Species Information

Aves (Bird) observations for selected counties


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List Aves (Bird) observations in 1 selected county.
Selected county is: Henderson.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesHendersonNN Reference
Accipiter gentilis Northern GoshawkAvesHendersonNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesHendersonNS YesReference
Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperAvesHendersonNE YesReference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesHendersonNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesHendersonNN Reference
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper SparrowAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Ammospiza leconteii LeConte's SparrowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Ammospiza nelsoni Nelson's SparrowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Anas acuta Northern PintailAvesHendersonNN Reference
Anas crecca Green-winged TealAvesHendersonNN Reference
Anas fulvigula Mottled DuckAvesHendersonNN Reference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesHendersonNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted GooseAvesHendersonNN Reference
Anser caerulescens Snow GooseAvesHendersonNN Reference
Anser rossii Ross's GooseAvesHendersonNN Reference
Anthus rubescens American PipitAvesHendersonNN Reference
Antigone canadensis Sandhill CraneAvesHendersonNN Reference
Antrostomus vociferus Whip-poor-willAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Aquila chrysaetos Golden EagleAvesHendersonNN Reference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesHendersonNN Reference
Ardea alba Great EgretAvesHendersonNT YesReference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesHendersonNN Reference
Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneAvesHendersonNN Reference
Asio flammeus Short-eared OwlAvesHendersonNE YesReference
Aythya affinis Lesser ScaupAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Aythya americana RedheadAvesHendersonNN Reference
Aythya collaris Ring-necked DuckAvesHendersonNN Reference
Aythya marila Greater ScaupAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Aythya valisineria CanvasbackAvesHendersonNN Reference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesHendersonNN Reference
Bartramia longicauda Upland SandpiperAvesHendersonNH YesReference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesHendersonNN Reference
Botaurus lentiginosus American BitternAvesHendersonNH YesReference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesHendersonNN Reference
Branta hutchinsii Cackling GooseAvesHendersonNN Reference
Bubo scandiacus Snowy OwlAvesHendersonNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesHendersonNN Reference
Bubulcus ibis Cattle EgretAvesHendersonNS Reference
Bucephala albeola BuffleheadAvesHendersonNN Reference
Bucephala clangula Common GoldeneyeAvesHendersonNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesHendersonNN Reference
Buteo lagopus Rough-legged HawkAvesHendersonNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesHendersonNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesHendersonNN Reference
Buteo swainsoni Swainson's HawkAvesHendersonNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Calcarius lapponicus Lapland LongspurAvesHendersonNN Reference
Calidris alba SanderlingAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Calidris alpina DunlinAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Calidris bairdii Baird's SandpiperAvesHendersonNN Reference
Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped SandpiperAvesHendersonNN Reference
Calidris himantopus Stilt SandpiperAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Calidris mauri Western SandpiperAvesHendersonNN Reference
Calidris melanotos Pectoral SandpiperAvesHendersonNN Reference
Calidris minutilla Least SandpiperAvesHendersonNN Reference
Calidris pugnax RuffAvesHendersonNN Reference
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated SandpiperAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted SandpiperAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Cardellina canadensis Canada WarblerAvesHendersonNS YesReference
Cardellina pusilla Wilson's WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesHendersonNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesHendersonNN Reference
Catharus fuscescens VeeryAvesHendersonNN Reference
Catharus guttatus Hermit ThrushAvesHendersonNN Reference
Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked ThrushAvesHendersonNN Reference
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's ThrushAvesHendersonNN Reference
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's SparrowAvesHendersonNS YesReference
Certhia americana Brown CreeperAvesHendersonNT Reference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesHendersonNN Reference
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated PloverAvesHendersonNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Chlidonias niger Black TernAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Chondestes grammacus Lark SparrowAvesHendersonNS Reference
Chordeiles minor Common NighthawkAvesHendersonNN Reference
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's GullAvesHendersonNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesHendersonNT YesReference
Cistothorus palustris Marsh WrenAvesHendersonNN Reference
Cistothorus stellaris Sedge WrenAvesHendersonNS YesReference
Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed DuckAvesHendersonNN Reference
Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening GrosbeakAvesHendersonNN Reference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed CuckooAvesHendersonNN Reference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesHendersonNN Reference
