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Endangered Birds of North America**

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Birds
Common Name	Range ***
Altamira Yellowthroat	Mexico
Amsterdam Albatross	Indian Ocean (Amsterdam Island), United States/US Territory
Ashy Storm-petrel	California, Ecuador, Mexico
Atlantic Petrel	Argentina, Brazil, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, United States/US Territory, Uruguay
Azure-rumped Tanager	Guatemala, Mexico
Bachman's Sparrow	United States
Bachman's Wood Warbler	Canada, Southeastern USA
Bahama Swallow	Bahamas, Cuba, Florida
Balearic Shearwater	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States)
Balsas Screech-owl	Mexico
Bearded Screech-owl	Guatemala, Mexico
Bearded Wood-partridge	Mexico
Belding's Yellowthroat	Mexico
Bell's Vireo	California, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
Belted Flycatcher	El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico
Bendire's Thrasher	Arizona, California, Canada, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
Bicknell's Thrush	Canada, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia
Black Catbird	Belize, Guatemala, Mexico
Black Rail	Central America, North America (including United States), South America
Black Solitary Eagle	Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
Black-capped Petrel	Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
Black-capped Vireo	Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas
Black-footed Albatross	Asia, Canada, New Zealand, United States and Minor Outlying Islands (including Hawaii)
Black-polled Yellowthroat	Mexico
Black-tailed Godwit	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic
Black-vented Shearwater	Mexico, United States (California)
Blue-capped Hummingbird	Mexico
Bristle-thighed Curlew	American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America
Brown Pelican	Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
Buller's Shearwater	American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
California Condor	California
Campbell Island Shag	Nebraska
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow	Florida
Caribbean Coot	Central America, North America (United States Territory), South America
Cassin's Finch	Canada, Mexico, United States
Cerulean Warbler	Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Peru, United States, Venezuela
Chestnut-collared Longspur	North America (including United States)
Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow	Mexico
Clapper Rail	Arizona, California
Clarion Wren	Mexico
Colima Warbler	Mexico, Texas
Collared Petrel	Australia, North America, Oceanic, South America
Cook's Petrel	American Samoa, Australia (Norfolk Island), Chile, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Niue, Pitcairn, United States and Minor Outlying Islands, Wallis and Futuna
Cozumel Thrasher	Mexico
Craveri's Murrelet	California, Mexico
Dwarf Jay	Mexico
Eared Quetzal	Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico
Elegant Tern	Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Elfin-woods Warbler	Puerto Rico
Emperor Goose	Alaska, Canada, Russia
Eskimo Curlew	Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina
Eurasian Curlew	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Everglade Snail Kite	Florida
Fea's Petrel	Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Ireland, Israel, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Western Sahara
Florida Grasshopper Sparrow	Florida
Florida Scrub-jay	Florida
Galapagos Petrel	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines
Golden-cheeked Wood Warbler	Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Texas
Golden-winged Warbler	Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Great Curassow	Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
Greater Prairie-chicken	Canada, United States
Greater Sage-grouse	Canada, United States
Greenland White-tailed Eagle	Greenland and adjacent Atlantic islands
Guadalupe Storm-petrel	Mexico
Gunnison Sage Grouse	Colorado, Utah
Harpy Eagle	Mexico south to Argentina
Hawaiian Petrel	French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Philippines, United States and Minor Outlying Islands
Heermann's Gull	Arizona, California, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Oregon, Washington
Henslow's Sparrow	Canada, United States
Highland Guan	Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
Hispaniolan Amazon	Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (British and US)
Horned Guan	Guatemala, Mexico
Humboldt Penguin	Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, United States/US Territory
Imperial Woodpecker	Mexico
Island Scrub-jay	California
Ivory Gull	Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic
Ivory-billed Woodpecker	Cuba, USA (southcentral and southeastern)
Juan Fernandez Petrel	Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Guam, Japan, Kiribati, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Pitcairn, United States
Keel-billed Motmot	Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
Kirtland's Wood Warbler	Bahamas, Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean, Canada, Michigan, South Carolina, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wisconsin
Kittlitz's Murrelet	Canada, Japan, Russia, United States
Laysan Albatross	Alaska, Australia (Norfolk Island), California, Canada, Federated States of Micronesia, Hawaii, Japan, Marshall Islands, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Washington
