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This BIRDUP scoring system uses a modified version of the phi coefficient, but with a parameter tweaked to give slightly more weight to the uniqueness of a bird to a state.

This scoring system uses observation records from the eBird database1.

For top-scoring birds, the standard phi coefficient can be written as

\[\phi = {\Delta p}^{0.5}\times{J}^{0.5}\]

where $J$ is the informedness and $\Delta p$ is the markedness.

This weighted variant tweaks the formula to

\[\phi_w = {\Delta p}^{0.65}\times{J}^{0.35}\]

Why these exponents? There’s no real mathematical justification. I’m using these tools for a qualitative purpose for which they were not designed. I just fiddled with the formula until I got a list of state birds that felt right. But as mentioned above, you can interpret this formula as the correlation between state and bird, with additional weight placed on a term related to the uniqueness of a bird to a state.

Table of contents

In the tables below, † indicates that the bird genus is represented among actual state birds.
‡ indicates that the bird is the actual state bird for that state.
＊ indicates a bird that is non-native and so excluded it form. A lack of * does not necessarily mean the bird is native.

Scores for Bird Genera

Top Scoring Unique State Birds

State Score Bird Common Name Example Species Common Name
US-AK 0.1705 Aethia Auklet Aethia psittacula Parakeet auklet
US-AL 0.0170 Mimus† Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
US-AR 0.0099 Passerina Bunting Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting
US-AZ 0.1867 Auriparus Verdin Auriparus flaviceps Verdin
US-CA 0.1098 Chamaea Wrentit Chamaea fasciata Wrentit
US-CO 0.0953 Pica Magpie Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie
US-CT 0.0140 Baeolophus Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
US-DC 0.0082 Chaetura Swift Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift
US-DE 0.0147 Leucophaeus Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull
US-FL 0.1734 Anhinga Darter Anhinga anhinga Anhinga
US-GA 0.0261 Toxostoma‡ Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
US-HI 0.2727 Himatione   Himatione sanguinea Apapane
US-IA 0.0055 Troglodytes House Wren Troglodytes aedon House Wren
US-ID 0.0173 Aechmophorus Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe
US-IL 0.0286 Centronyx Sparrow Centronyx henslowii Henslow’s Sparrow
US-IN 0.0115 Melanerpes Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
US-KS 0.0304 Spiza Dickcissel Spiza americana Dickcissel
US-KY 0.0069 Cardinalis‡ Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
US-LA 0.0274 Egretta Egret Egretta thula Snowy Egret
US-MA 0.0367 Melanitta Scoter Melanitta deglandi White-winged Scoter
US-MD 0.0220 Coragyps Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
US-ME 0.0760 Somateria Eider Somateria mollissima Common Eider
US-MI 0.0370 Cygnus Swan Cygnus olor Mute Swan
US-MN 0.0153 Aix Wood Duck Aix sponsa Wood Duck
US-MO 0.0159 Colinus Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite
US-MS 0.0119 Thalasseus Crested Tern Thalasseus maximus Royal Tern
US-MT 0.0403 Nucifraga Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana Clark’s Nutcracker
US-NC 0.0360 Pterodroma Gadfly Petrel Pterodroma hasitata  
US-ND 0.0314 Tympanuchus Prarie Chicken Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse
US-NE 0.0152 Sturnella‡ Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark
US-NH 0.0103 Sitta Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch
US-NJ 0.0312 Haematopus Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher
US-NM 0.0462 Geococcyx‡ Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner
US-NV 0.0330 Callipepla† Crested Quail Callipepla gambelii Gambel’s Quail
US-NY 0.0261 Dumetella Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird
US-OH 0.0158 Protonotaria Prothonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler
US-OK 0.0305 Ictinia Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite
US-OR 0.1090 Aphelocoma Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica California Scrub-Jay
US-PA 0.0312 Hylocichla† Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
US-RI 0.0225 Phalacrocorax Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
US-SC 0.0303 Mycteria Stork Mycteria americana Wood Stork
US-SD 0.0164 Bartramia Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
US-TN 0.0183 Sialia† Bluebird Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
US-TX 0.1250 Caracara Caracara Caracara plancus Crested Caracara
US-UT 0.0301 Recurvirostra Avocet Recurvirostra americana American Avocet
US-VA 0.0391 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
US-VT 0.0151 Seiurus Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Ovenbird
US-WA 0.0764 Cerorhinca Rhinoceros Puffin Cerorhinca monocerata Rhinoceros Auklet
US-WI 0.0558 Antigone Crane Antigone canadensis Sandhill Crane
US-WV 0.0083 Dryocopus Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
US-WY 0.0321 Centrocercus Sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Greater Sage-Grouse

Top Genera for Alaska (US-AK)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.1705 Aethia Auklet 31286 Aethia psittacula Parakeet auklet
0.1290 Fratercula Puffin 48084 Fratercula corniculata Horned Puffin
0.1189 Rissa Kittiwake 60795 Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake
0.1101 Motacilla   11750 Motacilla tschutschensis Eastern Yellow Wagtail
0.0987 Polysticta   7277 Polysticta stelleri Steller’s Eider
0.0933 Phylloscopus   6210 Phylloscopus borealis Arctic Warbler
0.0923 Lagopus‡   20473 Lagopus lagopus Willow Ptarmigan
0.0858 Brachyramphus   32064 Brachyramphus brevirostris Kittlitz’s Murrelet
0.0850 Stercorarius   52502 Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger
0.0774 Luscinia   3311 Luscinia svecica Bluethroat

Top Genera for Alabama (US-AL)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0170 Mimus† Mockingbird 130529 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
0.0141 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren 127076 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0129 Thalasseus Crested Tern 24522 Thalasseus maximus Royal Tern
0.0122 Toxostoma† Thrasher 59435 Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
0.0121 Limnothlypis   2905 Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson’s Warbler
0.0106 Sialia† Bluebird 84368 Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
0.0096 Pelecanus† Pelican 39243 Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican
0.0094 Passerina Bunting 60847 Passerina caerulea Blue Grosbeak
0.0092 Protonotaria Prothonotary warbler 9976 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler
0.0090 Grus Crane 1504 Grus americana Whooping Crane

Top Genera for Arkansas (US-AR)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0135 Ictinia Mississippi Kite 10710 Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite
0.0103 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren 91280 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0099 Passerina Bunting 55044 Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting
0.0095 Spiza Dickcissel 10491 Spiza americana Dickcissel
0.0088 Baeolophus Titmouse 93388 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0076 Mimus‡ Mockingbird 68963 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
0.0074 Coccyzus Cuckoo 17013 Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo
0.0073 Icteria Yellow-breasted Chat 10221 Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat
0.0070 Colinus Bobwhite 7000 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite
0.0070 Sialia† Bluebird 57596 Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird

Top Genera for Arizona (US-AZ)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.1867 Auriparus Verdin 386191 Auriparus flaviceps Verdin
0.1552 Phainopepla Phainopepla 200508 Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla
0.1521 Melozone   388898 Melozone aberti Abert’s Towhee
0.1383 Cynanthus Hummingbird 169527 Cynanthus latirostris Broad-billed Hummingbird
0.1282 Campylorhynchus‡   200611 Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Cactus Wren
0.1082 Pyrocephalus   194003 Pyrocephalus rubinus Vermilion Flycatcher
0.1072 Amphispiza   137441 Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated Sparrow
0.1057 Eugenes   59354 Eugenes fulgens Rivoli’s Hummingbird
0.0966 Callipepla† Crested Quail 296630 Callipepla gambelii Gambel’s Quail
0.0961 Myioborus   73445 Myioborus pictus Painted Redstart

Top Genera for California (US-CA)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.1098 Chamaea Wrentit 57649 Chamaea fasciata Wrentit
0.0648 Elanus   40693 Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite
0.0629 Melozone   129054 Melozone crissalis California Towhee
0.0544 Psaltriparus   112390 Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit
0.0533 Aphelocoma Scrub Jay 153459 Aphelocoma californica California Scrub-Jay
0.0523 Calypte Hummingbird 176961 Calypte anna Anna’s Hummingbird
0.0483 Oreortyx   8665 Oreortyx pictus Mountain Quail
0.0397 Aechmophorus Grebe 70336 Aechmophorus clarkii Clark’s Grebe
0.0380 Numenius   56560 Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew
0.0344 Euplectes* Bishop 1315 Euplectes franciscanus Northern Red Bishop

Top Genera for Colorado (US-CO)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0953 Pica Magpie 387306 Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie
0.0625 Selasphorus Hummingbird 210475 Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird
0.0487 Streptopelia* Collared Dove 292668 Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove
0.0478 Myadestes   73348 Myadestes townsendi Townsend’s Solitaire
0.0428 Calamospiza‡ Lark Bunting 28847 Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting
0.0423 Aechmophorus Grebe 92411 Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe
0.0391 Leucosticte   21537 Leucosticte australis Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
0.0338 Sturnella† Meadowlark 241188 Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark
0.0307 Nucifraga Nutcracker 31182 Nucifraga columbiana Clark’s Nutcracker
0.0302 Cinclus   24773 Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper

Top Genera for Connecticut (US-CT)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0140 Baeolophus Titmouse 240563 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0122 Dumetella Gray Catbird 162362 Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird
0.0115 Haematopus Oystercatcher 22502 Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher
0.0104 Hylocichla† Wood Thrush 47578 Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
0.0100 Vermivora Warbler 21206 Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged Warbler
0.0098 Cygnus Swan 64233 Cygnus olor Mute Swan
0.0091 Myiopsitta*   6889 Myiopsitta monachus Monk Parakeet
0.0087 Phalacrocorax Cormorant 7306 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
0.0086 Larus† Gull 339172 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
0.0074 Helmitheros   9088 Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating Warbler

Top Genera for District of Columbia (US-DC)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0082 Chaetura Swift 24475 Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift
0.0060 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren 41998 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0047 Sturnus* Starling 53975 Sturnus vulgaris European Starling
0.0047 Passer* True Sparrow 42950 Passer domesticus House Sparrow
0.0041 Mimus† Mockingbird 30486 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
0.0035 Polioptila Gnatcatcher 16764 Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
0.0034 Dumetella Gray Catbird 25165 Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird
0.0032 Hylocichla‡ Wood Thrush 7815 Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
0.0031 Turdus† Robin 62170 Turdus migratorius American Robin
0.0030 Cardinalis† Cardinal 57641 Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal

Top Genera for Delaware (US-DE)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0147 Leucophaeus Gull 53108 Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull
0.0130 Sterna Tern 42296 Sterna forsteri Forster’s Tern
0.0124 Ammospiza   10452 Ammospiza maritima Seaside Sparrow
0.0124 Calidris Sandpiper 101378 Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper
0.0119 Recurvirostra Avocet 16285 Recurvirostra americana American Avocet
0.0104 Limnodromus   21701 Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher
0.0095 Tringa Tattlers 71586 Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs
0.0090 Progne   26358 Progne subis Purple Martin
0.0081 Rallus   14755 Rallus crepitans Clapper Rail
0.0076 Anser Grey Goose 22379 Anser caerulescens Snow Goose

Top Genera for Florida (US-FL)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.1734 Anhinga Darter 553383 Anhinga anhinga Anhinga
0.1734 Eudocimus Ibis 748541 Eudocimus albus White Ibis
0.1594 Egretta Egret 1584817 Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron
0.1438 Aramus   184399 Aramus guarauna Limpkin
0.1373 Mycteria Stork 284639 Mycteria americana Wood Stork
0.1101 Gallinula   389658 Gallinula galeata Common Gallinule
0.1041 Elanoides   111055 Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed Kite
0.0989 Porphyrio   107853 Porphyrio martinica Purple Gallinule
0.0934 Aratinga* Conure 47057 Aratinga nenday Nanday Parakeet
0.0873 Bubulcus* Cattle Egret 314435 Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret

Top Genera for Georgia (US-GA)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0318 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren 395603 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0261 Toxostoma‡ Thrasher 179633 Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
0.0229 Mimus† Mockingbird 288903 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
0.0228 Pipilo Towhee 264143 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee
0.0222 Sialia† Bluebird 249060 Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
0.0214 Baeolophus Titmouse 345328 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0160 Coragyps Black Vulture 113127 Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
0.0159 Melanerpes Woodpecker 377667 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
0.0157 Mycteria Stork 28067 Mycteria americana Wood Stork
0.0146 Sayornis Phoebe 208616 Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe

Top Genera for Hawaii (US-HI)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.3662 Zosterops* White-Eyes 82840 Zosterops japonicus  
0.3591 Geopelia*   78346 Geopelia striata  
0.3464 Acridotheres* Myna 89440 Acridotheres tristis Common Myna
0.3207 Paroaria*   56710 Paroaria coronata  
0.2727 Himatione   35689 Himatione sanguinea Apapane
0.2685 Chlorodrepanis   34136 Chlorodrepanis virens  
0.2428 Estrilda   25798 Estrilda astrild  
0.2280 Sicalis   23701 Sicalis flaveola  
0.2280 Pycnonotus   33210 Pycnonotus cafer  
0.2234 Padda   20197 Padda oryzivora  

Top Genera for Iowa (US-IA)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0161 Phasianus†* Pheasant 21293 Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant
0.0158 Spiza Dickcissel 15850 Spiza americana Dickcissel
0.0061 Melanerpes Woodpecker 97621 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
0.0057 Passer* True Sparrow 76639 Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow
0.0055 Troglodytes House Wren 45929 Troglodytes aedon House Wren
0.0055 Haliaeetus Sea Eagle 42291 Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
0.0050 Centronyx Sparrow 1961 Centronyx henslowii Henslow’s Sparrow
0.0047 Spatula Shoveler/Teal 40013 Spatula discors Blue-winged Teal
0.0046 Strix Wood Owl 9534 Strix varia Barred Owl
0.0046 Spizelloides Winter Sparrow 15618 Spizelloides arborea American Tree Sparrow

Top Genera for Idaho (US-ID)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0476 Pica Magpie 118106 Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie
0.0298 Callipepla† Crested Quail 53404 Callipepla californica California Quail
0.0179 Alectoris* Rock Partridge 3634 Alectoris chukar Chukar
0.0173 Aechmophorus Grebe 23444 Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe
0.0169 Streptopelia* Collared Dove 65286 Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove
0.0162 Oreoscoptes Sage Thrasher 6303 Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher
0.0154 Euphagus Blackbird 38584 Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer’s Blackbird
0.0141 Xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird 18567 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird
0.0134 Centrocercus Sage-grouse 1305 Centrocercus urophasianus Greater Sage-Grouse
0.0127 Perdix* Partridge 3493 Perdix perdix Gray Partridge

Top Genera for Illinois (US-IL)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0286 Centronyx Sparrow 18756 Centronyx henslowii Henslow’s Sparrow
0.0215 Spiza Dickcissel 46626 Spiza americana Dickcissel
0.0170 Carduelis* Goldfinch 1798 Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch
0.0168 Chaetura Swift 163030 Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift
0.0166 Passer* True Sparrow 434206 Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow
0.0162 Hydroprogne   70704 Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern
0.0155 Spizelloides Winter Sparrow 94643 Spizelloides arborea American Tree Sparrow
0.0120 Branta† Black Goose 520240 Branta canadensis Canada Goose
0.0116 Cardinalis‡ Cardinal 637278 Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
0.0115 Molothrus Cowbird 235794 Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird

Top Genera for Indiana (US-IN)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0141 Centronyx Sparrow 7607 Centronyx henslowii Henslow’s Sparrow
0.0122 Baeolophus Titmouse 224909 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0115 Melanerpes Woodpecker 282027 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
0.0094 Cardinalis‡ Cardinal 350530 Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
0.0093 Protonotaria Prothonotary warbler 15774 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler
0.0082 Dryocopus Woodpecker 83946 Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
0.0081 Spizelloides Winter Sparrow 42933 Spizelloides arborea American Tree Sparrow
0.0080 Spiza Dickcissel 16357 Spiza americana Dickcissel
0.0073 Dryobates Woodpecker 326501 Dryobates pubescens Downy Woodpecker
0.0072 Colinus Bobwhite 12791 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite

Top Genera for Kansas (US-KS)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0304 Spiza Dickcissel 36284 Spiza americana Dickcissel
0.0212 Colinus Bobwhite 22554 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite
0.0194 Sturnella‡ Meadowlark 92201 Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark
0.0150 Chondestes   24003 Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow
0.0147 Bartramia Upland Sandpiper 8401 Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
0.0144 Ictinia Mississippi Kite 14481 Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite
0.0119 Eremophila   34440 Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark
0.0115 Ammodramus   12774 Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
0.0102 Spatula Shoveler/Teal 88177 Spatula discors Blue-winged Teal
0.0101 Tyrannus† Kingbird/Flycatcher 86342 Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird

Top Genera for Kentucky (US-KY)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0097 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren 98073 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0090 Baeolophus Titmouse 105736 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0076 Passerina Bunting 51917 Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting
0.0072 Protonotaria Prothonotary warbler 8107 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler
0.0071 Coragyps Black Vulture 35716 Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
0.0069 Cardinalis‡ Cardinal 158980 Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
0.0067 Icteria Yellow-breasted Chat 10504 Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat
0.0059 Colinus Bobwhite 6725 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite
0.0057 Melanerpes Woodpecker 109288 Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
0.0056 Coccyzus Cuckoo 15629 Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Top Genera for Louisiana (US-LA)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0281 Ictinia Mississippi Kite 27044 Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite
0.0274 Egretta Egret 171844 Egretta thula Snowy Egret
0.0241 Bubulcus* Cattle Egret 50157 Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret
0.0235 Eudocimus Ibis 63812 Eudocimus albus White Ibis
0.0189 Platalea   22937 Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill
0.0185 Lanius Shrike 50080 Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike
0.0183 Anhinga Darter 37903 Anhinga anhinga Anhinga
0.0181 Dendrocygna   28529 Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
0.0173 Protonotaria Prothonotary warbler 20585 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler
0.0167 Mimus† Mockingbird 164645 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird

Top Genera for Massachusetts (US-MA)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0590 Somateria Eider 147688 Somateria mollissima Common Eider
0.0367 Melanitta Scoter 193084 Melanitta deglandi White-winged Scoter
0.0362 Calonectris Shearwater 16342 Calonectris diomedea Cory’s Shearwater
0.0321 Oceanites Storm Petrel 17049 Oceanites oceanicus  
0.0299 Phalacrocorax Cormorant 28983 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
0.0287 Puffinus Shearwater 13352 Puffinus puffinus Manx Shearwater
0.0275 Alca Razorbill 19874 Alca torda Razorbill
0.0254 Morus Gannet 45864 Morus bassanus Northern Gannet
0.0245 Larus† Gull 953627 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
0.0215 Ardenna Shearwater 27804 Ardenna gravis  

Top Genera for Maryland (US-MD)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0337 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren 543555 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0220 Coragyps Black Vulture 184681 Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
0.0170 Baeolophus Titmouse 424167 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0151 Mimus† Mockingbird 317285 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
0.0148 Sialia† Bluebird 274339 Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
0.0138 Cardinalis† Cardinal 681139 Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
0.0137 Cathartes Turkey Vulture 402965 Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
0.0129 Hylocichla† Wood Thrush 82855 Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
0.0102 Coccyzus Cuckoo 60128 Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo
0.0101 Dryocopus Woodpecker 150385 Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker

Top Genera for Maine (US-ME)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0760 Somateria Eider 127240 Somateria mollissima Common Eider
0.0487 Cepphus Guillemot 58921 Cepphus grylle Black Guillemot
0.0352 Fratercula Puffin 17505 Fratercula arctica  
0.0297 Alca Razorbill 14447 Alca torda Razorbill
0.0284 Phalacrocorax Cormorant 18634 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
0.0235 Gavia† Loon 117292 Gavia immer Common Loon
0.0222 Oceanites Storm Petrel 8358 Oceanites oceanicus  
0.0210 Morus Gannet 25405 Morus bassanus Northern Gannet
0.0207 Larus† Gull 470161 Larus argentatus Herring Gull
0.0185 Melanitta Scoter 71853 Melanitta americana Black Scoter

Top Genera for Michigan (US-MI)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0376 Antigone Crane 176499 Antigone canadensis Sandhill Crane
0.0370 Cygnus Swan 236621 Cygnus olor Mute Swan
0.0221 Spizelloides Winter Sparrow 125158 Spizelloides arborea American Tree Sparrow
0.0144 Pheucticus   147923 Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak
0.0139 Sitta Nuthatch 586777 Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch
0.0121 Aix Wood Duck 167208 Aix sponsa Wood Duck
0.0120 Dryobates Woodpecker 706919 Dryobates villosus Hairy Woodpecker
0.0114 Meleagris Turkey 90666 Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey
0.0113 Cyanocitta Blue Jay 661443 Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay
0.0108 Agelaius Blackbird 532312 Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird

Top Genera for Minnesota (US-MN)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0214 Phasianus†* Pheasant 46603 Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant
0.0153 Aix Wood Duck 121146 Aix sponsa Wood Duck
0.0147 Haliaeetus Sea Eagle 156850 Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
0.0133 Dryobates Woodpecker 436581 Dryobates villosus Hairy Woodpecker
0.0128 Cygnus Swan 79849 Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan
0.0126 Tympanuchus Prarie Chicken 5462 Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse
0.0121 Acanthis Redpoll 32330 Acanthis flammea Common Redpoll
0.0115 Sitta Nuthatch 329350 Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch
0.0113 Poecile† Chickadee 448373 Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee
0.0105 Pinicola   13668 Pinicola enucleator Pine Grosbeak

Top Genera for Missouri (US-MO)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0235 Spiza Dickcissel 34191 Spiza americana Dickcissel
0.0159 Colinus Bobwhite 21081 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite
0.0131 Melanerpes Woodpecker 275131 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
0.0130 Coccyzus Cuckoo 42272 Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo
0.0128 Passerina Bunting 113686 Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting
0.0126 Baeolophus Titmouse 209758 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0123 Anser Grey Goose 46182 Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose
0.0112 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren 175152 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0112 Strix Wood Owl 29694 Strix varia Barred Owl
0.0108 Icteria Yellow-breasted Chat 22318 Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat

Top Genera for Mississippi (US-MS)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0119 Thalasseus Crested Tern 17938 Thalasseus maximus Royal Tern
0.0111 Rynchops Skimmer 8333 Rynchops niger Black Skimmer
0.0101 Pelecanus† Pelican 30763 Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican
0.0098 Protonotaria Prothonotary warbler 8279 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler
0.0097 Mimus‡ Mockingbird 66564 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
0.0096 Leucophaeus Gull 29491 Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull
0.0095 Gelochelidon   3142 Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern
0.0087 Sternula   7879 Sternula antillarum Least Tern
0.0085 Limnothlypis   1697 Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson’s Warbler
0.0077 Ictinia Mississippi Kite 5820 Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite

Top Genera for Montana (US-MT)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0585 Pica Magpie 151463 Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie
0.0403 Nucifraga Nutcracker 24361 Nucifraga columbiana Clark’s Nutcracker
0.0259 Perdix* Partridge 7149 Perdix perdix Gray Partridge
0.0255 Rhynchophanes Longspur 3501 Rhynchophanes mccownii Thick-billed Longspur
0.0233 Myadestes   23231 Myadestes townsendi Townsend’s Solitaire
0.0226 Aquila True Eagle 17889 Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle
0.0216 Pooecetes   31238 Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
0.0216 Phasianus†* Pheasant 32921 Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant
0.0189 Xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird 25367 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird
0.0184 Cinclus   9534 Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper

Top Genera for North Carolina (US-NC)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0367 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren 484010 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0360 Pterodroma Gadfly Petrel 7392 Pterodroma hasitata  
0.0326 Calonectris Shearwater 12415 Calonectris diomedea Cory’s Shearwater
0.0261 Sialia† Bluebird 307887 Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
0.0243 Baeolophus Titmouse 416651 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0229 Pipilo Towhee 295792 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee
0.0225 Puffinus Shearwater 8919 Puffinus lherminieri  
0.0191 Toxostoma† Thrasher 161868 Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
0.0180 Mimus† Mockingbird 281345 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
0.0178 Oceanites Storm Petrel 8420 Oceanites oceanicus  

Top Genera for North Dakota (US-ND)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0314 Tympanuchus Prarie Chicken 6539 Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse
0.0231 Phasianus†* Pheasant 24049 Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant
0.0199 Xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird 18180 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird
0.0194 Bartramia Upland Sandpiper 7042 Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
0.0179 Perdix* Partridge 3576 Perdix perdix Gray Partridge
0.0151 Chlidonias   9608 Chlidonias niger Black Tern
0.0124 Limosa   9230 Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit
0.0121 Calcarius Longspur 6966 Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur
0.0120 Ammodramus   8173 Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
0.0119 Phalaropus   11671 Phalaropus tricolor Wilson’s Phalarope

Top Genera for Nebraska (US-NE)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0217 Spiza Dickcissel 19658 Spiza americana Dickcissel
0.0177 Tympanuchus Prarie Chicken 4213 Tympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie-Chicken
0.0152 Phasianus†* Pheasant 18728 Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant
0.0152 Sturnella‡ Meadowlark 52365 Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark
0.0124 Bartramia Upland Sandpiper 5257 Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
0.0122 Colinus Bobwhite 10081 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite
0.0113 Streptopelia* Collared Dove 38307 Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove
0.0111 Chondestes   13158 Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow
0.0107 Ammodramus   8437 Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
0.0080 Tyrannus† Kingbird/Flycatcher 47511 Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird

Top Genera for New Hampshire (US-NH)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0110 Tadorna* Shelduck 179 Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck
0.0103 Sitta Nuthatch 174912 Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch
0.0099 Somateria Eider 16705 Somateria mollissima Common Eider
0.0093 Seiurus Ovenbird 34197 Seiurus aurocapilla Ovenbird
0.0082 Catharus† Nightingale-thrush 65080 Catharus bicknelli Bicknell’s Thrush
0.0076 Setophaga Warbler 285427 Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler
0.0075 Baeolophus Titmouse 107536 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0073 Poecile† Chickadee 202762 Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee
0.0070 Dryobates Woodpecker 182017 Dryobates villosus Hairy Woodpecker
0.0065 Gavia† Loon 35332 Gavia immer Common Loon

