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Species of Connecticut

Includes rare, incidental, and introduced species.

Information and species will be continuously updated.

Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Fulvous Whistling-Duck 1
Dendrocygna bicolor
Pink-footed Goose 2
Anser brachyrhynchus
Greater White-fronted Goose 3
Anser albifrons
Graylag Goose 4
Anser anser
Snow Goose 5
Chen caerulescens
Brant 6
Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose 7
Branta leucopsis
Cackling Goose 1
Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose 8
Branta canadensis
Mute Swan 9
Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Wood Duck 10
Aix sponsa
Gadwall 11
Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon 12
Anas penelope
American Wigeon 13
Anas americana
American Black Duck 14
Anas rubripes
Mallard 15
Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal 5
Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal 16
Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler 5
Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail 17
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 18
Anas crecca
Canvasback 19
Aythya valisineria
Redhead
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 5
Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck 5
Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup 20
Aythya affinis
King Eider 21
Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider 22
Somateria mollissima
Harlequin Duck 12
Histrionicus histrionicus
Surf Scoter 5
Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter 5
Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter 12
Melanitta americana
Long-tailed Duck 23
Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead 5
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 24
Bucephala clangula
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser 25
Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser 11
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 26
Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck 27
Oxyura jamaicensis
Northern Bobwhite 28
Colinus virginianus
Ring-necked Pheasant 29
Phasianus colchicus
Ruffed Grouse 30
Bonasa umbellus
Wild Turkey 31
Meleagris gallopavo
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon 12
Gavia pacifica
Common Loon 19
Gavia immer
Pied-billed Grebe 32
Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe 12
Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe 33
Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe 27
Podiceps nigricollis
Western Grebe 34
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
Black-capped Petrel 35
Pterodroma hasitata
Great Shearwater 36
Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater 37
Puffinus griseus
Manx Shearwater 38
Puffinus puffinus
White-faced Storm-petrel 38
Pelagodroma marina
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma castro
White-tailed Tropicbird 39
Phaethon lepturus
Storks 40
Ciconiidae
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Magnificent Frigatebird 41
Fregata magnificens
Northern Gannet 42
Morus bassanus
Double-crested Cormorant 43
Phalacrocorax auritus
Great Cormorant 43
Phalacrocorax carbo
Anhinga 44
American White Pelican 45
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican 46
Pelecanus occidentalis
American Bittern 12
Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern 47
Ixobrychus exilis
Great Blue Heron 34
Ardea herodias
Great Egret 34
Ardea alba
Snowy Egret 46
Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron 48
Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron 19
Egretta tricolor
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron 14
Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron 49
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 50
Nyctanassa violacea
White Ibis 51
Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis 52
Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced Ibis 53
Plegadis chihi
Black Vulture 54
Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture 55
Cathartes aura
Osprey
Pandionidae
Swallow-tailed Kite 19
Elanoides forficatus
White-tailed Kite 56
Elanus leucurus
Mississippi Kite 19
Ictinia mississippiensis
Bald Eagle 57
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier 58
Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk 59
Accipiter striatus
Northern Goshawk 60
Accipiter gentilis
Red-shouldered Hawk 61
Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk 62
Buteo platypterus
Red-tailed Hawk 56
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk 63
Buteo lagopus

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