South Dakota State Checklist
Last updated 29 Jan 2011      
       
Species status is categorized as Regular (occurred in 8-10 of the last 10 years), Casual (occurred in 4-6
of the last 10 years) or Accidental (occurred in 0-2 of the last 10 years). Species observed during 3 of the
last 10 years are Casual if reported during 2 or more of the last 5 years and Accidental otherwise. Species
observed during 7 of the last 10 years are Regular if reported during 4 or more of the last 5 years and
Casual otherwise. Status listed is based on the period 01 Dec 2000 through 30 Nov 2010. Prior indicates
the species previous status (if changed) in the prior versions of this checklist.
       
Regular 329    
Casual 35    
Accidental 62    
Hypothetical 7    
Total 433    
       
Common Name Status Genus species Prior
Black-bellied Whistling Duck A Dendrocygna autumnalis None
Fulvous Whistling-Duck A Dendrocygna bicolor  
Greater White-fronted Goose R Anser albifrons  
Snow Goose R Chen caerulescens  
Ross's Goose R Chen rossii  
Brant A Branta bernicla  
Cackling Goose R Branta hutchinsii  
Canada Goose R Branta canadensis  
Mute Swan H Cygnus olor  
Trumpeter Swan R Cygnus buccinator  
Tundra Swan R Cygnus columbianus  
Wood Duck R Aix sponsa  
Gadwall R Anas strepera  
Eurasian Wigeon A Anas penelope  
American Wigeon R Anas americana  
American Black Duck R Anas rubripes  
Mallard R Anas platyrhynchos  
Mottled Duck A Anas fulvigula None
Blue-winged Teal R Anas discors  
Cinnamon Teal R Anas cyanoptera  
Northern Shoveler R Anas clypeata  
Northern Pintail R Anas acuta  
Green-winged Teal R Anas crecca  
Canvasback R Aythya valisineria  
Redhead R Aythya americana  
Ring-necked Duck R Aythya collaris  
Greater Scaup R Aythya marila  
Lesser Scaup R Aythya affinis  
Common Eider A Somateria mollissima  
Harlequin Duck C Histrionicus histrionicus  
Surf Scoter R Melanitta perspicillata  
White-winged Scoter R Melanitta fusca  
Black Scoter R Melanitta nigra  
Long-tailed Duck R Clangula hyemalis  
Bufflehead R Bucephala albeola  
Common Goldeneye R Bucephala clangula  
Barrow's Goldeneye R Bucephala islandica  
Hooded Merganser R Lophodytes cucullatus  
Common Merganser R Mergus merganser  
Red-breasted Merganser R Mergus serrator  
Ruddy Duck R Oxyura jamaicensis  
       
Gray Partridge R Perdix perdix  
Ring-necked Pheasant R Phasianus colchicus  
Ruffed Grouse R Bonasa umbellus  
Greater Sage-Grouse R Centrocercus urophasianus  
Sharp-tailed Grouse R Tympanuchus phasianellus  
Greater Prairie-Chicken R Tympanuchus cupido  
Wild Turkey R Meleagris gallopavo  
Northern Bobwhite R Colinus virginianus  
       
Red-throated Loon C Gavia stellata A
Pacific Loon R Gavia pacifica C
Common Loon R Gavia immer  
Yellow-billed Loon A Gavia adamsii  
       
Pied-billed Grebe R Podilymbus podiceps  
Horned Grebe R Podiceps auritus  
Red-necked Grebe R Podiceps grisegena  
Eared Grebe R Podiceps nigricollis  
Western Grebe R Aechmophorus occidentalis  
Clark's Grebe R Aechmophorus clarkii  
       
American White Pelican R Pelecanus erythrorhynchos  
Brown Pelican C Pelecanus occidentalis A
Neotropic Cormorant A Phalacrocorax brasilianus  
Double-crested Cormorant R Phalacrocorax auritus  
       
Magnificent Frigatebird H Fregata minor  
       
American Bittern R Botaurus lentiginosus  
Least Bittern R Ixobrychus exilis  
Great Blue Heron R Ardea herodias  
Great Egret R Ardea alba  
Snowy Egret R Egretta thula  
Little Blue Heron R Egretta caerulea  
Tricolored Heron A Egretta tricolor C
Cattle Egret R Bubulcus ibis  
Green Heron R Butorides virescens  
Black-crowned Night-Heron R Nycticorax nycticorax  
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron C Nyctanassa violacea  
       
White Ibis A Eudocimus albus  
Glossy Ibis C Plegadis falcinellus  
White-faced Ibis R Plegadis chihi  
       
