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Wikipedia: List of North American birds: passerines
List of North American birds: passerines
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This List of North American birds: passerines is an enumeration of the passerine bird species known from the North American continent north of Mexico. The passerines are a diverse assemblage of species belonging to the vast avian order Passeriformes, more commonly known as perching birds or songbirds.

For an introductory overview of the birdlife of North America, see List of North American birds. For the non-passerines, see the List of North American birds: non-passerines.

Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in North America as permanent residents, summer or winter residents or visitors, or migrants. The following codes are used to denote certain categories of species:

  • (A) = Accidental occurrence based on one or two (rarely more) records, and unlikely to occur regularly.

  • (C) = Casual occurrence based on two or a few records, with subsequent records not improbable.

  • (E) = Extinct; a recent member of the avifauna that no longer exists.

  • (Ex) = Extirpated; no longer occurs in area of interest, but other populations still exist elsewhere.

  • (I) = Introduced population established solely as result of direct or indirect human intervention; synonymous with non-native and non-indigenous.

Tyrant flycatchers

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae

  • Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet, Camptostoma imberbe
  • Greenish Elaenia, Myiopagis viridicata
  • Caribbean Elaenia, Elaenia martinica
  • Tufted Flycatcher, Mitrephanes phaeocercus
  • Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
  • Greater Pewee, Contopus pertinax
  • Western Wood-Pewee, Contopus sordidulus
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens
  • Cuban Pewee, Contopus caribaeus (A)
  • Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris
  • Acadian Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens
  • Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum
  • Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii
  • Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus
  • Hammond's Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii
  • Gray Flycatcher, Empidonax wrightii
  • Dusky Flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri
  • Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Empidonax difficilis
  • Cordilleran Flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis
  • Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Empidonax fulvifrons
  • Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans
  • Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
  • Say's Phoebe, Sayornis saya
  • Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus
  • Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Myiarchus tuberculifer
  • Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens
  • Nutting's Flycatcher, Myiarchus nuttingi
  • Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus
  • Brown-crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus tyrannulus
  • La Sagra's Flycatcher, Myiarchus sagrae (C)
  • Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
  • Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes luteiventris
  • Piratic Flycatcher, Legatus leucophaius (A)
  • Variegated Flycatcher, Empidonomus varius (A)
  • Tropical Kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus
  • Couch's Kingbird, Tyrannus couchii
  • Cassin's Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans
  • Thick-billed Kingbird, Tyrannus crassirostris
  • Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
  • Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
  • Gray Kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus
  • Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus savana (C)

Passerines Placement Uncertain

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Incertae sedis

  • Rose-throated Becard, Pachyramphus aglaiae
  • Masked Tityra, Tityra semifasciata (A)

Shrikes

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Laniidae

Vireos

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae

  • White-eyed Vireo, Vireo griseus
  • Thick-billed Vireo, Vireo crassirostris (C)
  • Bell's Vireo, Vireo bellii
  • Black-capped Vireo, Vireo atricapilla
  • Gray Vireo, Vireo vicinior
  • Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flavifrons
  • Plumbeous Vireo, Vireo plumbeus
  • Cassin's Vireo, Vireo cassinii
  • Blue-headed Vireo, Vireo solitarius
  • Hutton's Vireo, Vireo huttoni
  • Warbling Vireo, Vireo gilvus
  • Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus
  • Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus
  • Yellow-green Vireo, Vireo flavoviridis
  • Black-whiskered Vireo, Vireo altiloquus
  • Yucatan Vireo, Vireo magister

Jays, Crows, Magpies, and Ravens

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Corvidae

Larks

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae

  • Sky Lark, Alauda arvensis (regular migrant-AK) (A-CA) (Ex-NY) (I-BC & WA)
  • Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris

Swallows and Martins

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae

Chickadees and Titmice

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Paridae

  • Carolina Chickadee, Poecile carolinensis
  • Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapilla
  • Mountain Chickadee, Poecile gambeli
  • Mexican Chickadee, Poecile sclateri
  • Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Poecile rufescens
  • Boreal Chickadee, Poecile hudsonica
  • Gray-headed Chickadee, Poecile cincta
  • Bridled Titmouse, Baeolophus wollweberi
  • Oak Titmouse, Baeolophus inornatus
  • Juniper Titmouse, Baeolophus ridgwayi
  • Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
  • Black-crested Titmouse, Baeolophus atricristatus

Verdin

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Remizidae

  • Verdin, Auriparus flaviceps

Bushtits

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae

Nuthatches

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Sittidae

Treecreepers

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae

Wrens

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae

Dippers

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae

Bulbuls

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae

Kinglets

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Regulidae

Old World warblers and Gnatcatchers

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae

Old World flycatchers

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae

  • Narcissus Flycatcher, Ficedula narcissina (A)
  • Mugimaki Flycatcher, Ficedula mugimaki (A)
  • Red-breasted Flycatcher, Ficedula parva (A)
  • Siberian Flycatcher, Muscicapa sibirica (C)
  • Gray-spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa griseisticta
  • Asian Brown Flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica (A)
  • Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata (A)

Thrushes

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Turdidae

Babblers

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Timaliidae

  • Wrentit, Chamaea fasciata

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Mimidae

  • Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
  • Black Mockingbird, Melanoptila glabrirostris (A)
  • Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
  • Bahama Mockingbird, Mimus gundlachii
  • Sage Thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus
  • Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum
  • Long-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma longirostre
  • Bendire's Thrasher, Toxostoma bendirei
  • Curve-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre
  • California Thrasher, Toxostoma redivivum
  • Crissal Thrasher, Toxostoma crissale
  • Le Conte's Thrasher, Toxostoma lecontei
  • Blue Mockingbird, Melanotis caerulescens (C)

Starlings

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae

  • European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris (I)
  • Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis (I)
  • Crested Myna, Acridotheres cristatellus (I & Ex)

Accentors

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Prunellidae

  • Siberian Accentor, Prunella montanella (C)

Wagtails and Pipits

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae

Waxwings

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae

Silky-flycatchers

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Ptilogonatidae

  • Gray Silky-flycatcher, Ptilogonys cinereus (A)
  • Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens

Olive Warbler

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Peucedramidae

Wood-warblerss

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Parulidae

Bananaquits

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Coerebidae

Tanagers

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae

Sparrowss, Towhees, Juncos, and Longspurs

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae

Cardinalss, Saltators, and Grosbeaks

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae

  • Crimson-collared Grosbeak, Rhodothraupis celaeno (C)
  • Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
  • Pyrrhuloxia, Cardinalis sinuatus
  • Yellow Grosbeak, Pheucticus chrysopeplus (C)
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus
  • Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus
  • Blue Bunting, Cyanocompsa parellina (C)
  • Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea
  • Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena
  • Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea
  • Varied Bunting, Passerina versicolor
  • Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris
  • Dickcissel, Spiza americana

Blackbirdss, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Grackles, and Orioless

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Icteridae

Fringilline Finches, Cardueline Finches, and Allies

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae

Old World sparrowss

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Passeridae

Weavers

Order:
Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae

  • Orange Bishop, Euplectes franciscanus (I)
  • Java Sparrow, Padda oryzivora (I & Ex)

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