Rhode Island Species

Distribution Legend
  • Ab – Abundant – Numerous year round
  • Co – Common – Occur regularly during at least part of the year
  • Un – Uncommon – Limited numbers, distribution or season
  • Ra – Rare – Only a few occur each year
  • Ca – Casual – Does not occur every year
  • Va – Vagrant – Accidental, few modern state records
  • Ir – Irruptive – Numerous some years and absent other years
  • Ex – Extirpated – Current status in RI unknown
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Un
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Ca
Brant Branta bernicla Co
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Ra
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Ab
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Ab
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Ra
Wood Duck Aix sponsa Co
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Un
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Ra
Gadwall Mareca strepera Co
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Ra
American Wigeon Mareca americana Co
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Ab
American Black Duck Anas rubripes Ab
Northern Pintail Anas acuta Un
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Co
Canvasback Aythya valisineria Un
Redhead Aythya americana Un
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Co
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Ca
Greater Scaup Aythya marila Co
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Un
King Eider Somateria spectabilis Ca
Common Eider Somateria mollissima Co
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Un
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Co
White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Co
Black Scoter Melanitta americana Co
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Un
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Co
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Co
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Ra
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Co
Common Merganser Mergus merganser Co
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Co
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Co
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Ex
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Co
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Ra
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Co
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Co
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Co
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Un
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Ca
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Ab
Rock Pigeon Columba livia Ab
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Un
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Un
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Un
Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus Co
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Co
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Co
Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis Ra
King Rail Rallus elegans Ca
Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans Ra
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Co
Sora Porzana carolina Un
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata Ra
American Coot Fulica americana Co
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Ca
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Un
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Co
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Un
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Co
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Co
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Co
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Ra
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Un
Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis Ex
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Ca
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Ra
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Co
Red Knot Calidris canutus Un
Ruff Calidris pugnax Ca
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Ra
Sanderling Calidris alba Co
Dunlin Calidris alpina Co
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Co
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Ra
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Co
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Co
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Ra
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Un
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Co
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Un
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Co
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Ra
American Woodcock Scolopax minor Co
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Co
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Co
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Un
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Co
Willet Tringa semipalmata Co
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Co
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Ra
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Ra
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Ca
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Ca
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Ra
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Ra
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Ca
Dovekie Alle alle Un
Common Murre Uria aalge Ra
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia Ca
Razorbill Alca torda Un
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Ra
Least Tern Sternula antillarum Co
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Un
Black Tern Chlidonias niger Ra
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Un
Common Tern Sterna hirundo Co
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Un
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Ra
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Ca
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Ra
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Un
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Co
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Ra
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Ca
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Co
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Ab
American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Ab
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Ra
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Ra
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Ra
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Ab
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Co
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica Ca
Common Loon Gavia immer Co
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Co
Leach's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous Ca
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Un
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis Co
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Ra
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Co
Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis Co
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Un
Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Ra
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Co
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Co
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Co
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Co
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Ca
Least Bittern Botaurus exilis Ca
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Un
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Ra
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Ca
Snowy Egret Egretta thula Co
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Un
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Co
Green Heron Butorides virescens Co
Great Egret Ardea alba Co
Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis Ra
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Co
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Un
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Co
Osprey Pandion haliaetus Co
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Ca
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Co
Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii Co
American Goshawk Astur atricapillus Un
Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Co
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Un
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Co
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Co
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Co
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus Ra
American Barn Owl Tyto furcata Ra
Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio Co
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Co
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Ra
Barred Owl Strix varia Co
Long-eared Owl Asio otus Ra
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Ra
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus Ra
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Co
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Ra
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Co
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Un
Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens Ab
Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus Co
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Ab
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Un
American Kestrel Falco sparverius Co
Merlin Falco columbarius Co
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Co
Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus Ex
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Co
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Ca
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Co
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Ca
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Co
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Ra
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Un
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Ra
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Co
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Un
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Co
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus Co
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Un
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius Co
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Ra
Eastern Warbling-Vireo Vireo gilvus Un
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Co
Northern Shrike Lanius borealis Ca
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Ab
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Ab
Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus Ab
Common Raven Corvus corax Un
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus Ab
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Ab
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Co
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Co
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Co
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Co
Purple Martin Progne subis Co
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Co
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Ra
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula Co
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Co
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Co
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Un
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Co
Brown Creeper Certhia americana Co
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Co