Top Genera for New Jersey (US-NJ)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0312 Haematopus Oystercatcher 68430 Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher
0.0285 Leucophaeus Gull 193945 Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull
0.0273 Sterna Tern 163330 Sterna forsteri Forster’s Tern
0.0240 Rynchops Skimmer 40882 Rynchops niger Black Skimmer
0.0229 Cygnus Swan 163719 Cygnus olor Mute Swan
0.0212 Morus Gannet 37469 Morus bassanus Northern Gannet
0.0209 Ammospiza   32984 Ammospiza maritima Seaside Sparrow
0.0177 Larus† Gull 759061 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
0.0172 Sternula   37555 Sternula antillarum Least Tern
0.0166 Calidris Sandpiper 318740 Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper

Top Genera for New Mexico (US-NM)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0462 Geococcyx‡ Roadrunner 46838 Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner
0.0403 Gymnorhinus Pinyon Jay 13673 Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Pinyon Jay
0.0364 Selasphorus Hummingbird 90816 Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird
0.0357 Melozone   66915 Melozone fusca Canyon Towhee
0.0301 Psaltriparus   57229 Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit
0.0299 Aphelocoma Scrub Jay 79822 Aphelocoma woodhouseii Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
0.0285 Myadestes   32323 Myadestes townsendi Townsend’s Solitaire
0.0271 Callipepla† Crested Quail 61432 Callipepla squamata Scaled Quail
0.0262 Leucosticte   10584 Leucosticte atrata Black Rosy-Finch
0.0251 Amphispiza   23571 Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated Sparrow

Top Genera for Nevada (US-NV)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0533 Tetraogallus* Snowcock 672 Tetraogallus himalayensis  
0.0330 Callipepla† Crested Quail 49041 Callipepla gambelii Gambel’s Quail
0.0282 Artemisiospiza Sparrow 5324 Artemisiospiza nevadensis Sagebrush Sparrow
0.0277 Auriparus Verdin 29373 Auriparus flaviceps Verdin
0.0223 Gymnorhinus Pinyon Jay 5444 Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Pinyon Jay
0.0219 Phainopepla Phainopepla 14504 Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla
0.0198 Amphispiza   12902 Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated Sparrow
0.0197 Oreoscoptes Sage Thrasher 6385 Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher
0.0170 Salpinctes   11031 Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren
0.0151 Nucifraga Nutcracker 7780 Nucifraga columbiana Clark’s Nutcracker

Top Genera for New York (US-NY)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0261 Dumetella Gray Catbird 598555 Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird
0.0254 Larus† Gull 1430945 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
0.0195 Branta† Black Goose 1053772 Branta bernicla Brant
0.0171 Hylocichla† Wood Thrush 150414 Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
0.0165 Cygnus Swan 210030 Cygnus olor Mute Swan
0.0154 Passer* True Sparrow 713416 Passer domesticus House Sparrow
0.0150 Clangula   69918 Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck
0.0150 Vermivora Warbler 61677 Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged Warbler
0.0150 Columba Pigeon 431557 Columba livia Rock Pigeon
0.0147 Cyanocitta Blue Jay 1158294 Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay

Top Genera for Ohio (US-OH)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0158 Protonotaria Prothonotary warbler 36537 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler
0.0151 Melanerpes Woodpecker 598486 Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
0.0144 Hylocichla† Wood Thrush 98855 Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
0.0141 Cardinalis‡ Cardinal 791329 Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
0.0129 Chaetura Swift 163264 Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift
0.0117 Baeolophus Titmouse 420642 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0114 Spizelloides Winter Sparrow 91542 Spizelloides arborea American Tree Sparrow
0.0107 Dumetella Gray Catbird 288123 Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird
0.0105 Aix Wood Duck 168915 Aix sponsa Wood Duck
0.0104 Branta† Black Goose 583159 Branta canadensis Canada Goose

Top Genera for Oklahoma (US-OK)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0305 Ictinia Mississippi Kite 21873 Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite
0.0145 Spiza Dickcissel 14500 Spiza americana Dickcissel
0.0128 Tyrannus‡ Kingbird/Flycatcher 70179 Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
0.0124 Chondestes   15360 Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow
0.0110 Colinus Bobwhite 9753 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite
0.0098 Streptopelia* Collared Dove 36984 Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove
0.0093 Sturnella† Meadowlark 39044 Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark
0.0083 Tadorna* Shelduck 118 Tadorna ferruginea  
0.0081 Bartramia Upland Sandpiper 3825 Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
0.0074 Mimus† Mockingbird 65170 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird

Top Genera for Oregon (US-OR)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.1090 Aphelocoma Scrub Jay 374161 Aphelocoma californica California Scrub-Jay
0.0607 Calypte Hummingbird 261771 Calypte anna Anna’s Hummingbird
0.0575 Chamaea Wrentit 38911 Chamaea fasciata Wrentit
0.0527 Psaltriparus   141123 Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit
0.0484 Ixoreus   82130 Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush
0.0441 Thryomanes   183400 Thryomanes bewickii Bewick’s Wren
0.0410 Urile   76024 Urile penicillatus Brandt’s Cormorant
0.0385 Oreortyx   8746 Oreortyx pictus Mountain Quail
0.0372 Euphagus Blackbird 157785 Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer’s Blackbird
0.0365 Patagioenas   57823 Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon

Top Genera for Pennsylvania (US-PA)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0312 Hylocichla† Wood Thrush 171036 Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
0.0254 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren 557667 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0253 Dumetella Gray Catbird 456717 Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird
0.0246 Baeolophus Titmouse 620147 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0183 Cardinalis† Cardinal 947363 Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
0.0143 Melanerpes Woodpecker 643812 Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
0.0142 Seiurus Ovenbird 127243 Seiurus aurocapilla Ovenbird
0.0139 Cyanocitta Blue Jay 836000 Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay
0.0135 Melospiza Song Sparrow 828162 Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow
0.0133 Dryobates Woodpecker 864555 Dryobates pubescens Downy Woodpecker

Top Genera for Rhode Island (US-RI)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0433 Cuculus* Cuckoo 672 Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo
0.0225 Phalacrocorax Cormorant 8422 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
0.0174 Somateria Eider 18190 Somateria mollissima Common Eider
0.0165 Xenus   194 Xenus cinereus  
0.0114 Larus† Gull 134161 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
0.0097 Melanitta Scoter 20964 Melanitta americana Black Scoter
0.0078 Histrionicus   4628 Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck
0.0074 Gavia† Loon 23304 Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon
0.0065 Cygnus Swan 19549 Cygnus olor Mute Swan
0.0065 Sternula   5667 Sternula antillarum Least Tern

Top Genera for South Carolina (US-SC)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0303 Mycteria Stork 40234 Mycteria americana Wood Stork
0.0281 Egretta Egret 195795 Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron
0.0243 Anhinga Darter 52941 Anhinga anhinga Anhinga
0.0224 Thryothorus‡ Carolina Wren 251184 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0181 Ictinia Mississippi Kite 20288 Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite
0.0171 Mimus† Mockingbird 191263 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
0.0159 Eudocimus Ibis 52824 Eudocimus albus White Ibis
0.0157 Rallus   33856 Rallus crepitans Clapper Rail
0.0151 Thalasseus Crested Tern 38639 Thalasseus maximus Royal Tern
0.0147 Sialia† Bluebird 153302 Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird

Top Genera for South Dakota (US-SD)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0176 Tympanuchus Prarie Chicken 3235 Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse
0.0164 Phasianus‡* Pheasant 15094 Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant
0.0164 Bartramia Upland Sandpiper 5213 Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
0.0124 Calamospiza† Lark Bunting 3391 Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting
0.0116 Xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird 9544 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird
0.0107 Sturnella† Meadowlark 28631 Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark
0.0071 Athene   1976 Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl
0.0069 Spiza Dickcissel 5350 Spiza americana Dickcissel
0.0066 Ammodramus   4140 Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
0.0064 Spatula Shoveler/Teal 27909 Spatula discors Blue-winged Teal

Top Genera for Tennessee (US-TN)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0231 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren 264394 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0183 Sialia† Bluebird 181103 Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
0.0175 Mimus‡ Mockingbird 199634 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
0.0165 Baeolophus Titmouse 241408 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0141 Pipilo Towhee 161292 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee
0.0119 Coragyps Black Vulture 77257 Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
0.0115 Toxostoma† Thrasher 87297 Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
0.0115 Protonotaria Prothonotary warbler 16980 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler
0.0111 Icteria Yellow-breasted Chat 22678 Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat
0.0107 Cardinalis† Cardinal 331627 Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal

Top Genera for Texas (US-TX)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.1250 Caracara Caracara 249608 Caracara plancus Crested Caracara
0.1026 Dendrocygna   286302 Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
0.0990 Cyanocorax   150450 Cyanocorax yncas Green Jay
0.0940 Pitangus   187667 Pitangus sulphuratus Great Kiskadee
0.0895 Arremonops   82550 Arremonops rufivirgatus Olive Sparrow
0.0849 Geranoaetus   54492 Geranoaetus albicaudatus White-tailed Hawk
0.0780 Parabuteo   80483 Parabuteo unicinctus Harris’s Hawk
0.0764 Tachybaptus   65119 Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe
0.0726 Ortalis   88258 Ortalis vetula Plain Chachalaca
0.0718 Leptotila   83884 Leptotila verreauxi White-tipped Dove