Wood Stork A Mycteria americana  
Black Vulture H Coragyps atratus  
Turkey Vulture R Cathartes aura  
       
Osprey R Pandion haliaetus  
Swallow-tailed Kite A Elanoides forficatus  
White-tailed Kite A Elanus leucurus  
Mississippi Kite C Ictinia mississippiensis  
Bald Eagle R Haliaeetus leucocephalus  
Northern Harrier R Circus cyaneus  
Sharp-shinned Hawk R Accipiter striatus  
Cooper's Hawk R Accipiter cooperii  
Northern Goshawk R Accipiter gentilis  
Red-shouldered Hawk C Buteo lineatus  
Broad-winged Hawk R Buteo platypterus  
Swainson's Hawk R Buteo swainsoni  
Red-tailed Hawk R Buteo jamaicensis  
Ferruginous Hawk R Buteo regalis  
Rough-legged Hawk R Buteo lagopus  
Golden Eagle R Aquila chrysaetos  
Crested Caracara A Caracara cheriway  
American Kestrel R Falco sparverius  
Merlin R Falco columbarius  
Gyrfalcon R Falco rusticolus  
Peregrine Falcon R Falco peregrinus  
Prairie Falcon R Falco mexicanus  
       
Yellow Rail A Coturnicops noveboracensis  
Black Rail (pending) A Laterallus jamaicensis None
King Rail A Rallus elegans  
Virginia Rail R Rallus limicola  
Sora R Porzana carolina  
Purple Gallinule A Porphyrio martinica  
Common Moorhen C Gallinula chloropus  
American Coot R Fulica americana  
Sandhill Crane R Grus canadensis  
Whooping Crane R Grus americana  
       
Black-bellied Plover R Pluvialis squatarola  
American Golden-Plover R Pluvialis dominica  
Snowy Plover C Charadrius alexandrinus  
Semipalmated Plover R Charadrius semipalmatus  
Piping Plover R Charadrius melodus  
Killdeer R Charadrius vociferus  
Mountain Plover A Charadrius montanus  
Black-necked Stilt R Himantopus mexicanus C
American Avocet R Recurvirostra americana  
       
Spotted Sandpiper R Actitis macularius  
Solitary Sandpiper R Tringa solitaria  
Greater Yellowlegs R Tringa melanoleuca  
Willet R Tringa semipalmata  
Lesser Yellowlegs R Tringa flavipes  
Upland Sandpiper R Bartramia longicauda  
Whimbrel R Numenius phaeopus C
Long-billed Curlew R Numenius americanus  
Hudsonian Godwit R Limosa haemastica  
Marbled Godwit R Limosa fedoa  
Ruddy Turnstone R Arenaria interpres  
Red Knot C Calidris canutus  
Sanderling R Calidris alba  
Semipalmated Sandpiper R Calidris pusilla  
Western Sandpiper C Calidris mauri  
Least Sandpiper R Calidris minutilla  
White-rumped Sandpiper R Calidris fuscicollis  
Baird's Sandpiper R Calidris bairdii  
Pectoral Sandpiper R Calidris melanotos  
Purple Sandpiper H Calidris maritima  
Dunlin R Calidris alpina  
Stilt Sandpiper R Calidris himantopus  
Buff-breasted Sandpiper R Tryngites subruficollis  
Ruff A Philomachus pugnax  
Short-billed Dowitcher R Limnodromus griseus  
Long-billed Dowitcher R Limnodromus scolopaceus  
Wilson's Snipe R Gallinago delicata  
American Woodcock R Scolopax minor  
Wilson's Phalarope R Phalaropus tricolor  
Red-necked Phalarope R Phalaropus lobatus  
Red Phalarope A Phalaropus fulicarius  
       
Black-legged Kittiwake C Rissa tridactyla  
Ivory Gull A Pagophila eburnea  
Sabine's Gull R Xema sabini  
Bonaparte's Gull R Chroicocephalus philadelphia  
Little Gull C Hydrocoloeus minutus  
Ross's Gull (pending) A Rhodostethia rosea None
Laughing Gull C Leucophaeus atricilla  
Franklin's Gull R Leucophaeus pipixcan  
Mew Gull R Larus canus  
Ring-billed Gull R Larus delawarensis  
California Gull R Larus californicus  
Herring Gull R Larus argentatus  
Thayer's Gull R Larus thayeri  
Iceland Gull C Larus glaucoides  
Lesser Black-backed Gull R Larus fuscus  
Glaucous-winged Gull A Larus glaucescens None
Glaucous Gull R Larus hyperboreus  
Great Black-backed Gull C Larus marinus A
       
