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WILDLIFE SPECIES INFORMATION INDEX

    List of Bird Species found in Wyoming - Wyoming's Official State List Of Birds


    THE OFFICIAL STATE LIST OF THE COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF THE

    BIRDS, MAMMALS, AMPHIBIANS, AND REPTILES IN WYOMING

     

    Spp.

    Code

    Common

    Name

    Scientific

    Name

    Doc. Type

    Additional Information

    BIRDS a, b

    Waterfowl

    Order:  Anseriformes

    Family:  Anatidae

    171.0

    Greater White-fronted Goose *

    (Anser albifrons)

    (FL)

     

    169.0

    Snow Goose *

    (Chen caerulescens)

     

     

    170.0

    Ross’s Goose *

    (Chen rossii)

    (FL)

     

    172.0

    Canada Goose *

    (Branta canadensis)

     

     

    173.0

    Brant

     

    (Branta bernicla)

    (AS)

    Includes Black Brant (174.0)

    178.2

    Mute Swan

    (Cygnus olor)

    (AS)

    Controlled

    181.0

    Trumpeter Swan *

    (Cygnus buccinator)

    (FL)

    No season

    180.0

    Tundra Swan *

    (Cygnus columbianus)

     

    No season

    144.0

    Wood Duck *

    (Aix sponsa)

     

     

    135.0

    Gadwall *

    (Anas strepera)

     

     

    136.0

    Eurasian Wigeon

    (Anas penelope)

    (FL)

     

    137.0

    American Wigeon *

    (Anas americana)

     

     

    133.0

    American Black Duck

    (Anas rubripes)

    (AS)

     

    132.0

    Mallard *

    (Anas platyrhynchos)

     

     

    140.0

    Blue-winged Teal *

    (Anas discors)

     

     

    141.0

    Cinnamon Teal *

    (Anas cyanoptera)

     

     

    142.0

    Northern Shoveler *

    (Anas clypeata)

     

     

    143.0

    Northern Pintail *

    (Anas acuta)

     

     

    139.2

    Garganey

    (Anas querquedula)

    (AS)

     

    139.0

    Green-winged Teal *

    (Anas crecca)

     

     

    147.0

    Canvasback *

    (Aythya valisineria)

     

     

    146.0

    Redhead *

    (Aythya americana)

     

     

    150.0

    Ring-necked Duck *

    (Aythya collaris)

     

     

    149.1

    Tufted Duck

    (Aythya fuligula)

    (AS)

     

    148.0

    Greater Scaup *

    (Aythya marila)

    (FL)

     

    149.0

    Lesser Scaup *

    (Aythya affinis)

     

     

    155.0

    Harlequin Duck *

    (Histrionicus histrionicus)

     

     

    166.0

    Surf Scoter *

    (Melanitta perspicillata)

    (FL)

     

    165.0

    White-winged Scoter *

    (Melanitta fusca)

    (FL)

     

    163.0

    Black Scoter

    (Melanitta nigra)

    (AS)

     

    154.0

    Long-tailed Duck *

    (Clangula hyemalis)

    (FL)

     

    153.0

    Bufflehead *

    (Bucephala albeola)

     

     

    151.0

    Common Goldeneye *

    (Bucephala clangula)

     

     

    152.0

    Barrow’s Goldeneye *

    (Bucephala islandica)

     

     

    131.0

    Hooded Merganser *

    (Lophodytes cucullatus)

     

     

    129.0

    Common Merganser *

    (Mergus merganser)

     

     

    130.0

    Red-breasted Merganser *

    (Mergus serrator)

     

     

    167.0

    Ruddy Duck *

    (Oxyura jamaicensis)

     

     

    141.2

    Ruddy Shelduck

    (Tadorna ferruginea)

    (AS)

    Controlled

    141.1

    Common Shelduck

    (Tadorna tadorna)

    (AS)

    Controlled

    Gallinaceous Birds

    Order:  Galliformes

    Family:  Phasianidae

    288.2

    Chukar *

    (Alectoris chukar)

