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2023 Checklist of the Birds of Arkansas – 424
This checklist is provided as a service of the Arkansas Audubon Society.
*species extirpated in Arkansas (5); †species extinct (2)

Total Found: 247
Not Found: 176

Ducks, Geese, Swans – Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Tundra Bean-Goose, Brant, Barnacle Goose, Cackling Goose, Tundra Swan, Garganey, Cinnamon Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mottled Duck, Tufted Duck, Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, Barrow’s Goldeneye
(Lacking 16 species)

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

Grebes – Least Grebe, Eared Grebe
(Lacking 2 species)

Pigeons, Doves – Passenger Pigeon†, Inca Dove, Common Ground Dove
(Lacking 3 species; 1 extinct)

Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis – Groove-billed Ani, Black-billed Cuckoo
(Lacking 2 species)

Goatsuckers – Chuck-will’s-widow, Eastern Whip-poor-will
(Lacking 2 species)

Swifts – White-throated Swift, Chimney Swift
(Lacking 2 species)

Hummingbirds – Rivoli’s Hummingbird, Calliope Hummingbird, Allen’s Hummingbird, Broad-billed Hummingbird, Buff-bellied Hummingbird
(Lacking 5 species)

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots – King Rail, Yellow Rail, Black Rail
(Lacking 3 species)

Lapwings and Plovers – Piping Plover, Wilson’s Plover, Mountain Plover
(Lacking 3 species)

Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies – Upland Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Eskimo Curlew*, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, Red Knot, Ruff, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Purple Sandpiper, Baird’s Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Long-billed Dowitcher, American Woodcock, Willet, Red-necked Phalarope, Red Phalarope
(Lacking 21 species; 1 extirpated)

Skuas and Jaegers – Pomarine Jaeger, Parasitic Jaeger, Long-tailed Jaeger
(Lacking 3 species)

Auks, Murres, and Puffins – Long-billed Murrelet
(Lacking 1 species)

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers – Black-legged Kittiwake, Sabine’s Gull, Black-headed Gull, Little Gull, Laughing Gull, Franklin’s Gull, California Gull, Iceland Gull, Glaucous Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Sooty Tern, Bridled Tern, Least Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Caspian Tern, Common Tern, Forster’s Tern, Royal Tern, Black Skimmer
(Lacking 19 species)

Loons – Red-throated Loon, Yellow-billed Loon
(Lacking 2 species)

Boobies and Gannets – Northern Gannet
(Lacking 1 species)

Cormorants – Neotropic Cormorant
(Lacking 1 species)

Pelicans – Brown Pelican
(Lacking 1 species)

Bitterns, Herons, and Allies – American Bittern, Least Bittern
(Lacking 2 species)

Ibises and Spoonbills – Glossy Ibis
(Lacking 1 species)

Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies – White-tailed Kite, Golden Eagle, Northern Goshawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Swainson’s Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk
(Lacking 7 species)

Typical Owls – Burrowing Owl, Long-eared Owl
(Lacking 2 species)

Woodpeckers – Lewis’s Woodpecker, Ivory-billed Woodpecker
(Lacking 2 species)

Caracaras and Falcons – Crested Caracara, Peregrine Falcon, Prairie Falcon
(Lacking 3 species)

Parrots – Carolina Parakeet†
(Lacking 1 species; 1 extinct)

Tyrant Flycatchers – Ash-throated Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Couch’s Kingbird, Cassin’s Kingbird, Western Kingbird, Gray Kingbird, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Alder Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher
(Lacking 9 species)

Vireos – Bell’s Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo
(Lacking 2 species)

Shrikes – Northern Shrike
(Lacking 1 species)

Jays, Magpies, Crows – Clark’s Nutcracker
(Lacking 1 species)

Swallows – Cave Swallow
(Lacking 1 species)

Waxwings – Bohemian Waxwing
(Lacking 1 species)

Wrens – Rock Wren, Bewick’s Wren
(Lacking 2 species)

Mimids – Sage Thrasher
(Lacking 1 species)

Thrushes – Townsend’s Solitaire, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Wood Thrush, Varied Thrush
(Lacking 4 species)

Old World Flycatchers – Northern Wheatear
(Lacking 1 species)

Old World Sparrows – Eurasian Tree Sparrow
(Lacking 1 species)

Pipits – Sprague’s Pipit
(Lacking 1 species)

Finches – Brambling, Evening Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Common Redpoll, White-winged Crossbill, Lesser Goldfinch
(Lacking 7 species)

Longspurs, Snow Bunting – Chestnut-collared Longspur, Thick-billed Longspur, Snow Bunting
(Lacking 3 species)

Towhees, Sparrows – Cassin’s Sparrow, Bachman’s Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Lark Bunting, Clay-colored Sparrow, Brewer’s Sparrow, American Tree Sparrow, Harris’s Sparrow, LeConte’s Sparrow, Nelson’s Sparrow, Henslow’s Sparrow, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee
(Lacking 14 species)

Blackbirds, Orioles – Bullock’s Oriole, Scott’s Oriole, Brewer’s Blackbird
(Lacking 3 species)

Wood-warblers – Louisiana Waterthrush, Northern Waterthrush, Bachman’s Warbler*, Golden-winged Warbler, Swainson’s Warbler, Connecticut Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Canada Warbler
(Lacking 15 species; 1 extirpated)

Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings – Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting
(Lacking 3 species)