Least Tern R Sternula antillarum  
Caspian Tern R Hydroprogne caspia  
Black Tern R Chlidonias niger  
Common Tern R Sterna hirundo  
Arctic Tern A Sterna paradisaea  
Forster's Tern R Sterna forsteri  
       
Pomarine Jaeger A Stercorarius pomarinus  
Parasitic Jaeger A Stercorarius parasiticus  
Long-tailed Jaeger A Stercorarius longicaudus  
       
Ancient Murrelet A Synthliboramphus antiquus  
       
Rock Pigeon R Columba livia  
Band-tailed Pigeon A Patagioenas fasciata  
Eurasian Collared-Dove R Streptopelia decaocto  
White-winged Dove R Zenaida asiatica C
Mourning Dove R Zenaida macroura  
Inca Dove A Columbina inca  
Common Ground-Dove A Columbina passerina  
       
Yellow-billed Cuckoo R Coccyzus americanus  
Black-billed Cuckoo R Coccyzus erythropthalmus  
Groove-billed Ani A Crotophaga sulcirostris  
       
Barn Owl R Tyto alba  
Flammulated Owl A Otus flammeolus  
Eastern Screech-Owl R Megascops asio  
Great Horned Owl R Bubo virginianus  
Snowy Owl R Bubo scandiacus  
Northern Hawk Owl A Surnia ulula  
Burrowing Owl R Athene cunicularia  
Barred Owl R Strix varia  
Great Gray Owl A Strix nebulosa  
Long-eared Owl R Asio otus  
Short-eared Owl R Asio flammeus  
Boreal Owl A Aegolius funereus  
Northern Saw-whet Owl R Aegolius acadicus  
       
Common Nighthawk R Chordeiles minor  
Common Poorwill R Phalaenoptilus nuttallii  
Chuck-will's-widow C Caprimulgus carolinensis  
Whip-poor-will R Caprimulgus vociferus  
       
Chimney Swift R Chaetura pelagica  
White-throated Swift R Aeronautes saxatalis  
       
Magnificent Hummingbird A Eugenes fulgens  
Ruby-throated Hummingbird R Archilochus colubris  
Anna's Hummingbird A Calypte anna  
Costa's Hummingbird A Calypte costae  
Calliope Hummingbird C Stellula calliope  
Broad-tailed Hummingbird R Selasphorus platycercus  
Rufous Hummingbird R Selasphorus rufus  
       
Belted Kingfisher R Megaceryle alcyon  
       
Lewis's Woodpecker R Melanerpes lewis  
Red-headed Woodpecker R Melanerpes erythrocephalus  
Red-bellied Woodpecker R Melanerpes carolinus  
Williamson's Sapsucker A Sphyrapicus thyroideus  
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker R Sphyrapicus varius  
Red-naped Sapsucker R Sphyrapicus nuchalis  
Downy Woodpecker R Picoides pubescens  
Hairy Woodpecker R Picoides villosus  
American Three-toed Woodpecker R Picoides dorsalis  
Black-backed Woodpecker R Picoides arcticus  
Northern Flicker R Colaptes auratus  
Pileated Woodpecker R Dryocopus pileatus  
       
Olive-sided Flycatcher R Contopus cooperi  
Western Wood-Pewee R Contopus sordidulus  
Eastern Wood-Pewee R Contopus virens  
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher R Empidonax flaviventris  
Acadian Flycatcher A Empidonax virescens  
Alder Flycatcher R Empidonax alnorum  
Willow Flycatcher R Empidonax traillii  
Least Flycatcher R Empidonax minimus  
Hammond's Flycatcher H Empidonax hammondii  
Dusky Flycatcher R Empidonax oberholseri  
Cordilleran Flycatcher R Empidonax occidentalis  
Eastern Phoebe R Sayornis phoebe  
Say's Phoebe R Sayornis saya  
Vermilion Flycatcher A Pyrocephalus rubinus  
Great Crested Flycatcher R Myiarchus crinitus  
Great Kiskadee H Pitangus sulphuratus  
Cassin's Kingbird C Tyrannus vociferans  
Western Kingbird R Tyrannus verticalis  
Eastern Kingbird R Tyrannus tyrannus  
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher R Tyrannus forficatus C
       
Loggerhead Shrike R Lanius ludovicianus  
Northern Shrike R Lanius excubitor  
       
White-eyed Vireo C Vireo griseus  
Bell's Vireo R Vireo bellii  
Yellow-throated Vireo R Vireo flavifrons  
Plumbeous Vireo R Vireo plumbeus  
Blue-headed Vireo R Vireo solitarius  
Warbling Vireo R Vireo gilvus  
Philadelphia Vireo R Vireo philadelphicus  
Red-eyed Vireo R Vireo olivaceus  
       
