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Species of Connecticut

Includes rare, incidental, and introduced species.

Information and species will be continuously updated.

American Elder 1
Sambucus nigra canadensis
Canada yew 2
Taxus canadensis
Northern Highbush Blueberry 3
Vaccinium corymbosum
eastern leatherwood 4
Dirca palustris
common juniper 5
Juniperus communis
buttonbush 6
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck 7
Dendrocygna bicolor
Pink-footed Goose 1
Anser brachyrhynchus
Greater White-fronted Goose 8
Anser albifrons
Graylag Goose 9
Anser anser
Snow Goose 10
Chen caerulescens
Brant 11
Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose 12
Branta leucopsis
Cackling Goose 7
Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose 13
Branta canadensis
Mute Swan 14
Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Wood Duck 15
Aix sponsa
Gadwall 16
Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon 17
Anas penelope
American Wigeon 18
Anas americana
American Black Duck 19
Anas rubripes
Mallard 20
Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal 10
Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal 21
Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler 10
Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail 22
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 23
Anas crecca
Canvasback 24
Aythya valisineria
Redhead
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 10
Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck 10
Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup 25
Aythya affinis
King Eider 26
Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider 27
Somateria mollissima
Harlequin Duck 17
Histrionicus histrionicus
Surf Scoter 10
Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter 10
Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter 17
Melanitta americana
Long-tailed Duck 28
Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead 10
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 29
Bucephala clangula
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser 30
Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser 16
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 31
Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck 32
Oxyura jamaicensis
Northern Bobwhite 33
Colinus virginianus
Ring-necked Pheasant 34
Phasianus colchicus
Ruffed Grouse 35
Bonasa umbellus
Wild Turkey 36
Meleagris gallopavo
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon 17
Gavia pacifica
Common Loon 24
Gavia immer
Pied-billed Grebe 37
Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe 17
Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe 38
Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe 32
Podiceps nigricollis
Western Grebe 39
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
Black-capped Petrel 40
Pterodroma hasitata
Cory’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater 41
Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater 42
Puffinus griseus
Manx Shearwater 43
Puffinus puffinus
Audubon’s Shearwater
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
White-faced Storm-petrel 43
Pelagodroma marina
Leach’s Storm-Petrel
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma castro
White-tailed Tropicbird 44
Phaethon lepturus
Storks 45
Ciconiidae
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Magnificent Frigatebird 46
Fregata magnificens
Northern Gannet 47
Morus bassanus
Double-crested Cormorant 48
Phalacrocorax auritus
Great Cormorant 48
Phalacrocorax carbo
Anhinga 49
American White Pelican 50
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican 51
Pelecanus occidentalis
American Bittern 17
Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern 52
Ixobrychus exilis
Great Blue Heron 39
Ardea herodias
Great Egret 39
Ardea alba
Snowy Egret 51
Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron 53
Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron 24
Egretta tricolor
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron 19
Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron 54
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 55
Nyctanassa violacea
White Ibis 56
Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis 57
Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced Ibis 58
Plegadis chihi
Black Vulture 59
Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture 60
Cathartes aura
Osprey
Pandionidae
Swallow-tailed Kite 24
Elanoides forficatus
White-tailed Kite 61
Elanus leucurus

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