IL-GAP Birds

 

This list was compiled from the Checklist of Illinois State Birds by the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee 1999 and the "Bird of Illinois" (Bohlen 1989). This list has been review by scientists Pat Brown, Scott Robinson, Steve Bailey, and Mike Ward, at the Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois. Click on the common name of a species to see species accounts.

   
TNC ELEMENT CODE
COMMON NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME *

RANGE MODELED**

ABNBA01010
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
M
ABNBA01030
Common Loon Gavia immer
M
ABNBA01050
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
M (hex only)
ABNCA02010
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps ST
M, S, W
ABNCA03010
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
M, W
ABNCA03020
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
M
ABNCA03030
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
M
ABNCA04010
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
M
ABNFC01010
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
M
ABNFD01020
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
M, S, W
ABNFE01010
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
M (hex only)
ABNGA01020
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus SE
M, S
ABNGA02010
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis ST
M, S
ABNGA04010
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
M, S, W
ABNGA04040
Great Egret Ardea alba
M, S
ABNGA06030
Snowy Egret Egretta thula SE
M, S
ABNGA06040
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea SE
M, S
ABNGA07010
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
M, S
ABNGA08010
Green Heron Butorides virescens
M, S
ABNGA11010
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax SE
M, S
ABNGA13010
Yellow-crowned Night-heron Nyctanassa violacea SE
M, S
ABNGE01010 White Ibis Eudocimus albus
M (hex only)
ABNGE02010
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
M (hex only)
ABNGE02020
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
M (hex only)
ABNJB02010
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
M, W
ABNJB02040
Mute Swan Cynus olor I
P
ABNJB03040
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
M, W
ABNJB04010
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
M, W
ABNJB04020
Ross's Goose Chen rossii
M, W
ABNJB05030
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
M, P, W
ABNJB09010
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
M, S, W
ABNJB10010
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
M, S, W
ABNJB10040
American Black Duck Anas rubripes
M, S, W
ABNJB10060
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
M, P, W
ABNJB10110
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
M, S, W
ABNJB10130
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
M, S
ABNJB10140
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
M
ABNJB10150
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
M, S, W
ABNJB10160
Gadwall Anas strepera
M, W
ABNJB10180
American Wigeon Anas americana
M, W
ABNJB11020
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
M, W
ABNJB11030
Redhead Aythya americana
M, W
ABNJB11040
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
M, W
ABNJB11060
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
M, W
ABNJB11070
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
M, W
ABNJB15010
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
M, W
ABNJB16010
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
M, W
ABNJB17010
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
M
ABNJB17020
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
M
ABNJB17030
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
M, W
ABNJB18010
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
M, W
ABNJB18020
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
M (hex only)
ABNJB18030
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
M, W
ABNJB20010
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
M, S, W
ABNJB21010
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
M, W
ABNJB21020
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
M, W
ABNJB22010
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
M, S, W
ABNKA01010
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
P
ABNKA02010
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
M, S, W
ABNKC01010
Osprey Pandion haliaetus SE
M, S
ABNKC09010
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis SE
M, S
ABNKC10010
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus FT, ST
M, P, S, W
ABNKC11010
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus SE
M, S
ABNKC12020
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
M, S, W
ABNKC12040
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
M, P, S, W
ABNKC12060
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
M, W
ABNKC19030
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus ST
M, P, S, W
ABNKC19050
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
M, S
ABNKC19070
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni SE
M, S
ABNKC19110
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
P
ABNKC19130
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
M, W
ABNKC22010
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
M, W
ABNKD06020
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
P
ABNKD06030
Merlin Falco columbarius
M, W
ABNKD06070
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus SE
M, P, S, W
ABNKD06090
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
M, W
ABNLC01010
Gray Partridge Perdix perdix I
P
ABNLC07010
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus I
P
ABNLC11010
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
P
ABNLC13010
Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido SE
P
ABNLC14010
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
P
ABNLC21020
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
P
ABNME01010
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
M
ABNME03040
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis SE
M, S
ABNME05020
King Rail Rallus elegans SE
M, S
ABNME05030
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
M, S
ABNME08020
Sora Porzana carolina
M, S
ABNME13010
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus ST
M, S
ABNME14020
American Coot Fulica americana
M, S, W
ABNMK01010
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis ST
M
ABNNB02010
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
M
ABNNB02030
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
M
ABNNB03060
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
M
ABNNB03070
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus FE,SE
M
ABNNB03090
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
M, S, W
ABNND01010
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
M, S
ABNND02010
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
M
ABNNF01020
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
M
ABNNF01030
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
M
ABNNF01070
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
M
ABNNF02010
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
M
ABNNF04020
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
M, S
ABNNF06010
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda SE
M, S
ABNNF07020
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
M
ABNNF08020
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
M
ABNNF08040