Gray Jay R Perisoreus canadensis  
Steller's Jay A Cyanocitta stelleri  
Blue Jay R Cyanocitta cristata  
Pinyon Jay R Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus  
Clark's Nutcracker R Nucifraga columbiana  
Black-billed Magpie R Pica hudsonia  
American Crow R Corvus brachyrhynchos  
Common Raven C Corvus corax A
       
Horned Lark R Eremophila alpestris  
       
Purple Martin R Progne subis  
Tree Swallow R Tachycineta bicolor  
Violet-green Swallow R Tachycineta thalassina  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow R Stelgidopteryx serripennis  
Bank Swallow R Riparia riparia  
Cliff Swallow R Petrochelidon pyrrhonota  
Barn Swallow R Hirundo rustica  
       
Black-capped Chickadee R Poecile atricapillus  
Mountain Chickadee A Poecile gambeli  
Boreal Chickadee A Poecile hudsonicus  
Tufted Titmouse A Baeolophus bicolor  
       
Red-breasted Nuthatch R Sitta canadensis  
White-breasted Nuthatch R Sitta carolinensis  
Pygmy Nuthatch R Sitta pygmaea  
       
Brown Creeper R Certhia americana  
       
Rock Wren R Salpinctes obsoletus  
Canyon Wren R Catherpes mexicanus  
Carolina Wren R Thryothorus ludovicianus C
Bewick's Wren A Thryomanes bewickii  
House Wren R Troglodytes aedon  
Winter Wren R Troglodytes troglodytes  
Sedge Wren R Cistothorus platensis  
Marsh Wren R Cistothorus palustris  
       
American Dipper R Cinclus mexicanus  
       
Golden-crowned Kinglet R Regulus satrapa  
Ruby-crowned Kinglet R Regulus calendula  
       
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher R Polioptila caerulea  
       
Northern Wheatear H Oenanthe oenanthe  
Eastern Bluebird R Sialia sialis  
Western Bluebird A Sialia mexicana  
Mountain Bluebird R Sialia currucoides  
Townsend's Solitaire R Myadestes townsendi  
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush A Catharus aurantiirostris None
Veery R Catharus fuscescens  
Gray-cheeked Thrush R Catharus minimus  
Swainson's Thrush R Catharus ustulatus  
Hermit Thrush R Catharus guttatus  
Wood Thrush R Hylocichla mustelina  
American Robin R Turdus migratorius  
Varied Thrush C Ixoreus naevius R
       
Gray Catbird R Dumetella carolinensis  
Northern Mockingbird R Mimus polyglottos  
Sage Thrasher R Oreoscoptes montanus  
Brown Thrasher R Toxostoma rufum  
Curve-billed Thrasher A Toxostoma curvirostre  
       
European Starling R Sturnus vulgaris  
       
American Pipit R Anthus rubescens  
Sprague's Pipit R Anthus spragueii  
       
Bohemian Waxwing R Bombycilla garrulus  
Cedar Waxwing R Bombycilla cedrorum  
       
Blue-winged Warbler R Vermivora pinus  
Golden-winged Warbler R Vermivora chrysoptera  
Tennessee Warbler R Vermivora peregrina  
Orange-crowned Warbler R Vermivora celata  
Nashville Warbler R Vermivora ruficapilla  
Virginia's Warbler R Vermivora virginiae  
Northern Parula R Parula americana  
Yellow Warbler R Dendroica petechia  
Chestnut-sided Warbler R Dendroica pensylvanica  
Magnolia Warbler R Dendroica magnolia  
Cape May Warbler R Dendroica tigrina  
Black-throated Blue Warbler R Dendroica caerulescens  
Yellow-rumped Warbler R Dendroica coronata  
Black-throated Gray Warbler C Dendroica nigrescens A
Black-throated Green Warbler R Dendroica virens  
Townsend's Warbler C Dendroica townsendi  
Blackburnian Warbler R Dendroica fusca  
Yellow-throated Warbler A Dendroica dominica CA
Pine Warbler C Dendroica pinus  
Prairie Warbler A Dendroica discolor  
Palm Warbler R Dendroica palmarum  
Bay-breasted Warbler R Dendroica castanea  
Blackpoll Warbler R Dendroica striata  
Cerulean Warbler A Dendroica cerulea  
Black-and-white Warbler R Mniotilta varia  
American Redstart R Setophaga ruticilla  
Prothonotary Warbler C Protonotaria citrea  
Worm-eating Warbler C Helmitheros vermivorum  
Ovenbird R Seiurus aurocapilla  
Northern Waterthrush R Seiurus noveboracensis  
Louisiana Waterthrush A Seiurus motacilla  
Kentucky Warbler C Oporornis formosus R
Connecticut Warbler R Oporornis agilis  
Mourning Warbler R Oporornis philadelphia  
MacGillivray's Warbler R Oporornis tolmiei  
Common Yellowthroat R Geothlypis trichas  
Hooded Warbler C Wilsonia citrina R
Wilson's Warbler R Wilsonia pusilla  
Canada Warbler R Wilsonia canadensis  
Yellow-breasted Chat R Icteria virens  
       
