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The National bird of Canada Common Loon Photo by jackanapes July 27, 2006 © all rights reserved
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Bird Checklist photos and data Canada Number of species: 665
Number of breeding endemics: 6
Number of globally threatened species: 23
Number of extinct species: 3
Number of introduced species: 8
Date last reviewed: 2004-08-09
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon	*Gavia stellata*
Pacific Loon	*Gavia pacifica*
Common Loon	*Gavia immer*
Yellow-billed Loon	*Gavia adamsii*
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	*Podilymbus podiceps*
Red-necked Grebe	*Podiceps grisegena*
Horned Grebe	*Podiceps auritus*
Black-necked Grebe	*Podiceps nigricollis*
Western Grebe	*Aechmophorus occidentalis*
Clark's Grebe	*Aechmophorus clarkii*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Short-tailed Albatross	*Phoebastria albatrus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Laysan Albatross	*Phoebastria immutabilis*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Black-footed Albatross	*Phoebastria nigripes*	Endangered
Black-browed Albatross	*Thalassarche melanophris*	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-nosed Albatross	*Thalassarche chlororhynchos*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	*Fulmarus glacialis*
Black-capped Petrel	*Pterodroma hasitata*	Rare/Accidental
Mottled Petrel	*Pterodroma inexpectata*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Fea's Petrel	*Pterodroma feae*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Cape Verde Petrel	*Calonectris diomedea*
Cory's Shearwater	*Calonectris diomedea*
Pink-footed Shearwater	*Puffinus creatopus*	Vulnerable
Flesh-footed Shearwater	*Puffinus carneipes*	Rare/Accidental
Great Shearwater	*Puffinus gravis*
Buller's Shearwater	*Puffinus bulleri*	Vulnerable
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Near-threatened
Short-tailed Shearwater	*Puffinus tenuirostris*	Rare/Accidental
Manx Shearwater	*Puffinus puffinus*
Black-vented Shearwater	*Puffinus opisthomelas*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Little Shearwater	*Puffinus assimilis*	Rare/Accidental
Audubon's Shearwater	*Puffinus lherminieri*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*
White-faced Storm-Petrel	*Pelagodroma marina*	Rare/Accidental
European Storm-Petrel	*Hydrobates pelagicus*	Rare/Accidental
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma castro*	Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma leucorhoa*
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma furcata*
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-tailed Tropicbird	*Phaethon rubricauda*
White-tailed Tropicbird	*Phaethon lepturus*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
American White Pelican	*Pelecanus erythrorhynchos*
Brown Pelican	*Pelecanus occidentalis*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	*Morus bassanus*
Brown Booby	*Sula leucogaster*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax auritus*
Neotropic Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax brasilianus*	Rare/Accidental
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
Brandt's Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax penicillatus*
Pelagic Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax pelagicus*
Red-faced Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax urile*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Anhinga	*Anhinga anhinga*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	*Fregata magnificens*	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron	*Ardea cinerea*	Rare/Accidental
Great Blue Heron	*Ardea herodias*
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*
Reddish Egret	*Egretta rufescens*	Rare/Accidental
Tricolored Heron	*Egretta tricolor*
Little Blue Heron	*Egretta caerulea*
Western Reef-Egret	*Egretta gularis*	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Egret	*Egretta thula*
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*
Green Heron	*Butorides virescens*
Black-crowned Night-Heron	*Nycticorax nycticorax*
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	*Nyctanassa violacea*	Rare/Accidental
Least Bittern	*Ixobrychus exilis*
American Bittern	*Botaurus lentiginosus*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Wood Stork	*Mycteria americana*	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
White Ibis	*Eudocimus albus*	Rare/Accidental
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
White-faced Ibis	*Plegadis chihi*	Rare/Accidental
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Caribbean Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus ruber*	Rare/Accidental
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna bicolor*	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna autumnalis*	Rare/Accidental
Mute Swan	*Cygnus olor*	Introduced species
Trumpeter Swan	*Cygnus buccinator*
Whooper Swan	*Cygnus cygnus*	Rare/Accidental
Tundra Swan	*Cygnus columbianus*
Bean Goose	*Anser fabalis*	Rare/Accidental
Pink-footed Goose	*Anser brachyrhynchus*	Rare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted Goose	*Anser albifrons*
Lesser White-fronted Goose	*Anser erythropus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Bar-headed Goose	*Anser indicus*	Rare/Accidental
Snow Goose	*Chen caerulescens*
Ross's Goose	*Chen rossii*	Breeding endemic
Emperor Goose	*Chen canagica*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Brant	*Branta bernicla*
Barnacle Goose	*Branta leucopsis*	Rare/Accidental
Cackling Goose	*Branta hutchinsii*
