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2023 Checklist of the Birds of Arkansas – 423
This checklist is provided as a service of the Arkansas Audubon Society.
*species extirpated in Arkansas (5); †species extinct (2)

Arkansas Life Birds: 308 + Mute Swan
Total Photographed: 304
Seen but not photographed: 4
Lack: 115

Ducks, Geese, Swans – Tundra Bean-Goose, Brant, Barnacle Goose, Garganey, Cinnamon Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, American Black Duck, Tufted Duck, Surf Scoter, Barrow’s Goldeneye
(Found 32 of 42 species; lack 10 – need a photo of Black Scoter)
Mute Swan doesn’t count on eBird, nor is it included in the counts

Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old-World Quail – Ruffed Grouse*, Greater Prairie-Chicken*
(Found 1 of 3 species; 2 extirpated)

Grebes – Least Grebe
(Found 5 of 6 species; lack 1)

Pigeons, Doves – Passenger Pigeon†, Common Ground Dove
(Found 5 of 7 species; lack 1 + 1 extinct)

Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis – Groove-billed Ani, Black-billed Cuckoo
(Found 2 of 4 species; lack 2)

Goatsuckers – Chuck-will’s-widow, Eastern Whip-poor-will
(Found 1 of 3 species; lack 2)

Swifts – White-throated Swift
(Found 1 of 2 species; lack 1)

Hummingbirds – Rivoli’s Hummingbird, Calliope Hummingbird, Allen’s Hummingbird, Broad-billed Hummingbird, Buff-bellied Hummingbird
(Found 6 of 11 species; lack 5)

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots – King Rail, Yellow Rail, Black Rail
(Found 5 of 8 species; lack 3)

Lapwings and Plovers – Wilson’s Plover, Mountain Plover
(Found 6 of 8 species; lack 2 – need a photo of Piping Plover)

Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies – Eskimo Curlew*, Long-billed Curlew, Ruddy Turnstone, Red Knot, Ruff, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Purple Sandpiper, Baird’s Sandpiper, American Woodcock, Red Phalarope
(Found 21 of 34 species; lack 11 + 1 extirpated – need a photo of a Stilt Sandpiper)

Skuas and Jaegers – Pomarine Jaeger, Parasitic Jaeger, Long-tailed Jaeger
(Found 0 of 3 species; lack 3)

Auks, Murres, and Puffins – Long-billed Murrelet
(Found 0 of 1 species; lack 1)

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers – Black-legged Kittiwake, Black-headed Gull, Little Gull, California Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Sooty Tern, Bridled Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Common Tern, Royal Tern, Black Skimmer
(Found 14 of 25 species; lack 11)

Loons – Red-throated Loon, Yellow-billed Loon
(Found 2 of 4 species; lack 2)

Boobies and Gannets – Northern Gannet
(Found 1 of 2 species; lack 1)

Pelicans – Brown Pelican
(Found 1 of 2 species; lack 1)

Ibises and Spoonbills – Glossy Ibis
(Found 3 of 4 species; lack 1)

Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies – White-tailed Kite, Northern Goshawk, Rough-legged Hawk
(Found 12 of 15 species; lack 3)

Typical Owls – Burrowing Owl, Long-eared Owl
(Found 6 of 8 species; lack 2)

Woodpeckers – Lewis’s Woodpecker, Ivory-billed Woodpecker
(Found 8 of 10 species; lack 2)

Caracaras and Falcons – Crested Caracara
(Found 4 of 5 species; lack 1)

Parrots – Carolina Parakeet†
(Found 0 of 1 species; lack 1)

Tyrant Flycatchers – Ash-throated Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Cassin’s Kingbird, Gray Kingbird, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher
(Found 15 of 21 species; lack 6)

Shrikes – Northern Shrike
(Found 1 of 2 species; lack 1)

Jays, Magpies, Crows – Clark’s Nutcracker
(Found 3 of 4 species; lack 1)

Swallows – Cave Swallow
(Found 6 of 7 species; lack 1)

Waxwings – Bohemian Waxwing
(Found 1 of 2 species; lack 1)

Wrens – Bewick’s Wren
(Found 6 of 7 species; lack 1)

Mimids – Sage Thrasher
(Found 3 of 4 species; lack 1)

Thrushes – Townsend’s Solitaire, Varied Thrush
(Found 8 of 10 species; lack 2)

Old World Flycatchers – Northern Wheatear
(Found 0 of 1 species; lack 1)

Old World Sparrows – Eurasian Tree Sparrow
(Found 1 of 2 species; lack 1)

Pipits – Sprague’s Pipit
(Found 1 of 2 species; lack 1)

Finches – Brambling, Evening Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Common Redpoll, White-winged Crossbill
(Found 6 of 12 species; lack 6)

Longspurs, Snow Bunting – Thick-billed Longspur, Snow Bunting
(Found 3 of 5 species; lack 2)

Towhees, Sparrows – Cassin’s Sparrow, Bachman’s Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow, Brewer’s Sparrow, Harris’s Sparrow, Nelson’s Sparrow, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee
(Found 19 of 27 species; lack 8)

Blackbirds, Orioles – Bullock’s Oriole, Scott’s Oriole
(Found 12 of 14 species; lack 2)

Wood-warblers – Bachman’s Warbler*, Swainson’s Warbler, Connecticut Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler
(Found 31 of 38 species; lack 6 – need photos of Cerulean Warblers + 1 extirpated)

Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings – Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting
(Found 8 of 11 species; lack 3)