. Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
___ 314. American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
___ 315. Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
PASSERIDAE [Old World Weavers]
___ 316. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

* - Review Species