Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

Species Accounts

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FAMILIES

GAVIIDAE
  LOONS

PODICIPEDIDAE
  GREBES 

PELECANIDAE
  PELICAN

PHALACROCORACIDAE
  CORMORANT

ARDEIDAE
  BITTERNS, HERONS, EGRETS

THRESKIORNITHIDAE
 
IBIS

CATHARTIDAE
  VULTURES

ANATIDAE
 WHISTLING-DUCK, GEESE, SWANS
 SURFACE-FEEDING DUCKS
 BAY DUCKS
 SEA DUCKS
 MERGANSERS, STIFF-TAILED DUCK

ACCIPITRIDAE
 OSPREY, EAGLES, HARRIER, ACCIPITERS, BUTEOS

FALCONIDAE
 FALCONS

PHASIANIDAE
 PHEASANT, GROUSE, TURKEY

ODONTOPHORIDAE
 QUAIL

RALLIDAE
 
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOT

GRUIDAE
 CRANE

CHARADRIIDAE
 PLOVERS

RECURVIROSTRIDAE
 STILT, AVOCET 

SCOLOPACIDAE
 SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES

LARIDAE
 
JAEGER, GULLS, TERNS

COLUMBIDAE
 DOVES

CUCULIDAE
 CUCKOOS

TYTONIDAE
 BARN OWL

STRIGIDAE
 TYPICAL OWLS

CAPRIMULGIDAE
 
GOATSUCKERS

APODIDAE
  SWIFT

TROCHILIDAE
  HUMMINGBIRD

ALCEDINIDAE
  KINGFISHER

PICIDAE
  WOODPECKERS

TYRANNIDAE
  TYRANT FLYCATCHERS

LANIIDAE
  SHRIKES

VIREONIDAE
  VIREOS

CORVIDAE
  JAY, CROWS

ALAUDIDAE
  LARK

HIRUNDINIDAE
  SWALLOWS

PARIDAE
  CHICKADEES, TITMOUSE

SITTIDAE
  NUTHATCHES

CERTHIIDAE
  CREEPER

TROGLODYTIDAE
  WRENS

REGULIDAE
  KINGLETS

SYLVIIDAE
  GNATCATCHER

TURDIDAE
 
THRUSHES

MIMIDAE
  MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHER

STURNIDAE
  STARLING

MOTACILLIDAE
  PIPIT

BOMBYCILLIDAE
  WAXWING

PARULIDAE
  WARBLERS

THRAUPIDAE
  TANAGERS

EMBERIZADAE
  TOWHEES, SPARROWS, JUNCO, LONGSPURS, SNOW BUNTING

CARDINALIDAE
  CARDINAL, GROSBEAKS, INDIGO BUNTING, DICKCISSEL

ICTERIDAE
  BLACKBIRDS

FRINGILLIDAE
  FINCHES, CROSSBILLS, REDPOLLS, SISKIN, GOLDFINCH, EVENING GROSBEAK

PASSERIDAE
  HOUSE SPARROW