     

     

    288.1

    Gray Partridge *

    (Perdix perdix)

     

     

    309.1

    Ring-necked Pheasant *

    (Phasianus colchicus)

     

     

    300.0

    Ruffed Grouse *

    (Bonasa umbellus)

     

     

    309.0

    Greater Sage-Grouse *

    (Centrocercus urophasianus)

     

     

    304.0

    White-tailed Ptarmigan *

    (Lagopus leucurus)

    (AS)

    No season

    297.0

    Blue Grouse *

    (Dendragapus obscurus)

     

     

    308.0

    Sharp-tailed Grouse *

    (Tympanuchus phasianellus)

     

     

    305.0

    Greater Prairie-Chicken

    (Tympanuchus cupido)

    (AS)

     

    310.0

    Wild Turkey *

    (Meleagris gallopavo)

     

     

    Family:  Odontophoridae

    289.0

    Northern Bobwhite *

    (Colinus virginianus)

    (AS)

     

    Loons

    Order:  Gaviiformes

    Family:  Gaviidae

    011.0

    Red-throated Loon

    (Gavia stellata)

    (AS)

     

    010.0

    Pacific Loon

    (Gavia pacifica)

    (FL)

     

    007.0

    Common Loon

    (Gavia immer)

     

     

    008.0

    Yellow-billed Loon

    (Gavia adamsii)

    (AS)

     

    Grebes

    Order:  Podicipediformes

    Family:  Podicipedidae

    006.0

    Pied-billed Grebe

    (Podilymbus podiceps)

     

     

    003.0

    Horned Grebe

    (Podiceps auritus)

     

     

    002.0

    Red-necked Grebe

    (Podiceps grisegena)

    (FL)

     

    004.0

    Eared Grebe

    (Podiceps nigricollis)

     

     

    001.0

    Western Grebe

    (Aechmophorus occidentalis)

     

     

    001.1

    Clark’s Grebe

    (Aechmophorus clarkii)

     

     

    Pelicans and Cormorants

    Order:  Pelecaniformes

    Family:  Pelecanidae

    125.0

    American White Pelican

    (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

     

     

    126.0

    Brown Pelican

    (Pelecanus occidentalis)

    (AS)

    Endangered

    Family:  Phalacrocoracidae

    120.0

    Double-crested Cormorant

    (Phalacrocorax auritus)

     

     

    Wading Birds

    Order:  Ciconiiformes

    Family:  Ardeidae

    190.0

    American Bittern

    (Botaurus lentiginosus)

    (FL)

     

    191.0

    Least Bittern

    (Ixobrychus exilis)

    (AS)

     

    194.0

    Great Blue Heron

    (Ardea herodias)

     

     

    196.0

    Great Egret

    (Ardea alba)

    (FL)

     

    197.0

    Snowy Egret

    (Egretta thula)

     

     

    200.0

    Little Blue Heron

    (Egretta caerulea)

    (AS)

     

    199.0

    Tricolored Heron

    (Egretta tricolor)

    (AS)

     

    200.1

    Cattle Egret

    (Bubulcus ibis)

    (FL)

     

    201.0

    Green Heron

    (Butorides virescens)

    (FL)

     

    202.0

    Black-crowned Night-Heron

    (Nycticorax nycticorax)

     

     

    203.0

    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    (Nyctanassa violacea)

    (AS)

     

    Family:  Threskiornithidae

    184.0

    White Ibis

    (Eudocimus albus)

    (AS)

     

    186.0

    Glossy Ibis

    (Plegadis falcinellus)

    (AS)

     

    187.0

    White-faced Ibis

    (Plegadis chihi)

     

     

    Family:  Ciconiidae

    188.0

    Wood Stork

    (Mycteria americana)

    (AS)

    Endangered

    Diurnal Birds of Prey

    Order:  Ciconiiformes

    Family:  Cathartidae

    325.0

    Turkey Vulture

    (Cathartes aura)

