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GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica Rare/Accidental
Common Loon Gavia immer
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii Rare/Accidental

PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

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

PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Rare/Accidental
Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri

PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro
Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa

PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae

Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Rare/Accidental
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens

CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus

CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Wood Stork Mycteria americana

CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja

ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Introduced species
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
Ross's Goose Chen rossii
Brant Branta bernicla
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
American Wigeon Anas americana
Gadwall Anas strepera
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula
American Black Duck Anas rubripes
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Redhead Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

FALCONIFORMES: Cathartidae

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae

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

FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

GALLIFORMES: Meleagrididae

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae

Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus

GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae

Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Near-threatened

GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis
Whooping Crane Grus americana Endangered

GRUIFORMES: Aramidae

Limpkin Aramus guarauna

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris
King Rail Rallus elegans
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
Sora Porzana carolina
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
American Coot Fulica americana

CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae

American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Near-threatened
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus Vulnerable

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Near-threatened
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Near-threatened
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius

CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
Little Gull Larus minutus
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae

Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Royal Tern Sterna maxima
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Least Tern Sterna antillarum
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Rare/Accidental
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Rynchopidae

Black Skimmer Rynchops niger

CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae

Dovekie Alle alle
Razorbill Alca torda

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock Pigeon Columba livia Introduced species
Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Introduced species
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius Extinct
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis Extinct
Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus Introduced species

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani

STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Barn Owl Tyto alba

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Barred Owl Strix varia
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus

APODIFORMES: Apodidae

Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica

TROCHILIFORMES: Trochilidae

Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens Rare/Accidental
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope Rare/Accidental
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Rare/Accidental

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon

PICIFORMES: Picidae

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Near-threatened
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Picoides borealis Vulnerable
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis Critically endangered (possibly extinct)

PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Near-threatened
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
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus

PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

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

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii Vulnerable

PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae

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

PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae

Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris

PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus Rare/Accidental
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

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

PASSERIFORMES: Polioptilidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor

PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae

Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae

Brown Creeper Certhia americana

PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Florida Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
Common Raven Corvus corax

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Introduced species

PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae

White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae

Bachman's Warbler Vermivora bachmanii Critically endangered (possibly extinct)
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Near-threatened
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
Northern Parula Parula americana
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus
Kirtland's Warbler Dendroica kirtlandii Near-threatened
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea Vulnerable
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens

PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae

Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana

PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Bachman's Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis Near-threatened
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus Vulnerable
Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii
Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Near-threatened
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis

PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Near-threatened
Dickcissel Spiza americana

PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae

Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii Rare/Accidental
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius

PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species


*Source: Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World - Georgia and Georgia Wildlife Bird List