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Ornithology Scientific Names
Science Olympiad
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
05/19/2009
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Common Loon
 Definition
Gavia immer
Term
Horned Grebe
 Definition
Podiceps auritus
Term
Pied-billed Grebe
 Definition
Podilymbus podiceps
Term
Black-footed Albatross
 Definition
Phoebastria nigripes
Term
Northern Gannet
 Definition
Morus bassanus
Term
Brown Pelican
 Definition
Pelecanus occidentalis
Term
Double-crested Cormorant
 Definition
Phalacrocorax auritus
Term
American Bittern
 Definition
Botaurus lentiginosus
Term
Black-crowned Night-Heron
 Definition
Nycticorax nycticorax
Term
Green Heron
 Definition
Butorides virescens
Term
Snowy Egret
 Definition
Egretta thula
Term
Great Egret
 Definition
Ardea alba
Term
Great Blue Heron
 Definition
Ardea herodias
Term
Tundra Swan
 Definition
Cygnus columbianus
Term
Snow Goose
 Definition
Chen caerulescens
Term
Canada Goose
 Definition
Branta canadensis
Term
Wood Duck
 Definition
Aix sponsa
Term
Mallard
 Definition
Anas platyrhnchos
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Northern Shoveler
 Definition
Anas clypeata
Term
Canvasback
 Definition
Aythya valisineria
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Common Goldeneye
 Definition
Bucephala clangula
Term
Bufflehead
 Definition
Bucephala albeola
Term
Common Merganser
 Definition
Mergus merganser
Term
Red-breasted Merganser
 Definition
Mergus serrator
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Hooded Merganser
 Definition
Lophodytes cucullatus
Term
Ruddy Duck
 Definition
Oxyura jamaicensis
Term
Turkey Vulture
 Definition
Cathartes aura
Term
California Condor
 Definition
Gymnogyps californianus
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Osprey
 Definition
Pandion haliaetus
Term
Golden Eagle
 Definition
Aquila chrysaetos
Term
Bald Eagle
 Definition
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Term
Sharp-shinned Hawk
 Definition
Accipiter striatus
Term
Red-shouldered Hawk
 Definition
Buteo lineatus
Term
Red-tailed Hawk
 Definition
Buteo jamaicensis
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American Kestrel
 Definition
Falco sparverius
Term
Merlin
 Definition
Falco columbarius
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Peregrine Falcon
 Definition
Falco peregrinus
Term
Ring-necked Pheasant
 Definition
Phasianus colchicus
Term
Wild Turkey
 Definition
Meleagris gallopavo
Term
Ruffed Grouse
 Definition
Bonasa umbellus
Term
Clapper Rail
 Definition
Rallus longirostris
Term
Virginia Rail
 Definition
Rallus limicola
Term
Sandhill Crane
 Definition
Grus canadensis
Term
Black-bellied Plover
 Definition
Pluvialis sqatarola
Term
Semipalmated Plover
 Definition
Charadrius semipalmatus
Term
Killdeer
 Definition
Charadrius vociferus
Term
Willet
 Definition
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Term
Greater Yellowlegs
 Definition
Tringa melanoleuca
Term
Spotted Sandpiper
 Definition
Actitis macularia
Term
Ruddy Turnstone
 Definition
Arenaria interpres
Term
Sanderling
 Definition
Calidris alba
Term
Dunlin
 Definition
Calidris alpina
Term
Least Sandpiper
 Definition
Calidris minutilla
Term
Common Snipe
 Definition
Gallinago gallinago
Term
Wilson's Phalarope
 Definition
Phalaropus tricolor
Term
Bonaparte's Gull
 Definition
Larus philadelphia
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Ring-billed Gull
 Definition
Larus delawarensis
Term
Herring Gull
 Definition
Larus argentatus
Term
Forster's Tern
 Definition
Sterna forsteri
Term
Least Tern
 Definition
Sterna antillarus
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Black Tern
 Definition
Childonias Niger
Term
Black Skimmer
 Definition
Rynchops niger
Term
Marbled Murrelet
 Definition
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Term
Atlantic Puffin
 Definition
Fratercula arctica
Term
Rock Dove
 Definition
Columba livia
Term
Mourning Dove
 Definition
Zenaida macroura
Term
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
 Definition
Coccyzus americanus
Term
Greater Roadrunner
 Definition
Geococcyx californianus
Term
Barn Owl
 Definition
Tyto alba
Term
Great Horned Owl
 Definition
Bubo virginianus
Term
Barred Owl
 Definition
Strix varia
Term
Eastern Screach-Owl
 Definition
Otus asio
Term
Western Screech-Owl
 Definition
Otus kennicottii
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
 Definition
Aegolius acadicus
Term
Common Nighthawk
