Birds at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

GEESE, SWANS, & DUCKS

Canada Goose* Branta canadensis

Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii

Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons

Snow Goose/Blue Goose Chen caerulescens

Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus

American Wigeon Anas americana

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors

Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera

Gadwall Anas strepera

Green-winged Teal Anas crecca

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Pintail Anas acuta

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

Wood Duck Aix sponsa

Canvasback Aythya valisineria

Greater Scaup Aythya marila

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

Redhead Aythya americana

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris

Bufflehead Bucephala albeola

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus

Common Merganser Mergus merganser

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

GROUSE, PHEASANT, & TURKEY

Greater Prairie Chicken* Tympanuchus cupido

Ring-necked Pheasant* Phasianus colchicus

Wild Turkey* Meleagris gallopavo

QUAIL

Northern Bobwhite* Colinus virginianus

LOONS

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata

Common Loon Gavia immer

GREBES

Pied-billed Grebe* Podilymbus podiceps

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus

Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricolis

Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis

CORMORANTS & PELICANS

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Brown Pelican Pelicanus occidentalis

HERONS & IBISES

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis (exotic)

Great Blue Heron* Aredea herodias

Great Egret Ardeu alba

Green Heron Butorides striatus

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Roseate Spoonbill+ Platalea ajaja

White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea

VULTURES

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

OSPREY, HAWKS, KITES, & EAGLES

Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus

Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis

Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus

Red-tailed Hawk* Buteo jamaicensis

Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus

Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippientis

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Cooper’s Hawk* Accipiter cooperii

Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus

FALCONS

American Kestrel* Falco sparverius

Merlin Falco columbarius

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus

RAILS & GALLINULES

American Coot Fulica americana

Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica

Sora Porzana carolina

Virginia Rail Rallus limicola

CRANES, STILTS, & AVOCETS

American Avocet Recurvirostra americana

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis

Whooping Crane Grus americana

PLOVERS

American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica

Killdeer* Charadrius vociferus

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

SANDPIPERS

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria

Willet Tringa semipalmata

Upland Sandpiper* Bartramia longicauda

Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus

Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica

Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii

Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla

Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri

White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata

American Woodcock* Scolopax minor

Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor

GULLS & TERNS

Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia

Franklin’s Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan

Herring Gull Larus argentatus

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

Black Tern Chlidonias niger

Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri

PIGEONS & DOVES

Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto

Mourning Dove* Zenaida macroura

Rock Pigeon* Columba livia

CUCKOOS

Yellow-billed Cuckoo* Coccyzus americanus

Black-billed Cuckoo* Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus

BARN & TRUE OWLS

Burrowing Owl* Athene cunicularia

Barred Owl* Strix varia

Barn Owl* Tyto alba

Eastern Screech-Owl* Megascops asio

Great Horned Owl* Bubo virginianus

Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus

Long-eared Owl Asio otus

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus

NIGHTJARS

Common Nighthawk* Chordeiles minor

Chuck-will’s-widow* Antrostomus carolinensis

Eastern Whip-poor-will* Antrostomus vociferus

SWIFTS

Chimney Swift* Chaetura pelagica

HUMMINGBIRDS

Ruby-throated Hummingbird* Archilochus colubris

Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus

KINGFISHERS

Belted Kingfisher* Ceryle alcyon

WOODPECKERS

Northern Flicker* Colaptes auratus

Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus

Red-headed Woodpecker* Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Red-bellied Woodpecker* Melanerpes carolinus

Downy Woodpecker* Picoides pubescens

Hairy Woodpecker* Picoides villosus

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

FLYCATCHERS

Eastern Kingbird* Tyrannus tyrannus

Western Kingbird* Tyrannus verticalis

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher* Tyrannus forficatus

Great Crested Flycatcher* Myiarchus crinitus

Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens

Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus

Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris

Eastern Wood-Pewee* Contopus virens

Olive-sided Flycatcher* Contopus cooperi

Eastern Phoebe* Sayornis phoebe

Say’s Phoebe Sayornis saya

SHRIKES

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus

VIREOS

Bell’s Vireo* Vireo bellii

Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius

Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus

Red-eyed Vireo* Vireo olivaceus

Warbling Vireo* Vireo gilvus

White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus

Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons

JAYS, CROWS, & MAGPIES

Black-billed Magpie* Pica hudsonia

Blue Jay* Cyanocitta cristata

American Crow* Corvus brachyrhynchos

Fish Crow* Corvus ossifragus

LARKS

Horned Lark* Eremophila alpestris

SWALLOWS

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia

Barn Swallow* Hirundo rustica

Cliff Swallow* Hirundo pyrrhonota

Northern Rough-winged Swallow* Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Purple Martin* Progne subis

