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Here's a List of Every At-Risk Bird Species in North America (All 432 of Them)

The 2016 State of North America’s Birds report finds that at least 37 percent of species are at risk

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A massive new report published this week finds that 432 of the 1,154 native bird species found in the continental United States, Canada and Mexico are “at a risk of extinction without significant action.”

The State of North America’s Birds 2016 report was published on behalf of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative, which represents the three nations. Using data collected by tens of thousands of citizen scientists and dozens of scientific organizations, it ranks each bird species in nine major habitat types for their risks of extinction. Oceanic species and those living in tropical forests were among those found to be at the greatest levels of risk, although steep declines were observed just about everywhere.

The report also gave each species a “concern score” of between 1 and 20 based on issues such as declining populations, habitat loss, oceanic pollution, invasive species and other threats. Any species that ranked 14 or higher were placed on the report’s “watch list” of species in peril, as were the species that ranked 13 but also had rapidly declining populations. The watch list includes 37 percent of the included species.


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Of course, that’s far from inclusive. The report excludes the Caribbean and any Central American countries other than Mexico, as well as islands that are part of the United States but aren't in North America such as Hawaii and Guam, both of which face terrible bird extinction problems. It also doesn’t include subspecies, such as the Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus), which has declined to fewer than 150 birds. If additional areas and subspecies had been included, the percentage of threatened species may have actually been quite a bit higher.

Still, the list itself is quite sobering. And so, here it is: all 432 at-risk North American bird species, as ranked by this report’s concern level. See how many species you recognize, and how many you might mourn if they were to disappear.

 