Top Genera for Utah (US-UT)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0464 Pica Magpie 129642 Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie
0.0321 Alectoris* Rock Partridge 7064 Alectoris chukar Chukar
0.0301 Recurvirostra Avocet 41087 Recurvirostra americana American Avocet
0.0286 Aechmophorus Grebe 41176 Aechmophorus clarkii Clark’s Grebe
0.0285 Aquila True Eagle 23315 Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle
0.0282 Xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird 38183 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird
0.0250 Gymnorhinus Pinyon Jay 7974 Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Pinyon Jay
0.0225 Oreoscoptes Sage Thrasher 9559 Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher
0.0224 Salpinctes   19107 Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren
0.0221 Streptopelia* Collared Dove 92492 Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove

Top Genera for Virginia (US-VA)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0391 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren 597727 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0232 Sialia† Bluebird 344496 Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
0.0216 Baeolophus Titmouse 475019 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0202 Coragyps Black Vulture 174913 Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
0.0177 Dryocopus Woodpecker 195902 Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
0.0175 Mimus† Mockingbird 339498 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
0.0166 Cardinalis‡ Cardinal 728016 Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
0.0139 Melanerpes Woodpecker 506585 Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
0.0132 Coccyzus Cuckoo 68865 Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo
0.0123 Cathartes Turkey Vulture 386942 Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture

Top Genera for Vermont (US-VT)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0151 Seiurus Ovenbird 56705 Seiurus aurocapilla Ovenbird
0.0115 Bonasa† Ruffed Grouse 16963 Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse
0.0108 Sitta Nuthatch 220081 Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch
0.0106 Poecile† Chickadee 296739 Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee
0.0093 Dolichonyx   18269 Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink
0.0092 Sphyrapicus   46917 Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
0.0089 Spizelloides Winter Sparrow 34849 Spizelloides arborea American Tree Sparrow
0.0088 Cyanocitta Blue Jay 239918 Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay
0.0088 Catharus‡ Nightingale-thrush 82690 Catharus bicknelli Bicknell’s Thrush
0.0079 Dryobates Woodpecker 240266 Dryobates villosus Hairy Woodpecker

Top Genera for Washington (US-WA)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0764 Cerorhinca Rhinoceros Puffin 56517 Cerorhinca monocerata Rhinoceros Auklet
0.0729 Calypte Hummingbird 331274 Calypte anna Anna’s Hummingbird
0.0685 Urile   128798 Urile pelagicus Pelagic Cormorant
0.0605 Thryomanes   258496 Thryomanes bewickii Bewick’s Wren
0.0544 Ixoreus   98229 Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush
0.0522 Cepphus Guillemot 92260 Cepphus columba Pigeon Guillemot
0.0473 Psaltriparus   139869 Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit
0.0397 Patagioenas   67343 Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon
0.0348 Uria   42624 Uria aalge Common Murre
0.0323 Brachyramphus   23672 Brachyramphus marmoratus Marbled Murrelet

Top Genera for Wisconsin (US-WI)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0558 Antigone Crane 231517 Antigone canadensis Sandhill Crane
0.0272 Parus*   729 Parus major Great Tit
0.0211 Meleagris Turkey 120796 Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey
0.0165 Vermivora Warbler 43527 Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler
0.0162 Pheucticus   147853 Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak
0.0147 Sitta Nuthatch 557294 Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch
0.0143 Dryobates Woodpecker 692533 Dryobates villosus Hairy Woodpecker
0.0129 Spizelloides Winter Sparrow 85985 Spizelloides arborea American Tree Sparrow
0.0129 Troglodytes House Wren 234418 Troglodytes aedon House Wren
0.0111 Seiurus Ovenbird 91531 Seiurus aurocapilla Ovenbird

Top Genera for West Virginia (US-WV)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0086 Hylocichla† Wood Thrush 20027 Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
0.0083 Dryocopus Woodpecker 37014 Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
0.0081 Thryothorus† Carolina Wren 67983 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
0.0072 Baeolophus Titmouse 71638 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
0.0069 Pipilo Towhee 51062 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee
0.0053 Helmitheros   3533 Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating Warbler
0.0047 Spizella Sparrow 55987 Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow
0.0044 Coccyzus Cuckoo 10480 Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo
0.0044 Sialia† Bluebird 38524 Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
0.0042 Vireo Vireo 62010 Vireo solitarius Blue-headed Vireo

Top Genera for Wyoming (US-WY)

Score Bird Common Name Count Example Species Common Name
0.0328 Nucifraga Nutcracker 14068 Nucifraga columbiana Clark’s Nutcracker
0.0321 Centrocercus Sage-grouse 2281 Centrocercus urophasianus Greater Sage-Grouse
0.0228 Rhynchophanes Longspur 2228 Rhynchophanes mccownii Thick-billed Longspur
0.0218 Aquila True Eagle 11895 Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle
0.0207 Oreoscoptes Sage Thrasher 5825 Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher
0.0197 Pica Magpie 38495 Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie
0.0196 Leucosticte   4885 Leucosticte atrata Black Rosy-Finch
0.0165 Calamospiza† Lark Bunting 5086 Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting
0.0150 Cinclus   5444 Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper
0.0129 Streptopelia* Collared Dove 35925 Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove

Scores for Bird Species

Top Scoring Unique State Birds

State Score Bird Common Name
US-AK 0.1510 Fratercula corniculata Horned Puffin
US-AL 0.0171 Mimus polyglottos† Northern Mockingbird
US-AR 0.0159 Piranga rubra Summer Tanager
US-AZ 0.2356 Melanerpes uropygialis Gila Woodpecker
US-CA 0.1930 Melozone crissalis California Towhee
US-CO 0.1144 Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird
US-CT 0.0203 Cygnus olor Mute Swan
US-DC 0.0175 Corvus sp. (crow sp.)  
US-DE 0.0248 Ammospiza maritima Seaside Sparrow
US-FL 0.1734 Anhinga anhinga Anhinga
US-GA 0.0964 Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch
US-HI 0.3210 Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove
US-IA 0.0158 Spiza americana Dickcissel
US-ID 0.0679 Loxia sinesciuris Cassia Crossbill
US-IL 0.0323 Centronyx henslowii Henslow’s Sparrow
US-IN 0.0173 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
US-KS 0.0637 Zonotrichia querula Harris’s Sparrow
US-KY 0.0101 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
US-LA 0.0282 Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite
US-MA 0.0612 Somateria mollissima Common Eider
US-MD 0.0330 Corvus ossifragus Fish Crow
US-ME 0.0853 Cepphus grylle Black Guillemot
US-MI 0.0454 Setophaga kirtlandii Kirtland’s Warbler
US-MN 0.0398 Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan
US-MO 0.0836 Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow
US-MS 0.0129 Pelecanus occidentalis† Brown Pelican
US-MT 0.0590 Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie
US-NC 0.0496 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee
US-ND 0.0374 Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse
US-NE 0.0292 Tympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie-Chicken
US-NH 0.0308 Catharus bicknelli Bicknell’s Thrush
US-NJ 0.0408 Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher
US-NM 0.0765 Baeolophus ridgwayi Juniper Titmouse
US-NV 0.0339 Toxostoma crissale Crissal Thrasher
US-NY 0.0381 Branta bernicla Brant
US-OH 0.0199 Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow
US-OK 0.0396 Tyrannus forficatus‡ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
US-OR 0.1714 Aphelocoma californica California Scrub-Jay
US-PA 0.0312 Hylocichla mustelina† Wood Thrush
US-RI 0.0225 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
US-SC 0.0331 Passerina ciris Painted Bunting
US-SD 0.0207 Sturnella neglecta† Western Meadowlark
US-TN 0.0258 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee
US-TX 0.1763 Baeolophus atricristatus Black-crested Titmouse
US-UT 0.0510 Aphelocoma woodhouseii Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
US-VA 0.0391 Thryothorus ludovicianus† Carolina Wren
US-VT 0.0209 Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee
US-WA 0.0965 Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull
US-WI 0.0558 Antigone canadensis Sandhill Crane
US-WV 0.0095 Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager
US-WY 0.0328 Nucifraga columbiana Clark’s Nutcracker

Top Species for Alaska (US-AK)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.1510 Fratercula corniculata Horned Puffin 22891
0.1288 Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern 49261
0.1254 Calidris ptilocnemis Rock Sandpiper 18728
0.1233 Urile urile   12099
0.1228 Fratercula cirrhata Tufted Puffin 25193
0.1169 Aethia psittacula Parakeet auklet 11024
0.1156 Aethia cristatella   10114
0.1132 Aethia pusilla   9479
0.1087 Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake 54048
0.1078 Larus brachyrhynchus   100304

