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Number of species: 328 Images of 327 species can you help
Number of globally threatened species: 4
Number of introduced species: 2
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon	*Gavia stellata*	Plongeon catmarin
Pacific Loon	*Gavia pacifica*	Plongeon du Pacifique
Common Loon	*Gavia immer*	Plongeon huard
Yellow-billed Loon	*Gavia adamsii*	Plongeon bec blanc
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	*Podilymbus podiceps*	Grbe bec bigarr
Red-necked Grebe	*Podiceps grisegena*	Grbe jougris
Horned Grebe	*Podiceps auritus*	Grbe esclavon
Black-necked Grebe	*Podiceps nigricollis*	Grbe cou noir
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	*Fulmarus glacialis*	Fulmar boral
Great Shearwater	*Puffinus gravis*	Puffin majeur
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Puffin fuligineux	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Short-tailed Shearwater	*Puffinus tenuirostris*	Puffin bec grle	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*	Ocanite de Wilson	Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma leucorhoa*	Ocanite cul-blanc	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
American White Pelican	*Pelecanus erythrorhynchos*	Plican d'Amrique
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	*Morus bassanus*	Fou de Bassan	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax auritus*	Cormoran aigrettes
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*	Grand Cormoran
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron	*Ardea herodias*	Grand Hron	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*	Grande Aigrette	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Egret	*Egretta thula*	Aigrette neigeuse	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*	Hron garde-boeufs	Rare/Accidental
American Bittern	*Botaurus lentiginosus*	Butor d'Amrique
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Trumpeter Swan	*Cygnus buccinator*	Cygne trompette
Tundra Swan	*Cygnus columbianus*	Cygne siffleur
Greater White-fronted Goose	*Anser albifrons*	Oie rieuse
Bar-headed Goose	*Anser indicus*	Oie tte barre	Rare/Accidental
Snow Goose	*Chen caerulescens*	Oie des neiges
Ross's Goose	*Chen rossii*	Oie de Ross
Brant	*Branta bernicla*	Bernache cravant
Barnacle Goose	*Branta leucopsis*	Bernache nonnette	Rare/Accidental
Cackling Goose	*Branta hutchinsii*	Bernache de Hutchins
Canada Goose	*Branta canadensis*	Bernache du Canada
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*	Canard siffleur	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	*Anas americana*	Canard d'Amrique
Falcated Duck	*Anas falcata*	Canard faucilles	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Gadwall	*Anas strepera*	Canard chipeau
Green-winged Teal	*Anas carolinensis*	Sarcelle ailes vertes
Mallard	*Anas platyrhynchos*	Canard colvert
American Black Duck	*Anas rubripes*	Canard noir
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*	Canard pilet
Blue-winged Teal	*Anas discors*	Sarcelle ailes bleues
Cinnamon Teal	*Anas cyanoptera*	Sarcelle cannelle	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*	Canard souchet
Canvasback	*Aythya valisineria*	Fuligule dos blanc
Redhead	*Aythya americana*	Fuligule tte rouge
Ring-necked Duck	*Aythya collaris*	Fuligule collier
Greater Scaup	*Aythya marila*	Fuligule milouinan
Lesser Scaup	*Aythya affinis*	Petit Fuligule
Common Eider	*Somateria mollissima*	Eider duvet
King Eider	*Somateria spectabilis*	Eider tte grise
Steller's Eider	*Polysticta stelleri*	Eider de Steller	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Harlequin Duck	*Histrionicus histrionicus*	Arlequin plongeur
Long-tailed Duck	*Clangula hyemalis*	Harelde kakawi
Black Scoter	*Melanitta nigra*	Macreuse noire
Surf Scoter	*Melanitta perspicillata*	Macreuse front blanc
White-winged Scoter	*Melanitta fusca*	Macreuse brune
Common Goldeneye	*Bucephala clangula*	Garrot oeil d'or
Barrow's Goldeneye	*Bucephala islandica*	Garrot d'Islande
Bufflehead	*Bucephala albeola*	Petit Garrot
Hooded Merganser	*Lophodytes cucullatus*	Harle couronn
Red-breasted Merganser	*Mergus serrator*	Harle hupp
Common Merganser	*Mergus merganser*	Grand Harle
Ruddy Duck	*Oxyura jamaicensis*	rismature rousse
FALCONIFORMES: Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture	*Cathartes aura*	Urubu tte rouge	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*	Balbuzard pcheur
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Bald Eagle	*Haliaeetus leucocephalus*	Pygargue tte blanche
Northern Harrier	*Circus cyaneus*	Busard Saint-Martin
Sharp-shinned Hawk	*Accipiter striatus*	pervier brun
Cooper's Hawk	*Accipiter cooperii*	pervier de Cooper
Northern Goshawk	*Accipiter gentilis*	Autour des palombes
Broad-winged Hawk	*Buteo platypterus*	Petite Buse	Rare/Accidental
Swainson's Hawk	*Buteo swainsoni*	Buse de Swainson
Red-tailed Hawk	*Buteo jamaicensis*	Buse queue rousse
Rough-legged Hawk	*Buteo lagopus*	Buse pattue
Golden Eagle	*Aquila chrysaetos*	Aigle royal
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
American Kestrel	*Falco sparverius*	Crcerelle d'Amrique
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*	Faucon merillon
Gyrfalcon	*Falco rusticolus*	Faucon gerfaut
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*	Faucon plerin