English Name

Scientific Name

Concern Score

Altamira Yellowthroat

Geothlypis flavovelata

20

Azure-rumped Tanager

Tangara cabanisi

20

Bearded Screech-Owl

Megascops barbarus

20

Bearded Wood-Partridge

Dendrortyx barbatus

20

Belding's Yellowthroat

Geothlypis beldingi

20

Belted Flycatcher

Xenotriccus callizonus

20

Black-capped Petrel

Pterodroma hasitata

20

Black-polled Yellowthroat

Geothlypis speciosa

20

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

20

Cozumel Thrasher

Toxostoma guttatum

20

Florida Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma coerulescens

20

Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Centrocercus minimus

20

Horned Guan

Oreophasis derbianus

20

Imperial Woodpecker

Campephilus imperialis

20

Nava's Wren

Hylorchilus navai

20

Pink-headed Warbler

Cardellina versicolor

20

Red-crowned Parrot

Amazona viridigenalis

20

Sierra Madre Sparrow

Xenospiza baileyi

20

Socorro Dove

Zenaida graysoni

20

Socorro Mockingbird

Mimus graysoni

20

Thick-billed Parrot

Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha

20

Tuxtla Quail-Dove

Zentrygon carrikeri

20

Unspotted Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius ridgwayi

20

Worthen's Sparrow

Spizella wortheni

20

Yellow-headed Parrot

Amazona oratrix

20

Black-throated Jay

Cyanolyca pumilo

19

Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge

Dendrortyx leucophrys

19

Dwarf Jay

Cyanolyca nana

19

Golden-cheeked Warbler

Setophaga chrysoparia

19

Guadalupe Junco

Junco insularis

19

Guadalupe Murrelet

Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

19

Lesser Prairie-Chicken

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

19

Lilac-crowned Parrot

Amazona finschi

19

Lovely Cotinga

Cotinga amabilis

19

Maroon-fronted Parrot

Rhynchopsitta terrisi

19

Parkinson's Petrel

Procellaria parkinsoni

19

Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

19

Rose-bellied Bunting

Passerina rositae

19

Saltmarsh Sparrow

Ammodramus caudacutus

19

Short-crested Coquette

Lophornis brachylophus

19

Sumichrast's Wren

Hylorchilus sumichrasti

19

Townsend's Shearwater

Puffinus auricularis

19

Yellow-naped Parrot

Amazona auropalliata

19

Aztec Rail

Rallus tenuirostris

18

Azure-hooded Jay

Cyanolyca cucullata

18

Bachman's Warbler

Vermivora bachmanii

18

Bermuda Petrel

Pterodroma cahow

18

Black-throated Shrike-Tanager

Lanio aurantius

18

Blue-capped Hummingbird

Eupherusa cyanophrys

18

Blue-throated Motmot

Aspatha gularis

18

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte australis

18

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow

Peucaea sumichrasti

18

Eskimo Curlew

Numenius borealis

18

Fea's Petrel

Pterodroma feae

18

Flammulated Flycatcher

Deltarhynchus flammulatus

18

Highland Guan

Penelopina nigra

18

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus principalis

18

Keel-billed Motmot

Electron carinatum

18

Mexican Sheartail

Doricha eliza

18

Mexican Woodnymph

Thalurania ridgwayi

18

Military Macaw

Ara militaris

18

Nightingale Wren

Microcerculus philomela

18

Ocellated Turkey

Meleagris ocellata

18

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Picoides borealis

18

Ridgway's Rail

Rallus obsoletus

18

Rufous Sabrewing

Campylopterus rufus

18

Scripps's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus scrippsi

18

Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

18

Steller's Eider

Polysticta stelleri

18

Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium sanchezi

18

Tricolored Blackbird

Agelaius tricolor

18

Tufted Jay

Cyanocorax dickeyi

18

White-tailed Hummingbird

Eupherusa poliocerca

18

White-throated Jay

Cyanolyca mirabilis

18

Yucatan Vireo

Vireo magister

18

Ashy Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma homochroa

17

Balsas Screech-Owl

Megascops seductus

17

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma castro

17

Bicknell's Thrush

Catharus bicknelli

17

Black Catbird

Melanoptila glabrirostris

17

Black Rail

Laterallus jamaicensis

17

Black Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte atrata

17

Black Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma melania

17

Black Thrush

Turdus infuscatus

17

Black-capped Siskin

Spinus atriceps

17

Black-capped Vireo

Vireo atricapilla

17

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus mexicanus

17

Blue Seedeater

Amaurospiza concolor

17

Bristle-thighed Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis

17

Central American Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium griseiceps

