Birds of Washington State

Can you name all birds of Washington State? Simply type in their common names. Status of species on the state review list is given along with the year of last record for species not documented in the state during the past 50 years.

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Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Review Species; Last recorded: (1905)
Emperor Goose
Snow Goose
Ross’s Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Taiga Bean-Goose	Review Species
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Whooper Swan	Review Species
Wood Duck
Baikal Teal	Review Species
Garganey	Review Species
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Falcated Duck	Review Species
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Steller’s Eider	Review Species
King Eider	Review Species
Common Eider	Review Species
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Smew	Review Species
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck

Odontophoridae
Mountain Quail
Northern Bobwhite
California Quail

Phasianidae
Wild Turkey
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Greater Sage-Grouse
Dusky Grouse
Sooty Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Gray Partridge
Ring-necked Pheasant
Chukar

Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark’s Grebe

Columbidae
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove	Review Species
Mourning Dove

Cuculidae
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Review Species
Black-billed Cuckoo	Review Species

Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill

Apodidae
Black Swift
Vaux’s Swift
White-throated Swift

Trochilidae
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Review Species
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Costa’s Hummingbird	Review Species
Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird	Review Species; Last recorded: 1894
Broad-tailed Hummingbird	Review Species
Broad-billed Hummingbird	Review Species

Rallidae
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
Purple Gallinule	Review Species
Yellow Rail	Review Species

Gruidae
Sandhill Crane
Common Crane	Review Species

Recurvirostridae
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet

Haematopodidae
Black Oystercatcher

Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Eurasian Dotterel	Review Species
Killdeer
Common Ringed Plover	Review Species
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover	Review Species
Lesser Sand-Plover	Review Species
Wilson’s Plover	Review Species
Mountain Plover	Review Species
Snowy Plover

Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Review Species
Bristle-thighed Curlew	Review Species
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Surfbird
Ruff
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper	Review Species
Temminck’s Stint	Review Species
Red-necked Stint	Review Species
Sanderling
Dunlin
Rock Sandpiper
Baird’s Sandpiper
Little Stint	Review Species
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper	Review Species
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Jack Snipe	Review Species
Wilson’s Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Gray-tailed Tattler	Review Species
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Spotted Redshank	Review Species
Greater Yellowlegs
Wood Sandpiper	Review Species
Wilson’s Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red Phalarope

Stercorariidae
South Polar Skua
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger

Alcidae
Common Murre
Thick-billed Murre	Review Species
Pigeon Guillemot
Long-billed Murrelet	Review Species
Marbled Murrelet
Kittlitz’s Murrelet	Review Species
Scripps’s Murrelet
Guadalupe Murrelet	Review Species
Ancient Murrelet
Cassin’s Auklet
Parakeet Auklet
Least Auklet	Review Species
Crested Auklet	Review Species
Rhinoceros Auklet
Horned Puffin
Tufted Puffin

Laridae
Swallow-tailed Gull	Review Species
Black-legged Kittiwake
Red-legged Kittiwake	Review Species
Ivory Gull	Review Species
Sabine’s Gull
Bonaparte’s Gull
Black-headed Gull	Review Species
Little Gull	Review Species
Ross’s Gull	Review Species
Laughing Gull	Review Species
Franklin’s Gull
Black-tailed Gull	Review Species
Heermann’s Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull	Review Species
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull	Review Species
Least Tern	Review Species
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Forster’s Tern
Elegant Tern

Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	Review Species; Last recorded: 1941

Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon
Arctic Loon	Review Species
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Yellow-billed Loon

Diomedeidae
White-capped Albatross	Review Species
Laysan Albatross
Black-footed Albatross
Short-tailed Albatross

Oceanitidae
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel	Review Species

Hydrobatidae
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Leach’s Storm-Petrel
Ashy Storm-Petrel	Review Species

Procellariidae
Northern Giant-Petrel	Review Species
Northern Fulmar
Providence Petrel	Review Species
Murphy’s Petrel
Mottled Petrel
Hawaiian Petrel	Review Species
Cook’s Petrel	Review Species
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	Review Species
Buller’s Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Great Shearwater	Review Species
Pink-footed Shearwater
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Manx Shearwater

Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	Review Species

Sulidae
Nazca Booby	Review Species
Blue-footed Booby	Review Species
Brown Booby
Red-footed Booby	Review Species

Phalacrocoracidae
Brandt’s Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant

Pelecanidae
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican

Ardeidae
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret	Review Species
Little Blue Heron	Review Species
Cattle Egret	Review Species
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Review Species

