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List of North American birds: passerines
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.
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
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Laniidae
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
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
- Gray Jay, Perisoreus canadensis
- Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri
- Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata
- Green Jay, Cyanocorax yncas
- Brown Jay, Cyanocorax morio
- Florida Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens
- Island Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma insularis
- Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica
- Mexican Jay, Aphelocoma ultramarina
- Pinyon Jay, Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
- Clark's Nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana
- Black-billed Magpie, Pica hudsonia
- Yellow-billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli
- Eurasian Jackdaw, Corvus monedula (C)
- American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Northwestern Crow, Corvus caurinus
- Tamaulipas Crow, Corvus imparatus
- Fish Crow, Corvus ossifragus
- Chihuahuan Raven, Corvus cryptoleucus
- Common Raven, Corvus corax
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
- Sky Lark, Alauda arvensis (regular migrant-AK) (A-CA) (Ex-NY) (I-BC & WA)
- Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
- Purple Martin, Progne subis
- Cuban Martin, Progne cryptoleuca (A)
- Gray-breasted Martin, Progne chalybea (C)
- Southern Martin, Progne elegans (A)
- Brown-chested Martin, Progne tapera (A)
- Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
- Violet-green Swallow, Tachycineta thalassina
- Bahama Swallow, Tachycineta cyaneoviridis
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia
- Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Cave Swallow, Petrochelidon fulva
- Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
- House Martin, Delichon urbica (C)
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
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Remizidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Aegithalidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sittidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Certhiidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cinclidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Regulidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae
- Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler, Locustella ochotensis (C)
- Lanceolated Warbler, Locustella lanceolata (A)
- Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca (A)
- Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix (A)
- Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus (A)
- Dusky Warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus (C)
- Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus (A)
- Arctic Warbler, Phylloscopus borealis
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea
- California Gnatcatcher, Polioptila californica
- Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Polioptila melanura
- Black-capped Gnatcatcher, Polioptila nigriceps
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
- Siberian Rubythroat, Luscinia calliope
- Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
- Siberian Blue Robin, Luscinia cyane (A)
- Red-flanked Bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus (C)
- Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
- Stonechat, Saxicola torquata (C)
- Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis
- Western Bluebird, Sialia mexicana
- Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides
- Townsend's Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush, Catharus aurantiirostris (A)
- Veery, Catharus fuscescens
- Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus
- Bicknell's Thrush, Catharus bicknelli
- Swainson's Thrush, Catharus ustulatus
- Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus
- Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina
- Eurasian Blackbird, Turdus merula (A)
- Eyebrowed Thrush, Turdus obscurus
- Dusky Thrush, Turdus naumanni (C)
- Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris (C or A)
- Redwing, Turdus iliacus (C)
- Clay-colored Robin, Turdus grayi
- White-throated Robin, Turdus assimilis (A)
- Rufous-backed Robin, Turdus rufopalliatus (C)
- American Robin, Turdus migratorius
- Varied Thrush, Ixoreus naevius
- Aztec Thrush, Ridgwayia pinicola (C)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
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)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Prunellidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
- Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla flava
- Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (A)
- Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea (C)
- White Wagtail, Motacilla alba
- Black-backed Wagtail, Motacilla lugens
- Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis (A)
- Olive-backed Pipit, Anthus hodgsoni (C)
- Pechora Pipit, Anthus gustavi (C)
- Red-throated Pipit, Anthus cervinus
- American Pipit, Anthus rubescens
- Sprague's Pipit, Anthus spragueii
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Bombycillidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ptilogonatidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Peucedramidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
- Bachman's Warbler, Vermivora bachmanii (E)
- Blue-winged Warbler, Vermivora pinus
- Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera
- Tennessee Warbler, Vermivora peregrina
- Orange-crowned Warbler, Vermivora celata
- Nashville Warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla
- Virginia's Warbler, Vermivora virginiae
- Colima Warbler, Vermivora crissalis
- Lucy's Warbler, Vermivora luciae
- Crescent-chested Warbler, Parula superciliosa (C)
- Northern Parula, Parula americana
- Tropical Parula, Parula pitiayumi
- Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia
- Chestnut-sided Warbler, Dendroica pensylvanica
- Magnolia Warbler, Dendroica magnolia
- Cape May Warbler, Dendroica tigrina
- Black-throated Blue Warbler, Dendroica caerulescens
- Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata
- Black-throated Gray Warbler, Dendroica nigrescens
- Golden-cheeked Warbler, Dendroica chrysoparia
- Black-throated Green Warbler, Dendroica virens
- Townsend's Warbler, Dendroica townsendi
- Hermit Warbler, Dendroica occidentalis
- 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 palmarum
- 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 aurocapilla