17

Chestnut-colored Woodpecker

Celeus castaneus

17

Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo

Vireolanius melitophrys

17

Craveri's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus craveri

17

Eared Quetzal

Euptilotis neoxenus

17

Emerald-chinned Hummingbird

Abeillia abeillei

17

Fulvous Owl

Strix fulvescens

17

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

Lamprolaima rhami

17

Gray-crowned Woodpecker

Colaptes auricularis

17

Great Curassow

Crax rubra

17

Green-striped Brush-Finch

Arremon virenticeps

17

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Lampornis viridipallens

17

Hooded Grosbeak

Coccothraustes abeillei

17

Le Conte's Thrasher

Toxostoma lecontei

17

Long-tailed Sabrewing

Campylopterus excellens

17

Long-tailed Wood-Partridge

Dendrortyx macroura

17

Mexican Parrotlet

Forpus cyanopygius

17

Oaxaca Sparrow

Aimophila notosticta

17

Ocellated Quail

Cyrtonyx ocellatus

17

Orange-breasted Falcon

Falco deiroleucus

17

Pacific Screech-Owl

Megascops cooperi

17

Purplish-backed Jay

Cyanocorax beecheii

17

Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus

17

Red-breasted Chat

Granatellus venustus

17

Rosy Thrush-Tanager

Rhodinocichla rosea

17

Rufous-collared Robin

Turdus rufitorques

17

Shining Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes lucidus

17

Sinaloa Martin

Progne sinaloae

17

Slate-colored Solitaire

Myadestes unicolor

17

Slender Sheartail

Doricha enicura

17

Solitary Eagle

Buteogallus solitarius

17

Speckled Mourner

Laniocera rufescens

17

Strickland's Woodpecker

Picoides stricklandi

17

Tody Motmot

Hylomanes momotula

17

White-eared Ground-Sparrow

Melozone leucotis

17

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Atthis ellioti

17

Yellow-lored Parrot

Amazona xantholora

17

Yellowish Flycatcher

Empidonax flavescens

17

Yucatan Wren

Campylorhynchus yucatanicus

17

Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin

16

Amethyst-throated Hummingbird

Lampornis amethystinus

16

Bachman's Sparrow

Peucaea aestivalis

16

Bar-winged Oriole

Icterus maculialatus

16

Barred Parakeet

Bolborhynchus lineola

16

Beautiful Hummingbird

Calothorax pulcher

16

Bendire's Thrasher

Toxostoma bendirei

16

Black-and-white Owl

Ciccaba nigrolineata

16

Black-crested Coquette

Lophornis helenae

16

Black-vented Shearwater

Puffinus opisthomelas

16

Blue-and-white Mockingbird

Melanotis hypoleucus

16

Blue-crowned Chlorophonia

Chlorophonia occipitalis

16

Blue-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilia cyanura

16

Boucard's Wren

Campylorhynchus jocosus

16

Bridled Sparrow

Peucaea mystacalis

16

Brown-hooded Parrot

Pyrilia haematotis

16

California Thrasher

Toxostoma redivivum

16

Citreoline Trogon

Trogon citreolus

16

Clarion Wren

Troglodytes tanneri

16

Colima Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium palmarum

16

Colima Warbler

Oreothlypis crissalis

16

Crested Eagle

Morphnus guianensis

16

Crested Guan

Penelope purpurascens

16

Crimson-collared Grosbeak

Rhodothraupis celaeno

16

Crimson-collared Tanager

Ramphocelus sanguinolentus

16

Dwarf Vireo

Vireo nelsoni

16

Elegant Tern

Thalasseus elegans

16

Golden-winged Warbler

Vermivora chrysoptera

16

Gray-barred Wren

Campylorhynchus megalopterus

16

Gray-breasted Woodpecker

Melanerpes hypopolius

16

Greater Prairie-Chicken

Tympanuchus cupido

16

Green Parakeet

Psittacara holochlorus

16

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

16

Heermann's Gull

Larus heermanni

16

Island Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma insularis

16

Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea

16

Kirtland's Warbler

Setophaga kirtlandii

16

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Brachyramphus brevirostris

16

Maroon-chested Ground-Dove

Claravis mondetoura

16

McKay's Bunting

Plectrophenax hyperboreus

16

Mexican Hermit

Phaethornis mexicanus

16

Mountain Plover

Charadrius montanus

16

Mountain Thrush

Turdus plebejus

16

Ocellated Thrasher

Toxostoma ocellatum

16

Pacific Parakeet

Psittacara strenuus

16

Pileated Flycatcher

Xenotriccus mexicanus

16

Pink-footed Shearwater

Puffinus creatopus

16

Red-capped Manakin

Ceratopipra mentalis

16

Red-headed Tanager

Piranga erythrocephala

16

Red-legged Kittiwake

Rissa brevirostris

16

Rose-throated Tanager

Piranga roseogularis

16

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

16

Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus frantzii

