Ontario Boreal Forest Birds List of the Chapleau Wildlife Preserve

The birds in the list below have been identified in the Chapleau Game Preserve either by the Ontario Government or by our guests. Some species may be uncommon or occasional visitors. Al & Doris Errington

Order Gaviiformes - Loon Famaily
Gaviidae
Loons
Gavia Immer Common Loon
Favia Stellata Red Throat Loon

Order Podicipediformes - Grebes
Podicipedidae
Grebe Family
 Podilymbus Podiceps Pied-Billed Grebe

Order Anseriformes - Waterfowl
Anatidae
Swan, Goose & Duck Family
Branta Canadensis Canada Goose
Chen Caerulescens Blue Goose
Chen Hyperborea Snow Goose
Anas Platyrhynchos Mallard Duck
Anas Rubripes Black Duck
Anas Acuta Pintail Duck
Mareca Americana American Widgeon
Spatula Clypeata Shoveller
Anas Carolinesis Green Winged Teal
Aythya Collaris Ring Necked Duck
Aythya Marila Greater Scaup
Aythya Affinis Lesser Scaup
Bucephala Clangula Common Goldeneye
Bucephala Albeola Bufflehead
Melanitta Deglandi White winged Scoter
Oxyura Jamicensis Ruddy Duck
Mergus Merganser Common Merganser
Mergus Serrator Red Breasted Merganser

Order Falconiformes - Vultures, Hawks, Eagles and Falcons
Accipitridae
Kite, Hawk & Eagle Family
Accipiter Gentilis Goshawk
Accipiter Striatus Sharp Shinned Hawk
Circus Cyaneus Marsh Hawk
Buteo Jamaicensis Red Tailed Hawk
Buteo Platypterus Broad Winged Hawk
Aquila Chrysaetos Golden Eagle
Haliaeetus Leucocephalus Bald Eagle
Pandionidae
Osprey Family
Pandion Haliaetus Osprey
Falconidae
Falcon Family
Falco Rusticolus Gyr Falcon
Falco Columbaris Merlin
Falco Sparvericus Kestrel

Order Galliformes - Gallinacaceous Birds
Tetraonidae
Grouse Family
Canachites Canadensis Spruce Grouse
Bonasa Umbellus Ruffed Grouse

Order Ciconiiformes - Herons and their allies
Ardeidae
Heron & Bittern Family
Ardea Herodias Great Blue Heron
Botaurus Lentiginosus American Bittern

Order Gruiformes - Cranes and their allies
Gruidae
Crane Family
Grus Canadensis Sandhill Crane
Rallidae
Rail & Coot Family
Poizana Carolina Sora
Coturnicops Noveboracensis Yellow Rail