 Definition
Chordeiles minor
Term
Whip-poor-will
 Definition
Caprimulgus vociferus
Term
Chimney Swift
 Definition
Chaetura pelagica
Term
White-throated Swift
 Definition
Aeronautes saxatalis
Term
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
 Definition
Archilochus colubris
Term
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
 Definition
Selasphorus platycercus
Term
Belted Kingfisher
 Definition
Cercyle alcyon
Term
Acorn Woodpecker
 Definition
Melanerpes formicivorus
Term
Northern Flicker
 Definition
Colaptes auratus
Term
Downy Woodpecker
 Definition
Picoides pubescens
Term
Hairy Woodpecker
 Definition
Picoides villosus
Term
Eastern Wood-Pewee
 Definition
Contopus virens
Term
Western Wood-Pewee
 Definition
Contopus sordidulus
Term
Willow Flycatcher
 Definition
Empidonax taillii
Term
Eastern Phoebe
 Definition
Sayornis phoebe
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Say's Phoebe
 Definition
Sayornis saya
Term
Western Kingbird
 Definition
Tyrannus verticalis
Term
Eastern Kingbird
 Definition
Tyrannus tyrannus
Term
Loggerhead Shrike
 Definition
Lanius ludovicianus
Term
Blue-headed Vireo
 Definition
Vireo solitarius
Term
Red-eyed Vireo
 Definition
Vireo olivaceus
Term
Blue Jay
 Definition
Cyanocitta cristata
Term
Steller's Jay
 Definition
Cyanocitta stelleri
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Black-billed Magpie
 Definition
Pica pica
Term
American Crow
 Definition
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Term
Horned Lark
 Definition
Eremophila alpestris
Term
Tree Swallow
 Definition
Tachycineta bicolor
Term
Barn Swallow
 Definition
Hirundo rustica
Term
Tufted Titmouse
 Definition
Baeolophus bicolor
Term
Black-capped Chickadee
 Definition
Poecile atricapillus
Term
Brown Creeper
 Definition
Certhia americana
Term
White-breasted Nuthatch
 Definition
Sitta carolinensis
Term
Red-breasted Nuthatch
 Definition
Sitta canadensis
Term
House Wren
 Definition
Troglodytes aedon
Term
Marsh Wren
 Definition
Cistothorus palustris
Term
American Dipper
 Definition
Cinclus mexicanus
Term
Golden-crowned Kinglet
 Definition
Regulus satrapa
Term
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 Definition
Regulus calendula
Term
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Definition
Polioptila caerulea
Term
Eastern Bluebird
 Definition
Sialia sialis
Term
Western Bluebird
 Definition
Sialia mexicana
Term
Hermit Thrush
 Definition
Catharus guttatus
Term
American Robin
 Definition
Turdus migratorius
Term
Gray Catbird
 Definition
Dumetella carolinensis
Term
Northern Mockingbird
 Definition
Mimus polyglottos
Term
European Starling
 Definition
Sturnus vulgaris
Term
Cedar Waxwing
 Definition
Bombycilla cedorum
Term
Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Definition
Dendroica coronata
Term
Black-throated Green Warbler
 Definition
Dendroica virens
Term
Yellow Warbler
 Definition
Dendroica petechia
Term
Common Yellowthroat
 Definition
Geothylpis trichas
Term
Yellow-breasted Chat
 Definition
Icteria virens
Term
Summer Tanager
 Definition
Piranga rubra
Term
Scarlet Tanager
 Definition
Piranga olivacea
Term
Western Tanager
 Definition
Piranga ludovinciana
Term
Chipping Sparrow
 Definition
Spizella passerina
Term
Savannah Sparrow
 Definition
Passerculus sandwichensis
Term
Song Sparrow
 Definition
Melospiza melodia
Term
White-crowned Sparrow
 Definition
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Term
Dark-eyed Junco
 Definition
Junco hyemalis
Term
Snow Bunting
 Definition
Plectrophenax nivalis
Term
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
 Definition
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Term
Black-headed Grosbeak
 Definition
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Term
Northern Cardinal
 Definition
Cardinalis cardinalis
Term
Indigo Bunting
 Definition
Passerina cyanea
Term
Lazuli Bunting
 Definition
Passerina amoena
Term
Red-winged Blackbird
 Definition
Agelaius phoeniceus
Term
Brown-headed Cowbird
 Definition
Molothrus ater
Term
Baltimore Oriole
 Definition
Icterus galbula
Term
Bullock's Oriole
 Definition
Icterus bullockii
Term
Purple Finch
 Definition
Carpodacus purpureus
Term
House Finch
 Definition
Carpodacus mexicanus
Term
Pipe siskin
 Definition
Carduelis pinus
Term
American Goldfinch
 Definition
Carduelis tristis
Term
Evening Grosbeak
 Definition
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Term
House Sparrow
 Definition
Passer domesticus
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