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Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada
This shy, subtly beautiful little sparrow with a gorgeous, rolling song is a typical bird of the bogs and bog edges here in Kouchibouguac. © Parks Canada / D. Doucet
Birds of Kouchibouguac
| English Common Name | Scientific name |
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| Geese and Ducks |
| Snow Goose |
Chen caerulescens |
| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
| Brant |
Branta bernicla |
| Wood Duck |
Aix sponsa |
| Gadwall |
Anas strepera |
| American Wigeon |
Anas americana |
| American Black Duck |
Anas rubripes |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
| Blue-winged Teal |
Anas discors |
| Northern Shoveler |
Ansa clypeata |
| Northern Pintail |
Anas acuta |
| Green-winged Teal |
Anas crecca |
| Ring-necked Duck |
Aythya collaris |
| Greater Scaup |
Aythya marila |
| Lesser Scaup |
Aythya affinis |
| King Eider |
Somateria spectabilis |
| Common Eider |
Somateria mollissima |
| Harlequin Duck |
Histrionicus histrionicus |
| Surf Scoter |
Melanitta perspicillata |
| White-winged Scoter |
Melanitta fusca |
| Black Scoter |
Melanitta nigra |
| Long-tailed Duck |
Clangula hyemalis |
| Bufflehead |
Bucephala albeola |
| Common Goldeneye |
Bucephala clangula |
| Barrow's Goldeneye |
Bucephala islandica |
| Hooded Merganser |
Lophodytes cucullatus |
| Common Merganser |
Mergus merganser |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
Mergus serrator |
| Grouse |
| Ruffed Grouse |
Bonasa umbellus |
| Spruce Grouse |
Falcipennis canadensis |
| Loons |
| Red-throated Loon |
Gavia stellata |
| Common Loon |
Gavia immer |
| Grebes |
| Pied-bill Grebe |
Podilymbus podiceps |
| Horned Grebe |
Podiceps auritus |
| Red-necked Grebe |
Podiceps grisegena |
| Storm-petrels |
| Wilson's Storm-Petrel |
Oceanites oceanicus |
| Leach's Storm-Petrel |
Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
| Gannets |
| Northern Gannet |
Morus bassanus |
| Cormorants |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax auritus |
| Great Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
| Bitterns and Herons |
| American Bittern |
Botaurus lentiginosus |
| Great Blue Heron |
Ardea herodias |
| Snowy Egret |
Egretta thula |
| Green Heron |
Butorides virescens |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
| Ibises |
| Glossy Ibis |
Plegadis falcinellus |
| American vultures |
| Turkey Vulture |
Cathartes aura |
| Osprey, Hawks and Eagles |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
| Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| Northern Harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
Accipiter striatus |
| Northern Goshawk |
Accipiter gentilis |
| Red-shouldered Hawk |
Buteo lineatus |
| Broad-winged Hawk |
Buteo platypterus |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
| Rough-legged Hawk |
Buteo lagopus |
| Falcons |
| American Kestrel |
Falco sparverius |
| Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
| Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
| Rails |
| Sora |
Porzana carolina |
| Plovers |
| Black-bellied Plover |
Pluvialis squatarola |
| American Golden-Plover |
Pluvialis dominica |
| Semipalmated Plover |
Charadrius semipalmatus |
| Piping Plover |
Charadrius melodus |
| Killdeer |
Charadrius vociferus |
| Sandpipers and allies |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
Actitis macularia |
| Solitary Sandpiper |
Tringa solitaria |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
Tringa melanoleuca |
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
Tringa flavipes |
| Willet |
Tringa semipalmata |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
| Hudsonian Godwit |
Limosa haemastica |
| Marbled Godwit |
Limosa fedoa |
| Ruddy Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
| Red Knot |
Calidris canutus |
| Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper |
Calidris pusilla |
| Western Sandpiper |
