Breeding Bird Atlas 1 Species Accounts

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Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)

Phasianidae (Partidges, Grouse, Turkey, and Old World Quail)

Odontophoridae (New World Quails)

Gaviidae (Loons)

Podicipedidae (Grebes)

Hydrobatidae (Storm-Petrels)

Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns, and allies)

Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)

Cathartidae (New World Vultures)

Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies)

Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)

Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)

Charadriidae (Lapwings and Plovers)

Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)

Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies)

Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)

Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)

Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis)

Tytonidae (Barn Owls)

Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks and Allies)

Apodidae (Swifts)

Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Picidae (Woodpeckers and Allies)

Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)

Vireonidae (Vireos)

Corvidae (Crows and Jays)

Alaudidae (Larks)

Hirundinidae (Swallows)

Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice)

Sittidae (Nuthatches)

Certhiidae (Creepers)

Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Regulidae (Kinglets)

Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers and Old World Warblers)

Turdidae (Thrushes)

Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)

Sturnidae (Starlings)

Bombycillidae (Waxwings and Allies)

Parulidae (Wood-warblers)

Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Emberizidae (Emberizids)

Cardinalidae (Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies)

Icteridae (Blackbirds and Orioles)

Fringillidae (Fringilline and Cardueline Finches)

Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)