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Spruce Grouse	*Falcipennis canadensis*	Ttras du Canada
Blue Grouse	*Dendragapus obscurus*	Ttras sombre
White-tailed Ptarmigan	*Lagopus leucura*	Lagopde queue blanche
Willow Ptarmigan	*Lagopus lagopus*	Lagopde des saules
Rock Ptarmigan	*Lagopus muta*	Lagopde alpin
Ruffed Grouse	*Bonasa umbellus*	Glinotte huppe
Sharp-tailed Grouse	*Tympanuchus phasianellus*	Ttras queue fine
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Sandhill Crane	*Grus canadensis*	Grue du Canada
Whooping Crane	*Grus americana*	Grue blanche	Endangered
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Yellow Rail	*Coturnicops noveboracensis*	Rle jaune
Corn Crake	*Crex crex*	Rle des gents	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Sora	*Porzana carolina*	Marouette de Caroline
American Coot	*Fulica americana*	Foulque d'Amrique
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
American Avocet	*Recurvirostra americana*	Avocette d'Amrique
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing	*Vanellus vanellus*	Vanneau hupp	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis fulva*	Pluvier fauve
American Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis dominica*	Pluvier bronz
Black-bellied lover	*Pluvialis squatarola*	Pluvier argent
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*	Pluvier grand-gravelot
Semipalmated Plover	*Charadrius semipalmatus*	Pluvier semipalm
Killdeer	*Charadrius vociferus*	Pluvier kildir
Lesser Sandplover	*Charadrius mongolus*	Pluvier de Mongolie
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Wilson's Snipe	*Gallinago delicata*	Bcassine de Wilson
Short-billed Dowitcher	*Limnodromus griseus*	Bcassin roux
Long-billed Dowitcher	*Limnodromus scolopaceus*	Bcassin long bec
Hudsonian Godwit	*Limosa haemastica*	Barge hudsonienne
Bar-tailed Godwit	*Limosa lapponica*	Barge rousse	Rare/Accidental
Marbled Godwit	*Limosa fedoa*	Barge marbre
Eskimo Curlew	*Numenius borealis*	Courlis esquimau	Critically endangered (possibly extinct)
Whimbrel	*Numenius phaeopus*	Courlis corlieu
Long-billed Curlew	*Numenius americanus*	Courlis long bec	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Upland Sandpiper	*Bartramia longicauda*	Maubche des champs
Spotted Sandpiper	*Actitis macularius*	Chevalier grivel
Solitary Sandpiper	*Tringa solitaria*	Chevalier solitaire
Wandering Tattler	*Tringa incana*	Chevalier errant
Greater Yellowlegs	*Tringa melanoleuca*	Grand Chevalier
Willet	*Tringa semipalmatus*	Chevalier semipalm	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs	*Tringa flavipes*	Petit Chevalier
Ruddy Turnstone	*Arenaria interpres*	Tournepierre collier
Black Turnstone	*Arenaria melanocephala*	Tournepierre noir	Rare/Accidental
Surfbird	*Aphriza virgata*	Bcasseau du ressac	Rare/Accidental
Red Knot	*Calidris canutus*	Bcasseau maubche
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*	Bcasseau sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper	*Calidris pusilla*	Bcasseau semipalm
Western Sandpiper	*Calidris mauri*	Bcasseau d'Alaska	Rare/Accidental
Least Sandpiper	*Calidris minutilla*	Bcasseau minuscule
White-rumped Sandpiper	*Calidris fuscicollis*	Bcasseau croupion blanc
Baird's Sandpiper	*Calidris bairdii*	Bcasseau de Baird
Pectoral Sandpiper	*Calidris melanotos*	Bcasseau poitrine cendre
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	*Calidris acuminata*	Bcasseau queue pointue	Rare/Accidental
Dunlin	*Calidris alpina*	Bcasseau variable
Purple Sandpiper	*Calidris maritima*	Bcasseau violet
Stilt Sandpiper	*Calidris himantopus*	Bcasseau chasses
Buff-breasted Sandpipe	*Tryngites subruficollis*	Bcasseau rousstre	Near-threatened
Wilson's Phalarope	*Phalaropus tricolor*	Phalarope de Wilson
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*	Phalarope bec troit
Red Phalarope	*Phalaropus fulicarius*	Phalarope bec large
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Mew Gull	*Larus canus*	Goland cendr
Ring-billed Gull	*Larus delawarensis*	Goland bec cercl
California Gull	*Larus californicus*	Goland de Californie
Great Black-backed Gull	*Larus marinus*	Goland marin	Rare/Accidental
Glaucous Gull	*Larus hyperboreus*	Goland bourgmestre
Iceland Gull	*Larus glaucoides*	Goland arctique
Thayer's Gull	*Larus thayeri*	Goland de Thayer
Lesser Black-backed Gull	*Larus fuscus*	Goland brun	Rare/Accidental
American Herring Gull	*Larus smithsonianus*	Goland d'Amrique
Slaty-backed Gull	*Larus schistisagus*	Goland manteau ardois	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*	Mouette rieuse	Rare/Accidental
Bonaparte's Gull	*Larus philadelphia*	Mouette de Bonaparte
Franklin's Gull	*Larus pipixcan*	Mouette de Franklin
Little Gull	*Larus minutus*	Mouette pygme
Ivory Gull	*Pagophila eburnea*	Mouette blanche	Near-threatened
Ross's Gull	*Rhodostethia rosea*	Mouette rose
Sabine's Gull	*Xema sabini*	Mouette de Sabine
Black-legged Kittiwake	*Rissa tridactyla*	Mouette tridactyle
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Caspian Tern	*Hydroprogne caspia*	Sterne caspienne
Black Tern	*Chlidonias niger*	Guifette noire
Arctic Tern	*Sterna paradisaea*	Sterne arctique
Common Tern	*Sterna hirundo*	Sterne pierregarin
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Great Skua	*Stercorarius skua*	Grand Labbe	Rare/Accidental
Pomarine Jaeger	*Stercorarius pomarinus*	Labbe pomarin
Parasitic Jaeger	*Stercorari*