Canada Goose	*Branta canadensis*
Ruddy Shelduck	*Tadorna ferruginea*	Rare/Accidental
Wood Duck	*Aix sponsa*
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*
American Wigeon	*Anas americana*
Falcated Duck	*Anas falcata*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Gadwall	*Anas strepera*
Baikal Teal	*Anas formosa*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Green-winged Teal	*Anas carolinensis*
Eurasian Teal	*Anas crecca*	Rare/Accidental
Mallard	*Anas platyrhynchos*
American Black Duck	*Anas rubripes*
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*
White-cheeked Pintail	*Anas bahamensis*	Rare/Accidental
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*	Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Teal	*Anas discors*
Cinnamon Teal	*Anas cyanoptera*
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*
Canvasback	*Aythya valisineria*
Redhead	*Aythya americana*
Ring-necked Duck	*Aythya collaris*
Tufted Duck	*Aythya fuligula*	Rare/Accidental
Greater Scaup	*Aythya marila*
Lesser Scaup	*Aythya affinis*
Common Eider	*Somateria mollissima*
King Eider	*Somateria spectabilis*
Spectacled Eider	*Somateria fischeri*	Rare/Accidental
Steller's Eider	*Polysticta stelleri*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Harlequin Duck	*Histrionicus histrionicus*
Long-tailed Duck	*Clangula hyemalis*
Labrador Duck	*Camptorhynchus labradorius*	Breeding endemic Extinct
Black Scoter	*Melanitta nigra*
Surf Scoter	*Melanitta perspicillata*
White-winged Scoter	*Melanitta fusca*
Common Goldeneye	*Bucephala clangula*
Barrow's Goldeneye	*Bucephala islandica*
Bufflehead	*Bucephala albeola*
Smew	*Mergellus albellus*	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Merganser	*Lophodytes cucullatus*
Red-breasted Merganser	*Mergus serrator*
Common Merganser	*Mergus merganser*
Ruddy Duck	*Oxyura jamaicensis*
FALCONIFORMES: Cathartidae
Black Vulture	*Coragyps atratus*	Rare/Accidental
Turkey Vulture	*Cathartes aura*
California Condor	*Gymnogyps californianus*	Extirpated Critically endangered
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Swallow-tailed Kite	*Elanoides forficatus*	Rare/Accidental
White-tailed Kite	*Elanus leucurus*	Rare/Accidental
Mississippi Kite	*Ictinia mississippiensis*	Rare/Accidental
Bald Eagle	*Haliaeetus leucocephalus*
Northern Harrier	*Circus cyaneus*
Sharp-shinned Hawk	*Accipiter striatus*
Cooper's Hawk	*Accipiter cooperii*
Northern Goshawk	*Accipiter gentilis*
Red-shouldered Hawk	*Buteo lineatus*
Broad-winged Hawk	*Buteo platypterus*
Swainson's Hawk	*Buteo swainsoni*
Zone-tailed Hawk	*Buteo albonotatus*	Rare/Accidental
Red-tailed Hawk	*Buteo jamaicensis*
Ferruginous Hawk	*Buteo regalis*	Near-threatened
Rough-legged Hawk	*Buteo lagopus*
Golden Eagle	*Aquila chrysaetos*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Crested Caracara	*Caracara cheriway*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*	Rare/Accidental
American Kestrel	*Falco sparverius*
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*
Gyrfalcon	*Falco rusticolus*
Prairie Falcon	*Falco mexicanus*
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Meleagrididae
Wild Turkey	*Meleagris gallopavo*
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Spruce Grouse	*Falcipennis canadensis*
Blue Grouse	*Dendragapus obscurus*
Sooty Grouse	*Dendragapus fuliginosus*
White-tailed Ptarmigan	*Lagopus leucura*
Willow Ptarmigan	*Lagopus lagopus*
Rock Ptarmigan	*Lagopus muta*
Ruffed Grouse	*Bonasa umbellus*
Greater Sage Grouse	*Centrocercus urophasianus*	Near-threatened
Sharp-tailed Grouse	*Tympanuchus phasianellus*
Greater Prairie-chicken	*Tympanuchus cupido*	Vulnerable
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
Mountain Quail	*Oreortyx pictus*
California Quail	*Callipepla californica*
Northern Bobwhite	*Colinus virginianus*	Near-threatened
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Chukar	*Alectoris chukar*	Introduced species
Grey Partridge	*Perdix perdix*	Introduced species
Ring-necked Pheasant	*Phasianus colchicus*	Introduced species
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Sandhill Crane	*Grus canadensis*
Common Crane	*Grus grus*	Rare/Accidental
Whooping Crane	*Grus americana*	Breeding endemic Endangered
GRUIFORMES: Aramidae
Limpkin	*Aramus guarauna*	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Yellow Rail	*Coturnicops noveboracensis*
Black Rail	*Laterallus jamaicensis*	Rare/Accidental
Clapper Rail	*Rallus longirostris*	Rare/Accidental
King Rail	*Rallus elegans*
Virginia Rail	*Rallus limicola*
Corn Crake	*Crex crex*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Sora	*Porzana carolina*
Purple Gallinule	*Porphyrio martinica*	Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Common Coot	*Fulica atra*	Rare/Accidental
American Coot	*Fulica americana*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Black Oystercatcher	*Haematopus bachmani*
American Oystercatcher	*Haematopus palliatus*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Oystercatcher	*Haematopus ostralegus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black Necked Stilt	*Himantopus mexicanus*
American Avocet	*Recurvirostra americana*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing	*Vanellus vanellus*	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis fulva*	Rare/Accidental
American Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis dominica*
Eurasian Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis apricaria*	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied lover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Semipalmated Plover	*Charadrius semipalmatus*
Wilson's Plover