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Western Meadowlark
The western meadowlark is Oregon's state bird.

This list of Oregon birds lists wild bird species found in the U.S. state of Oregon. This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of The Check-list of North American Birds (7th edition through the 57th supplement, 2016), published by the American Ornithological Society. Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list. The list contains 536 species, of which two have been extirpated, nine have been introduced to North America by humans, and 153 are casual or rare visitors to the state. Members of these last two categories are tagged (I) and (R) respectively.

Bird counts often change depending on factors such as the number and training of the observers, as well as opinions about what constitutes an officially recognized subspecies. Though northern climes typically do not support as many species as southerly locations, Oregon is fifth in bird species diversity in the United States, behind Florida, New Mexico, Texas and California. This amount of diversity is attributable to Oregon's numerous distinctive ecoregions and relatively mild winter weather, which make it an important wintering ground for migratory bird species, especially waterfowl, on the Pacific Flyway.

Another result of the state's varying ecology is the 120 Important Bird Areas, such as the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, that are recognized as important conservation sites for birds. Many of these dedicated wildlife refuges have become meccas for birding enthusiasts, and Oregon has participated in formally organized birding activities such as the Christmas Bird Count since the early 1900s. Other areas are closed to human access but are very popular with birds, such as Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge which spans some 250 miles (400 km) of the Oregon Coast.

As an important U.S. region of bird diversity, Oregon has faced some serious challenges in protecting endangered and threatened avian species. In addition to high profile, threatened species such as the northern spotted owl and snowy plover, even many common species—including Oregon's state bird, the western meadowlark—have declined considerably due to hunting, habitat loss and other factors.

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Order Anseriformes

Family Anatidae

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Black-bellied whistling-duck
Subfamily Dendrocygninae
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Canada goose
Subfamily Anserinae
Brautente Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Wood duck
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Falcated duck
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Ring-necked duck
Subfamily Anatinae

Order Galliformes

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Mountain quail

Family Odontophoridae

Family Phasianidae

Subfamily Phasianinae
Subfamily Tetraoninae
Subfamily Meleagridinae

Order Podicipediformes

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Western grebe

Family Podicipedidae

Order Columbiformes

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Mourning dove

Family Columbidae

Order Cuculiformes

Family Cuculidae

Subfamily Cuculinae
Subfamily Neomorphinae

Order Caprimulgiformes

Family Caprimulgidae

Subfamily Chordeilinae
  • Lesser nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis (R)
  • Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
Subfamily Caprimulginae

Order Apodiformes

Family Apodidae

Subfamily Cypseloidinae
  • Black swift, Cypseloides niger
Subfamily Chaeturinae
Subfamily Apodinae

Family Trochilidae

Order Gruiformes

Family Rallidae

  • Yellow rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis
  • Virginia rail, Rallus limicola
  • Sora, Porzana carolina
  • Common gallinule, Gallinula galeata (R)
  • American coot, Fulica americana

Family Gruidae

Subfamily Gruinae

Order Charadriiformes

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American avocet
Black Oystercatcher
Black oystercatcher
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Snowy plover
Killdeer
Killdeer
Sanderling (with tag)
Sanderling
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Pectoral sandpiper
Limnodromus scolopaceus Mike Baird crop
Long-billed dowitcher
Greater Yellowlegs2
Greater yellowlegs
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Pomarine jaeger
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Tufted puffin
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Black-headed gull
Larus smithsonianus-USFWS
Herring gull
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Glaucous-winged gull

Family Recurvirostridae

  • Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
  • American avocet, Recurvirostra americana

Family Haematopodidae

Family Charadriidae

Subfamily Charadriinae

Family Scolopacidae

Subfamily Numeniinae
Subfamily Limosinae
Subfamily Arenariinae
Subfamily Scolopacinae
Subfamily Tringinae

Family Stercorariidae

  • South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki
  • Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
  • Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus

Family Alcidae

Family Laridae

Subfamily Larinae
Subfamily Sterninae
  • Least tern, Sternula antillarum (R)
  • Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia
  • Black tern, Chlidonias niger
  • Common tern, Sterna hirundo
  • Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea
  • Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri
  • Elegant tern, Thalasseus elegans
Subfamily Rynchopinae

