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American Ornithologists' Union Codes

AbbreviationName
WEGRWESTERN GREBE
CLGRCLARK'S GREBE
RNGRRED-NECKED GREBE
HOGRHORNED GREBE
EAGREARED GREBE
LEGRLEAST GREBE
PBGRPIED-BILLED GREBE
COLOCOMMON LOON
YBLOYELLOW-BILLED LOON
PALOPACIFIC LOON
RTLORED-THROATED LOON
ANMUANCIENT MURRELET
POJAPOMARINE JAEGER
PAJAPARASITIC JAEGER
LTJALONG-TAILED JAEGER
BLKIBLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE
GLGUGLAUCOUS GULL
THGUTHAYER'S GULL
GWGUGLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL
WEGUWESTERN GULL
LBBGLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
HERGHERRING GULL
CAGUCALIFORNIA GULL
RBGURING-BILLED GULL
MEGUMEW GULL
HEEGHEERMANN'S GULL
LAGULAUGHING GULL
FRGUFRANKLIN'S GULL
BOGUBONAPARTE'S GULL
LIGULITTLE GULL
SAGUSABINE'S GULL
CATECASPIAN TERN
FOTEFORSTER'S TERN
COTECOMMON TERN
ARTEARCTIC TERN
LETELEAST TERN
BLTEBLACK TERN
BLSKBLACK SKIMMER
ANHIANHINGA
DCCODOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
OLCONEOTROPIC CORMORANT
AWPEAMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
BRPEBROWN PELICAN
MAFRMAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD
COMECOMMON MERGANSER
RBMERED-BREASTED MERGANSER
HOMEHOODED MERGANSER
MALLMALLARD
ABDUAMERICAN BLACK DUCK
MODUMOTTLED DUCK
GADWGADWALL
EUWIEURASIAN WIGEON
AMWIAMERICAN WIGEON
AGWTAMERICAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL
GARGGARGANEY
BWTEBLUE-WINGED TEAL
CITECINNAMON TEAL
NSHONORTHERN SHOVELER
NOPINORTHERN PINTAIL
WODUWOOD DUCK
REDHREDHEAD
CANVCANVASBACK
GRSCGREATER SCAUP
LESCLESSER SCAUP
RNDURING-NECKED DUCK
COGOCOMMON GOLDENEYE
BAGOBARROW'S GOLDENEYE
BUFFBUFFLEHEAD
OLDSOLDSQUAW
HARDHARLEQUIN DUCK
BLSCBLACK SCOTER
WWSCWHITE-WINGED SCOTER
SUSCSURF SCOTER
RUDURUDDY DUCK
MADUMASKED DUCK
LSGOLESSER SNOW GOOSE
ROGOROSS' GOOSE
GWFGGREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
CAGOCANADA GOOSE
ATBRATLANTIC BRANT
BBWDBLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
FUWDFULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK
WHSWWHISTLING SWAN
TRUSTRUMPETER SWAN
ROSPROSEATE SPOONBILL
WHIBWHITE IBIS
SCIBSCARLET IBIS
PLFAGLOSSY IBIS
WFIBWHITE-FACED IBIS
WOSTWOOD STORK
AMBIAMERICAN BITTERN
LEBILEAST BITTERN
GTBHGREAT BLUE HERON
GREGGREAT EGRET
SNEGSNOWY EGRET
REEGREDDISH EGRET
TRHETRICOLORED HERON
LBHELITTLE BLUE HERON
CAEGCATTLE EGRET
GNBHGREEN-BACKED HERON
BCNHBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
YCNHYELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
WHCRWHOOPING CRANE
SACRSANDHILL CRANE
COCRCOMMON CRANE
KIRAKING RAIL
VIRAVIRGINIA RAIL
SORASORA
YERAYELLOW RAIL
BLRABLACK RAIL
PUGAPURPLE GALLINULE
COMOCOMMON MOORHEN
AMCOAMERICAN COOT
REPHRED PHALAROPE
RNPHRED-NECKED PHALAROPE
WIPHWILSONS PHALAROPE
AMAVAMERICAN AVOCET
BNSTBLACK-NECKED STILT
AMWOAMERICAN WOODCOCK
COSNCOMMON SNIPE
SBDOSHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
LBDOLONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