Top Species for Alabama (US-AL)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0239 Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch 32313
0.0171 Mimus polyglottos† Northern Mockingbird 130529
0.0163 Toxostoma rufum† Brown Thrasher 59435
0.0155 Piranga rubra Summer Tanager 28464
0.0153 Setophaga pinus Pine Warbler 46854
0.0151 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 101376
0.0148 Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo 40372
0.0141 Thryothorus ludovicianus† Carolina Wren 127076
0.0140 Pelecanus occidentalis† Brown Pelican 30802
0.0136 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee 69546

Top Species for Arkansas (US-AR)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0183 Tyrannus forficatus† Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 19125
0.0170 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 98316
0.0159 Piranga rubra Summer Tanager 26191
0.0136 Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite 10710
0.0129 Geothlypis formosa Kentucky Warbler 7297
0.0106 Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting 40627
0.0103 Thryothorus ludovicianus† Carolina Wren 91280
0.0103 Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark 28129
0.0099 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse 93388
0.0095 Spiza americana Dickcissel 10491

Top Species for Arizona (US-AZ)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.2356 Melanerpes uropygialis Gila Woodpecker 443649
0.1952 Melozone aberti Abert’s Towhee 262829
0.1867 Auriparus flaviceps Verdin 386191
0.1735 Callipepla gambelii Gambel’s Quail 281419
0.1630 Baeolophus wollweberi Bridled Titmouse 147289
0.1552 Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla 200508
0.1494 Aphelocoma wollweberi Mexican Jay 130540
0.1474 Toxostoma curvirostre Curve-billed Thrasher 293199
0.1464 Cynanthus latirostris Broad-billed Hummingbird 169527
0.1423 Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus‡ Cactus Wren 200611

Top Species for California (US-CA)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.1930 Melozone crissalis California Towhee 124793
0.1711 Dryobates nuttallii Nuttall’s Woodpecker 74045
0.1452 Baeolophus inornatus Oak Titmouse 64598
0.1261 Selasphorus sasin Allen’s Hummingbird 37169
0.1204 Toxostoma redivivum California Thrasher 30314
0.1098 Chamaea fasciata Wrentit 57649
0.1058 Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe 186372
0.1056 Pica nuttalli Yellow-billed Magpie 17869
0.0947 Larus occidentalis Western Gull 90542
0.0840 Aphelocoma californica California Scrub-Jay 151564

Top Species for Colorado (US-CO)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.1144 Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird 174912
0.0961 Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie 387306
0.0726 Poecile gambeli Mountain Chickadee 174321
0.0703 Sturnella neglecta† Western Meadowlark 240927
0.0633 Aphelocoma woodhouseii Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay 99324
0.0591 Sialia currucoides† Mountain Bluebird 86998
0.0579 Leucosticte australis Brown-capped Rosy-Finch 9642
0.0543 Sitta pygmaea Pygmy Nuthatch 74209
0.0538 Myadestes townsendi Townsend’s Solitaire 73348
0.0535 Empidonax occidentalis Cordilleran Flycatcher 38951

Top Species for Connecticut (US-CT)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0234 Branta bernicla Brant 34897
0.0203 Cygnus olor Mute Swan 63483
0.0169 Anas rubripes American Black Duck 80412
0.0160 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse 240563
0.0157 Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher 22502
0.0140 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull 73992
0.0139 Larus argentatus Herring Gull 139243
0.0135 Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged Warbler 21020
0.0134 Catharus fuscescens Veery 41165
0.0131 Ammospiza caudacuta Saltmarsh Sparrow 5067

Top Species for District of Columbia (US-DC)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0175 Corvus sp. (crow sp.)   10911
0.0119 Corvus ossifragus Fish Crow 26969
0.0097 Branta leucopsis   536
0.0088 Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift 24475
0.0060 Thryothorus ludovicianus† Carolina Wren 41998
0.0054 Larus michahellis   33
0.0047 Passer domesticus* House Sparrow 42950
0.0047 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 27503
0.0047 Sturnus vulgaris* European Starling 53975
0.0046 Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow 28883

Top Species for Delaware (US-DE)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0248 Ammospiza maritima Seaside Sparrow 9067
0.0193 Sterna forsteri Forster’s Tern 37786
0.0173 Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull 53074
0.0167 Rallus crepitans Clapper Rail 12429
0.0156 Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher 19031
0.0131 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis 15414
0.0130 Egretta garzetta* Little Egret 503
0.0127 Passerina caerulea Blue Grosbeak 21757
0.0127 Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper 22300
0.0126 Calidris alpina Dunlin 21218

Top Species for Florida (US-FL)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.1734 Anhinga anhinga Anhinga 553383
0.1734 Eudocimus albus White Ibis 748541
0.1514 Quiscalus major Boat-tailed Grackle 540152
0.1438 Aramus guarauna Limpkin 184399
0.1373 Mycteria americana Wood Stork 284639
0.1349 Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron 558321
0.1296 Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron 454977
0.1172 Cairina moschata Muscovy Duck 97493
0.1101 Gallinula galeata Common Gallinule 389658
0.1045 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis 231267

Top Species for Georgia (US-GA)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0964 Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch 176715
0.0427 Setophaga pinus Pine Warbler 176004
0.0395 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee 264079
0.0390 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 351685
0.0347 Toxostoma rufum‡ Brown Thrasher 179633
0.0318 Thryothorus ludovicianus† Carolina Wren 395603
0.0264 Sialia sialis† Eastern Bluebird 248961
0.0239 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse 345328
0.0232 Mimus polyglottos† Northern Mockingbird 288903
0.0224 Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo 93851

Top Species for Hawaii (US-HI)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.3662 Zosterops japonicus*   82840
0.3591 Geopelia striata*   78346
0.3515 Acridotheres tristis* Common Myna 89440
0.3210 Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove 63162
0.2831 Paroaria coronata*   39698
0.2727 Himatione sanguinea Apapane 35689
0.2575 Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden-Plover 54637
0.2543 Chlorodrepanis virens   29234
0.2419 Estrilda astrild   25340
0.2358 Sicalis flaveola   23701

Top Species for Iowa (US-IA)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0338 Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow 7675
0.0161 Phasianus colchicus†* Ring-necked Pheasant 21293
0.0158 Spiza americana Dickcissel 15850
0.0139 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker 24590
0.0097 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican 20786
0.0078 Troglodytes aedon House Wren 44452
0.0078 Zonotrichia querula Harris’s Sparrow 5050
0.0075 Cistothorus stellaris Sedge Wren 5205
0.0072 Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak 23330
0.0068 Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan 9468

Top Species for Idaho (US-ID)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0679 Loxia sinesciuris Cassia Crossbill 2084
0.0487 Callipepla californica† California Quail 53065
0.0480 Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie 118106
0.0280 Haemorhous cassinii Cassin’s Finch 20202
0.0247 Selasphorus calliope Calliope Hummingbird 10890
0.0235 Passerina amoena Lazuli Bunting 20762
0.0226 Buteo swainsoni Swainson’s Hawk 25401
0.0212 Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer’s Blackbird 38461
0.0189 Sturnella neglecta† Western Meadowlark 42774
0.0187 Poecile gambeli Mountain Chickadee 29550

Top Species for Illinois (US-IL)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0323 Centronyx henslowii Henslow’s Sparrow 18756
0.0318 Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow 14313
0.0215 Spiza americana Dickcissel 46626
0.0189 Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting 161280
0.0186 Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift 163028
0.0178 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker 73692
0.0170 Carduelis carduelis* European Goldfinch 1798
0.0163 Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow 122446
0.0162 Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern 70704
0.0159 Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark 101314

Top Species for Indiana (US-IN)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0192 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 192755
0.0173 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker 50156
0.0160 Centronyx henslowii Henslow’s Sparrow 7607
0.0146 Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow 76320
0.0141 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse 224909
0.0127 Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch 223851
0.0115 Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker 231871
0.0110 Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting 77749
0.0105 Geothlypis formosa Kentucky Warbler 10117
0.0102 Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated Warbler 23122

Top Species for Kansas (US-KS)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0637 Zonotrichia querula Harris’s Sparrow 43167
0.0304 Spiza americana Dickcissel 36284
0.0248 Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin’s Gull 26149
0.0215 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite 22554
0.0182 Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark 57726
0.0179 Tympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie-Chicken 2429
0.0150 Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow 24003
0.0147 Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper 8401
0.0144 Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite 14481
0.0141 Calidris bairdii Baird’s Sandpiper 11235

Top Species for Kentucky (US-KY)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0182 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 113140
0.0101 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse 105736
0.0100 Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting 42976
0.0097 Thryothorus ludovicianus† Carolina Wren 98073
0.0094 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee 52593
0.0093 Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow 34045
0.0092 Geothlypis formosa Kentucky Warbler 5928
0.0091 Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark 28330
0.0090 Piranga rubra Summer Tanager 18248
0.0078 Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated Warbler 11719

Top Species for Louisiana (US-LA)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0282 Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite 27044
0.0241 Bubulcus ibis* Cattle Egret 50157
0.0235 Eudocimus albus White Ibis 63812
0.0226 Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike 50080
0.0203 Egretta thula Snowy Egret 78150
0.0201 Ardea alba Great Egret 133593
0.0200 Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron 52377
0.0196 Rallus elegans King Rail 6306
0.0189 Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill 22937
0.0183 Anhinga anhinga Anhinga 37903

Top Species for Massachusetts (US-MA)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0612 Somateria mollissima Common Eider 143177
0.0416 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull 248999
0.0407 Ardenna gravis   19121
0.0381 Puffinus puffinus Manx Shearwater 9833
0.0362 Calonectris diomedea Cory’s Shearwater 16342
0.0362 Melanitta deglandi White-winged Scoter 81877
0.0359 Larus argentatus Herring Gull 411691
0.0355 Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern 14117
0.0348 Cygnus olor Mute Swan 145179
0.0321 Oceanites oceanicus   17049

Top Species for Maryland (US-MD)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0392 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 455890
0.0337 Thryothorus ludovicianus† Carolina Wren 543555
0.0330 Corvus ossifragus Fish Crow 203375
0.0318 Corvus sp. (crow sp.)   53171
0.0279 Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher 61388
0.0220 Coragyps atratus Black Vulture 184681
0.0203 Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow 326126
0.0198 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse 424167
0.0190 Sialia sialis† Eastern Bluebird 274036
0.0176 Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk 151661

Top Species for Maine (US-ME)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0853 Cepphus grylle Black Guillemot 58921
0.0803 Somateria mollissima Common Eider 126024
0.0735 Fratercula arctica   17498
0.0376 Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern 10380
0.0356 Larus argentatus Herring Gull 250547
0.0297 Hydrobates leucorhous Leach’s Storm-Petrel 7558
0.0297 Alca torda Razorbill 14447
0.0286 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull 117454
0.0284 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant 18634
0.0273 Gavia immer† Common Loon 107073

Top Species for Michigan (US-MI)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0454 Setophaga kirtlandii Kirtland’s Warbler 7644
0.0428 Cygnus olor Mute Swan 165631
0.0376 Antigone canadensis Sandhill Crane 176499
0.0236 Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee 672265
0.0234 Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak 147717
0.0221 Spizelloides arborea American Tree Sparrow 125158
0.0177 Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch 447738
0.0167 Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan 48981
0.0161 Icterus galbula† Baltimore Oriole 159953
0.0151 Tringa erythropus   521

Top Species for Minnesota (US-MN)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0398 Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan 69864
0.0243 Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee 443332
0.0231 Spizella pallida Clay-colored Sparrow 34266
0.0222 Cistothorus stellaris Sedge Wren 22221
0.0214 Phasianus colchicus†* Ring-necked Pheasant 46603
0.0183 Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler 13045
0.0173 Dryobates villosus Hairy Woodpecker 168673
0.0153 Aix sponsa Wood Duck 121146
0.0147 Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle 156850
0.0137 Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch 249129

Top Species for Missouri (US-MO)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0836 Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow 26402
0.0237 Geothlypis formosa Kentucky Warbler 18709
0.0235 Spiza americana Dickcissel 34191
0.0207 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker 53929
0.0180 Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting 98416
0.0169 Piranga rubra Summer Tanager 43217
0.0161 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite 21081
0.0156 Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark 62789
0.0155 Parkesia motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush 21483
0.0153 Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo 40958

Top Species for Mississippi (US-MS)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0129 Pelecanus occidentalis† Brown Pelican 22486
0.0121 Rallus crepitans Clapper Rail 7469
0.0121 Thalasseus maximus Royal Tern 14849
0.0112 Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull 29022
0.0111 Rynchops niger Black Skimmer 8333
0.0109 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker 17796
0.0098 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler 8279
0.0098 Mimus polyglottos‡ Northern Mockingbird 66564
0.0097 Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo 22530
0.0095 Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern 3142

Top Species for Montana (US-MT)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0590 Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie 151463
0.0403 Nucifraga columbiana Clark’s Nutcracker 24361
0.0339 Poecile gambeli Mountain Chickadee 52991
0.0309 Sturnella neglecta‡ Western Meadowlark 69546
0.0308 Sialia currucoides† Mountain Bluebird 29319
0.0306 Selasphorus calliope Calliope Hummingbird 14066
0.0281 Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-naped Sapsucker 16678
0.0279 Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur 6066
0.0262 Myadestes townsendi Townsend’s Solitaire 23231
0.0259 Perdix perdix* Gray Partridge 7149

Top Species for North Carolina (US-NC)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0771 Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch 154113
0.0496 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 463009
0.0462 Pterodroma hasitata   6000
0.0407 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee 295774
0.0367 Thryothorus ludovicianus† Carolina Wren 484010
0.0359 Puffinus lherminieri   7090
0.0333 Setophaga pinus Pine Warbler 157308
0.0326 Calonectris diomedea Cory’s Shearwater 12415
0.0311 Sialia sialis† Eastern Bluebird 307886
0.0272 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse 416651

Top Species for North Dakota (US-ND)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0374 Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse 6240
0.0306 Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur 4748
0.0265 Spizella pallida Clay-colored Sparrow 19291
0.0263 Centronyx bairdii Baird’s Sparrow 1986
0.0231 Phasianus colchicus†* Ring-necked Pheasant 24049
0.0211 Sturnella neglecta‡ Western Meadowlark 33762
0.0207 Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin’s Gull 14372
0.0199 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird 18180
0.0194 Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper 7042
0.0179 Perdix perdix* Gray Partridge 3576

Top Species for Nebraska (US-NE)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0292 Tympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie-Chicken 2934
0.0252 Zonotrichia querula Harris’s Sparrow 13378
0.0234 Sturnella neglecta‡ Western Meadowlark 42141
0.0217 Spiza americana Dickcissel 19658
0.0152 Phasianus colchicus†* Ring-necked Pheasant 18728
0.0126 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker 20934
0.0124 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite 10081
0.0124 Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper 5257
0.0118 Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird 17491
0.0116 Streptopelia decaocto* Eurasian Collared-Dove 38303

Top Species for New Hampshire (US-NH)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0308 Catharus bicknelli Bicknell’s Thrush 3457
0.0148 Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee 198394
0.0148 Tadorna tadorna* Common Shelduck 179
0.0123 Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk 19622
0.0110 Troglodytes hiemalis Winter Wren 20250
0.0105 Somateria mollissima Common Eider 16306
0.0103 Dryobates villosus Hairy Woodpecker 74627
0.0100 Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch 61610
0.0098 Vireo solitarius Blue-headed Vireo 24126
0.0096 Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 5766

Top Species for New Jersey (US-NJ)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0408 Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher 68430
0.0393 Cygnus olor Mute Swan 149892
0.0389 Branta bernicla Brant 73643
0.0364 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull 211320
0.0343 Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull 193668
0.0323 Ammospiza maritima Seaside Sparrow 21461
0.0297 Sterna forsteri Forster’s Tern 111498
0.0269 Rallus crepitans Clapper Rail 37087
0.0240 Rynchops niger Black Skimmer 40882
0.0238 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis 51995

Top Species for New Mexico (US-NM)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0765 Baeolophus ridgwayi Juniper Titmouse 31338
0.0700 Melozone fusca Canyon Towhee 66423
0.0689 Aphelocoma woodhouseii Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay 76727
0.0593 Sialia mexicana Western Bluebird 70275
0.0592 Corvus cryptoleucus Chihuahuan Raven 26986
0.0590 Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird 90799
0.0578 Sayornis saya Say’s Phoebe 100938
0.0509 Callipepla squamata Scaled Quail 19220
0.0505 Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird 58293
0.0494 Corvus sp. (raven sp.)   13606

Top Species for Nevada (US-NV)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0533 Tetraogallus himalayensis*   672
0.0339 Toxostoma crissale Crissal Thrasher 8275
0.0317 Artemisiospiza nevadensis Sagebrush Sparrow 5068
0.0317 Polioptila melanura Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 14326
0.0297 Callipepla gambelii Gambel’s Quail 24428
0.0279 Calypte costae Costa’s Hummingbird 10397
0.0277 Auriparus flaviceps Verdin 29373
0.0257 Callipepla californica† California Quail 24613
0.0248 Spizella breweri Brewer’s Sparrow 13506
0.0223 Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe 19208

Top Species for New York (US-NY)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0381 Branta bernicla Brant 98677
0.0341 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull 289559
0.0289 Cygnus olor Mute Swan 169881
0.0274 Larus argentatus Herring Gull 487807
0.0261 Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird 598555
0.0241 Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee 1033854
0.0212 Anas rubripes American Black Duck 210454
0.0194 Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher 54113
0.0194 Icterus galbula† Baltimore Oriole 261454
0.0193 Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged Warbler 56745