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus Co
Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon Co
Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis Un
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris Co
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Co
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Co
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Co
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Ab
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Co
Veery Catharus fuscescens Co
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Ca
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli Ca
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Ra
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Co
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Co
American Robin Turdus migratorius Ab
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Ab
American Pipit Anthus rubescens Un
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus Ca
House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus Ab
Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus Co
Redpoll Acanthis flammea Ir
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Ir
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Ir
Pine Siskin Spinus pinus Ir
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis Ab
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Ra
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Co
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Ra
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Ca
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Co
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida Ra
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla Co
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Co
American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea Co
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Co
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Un
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Co
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Un
Seaside Sparrow Ammospiza maritima Co
Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni Co
Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta Co
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Co
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Ab
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Un
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana Co
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Co
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Un
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Ca
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Co
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Co
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Un
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Co
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Co
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Ab
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Un
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Co
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Co
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum Un
Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla Un
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Co
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Ca
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera Co
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Co
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Ca
Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina Ra
Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata Ra
Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla Co
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis Ra
Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia Ra
Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa Ca
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Co
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina Co
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Co
Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Un
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea Ca
Northern Parula Setophaga americana Co
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Co
Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea Un
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Un
Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Co
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica Co
Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Co
Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens Co
Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum Co
Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus Co
Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Co
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica Ca
Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor Co
Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens Co
Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Un
Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla Un
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Ra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Co
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Ab
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Un
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Ca
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Co
Dickcissel Spiza americana Ra
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Va
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Va
Ross's Goose Anser rossii Va
Graylag Goose Anser anser Va
Tundra Bean-Goose Anser serrirostris Va
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Va
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Va
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Va
Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula Va
Smew Mergellus albellus Va
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Va
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Va
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Va
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Va
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Va
Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis Va
Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope Va
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Va
Corn Crake Crex crex Va
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus Va
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis Va
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Va
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus Va
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Va
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Va
Siberian Sand-Plover Anarhynchus mongolus Va
Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia Va
Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus Va
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Va
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Va
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Va
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Va
Little Stint Calidris minuta Va
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Va
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Va
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Va
Great Skua Stercorarius skua Va
Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix Va
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Va
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Va
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Va
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Va
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Va
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Va
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Va
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Va
Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Va
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris Va
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni Va
Common Gull Larus canus Va
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Va
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Va
Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Va
White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina Va
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Hydrobates castro Va
Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata Va
Wood Stork Mycteria americana Va
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Va
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Va
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Va
White Ibis Eudocimus albus Va
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi Va
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Va
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Va
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Va
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Va
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Va
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Va
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus Va
Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula Va
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Va
Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa Va
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus Va
Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Va
American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis Va
Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus Va
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Va
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Va
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Va
Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Va
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Va
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Va
Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii Va
Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis Va
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Va
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Va
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Va
Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus Va
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Va
Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Va
Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus Va
Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva Va
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Va
Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens Va
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii Va
Sedge Wren Cistothorus stellaris Va
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Va
Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi Va
Redwing Turdus iliacus Va
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius Va
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Va
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Va
Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus Va
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Va
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Va
LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii Va
Henslow's Sparrow Centronyx henslowii Va
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus Va
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus Va
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Va
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii Va
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Va
Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major Va
Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Va
Virginia's Warbler Leiothlypis virginiae Va
MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei Va
Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens Va
Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi Va
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Va
Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Va
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Va