58 Lists of birds of the United States

This list of birds of the United States is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species confirmed in the United States as of July, 2020. It includes species from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories.

This list of birds of Alabama contains species documented in the U.S. state of Alabama, as accepted by the Bird Records Committee (BRC) of the Alabama Ornithological Society. As of July 2017, there were 446 species on the official list. Between when that list was published and July 2020, three additional species have been documented through eBird. Of the 449 species, 155 are considered accidental, 13 of which are further considered hypothetical. Six species were introduced to the state, three are extinct, and one which is listed as extirpated might also be extinct. Birds that are considered probable escapees, although they may have been sighted flying free, are not included.

The list of birds of Alaska includes every wild bird species recorded in the U.S. state of Alaska, based on the list published by the Alaska Checklist Committee. As of January 2020, there were 528 species on the official list. The 2020 taxonomic revisions of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds lumped one of them into another. Of the remaining 527 species, 54 are considered rare, 151 are casual, and 75 are accidental, all as defined below. Another 16 and a species pair are considered unsubstantiated.

This list of birds of Arizona includes every wild bird species seen in Arizona, as recorded by the Arizona Bird Committee (ABC) through October 2018.

This list of birds of Arkansas includes species documented in the U.S. state of Arkansas and accepted by the Arkansas Audubon Society (AAS). As of August 2018, there were 419 species included in the official list. Through June 2020, two additional species have been documented on eBird but not yet assessed by the AAS. Of the 421 species, 48 are classed as very rare, four are classed as occasional, 52 are classed as accidental, five have been introduced to North America, three are known to be extinct, and five have been extirpated.

This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC).

In the U.S. state of Colorado 511 species of birds have been documented as of July 2020 according to the Colorado Bird Records Committee (CBRC) of Colorado Field Ornithologists. One additional species has been added from eBird as a result of the 2020 taxonomic revisions to the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds.

This list of birds of Connecticut is a comprehensive account of all the bird species recorded from the U.S. state of Connecticut. Unless otherwise noted, this list is based on the checklist produced by the Avian Records Committee of Connecticut (ARCC) dated May 10, 2020, the list used by most birders to objectively evaluate species recorded in the state.

This list of birds of the District of Columbia contains 345 species. Of them, 62 are considered rare or accidental, two are extinct, and one has been extirpated. Four have been introduced to North America and another introduced to the eastern U.S.

This list of birds of Florida includes species documented in the U.S. state of Florida and accepted by the Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee (FOSRC). As of December 31, 2018, there were 525 species included in the official list. Of them, 159 species and eight identifiable subspecies are classed as accidental, 14 have been introduced to North America, four are extinct, and one has been extirpated. More than 100 "verifiable...exotic species [are] found free-flying in the wild" according to the FOSRC.

This list of birds of Georgia includes species documented in the U.S. state of Georgia and accepted by the Checklist and Records Committee of the Georgia Ornithological Society (GOSRC). As of July 2019, there are 425 species definitively included in the official list. Seven additional species are on the list but classed as provisional. Of the 425 species, 98 are classed as rare, four have been introduced to North America, and one is extinct.

This list of birds of Hawaii is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of Hawaii as determined by Robert L. and Peter Pyle of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, and modified by subsequent taxonomic changes.

This list of birds of Idaho includes species documented in the U.S. state of Idaho and accepted by the Idaho Bird Records Committee (IBRC). As of April 2019, there were 432 species on the official list. One additional species is considered hypothetical. Of the 433, 179 are review species in part or all of the state.(see note) Eight species found in Idaho have been introduced to North America. One species on the list is extinct.

This list of birds of Illinois includes species documented in the U.S. state of Illinois and accepted by the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC). As of March 2020, there are 450 species and two species pairs included in the official list. Of them, 88 are classed as accidental, 38 are classed as casual, nine have been introduced to North America, three are extinct, and five have been extirpated.

This list of birds of Indiana includes species documented in the U.S. state of Indiana and accepted by the Indiana Bird Records Committee (IBRC) of the Indiana Audubon Society. As of December 2016, there were 422 species included in the official list. Between then and July 2020, an additional eight species have been documented through eBird but not yet assessed by the IBRC. Of the 430 species, 132 are classed as rare, 10 have been introduced to North America, three are extinct, and three have been extirpated.

This is a list of birds of the Indiana Dunes.

This list of birds of Iowa includes species documented in the U.S. state of Iowa and accepted by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union (IOU). As of July 2020, there are 430 species included in the official list. Of them, 92 are classed as accidental, 25 are classed as casual, eight have been introduced to North America, three are extinct, and one has been extirpated.

This list of birds of Kansas includes species documented in the U.S. state of Kansas and accepted by the Kansas Ornithological Society (KOS). As of March 2020, there are 479 species included in the official list. Of them, 70 are classed as accidental, 12 are classed as hypothetical, and five have been introduced to North America. In addition to the 479, two species are extinct and one has been extirpated.

