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Guide to the Birds of West Virginia

These are all the birds that have been observed on INaturalist in West Virginia.

Black Swan 1
Cygnus atratus
Tundra Swan 2
Cygnus columbianus
Mute Swan 3
Cygnus olor
American Black Duck 4
Anas rubripes
Mallard 5
Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail 6
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 7
Anas crecca
Common Goldeneye 8
Bucephala clangula
Bufflehead 9
Bucephala albeola
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Mergus serrator
Common Merganser 11
Mergus merganser
Greylag Goose 12
Anser anser
Greater White-fronted Goose 13
Anser albifrons
White-winged Scoter 9
Melanitta fusca
Surf Scoter 14
Melanitta perspicillata
Ring-necked Duck 9
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup 15
Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup 16
Aythya affinis
Redhead 17
Aythya americana
Canvasback 18
Aythya valisineria
Ruddy Duck 19
Oxyura jamaicensis
Canada Goose 20
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck 21
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 22
Lophodytes cucullatus
Muscovy Duck 23
Cairina moschata
Long-tailed Duck 24
Clangula hyemalis
Cackling Goose 25
Branta hutchinsii
Black Scoter 26
Melanitta americana
American Wigeon 9
Mareca americana
Snow Goose 27
Anser caerulescens
Ross's Goose 28
Anser rossii
Blue-winged Teal 9
Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler 29
Spatula clypeata
Gadwall 26
Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon 30
Mareca penelope
White-winged Scoter 31
Melanitta deglandi
American Black Duck × Mallard 32
Anas rubripes × platyrhynchos

Edited by William Harmon

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