- Northern Waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis
- Louisiana Waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla
- Kentucky Warbler, Oporornis formosus
- Connecticut Warbler, Oporornis agilis
- Mourning Warbler, Oporornis philadelphia
- MacGillivray's Warbler, Oporornis tolmiei
- Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas
- Gray-crowned Yellowthroat, Geothlypis poliocephala
- Hooded Warbler, Wilsonia citrina
- Wilson's Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla
- Canada Warbler, Wilsonia canadensis
- Red-faced Warbler, Cardellina rubrifrons
- Painted Redstart, Myioborus pictus
- Slate-throated Redstart, Myioborus miniatus (A)
- Fan-tailed Warbler, Euthlypis lachrymosa (C or A)
- Golden-crowned Warbler, Basileuterus culicivorus (C)
- Rufous-capped Warbler, Basileuterus rufifrons
- Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria virens
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Coerebidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
- White-collared Seedeater, Sporophila torqueola
- Yellow-faced Grassquit, Tiaris olivacea (A)
- Black-faced Grassquit, Tiaris bicolor (C)
- Olive Sparrow, Arremonops rufivirgatus
- Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus
- Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus
- Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- Canyon Towhee, Pipilo fuscus
- California Towhee, Pipilo crissalis
- Abert's Towhee, Pipilo aberti
- Rufous-winged Sparrow, Aimophila carpalis
- Cassin's Sparrow, Aimophila cassinii
- Bachman's Sparrow, Aimophila aestivalis
- Botteri's Sparrow, Aimophila botterii
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps
- Five-striped Sparrow, Aimophila quinquestriata
- American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea
- Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina
- Clay-colored Sparrow, Spizella pallida
- Brewer's Sparrow, Spizella breweri
- Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla
- Worthen's Sparrow, Spizella wortheni (A)
- Black-chinned Sparrow, Spizella atrogularis
- Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus
- Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus
- Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata
- Sage Sparrow, Amphispiza belli
- Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys
- Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
- Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum
- Baird's Sparrow, Ammodramus bairdii
- Henslow's Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii
- Le Conte's Sparrow, Ammodramus leconteii
- Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni
- Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus
- Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus
- Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca
- Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
- Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii
- Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana
- White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
- Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula
- White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla
- Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
- Yellow-eyed Junco, Junco phaeonotus
- McCown's Longspur, Calcarius mccownii
- Lapland Longspur, Calcarius lapponicus
- Smith's Longspur, Calcarius pictus
- Chestnut-collared Longspur, Calcarius ornatus
- Pine Bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos (A)
- Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla (A)
- Rustic Bunting, Emberiza rustica
- Yellow-throated Bunting, Emberiza elegans (A)
- Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola (A)
- Gray Bunting, Emberiza variabilis (A)
- Pallas's Bunting, Emberiza pallasi (A)
- Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus (C)
- Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis
- McKay's Bunting, Plectrophenax hyperboreus
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
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
- Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
- Tricolored Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor
- Tawny-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius humeralis (C)
- Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna
- Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
- Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus
- Brewer's Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus
- Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
- Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major
- Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus
- Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis
- Bronzed Cowbird, Molothrus aeneus
- Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater
- Black-vented Oriole, Icterus wagleri (A)
- Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius
- Hooded Oriole, Icterus cucullatus
- Streak-backed Oriole, Icterus pustulatus (C)
- Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii
- Spot-breasted Oriole, Icterus pectoralis (I)
- Altamira Oriole, Icterus gularis
- Audubon's Oriole, Icterus graduacauda
- Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula
- Scott's Oriole, Icterus parisorum
Fringilline Finches, Cardueline Finches, and Allies
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
- Common Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs (C)
- Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
- Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis
- Black Rosy-Finch, Leucosticte atrata
- Brown-capped Rosy-Finch, Leucosticte australis
- Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator
- Common Rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus
- Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus
- Cassin's Finch, Carpodacus cassinii
- House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
- Red Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
- White-winged Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera
- Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea
- Hoary Redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni
- Eurasian Siskin, Carduelis spinus (A)
- Pine Siskin, Carduelis pinus
- Lesser Goldfinch, Carduelis psaltria
- Lawrence's Goldfinch, Carduelis lawrencei
- American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
- Oriental Greenfinch, Carduelis sinica (C)
- Eurasian Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula (C)
- Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus
- Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes (C)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
'Order': Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
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