North Dakota Official Checklist

414 total species

 SpeciesScientificCodeNestingReview ListReview Specifics
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis BBWD
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor FUWD
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens SNGO
Ross's Goose Anser rossii ROGO
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons GWFG
Brant Branta bernicla BRAN
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii CACG
Canada Goose Branta canadensis CANG
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator TRUS nesting
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus TUSW
Wood Duck Aix sponsa WODU
Garganey Spatula querquedula GARG
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors BWTE
Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera CITE nesting
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata NSHO
Gadwall Mareca strepera GADW
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope EUWI
American Wigeon Mareca americana AMWI
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos MALL
American Black Duck Anas rubripes ABDU nesting
Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula MODU
Northern Pintail Anas acuta NOPI
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca GWTE
Canvasback Aythya valisineria CANV
Redhead Aythya americana REDH
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris RNDU
Greater Scaup Aythya marila GRSC
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis LESC
King Eider Somateria spectabilis KIEI
Common Eider Somateria mollissima COEI
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus HADU
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata SUSC spring or summer
White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi WWSC spring or summer
Black Scoter Melanitta americana BLSC spring or summer
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis LTDU summer
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola BUFF nesting outside of the Turtle Mountains
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula COGO nesting outside of the Turtle Mountains
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica BAGO
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus HOME
Common Merganser Mergus merganser COME nesting other than along the Missouri River
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator RBME
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis RUDU
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo WITU
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus RUGR
Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus WIPT
Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus GRSG
Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus STGR
Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido GRPC
Gray Partridge Perdix perdix GRAP
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus RNEP
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps PBGR
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus HOGR
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena RNGR
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis EAGR
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis WEGR
Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii CLGR nesting
Rock Pigeon Columba livia ROPI
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata BTPI
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto EUCD
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius PAPI EXTINCT
Inca Dove Columbina inca INDO
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica WWDO
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura MODO
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris GBAN
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus YBCU nesting
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus BBCU
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor CONI
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii COPO east of Hwy 85
Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus EWPW nesting and all those west of ND Hwy 1
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica CHSW
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris RTHU
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri BCHU
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna ANHU
Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope CAHU
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus RUHU
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus BTHU
King Rail Rallus elegans KIRA
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola VIRA winter
Sora Porzana carolina SORA
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata COGA
American Coot Fulica americana AMCO
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis YERA nesting
Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis SACR nesting
Common Crane Grus grus CCRA
Whooping Crane Grus americana WHCR summer
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus BNST
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana AMAV
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola BBPL
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica AMGP
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus KILL
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus SEPL
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus PIPL
Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus MOPL
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus SNPL
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda UPSA
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus WHIM
Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis ESCU EXTINCT
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus LBCU
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica HUGO
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa MAGO
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres RUTU
Red Knot Calidris canutus REKN
Ruff Calidris pugnax RUFF
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata SPTS
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus STSA
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea CUSA
Sanderling Calidris alba SAND
Dunlin Calidris alpina DUNL
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii BASA
Little Stint Calidris minuta LIST
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla LESA
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis WRSA
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis BBSA
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos PESA
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla SESA
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri WESA
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus SBDO
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus LBDO
American Woodcock Scolopax minor AMWO nesting west of US Highway 83
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata WISN
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius SPSA
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria SOSA
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes LEYE
Willet Tringa semipalmata WILL
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca GRYE
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor WIPH
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus RNPH
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius REPH
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus POJA
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus PAJA
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus LTJA
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla BLKI except those at Garrison Dam
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini SAGU
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia BOGU
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus LIGU
Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea ROGU
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla LAGU
Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan FRGU
Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus SBIG
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis RBGU
California Gull Larus californicus CAGU
Herring Gull Larus argentatus HERG
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides ICGU
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus LBBG
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens GWGU
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus GLGU
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus GBBG
Least Tern Sternula antillarum LETE except those along Missouri River
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia CATE
Black Tern Chlidonias niger BLTE
Common Tern Sterna hirundo COTE
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea ARTE
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri FOTE
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata RTLO
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica PALO
Common Loon Gavia immer COLO nesting outside of the Turtle Mountains
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii YBLO
Wood Stork Mycteria americana WOST
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus NOGA
Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum NECO
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum DCCO
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos AWPE
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis BRPE
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus AMBI
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis LEBI west of US Hwy 83 and all nesting records
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias GBHE
Great Egret Ardea alba GREG
Snowy Egret Egretta thula SNEG
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea LBHE sightings and nesting
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor TRHE
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis CAEG
Green Heron Butorides virescens GRHE west of US Hwy 83 and all nesting records
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax BCNH
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea YCNH
White Ibis Eudocimus albus WHIB
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus GLIB
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi WFIB
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura TUVU
Osprey Pandion haliaetus OSPR nesting
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus WTKI
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus STKI
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos GOEA
Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius NOHA
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus SSHA nesting
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii COHA
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis NOGO nesting
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus BAEA
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus RSHA
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus BWHA
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni SWHA
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis RTHA
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus RLHA summer
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis FEHA
Barn Owl Tyto alba BANO
Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio EASO
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus GHOW
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus SNOW
Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula NHOW
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia BUOW
Barred Owl Strix varia BADO nesting and all those west of ND Hwy 281
Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa GGOW
Long-eared Owl Asio otus LEOW
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus SEOW
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus BOOW
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus NSWO nesting
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon BEKI
Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis LEWO
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus RHWO
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus ACWO
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus RBWO nesting except all the Sheyenne River
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius YBSA
Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus BBWO
Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens DOWO
Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus HAWO
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus NOFL
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus PIWO nesting west of ND 3 except for the Turtle Mountains
Crested Caracara Caracara plancus CRCA
American Kestrel Falco sparverius AMKE
Merlin Falco columbarius MERL
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus GYRF
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus PEFA
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus PRFA
White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps WCEL
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus GCFL
Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans CAKI
Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris TBKI
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis WEKI
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus EAKI
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus STFL
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi OSFL
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus WEWP nesting
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens EAWP
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris YBFL
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum ALFL nesting
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii WIFL
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus LEFL
Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii HAFL
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe EAPH
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya SAPH
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus VEFL
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus WEVI
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii BEVI nesting
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons YTVI
Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii CAVI
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius BHVI nesting
Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus PLVI
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus PHVI nesting
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus WAVI
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus REVI
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus LOSH winter
Northern Shrike Lanius borealis NSHR
Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis CAJA
Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus PIJA
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata BLJA
Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana CLNU
Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia BBMA
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos AMCR
Common Raven Corvus corax CORA nesting
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus BCCH
Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus BOCH
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor TUTI
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris HOLA
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia BANS
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor TRES
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina VGSW
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis NRWS
Purple Martin Progne subis PUMA
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica BARS
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota CLSW
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula RCKI nesting
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa GCKI nesting
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus BOWA
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum CEDW
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis RBNU
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis WBNU
Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea PYNU
Brown Creeper Certhia americana BRCR nesting
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea BGGN sightings and nesting
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus ROWR nesting east of US 83
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii BEWR
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus CARW
House Wren Troglodytes aedon HOWR
Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis WIWR
Sedge Wren Cistothorus stellaris SEWR
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris MAWR
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis GRCA
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum BRTH
Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus SATH
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos NOMO
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris EUST
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis EABL
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana WEBL
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides MOBL
Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi TOSO
Veery Catharus fuscescens VEER
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus GCTH
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus SWTH
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus HETH
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina WOTH nesting
American Robin Turdus migratorius AMRO
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius VATH
House Sparrow Passer domesticus HOSP
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus ETSP
American Pipit Anthus rubescens AMPI
Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii SPPI
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla BRAM
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus EVGR
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator PIGR
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis GCRF east of ND Hwy 85
House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus HOFI
Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus PUFI
Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii CAFI
Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea CORE
Hoary Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni HORE
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra RECR nesting
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera WWCR nesting
Pine Siskin Spinus pinus PISI
Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria LEGO
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis AMGO
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus LALO
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus CCLO
Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus SMLO
Thick-billed Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii TBLO other than at “Rhame Prairie”
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis SNBU
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum GRSP
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata BTSP
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus LASP
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys LARB
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina CHSP
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida CCSP
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla FISP
Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri BRSP east of US Hwy 85 or North of Interstate 94
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca FOSP all subspecies except ”Red”
American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea ATSP
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis DEJU “white-winged” and “gray-headed” subspecies
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys WCSP
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla GCSP
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula HASP
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis WTSP
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus VESP
LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii LCSP
Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni NESP
Baird's Sparrow Centronyx bairdii BAIS
Henslow's Sparrow Centronyx henslowii HESP
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis SAVS
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia SOSP
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii LISP
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana SWSP
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus GTTO
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus SPTO
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus EATO
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens YBCH
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus YHBL
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus BOBO
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna EAME
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta WEME
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius OROR
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii BUOR east of US Hwy 83
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula BAOR
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus RWBL
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater BHCO
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus RUBL
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus BRBL
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula COGR
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus GTGR
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla OVEN
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum WEWA
Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla LOWA
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis NOWA nesting outside of Turtle Mountains
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera GWWA nesting
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera BWWA
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia BAWW
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea PROW
Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina TEWA nesting
Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata OCWA nesting
Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla NAWA nesting
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis CONW
MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei MGWA
Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia MOWA
Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa KEWA
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas COYE
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina HOWA
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla AMRE
Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina CMWA
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea CERW
Northern Parula Setophaga americana NOPA
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia MAWA
Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea BBWA
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca BLBW
Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia YEWA
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica CSWA
Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata BLPW
Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens BTBW
Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum PAWA
Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus PIWA
Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata YRWA nesting
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica YTWA
Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor PRAW
Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens BTYW
Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi TOWA
Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens BTNW
Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis CAWA
Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla WIWA
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra SUTA
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea SCTA
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana WETA nesting
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis NOCA
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus RBGR
Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus BHGR nesting east of US Hwy 83
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea BLGR nesting
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena LAZB
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea INBU
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris PABU
Dickcissel Spiza americana DICK