STSASTILT SANDPIPER
REKNRED KNOT
STSASHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER
PESAPECTORAL SANDPIPER
WRSAWHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
BASABAIRD'S SANDPIPER
LESALEAST SANDPIPER
DUNLDUNLIN
CUSACURLEW SANDPIPER
SESASEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
WESAWESTERN SANDPIPER
SANDSANDERLING
MAGOMARBLED GODWIT
HUGOHUDSONIAN GODWIT
GRYEGREATER YELLOWLEGS
LEYELESSER YELLOWLEGS
SOSASOLITARY SANDPIPER
WILLWILLET
RUFFRUFF
UPSAUPLAND SANDPIPER
BBSABUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
SPSASPOTTED SANDPIPER
LBCULONG-BILLED CURLEW
WHIMWHIMBREL
BBPLBLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
LEGPLESSER GOLDEN-PLOVER
PLFUPACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER
KILLKILLDEER
SEPLSEMIPALMATED PLOVER
PIPLPIPING PLOVER
SNPLSNOWY PLOVER
MOUPMOUNTAIN PLOVER
RUTURUDDY TURNSTONE
BLTUBLACK TURNSTONE
AMOYAMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
CHUKCHUKAR
NOBONORTHERN BOBWHITE
SCQUSCALED QUAIL
GAQUGAMBEL'S QUAIL
MOQUMONTEZUMA QUAIL
BLGRBLUE GROUSE
WTPTWHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN
LPCHLESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN
MSTGMOUNTAIN SHARP-TAILED GROUSE
SAGRSAGE GROUSE
RNPHRING-NECKED PHEASANT
WITUWILD TURKEY
BTPIBAND-TAILED PIGEON
RODOROCK DOVE
MODOMOURNING DOVE
WWDOWHITE-WINGED DOVE
COGDCOMMON GROUND-DOVE
RUGDRUDDY GROUND-DOVE
INDOINCA DOVE
TUVUTURKEY VULTURE
BLVUBLACK VULTURE
ASTKAMERICAN SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
BSKIBLACK-SHOULDERED KITE
MIKIMISSISSIPPI KITE
NOHANORTHERN HARRIER
SSHASHARP-SHINNED HAWK
COHACOOPER'S HAWK
NOGONORTHERN GOSHAWK
HRSHHARRIS' HAWK
RTHARED-TAILED HAWK
RSHARED-SHOULDERED HAWK
ZTHAZONE-TAILED HAWK
WTHAWHITE-TAILED HAWK
SWHASWAINSON'S HAWK
BWHABROAD-WINGED HAWK
CBHACOMMON BLACK HAWK
GRHAGRAY HAWK
RLHAROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
FEHAFERRUGINOUS HAWK
GOEAGOLDEN EAGLE
BAEABALD EAGLE
GYRFGYRFALCON
PRFAPRAIRIE FALCON
PEFAPEREGRINE FALCON
MERLMERLIN
APFAAPLOMADO FALCON
AMKEAMERICAN KESTREL
CRCACRESTED CARACARA
OSPROSPREY
COBOCOMMON BARN-OWL
LEOWLONG-EARED OWL
SEOWSHORT-EARED OWL
STVABARRED OWL
SPOWSPOTTED OWL
BOOWBOREAL OWL
NSWONORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
WHSOWHISKERED SCREECH-OWL
WESOWESTERN SCREECH-OWL
FLOWFLAMMULATED OWL
GHOWGREAT HORNED OWL
SNOWSNOWY OWL
BUOWBURROWING OWL
NOPONORTHERN PYGMY-OWL
ELOWELF OWL
TBPATHICK-BILLED PARROT
GBANGROOVE-BILLED ANI
GRROGREATER ROADRUNNER
YBCUYELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
BBCUBLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
ELTRELEGANT TROGON
EATREARED TROGON
BEKIBELTED KINGFISHER
GKINGREEN KINGFISHER
HAWOHAIRY WOODPECKER
DOWODOWNY WOODPECKER
LBWOLADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER
STWOSTRICKLAND'S WOODPECKER
WHWOWHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER
BBWOBLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER
TTWOTHREE-TOED WOODPECKER
YBSAYELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
RNSARED-NAPED SAPSUCKER
RBSARED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER
WISAWILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER
PIWOPILEATED WOODPECKER
RHWORED-HEADED WOODPECKER
ACWOACORN WOODPECKER
LEWOLEWIS' WOODPECKER
RBWORED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
GFWOGOLDEN-FRONTED WOODPECKER
GIWOGILA WOODPECKER
YSFLNORTHERN FLICKER
GIFLGILDED FLICKER
CWWICHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW
BCNIBUFF-COLLARED NIGHTJAR
WPWIWHIP-POOR-WILL
COPWCOMMON POOR-WILL
CONICOMMON NIGHTHAWK
LENILESSER NIGHTHAWK
BLSWBLACK SWIFT
CHSWCHIMNEY SWIFT
VASWVAUX'S SWIFT
WTSWWHITE-THROATED SWIFT
MAHUMAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD
HECOPLAIN-CAPPED STARTHROAT
BLUHBLUE-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
RTHURUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
BCHUBLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD
COHUCOSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD
ANHUANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD
BTLHBROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD
RUHURUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
ALHUALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD
CAHUCALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD
LUHULUCIFER HUMMINGBIRD
BUFHBUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD
VCHUVIOLET-CROWNED HUMMINGBIRD
WEHUWHITE-EARED HUMMINGBIRD
BBLHBROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD
RTBEROSE-THROATED BECARD
FTFLFORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER
STFLSCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
EAKIEASTERN KINGBIRD
TBKITHICK-BILLED KINGBIRD
TRKITROPICAL KINGBIRD
COKICOUCH'S KINGBIRD
WEKIWESTERN KINGBIRD
CAKICASSIN'S KINGBIRD
GKISGREAT KISKADEE
SBFLSULPHUR-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
GCFLGREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER
BCFLBROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER
NUFLNUTTING'S FLYCATCHER
ATFLASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
DCFLDUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER
EAPHEASTERN PHOEBE
SAPHSAY'S PHOEBE
BLPHBLACK PHOEBE
OSFLOLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
GRPEGREATER PEWEE
EAWPEASTERN WOOD-PEWEE
WEWPWESTERN WOOD-PEWEE
YBFLYELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
COFLCORDILLERAN FLYCATCHER
PSFLPACIFIC-SLOPED FLYCATCHER
ACFLACADIAN FLYCATCHER
WIFLWILLOW FLYCATCHER
ALFLALDER FLYCATCHER
LEFLLEAST FLYCATCHER
HAFLHAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER
DUFLDUSKY FLYCATCHER
GRFLGRAY FLYCATCHER
BBFLBUFF-BREASTED FLYCATCHER
VEFLVERMILION FLYCATCHER
NBTYNORTHERN BEARDLESS TYRANNULET
HOLAHORNED LARK
BBMABLACK-BILLED MAGPIE
BLJABLUE JAY
STJASTELLER'S JAY
SCJASCRUB JAY
GBJAGRAY-BREASTED JAY
GRAJGRAY JAY
CORACOMMON RAVEN
CHRACHIHUAHUAN RAVEN
AMCRAMERICAN CROW
