Species Information

Aves (Bird) observations for selected counties


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


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Acanthis flammea Common RedpollAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesPulaskiNS YesReference
Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperAvesPulaskiNE YesReference
Aechmophorus occidentalis Western GrebeAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Aegolius acadicus Northern Saw-whet OwlAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper SparrowAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Anas acuta Northern PintailAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Anas crecca Green-winged TealAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted GooseAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Anser caerulescens Snow GooseAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Anser rossii Ross's GooseAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Anthus rubescens American PipitAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Antigone canadensis Sandhill CraneAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Antrostomus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widowAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Antrostomus vociferus Whip-poor-willAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Aquila chrysaetos Golden EagleAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Ardea alba Great EgretAvesPulaskiNT YesReference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Asio flammeus Short-eared OwlAvesPulaskiNE YesReference
Asio otus Long-eared OwlAvesPulaskiNE YesReference
Aythya affinis Lesser ScaupAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Aythya americana RedheadAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Aythya collaris Ring-necked DuckAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Aythya marila Greater ScaupAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Aythya valisineria CanvasbackAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Bartramia longicauda Upland SandpiperAvesPulaskiNH YesReference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed GrouseAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Botaurus lentiginosus American BitternAvesPulaskiNH YesReference
Branta bernicla BrantAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Branta hutchinsii Cackling GooseAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Bubulcus ibis Cattle EgretAvesPulaskiNS Reference
Bucephala albeola BuffleheadAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Bucephala clangula Common GoldeneyeAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Buteo lagopus Rough-legged HawkAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Calcarius lapponicus Lapland LongspurAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Calidris alba SanderlingAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Calidris alpina DunlinAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Calidris bairdii Baird's SandpiperAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped SandpiperAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Calidris himantopus Stilt SandpiperAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Calidris mauri Western SandpiperAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Calidris melanotos Pectoral SandpiperAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Calidris minutilla Least SandpiperAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated SandpiperAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted SandpiperAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Cardellina canadensis Canada WarblerAvesPulaskiNS YesReference
Cardellina pusilla Wilson's WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Catharus fuscescens VeeryAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Catharus guttatus Hermit ThrushAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked ThrushAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's ThrushAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's SparrowAvesPulaskiNS YesReference
Certhia americana Brown CreeperAvesPulaskiNT Reference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated PloverAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Chlidonias niger Black TernAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Chondestes grammacus Lark SparrowAvesPulaskiNS Reference
Chordeiles minor Common NighthawkAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's GullAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesPulaskiNT YesReference
Cistothorus palustris Marsh WrenAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Cistothorus stellaris Sedge WrenAvesPulaskiNS YesReference
Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed DuckAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening GrosbeakAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed CuckooAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Columbina passerina Common Ground DoveAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Contopus cooperi Olive-sided FlycatcherAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Corvus corax Common RavenAvesPulaskiNT YesReference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Cygnus columbianus Tundra SwanAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Cygnus olor Mute SwanAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus BobolinkAvesPulaskiNS YesReference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Egretta caerulea Little Blue HeronAvesPulaskiNE Reference
Egretta thula Snowy EgretAvesPulaskiNE Reference
Egretta tricolor Tricolored HeronAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Empidonax alnorum Alder FlycatcherAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied FlycatcherAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Empidonax minimus Least FlycatcherAvesPulaskiNE YesReference
Empidonax traillii Willow FlycatcherAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Eremophila alpestris Horned LarkAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Eudocimus albus White IbisAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Euphagus carolinus Rusty BlackbirdAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Falco columbarius MerlinAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Falco peregrinus Peregrine FalconAvesPulaskiNE YesReference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Fulica americana American CootAvesPulaskiNE Reference
Gallinago delicata Wilson's SnipeAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Gallinula galeata Common GallinuleAvesPulaskiNT YesReference
Gavia immer Common LoonAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Geothlypis philadelphia Mourning WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus House FinchAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Haemorhous purpureus Purple FinchAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesPulaskiNS YesReference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Hydroprogne caspia Caspian TernAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesPulaskiNS Reference
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead ShrikeAvesPulaskiNS YesReference
Larus argentatus Herring GullAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed GullAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Leiothlypis celata Orange-crowned WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Leiothlypis peregrina Tennessee WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Nashville WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing GullAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's GullAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed DowitcherAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed DowitcherAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's WarblerAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded MerganserAvesPulaskiNT YesReference
Loxia curvirostra Red CrossbillAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Mareca americana American WigeonAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Mareca strepera GadwallAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed WoodpeckerAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Melanitta americana Black ScoterAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Melanitta deglandi White-winged ScoterAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Melanitta perspicillata Surf ScoterAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's SparrowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Mergus merganser Common MerganserAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Mergus serrator Red-breasted MerganserAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-heronAvesPulaskiNT YesReference
Oporornis agilis Connecticut WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy DuckAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Pandion haliaetus OspreyAvesPulaskiNS YesReference
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Parkesia noveboracensis Northern WaterthrushAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah SparrowAvesPulaskiNS YesReference
Passerella iliaca Fox SparrowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Passerina ciris Painted BuntingAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White PelicanAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff SwallowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Peucaea aestivalis Bachman's SparrowAvesPulaskiNE YesReference
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested CormorantAvesPulaskiNS Reference
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's PhalaropeAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted GrosbeakAvesPulaskiNS Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Plectrophenax nivalis Snow BuntingAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Pluvialis dominica American Golden-ploverAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied PloverAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Podiceps auritus Horned GrebeAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Podiceps grisegena Red-necked GrebeAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Podiceps nigricollis Eared GrebeAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed GrebeAvesPulaskiNE YesReference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper SparrowAvesPulaskiNE Reference
Porzana carolina SoraAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary WarblerAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Rallus limicola Virginia RailAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Recurvirostra americana American AvocetAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned KingletAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned KingletAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Riparia riparia Bank SwallowAvesPulaskiNS YesReference
Rissa tridactyla Black-legged KittiwakeAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Scolopax minor American WoodcockAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Selasphorus rufus Rufous HummingbirdAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean WarblerAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga fusca Blackburnian WarblerAvesPulaskiNT Reference
Setophaga magnolia Magnolia WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga palmarum Palm WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga pinus Pine WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga ruticilla American RedstartAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Setophaga striata Blackpoll WarblerAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Setophaga tigrina Cape May WarblerAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Setophaga virens Black-throated Green WarblerAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted NuthatchAvesPulaskiNE Reference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerAvesPulaskiNE Reference
Spatula discors Blue-winged TealAvesPulaskiNT Reference
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Spinus pinus Pine SiskinAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Spiza americana DickcisselAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Spizella pallida Clay-colored SparrowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Spizelloides arborea American Tree SparrowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged SwallowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Sterna forsteri Forster's TernAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Sterna hirundo Common TernAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Sternula antillarum athalassos Interior Least TernAvesPulaskiNE YesReference
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-doveAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's WrenAvesPulaskiNH YesReference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Tringa flavipes Lesser YellowlegsAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Tringa melanoleuca Greater YellowlegsAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Tringa semipalmata WilletAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Tringa solitaria Solitary SandpiperAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Troglodytes hiemalis Winter WrenAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Tyto alba Barn OwlAvesPulaskiNS YesReference
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged WarblerAvesPulaskiNE YesReference
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged WarblerAvesPulaskiNN YesReference
Vermivora cyanoptera x chrysoptera Lawrence's WarblerAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Vireo gilvus Warbling VireoAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia VireoAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Vireo solitarius Blue-headed VireoAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesPulaskiNN Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAvesPulaskiNN Reference

275 species are listed