Contopus cooperi Olive-sided FlycatcherAvesHendersonNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesHendersonNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesHendersonNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Corvus ossifragus Fish CrowAvesHendersonNS Reference
Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow RailAvesHendersonNN Reference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesHendersonNN Reference
Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter SwanAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Cygnus columbianus Tundra SwanAvesHendersonNN Reference
Cygnus olor Mute SwanAvesHendersonNN Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus BobolinkAvesHendersonNS YesReference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesHendersonNN Reference
Egretta caerulea Little Blue HeronAvesHendersonNE Reference
Egretta thula Snowy EgretAvesHendersonNE Reference
Empidonax alnorum Alder FlycatcherAvesHendersonNN Reference
Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied FlycatcherAvesHendersonNN Reference
Empidonax minimus Least FlycatcherAvesHendersonNE YesReference
Empidonax traillii Willow FlycatcherAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesHendersonNN Reference
Eremophila alpestris Horned LarkAvesHendersonNN Reference
Euphagus carolinus Rusty BlackbirdAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's BlackbirdAvesHendersonNN Reference
Falco columbarius MerlinAvesHendersonNN Reference
Falco peregrinus Peregrine FalconAvesHendersonNE YesReference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Fulica americana American CootAvesHendersonNE Reference
Gallinago delicata Wilson's SnipeAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Gallinula galeata Common GallinuleAvesHendersonNT YesReference
Gavia immer Common LoonAvesHendersonNN Reference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Geothlypis philadelphia Mourning WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesHendersonNN Reference
Grus americana Whooping CraneAvesHendersonXNN YesReference
Haemorhous mexicanus House FinchAvesHendersonNN Reference
Haemorhous purpureus Purple FinchAvesHendersonNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesHendersonNS YesReference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked StiltAvesHendersonNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesHendersonNN Reference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesHendersonNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesHendersonNN Reference
Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi KiteAvesHendersonNS Reference
Ixobrychus exilis Least BitternAvesHendersonNT YesReference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesHendersonNS Reference
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead ShrikeAvesHendersonNS YesReference
Larus argentatus Herring GullAvesHendersonNN Reference
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed GullAvesHendersonNN Reference
Leiothlypis celata Orange-crowned WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Leiothlypis peregrina Tennessee WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Nashville WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing GullAvesHendersonNN Reference
Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's GullAvesHendersonNN Reference
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed DowitcherAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed DowitcherAvesHendersonNN Reference
Limosa haemastica Hudsonian GodwitAvesHendersonNN Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded MerganserAvesHendersonNT YesReference
Mareca americana American WigeonAvesHendersonNN Reference
Mareca strepera GadwallAvesHendersonNN Reference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesHendersonNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesHendersonNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed WoodpeckerAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Melanitta deglandi White-winged ScoterAvesHendersonNN Reference
Melanitta perspicillata Surf ScoterAvesHendersonNN Reference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesHendersonNN Reference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's SparrowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Mergus merganser Common MerganserAvesHendersonNN Reference
Mergus serrator Red-breasted MerganserAvesHendersonNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesHendersonNN Reference
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesHendersonNN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesHendersonNN Reference
Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-heronAvesHendersonNT YesReference
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-heronAvesHendersonNT YesReference
Oporornis agilis Connecticut WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy DuckAvesHendersonNN Reference
Pandion haliaetus OspreyAvesHendersonNS YesReference
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Parkesia noveboracensis Northern WaterthrushAvesHendersonNN Reference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah SparrowAvesHendersonNS YesReference
Passerella iliaca Fox SparrowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesHendersonNN Reference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesHendersonNN Reference
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White PelicanAvesHendersonNN Reference
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff SwallowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested CormorantAvesHendersonNS Reference
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeAvesHendersonNN Reference