Threskiornithidae
White Ibis	Review Species
Glossy Ibis	Review Species
White-faced Ibis

Cathartidae
California Condor	Review Species; Last recorded: 1897
Turkey Vulture

Pandionidae
Osprey

Accipitridae
White-tailed Kite	Review Species
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
American Goshawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson’s Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk	Review Species
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk

Tytonidae
Barn Owl

Strigidae
Flammulated Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Burrowing Owl
Spotted Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Boreal Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl

Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher

Picidae
Lewis’s Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Williamson’s Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Review Species
Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker

Falconidae
Crested Caracara	Review Species
Eurasian Kestrel	Review Species
American Kestrel
Merlin
Eurasian Hobby	Review Species
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon

Tyrannidae
Dusky-capped Flycatcher	Review Species
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Variegated Flycatcher	Review Species
Tropical Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Review Species
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Review Species
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Greater Pewee	Review Species
Western Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Review Species
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Review Species
Alder Flycatcher	Review Species
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe	Review Species
Say’s Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher	Review Species

Vireonidae
White-eyed Vireo	Review Species
Bell’s Vireo	Review Species
Hutton’s Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo	Review Species
Cassin’s Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo	Review Species
Philadelphia Vireo	Review Species
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo

Laniidae
Loggerhead Shrike
Northern Shrike

Corvidae
Canada Jay
Pinyon Jay	Review Species
Steller’s Jay
Blue Jay
California Scrub-Jay
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay	Review Species
Clark’s Nutcracker
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven

Paridae
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee

Alaudidae
Eurasian Skylark	Review Species
Horned Lark

Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow

Aegithalidae
Bushtit

Regulidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet

Bombycillidae
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing

Ptiliogonatidae
Phainopepla	Review Species

Sittidae
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch

Certhiidae
Brown Creeper

Polioptilidae
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Troglodytidae
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
Bewick’s Wren
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Winter Wren	Review Species
Marsh Wren

Mimidae
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher	Review Species
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird

Sturnidae
European Starling

Cinclidae
American Dipper

Turdidae
Eastern Bluebird
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend’s Solitaire
Veery
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Dusky Thrush	Review Species
Redwing	Review Species
American Robin
Varied Thrush

Muscicapidae
Red-flanked Bluetail	Review Species
Northern Wheatear	Review Species

Prunellidae
Siberian Accentor	Review Species

Passeridae
House Sparrow

Motacillidae
Eastern Yellow Wagtail	Review Species
Gray Wagtail	Review Species
White Wagtail	Review Species
Red-throated Pipit	Review Species
American Pipit

Fringillidae
Brambling	Review Species
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
House Finch
Purple Finch
Cassin’s Finch
Redpoll
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence’s Goldfinch	Review Species
American Goldfinch

Calcariidae
Lapland Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur	Review Species
Smith’s Longspur	Review Species
Thick-billed Longspur	Review Species
Snow Bunting
McKay’s Bunting	Review Species

Emberizidae
Little Bunting	Review Species
Rustic Bunting	Review Species

Passerellidae
Grasshopper Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Lark Bunting	Review Species
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow	Review Species
Brewer’s Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Harris’s Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Sagebrush Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
LeConte’s Sparrow	Review Species
Nelson’s Sparrow	Review Species
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee

Icteriidae
Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteridae
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark	Review Species
Western Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole	Review Species
Hooded Oriole	Review Species
Bullock’s Oriole
Baltimore Oriole	Review Species
Scott’s Oriole	Review Species
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Common Grackle	Review Species
Great-tailed Grackle	Review Species

Parulidae
Ovenbird	Review Species
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler	Review Species
Blue-winged Warbler	Review Species
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler	Review Species
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Lucy’s Warbler	Review Species
Nashville Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Mourning Warbler	Review Species
Kentucky Warbler	Review Species
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler	Review Species
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler	Review Species
Northern Parula	Review Species
Magnolia Warbler	Review Species
Bay-breasted Warbler	Review Species
Blackburnian Warbler	Review Species
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler	Review Species
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Review Species
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler	Review Species
Prairie Warbler	Review Species
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler	Review Species
Canada Warbler	Review Species
Wilson’s Warbler
Painted Redstart	Review Species

Cardinalidae
Summer Tanager	Review Species
Scarlet Tanager	Review Species
Western Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak	Review Species
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting	Review Species
Painted Bunting	Review Species
Dickcissel	Review Species