Tree Swallow* Tachycineta bicolor

CHICKADEES & TITMICE

Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus

Tufted Titmouse Parus bicolor

NUTHATCHES

Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

CREEPERS

Brown Creeper Certhia americana

WRENS

Bewick's Wren* Thryomanes bewickii

Carolina Wren* Thryothorus ludovicianus

House Wren* Troglodytes aedon

Winter Wren* Troglodytes troglodytes

Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis

GNATCATCHERS

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* Polioptila caerulea

KINGLETS

Golden-crowned Kinglet Regalus satrapa

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regalus calendula

THRUSHES

American Robin* Turdus migratorius

Eastern Bluebird* Sialia sialis

Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides

Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus

Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus

Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus

Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi

Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina

MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS

Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

STARLINGS

European Starling* Sturnus vulgaris (exotic)

PIPITS

American Pipit Anthus rubescens

Sprague’s Pipit Anthus spragueii

WAXWINGS

Cedar Waxwing* Bombycilla cedrorum

LONGSPURS

Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus

Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus

Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus

WARBLERS

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla

Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens

Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens

Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca

Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea

Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata

Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica

Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata

Prothonotary Warbler* Protonotaria citrea

Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina

Northern Parula* Parula americana

Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum

Yellow Warbler* Dendroica petechia

Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata

Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Black-and-White Warbler* Mniotilta varia

Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla

Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis

Louisiana Waterthrush* Parkesia motacilla

Wilson’s Warbler Cardellina pusilla

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens

SPARROWS

American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea

Chipping Sparrow* Spizella passerina

Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida

Field Sparrow* Spizella pusilla

Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis

Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca

Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus

Lark Bunting* Calamospiza melanocorys

Lark Sparrow* Chondestes grammacus

LeConte’s Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii

Nelson’s Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis

Grasshopper Sparrow* Ammodramus savannarum

Henslow’s Sparrow* Centronyx henslowii

Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana

Vesper Sparrow* Pooecetes gramineus

Harris' Sparrow Zonotrichia querula

White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis

White Crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys

GROSBEAKS & BUNTINGS

Northern Cardinal* Cardinalis cardinalis

Summer Tanager Piranga rubra

Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea

Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana

Blue Grosbeak* Guiraca caerulea

Dickcissel* Spizza americana

Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus

Rose-breasted Grosbeak* Pheucticus ludovicianus

Indigo Bunting* Passerina cyanea

Painted Bunting* Passerina ciris

BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES

Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Brown-headed Cowbird* Molothrus ater

Common Grackle* Quiscalus quiscula

Great-tailed Grackle* Quiscalus mexicanus

Red-winged Blackbird* Agelaius phoeniceus

Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus

Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus

Baltimore Oriole* Icterus galbula

Orchard Oriole* Icterus spurius

Oriole Intergrade Icterus spp.

Eastern Meadowlark* Sturnella magna

Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta

Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

FINCHES

American Goldfinch* Carduelis tristis

Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus

House Finch* Carpodacus mexicanus

Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus

Pine Siskin Spinus pinus

OLD WORLD SPARROWS

House Sparrow* Passer domesticus (exotic)

• Documented breeding species
• Fewer than ten Kansas records

List compiled from the records of the Kansas Ornithological Society, Kansas Breeding Bird Atlas Project, and the Kansas Biological Survey

Useful books and websites

Dunn, John L. and Jonathan Alderfer. National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th ed. National Geographic Society. 2017.

• All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology: www.allaboutbirds.org
• WhatBird: www.whatbird.com

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