16

Rufous-browed Wren

Troglodytes rufociliatus

16

Russet Antshrike

Thamnistes anabatinus

16

San Blas Jay

Cyanocorax sanblasianus

16

Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner

Anabacerthia variegaticeps

16

Scaly-throated Leaftosser

Sclerurus guatemalensis

16

Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

16

Slaty Finch

Haplospiza rustica

16

Slaty Vireo

Vireo brevipennis

16

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Crypturellus boucardi

16

Socorro Wren

Troglodytes sissonii

16

Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird

Tilmatura dupontii

16

Spot-crowned Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes affinis

16

Spotted Wood-Quail

Odontophorus guttatus

16

Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher

Myiobius sulphureipygius

16

Unicolored Jay

Aphelocoma unicolor

16

Uniform Crake

Amaurolimnas concolor

16

White-faced Quail-Dove

Zentrygon albifacies

16

White-naped Brush-Finch

Atlapetes albinucha

16

Whooping Crane

Grus americana

16

Wilson's Plover

Charadrius wilsonia

16

Yellow Rail

Coturnicops noveboracensis

16

Yellow-billed Loon

Gavia adamsii

16

Yellow-billed Magpie

Pica nuttalli

16

Yellow-footed Gull

Larus livens

16

Aleutian Tern

Onychoprion aleuticus

15

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

15

Aztec Thrush

Ridgwayia pinicola

15

Baird's Sparrow

Ammodramus bairdii

15

Banded Wren

Thryophilus pleurostictus

15

Bicolored Hawk

Accipiter bicolor

15

Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus bachmani

15

Black Swift

Cypseloides niger

15

Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus melanoleucus

15

Black-capped Gnatcatcher

Polioptila nigriceps

15

Black-capped Swallow

Notiochelidon pileata

15

Black-chested Sparrow

Peucaea humeralis

15

Black-chinned Sparrow

Spizella atrogularis

15

Black-faced Grosbeak

Caryothraustes poliogaster

15

Black-footed Albatross

Phoebastria nigripes

15

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

15

Blue-throated Goldentail

Hylocharis eliciae

15

Brown-capped Vireo

Vireo leucophrys

15

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Calidris subruficollis

15

Buller's Shearwater

Puffinus bulleri

15

Caribbean Dove

Leptotila jamaicensis

15

Caribbean Elaenia

Elaenia martinica

15

Cerulean Warbler

Setophaga cerulea

15

Chestnut-collared Longspur

Calcarius ornatus

15

Cozumel Emerald

Chlorostilbon forficatus

15

Cozumel Vireo

Vireo bairdi

15

Eared Poorwill

Nyctiphrynus mcleodii

15

Emerald Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus prasinus

15

Eye-ringed Flatbill

Rhynchocyclus brevirostris

15

Fan-tailed Warbler

Basileuterus lachrymosus

15

Five-striped Sparrow

Amphispiza quinquestriata

15

Flammulated Owl

Psiloscops flammeolus

15

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Puffinus carneipes

15

Gilded Flicker

Colaptes chrysoides

15

Golden-browed Warbler

Basileuterus belli

15

Gray-throated Chat

Granatellus sallaei

15

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

15

Greater Sage-Grouse

Centrocercus urophasianus

15

Green Shrike-Vireo

Vireolanius pulchellus

15

Green-backed Sparrow

Arremonops chloronotus

15

Hooded Yellowthroat

Geothlypis nelsoni

15

Keel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos sulfuratus

15

King Rail

Rallus elegans

15

King Vulture

Sarcoramphus papa

15

Laysan Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilis

15

Least Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma microsoma

15

Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis

15

Long-tailed Manakin

Chiroxiphia linearis

15

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

15

Marbled Godwit

Limosa fedoa

15

Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus

15

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

15

McCown's Longspur

Rhynchophanes mccownii

15

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper

Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

15

Northern Schiffornis

Schiffornis veraepacis

15

Oak Titmouse

Baeolophus inornatus

15

Olive-backed Euphonia

Euphonia gouldi

15

Orange-billed Sparrow

Arremon aurantiirostris

15

Orange-breasted Bunting

Passerina leclancherii

15

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus ornatus

15

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

15

Prevost's Ground-Sparrow

Melozone biarcuata

15

Red Warbler

Cardellina rubra

15

Red-faced Cormorant