Summer Tanager C Piranga rubra  
Scarlet Tanager R Piranga olivacea  
Western Tanager R Piranga ludoviciana  
       
Green-tailed Towhee C Pipilo chlorurus  
Spotted Towhee R Pipilo maculatus  
Eastern Towhee R Pipilo erythrophthalmus  
       
Cassin's Sparrow A Aimophila cassinii  
American Tree Sparrow R Spizella arborea  
Chipping Sparrow R Spizella passerina  
Clay-colored Sparrow R Spizella pallida  
Brewer's Sparrow R Spizella breweri  
Field Sparrow R Spizella pusilla  
Vesper Sparrow R Pooecetes gramineus  
Lark Sparrow R Chondestes grammacus  
Black-throated Sparrow A Amphispiza bilineata  
Sage Sparrow A Amphispiza belli  
Lark Bunting R Calamospiza melanocorys  
Savannah Sparrow R Passerculus sandwichensis  
Grasshopper Sparrow R Ammodramus savannarum  
Baird's Sparrow R Ammodramus bairdii  
Henslow's Sparrow C Ammodramus henslowii  
Le Conte's Sparrow R Ammodramus leconteii  
Nelson's Sparrow R Ammodramus nelsoni  
Fox Sparrow R Passerella iliaca  
Song Sparrow R Melospiza melodia  
Lincoln's Sparrow R Melospiza lincolnii  
Swamp Sparrow R Melospiza georgiana  
White-throated Sparrow R Zonotrichia albicollis  
Harris's Sparrow R Zonotrichia querula  
White-crowned Sparrow R Zonotrichia leucophrys  
Golden-crowned Sparrow A Zonotrichia atricapilla  
Dark-eyed Junco R Junco hyemalis  
McCown's Longspur C Calcarius mccownii AC
Lapland Longspur R Calcarius lapponicus  
Smith's Longspur R Calcarius pictus CR
Chestnut-collared Longspur R Calcarius ornatus  
Snow Bunting R Plectrophenax nivalis  
       
Northern Cardinal R Cardinalis cardinalis  
Rose-breasted Grosbeak R Pheucticus ludovicianus  
Black-headed Grosbeak R Pheucticus melanocephalus  
Blue Grosbeak R Passerina caerulea  
Lazuli Bunting R Passerina amoena  
Indigo Bunting R Passerina cyanea  
Painted Bunting A Passerina ciris  
Dickcissel R Spiza americana  
       
Bobolink R Dolichonyx oryzivorus  
Red-winged Blackbird R Agelaius phoeniceus  
Eastern Meadowlark R Sturnella magna  
Western Meadowlark R Sturnella neglecta  
Yellow-headed Blackbird R Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus  
Rusty Blackbird R Euphagus carolinus  
Brewer's Blackbird R Euphagus cyanocephalus  
Common Grackle R Quiscalus quiscula  
Great-tailed Grackle R Quiscalus mexicanus  
Brown-headed Cowbird R Molothrus ater  
       
Orchard Oriole R Icterus spurius  
Bullock's Oriole R Icterus bullockii  
Baltimore Oriole R Icterus galbula  
       
Brambling A Fringilla montifringilla  
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch R Leucosticte tephrocotis  
Pine Grosbeak C Pinicola enucleator RC
Purple Finch R Carpodacus purpureus  
Cassin's Finch R Carpodacus cassinii  
House Finch R Carpodacus mexicanus  
Red Crossbill R Loxia curvirostra  
White-winged Crossbill R Loxia leucoptera  
Common Redpoll R Acanthis flammea  
Hoary Redpoll C Acanthis hornemanni  
Pine Siskin R Spinus pinus  
Lesser Goldfinch R Spinus psaltria  
American Goldfinch R Spinus tristis  
Evening Grosbeak R Coccothraustes vespertinus  
       
House Sparrow R Passer domesticus  
Eurasian Tree Sparrow A Passer montanus