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In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
W. Water bird; Wattled bulbul; Wedge-billed hummingbird; Western mountain greenbul; Western scrub jay; Western whipbird; Whistling green pigeon; White-backed fire-eye; White-bellied thrush; White-cheeked bulbul; White-collared seedeater; White-eyed bulbul; White-tailed greenbul; White-tailed rubythroat; White-vented bulbul; Wild duck; Wood pewee
The taxonomic treatment [3] (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the accompanying bird lists adheres to the conventions of the AOS's (2019) Check-list of North American Birds, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North America birds.
There are an additional 146 species whose presence in the United States is only within one or more U.S. territories; some of those species have become extinct. The total number of bird species on the list is 1267 (i.e. the 1120 bird species found in the 50 states and District of Columbia, plus the 146 species found only in the U.S. territories).
E. cactorum (Kuhl, 1820) LC: The Caatinga region in Brazil Orange-fronted parakeet: E. canicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) LC: Middle America bordering the Pacific Ocean (excluding the Gulf of California), and introduced to Puerto Rico Jamaican parakeet: E. nana (Vigors, 1830) i NT: Jamaica Brown-throated parakeet: E. pertinax (Linnaeus, 1758) LC
Many species have contrasting black, rufous or yellow caps or distinctive facial patterns, often with white or yellow "spectacles" around the eye. The painted whitestart , the most northern form, is larger (15 cm (5.9 in) long) and has a different plumage pattern, song and behaviour from the other whitestarts.
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.
White-wedged piculet: Picumnus albosquamatus d'Orbigny, 1840: 18 Rusty-necked piculet: Picumnus fuscus Pelzeln, 1870: 19 Rufous-breasted piculet: Picumnus rufiventris (Bonaparte, 1838) 20 Ochraceous piculet: Picumnus limae Snethlage, E, 1924: 21 Mottled piculet: Picumnus nebulosus Sundevall, 1866: 22 Plain-breasted piculet: Picumnus castelnau ...