This list of birds of Kentucky includes species documented in the U.S. state of Kentucky by the Kentucky Bird Records Committee (KBRC) of the Kentucky Ornithological Society through November 2019. As of September 2020, one more species has been documented but not yet assessed by the KBRC. Of these 391 species, 105 are classed as accidental and six were introduced to North America. Four are extinct and three have been extirpated. An additional nine species are hypothetical as defined below. Birds that are considered probable escapees, although they may have been sighted flying free, are not included.

This list of birds of Louisiana includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as accepted by the Louisiana Bird Records Committee (LBRC) of the Louisiana Ornithological Society. Of the 483 species on the list as of June 2019, 146 are classed as accidental and four were introduced to North America. Two species are known to be extinct, two others possibly are, and two have been extirpated. Birds that are considered probable escapees, although they may have been sighted flying free, are not included.

This list of birds of Maine is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species recorded in the U.S. state of Maine. This list is published by the Maine Bird Records Committee (MBRC) and is dated March 2020.

This list of birds of Maryland includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Maryland and accepted by the Maryland / District of Columbia Records Committee (MRC) of the Maryland Ornithological Society as of June 2020. There are 455 species included in the official list. Eight additional species of questionable origin and two of exotic origin per the MRC are also included in this page. Of the 455 species, 116 are rare anywhere in the state, 64 are rare in some part of the state, six have been introduced to North America, three are extinct, and one has been extirpated.

This list of birds of Massachusetts includes species documented in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and accepted by the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC). As of September 2019, there are 504 species included in the official list. Of them, 179 are on the review list, six have been introduced to North America, three are extinct, and one has been extirpated. An additional eight species are on a supplemental list of birds whose origin is uncertain.

This list of birds of Michigan includes species documented in the U.S. state of Michigan and accepted by the Michigan Bird Records Committee (MBRC). As of January 2020, there are 450 species included in the official list. Of them, 86 are classed as accidental, 47 are classed as casual, seven have been introduced to North America, one is known to be extinct and another is believed to be, and one has been extirpated.

This list of birds of Minnesota includes species documented in the U.S. state of Minnesota and accepted by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (MOURC). As of October 2020, there are 446 species included in the official list. Of them, 89 are classed as accidental, 41 are classed as casual, eight have been introduced to North America, two are extinct, and one has been extirpated.

This list of birds of Mississippi contains species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Mississippi, as accepted by the Mississippi Ornithological Society Bird Records Committee (MBRC). As of March 2018, there were 426 species on the official list. Of them, 22 are classed as casual as defined below, 90 are classed as accidental, and four were introduced to North America. Two species are extinct; two others are considered extirpated by the MBRC and might also be extinct. Up to July 2020, no additional potential additions to the list have been reported to eBird.

This list of birds of Missouri includes species documented in the U.S. state of Missouri and accepted by The Audubon Society of Missouri (ASM). As of August 2019, there are 435 species included in the official list. Of them, 50 are classed as accidental, 31 are classed as casual, 12 are classed as provisional, seven have been introduced to North America, four are extinct and one might be, and three have been extirpated.

This is a comprehensive list of the bird species recorded in Glacier National Park, which is in the U.S. state of Montana. The list is based on the Glacier Bird Checklist published by the National Park Service dated November 2015. The checklist contains 276 species, and an additional seven species have been added from eBird records through February 2020.

This list of birds of Montana includes species documented in the U.S. state of Montana and accepted by the Montana Bird Records Committee (MBRC). As of June 2020, there are 440 species included in the official list. Of them, 99 are on the review list and eight have been introduced to North America. An additional 10 species are on a separate supplemental list.

This list of birds of Nebraska includes species documented in the U.S. state of Nebraska and accepted by Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU). As of July 2020, there are 465 species included in the official list. Of them, 96 are classed as accidental, 20 are classed as casual, two are extinct, and three have been extirpated. Four have been introduced to North America.

This list of birds of Nevada includes species documented in the U.S. state of Nevada and accepted by the Nevada Bird Records Committee (NBRC). As of July 2020, there are 490 species and a species pair included in the official list. Of them, 108 are on the review list and six have been introduced to North America.

This list of birds of New Hampshire includes species documented in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and accepted by the New Hampshire Rare Bird Committee (NHRBC) of New Hampshire Audubon. As of April 2010, the list contained 398 species. Of them, 110 are on the review list and five have been introduced to North America. Three are extinct and three have been extirpated. To this list are added 11 hypothetical species, and 18 species with eBird records since the official list was published through June 2020. These 29 species are also tagged (R). A few species whose only records are almost surely of escaped or released birds are not included here.