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
M
ABNNF09010
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
M
ABNNF11020
Red Knot Calidris canutus
M
ABNNF11030
Sanderling Calidris alba
M
ABNNF11040
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
M
ABNNF11050
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
M
ABNNF11100
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
M
ABNNF11110
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
M
ABNNF11120
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
M
ABNNF11130
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
M
ABNNF11150
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
M, W
ABNNF11170
Dunlin Calidris alpina
M
ABNNF11190
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
M
ABNNF14010
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
M
ABNNF16010
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
M
ABNNF16020
Long-Billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
M
ABNNF18030
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
M, S, W
ABNNF19020
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
M, S, W
ABNNF20010
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor SE
M, S
ABNNF20020
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
M
ABNNF20030
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria
M (hex only)
ABNNM01010
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
M
ABNNM01020
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
M
ABNNM03010
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
M
ABNNM03020
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
M
ABNNM03030
Little Gull Larus minutus
M (hex only)
ABNNM03050
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
M
ABNNM03100
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
M, P, W
ABNNM03120
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
M, S, W
ABNNM03130
Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri
M, W
ABNNM03140
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
W
ABNNM03150
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
M, W
ABNNM03200
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
W
ABNNM03210
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
M, W
ABNNM04010
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
M (hex only)
ABNNM06010
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
M
ABNNM08020
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
M
ABNNM08070
Common Tern Sterna hirundo SE
M, S
ABNNM08090
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri SE
M, S
ABNNM08100
Least Tern Sterna antillarum FE,SE
M, S
ABNNM10020
Black Tern Chlidonias niger SE
M, S
ABNPB01010
Rock Dove Columba livia I
P
ABNPB04040
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
M, P
ABNQA04010
Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus I
P
ABNRB02010
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
M, S
ABNRB02020
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
M, S
ABNSA01010
Barn Owl Tyto alba SE
P
ABNSB01030
Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio
P
ABNSB05010
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
P
ABNSB06010
Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca
W
ABNSB12020
Barred Owl Strix varia
P
ABNSB13010
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
M, S, W
ABNSB13040
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus SE
M, S, W
ABNSB15020
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
M, W
ABNTA02020
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
M, S
ABNTA07010
Chuck-Will's-Widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
M, S
ABNTA07070
Whip-Poor-Will Caprimulgus vociferus
M, S
ABNUA03010
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
M, S
ABNUC45010
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
M,S
ABNUC51020
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
M (hex only)
ABNXD01020
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
M, P, S, W
ABNYF04040
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
M, S, W
ABNYF04170
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
P
ABNYF05010
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
M, S, W
ABNYF07030
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
P
ABNYF07040
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
P
ABNYF10020
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
M, S, W
ABNYF12020
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
P
ABPAE32010
Olive-Sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
M
ABPAE32060
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
M, S
ABPAE33010
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
M
ABPAE33020
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
M, S
ABPAE33030
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
M
ABPAE33040
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
M, S
ABPAE33070
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
M, S
ABPAE35020
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
M, S, W
ABPAE43070
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
M, S
ABPAE52050
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
M, S
ABPAE52060
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
M, S
ABPAE52100
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
M (hex only)
ABPAT02010
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
P
ABPAU01010
Purple Martin Progne subis
M, S
ABPAU03010
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
M, S
ABPAU07010
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
M, S
ABPAU08010
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
M, S
ABPAU09010
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
M, S
ABPAU09030
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
M, S
ABPAV02020
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
P
ABPAV10010
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
P
ABPAV10080
Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
M, S
ABPAW01010
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
P
ABPAW01020
Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
P
ABPAW01110
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
P
ABPAZ01010
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
M, S
ABPAZ01020
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
P
ABPBA01010
Brown Creeper Certhia americana ST
M, S, W
ABPBG06130
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
P
ABPBG07010
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii SE
M, S, W
ABPBG09010
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
M, S
ABPBG09050
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
M, W
ABPBG10010
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
M, S
ABPBG10020
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
M, S, W
ABPBJ05010
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
M, S, W
ABPBJ05020
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
M, W
ABPBJ08010
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
M, S
ABPBJ15010
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
M, P, S, W
ABPBJ18080
Veery Catharus fuscescens
M, S
ABPBJ18090
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
M
ABPBJ18100
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
M
ABPBJ18110
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
M, W
ABPBJ19010
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
M, S
ABPBJ20170
American Robin Turdus migratorius
M, S, W
ABPBJ22010
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
W
ABPBK01010
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