Phalacrocorax urile

15

Red-throated Caracara

Ibycter americanus

15

Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

15

Ross's Gull

Rhodostethia rosea

15

Ruddy Woodcreeper

Dendrocincla homochroa

15

Rufous Mourner

Rhytipterna holerythra

15

Rufous Piha

Lipaugus unirufus

15

Rufous-and-white Wren

Thryophilus rufalbus

15

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis wagleri

15

Rufous-necked Wood-Rail

Aramides axillaris

15

Rufous-winged Sparrow

Peucaea carpalis

15

Scaled Antpitta

Grallaria guatimalensis

15

Short-billed Pigeon

Patagioenas nigrirostris

15

Short-tailed Albatross

Phoebastria albatrus

15

Singing Quail

Dactylortyx thoracicus

15

Slaty Antwren

Myrmotherula schisticolor

15

Slaty-tailed Trogon

Trogon massena

15

Snowy Plover

Charadrius nivosus

15

Spotted Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus dryas

15

Spotted Owl

Strix occidentalis

15

Spotted Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus erythropygius

15

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

Eupherusa eximia

15

Stub-tailed Spadebill

Platyrinchus cancrominus

15

Tamaulipas Crow

Corvus imparatus

15

Tawny-winged Woodcreeper

Dendrocincla anabatina

15

Violet Sabrewing

Campylopterus hemileucurus

15

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Campylopterus curvipennis

15

West Mexican Chachalaca

Ortalis poliocephala

15

Whiskered Auklet

Aethia pygmaea

15

White Hawk

Pseudastur albicollis

15

White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis leucogastra

15

White-collared Manakin

Manacus candei

15

White-fronted Swift

Cypseloides storeri

15

White-lored Gnatcatcher

Polioptila albiloris

15

White-striped Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes leucogaster

15

White-whiskered Puffbird

Malacoptila panamensis

15

Xantus's Hummingbird

Hylocharis xantusii

15

Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet

Ornithion semiflavum

15

Yellow-breasted Crake

Porzana flaviventer

15

Yucatan Flycatcher

Myiarchus yucatanensis

15

Yucatan Poorwill

Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

15

Yucatan Woodpecker

Melanerpes pygmaeus

15

Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus antiquus

14

Arizona Woodpecker

Picoides arizonae

14

Audubon's Oriole

Icterus graduacauda

14

Audubon's Shearwater

Puffinus lherminieri

14

Black Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus tyrannus

14

Black-backed Oriole

Icterus abeillei

14

Black-banded Woodcreeper

Dendrocolaptes picumnus

14

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Melanerpes pucherani

14

Black-cowled Oriole

Icterus prosthemelas

14

Black-headed Siskin

Spinus notatus

14

Black-headed Trogon

Trogon melanocephalus

14

Black-throated Bobwhite

Colinus nigrogularis

14

Blue Bunting

Cyanocompsa parellina

14

Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

14

Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

14

Bumblebee Hummingbird

Atthis heloisa

14

California Gnatcatcher

Polioptila californica

14

Canada Warbler

Cardellina canadensis

14

Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch

Arremon brunneinucha

14

Chestnut-headed Oropendola

Psarocolius wagleri

14

Cinnamon Becard

Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

14

Collared Towhee

Pipilo ocai

14

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

14

Cory's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

14

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Antrostomus vociferus

14

Elegant Euphonia

Euphonia elegantissima

14

Elegant Quail

Callipepla douglasii

14

Elegant Trogon

Trogon elegans

14

Emperor Goose

Chen canagica

14

Flame-colored Tanager

Piranga bidentata

14

Golden-crowned Emerald

Chlorostilbon auriceps

14

Golden-hooded Tanager

Tangara larvata

14

Gray Thrasher

Toxostoma cinereum

14

Gray Vireo

Vireo vicinior

14

Gray-breasted Wood-Wren

Henicorhina leucophrys

14

Gray-chested Dove

Leptotila cassinii

14

Gray-collared Becard

Pachyramphus major

14

Gray-headed Dove

Leptotila plumbeiceps

14

Gray-headed Kite

Leptodon cayanensis

14

Great Swallow-tailed Swift

Panyptila sanctihieronymi

14

Green-fronted Hummingbird

Amazilia viridifrons

14

Happy Wren

Pheugopedius felix

14

Henslow's Sparrow

Ammodramus henslowii

14

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica

14

Kentucky Warbler

Geothlypis formosa

14

Lawrence's Goldfinch

Spinus lawrencei

14

Least Tern

Sternula antillarum