Order Phaethontiformes

Family Phaethontidae

Order Gaviiformes

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Red-throated loon

Family Gaviidae

Order Procellariiformes

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Short-tailed albatross
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Northern fulmar

Family Diomedeidae

Family Procellariidae

  • Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis
  • Murphy's petrel, Pterodroma ultima
  • Mottled petrel, Pterodroma inexpectata
  • Juan Fernandez petrel, Pterodroma externa (R)
  • Hawaiian petrel, Pterodroma sandwichensis (R)
  • Cook's petrel, Pterodroma cookii (R)
  • Stejneger's petrel, Pterodroma longirostris (R)
  • Streaked shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas (R)
  • Wedge-tailed shearwater, Ardenna pacificus (R)
  • Buller's shearwater, Ardenna bulleri
  • Short-tailed shearwater, Ardenna tenuirostris
  • Sooty shearwater, Ardenna griseus
  • Great shearwater, Ardenna gravis (R)
  • Pink-footed shearwater, Ardenna creatopus
  • Flesh-footed shearwater, Ardenna carneipes
  • Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
  • Black-vented shearwater, Puffinus opisthomelas (R)

Family Hydrobatidae

Order Suliformes

Booby
Blue-footed booby
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Brandt's cormorant

Family Fregatidae

  • Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens (R)

Family Sulidae

Family Phalacrocoracidae

Order Pelecaniformes

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Great blue heron
Butorides virescens at Tarpon Springs
Green heron

Family Pelecanidae

Family Ardeidae

Family Threskiornithidae

Subfamily Threskiornithinae

Order Cathartiformes

Family Cathartidae

Order Accipitriformes

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Osprey

Family Pandionidae

Subfamily Pandioninae

Family Accipitridae

Subfamily Accipitrinae


Order Strigiformes

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Snowy owl
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Spotted owl

Family Tytonidae

Family Strigidae

Order Coraciiformes

Family Alcedinidae

  • Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon

Order Piciformes

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Red-breasted sapsucker
American Three-toed Woodpecker - Picoides dorsalis (Male)
American three-toed woodpecker

Family Picidae

Order Falconiformes

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American kestrel

Family Falconidae

Subfamily Caracarinae
Subfamily Falconinae

Order Passeriformes

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Least flycatcher
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Cassin's kingbird
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Scissor-tailed flycatcher
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Yellow-throated vireo
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Steller's jay
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American crow
Landsvale
Barn swallow
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Black-capped chickadee
Rock Wren
Rock wren
American Dipper
American dipper
Western Bluebird - male
Western bluebird
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Varied thrush
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Cedar waxwing
White-Wagtail
White wagtail
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-and-white warbler
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Prothonotary warbler
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Yellow warbler
Audubon's Warbler Setophaga auduboni
Yellow-rumped warbler
Piranga olivacea
Scarlet tanager
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Lark sparrow
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Fox sparrow
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Dark-eyed junco
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Rose-breasted grosbeak

Family Tyrannidae

Subfamily Fluvicolinae
Subfamily Tyranninae

Family Laniidae

  • Loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus
  • Northern shrike, Lanius excubitor

Family Vireonidae

Family Corvidae

Family Alaudidae

  • Horned lark, Eremophila alpestris

Family Hirundinidae

Subfamily Hirundininae

Family Paridae

Family Aegithalidae

Family Sittidae

Subfamily Sittinae

Family Certhiidae

Subfamily Certhiinae

Family Troglodytidae

Family Polioptilidae

Subfamily Polioptilinae

Family Cinclidae

Family Regulidae

Family Sylviidae

Family Muscicapidae

  • Red-flanked bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus (R)
  • Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe (R)

Family Turdidae

Family Mimidae

Family Sturnidae

Family Bombycillidae

  • Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
  • Cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum

Family Ptiliogonatidae

Family Passeridae

Family Motacillidae

Family Fringillidae

Subfamily Fringillinae
  • Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla (R)
Subfamily Carduelinae

Family Calcariidae

Family Parulidae

Family Emberizidae

Family Cardinalidae

Family Icteridae

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