Michigan Bird Checklist

Michigan Bird Checklist

Anseriformes - Screamers, Swans, Geese, and Ducks
Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis [Accidental]
Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor [Accidental]
Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens
Ross’s Goose, Chen rossii
Brant, Branta bernicla [Casual]
Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
Mute Swan, Cygnus olor (Introduced)
Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator
Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa
Gadwall, Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope [Casual]
American Wigeon, Anas americana
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera [Accidental]
Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
Garganey, Anas querquedula [Accidental, sight record only]
Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca
Canvasback, Aythya valisineria
Redhead, Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula [Accidental]
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis
King Eider, Somateria spectabilis [Casual]
Common Eider, Somateria mollissima [Accidental]
Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus
Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter, Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra
Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
Barrow’s Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica [Casual]
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser, Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis
Galliformes - Gallinaceous Birds
Odontophoridae - New World Quail
Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus
Phasianidae - Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus
Spruce Grouse, Falcipennis canadensis
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus
Greater Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido [Extirpated, last recorded 1981]
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Gaviiformes - Loons
Gaviidae - Loons
Red-throated Loon, Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica
Common Loon, Gavia immer
Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii [Accidental]
Podicipediformes - Grebes
Podicipedidae - Grebes
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis [Casual]
Procellariiformes - Tube-nosed Swimmers
Procellariidae - Shearwaters and Petrels
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus [Accidental]
Ciconiiformes - Storks
Ciconiidae - Storks
Wood Stork Mycteria americana [Accidental]
Suliformes - Frigatebirds, Cormorants, Darters, Boobies and Gannets
Fregatidae - Frigatebirds
Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens [Accidental]
Lesser Frigatebird, Fregata ariel [Accidental]
Sulidae - Boobies and Gannets
Northern Gannet, Morus bassanus [Casual]
Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus [Accidental]
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Anhingidae - Darters
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga [Accidental]
Pelecaniformes - Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies
Pelecanidae - Pelicans
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis [Casual]
Ardeidae - Herons, Bitterns, and Allies
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
Great Egret, Ardea alba
Snowy Egret, Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor [Casual]
Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens [Accidental, sight record only]
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron, Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Nyctanassa violacea
Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills
White Ibis, Eudocimus albus [Accidental]
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus [Casual]
White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi [Casual]
Accipitriformes
Cathartidae - New World Vultures
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus [Casual]
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Pandionidae - Ospreys
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Accipitridae - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus [Casual]
Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis [Casual]
Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus
Cooper’s Hawk, Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk, Buteo brachyurus [Accidental]
Swainson’s Hawk, Buteo swainsoni
Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis [Accidental]
Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus
Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
Falconiformes - Diurnal Birds of Prey
Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel, Falco sparverius
Merlin, Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus[Accidental]
Gruiformes - Rails, Cranes, and Allies
Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis [Accidental]
King Rail, Rallus elegans [Casual]
Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola
Sora, Porzana carolina
Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica [Accidental]
Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
American Coot, Fulica americana
Gruidae - Cranes
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis
Charadriiformes - Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks, and Allies
Charadriidae - Plovers
Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover, Pluvialis dominica
Snowy Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus [Accidental]
Wilson’s Plover, Charadrius wilsonia [Accidental]
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferous
Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus [Casual]
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria
Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus [Accidental, sight record only]
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
Willet, Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes
Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda
Eskimo Curlew, Numenius borealis [Accidental, last recorded 1879, possibly extinct]
Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus [Accidental]
Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica
Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres
Red Knot, Calidris canutus
Sanderling, Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri [Casual]
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis
Baird’s Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima
Dunlin, Calidris alpina
Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea [Accidental]
Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis
Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
Wilson’s Snipe, Gallinago delicata
American Woodcock, Scolopax minor
Wilson’s Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius[Casual]
Laridae - Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus
Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea [Accidental]
Sabine’s Gull, Xema sabini
Bonaparte’s Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus [Accidental]
Little Gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus
Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin’s Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan
Heermann’s Gull, Larus heermanni [Accidental]
Mew Gull, Larus canus [Accidental]
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
California Gull, Larus californicus [Casual]
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
Thayer’s Gull, Larus thayeri
Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus
Slaty-backed Gull, Larus schistisagus [Accidental]
Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens [Accidental]
Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus
Least Tern, Sternula antillarum [Casual]
Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica [Accidental]
Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern, Chlidonias niger
Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii [Accidental, sight record only]
Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea [Casual]
Forster’s Tern, Sterna forsteri
Royal Tern, Thalasseus maximus [Accidental]
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis [Accidental, sight record only]
Stercorariidae - Skuas
Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus [Casual]
Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus [Casual]
Alcidae - Auks, Murres, and Puffins
Dovekie, Alle alle [Accidental]
Thick-billed Murre, Uria lomvia [Accidental]
Ancient Murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus [Casual]
Columbiformes - Pigeons, and Doves
Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon, Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata [Accidental]
Eurasian Collared-Dove,Streptopelia decaocto
White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica [Casual]
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius [Extinct, last record 1898]
Inca Dove, Columbina inca [Accidental]
Common Ground-Dove, Columbina passerina [Accidental]
Cuculiformes - Cuckoos and Allies
Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris [Accidental]
Strigiformes - Owls
Tytonidae - Barn Owls
Barn Owl Tyto alba [Casual]
Strigidae - Typical Owls
Eastern Screech-Owl, Megascops asio
Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus
Northern Hawk Owl, Surnia ulula
Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia [Accidental]
Barred Owl, Strix varia