Calidris mauri |
| Least Sandpiper |
Calidris minutilla |
| White-rumped Sandpiper |
Calidris fuscicollis |
| Baird's Sandpiper |
Calidris bairdii |
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
Calidris melanotos |
| Purple Sandpiper |
Calidris maritima |
| Dunlin |
Calidris alpina |
| Upland Sandpiper |
Bartramia longicauda |
| Stilt Sandpiper |
Calidris himantopus |
| Short-billed Dowitcher |
Limnodromus griseus |
| Wilson's Snipe |
Gallinago delicata |
| American Woodcock |
Scolopax minor |
| Wilson's Phalarope |
Phalaropus tricolor |
| Red-necked Phalarope |
Phalaropus lobatus |
| Red Phalarope |
Phalaropus fulicarius |
| Gulls and Terns |
| Ring-billed Gull |
Larus delawarensis |
| Herring Gull |
Larus argentatus |
| Iceland Gull |
Larus glaucoides |
| Glaucous Gull |
Larus hyperboreus |
| Great Black-backed Gull |
Larus marinus |
| Black-legged Kittiwake |
Rissa tridactyla |
| Bonaparte's Gull |
Chroicocephalus philadelphia |
| Caspian Tern |
Hydroprogne caspia |
| Black Tern |
Chlidonias niger |
| Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
| Arctic Tern |
Sterna paradisaea |
| Alcids- Murres and allies |
| Black Guillemot |
Cepphus grylle |
| Dovekie |
Alle alle |
| Common Murre |
Uria aalge |
| Thick-billed Murre |
Uria lomvia |
| Pigeons and Doves |
| Rock Pigeon |
Columba livia |
| Mourning Dove |
Zenaida macroura |
| Cuckoos |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus americanus |
| Black-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus erythropthalmus |
| Owls |
| Great Horned Owl |
Bubo virginianus |
| Snowy Owl |
Bubo scandiacus |
| Barred Owl |
Strix varia |
| Long-eared Owl |
Asio otus |
| Short-eared Owl |
Asio flammeus |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl |
Aegolius acadicus |
| Goatsuckers |
| Common Nighthawk |
Chordeiles minor |
| Whip-poor-will |
Caprimulgus vociferus |
| Swifts |
| Chimney Swift |
Chaetura pelagica |
| Hummingbirds |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
Archilochus colubris |
| Kingfishers |
| Belted Kingfisher |
Megaceryle alcyon |
| Woodpeckers |
| Red-headed Woodpecker |
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus varius |
| Downy Woodpecker |
Picoides pubescens |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
Picoides villosus |
| Black-backed Woodpecker |
Picoides arcticus |
| Northern Flicker |
Colaptes auratus |
| Pileated Woodpecker |
Dryocopus pileatus |
| Tyrant Flycatchers |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher |
Contopus cooperi |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
Contopus virens |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
Empidonax flaviventris |
| Alder Flycatcher |
Empidonax alnorum |
| Least Flycatcher |
Empidonax minimus |
| Eastern Phoebe |
Sayornis phoebe |
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
Myiarchus crinitus |
| Eastern Kingbird |
Tyrannus tyrannus |
| Shrikes |
| Northern Shrike |
Lanius excubitor |
| Vireos |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
Vireo solitarius |
| Philadelphia Vireo |
Vireo philadelphicus |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
Vireo olivaceus |
| Jays and Crows |
| Gray Jay |
Perisoreus canadensis |
| Blue Jay |
Cyanocitta cristata |
| American Crow |
Corvus brachyrhynchos |
| Common Raven |
Corvus corax |
| Larks |
| Horned Lark |
Eremophila alpestris |
| Swallows |
| Purple Martin |
Progne subis |
| Tree Swallow |
Tachycineta bicolor |
| Bank Swallow |
Riparia riparia |
| Cliff Swallow |
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
| Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
| Chickadees |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
Poecile atricapillus |
| Boreal Chickadee |
Poecile hudsonica |
| Nuthatches |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
Sitta canadensis |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
Sitta carolinensis |
| Creepers |
| Brown Creeper |
Certhia americana |
| Wrens |
| Winter Wren |