     

     

    Order:  Falconiformes

    Family:  Accipitridae

    364.0

    Osprey

    (Pandion haliaetus)

     

     

    328.0

    White-tailed Kite

    (Elanus leucurus)

    (AS)

     

    329.0

    Mississippi Kite

    (Ictinia mississippiensis)

    (AS)

     

    352.0

    Bald Eagle

    (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

     

    Threatened

    331.0

    Northern Harrier

    (Circus cyaneus)

     

     

    332.0

    Sharp-shinned Hawk

    (Accipiter striatus)

     

     

    333.0

    Cooper’s Hawk

    (Accipiter cooperii)

     

     

    334.0

    Northern Goshawk

    (Accipiter gentilis)

     

     

    343.0

    Broad-winged Hawk

    (Buteo platypterus)

    (FL)

     

    342.0

    Swainson’s Hawk

    (Buteo swainsoni)

     

     

    337.0

    Red-tailed Hawk

    (Buteo jamaicensis)

     

    Includes Harlan’s Hawk (338.0)

    348.0

    Ferruginous Hawk

    (Buteo regalis)

     

     

    347.0

    Rough-legged Hawk

    (Buteo lagopus)

     

     

    349.0

    Golden Eagle

    (Aquila chrysaetos)

     

     

    Family:  Falconidae

    362.0

    Crested Caracara

    (Caracara cheriway)

    (AS)

     

    360.0

    American Kestrel

    (Falco sparverius)

     

     

    357.0

    Merlin

    (Falco columbarius)

     

     

    354.0

    Gyrfalcon

    (Falco rusticolus)

    (FL)

     

    356.0

    Peregrine Falcon

    (Falco peregrinus)

     

     

    355.0

    Prairie Falcon

    (Falco mexicanus)

     

     

    Marshbirds

    Order:  Gruiformes

    Family:  Rallidae

    215.0

    Yellow Rail

    (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

    (AS)

     

    212.0

    Virginia Rail *

    (Rallus limicola)

     

     

    214.0

    Sora *

    (Porzana carolina)

     

     

    218.0

    Purple Gallinule

    (Porphyrio martinica)

    (AS)

     

    219.0

    Common Moorhen

    (Gallinula chloropus)

    (AS)

     

    221.0

    American Coot *

    (Fulica americana)

     

     

    Family:  Gruidae

    206.0

    Sandhill Crane *

    (Grus canadensis)

     

     

    204.0

    Whooping Crane

    (Grus americana)

    (AS)

    Endangered

    Shorebirds

    Order:  Charadriiformes

    Family:  Charadriidae

    270.0

    Black-bellied Plover

    (Pluvialis squatarola)

     

     

    272.0

    American Golden-Plover

    (Pluvialis dominica)

    (FL)

     

    278.0

    Snowy Plover

    (Charadrius alexandrinus)

    (FL)

     

    274.0

    Semipalmated Plover

    (Charadrius semipalmatus)

     

     

    277.0

    Piping Plover

    (Charadrius melodus)

    (AS)

    Endangered

    273.0

    Killdeer

    (Charadrius vociferus)

     

     

    281.0

    Mountain Plover

    (Charadrius montanus)

     

     

    Family:  Recurvirostridae

    226.0

    Black-necked Stilt

    (Himantopus mexicanus)

     

     

    225.0

    American Avocet

    (Recurvirostra americana)

     

     

    Family:  Scolopacidae

    254.0

    Greater Yellowlegs

    (Tringa melanoleuca)

     

     

    255.0

    Lesser Yellowlegs

    (Tringa flavipes)

     

     

    256.0

    Solitary Sandpiper

    (Tringa solitaria)

     

     

    258.0

    Willet

    (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)

     

     

    263.0

    Spotted Sandpiper

    (Actitis macularia)

     

     

    261.0

    Upland Sandpiper

    (Bartramia longicauda)

    (FL)

     