Order Charadriiformes - Shorebirds, Gulls & Alcids
Charadriidae
Plover Family
Pluvialis Dominica American Golden Plover
Squatarola Squatarola Black Bellied Plover
Charodrius Semipalmatiss Semiplanted Plover
Charadrius Vociferus Killdeer
Scolopacidae
Sandpiper Family
Actitis Macularia Spotted Sandpiper
Tringa Solitaria Solitary Sandpiper
Totanus Melanoleucus Greater Yellowlegs
Totanus Flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs
Erolia Minutilla Least Sandpiper
Ereunetes Pusillus Semi Palmated Sanpiper
Capella Gallinage Common Snipe
Tyrannus Tyrannus Eastern Kingbird
Sayornis Phoebe Eastern Phoebe
Empionax Traillii Traill's Flycatcher
Expidonax Minimus Least Flycatcher
Nuttalornis Borealis Olive Sided Flycatcher
Laridae
Gull & Tern Family
Larus Philadelphia Bonaparte"s Gull
Sterna Hirundo Common Tern
Larus Argentatus Herring Gull
Alaudidae
Lark Family
Eremophila Alpestris Horned Lark
Hirundinidae
Swallow Family
Hirundo Rustica Barn Swallow
petrochelidon Pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow
Iridoprocne Bicolor Tree Swallow
Riparia Riparia Bank Swallow
Corvidae
Jay, Magpie & Crow Family
Cyanocitta Cristata Blue Jay
Perisoreus Canadesis Gray or Canada Jay
Corvus Corax Common Raven
Corvus Brachyrhynchos Common Crow
Paridae
Chickadee Family
Parus Atricapillus Black Capped Chickadee
Parus Hudsonicus Boreal Chickadee
Sittidae
Nuthatch Family
Sitta Canadensis Red Breasted Nuthatch
Certhiidae
Creeper Family
Certhia Familiaris Brown Creeper
Troglodytidae
Wren Family
Troglodytes Aedon House Wren
Turidae
Thrush Family
Turdus Migratorius Robin
Hylocichla Guttata Hermit Thrush
Hylocichla Ustulata Swainson's Thrush
Hylocichla Minima Gray Cheeked Thrush
Hylocichla Fuscescens Veery
Sylvidae
Gntcatcher & Kinglet Family
Regulus Satrapa Golden Crow Kinglet
Regulus Calendula Ruby Crowned Kinglet
Motacillidae
Pipit Family
Anthus Spinoletta Water Pipit
Bombycillidae
Waxwing Family
Bombycilla Cadrorum Cedar Waxwing
Laniidae
Shrikes Family
Lanius Excubitor Northern Shrike
Sturnidae
Starling Family
Sturnus Vulgaris Starling
Vireonidae
Vireo Family
Vireo Solitarius Solitary Vireo
Vireo Olivaceus Red Eyed Vireo
Parulidae
Wood Warbler Family
Mniotilta Varia Black and White Warbler
Vermivora Peregrina Tennessee Warbler
Vermivora Ruficopilla Nashville Warbler
Dendroica Petechia Yellow Warbler
Dendroica Magnolia Magnolia Warbler
Dendroica Coronata Myrtle Warbler
Dendroica Caerulescens Black Throated Blue Warbler
Dendroica Fusca Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica Pensyvanica Chestnut Sided Warbler
Dendroica Castarea Bay Breasted Warbler
Dendroica Striata Blackpoll Warbler
Dendroica Palmorum Palm Warbler
Serurus Aurocapillus Oven Bird
Serurus Noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush
Geothlupis Trichas Yellowthroat
Wilsonia Pusilla Wilson's Warbler
Wilsonia Canadensis Canada Warbler
Setophaga Ruticilla American Redstart
Ploceidae
Weaver finch Family
Passer Demesticus House Sparrow
Icteridae
Blackbird and Oriole Family
Sturnella Magna Eastern Meadowlark
Agelaius Phoeniceus Red Winged Blackbird
Euphagus Carolinus Rusty Blackbird
Quiscalus Quiscula Common Grackle
 Fringillidae
Grosbeak, Finch & Sparrow Family
Hesperiphona Vespertina Evening Grosbeak
Carpodacus Purpureus Purple Finch
Pincola Enucleator Pine Grosbeak
Spinus Pinus Pine Siskin
Spinus Tristis American Goldfinch
Loxia Curvirostra Red Crossbill
Loxia Leucoptera White Winged Crossbill
Passerculus Sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow
Junco Hyemalis Slate Colored Junco
Spisella Passercrina Chipping Sparrow
Zonotrichia Albicollis White Throated Sparrow
Melospiza Lincolnii Licoln's Sparrow
Melospiza Georgiana Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza Melodia Song Sparrow
Picidae
Woddpecker & Sapsucker Family
Colaptes Auratus Northern Flicker
Sphyrapicus Varius Yellow Bellied Sapsucker
Picoides Pubescens Downy Woodpecker
Picoides Villosus Hairy Woodpecker
Dryocopus Pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
Alcendinidae
Kingfisher Family
Ceryle Alcyon Belted Kingfisher
Trochilidae
Hummingbird Family
Archilochus Colubis Ruby Throat Hummingbird


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