Checklist

Birds observed or predicted to occur on the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge.

Status:
FE Federally listed endangered species
FT Federally listed threatened species
FC Species of concern
SE State listed endangered species
ST State listed threatened species
SC State listed candidate species
SM State listed monitor species
SMC USFWS Region 1 species of managent concern
PIF Bird species identified by Partner's in Flight program as being of extremely or
moderately high conservation concern

Source:
1 Species both projected by GAP analysis to reproduce on the LPO and have been observed on the LPO.
2 Species not projected by GAP analysis to reproduce on the LPO, but have been observed on the Refuge.
Not necessarily breeding.
3 Species projected by GAP analysis to breed on the LPO, but have not been observed on the Refuge

Common Name Scientific Name Federal or State Listing
Source

Common Loon Gavia immer SMC, SC 2

Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis SM 2

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena SM 1

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus 1

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus SM 2

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus SMC 2

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura SM 2

Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 2

Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator 2

Snow Goose Chen caerulescens 2

Canada Goose Branta canadensis 1

American Black Duck Anas rubripes 2

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1

Gadwall Anas strepera 2

Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 2

American Wigeon Anas americana 2

Northern Pintail Anas acuta 2

Northern shoveler Anas clypeata 2

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 2

Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 2

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 2

Wood Duck Aix sponsa 1

Canvasback Aythya valisineria PIF 2

Redhead Aythya americana 2

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 2

Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus PIF 2

Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 2

Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica PIF 1

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 2

Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 2

Common Merganser Mergus merganser 1

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 2

Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus PIF 1

Osprey Pandion haliaetus SM 2

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus FT, ST 2

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos SC 2

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 2

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 1

Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 2

Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis FC, SC, SMC 1

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 1

Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni PIF 2

Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus 2

American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1

Merlin Falco columbarius SC 1

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus FE, SE 2

Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus SM 2

Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus 1

Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis 1

Blue Grouse Dendragapus obscurus PIF 1

Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus 2

California Quail Callipepla californica PIF 2

Gray Partridge Perdix perdix 2

Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 1

Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 2

Sora Porzana carolina 1

American Coot Fulica americana 1

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 1

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 2

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 2

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia 1

Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor PIF 2

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1

Black Tern Chlidonias niger FC, SM 1

Rock Dove Columba livia 2

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 1

Barn Owl Tyto alba 2

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus SMC, PIF 2

Long-eared Owl Asio otus 2

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 1

Barred Owl Strix varia 1

Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa SM 2

Western Screech-Owl Otus kennicottii PIF 1

Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus SC, PIF 1

Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma 1

Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus 1

Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii 2

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 1

Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi SMC, PIF 1

White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis 2

Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri PIF 1

Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope PIF 1

Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus SMC, PIF 1

Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon 1

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 1

White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus SC, PIF 2

Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis SC, SMC, PIF 2

Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis PIF 1

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 1

Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 1

Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus SM 1

Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus SC, PIF 1

Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus SC 1

Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 1

Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis 1

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi FC, SMC, PIF 1

Western Wood-peewee Contopus sordidulus 1

Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya 1

Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri 1

Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii PIF 1

Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii PIF 1

Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis PIF 1

Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor 2

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus SC, SMC 2

Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii 1

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 1

Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 1

Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 1

Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis 1

Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana 1

Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia 1

American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 1

Common Raven Corvus corax 1

Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 1

Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina 1

Purple Martin Progne subis 2

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 1

Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 1

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1

Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapilla 1

Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 1

Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens PIF 1

Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonica SM 2

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 1

Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 1

Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea 1

Brown Creeper Certhia americana 1

House Wren Troglodytes aedon 1

Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 1

Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus 2

American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus PIF 1

Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula 1

Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana SM, PIF 1

Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides 1

Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi 1

Veery Catharus fuscescens 1

Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 1

Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 1

Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius PIF 1

American Robin Turdus migratorius 1

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 1

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 2

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 1

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 1

Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata 1

Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata 1

Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla 1

Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus 2

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 1

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 1

Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 1

Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 1

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 1

American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea 2

Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 1

Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 1

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 3

Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 3

White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leocophrys 2

Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla 2

Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 1

Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 1

Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 2

Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena PIF 1

Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus PIF 1

Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1

Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 2

Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 1

Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus 2

Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus 1

Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 2

Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii 3

Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus 1

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis 1

White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 3

Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1

Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator 2

Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea 2

Gray-crowned Rosy Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis 2

Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus 2

Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii 1

House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus 1

Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 1

House Sparrow Passer domesticus 3

Common Name	Scientific Name	Federal or State Listing	Source
Common Loon	Gavia immer	SMC, SC	2
Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis	SM	2
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	SM	1
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus		1
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	SM	2
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	SMC	2
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias		1
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	SM	2
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus		2
Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinator		2
Snow Goose	Chen caerulescens		2
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis		1
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes		2
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos		1
Gadwall	Anas strepera		2
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca		2
American Wigeon	Anas americana		2
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta		2
Northern shoveler	Anas clypeata		2
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors		2
Cinnamon Teal	Anas cyanoptera		2
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis		2
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa		1
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	PIF	2
Redhead	Aythya americana		2
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris		1
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis		2
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus	PIF	2
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis		2
Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica	PIF	1
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula		2
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola		2
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser		1
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator		2
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	PIF	1
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	SM	2
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	FT, ST	2
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	SC	2
Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus		2
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus		1
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii		2
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	FC, SC, SMC	1
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis		1
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	PIF	2
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus		2
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius		1
Merlin	Falco columbarius	SC	1
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	FE, SE	2
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	SM	2
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus		1
Spruce Grouse	Falcipennis canadensis		1
Blue Grouse	Dendragapus obscurus	PIF	1
Northern Bobwhite	Colinus virginianus		2
California Quail	Callipepla californica	PIF	2
Gray Partridge	Perdix perdix		2
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus		2
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo		1
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola		2
Sora	Porzana carolina		1
American Coot	Fulica americana		1
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus		1
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca		2
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes		2
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularia		1
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	PIF	2
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago		1
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	FC, SM	1
Rock Dove	Columba livia		2
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura		1
Barn Owl	Tyto alba		2
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	SMC, PIF	2
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus		2
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus		1
Barred Owl	Strix varia		1
Great Gray Owl	Strix nebulosa	SM	2
Western Screech-Owl	Otus kennicottii	PIF	1
Flammulated Owl	Otus flammeolus	SC, PIF	1
Northern Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium gnoma		1
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus		1
Common Poorwill	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii		2
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor		1
Vaux's Swift	Chaetura vauxi	SMC, PIF	1
White-throated Swift	Aeronautes saxatalis		2
Black-chinned Hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri	PIF	1
Calliope Hummingbird	Stellula calliope	PIF	1
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	SMC, PIF	1
Belted Kingfisher	Ceryle alcyon		1
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus		1
White-headed Woodpecker	Picoides albolarvatus	SC, PIF	2
Lewis's Woodpecker	Melanerpes lewis	SC, SMC, PIF	2
Red-naped Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus nuchalis	PIF	1
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens		1
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus		1
Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides tridactylus	SM	1
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	SC, PIF	1
Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	SC	1
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus		1
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis		1
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	FC, SMC, PIF	1
Western Wood-peewee	Contopus sordidulus		1
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya		1
Dusky Flycatcher	Empidonax oberholseri		1
Hammond's Flycatcher	Empidonax hammondii	PIF	1
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	PIF	1
Cordilleran Flycatcher	Empidonax occidentalis	PIF	1
Northern Shrike	Lanius excubitor		2
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	SC, SMC	2
Cassin's Vireo	Vireo cassinii		1
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus		1
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus		1
Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri		1
Gray Jay	Perisoreus canadensis		1
Clark's Nutcracker	Nucifraga columbiana		1
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia		1
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos		1
Common Raven	Corvus corax		1
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor		1
Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina		1
Purple Martin	Progne subis		2
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia		1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis		1
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota		1
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica		1
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapilla		1
Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli		1
Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Poecile rufescens	PIF	1
Boreal Chickadee	Poecile hudsonica	SM	2
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis		1
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis		1
Pygmy Nuthatch	Sitta pygmaea		1
Brown Creeper	Certhia americana		1
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon		1
Winter Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes		1
Rock Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus		2
American Dipper	Cinclus mexicanus	PIF	1
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa		1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula		1
Western Bluebird	Sialia mexicana	SM, PIF	1
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides		1
Townsend's Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi		1
Veery	Catharus fuscescens		1
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus		1
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus		1
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	PIF	1
American Robin	Turdus migratorius		1
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis		1
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus		2
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum		1
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris		1
Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata		1
Nashville Warbler	Vermivora ruficapilla		1
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Dendroica coronata		1
Wilson's Warbler	Wilsonia pusilla		1
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapillus		2
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas		1
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla		1
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana		1
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus		1
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia		1
American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea		2
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina		1
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus		1
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis		3
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii		3
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leocophrys		2
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla		2
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca		1
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis		1
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis		2
Lazuli Bunting	Passerina amoena	PIF	1
Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus	PIF	1
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta		1
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus		2
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus		1
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus		2
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus		1
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater		2
Bullock's Oriole	Icterus bullockii		3
Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus		1
American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis		1
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera		3
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra		1
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator		2
Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea		2
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch	Leucosticte tephrocotis		2
Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus		2
Cassin's Finch	Carpodacus cassinii		1
House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus		1
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus		1
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus		3