This list of birds of New Jersey includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of New Jersey and accepted by the New Jersey Bird Records Committee (NJBRC) as of October 2019. There are 480 species and two species pairs included in the official list. Six additional species of uncertain origin are also included in this page.

This list of birds of New Mexico are the species documented in the U.S. state of New Mexico and accepted by the New Mexico Bird Records Committee (NMBRC). As of January 2019, 546 species are included in the official list. Of them, 169 are on the review list, five species have been introduced to North America, and three have been extirpated. One additional common species has been added by the 2020 taxonomic revisions to the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds and an additional extirpated species has been added from another source.

This list of birds of New York includes the 494 species and a species pair of wild birds documented in New York as of July 2020. Unless noted otherwise, the source is the Checklist of New York State Birds published by the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) of the New York State Ornithological Association. These species represent 23 orders and 67 families of birds. An additional, "hypothetical", species is also noted by NYSARC.

This list of birds of North Carolina includes species documented in the U.S. state of North Carolina and accepted by the North Carolina Bird Records Committee (NCBRC) of the Carolina Bird Club. As of January 2019, there are 469 species and a species pair definitively included in the official list. Twelve additional species, one of which is identified only at the genus level, are on the list but classed as provisional. Between January 2019 and July 2020, four more species were reported to eBird. Of the resulting 486 species, 89 are rare anywhere in the state, 92 are rare in some part of the state or in a single season, six have been introduced to North America, and four are extinct.

This list of birds of North Dakota includes species documented in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The list is derived from Checklist of North Dakota Birds produced in April 2016 by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDGFD). The basic NDGFD list contains 375 confirmed and extant species, two extinct species, and 20 species classed as hypothetical. Seventeen additional species have been added from eBird records and three more from the North Dakota Bird Records Committee (NDBRC) review list which are not found in the other sources. As of July 2020, the combined lists contained 415 species. Of them, 162 and a subspecies are on the review list. The NDGFD list considers 44 species to be accidental, and eight species have been introduced to North America.

This list of birds of Ohio includes species documented in the U.S. state of Ohio and accepted by Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of July 2018, there were 433 species on the official list. Of them, 193 have been documented as breeding in the state, and 134 are review species as defined below. Eight species found in Ohio have been introduced to North America. Two species on the list are extinct, two more might be, and two have been extirpated. Three more species have been creditably reported to eBird through June 2020; their records are pending at the OBRC. Birds that are considered probable escapees, although they may have been sighted flying free, are not included.

This list of birds of Oklahoma includes species documented in the U.S. state of Oklahoma and accepted by the Oklahoma Ornithological Society's Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of October 2017, there were 480 species on the official list. Between then and July 2020, four additional species have been documented in eBird. Of the 484 species, 110 are classified as accidental, seven have been introduced to North America, two are known to be extinct, and two others might be extinct. An additional 16 species are classed as either hypothetical or of uncertain origin; 13 of them are also classed as accidental.

This list of Oregon birds lists wild bird species found in the U.S. state of Oregon and accepted by the Oregon Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of May 2020, there are 542 species on the list. Of them, 158 are on the review list. Nine species were introduced to Oregon or elsewhere in North America; one of them and two others have been extirpated from the state.

The following bird species are found in the Klamath Basin, Oregon, and related areas;. The Klamath Basin is within the Pacific Flyway so, over 350 species can be spotted migrating through the flyover.

This list of birds of Pennsylvania includes species documented in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and accepted by the Pennsylvania Ornithological Records Committee (PORC). As of June 2018, there were 432 species on the official list. Of them, 100 are classified as accidental, 32 are classed as casual, six have been introduced to North America, two are known to be extinct and another might be, and two have been extirpated. An additional nine species are classed as provisional and are also classed as accidental. Four more species are also included in this list whose reports PORC have not evaluated; they too are classed as accidental.

This list of birds of Rhode Island is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species confirmed in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of the Rhode Island Avian Records Committee (RIARC). As of July 2019, there are 431 species on the list, of which 175 have nested. In addition, 109 are considered vagrants, six have been introduced to North America, and two are extinct. The state's review list contains 127 species.

This list of birds of the Sonoran Desert includes all bird species endemic to the Sonoran Desert, and related areas;. They are retrieved from the List of birds of Yuma County, Arizona, though not exclusively.

This list of birds of South Carolina includes species documented in the U.S. state of South Carolina and accepted by the South Carolina Bird Records Committee (SCBRC) of the Carolina Bird Club. As of late 2017, there were 424 species definitively included in the official list. Thirteen additional species are on the list but classed as Provisional I. Of the 437 species on the primary list, 108 are rare anywhere in the state, 36 are rare away from the coast, five have been introduced to North America, and four are extinct. Fifteen additional species are classed as Provisional II and nine as Hypothetical as defined below. Up to late July 2020, four more species have been documented in eBird but not yet evaluated by the SCBRC; they are also tagged as rare.