CLNUCLARK'S NUTCRACKER
PIJAPINYON JAY
EUSTEUROPEAN STARLING
BOBOBOBOLINK
BHCOBROWN-HEADED COWBIRD
BROCBRONZED COWBIRD
YHBLYELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
RWBLRED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
EAMEEASTERN MEADOWLARK
WEMEWESTERN MEADOWLARK
AUORAUDUBON'S ORIOLE
SCORSCOTT'S ORIOLE
BVORBLACK-VENTED ORIOLE
HOORHOODED ORIOLE
STROSTREAK-BACKED ORIOLE
ORORORCHARD ORIOLE
BAORBALTIMORE ORIOLE
BUORBULLOCK'S ORIOLE
RUBLRUSTY BLACKBIRD
BRBLBREWER'S BLACKBIRD
COGRCOMMON GRACKLE
GTGRGREAT-TAILED GRACKLE
BOGRBOAT-TAILED GRACKLE
EVGREVENING GROSBEAK
PIGRPINE GROSBEAK
PUFIPURPLE FINCH
CAFICASSIN'S FINCH
HOFIHOUSE FINCH
RECRRED CROSSBILL
WWCRWHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
GCRFGRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH
CORECOMMON REDPOLL
AMGOAMERICAN GOLDFINCH
LEGOLESSER GOLDFINCH
LAGOLAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCH
PISIPINE SISKIN
SNBUSNOW BUNTING
LALOLAPLAND LONGSPUR
SMLOSMITH'S LONGSPUR
CCLOCHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR
MCLOMC COWN'S LONGSPUR
VESPVESPER SPARROW
SAVSSAVANNAH SPARROW
BAISBAIRD'S SPARROW
GRSPGRASSHOPPER SPARROW
LCSPLE CONTE'S SPARROW
LASPLARK SPARROW
HASPHARRIS' SPARROW
WCSPWHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
GCSPGOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW
WTSPWHITE-THROATED SPARROW
ATSPAMERICAN TREE SPARROW
CHSPCHIPPING SPARROW
CCSPCLAY-COLORED SPARROW
BRSPBREWER'S SPARROW
FISPFIELD SPARROW
WOSPWORTHEN'S SPARROW
BCSPBLACK-CHINNED SPARROW
SCJUDARK-EYED JUNCO
YEJUYELLOW-EYED JUNCO
BTSPBLACK-THROATED SPARROW
SAGSSAGE SPARROW
FSSPFIVE-STRIPED SPARROW
BOSPBOTTERI'S SPARROW
CASPCASSIN'S SPARROW
RCSPRufous-Crowned Sparrow
SOSPSONG SPARROW
LISPLINCOLN'S SPARROW
SWSPSWAMP SPARROW
FOSPFOX SPARROW
RSTORUFOUS-SIDED TOWHEE
GTTOGREEN-TAILED TOWHEE
BRTOBROWN TOWHEE
ABTOABERT'S TOWHEE
NOCANORTHERN CARDINAL
PYRRPYRRHULOXIA
RBGRROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
BHGRBLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK
YEGRYELLOW GROSBEAK
BLGRBLUE GROSBEAK
INBUINDIGO BUNTING
LAZBLAZULI BUNTING
VABUVARIED BUNTING
PABUPAINTED BUNTING
WCSEWHITE-COLLARED SEEDEATER
DICKDICKCISSEL
LARBLARK BUNTING
WETAWESTERN TANAGER
SCTASCARLET TANAGER
HETAHEPATIC TANAGER
SUTASUMMER TANAGER
PUMAPURPLE MARTIN
CLSWCLIFF SWALLOW
CASWCAVE SWALLOW
BARSBARN SWALLOW
TRESTREE SWALLOW
VGSWVIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW
BANSBANK SWALLOW
NRWSNORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
BOWABOHEMIAN WAXWING
CEDWCEDAR WAXWING
PHAIPHAINOPEPLA
NSHRNORTHERN SHRIKE
LOSHLOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
REVIRED-EYED VIREO
YGVIYELLOW-GREEN VIREO
PHVIPHILADELPHIA VIREO
WAVIWARBLING VIREO
YTVIYELLOW-THROATED VIREO
SOVISOLITARY VIREO
BCVIBLACK-CAPPED VIREO
WEVIWHITE-EYED VIREO
HUVIHUTTON'S VIREO
BEVIBELL'S VIREO
GRVIGRAY VIREO
BAWWBLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
PROWPROTHONOTARY WARBLER