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's PhalaropeAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted GrosbeakAvesHendersonNS Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesHendersonNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Plectrophenax nivalis Snow BuntingAvesHendersonNN Reference
Plegadis chihi White-faced IbisAvesHendersonNN Reference
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy IbisAvesHendersonNN Reference
Pluvialis dominica American Golden-ploverAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied PloverAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Podiceps auritus Horned GrebeAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed GrebeAvesHendersonNE YesReference
Poecile atricapillus Black-capped ChickadeeAvesHendersonNN Reference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesHendersonNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesHendersonNN Reference
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper SparrowAvesHendersonNE Reference
Porphyrio martinicus Purple GallinuleAvesHendersonNN Reference
Porzana carolina SoraAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesHendersonNN Reference
Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary WarblerAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesHendersonNN Reference
Rallus elegans King RailAvesHendersonNE YesReference
Rallus limicola Virginia RailAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Recurvirostra americana American AvocetAvesHendersonNN Reference
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned KingletAvesHendersonNN Reference
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned KingletAvesHendersonNN Reference
Riparia riparia Bank SwallowAvesHendersonNS YesReference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesHendersonNN Reference
Scolopax minor American WoodcockAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesHendersonNN Reference
Selasphorus rufus Rufous HummingbirdAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean WarblerAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga fusca Blackburnian WarblerAvesHendersonNT Reference
Setophaga magnolia Magnolia WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga palmarum Palm WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga pinus Pine WarblerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga ruticilla American RedstartAvesHendersonNN Reference
Setophaga striata Blackpoll WarblerAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Setophaga tigrina Cape May WarblerAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Setophaga virens Black-throated Green WarblerAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesHendersonNN Reference
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted NuthatchAvesHendersonNE Reference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesHendersonNN Reference
Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerAvesHendersonNE Reference
Spatula cyanoptera Cinnamon TealAvesHendersonNN Reference
Spatula discors Blue-winged TealAvesHendersonNT Reference
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAvesHendersonNN Reference
Spinus pinus Pine SiskinAvesHendersonNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesHendersonNN Reference
Spiza americana DickcisselAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Spizelloides arborea American Tree SparrowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged SwallowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Sterna forsteri Forster's TernAvesHendersonNN Reference
Sterna hirundo Common TernAvesHendersonNN Reference
Sternula antillarum athalassos Interior Least TernAvesHendersonNE YesReference
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-doveAvesHendersonNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesHendersonNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Sturnella neglecta Western MeadowlarkAvesHendersonNN Reference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesHendersonNN Reference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesHendersonNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesHendersonNN Reference
Tringa flavipes Lesser YellowlegsAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Tringa melanoleuca Greater YellowlegsAvesHendersonNN Reference
Tringa semipalmata WilletAvesHendersonNN Reference
Tringa solitaria Solitary SandpiperAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesHendersonNN Reference
Troglodytes hiemalis Winter WrenAvesHendersonNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesHendersonNN Reference
Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed FlycatcherAvesHendersonNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesHendersonNN Reference
Tyto alba Barn OwlAvesHendersonNS YesReference
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged WarblerAvesHendersonNE YesReference
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged WarblerAvesHendersonNN YesReference
Vireo bellii Bell's VireoAvesHendersonNS YesReference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesHendersonNN Reference
Vireo gilvus Warbling VireoAvesHendersonNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesHendersonNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesHendersonNN Reference
Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia VireoAvesHendersonNN Reference
Vireo solitarius Blue-headed VireoAvesHendersonNN Reference
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed BlackbirdAvesHendersonNN Reference
Zenaida asiatica White-winged DoveAvesHendersonNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesHendersonNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAvesHendersonNN Reference
Zonotrichia querula Harris's SparrowAvesHendersonNN Reference

281 species are listed