M, S, W
ABPBK03010
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
P, S
ABPBK06010
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
M, S, W
ABPBM02050
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
M
ABPBN01020
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
P
ABPBR01020
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
W
ABPBR01030
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus ST
M, P, S, W
ABPBT01010
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris I
P
ABPBW01020
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
M, S
ABPBW01110
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
M, S
ABPBW01160
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
M, S
ABPBW01170
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
M, S
ABPBW01210
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
M, S
ABPBW01230
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
M
ABPBW01240
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
M, S
ABPBX01020
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
M, S
ABPBX01030
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
M, S
ABPBX01040
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
M
ABPBX01050
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
M
ABPBX01060
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
M
ABPBX02010
Northern Parula Parula americana
M, S
ABPBX03010
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
M, S
ABPBX03020
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
M, S
ABPBX03030
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
M
ABPBX03040
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
M
ABPBX03050
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
M
ABPBX03060
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
M, W
ABPBX03100
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
M
ABPBX03120
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
M
ABPBX03130
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
M, S
ABPBX03170
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus
M, S, W
ABPBX03190
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
M, S
ABPBX03210
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
M
ABPBX03220
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
M
ABPBX03230
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
M
ABPBX03240
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
M, S
ABPBX05010
Black-and-White Warbler Mniotilta varia
M, S
ABPBX06010
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
M, S
ABPBX07010
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
M, S
ABPBX08010
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
M, S
ABPBX09010
Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii SE
M, S
ABPBX10010
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus
M, S
ABPBX10020
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
M
ABPBX10030
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
M, S
ABPBX11010
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
M, S
ABPBX11020
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
M
ABPBX11030
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
M, S
ABPBX12010
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
M, S
ABPBX16010
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
M, S
ABPBX16020
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
M
ABPBX16030
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
M, S
ABPBX24010
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
M, S
ABPBX45030
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
M, S
ABPBX45040
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
M, S
ABPBX60010
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
P
ABPBX61030
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
M, S
ABPBX63010
Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
M, S
ABPBX64030
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
M, S, W
ABPBX65010
Dickcissel Spiza americana
M, S
ABPBX74030
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
M, S, W
ABPBX74080
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
W
ABPBX94010
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
M, W
ABPBX94020
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
M, S
ABPBX94030
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
M, S
ABPBX94050
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
M, S, W
ABPBX95010
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
M, S
ABPBX96010
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
M, S
ABPBX99010
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
M, S, W
ABPBXA0020
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
M, S
ABPBXA0030
Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii SE
M, S
ABPBXA0040
Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii
M, W
ABPBXA0070
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni
M
ABPBXA2010
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
M, W
ABPBXA3010
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
M, P, S, W
ABPBXA3020
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
M, W
ABPBXA3030
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
M, S, W
ABPBXA4020
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
M, W
ABPBXA4040
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
M, W
ABPBXA4050
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
M, W
ABPBXA5020
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
M, W
ABPBXA6020
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
M, W
ABPBXA6030
Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus
M
ABPBXA8010
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
M, W
ABPBXA9010
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
S
ABPBXB0010
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
M, S, W
ABPBXB2020
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
M, S, W
ABPBXB2030
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
M, S, W
ABPBXB3010
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus SE
M, S
ABPBXB5010
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
M, W
ABPBXB5020
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
M (hex only), S, W
ABPBXB6070
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
M, S, W
ABPBXB7030
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
M, S, W
ABPBXB9070
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
M, S
ABPBXB9190
Baltimore Oriole/Northern Oriole Icterus galbula
M, S
ABPBY03010
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
W
ABPBY04020
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
M, W
ABPBY04040
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
P
ABPBY05010
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
M, S, W
ABPBY05020
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
W
ABPBY06010
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
M, W
ABPBY06030
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
M, S, W
ABPBY06110
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
M, P, S, W
ABPBY09020
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
W
ABPBZ01010
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
P
ABPBZ01020
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
P

* FE = Federally Endangered, FT = Federally Threatened, SE = State Endangered, ST = State Threatened, I = Introduced.

** M = Migrant (Summer & Fall), S = Summer Resident - Breeding, P = Permanent Resident, W = Winter Resident.

   

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