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Birds of DC
National Museum of Natural History
All Birds
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Flycatchers
Display Case
5
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Flycatchers
Display Case
5
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Herons
Display Case
9
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Ducks
Display Case
8
American Coot
Fulica americana
Coots
Display Case
15
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Crows
Display Case
17
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Plovers
Display Case
7
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Goldfinches
Display Case
16
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Falcons
Display Case
13
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
Pipits
Display Case
5
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
3
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Thrushes
Display Case
17
American Tree Sparrow
Spizella arborea
Sparrows
Display Case
16
American Wigeon
Anas americana
Ducks
Display Case
8
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Bachman's Sparrow
Peucaea aestivalis
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Eagles
Display Case
12
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Orioles
Display Case
3
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Swallows
Display Case
17
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Owls
Display Case
14
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Swallows
Display Case
17
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Owls
Display Case
14
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Kingfishers
Display Case
6
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
Wrens
Display Case
17
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Skimmers
Display Case
10
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Terns
Display Case
7
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Vultures
Display Case
12
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Plovers
Display Case
7
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Cuckoos
Display Case
14
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Chickadees
Display Case
17
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Night-Herons
Display Case
9
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Grosbeaks
Display Case
16
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Jays
Display Case
17
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Gnatcatcher
Display Case
17
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Vireos
Display Case
1
Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
Ducks
Display Case
8
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Blackbirds
Display Case
3
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Gulls
Display Case
10
Brant
Branta bernicla
Geese
Display Case
8
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Hawks
Display Case
13
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Creepers
Display Case
17
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Thrashers
Display Case
17
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Cowbirds
Display Case
3
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Ducks
Display Case
4
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Geese
Display Case
8
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
3
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Ducks
Display Case
4
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Chickadees
Display Case
17
Carolina Parakeet
Conuropsis carolinensis
Parrots
Display Case
14
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Wrens
Display Case
17
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Terns
Display Case
7
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Waxwings
Display Case
17
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Swifts
Display Case
5
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Nightjars
Display Case
14
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Swallows
Display Case
17
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Ducks
Display Case
4
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Grackles
Display Case
3
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Loons
Display Case
2
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Ducks
Display Case
4
Common Moorhen/Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Gallinules
Display Case
15
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Redpolls
Display Case
16
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Terns
Display Case
7
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
3
Connecticut Warbler
Oporornis agilis
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
3
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Hawks
Display Case
13
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Juncos
Display Case
16
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Cardinals
Display Case
16
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Cormorants
Display Case
2
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Woodpeckers
Display Case
6
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Thrushes
Display Case
17
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Flycatchers
Display Case
5
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Meadowlarks
Display Case
3
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Flycatchers
Display Case
5
Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio
Owls
Display Case
14
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Towhees
Display Case
16
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus
Nightjars
Display Case
14
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Flycatchers
Display Case
5
Eurasian Wigeon
Anas penelope
Ducks
Display Case
8
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Starlings
Display Case
1
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Grosbeaks
Display Case
16
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Crows
Display Case
17
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Terns
Display Case
7
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Gadwall
Anas strepera
Ducks
Display Case
8
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Eagles
Display Case
12
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Kinglets
Display Case
17
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Mockingbirds
Display Case
17
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Thrushes
Display Case
17
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Herons
Display Case
9
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Flycatchers
Display Case
5
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Egrets
Display Case
9
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Owls
Display Case
14
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Ducks
Display Case
4
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Herons
Display Case
9
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Ducks
Display Case
8
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Terns
Display Case
7
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Woodpeckers
Display Case
6
Heath Hen
Tympanuchus cupido cupido
Grouse
Display Case
15
Henslow's Sparrow
Ammodramus henslowii
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Thrushes
Display Case
17
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Gulls
Display Case
10
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Ducks
Display Case
4
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
3
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Grebes
Display Case
2
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Larks
Display Case
5
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Sparrows
Display Case
3
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Wrens
Display Case
17
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Buntings
Display Case
16
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
3
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Plovers
Display Case
7
King Rail
Rallus elegans
Rails
Display Case
15
Kirtland's Warbler
Setophaga kirtlandii
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
Longspurs
Display Case
16
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Gulls
Display Case
10
Le Conte's Sparrow/Saltmarsh Sparrow
Ammodramus sp.