SWWASWAINSON'S WARBLER
WEWAWORM-EATING WARBLER
BWWABLUE-WINGED WARBLER
GWWAGOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
LUWALUCY'S WARBLER
VIWAVIRGINIA'S WARBLER
NAWANASHVILLE WARBLER
OCWAORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
TEWATENNESSEE WARBLER
NOPANORTHERN PARULA
CMWACAPE MAY WARBLER
OLWAOLIVE WARBLER
YWARYELLOW WARBLER
BTBWBLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
MYWAMYRTLE WARBLER
MAWAMAGNOLIA WARBLER
CERWCERULEAN WARBLER
CSWACHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
BBWABAY-BREASTED WARBLER
BLPWBLACKPOLL WARBLER
BLBWBLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
YTWAYELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
GRWAGRACE'S WARBLER
BTYWBLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER
GCWAGOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER
BTNWBLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
TOWATOWNSEND'S WARBLER
HEWAHERMIT WARBLER
PIWAPINE WARBLER
WPWAWESTERN PALM WARBLER
PRAWPRAIRIE WARBLER
OVENOVENBIRD
NOWANORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
LOWALOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
KEWAKENTUCKY WARBLER
CONWCONNECTICUT WARBLER
MOWAMOURNING WARBLER
MGWAMAC GILLIVRAY'S WARBLER
COYECOMMON YELLOWTHROAT
YBCHYELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
HOWAHOODED WARBLER
WIWAWILSON'S WARBLER
CAWACANADA WARBLER
AMREAMERICAN REDSTART
PAREPAINTED REDSTART
FTWAFAN-TAILED WARBLER
HOSPHOUSE SPARROW
SLARSLATE-THROATED REDSTART
RFWARED-FACED WARBLER
RCWARUFOUS-CAPPED WARBLER
AMPIAMERICAN PIPIT
SPPISPRAGUE'S PIPIT
AMDIAMERICAN DIPPER
SATHSAGE THRASHER
NOMONORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
GRCAGRAY CATBIRD
BRTHBROWN THRASHER
LBTHLONG-BILLED THRASHER
CBTHCURVE-BILLED THRASHER
BETHBENDIRE'S THRASHER
CRTHCRISSAL THRASHER
CACWCACTUS WREN
ROWRROCK WREN
CANWCANYON WREN
CARWCAROLINA WREN
BEWRBEWICK'S WREN
HOWRHOUSE WREN
WIWRWINTER WREN
SEWRSEDGE WREN
MAWRMARSH WREN
BRCRBROWN CREEPER
WBNUWHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
RBNURED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
PYNUPYGMY NUTHATCH
ETTIEASTERN TUFTED TITMOUSE
PLTIPLAIN TITMOUSE
BRTIBRIDLED TITMOUSE
BCCHBLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE
CACHCAROLINA CHICKADEE
MECHMEXICAN CHICKADEE
MOCHMOUNTAIN CHICKADEE
COBUCOMMON BUSHTIT
VERDVERDIN
GCKIGOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
RCKIRUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
BGGNBLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
BTGNBLACK-TAILED GNATCATCHER
TOSOTOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
WOTHWOOD THRUSH
VEERVEERY
GCTHGRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
SWTHSWAINSON'S THRUSH
HETHHERMIT THRUSH
AMROAMERICAN ROBIN
CCROCLAY-COLORED ROBIN
RBRORUFOUS-BACKED ROBIN
VATHVARIED THRUSH
AZTHAZTEC THRUSH
EABLEASTERN BLUEBIRD
WEBLWESTERN BLUEBIRD
MOBLMOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD