Species Information

Aves (Bird) observations for selected counties

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


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesChristianNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesChristianNS YesReference
Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperAvesChristianNE YesReference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesChristianNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesChristianNN Reference
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper SparrowAvesChristianNN YesReference
Anas acuta Northern PintailAvesChristianNN Reference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesChristianNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesChristianNN YesReference
Anser caerulescens Snow GooseAvesChristianNN Reference
Anthus rubescens American PipitAvesChristianNN Reference
Antigone canadensis Sandhill CraneAvesChristianNN Reference
Antrostomus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widowAvesChristianNN YesReference
Antrostomus vociferus Whip-poor-willAvesChristianNN YesReference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesChristianNN Reference
Ardea alba Great EgretAvesChristianNT YesReference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesChristianNN Reference
Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneAvesChristianNN Reference
Asio flammeus Short-eared OwlAvesChristianNE YesReference
Aythya affinis Lesser ScaupAvesChristianNN YesReference
Aythya americana RedheadAvesChristianNN Reference
Aythya collaris Ring-necked DuckAvesChristianNN Reference
Aythya valisineria CanvasbackAvesChristianNN Reference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesChristianNN Reference
Bartramia longicauda Upland SandpiperAvesChristianNH YesReference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesChristianNN Reference
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed GrouseAvesChristianNN YesReference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesChristianNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesChristianNN Reference
Bubulcus ibis Cattle EgretAvesChristianNS Reference
Bucephala albeola BuffleheadAvesChristianNN Reference
Bucephala clangula Common GoldeneyeAvesChristianNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesChristianNN Reference
Buteo lagopus Rough-legged HawkAvesChristianNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesChristianNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesChristianNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesChristianNN YesReference
Calidris alba SanderlingAvesChristianNN YesReference
Calidris alpina DunlinAvesChristianNN YesReference
Calidris bairdii Baird's SandpiperAvesChristianNN Reference
Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped SandpiperAvesChristianNN Reference
Calidris himantopus Stilt SandpiperAvesChristianNN YesReference
Calidris mauri Western SandpiperAvesChristianNN Reference
Calidris melanotos Pectoral SandpiperAvesChristianNN Reference
Calidris minutilla Least SandpiperAvesChristianNN Reference
Calidris pugnax RuffAvesChristianNN Reference
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated SandpiperAvesChristianNN YesReference
Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted SandpiperAvesChristianNN YesReference
Cardellina pusilla Wilson's WarblerAvesChristianNN Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesChristianNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesChristianNN Reference
Catharus guttatus Hermit ThrushAvesChristianNN Reference
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's ThrushAvesChristianNN Reference
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's SparrowAvesChristianNS YesReference
Certhia americana Brown CreeperAvesChristianNT Reference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesChristianNN Reference
Charadrius melodus Piping PloverAvesChristianTN YesReference
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated PloverAvesChristianNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesChristianNN Reference
Chlidonias niger Black TernAvesChristianNN YesReference
Chondestes grammacus Lark SparrowAvesChristianNS Reference
Chordeiles minor Common NighthawkAvesChristianNN Reference
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's GullAvesChristianNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesChristianNT YesReference
Cistothorus stellaris Sedge WrenAvesChristianNS YesReference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesChristianNN YesReference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesChristianNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesChristianNN YesReference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesChristianNN Reference
Contopus cooperi Olive-sided FlycatcherAvesChristianNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesChristianNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesChristianNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesChristianNN Reference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesChristianNN Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus BobolinkAvesChristianNS YesReference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesChristianNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesChristianNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesChristianNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesChristianNN Reference
Egretta caerulea Little Blue HeronAvesChristianNE Reference
Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied FlycatcherAvesChristianNN Reference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesChristianNN Reference
Eremophila alpestris Horned LarkAvesChristianNN Reference
Eudocimus albus White IbisAvesChristianNN Reference
Euphagus carolinus Rusty BlackbirdAvesChristianNN YesReference
Falco columbarius MerlinAvesChristianNN Reference
Falco peregrinus Peregrine FalconAvesChristianNE YesReference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesChristianNN YesReference
Fulica americana American CootAvesChristianNE Reference
Gallinago delicata Wilson's SnipeAvesChristianNN YesReference
Gallinula galeata Common GallinuleAvesChristianNT YesReference
Gavia immer Common LoonAvesChristianNN Reference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesChristianNN YesReference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesChristianNN Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus House FinchAvesChristianNN Reference
Haemorhous purpureus Purple FinchAvesChristianNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesChristianNS YesReference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesChristianNN Reference
Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked StiltAvesChristianNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesChristianNN Reference
Hydroprogne caspia Caspian TernAvesChristianNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesChristianNN YesReference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesChristianNN Reference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesChristianNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesChristianNN Reference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesChristianNS Reference
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead ShrikeAvesChristianNS YesReference
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed GullAvesChristianNN Reference
Leiothlypis peregrina Tennessee WarblerAvesChristianNN Reference
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Nashville WarblerAvesChristianNN Reference
Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing GullAvesChristianNN Reference
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed DowitcherAvesChristianNN YesReference
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed DowitcherAvesChristianNN Reference
Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's WarblerAvesChristianNN YesReference
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded MerganserAvesChristianNT YesReference
Mareca americana American WigeonAvesChristianNN Reference
Mareca strepera GadwallAvesChristianNN Reference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesChristianNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesChristianNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesChristianNN Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed WoodpeckerAvesChristianNN YesReference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesChristianNN Reference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesChristianNN Reference
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's SparrowAvesChristianNN Reference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesChristianNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesChristianNN Reference
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white WarblerAvesChristianNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesChristianNN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesChristianNN Reference
Numenius phaeopus WhimbrelAvesChristianNN Reference
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy DuckAvesChristianNN Reference
Pandion haliaetus OspreyAvesChristianNS YesReference
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushAvesChristianNN YesReference
Parkesia noveboracensis Northern WaterthrushAvesChristianNN Reference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesChristianNN Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah SparrowAvesChristianNS YesReference
Passerella iliaca Fox SparrowAvesChristianNN Reference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesChristianNN Reference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesChristianNN Reference
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff SwallowAvesChristianNN Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested CormorantAvesChristianNS Reference
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeAvesChristianNN Reference
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's PhalaropeAvesChristianNN YesReference
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted GrosbeakAvesChristianNS Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesChristianNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesChristianNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesChristianNN Reference
Plectrophenax nivalis Snow BuntingAvesChristianNN Reference
Pluvialis dominica American Golden-ploverAvesChristianNN YesReference
Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied PloverAvesChristianNN YesReference
Podiceps nigricollis Eared GrebeAvesChristianNN Reference
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed GrebeAvesChristianNE YesReference
Poecile atricapillus Black-capped ChickadeeAvesChristianNN Reference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesChristianNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesChristianNN Reference
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper SparrowAvesChristianNE Reference
Porzana carolina SoraAvesChristianNN YesReference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesChristianNN Reference
Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary WarblerAvesChristianNN YesReference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesChristianNN Reference
Recurvirostra americana American AvocetAvesChristianNN Reference
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned KingletAvesChristianNN Reference
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned KingletAvesChristianNN Reference
Riparia riparia Bank SwallowAvesChristianNS YesReference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesChristianNN Reference
Scolopax minor American WoodcockAvesChristianNN YesReference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesChristianNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesChristianNN Reference
Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted WarblerAvesChristianNN Reference
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean WarblerAvesChristianNN YesReference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesChristianNN Reference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesChristianNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesChristianNN YesReference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesChristianNN Reference
Setophaga palmarum Palm WarblerAvesChristianNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesChristianNN Reference
Setophaga pinus Pine WarblerAvesChristianNN Reference
Setophaga ruticilla American RedstartAvesChristianNN Reference
Setophaga striata Blackpoll WarblerAvesChristianNN YesReference
Setophaga tigrina Cape May WarblerAvesChristianNN YesReference
Setophaga virens Black-throated Green WarblerAvesChristianNN YesReference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesChristianNN Reference
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted NuthatchAvesChristianNE Reference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesChristianNN Reference
Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerAvesChristianNE Reference
Spatula discors Blue-winged TealAvesChristianNT Reference
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAvesChristianNN Reference
Spinus pinus Pine SiskinAvesChristianNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesChristianNN Reference
Spiza americana DickcisselAvesChristianNN YesReference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesChristianNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesChristianNN YesReference
Spizelloides arborea American Tree SparrowAvesChristianNN Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged SwallowAvesChristianNN Reference
Sterna forsteri Forster's TernAvesChristianNN Reference
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-doveAvesChristianNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesChristianNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesChristianNN YesReference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesChristianNN Reference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesChristianNN Reference
Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's WrenAvesChristianNH YesReference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesChristianNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesChristianNN Reference
Tringa flavipes Lesser YellowlegsAvesChristianNN YesReference
Tringa melanoleuca Greater YellowlegsAvesChristianNN Reference
Tringa semipalmata WilletAvesChristianNN Reference
Tringa solitaria Solitary SandpiperAvesChristianNN YesReference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesChristianNN Reference
Troglodytes hiemalis Winter WrenAvesChristianNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesChristianNN Reference
Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed FlycatcherAvesChristianNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesChristianNN Reference
Tyto alba Barn OwlAvesChristianNS YesReference
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged WarblerAvesChristianNN YesReference
Vireo bellii Bell's VireoAvesChristianNS YesReference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesChristianNN Reference
Vireo gilvus Warbling VireoAvesChristianNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesChristianNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesChristianNN Reference
Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia VireoAvesChristianNN Reference
Vireo solitarius Blue-headed VireoAvesChristianNN Reference
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed BlackbirdAvesChristianNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesChristianNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesChristianNN Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAvesChristianNN Reference

225 species are listed