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis
Bitterns
Display Case
9
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Flycatchers
Display Case
5
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Terns
Display Case
7
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Ducks
Display Case
4
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Egrets
Display Case
9
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
Shrikes
Display Case
17
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Owls
Display Case
14
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Ducks
Display Case
4
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Ducks
Display Case
8
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Wrens
Display Case
17
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Falcons
Display Case
13
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Pigeons
Display Case
14
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
3
Nashville Warbler
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Quail
Display Case
15
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Cardinals
Display Case
16
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Woodpeckers
Display Case
6
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
Hawks
Display Case
13
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Hawks
Display Case
13
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Mockingbirds
Display Case
17
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Ducks
Display Case
8
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Swallows
Display Case
17
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Owls
Display Case
14
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Ducks
Display Case
8
Northern Shrike
Lanius excubitor
Shrikes
Display Case
17
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Flycatchers
Display Case
5
Orange-crowned Warbler
Oreothlypis celata
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Orioles
Display Case
3
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Ospreys
Display Case
13
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Passenger Pigeon
Ectopistes migratorius
Pigeons
Display Case
14
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Falcons
Display Case
13
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Vireos
Display Case
1
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Grebes
Display Case
2
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Woodpeckers
Display Case
6
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Siskins
Display Case
16
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Finches
Display Case
16
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Swallows
Display Case
17
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Crossbills
Display Case
16
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Woodpeckers
Display Case
6
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Nuthatches
Display Case
17
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Vireos
Display Case
1
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Woodpeckers
Display Case
6
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
Grebes
Display Case
2
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Hawks
Display Case
13
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Hawks
Display Case
13
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata
Loons
Display Case
2
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Blackbirds
Display Case
3
Redhead
Aythya americana
Ducks
Display Case
4
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Gulls
Display Case
10
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Ducks
Display Case
4
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Grouse
Display Case
15
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Grosbeaks
Display Case
16
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
Hawks
Display Case
13
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Kinglets
Display Case
17
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Hummingbirds
Display Case
5
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Ducks
Display Case
4
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Grouse
Display Case
15
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Blackbirds
Display Case
3
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Tanagers
Display Case
16
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Flycatchers
Display Case
5
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus platensis
Wrens
Display Case
17
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Plovers
Display Case
7
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Hawks
Display Case
13
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Owls
Display Case
14
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Buntings
Display Case
16
Snow Goose
Chen caerulescens
Geese
Display Case
8
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Egrets
Display Case
9
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
Owls
Display Case
14
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Sora
Porzana carolina
Rails
Display Case
15
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Tanagers
Display Case
16
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Ducks
Display Case
4
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Thrushes
Display Case
17
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Tennessee Warbler
Oreothlypis peregrina
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia
Murres
Display Case
10
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Swallows
Display Case
17
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Egrets
Display Case
9
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Titmice
Display Case
17
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Swans
Display Case
11
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Vultures
Display Case
12
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Thrushes
Display Case
17
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Sparrows
Display Case
16
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Rails
Display Case
15
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Vireos
Display Case
1
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Flycatchers
Display Case
5
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Nuthatches
Display Case
17
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Sparrows
Display Case
16
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Vireos
Display Case
1
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Sparrows
Display Case
16
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Crossbills
Display Case
16
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta fusca
Ducks
Display Case
4
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Turkeys
Display Case
15
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Sandpipers
Display Case
7
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Storm-Petrels
Display Case
2
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
3
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
Wrens
Display Case
17
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Ducks
Display Case
8
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Storks
Display Case
9
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Thrushes
Display Case
17
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Rails
Display Case
15
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Flycatchers
Display Case
5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Woodpeckers
Display Case
6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Cuckoos
Display Case
14
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
3
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Night-Herons
Display Case
9
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Blackbirds
Display Case
3
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Vireos
Display Case
1
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
Wood-Warblers
Display Case
1