KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT of
FISH & WILDLIFE RESOURCES

Species Information

Aves (Bird) observations for selected quads

Linked life history provided courtesy of NatureServe Explorer.
Records may include both recent and historical observations.
US Status Definitions Kentucky Status Definitions

List Aves (Bird) observations in 1 selected quad.
Selected quad is: Calvert City.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	Quad	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Empidonax virescens	Acadian Flycatcher	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Empidonax alnorum	Alder Flycatcher	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Recurvirostra americana	American Avocet	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Anas rubripes	American Black Duck	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Fulica americana	American Coot	Aves	Calvert City	N	E		Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Pluvialis dominica	American Golden-plover	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Spinus tristis	American Goldfinch	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Anthus rubescens	American Pipit	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Turdus migratorius	American Robin	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Spizelloides arborea	American Tree Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	American White Pelican	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Mareca americana	American Wigeon	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Scolopax minor	American Woodcock	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Icterus galbula	Baltimore Oriole	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Riparia riparia	Bank Swallow	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Strix varia	Barred Owl	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Vireo bellii	Bell's Vireo	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Megaceryle alcyon	Belted Kingfisher	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Melanitta americana	Black Scoter	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Chlidonias niger	Black Tern	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Coragyps atratus	Black Vulture	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Mniotilta varia	Black-and-white Warbler	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Calvert City	N	T	Yes	Reference
Rissa tridactyla	Black-legged Kittiwake	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Passerina caerulea	Blue Grosbeak	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Cyanocitta cristata	Blue Jay	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Polioptila caerulea	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Calvert City	N	T		Reference
Vermivora cyanoptera	Blue-winged Warbler	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Bonaparte's Gull	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Buteo platypterus	Broad-winged Hawk	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Aves	Calvert City	N	T		Reference
Pelecanus occidentalis	Brown Pelican	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Toxostoma rufum	Brown Thrasher	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Molothrus ater	Brown-headed Cowbird	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Sitta pusilla	Brown-headed Nuthatch	Aves	Calvert City	N	E		Reference
Bucephala albeola	Bufflehead	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Branta hutchinsii	Cackling Goose	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Larus californicus	California Gull	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Aythya valisineria	Canvasback	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Poecile carolinensis	Carolina Chickadee	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Thryothorus ludovicianus	Carolina Wren	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Hydroprogne caspia	Caspian Tern	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Chaetura pelagica	Chimney Swift	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Antrostomus carolinensis	Chuck-will's-widow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Cliff Swallow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Quiscalus quiscula	Common Grackle	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Gavia immer	Common Loon	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Mergus merganser	Common Merganser	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Chordeiles minor	Common Nighthawk	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Sterna hirundo	Common Tern	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's Hawk	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Spiza americana	Dickcissel	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Dryobates pubescens	Downy Woodpecker	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Sialia sialis	Eastern Bluebird	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus	Eastern Kingbird	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Sturnella magna	Eastern Meadowlark	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sayornis phoebe	Eastern Phoebe	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Eastern Towhee	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Contopus virens	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Sturnus vulgaris	European Starling	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Spizella pusilla	Field Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Corvus ossifragus	Fish Crow	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Sterna forsteri	Forster's Tern	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Passerella iliaca	Fox Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Leucophaeus pipixcan	Franklin's Gull	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Mareca strepera	Gadwall	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Larus hyperboreus	Glaucous Gull	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Regulus satrapa	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Dumetella carolinensis	Gray Catbird	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Larus marinus	Great Black-backed Gull	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Myiarchus crinitus	Great Crested Flycatcher	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Aves	Calvert City	N	T	Yes	Reference
Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Aythya marila	Greater Scaup	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Butorides virescens	Green Heron	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Anas crecca	Green-winged Teal	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Dryobates villosus	Hairy Woodpecker	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Centronyx henslowii	Henslow's Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Catharus guttatus	Hermit Thrush	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Larus argentatus	Herring Gull	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Aves	Calvert City	N	T	Yes	Reference