This list of birds of South Dakota includes species documented in the U.S. state of South Dakota and accepted by the South Dakota Ornithologists' Union (SDOU). As of August 2017, 438 species were included in the official list. No additional species were recorded in eBird between that date and early July 2020. Of the 438, 85 are classed as accidental, 32 are classed as casual, six are hypothetical, and eight have been introduced to North America.

This list of birds of Tennessee includes species documented in the U.S. state of Tennessee and accepted by the Tennessee Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Tennessee Ornithological Society. As of February 2020, 423 species were on the official list. Of them, 41 are considered accidental, 30 are considered casual, and 13 are labeled provisional as defined below. Five species were introduced to North America, two are extinct, and three have been extirpated.

The list of birds of Texas is the official list of species recorded in the U.S. state of Texas according to the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Texas Ornithological Society. As of June 2020, the list contained 654 species. Of them, 163 are considered review species. Six species were introduced to Texas, two are known to be extinct and another is thought to be, and a fourth is extirpated and possibly extinct. An additional accidental/historical species has been added from another source.

This is a list of birds of the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands. This area consists of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean and Navassa Island in the Caribbean Sea.

This list of birds of Utah includes species documented in the U.S. state of Utah and accepted by the Utah Bird Records Committee (UBRC). As of January 2020, there were 466 species included in the official list. Of them, 119 are classed as accidental, 29 are classed as occasional, 57 are classed as rare, and 10 have been introduced to Utah or North America. Eleven of the accidental species are also classed as provisional.

This list of birds of Vermont is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species recorded in the U.S. state of Vermont. This list is published by the Vermont Bird Records Committee (VBRC). As of July 2019 there were 387 species on the list. Of them, 103 are classed as vagrants anywhere in the state and 14 others are rare in certain regions. Of the vagrants, six are additionally classed as hypothetical. Seven species were introduced to North America or directly to Vermont, one is extinct, and two have been extirpated.

This list of birds of Virginia includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Virginia by the Virginia Avian Records Committee of the Virginia Society of Ornithology (VARCOM). As of October 2019 the list contained 474 species and three species pairs. Of them, 92 are considered accidental and 89 are considered rare. Seven species were introduced to North America, one is extinct, and one has been extirpated. Four additional species, now extinct, are believed to have occurred in Virginia, but there is insufficient evidence to include them in the main list. The published list includes identifiable subspecies which are not presented here.

This list of birds of Washington includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Washington. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of the Washington Bird Records Committee (WBRC) of the Washington Ornithological Society. As of October 2019, the list contained 517 species. Of them, 162 are considered accidental; 11 were introduced to North America or directly in Washington.

This list of birds of West Virginia includes species documented in the U.S. state of West Virginia and accepted by the West Virginia Bird Records Committee of the Brooks Bird Club (BBC). As of March 2020 the published list contained 352 species. Of them, 65 are classified as rare, five have been introduced to North America, and two are extinct. An additional 16 species are classified as hypothetical.

This list of birds of Wisconsin includes species documented in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and accepted by the Records Committee of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSORC). As of January 2019, there were 440 species and a species pair included in the official list. One species has been accepted by the WSORC since then. Of the 441 species and the species pair, 90 and the species pair are classed as accidental, 34 are classed as casual, 53 are classed as rare, eight have been introduced to North America, two are known to be extinct and another is thought to be. An additional 12 species are classed as hypothetical.

This list of birds of Wyoming includes species documented in the U.S. state of Wyoming by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) supplemented by eBird data through July 2020. The list from both sources contains 449 species. Of them, 115 are classed as accidental, and eight species have been introduced to North America.

This is a comprehensive listing of the bird species recorded in Yellowstone National Park, which is mostly in the U.S. state of Wyoming and also extends into Idaho and Montana. This list is based on one published by the National Park Service (NPS) dated May 7, 2020 which contains 284 species. An additional 16 species have been added from eBird up to mid-July 2020.

This is a list of birds of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The following markings are used:(A) Accidental - occurrence based on fewer than 10 records and unlikely to occur regularly (E) Extinct - a recent species that no longer exists (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Yuma County, Arizona, but other populations exist elsewhere (I) Introduced - a population established solely as the result of direct or indirect human intervention; synonymous with non-native and non-indigenous (H) Hypothetical - birds that have had a credible sighting reported, but have not been documented with a specimen or suitable photograph (C) Casual - occasional visitor (SW) = found in the southwest of Arizona, Yuma County. sw–06 = observed in 2006. ( * SW)—SW breeding species. Bolded, species:, hot, lower desert species. (–L–)–16 species are found local, in a specific locality. LCRV– Lower Colorado River Valley