Endangered and Threatened Birds of North America


This list presents the birds of North America that are on the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife (maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) and protected under the Endangered Species Act. For more information, visit the Fish and Wildlife Service Web site (www.fws.gov/endangered).


Status Key:
E = Endangered— a species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or most of its range.
T = Threatened— a species that is likely to become endangered.
 

Family

Common Name

Scientific name

Status
Anatidae Steller’s Eider Polysticta stelleri T
Anatidae Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri T
Phasianidae Attwater’s Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido attwateri E
Odontophoridae Masked Bobwhite Colinus virginianus ridgwayi E
Diomedeidae Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus E
Procellariidae Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow E
Procellariidae Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis E
Pelecanidae Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis E
Ciconiidae Wood Stork Mycteria americana E
Cathartidae California Condor Gymnogyps californianus E
Accipitridae Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus T
Accipitridae Everglades Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus E
Falconidae Northern Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis septentrionalis E
Rallidae Light-footed Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris levipes E
Rallidae California Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris obsoletus E
Rallidae Yuma Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris yumanensis E
Gruidae Whooping Crane Grus americana E
Gruidae Mississippi Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis pulla E
Charadriidae Western Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus T
Charadriidae Piping Plover Charadrius melodus E
Laridae Least Tern Sternula antillarum E
Laridae Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii dougallii E
Alcidae Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus marmoratus T
Strigidae Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum E
Strigidae Northern Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis caurina T
Strigidae Mexican Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis lucida T
Picidae Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis

E
Picidae Red-cockaded Woodpecker Picoides borealis E
Tyrannidae Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii extimus E
Laniidae San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi E
Vireonidae Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla E
Vireonidae Least Bell’s Vireo Vireo bellii pusillus E
Corvidae Florida Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens T
Sylviidae Coastal California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica californica T
Parulidae Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia E
Parulidae Kirtland’s Warbler Dendroica kirtlandii E
Emberizidae Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis E
Emberizidae Florida Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum floridanus E
Emberizidae San Clemente Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli clementeae T
Emberizidae Inyo California Towhee Pipilo crissalis eremophilius T