    265.0

    Whimbrel

    (Numenius phaeopus)

    (FL)

     

    264.0

    Long-billed Curlew

    (Numenius americanus)

     

     

    251.0

    Hudsonian Godwit

    (Limosa haemastica)

    (AS)

     

    249.0

    Marbled Godwit

    (Limosa fedoa)

     

     

    283.0

    Ruddy Turnstone

    (Arenaria interpres)

    (FL)

     

    234.0

    Red Knot

    (Calidris canutus)

    (FL)

     

    248.0

    Sanderling

    (Calidris alba)

     

     

    246.0

    Semipalmated Sandpiper

    (Calidris pusilla)

     

     

    247.0

    Western Sandpiper

    (Calidris mauri)

     

     

    242.0

    Least Sandpiper

    (Calidris minutilla)

     

     

    240.0

    White-rumped Sandpiper

    (Calidris fuscicollis)

    (FL)

     

    241.0

    Baird’s Sandpiper

    (Calidris bairdii)

     

     

    239.0

    Pectoral Sandpiper

    (Calidris melanotos)

     

     

    243.0

    Dunlin

    (Calidris alpina)

    (FL)

     

    233.0

    Stilt Sandpiper

    (Calidris himantopus)

     

     

    262.0

    Buff-breasted Sandpiper

    (Tryngites subruficollis)

    (AS)

     

    231.0

    Short-billed Dowitcher

    (Limnodromus griseus)

    (AS)

     

    232.0

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

     

     

    230.0

    Wilson’s Snipe

    (Gallinago delicata)

     

     

    228.0

    American Woodcock

    (Scolopax minor)

    (AS)

     

    224.0

    Wilson’s Phalarope

    (Phalaropus tricolor)

     

     

    223.0

    Red-necked Phalarope

    (Phalaropus lobatus)

     

     

    222.0

    Red Phalarope

    (Phalaropus fulicarius)

    (AS)

     

    Gulls and Terns

    Order:  Charadriiformes

    Family:  Laridae

    036.0

    Pomarine Jaeger

    (Stercorarius pomarinus)

    (AS)

     

    037.0

    Parasitic Jaeger

    (Stercorarius parasiticus)

    (AS)

     

    058.0

    Laughing Gull

    (Larus atricilla)

    (AS)

     

    059.0

    Franklin’s Gull

    (Larus pipixcan)

     

     

    055.1

    Black-headed Gull

    (Larus ridibundus)

    (AS)

     

    060.0

    Bonaparte’s Gull

    (Larus philadelphia)

     

     

    057.0

    Heermann’s Gull

    (Larus heermanni)

    (AS)

     

    055.0

    Mew Gull

    (Larus canus)

    (AS)

     

    054.0

    Ring-billed Gull

    (Larus delawarensis)

     

     

    053.0

    California Gull

    (Larus californicus)

     

     

    051.0

    Herring Gull

    (Larus argentatus)

    (FL)

     

    044.0

    Glaucous-winged Gull

    (Larus glaucescens)

    (AS)

     

    042.0

    Glaucous Gull

    (Larus hyperboreus)

    (AS)

     

    047.0

    Great Black-backed Gull

    (Larus marinus)

    (AS)

     

    062.0

    Sabine’s Gull

    (Xema sabini)

    (FL)

     

    040.0

    Black-legged Kittiwake

    (Rissa tridactyla)

    (AS)

     

    061.0

    Ross’s Gull

    (Rhodostethia rosea)

    (AS)

     

    064.0

    Caspian Tern

    (Sterna caspia)

     

     

    070.0

    Common Tern

    (Sterna hirundo)

    (FL)

     

    071.0

    Arctic Tern

    (Sterna paradisaea)

    (AS)

     

    069.0

    Forster’s Tern

    (Sterna forsteri)

     

     

    074.0

    Least Tern

    (Sterna antillarum)

    (AS)

    Endangered

    077.0

    Black Tern

    (Chlidonias niger)

     

     

    Seabirds