Least Tern	Bahamas, Central America (winters), Greater and Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Northern South America, USA (California, including the Miss. R. Basin), Atlantic Gulf Coasts
Lesser Prairie-chicken	Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory)
Lilac-crowned Amazon	Mexico
Long-tailed Sabrewing	Mexico
Marbled Murrelet	Canada, Mexico, United States
Maroon-fronted Parrot	Mexico
Mckay's Bunting	Canada, Oregon, Washington
Merriam's Montezuma Quail	Mexico (Vera Cruz)
Mexican Sheartail	Mexico
Mexican Woodnymph	Mexico
Micronesian Imperial-pigeon	Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau
Military Macaw	Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela
Mottled Petrel	Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America
Mountain Plover	Canada, Mexico, United States
Nava's Wren	Mexico
Newell's Shearwater	American Samoa, Australia, Kiribati, United States Minor Outlying Islands (Hawaii)
Northern Aplomado Falcon	Arizona, Guatemala, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas
Northern Bobwhite	Arizona, Mexico (Sonora)
Oaxaca Sparrow	Mexico
Ocellated Quail	El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
Ocellated Turkey	Belize, Guatemala, Mexico
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
Painted Bunting	Central America, North America (including United States)
Parkinson's Petrel	Australia, Central America, North America, Oceanic, South America
Pileated Flycatcher	Guatemala, Mexico
Pink-footed Shearwater	Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, United States
Pink-headed Warbler	Guatemala, Mexico
Pinyon Jay	United States
Piping Plover	Canada, USA - Great Lakes Watershed
Plain Pigeon	Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
Providence Petrel	Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Puerto Rican Broad-winged Hawk	Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Nightjar	Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Parrot	Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk	Puerto Rico
Pycroft's Petrel	Japan, New Zealand, United States and Minor Outlying Islands, Wallis and Futuna
Red-cockaded Woodpecker	USA (southcentral and southeastern)
Red-crowned Parrot	Mexico, Puerto Rico, US (TX, FL, CA)
Red-headed Woodpecker	Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
Red-legged Kittiwake	Alaska, Canada, Japan
Resplendent Quetzal	Mexico to Panama
Rose-bellied Bunting	Mexico
Roseate Tern	Northeastern USA
Rusty Blackbird	Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow	Canada, United States
San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike	California
Sandhill Crane	Mississippi, West Indies (Cuba)
Short-crested Coquette	Mexico
Short-tailed Albatross	Asia, Europe, North America (including United States Territory)
Sierra Madre Sparrow	Mexico
Slender-billed Grackle	Mexico
Socorro Dove	Mexico
Socorro Mockingbird	Mexico (Socorro Island)
Socorro Parakeet	Mexico
Socorro Wren	Mexico
Sooty Shearwater	Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher	Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
Spoon-billed Sandpiper	Bangladesh, Canada, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United States (Alaska), Vietnam
Spotted Owl	Arizona, California, Canada, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas
Sprague's Pipit	Canada, Mexico, United States
Stejneger's Petrel	Chile, Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Steller's Eider	Asia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Steller's Sea-eagle	China, Japan, Korea, United States
Sumichrast's Wren	Mexico
Thick-billed Parrot	Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico
Townsend's Shearwater	Guam, Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands (Hawaii)
Tricolored Blackbird	Mexico, United States (California)
Trindade Petrel	Argentina, Brazil, Mauritius, Portugal, Puerto Rico
Tufted Jay	Mexico
Tuxtla Quail-dove	Mexico
West Indian Whistling-duck	Antigua, Bahamas, Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Caymans, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands
White-crowned Pigeon	Central America, North America (including United States), South America
White-necked Crow	Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico
White-necked Petrel	Asia, Australia, North America (including United States), Oceanic
White-tailed Hummingbird	Mexico
White-throated Jay	Mexico
Whooping Crane	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
Wood Stork	Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
Worthen's Sparrow	Mexico
Xantus's Murrelet	California, Canada, Mexico, Washington
Yellow-headed Parrot	Belize, Guatemala, Mexico
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird	Puerto Rico
Yucatan Wren	Mexico
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**Hawaiian endangered species are listed separately.

***What birds are listed here?:

The North America section of this site lists the folllowing birds appearing on select endangered species lists:

• Birds that dwell in or migrate to any part of the North American continent, except Hawaii, which has its own section.
• Birds of Greenland and adjacent Atlantic islands.
• Birds of the Mexican Holarctic.
• Birds of the Gulf of Maine.

In some cases, the creatures listed in this section may also be found on other continents or in other areas, which is why you may see additional areas noted in the range column.

Disclaimer: This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About Us page.