Birds of West Virginia

Can you name all the bird species that have been recorded in West Virginia? Answers are sorted by family and scientific name and review status are given as hints.

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ANATIDAE
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens
Ross’s Goose	Anser rossii
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
Brant	Branta bernicla
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor
Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinators
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors
Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera	Review
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Review
American Wigeon	Mareca americana
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria
Redhead	Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis
King Eider	Somateria spectabilis	Review
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus	Review
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter	Melanitta americana
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis

ODONTOPHORIDAE
Northern Bobwhite	Colinus virginianus

PHASIANIDAE
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus

PODICIPEDIDAE
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Review

COLUMBIDAE
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
Passenger Pigeon	Ectopistes migratorius	Extinct
Inca Dove	Columbina inca	Review
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura

CUCULIDAE
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus

CAPRIMULGIDAE
Lesser Nighthawk	Chordeiles acutipennis	Review
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor
Chuck-will’s-widow	Antrostomus carolinensis
Eastern Whip-poor-will	Antrostomus vociferus

APODIDAE
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica

TROCHILIDAE
Mexican Violetear	Colibri thalassinus	Review
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris
Black-chinned Hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri	Review
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus

RALLIDAE
Clapper Rail	Rallus crepitans	Review
King Rail	Rallus elegans	Review
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola
Sora	Porzana carolina
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata
American Coot	Fulica americana
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus
Yellow Rail	Coturnicops noveboracensis	Review
Black Rail	Laterallus jamaicensis	Review

ARAMIDAE
Limpkin	Aramus guarauna	Review

GRUIDAE
Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis

RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	Review
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana

CHARADRIIDAE
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Review

SCOLOPACIDAE
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Review
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Review
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Review
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Review
Great Knot	Calidris tenuirostris	Review
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Review
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina
Baird’s Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor
Wilson’s Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Willet	Tringa semipalmata
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca
Wilson’s Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius

STERCORARIIDAE
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Review
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Review

LARIDAE
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Review
Sabine’s Gull	Xema sabini	Review
Bonaparte’s Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	Review
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Review
Franklin’s Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Review
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	Review
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Review
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	Review
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Forster’s Tern	Sterna forsteri

GAVIIDAE
Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica	Review
Common Loon	Gavia immer

CICONIIDAE
Wood Stork	Mycteria americana	Review

FREGATIDAE
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Review

ANHINGIDAE
Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga	Review

PHALACROCORACIDAE
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Review
Double-crested Cormorant	Nannopterum auritus

PELECANIDAE
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Review

ARDEIDAE
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	Review
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron	Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea

THRESKIORNITHIDAE
White Ibis	Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Review
White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi	Review
Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea ajaja	Review

CATHARTIDAE
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura

PANDIONIDAE
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus

ACCIPITRIDAE
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Review
Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus
Cooper’s Hawk	Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis
Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus
Swainson’s Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	Review
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus

TYTONIDAE
Barn Owl	Tyto alba

STRIGIDAE
Eastern Screech-Owl	Megascops asio
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus
Northern Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula	Review
Barred Owl	Strix varia
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus

ALCEDINIDAE
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon

PICIDAE
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	Review
Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus
Ivory-billed Woodpecker	Campephilus principalis	Extinct

FALCONIDAE
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	Review
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus

PSITTACIDAE
Carolina Parakeet	Conuropsis carolinensis	Extinct

TYRANNIDAE
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus cinerascens	Review
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	Review
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	Review
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	Review
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
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe
Say’s Phoebe	Sayornis saya	Review
Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus	Review

VIREONIDAE
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus
Bell’s Vireo	Vireo bellii	Review
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus

LANIIDAE
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus
Northern Shrike	Lanius borealis

CORVIDAE
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia	Review
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow	Corvus ossifragus
Common Raven	Corvus corax

PARIDAE
Carolina Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus
Boreal Chickadee	Poecile hudsonica	Review
Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor

ALAUDIDAE
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris

HIRUNDINIDAE
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Purple Martin	Progne subis
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow	Petrochelidon fulva	Review

REGULIDAE
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Corthylio calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa

BOMBYCILLIDAE
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	Review
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum

SITTIDAE
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis

CERTHIIDAE
Brown Creeper	Certhia Americana

POLIOPTILIDAE
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea

TROGLODYTIDAE
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren	Troglodytes hiemalis
Sedge Wren	Cistothorus stellaris
Marsh Wren	Cistothorus palustris
Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick’s Wren	Thryomanes bewickii	Review

MIMIDAE
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos

STURNIDAE
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris

TURDIDAE
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis
Veery	Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus
Bicknell’s Thrush	Catharus bicknelli	Review
Swainson’s Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin	Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	Review

PASSERIDAE
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus

MOTACILLIDAE
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens

FRINGILLIDAE
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	Review
House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea
Hoary Redpoll	Acanthis hornemanni	Review
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis

CALCARIIDAE
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Smith’s Longspur	Calcarius pictus	Review
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis

PASSERELLIDAE
Bachman’s Sparrow	Peucaea aestivalis	Review
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys	Review
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris’s Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula	Review
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus
LeConte’s Sparrow	Ammospiza leconteii
Nelson’s Sparrow	Ammospiza nelsoni
Baird’s Sparrow	Centronyx bairdii	Review
Henslow’s Sparrow	Centronyx henslowii
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia
Lincoln’s Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana
Canyon Towhee	Melozone fusca	Review
Green-tailed Towhee	Pipilo chlorurus	Review
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	Review
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus

ICTERIIDAE
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens

ICTERIDAE
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	Review
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus
Brewer’s Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	Review
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula

PARULIDAE
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla
Worm-eating Warbler	Helmitheros vermivorum
Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea
Swainson’s Warbler	Limnothlypis swainsonii
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothylpis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothylpis celata
Nashville Warbler	Leiothylpis ruficapilla
Virginia’s Warbler	Leiothylpis virginiae	Review
Connecticut Warbler	Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler	Geothlypis philadelphia
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
Kirtland’s Warbler	Setophaga kirtlandii	Review
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina
Cerulean Warbler	Setophaga cerulea
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum
Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler	Setophaga dominica
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor
Black-throated Gray Warbler	Setophaga nigrescens	Review
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens
Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis
Wilson’s Warbler	Cardellina pusilla

CARDINALIDAE
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	Review
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus	Review
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	Review
Dickcissel	Spiza americana