Great Gray Owl, Strix nebulosa
Long-eared Owl, Asio otus
Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus
Boreal Owl, Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus
Caprimulgiformes - Goatsuckers, Oilbirds, and Allies
Caprimulgidae - Goatsuckers
Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
Chuck-will’s-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis [Casual]
Eastern Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus
Apodiformes - Swifts, and Hummingbirds
Apodidae - Swifts
White-collared Swift, Streptoprocne zonaris [Accidental, sight record only]
Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica
White-throated Swift, Aeronautes saxatalis [Accidental]
Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
Green Violetear, Colibri thalassinus [Casual]
Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris [Accidental]
White-eared Hummingbird, Hylocharis leucotis [Accidental]
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris
Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
Coraciiformes - Rollers, Motmots, Kingfishers, and Allies
Alcedinidae - Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Piciformes - Puffbirds, Jacamars, Toucans, Woodpeckers, and Allies
Picidae - Woodpeckers and Allies
Lewis’s Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis[Accidental]
Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons [Accidental]
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus
American Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis [Casual]
Black-backed Woodpecker, Picoides arcticus
Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus
Passeriformes - Passerine Birds
Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens
Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus
Hammond’s Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii [Accidental]
Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
Say’s Phoebe, Sayornis saya [Casual]
Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus [Accidental]
Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens [Accidental]
Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus
Tropical Kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus [Accidental]
Couch’s Kingbird, Tyrannus couchii [Accidental]
Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
Gray Kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis [Accidental]
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus [Casual]
Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus savana [Accidental]
Laniidae - Shhrikes
Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus [Casual]
Northern Shrike, Lanius excubitor
Vireonidae - Vireos
White-eyed Vireo, Vireo griseus
Bell’s Vireo, Vireo bellii [Casual]
Black-capped Vireo, Vireo atricapilla [Accidental, sight record only]
Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo, Vireo solitarius
Warbling Vireo, Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus
Corvidae - Crows and Jays
Gray Jay, Perisoreus canadensis
Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata
Clark’s Nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana [Accidental, sight record only]
Black-billed Magpie, Pica hudsonia [Casual]
American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow, Corvus ossifragus [Accidental]
Common Raven, Corvus corax
Alaudidae - Larks
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Hirundinidae - Swallows
Purple Martin, Progne subis
Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow, Tachycineta thalassina [Accidental]
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow, Petrochelidon fulva [Casual]
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
Paridae - Chickadees and Titmice
Carolina Chickadee, Poecile carolinensis [Accidental]
Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
Boreal Chickadee, Poecile hudsonicus
Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
Sittidae - Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis
Certhiidae - Creepers
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
Troglodytidae - Wrens
Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus [Casual]
Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick’s Wren, Thryomanes bewickii [Accidental]
House Wren, Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren, Troglodytes hiemalis
Sedge Wren, Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris
Polioptilidae - Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea
Regulidae - Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula
Turdidae - Thrushes
Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe [Accidental]
Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis
Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides [Casual]
Townsend’s Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi
Veery, Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus
Swainson’s Thrush, Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin, Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush, Ixoreus naevius
Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
Sage Thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus [Casual]
Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum
Sturnidae - Starlings
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits
White Wagtail,Motacilla alba [Accidental]
American Pipit, Anthus rubescens
Sprague’s Pipit, Anthus spragueii[Accidental]
Bombycillidae - Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Calcariidae - Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur, Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur, Calcarius ornatus [Accidental]
Smith’s Longspur, Calcarius pictus [Casual]
McCown’s Longspur, Rhynchophanes mccownii [Accidental]
Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis
Parulidae - Wood-Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler, Vermivora cyanoptera
Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler, Oreothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler, Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Virginia’s Warbler, Oreothlypis virginiae [Accidental]
Northern Parula, Parula americana
Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler, Dendroica magnolia
Cape May Warbler, Dendroica tigrina
Black-throated Blue Warbler, Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Gray Warbler, Dendroica nigrescens [Accidental]
Black-throated Green Warbler, Dendroica virens
Townsend’s Warbler, Dendroica townsendi [Accidental, sight records only]
Blackburnian Warbler, Dendroica fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler, Dendroica dominica
Pine Warbler, Dendroica pinus
Kirtland’s Warbler, Dendroica kirtlandii
Prairie Warbler, Dendroica discolor
Palm Warbler, Dendroica palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler, Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll Warbler, Dendroica striata
Cerulean Warbler, Dendroica cerulea
Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia
American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler, Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler, Helmitheros vermivorum
Swainson’s Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii[Accidental]
Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush, Parkesia motacilla
Kentucky Warbler, Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler, Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler, Oporornis philadelphia
Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler, Wilsonia citrina
Wilson’s Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla
Canada Warbler, Wilsonia canadensis
Painted Redstart, Myioborus pictus [Accidental]
Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria virens
Emberizidae - Emberizids
Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus [Casual]
Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus [Casual]
Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Cassin’s Sparrow, Peucaea cassinii [Accidental]
Bachman’s Sparrow, Peucaea aestivalis [Accidental]
American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow, Spizella pallida
Brewer’s Sparrow, Spizella breweri [Accidental]
Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla
Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus
Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata [Accidental]
Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys [Casual]
Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum
Henslow’s Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii
Le Conte’s Sparrow, Ammodramus leconteii
Nelson’s Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni [Casual]
Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
Lincoln’s Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
Harris’s Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula
White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla [Accidental]
Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
Cardinalidae - Cardinals and Allies
Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana [Casual]
Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus [Accidental]
Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea [Casual]
Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena [Accidental]
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris [Casual]
Dickcissel, Spizaamericana
Icteridae - Blackbirds
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta