Neotropical Migratory Birds* (160 Representative Species) Common name Scientific name Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Osprey Pandion haliaetus Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Cooper's Hawk Accipter cooperii Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Am. Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus American Kestrel Falco sparveri . us Merlin Falco columbarius Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthaimus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis Chuck-will's-Widow Caprimulgus carolinensis Whip-poor-will Caprimuigus vociferus Black Swift Cypseloides niger Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Calliope Hummingbird Stellura calliope Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroides Olive-sided Flycatcher Cont pus borealis Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Alder Flycatcher Empidonax ainorum Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traiilii. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis. Eastern Phoebe Sayomis phoebe. Say's Phoebe Sayomis saya Ash-throated Flycatcher Mviarchus cinerascens. Great-crested Flycatcher dyiarchus crinitus. Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Cassin's Kingbird Tvrannus vociferans Scissor-tailed Flycatcher fyrannus forficatus Purple Martin Progne subis. Tree Swallow Tachycinerta bicolor. Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Northern Rough-winged Swallow Steigidopteryx serripen Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica House Wren Trogiodytes aedon. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Poiioptila caerulea Veery Catharus fuscescen Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus miniMUS Swainson's Thrush Catharus swainsonii Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina American Robin Turdus migratoriUS Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus Bell's Vireo Vireo beilii. Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapillus. Gray Vireo vireo vicinior Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Warbling Vireo Vireo gflvus Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadeiphicus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus Bachman's Warbler Vermivora bachmanii. Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Tennessee Warbler vermivora peregrina Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilia Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae. Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae. Northern Parula Parula americans Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica penslyvanica Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysopana. Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus Kirtland's Warbler Dendroica kirtlandii. Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Palm Warbler Dendroica paimarum 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 vermivorus Swainson'S Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis Mourning Warbler Oporomis Philadelphia MacGilivray's Warbler Oporomis tolmiei Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilia Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Dickcissel Spiza americans Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Clay-colored Sparrow Spizelia pallida Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Baird's Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Northern Oriole Icterus galbula *Adapted from Finch, Deborah M, 1991. Population Ecology, Habitat Requirements, and Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Birds. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-205. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Stantion. 26p. Preliminary list of migrant landbird species that breed primarily in the Neararctic adn winter generally south of the United States_Mexico border (modified from S. Droege and R. Greenberg, unpublished.) Copyright 2000 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form