Official OOS Ohio Bird Checklist
The official Ohio checklist stands at 450 species as of July 2024. The checklist follows the nomenclature and taxonomic sequence of the American Ornithological Society’s Checklist of North and Middle American Birds through the Sixty-fifth Supplement (July 2024).
ANATIDAE
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Ross’s Goose Anser rossii
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Brant Branta bernicla
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Garganey Spatula querquedula
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
American Wigeon Anas americana
American Black Duck Anas rubripes
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Redhead Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
Black Scoter Melanitta americana
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
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
ODONTOPHORIDAE
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
PHASIANIDAE
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido
Gray Partridge Perdix perdix
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
PHOENICOPTERIDAE
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
PODICIPEDIDAE
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
COLUMBIDAE
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
CUCULIDAE
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
CAPRIMULGIDAE
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Chuck-will’s-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
APODIDAE
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
TROCHILIDAE
Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
Anna’s Hummingbird Calypte anna
Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
Allen’s Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris
RALLIDAE
King Rail Rallus elegans
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
Sora Porzana carolina
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
American Coot Fulica americana
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
ARAMIDAE
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
GRUIDAE
Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
Whooping Crane Grus americana
RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
CHARADRIIDAE
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
Wilson’s Plover Anaryhnchus wilsonia
Snowy Plover Anaryhnchus nivosus
SCOLOPACIDAE
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calildris subruficollis
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanatos
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Willet Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
STERCORARIIDAE
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
ALCIDAE
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix
Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
LARIDAE
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini
Bonaparte’s Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
Ross’s Gull Rhodostethia rosea
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin’s Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
Heermann’s Gull Larus heermanni
Common Gull Larus canus
Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
California Gull Larus californicus
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Least Tern Sternula antillarum
Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
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
GAVIIDAE
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
Common Loon Gavia immer
HYDROBATIDAE
Leach’s Storm-Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
PROCELLARIIDAE
Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata
CICONIIDAE
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
FREGATIDAE
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
SULIDAE
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
ANHINGIDAE
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
PHALACROCORACIDAE
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
PELECANIDAE
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
ARDEIDAE
Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Great Egret Ardea alba
Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
THRESKIORNITHIDAE
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
CATHARTIDAE
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
PANDIONIDAE
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIDAE
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii
American Goshawk Accipiter atricapillus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
Harris’s Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
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
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
TYTONIDAE
American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
STRIGIDAE
Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Barred Owl Strix varia
Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
ALCEDINIDAE
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
PICIDAE
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus
Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Dryobates borealis
Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis
FALCONIDAE
Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolis
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
PSITTACIDAE
Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis
TYRANNIDAE
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cineracens
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
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
Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii
Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Say’s Phoebe Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
VIREONIDAE
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Bell’s Vireo Vireo bellii
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
LANIIDAE
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
CORVIDAE
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
Common Raven Corvus corax
PARIDAE
Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
ALAUDIDAE
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
HIRUNDINIDAE
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Purple Martin Progne subis
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
REGULIDAE
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
BOMBYCILLIDAE
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
SITTIDAE
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla
CERTHIIDAE
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
POLIOPTILIDAE
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
TROGLODYTIDAE
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
Bewick’s Wren Thryomanes bewickii
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
MIMIDAE
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
STURNIDAE
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
TURDIDAE
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
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
MUSCICAPIDAE
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
PASSERIDAE
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
MOTACILLIDAE
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Sprague’s Pipit Anthus spragueii
FRINGILLIDAE
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
Redpoll Acanthis flammea
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch Spinus tristi
CALCARIIDAE
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
Smith’s Longspur Calcarius pictus
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
PASSERELLIDAE
Cassin’s Sparrow Peucaea cassinii
Bachman’s Sparrow Peucaea aestivalis
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Brewer’s Sparrow Spizella breweri
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
Harris’s Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
LeConte’s Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii
Nelson’s Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni
Baird’s Sparrow Centronyx bairdii
Henslow’s Sparrow Centronyx henslowii
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
ICTERIIDAE
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
ICTERIDAE
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
Bullock’s Oriole Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Brewer’s Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
PARULIDAE
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Swainson’s Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Kirtland’s Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii
Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
Northern Parula Setophaga americana
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
Townsend’s Warbler Setophaga townsendi
Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
Wilson’s Warbler Cardellina pusilla
Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus
CARDINALIDAE
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
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
Dickcissel Spiza americana
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