Troglodytes hiemalis |
| Sedge Wren |
Cistothorus platensis |
| Kinglets |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
Regulus satrapa |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
Regulus calendula |
| Thrushes |
| Eastern Bluebird |
Sialia sialis |
| Veery |
Catharus fuscescens |
| Swainson's Thrush |
Catharus ustulatus |
| Hermit Thrush |
Catharus guttatus |
| Wood Thrush |
Hylocichla mustelina |
| American Robin |
Turdus migratorius |
| Mockers |
| Gray Catbird |
Dumetella carolinensis |
| Northern Mockingbird |
Mimus polyglottos |
| Brown Thrasher |
Toxostoma rufum |
| Starlings |
| European Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
| Pipit |
| American Pipit |
Anthus rubescens |
| Waxwings |
| Bohemian Waxwing |
Bombycilla garrulus |
| Cedar Waxwing |
Bombycilla cedrorum |
| Longspurs |
| Lapland Longspur |
Calcarius lapponicus |
| Snow Bunting |
Plectrophenax nivalis |
| Wood Warblers |
| Tennessee Warbler |
Oreothlypis peregrina |
| Nashville Warbler |
Oreothlypis ruficapilla |
| Northern Parula |
Setophaga americana |
| Yellow Warbler |
Setophaga petechia |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
Setophaga pensylvanica |
| Magnolia Warbler |
Setophaga magnolia |
| Cape May Warbler |
Setophaga tigrina |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
Setophaga caerulescens |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
Setophaga coronata |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
Setophaga virens |
| Blackburnian Warbler |
Setophaga fusca |
| Palm Warbler |
Setophaga palmarum |
| Pine Warbler |
Setophaga pinus |
| Bay-breasted Warbler |
Setophaga castanea |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
Setophaga striata |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
Mniotilta varia |
| American Redstart |
Setophaga ruticilla |
| Ovenbird |
Seiurus aurocapillus |
| Northern Waterthrush |
Parkesia noveboracensis |
| Mourning Warbler |
Geothlypis philadelphia |
| Common Yellowthroat |
Geothlypis trichas |
| Hooded Warbler |
Setophaga citrina |
| Wilson's Warbler |
Cardellina pusilla |
| Canada Warbler |
Cardellina canadensis |
| Towhees and Sparrow |
| Eastern Towhee |
Pipilo erythrophthalmus |
| American Tree Sparrow |
Spizella arborea |
| Chipping Sparrow |
Spizella passerina |
| Field Sparrow |
Spizella pusilla |
| Vesper Sparrow |
Pooecetes gramineus |
| Savannah Sparrow |
Passerculus sandwichensis |
| Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow |
Ammodramus nelsoni |
| Seaside Sparrow |
Ammodramus maritimus |
| Fox Sparrow |
Passerella iliaca |
| Song Sparrow |
Melospiza melodia |
| Lincoln's Sparrow |
Melospiza lincolnii |
| Swamp Sparrow |
Melospiza georgiana |
| White-throated Sparrow |
Zonotrichia albicollis |
| White-crowned Sparrow |
Zonotrichia leucophrys |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
Junco hyemalis |
| Cardinals and allies |
| Scarlet Tanager |
Piranga olivacea |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
Pheucticus ludovicianus |
| Indigo Bunting |
Passerina cyanea |
| Blackbirds and allies |
| Bobolink |
Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
Agelaius phoeniceus |
| Eastern Meadowlark |
Sturnella magna |
| Rusty Blackbird |
Euphagus carolinus |
| Common Grackle |
Quiscalus quiscula |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
Molothrus ater |
| Baltimore Oriole |
Icterus galbula |
| Finches |
| Pine Grosbeak |
Pinicola enucleator |
| Purple Finch |
Carpodacus purpureus |
| House Finch |
Carpodacus mexicanus |
| Red Crossbill |
Loxia curvirostra |
| White-winged Crossbill |
Loxia leucoptera |
| Common Redpoll |
Acanthis flammea |
| Pine Siskin |
Spinus pinus |
| American Goldfinch |
Spinus tristis |
| Evening Grosbeak |
Coccothraustes vespertinus |
| Old World Sparrows |
| House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
Species of Kouchibouguac
Choose from the catagories below to view a full list of species that currently live in Kouchibouguac National Park.