14

Lesser Ground-Cuckoo

Morococcyx erythropygus

14

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

14

Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

14

Lucifer Hummingbird

Calothorax lucifer

14

Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor

14

Mangrove Vireo

Vireo pallens

14

Mexican Chickadee

Poecile sclateri

14

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Antrostomus arizonae

14

Montezuma Oropendola

Psarocolius montezuma

14

Mountain Trogon

Trogon mexicanus

14

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata

14

Nelson's Sparrow

Ammodramus nelsoni

14

Northern Potoo

Nyctibius jamaicensis

14

Orange Oriole

Icterus auratus

14

Orange-fronted Parakeet

Eupsittula canicularis

14

Pale-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus guatemalensis

14

Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

14

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

14

Purple-crowned Fairy

Heliothryx barroti

14

Red-lored Parrot

Amazona autumnalis

14

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda

14

Ruddy Foliage-gleaner

Clibanornis rubiginosus

14

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

14

Russet Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus occidentalis

14

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird

Phaeochroa cuvierii

14

Seaside Sparrow

Ammodramus maritimus

14

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

14

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

14

Sooty Grouse

Dendragapus fuliginosus

14

Spot-breasted Oriole

Icterus pectoralis

14

Spotted Wren

Campylorhynchus gularis

14

Sprague's Pipit

Anthus spragueii

14

Strong-billed Woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

14

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata

14

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Antrostomus salvini

14

Thicket Tinamou

Crypturellus cinnamomeus

14

Transvolcanic Jay

Aphelocoma ultramarina

14

Turquoise-browed Motmot

Eumomota superciliosa

14

Virginia's Warbler

Oreothlypis virginiae

14

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma tethys

14

Whiskered Screech-Owl

Megascops trichopsis

14

White-bellied Wren

Uropsila leucogastra

14

White-crowned Parrot

Pionus senilis

14

White-crowned Pigeon

Patagioenas leucocephala

14

White-naped Swift

Streptoprocne semicollaris

14

White-winged Tanager

Piranga leucoptera

14

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

14

Wood Thrush

Hylocichla mustelina

14

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

14

Yellow Grosbeak

Pheucticus chrysopeplus

14

Yellow-winged Cacique

Cassiculus melanicterus

14

Yucatan Nightjar

Antrostomus badius

14

American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

13

American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

13

Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata

13

Barred Forest-Falcon

Micrastur ruficollis

13

Black Scoter

Melanitta americana

13

Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

13

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

13

Cassin's Finch

Haemorhous cassinii

13

Connecticut Warbler

Oporornis agilis

13

Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes vespertinus

13

Harris's Sparrow

Zonotrichia querula

13

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

13

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

13

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

13

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

13

Mealy Parrot

Amazona farinosa

13

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi

13

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

13

Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor

13

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

13

Sepia-capped Flycatcher

Leptopogon amaurocephalus

13

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

13

White-winged Scoter

Melanitta fusca

13

John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator. An award-winning environmental journalist, his work has appeared in Scientific American, Audubon, Motherboard, and numerous other magazines and publications. His "Extinction Countdown" column has run continuously since 2004 and has covered news and science related to more than 1,000 endangered species. John lives on the outskirts of Portland, Ore., where he finds himself surrounded by animals and cartoonists.

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