Podiceps auritus	Horned Grebe	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Eremophila alpestris	Horned Lark	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus	House Finch	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Troglodytes aedon	House Wren	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Larus glaucoides	Iceland Gull	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Passerina cyanea	Indigo Bunting	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Sternula antillarum athalassos	Interior Least Tern	Aves	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Calcarius lapponicus	Lapland Longspur	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Leucophaeus atricilla	Laughing Gull	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Empidonax minimus	Least Flycatcher	Aves	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Calidris minutilla	Least Sandpiper	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Ammospiza leconteii	LeConte's Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Larus fuscus	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Hydrocoloeus minutus	Little Gull	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Clangula hyemalis	Long-tailed Duck	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Stercorarius longicaudus	Long-tailed Jaeger	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Parkesia motacilla	Louisiana Waterthrush	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Limosa fedoa	Marbled Godwit	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Falco columbarius	Merlin	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Ictinia mississippiensis	Mississippi Kite	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Colinus virginianus	Northern Bobwhite	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis	Northern Cardinal	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Aves	Calvert City	N	T	Yes	Reference
Mimus polyglottos	Northern Mockingbird	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Aves	Calvert City	N	E		Reference
Icterus spurius	Orchard Oriole	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Gavia pacifica	Pacific Loon	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Setophaga palmarum	Palm Warbler	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Calidris melanotos	Pectoral Sandpiper	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Aves	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Dryocopus pileatus	Pileated Woodpecker	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Spinus pinus	Pine Siskin	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Setophaga pinus	Pine Warbler	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Charadrius melodus	Piping Plover	Aves	Calvert City	T	N	Yes	Reference
Stercorarius pomarinus	Pomarine Jaeger	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Setophaga discolor	Prairie Warbler	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Protonotaria citrea	Prothonotary Warbler	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Haemorhous purpureus	Purple Finch	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Progne subis	Purple Martin	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Loxia curvirostra	Red Crossbill	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Melanerpes carolinus	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Mergus serrator	Red-breasted Merganser	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Calvert City	N	E		Reference
Vireo olivaceus	Red-eyed Vireo	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Red-headed Woodpecker	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Podiceps grisegena	Red-necked Grebe	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Buteo lineatus	Red-shouldered Hawk	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Buteo jamaicensis	Red-tailed Hawk	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Gavia stellata	Red-throated Loon	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-winged Blackbird	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Aythya americana	Redhead	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Larus delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Aythya collaris	Ring-necked Duck	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Columba livia	Rock Pigeon	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Anser rossii	Ross's Goose	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Regulus calendula	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Archilochus colubris	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Oxyura jamaicensis	Ruddy Duck	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Arenaria interpres	Ruddy Turnstone	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Selasphorus rufus	Rufous Hummingbird	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Euphagus carolinus	Rusty Blackbird	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Xema sabini	Sabine's Gull	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Calidris alba	Sanderling	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Piranga olivacea	Scarlet Tanager	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Tyrannus forficatus	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Limnodromus griseus	Short-billed Dowitcher	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Aves	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Anser caerulescens	Snow Goose	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Egretta thula	Snowy Egret	Aves	Calvert City	N	E		Reference
Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Onychoprion fuscatus	Sooty Tern	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Aves	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Piranga rubra	Summer Tanager	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Melanitta perspicillata	Surf Scoter	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Melospiza georgiana	Swamp Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Tachycineta bicolor	Tree Swallow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Baeolophus bicolor	Tufted Titmouse	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Rallus limicola	Virginia Rail	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Vireo gilvus	Warbling Vireo	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Aechmophorus occidentalis	Western Grebe	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Calidris mauri	Western Sandpiper	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Numenius phaeopus	Whimbrel	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Antrostomus vociferus	Whip-poor-will	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys	White-crowned Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Vireo griseus	White-eyed Vireo	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Calidris fuscicollis	White-rumped Sandpiper	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis	White-throated Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Melanitta deglandi	White-winged Scoter	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Tringa semipalmata	Willet	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Cardellina pusilla	Wilson's Warbler	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Troglodytes hiemalis	Winter Wren	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Aix sponsa	Wood Duck	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Hylocichla mustelina	Wood Thrush	Aves	Calvert City	N	N	Yes	Reference
Setophaga petechia	Yellow Warbler	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Sphyrapicus varius	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Icteria virens	Yellow-breasted Chat	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Setophaga coronata	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference
Setophaga dominica	Yellow-throated Warbler	Aves	Calvert City	N	N		Reference

211 species are listed.