Top Species for Ohio (US-OH)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0208 Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan 59931
0.0199 Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow 154740
0.0192 Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted Warbler 41766
0.0176 Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker 519777
0.0172 Icterus galbula† Baltimore Oriole 175963
0.0164 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker 78708
0.0158 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler 36537
0.0147 Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift 163264
0.0146 Cardinalis cardinalis‡ Northern Cardinal 791329
0.0146 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 293507

Top Species for Oklahoma (US-OK)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0396 Tyrannus forficatus‡ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 37937
0.0317 Zonotrichia querula Harris’s Sparrow 17544
0.0306 Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite 21873
0.0162 Passerina ciris Painted Bunting 13547
0.0161 Tadorna ferruginea   114
0.0145 Spiza americana Dickcissel 14500
0.0142 Vireo atricapilla Black-capped Vireo 1693
0.0124 Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow 15360
0.0115 Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark 29688
0.0111 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite 9753

Top Species for Oregon (US-OR)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.1714 Aphelocoma californica California Scrub-Jay 374161
0.0838 Cyanocitta stelleri Steller’s Jay 303921
0.0828 Zonotrichia atricapilla Golden-crowned Sparrow 178500
0.0770 Larus occidentalis Western Gull 93667
0.0741 Pipilo maculatus Spotted Towhee 389415
0.0686 Chaetura vauxi Vaux’s Swift 69677
0.0649 Sphyrapicus ruber Red-breasted Sapsucker 70159
0.0648 Calypte anna Anna’s Hummingbird 261404
0.0583 Branta hutchinsii Cackling Goose 105811
0.0576 Poecile rufescens Chestnut-backed Chickadee 158394

Top Species for Pennsylvania (US-PA)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0312 Hylocichla mustelina† Wood Thrush 171036
0.0282 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse 620147
0.0254 Thryothorus ludovicianus† Carolina Wren 557667
0.0253 Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird 456717
0.0227 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee 282381
0.0222 Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker 625797
0.0209 Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager 115306
0.0198 Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow 393881
0.0196 Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch 544357
0.0188 Cardinalis cardinalis† Northern Cardinal 947363

Top Species for Rhode Island (US-RI)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0471 Cuculus canorus* Common Cuckoo 672
0.0225 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant 8422
0.0182 Somateria mollissima Common Eider 17732
0.0175 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull 39719
0.0165 Xenus cinereus   194
0.0147 Ammospiza caudacuta Saltmarsh Sparrow 2966
0.0144 Larus argentatus Herring Gull 60029
0.0116 Melanitta americana Black Scoter 8733
0.0116 Branta bernicla Brant 9532
0.0115 Cygnus olor Mute Swan 18958

Top Species for South Carolina (US-SC)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0408 Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch 68558
0.0331 Passerina ciris Painted Bunting 38067
0.0326 Rallus crepitans Clapper Rail 29691
0.0303 Mycteria americana Wood Stork 40234
0.0291 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 230968
0.0277 Setophaga pinus Pine Warbler 103051
0.0245 Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron 57484
0.0243 Anhinga anhinga Anhinga 52941
0.0224 Thryothorus ludovicianus‡ Carolina Wren 251184
0.0222 Quiscalus major Boat-tailed Grackle 54746

Top Species for South Dakota (US-SD)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0207 Sturnella neglecta† Western Meadowlark 28423
0.0171 Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse 2538
0.0164 Phasianus colchicus‡* Ring-necked Pheasant 15094
0.0164 Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper 5213
0.0124 Calamospiza melanocorys† Lark Bunting 3391
0.0116 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird 9544
0.0102 Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin’s Gull 6443
0.0093 Zonotrichia querula Harris’s Sparrow 4057
0.0088 Sialia currucoides† Mountain Bluebird 5601
0.0087 Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur 1232

Top Species for Tennessee (US-TN)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0335 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 264148
0.0258 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee 161073
0.0231 Thryothorus ludovicianus† Carolina Wren 264394
0.0218 Sialia sialis† Eastern Bluebird 181101
0.0186 Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow 83481
0.0186 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse 241408
0.0177 Mimus polyglottos‡ Northern Mockingbird 199634
0.0165 Toxostoma rufum† Brown Thrasher 87297
0.0159 Grus monacha   154
0.0154 Geothlypis formosa Kentucky Warbler 12863

Top Species for Texas (US-TX)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.1763 Baeolophus atricristatus Black-crested Titmouse 365712
0.1449 Quiscalus mexicanus Great-tailed Grackle 794651
0.1390 Melanerpes aurifrons Golden-fronted Woodpecker 326325
0.1351 Tyrannus forficatus† Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 327041
0.1340 Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove 742445
0.1250 Caracara plancus Crested Caracara 249608
0.1182 Toxostoma longirostre Long-billed Thrasher 118995
0.1114 Cyanocorax yncas Green Jay 150450
0.1003 Tyrannus couchii Couch’s Kingbird 110055
0.0986 Nannopterum brasilianum Neotropic Cormorant 234429

Top Species for Utah (US-UT)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0510 Aphelocoma woodhouseii Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay 53017
0.0468 Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie 129642
0.0461 Larus californicus‡ California Gull 65861
0.0350 Aechmophorus clarkii Clark’s Grebe 15670
0.0321 Alectoris chukar* Chukar 7064
0.0306 Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis 33048
0.0301 Recurvirostra americana American Avocet 41087
0.0285 Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle 23315
0.0285 Spatula cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal 38472
0.0284 Passerina amoena Lazuli Bunting 27716

Top Species for Virginia (US-VA)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0457 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 507768
0.0391 Thryothorus ludovicianus† Carolina Wren 597727
0.0283 Sialia sialis† Eastern Bluebird 344469
0.0261 Corvus ossifragus Fish Crow 173005
0.0251 Corvus sp. (crow sp.)   43910
0.0247 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse 475019
0.0238 Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher 54363
0.0208 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee 222621
0.0202 Coragyps atratus Black Vulture 174913
0.0179 Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker 195902

Top Species for Vermont (US-VT)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0250 Catharus bicknelli Bicknell’s Thrush 3176
0.0209 Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee 295586
0.0170 Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler 44511
0.0151 Seiurus aurocapilla Ovenbird 56705
0.0146 Catharus fuscescens Veery 35063
0.0135 Troglodytes hiemalis Winter Wren 27544
0.0132 Dryobates villosus Hairy Woodpecker 104397
0.0122 Empidonax alnorum Alder Flycatcher 15915
0.0122 Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 46917
0.0118 Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler 25660

Top Species for Washington (US-WA)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0965 Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull 281727
0.0959 Poecile rufescens Chestnut-backed Chickadee 268543
0.0840 Pipilo maculatus Spotted Towhee 470005
0.0825 Cepphus columba Pigeon Guillemot 92260
0.0796 Cyanocitta stelleri Steller’s Jay 313794
0.0778 Calypte anna Anna’s Hummingbird 331149
0.0764 Cerorhinca monocerata Rhinoceros Auklet 56517
0.0764 Troglodytes pacificus Pacific Wren 152848
0.0683 Zonotrichia atricapilla Golden-crowned Sparrow 161932
0.0621 Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green Swallow 208982

Top Species for Wisconsin (US-WI)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0558 Antigone canadensis Sandhill Crane 231517
0.0272 Parus major* Great Tit 729
0.0254 Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak 147827
0.0243 Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee 639564
0.0226 Cistothorus stellaris Sedge Wren 29448
0.0212 Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler 19108
0.0211 Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey 120796
0.0186 Dryobates villosus Hairy Woodpecker 252839
0.0185 Icterus galbula† Baltimore Oriole 162685
0.0175 Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch 416266

Top Species for West Virginia (US-WV)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0124 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee 51061
0.0095 Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager 19032
0.0086 Hylocichla mustelina† Wood Thrush 20027
0.0085 Setophaga cerulea Cerulean Warbler 3557
0.0084 Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker 37014
0.0081 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse 71638
0.0081 Thryothorus ludovicianus† Carolina Wren 67983
0.0081 Setophaga citrina Hooded Warbler 9288
0.0076 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee 49621
0.0074 Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow 23130

Top Species for Wyoming (US-WY)

Score Bird Common Name Count
0.0328 Nucifraga columbiana Clark’s Nutcracker 14068
0.0321 Centrocercus urophasianus Greater Sage-Grouse 2281
0.0320 Sialia currucoides† Mountain Bluebird 21085
0.0247 Leucosticte atrata Black Rosy-Finch 1876
0.0229 Poecile gambeli Mountain Chickadee 25326
0.0228 Rhynchophanes mccownii Thick-billed Longspur 2228
0.0218 Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle 11895
0.0207 Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher 5825
0.0199 Pica hudsonia Black-billed Magpie 38495
0.0199 Dendragapus obscurus Dusky Grouse 2239

  1. eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relSep-2021. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sep 2021. ↩

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