Species Information

Aves (Bird) observations for selected counties


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


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesTriggNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesTriggNS YesReference
Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperAvesTriggNE YesReference
Aechmophorus occidentalis Western GrebeAvesTriggNN Reference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesTriggNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesTriggNN Reference
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper SparrowAvesTriggNN YesReference
Ammospiza leconteii LeConte's SparrowAvesTriggNN Reference
Anas acuta Northern PintailAvesTriggNN Reference
Anas crecca Green-winged TealAvesTriggNN Reference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesTriggNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesTriggNN YesReference
Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted GooseAvesTriggNN Reference
Anser caerulescens Snow GooseAvesTriggNN Reference
Anser rossii Ross's GooseAvesTriggNN Reference
Anthus rubescens American PipitAvesTriggNN Reference
Antigone canadensis Sandhill CraneAvesTriggNN Reference
Antrostomus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widowAvesTriggNN YesReference
Antrostomus vociferus Whip-poor-willAvesTriggNN YesReference
Aquila chrysaetos Golden EagleAvesTriggNN Reference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesTriggNN Reference
Ardea alba Great EgretAvesTriggNT YesReference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesTriggNN Reference
Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneAvesTriggNN Reference
Asio flammeus Short-eared OwlAvesTriggNE YesReference
Aythya affinis Lesser ScaupAvesTriggNN YesReference
Aythya americana RedheadAvesTriggNN Reference
Aythya collaris Ring-necked DuckAvesTriggNN Reference
Aythya marila Greater ScaupAvesTriggNN YesReference
Aythya valisineria CanvasbackAvesTriggNN Reference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesTriggNN Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesTriggNN Reference
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed GrouseAvesTriggNN YesReference
Botaurus lentiginosus American BitternAvesTriggNH YesReference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesTriggNN Reference
Branta hutchinsii Cackling GooseAvesTriggNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesTriggNN Reference
Bubulcus ibis Cattle EgretAvesTriggNS Reference
Bucephala albeola BuffleheadAvesTriggNN Reference
Bucephala clangula Common GoldeneyeAvesTriggNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesTriggNN Reference
Buteo lagopus Rough-legged HawkAvesTriggNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesTriggNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesTriggNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesTriggNN YesReference
Calcarius lapponicus Lapland LongspurAvesTriggNN Reference
Calidris alba SanderlingAvesTriggNN YesReference
Calidris alpina DunlinAvesTriggNN YesReference
Calidris bairdii Baird's SandpiperAvesTriggNN Reference
Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped SandpiperAvesTriggNN Reference
Calidris himantopus Stilt SandpiperAvesTriggNN YesReference
Calidris mauri Western SandpiperAvesTriggNN Reference
Calidris melanotos Pectoral SandpiperAvesTriggNN Reference
Calidris minutilla Least SandpiperAvesTriggNN Reference
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated SandpiperAvesTriggNN YesReference
Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted SandpiperAvesTriggNN YesReference
Cardellina canadensis Canada WarblerAvesTriggNS YesReference
Cardellina pusilla Wilson's WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesTriggNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesTriggNN Reference
Catharus fuscescens VeeryAvesTriggNN Reference
Catharus guttatus Hermit ThrushAvesTriggNN Reference
Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked ThrushAvesTriggNN Reference
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's ThrushAvesTriggNN Reference
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's SparrowAvesTriggNS YesReference
Certhia americana Brown CreeperAvesTriggNT Reference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesTriggNN Reference
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated PloverAvesTriggNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesTriggNN Reference
Chlidonias niger Black TernAvesTriggNN YesReference
Chondestes grammacus Lark SparrowAvesTriggNS Reference
Chordeiles minor Common NighthawkAvesTriggNN Reference
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's GullAvesTriggNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesTriggNT YesReference
Cistothorus stellaris Sedge WrenAvesTriggNS YesReference
Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed DuckAvesTriggNN Reference
Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening GrosbeakAvesTriggNN Reference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesTriggNN YesReference
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed CuckooAvesTriggNN Reference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesTriggNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesTriggNN YesReference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesTriggNN Reference
Contopus cooperi Olive-sided FlycatcherAvesTriggNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesTriggNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesTriggNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesTriggNN Reference
Corvus ossifragus Fish CrowAvesTriggNS Reference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesTriggNN Reference
Cygnus columbianus Tundra SwanAvesTriggNN Reference
Cygnus olor Mute SwanAvesTriggNN Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus BobolinkAvesTriggNS YesReference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesTriggNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesTriggNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesTriggNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesTriggNN Reference
Egretta caerulea Little Blue HeronAvesTriggNE Reference
Egretta thula Snowy EgretAvesTriggNE Reference
Empidonax alnorum Alder FlycatcherAvesTriggNN Reference
Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied FlycatcherAvesTriggNN Reference
Empidonax minimus Least FlycatcherAvesTriggNE YesReference
Empidonax traillii Willow FlycatcherAvesTriggNN YesReference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesTriggNN Reference
Eremophila alpestris Horned LarkAvesTriggNN Reference
Euphagus carolinus Rusty BlackbirdAvesTriggNN YesReference
Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's BlackbirdAvesTriggNN Reference
Falco columbarius MerlinAvesTriggNN Reference
Falco peregrinus Peregrine FalconAvesTriggNE YesReference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesTriggNN YesReference
Fulica americana American CootAvesTriggNE Reference
Gallinago delicata Wilson's SnipeAvesTriggNN YesReference
Gavia immer Common LoonAvesTriggNN Reference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesTriggNN YesReference
Geothlypis philadelphia Mourning WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesTriggNN Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus House FinchAvesTriggNN Reference
Haemorhous purpureus Purple FinchAvesTriggNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesTriggNS YesReference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesTriggNN Reference
Hydrocoloeus minutus Little GullAvesTriggNN Reference
Hydroprogne caspia Caspian TernAvesTriggNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesTriggNN YesReference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesTriggNN Reference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesTriggNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesTriggNN Reference
Ixoreus naevius Varied ThrushAvesTriggNN Reference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesTriggNS Reference
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead ShrikeAvesTriggNS YesReference
Larus argentatus Herring GullAvesTriggNN Reference
Larus californicus California GullAvesTriggNN Reference
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed GullAvesTriggNN Reference
Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed GullAvesTriggNN Reference
Larus glaucoides Iceland GullAvesTriggNN Reference
Larus hyperboreus Glaucous GullAvesTriggNN Reference
Larus marinus Great Black-backed GullAvesTriggNN Reference
Leiothlypis celata Orange-crowned WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Leiothlypis peregrina Tennessee WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Nashville WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing GullAvesTriggNN Reference
Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's GullAvesTriggNN Reference
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed DowitcherAvesTriggNN YesReference
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed DowitcherAvesTriggNN Reference
Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's WarblerAvesTriggNN YesReference
Limosa fedoa Marbled GodwitAvesTriggNN Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded MerganserAvesTriggNT YesReference
Mareca americana American WigeonAvesTriggNN Reference
Mareca strepera GadwallAvesTriggNN Reference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesTriggNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesTriggNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesTriggNN Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed WoodpeckerAvesTriggNN YesReference
Melanitta americana Black ScoterAvesTriggNN Reference
Melanitta deglandi White-winged ScoterAvesTriggNN Reference
Melanitta perspicillata Surf ScoterAvesTriggNN Reference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesTriggNN Reference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesTriggNN Reference
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's SparrowAvesTriggNN Reference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesTriggNN Reference
Mergus merganser Common MerganserAvesTriggNN Reference
Mergus serrator Red-breasted MerganserAvesTriggNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesTriggNN Reference
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesTriggNN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesTriggNN Reference
Numenius phaeopus WhimbrelAvesTriggNN Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-heronAvesTriggNT YesReference
Oporornis agilis Connecticut WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy DuckAvesTriggNN Reference
Pandion haliaetus OspreyAvesTriggNS YesReference
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushAvesTriggNN YesReference
Parkesia noveboracensis Northern WaterthrushAvesTriggNN Reference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesTriggNN Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah SparrowAvesTriggNS YesReference
Passerella iliaca Fox SparrowAvesTriggNN Reference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesTriggNN Reference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesTriggNN Reference
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White PelicanAvesTriggNN Reference
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff SwallowAvesTriggNN Reference
Peucaea aestivalis Bachman's SparrowAvesTriggNE YesReference
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested CormorantAvesTriggNS Reference
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeAvesTriggNN Reference
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's PhalaropeAvesTriggNN YesReference
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted GrosbeakAvesTriggNS Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesTriggNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesTriggNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesTriggNN Reference
Plectrophenax nivalis Snow BuntingAvesTriggNN Reference
Plegadis chihi White-faced IbisAvesTriggNN Reference
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy IbisAvesTriggNN Reference
Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied PloverAvesTriggNN YesReference
Podiceps auritus Horned GrebeAvesTriggNN YesReference
Podiceps grisegena Red-necked GrebeAvesTriggNN Reference
Podiceps nigricollis Eared GrebeAvesTriggNN Reference
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed GrebeAvesTriggNE YesReference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesTriggNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesTriggNN Reference
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper SparrowAvesTriggNE Reference
Porzana carolina SoraAvesTriggNN YesReference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesTriggNN Reference
Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary WarblerAvesTriggNN YesReference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesTriggNN Reference
Recurvirostra americana American AvocetAvesTriggNN Reference
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned KingletAvesTriggNN Reference
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned KingletAvesTriggNN Reference
Riparia riparia Bank SwallowAvesTriggNS YesReference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesTriggNN Reference
Scolopax minor American WoodcockAvesTriggNN YesReference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesTriggNN Reference
Selasphorus rufus Rufous HummingbirdAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean WarblerAvesTriggNN YesReference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesTriggNN YesReference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga fusca Blackburnian WarblerAvesTriggNT Reference
Setophaga magnolia Magnolia WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga palmarum Palm WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga pinus Pine WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga ruticilla American RedstartAvesTriggNN Reference
Setophaga striata Blackpoll WarblerAvesTriggNN YesReference
Setophaga tigrina Cape May WarblerAvesTriggNN YesReference
Setophaga virens Black-throated Green WarblerAvesTriggNN YesReference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesTriggNN Reference
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted NuthatchAvesTriggNE Reference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesTriggNN Reference
Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerAvesTriggNE Reference
Spatula discors Blue-winged TealAvesTriggNT Reference
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAvesTriggNN Reference
Spinus pinus Pine SiskinAvesTriggNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesTriggNN Reference
Spiza americana DickcisselAvesTriggNN YesReference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesTriggNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesTriggNN YesReference
Spizelloides arborea American Tree SparrowAvesTriggNN Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged SwallowAvesTriggNN Reference
Sterna forsteri Forster's TernAvesTriggNN Reference
Sternula antillarum athalassos Interior Least TernAvesTriggNE YesReference
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-doveAvesTriggNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesTriggNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesTriggNN YesReference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesTriggNN Reference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesTriggNN Reference
Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's WrenAvesTriggNH YesReference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesTriggNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesTriggNN Reference
Tringa flavipes Lesser YellowlegsAvesTriggNN YesReference
Tringa melanoleuca Greater YellowlegsAvesTriggNN Reference
Tringa semipalmata WilletAvesTriggNN Reference
Tringa solitaria Solitary SandpiperAvesTriggNN YesReference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesTriggNN Reference
Troglodytes hiemalis Winter WrenAvesTriggNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesTriggNN Reference
Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed FlycatcherAvesTriggNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesTriggNN Reference
Tyrannus verticalis Western KingbirdAvesTriggNN Reference
Tyto alba Barn OwlAvesTriggNS YesReference
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged WarblerAvesTriggNE YesReference
Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera Brewster's WarblerAvesTriggNN Reference
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged WarblerAvesTriggNN YesReference
Vireo bellii Bell's VireoAvesTriggNS YesReference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesTriggNN Reference
Vireo gilvus Warbling VireoAvesTriggNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesTriggNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesTriggNN Reference
Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia VireoAvesTriggNN Reference
Vireo solitarius Blue-headed VireoAvesTriggNN Reference
Xema sabini Sabine's GullAvesTriggNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesTriggNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesTriggNN Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAvesTriggNN Reference
Zonotrichia querula Harris's SparrowAvesTriggNN Reference

276 species are listed