Most Abundant Birds: US and Canada

List the common names of the 50 most abundant landbirds in English speaking North America.
Sourced from https://pif.birdconservancy.org/
population estimates are rough
If only one species of a type of bird is on the list, you can simply write the type
does not include fowl, like geese, ducks, or chickens
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Population (US-Canada)
Classification
Taxonomic Name
Answer
370 million
Thrush
Turdus Migratorius
American Robin
230 million
Gnatcatcher
Polioptila Caerula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
230 million
New World Sparrow
Spizella Passerina
Chipping Sparrow
220 million
New World Sparrow
Junco Hyemalis
Dark-eyed Junco
170 million
Blackbird
Agelaius Phoeniceus
Red-winged Blackbird
170 million
New World Sparrow
Passerculus Sandwichensis
Savannah Sparrow
170 million
Wood-Warbler
Setophaga Coronata
Yellow-rumped Warbler
160 million
New World Sparrow
Zonotrichia Albicollis
White-throated Sparrow
130 million
Pigeonlike
Zenaida Macroura
Mourning Dove
130 million
Kinglet
Regulus Satrapa
Golden-crowned Kinglet
130 million
Vireo
Vireo Olivaceus
Red-eyed Vireo
130 million
New World Sparrow
Melospiza Melodia
Song Sparrow
130 million
Blackbird
Molothrus Ater
Brown-headed Cowbird
120 million
Cardinallike
Cardinalis Cardinalis
Northern Cardinal
120 million
Tyrant-Flycatcher
Empidonax Alnorum
Alder Flycatcher
120 million
Thrush
Catharus Ustulatus
Swainson's Thrush
110 million
Wood-Warbler
Leiothlypis Peregrina
Tennessee Warbler
100 million
Lark
Eremophila Alpestris
Horned Lark
100 million
Kinglet
Regulus Calendula
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
95 million
Blackbird
Sturnella Neglecta
Western Medowlark
93 million
Old World Sparrow
Passer Domesticus
House Sparrow
93 million
Starlinglike
Sturnus Vulgaris
European Starling
93 million
Wood-Warbler
Setophaga Petechia
Yellow Warbler
88 million
New World Sparrow
Metospiza Lincolnii
Lincoln's Sparrow
82 million
Wood-Warbler
Leiothlypis Celata
Orange-crowned Warbler
81 million
Wood-Warbler
Cardellina Pusilla
Wilson's Warbler
79 million
New World Sparrow
Zonotrichia Leucophrys
White-crowned Sparrow
78 million
Swallowlike
Petrochelidon Pyrrhonota
Cliff Swallow
77 million
Cardinallike
Passerina Cyanea
Indigo Bunting
76 million
Finch
Acanthis Flammea
Common Redpoll
76 million
Wood-Warbler
Geothlypis Trichas
Common Yellowthroat
72 million
Thrush
Catharus Guttatus
Hermit Thrush
68 million
Longspur
Calcarius Lapponicus
Lapland Longspur
67 million
Blackbird
Quiscalus Quiscula
Common Grackle
64 million
Waxwing
Bombycilla Cedrorum
Cedar Waxwing
60 million
New World Sparrow
Spizella Pallida
Clay-colored Sparrow
60 million
Wood-Warbler
Setophaga Striata
Blackpoll Warbler
52 million
Vireo
Vireo Gilvus
Warbling Vireo
47 million
Swallowlike
Hirundo Rustica
Barn Swallow
45 million
Finch
Spinus Pinus
Pine Siskin
44 million
Finch
Spinus Tristis
American Goldfinch
43 million
Wren
Troglodytes Aedon
House Wren
43 million
Tit
Poecile Atricapillus
Black-capped Chickadee
42 million
Thrush
Catharus minimus
Gray-cheeked Thrush
42 million
Wood-Warbler
Setophaga Ruticilla
American Redstart
40 million
Finch
Loxia Leucoptera
White-winged Crossbill
40 million
Wood-Warbler
Leiothlypis Ruficapilla
Nashville Warbler
39 million
Wood-Warbler
Setophaga Magnolia
Magnolia Warbler
36 million
Hummingbird
Archilochus Colubris
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
35 million
New World Sparrow
Pipilo Maculatus
Spotted Towhee
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