Tennessee Bird Records Committee The Tennessee Bird Record Committee Archives (In Development – Last Updated October 2007) Order Anseriformes Family Anatidae Subfamily Dendrocygninae Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor Subfamily Anserinae Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens Ross's Goose, Chen rossii Brant, Branta bernicla Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii Canada Goose, Branta canadensis Mute Swan, Cygnus olor Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinators Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus Subfamily Anatinae Wood Duck, Aix sponsa Gadwall, Anas strepera Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope American Wigeon, Anas americana American Black Duck, Anas rubripes Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos Mottled Duck, Anas fulvigula Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata Northern Pintail, Anas acuta Garganey, Anas querquedula 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 Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata White-winged Scoter, Melanitta fusca Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus Common Merganser, Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator Masked Duck, Nomonyx dominicus Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis Order Galliformes Family Phasianidae Subfamily Tetraoninae Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus Greater Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido Subfamily Meleagridinae Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo Family Odontophoridae Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus Order Gaviiformes Family Gaviidae Red-throated Loon, Gavia stellata Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica Common Loon, Gavia immer Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii Order Podicipediformes Family Podicipedidae Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis Clark's Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkia Order Procellariiformes Family Procellariidae Greater Shearwater, Puffinus gravis Family Hydrobatidae Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma castro Order Pelecaniiformes Family Sulidae Northern Gannet, Morus bassanus Family Pelecanidae American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis Family Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus Family Anhingidae Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga Family Fregatidae Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens Order Ciconiiformes Family 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 Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis Green Heron, Butorides virescens Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Nyctanassa violacea Family Threskiornithidae Subfamily Threskiornithinae White Ibis, Eudocimus albus Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi Subfamily Plataleinae Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja Family Ciconiidae Wood Stork, Mycteria americana Order Falconiformes Family Cathartidae Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura Family Accipitridae Subfamily Pandioninae Osprey, Pandion haliaetus Subfamily Accipitrinae Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus 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 Family Falconidae American Kestrel, Falco sparverius Merlin, Falco columbarius Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus Order Gruiformes Family 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 Family Aramidae Limpkin, Aramus guarauna Family Gruidae Subfamily Gruinae Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis Order Charadriiformes Family Charadriidae Subfamily Charadriinae Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola American Golden-Plover, Pluvialis dominica Snowy Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus Wilson's Plover, Charadrius wilsonia Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus Family Recurvirostridae Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana Family Scolopacidae Subfamily Scolopacinae Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca Willet, Tringa semipalmata Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres Red Knot, Calidris canutus Sanderling, Calidris alba Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri Red-necked Stint, Calidris ruficollis Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima Dunlin, Calidris alpina Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis Ruff, Philomachus pugnax Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata American Woodcock, Scolopax minor Subfamily Phalaropodinae Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius Family Laridae Subfamily Larinae Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla Franklin's Gull, Larus pipixcan Little Gull, Larus minutus Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus Bonaparte's Gull, Larus philadelphia Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis California Gull, Larus californicus Herring Gull, Larus argentatus Thayer’s Gull, Larus thayeri Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea Subfamily Sterninae Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Least Tern, Sternula antillarum Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia Black Tern, Chlidonias niger Common Tern, Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri Royal Tern, Thalasseus maximus Subfamily Rynchopinae Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger Family Stercorariidae South Polar Skua, Stercorarius maccormicki Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus Long-tailed Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Rock Pigeon, Columba livia Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata Eurasian Collared-Dove, Streptopelia decaocto White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius Inca Dove, Columbina inca Common Ground-Dove, Columbina passerina Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Subfamily Arinae Carolina Parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis Order Cuculiformes Family Cuculidae Subfamily Cuculinae Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus Subfamily Crotophaginae Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris Order Strigiformes Family Tytonidae Barn Owl, Tyto alba Family Strigidae Eastern Screech-Owl, Megascops asio Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus Barred Owl, Strix varia Long-eared Owl, Asio otus Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus Order Caprimulgiformes Family Caprimulgidae Subfamily Chordeilinae Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor Subfamily Caprimulginae Chuck-wills-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Subfamily Chaeturinae Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica Family Trochilidae Subfamily Trochilinae Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris Black-chinned Hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Selasphorus platycerus Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin Order Coraciiformes Family Alcedinidae Subfamily Cerylinae Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon Order Piciformes Family Picidae Subfamily Picinae Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Picoides borealis Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Subfamily Fluvicolinae 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 Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus Subfamily Tyranninae Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus Variegated Flycatcher, Empidonomus varius Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus Family Laniidae Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus Northern Shrike, Lanius excubitor Family Vireonidae White-eyed Vireo, Vireo griseus Bell's Vireo, Vireo bellii Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flavifrons Blue-headed Vireo, Vireo solitarius Warbling Vireo, Vireo gilvus Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus Family Corvidae Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Fish Crow, Corvus ossifragus Common Raven, Corvus corax Family Alaudidae Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris Family Hirundinidae Subfamily Hirundininae Purple Martin, Progne subis Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor Violet-green Swallow, Tachycineta thalassina Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica Family Paridae Carolina Chickadee, Poecile carolinensis Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor Family Sittidae Subfamily Sittinae Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis Brown-headed Nuthatch, Sitta pusilla Family Certhiidae Subfamily Certhiinae Brown Creeper, Certhia americana Family Troglodytidae Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus Bewick's Wren, Thryomanes bewickii House Wren, Troglodytes aedon Winter Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes Sedge Wren, Cistothorus platensis Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris Family Regulidae Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula Family Sylviidae Subfamily Polioptilinae Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea Family Turdidae Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis Townsend’s Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi 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 Family Mimidae Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos Sage Thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum Family Sturnidae European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris Family Motacillidae American Pipit, Anthus rubescens Sprague's Pipit, Anthus spragueii Family Bombycillidae Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum Family Parulidae Blue-winged Warbler, Vermivora pinus Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera 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 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 Prairie Warbler, Dendroica discolor Palm Warbler, Dendroica palmarum Bay-breasted Warbler, Dendroica castanea Blackpoll Warbler, Dendroica striata Cerulean Warbler, Dendroica cerulea Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla Prothonotary Warbler, Protonotaria citrea Worm-eating Warbler, Helmitheros vermivorum 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 Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria virens Family Thraupidae Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana Family Emberizidae Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculates Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus Bachman's Sparrow, Aimophila aestivalis 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 Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum Henslow's Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii Le Conte's Sparrow, Ammodramus leconteii Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis McCown's Longspur, Calcarius mccownii Lapland Longspur, Calcarius lapponicus Smith's Longspur, Calcarius pictus Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis Family Cardinalidae Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris Dickcissel, Spiza americana Family 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 Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula Family Fringillidae Subfamily Carduelinae