Official Kentucky State List of Birds

21^st Report of the Kentucky Bird Records Committee

The Kentucky Bird Records Committee (KBRC) issued its most recent report and approved an update to the official Kentucky State List of Birds. The report covers committee actions through December 2024. The updated list of birds adds new species to the approved list, and it also removes some species from the "Review Required" list, because they are more commonly seen now. The official state list of birds now stands at 400 species.

To read the 21^st Report of the Kentucky Bird Records Committee, and learn more about the committee's work, please refer to the May 2025 issue of The Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 101, No. 2), starting on page 54.

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Kentucky Official Bird List

Latest Update: January 2025

This list is compiled and updated periodically by the Kentucky Bird Records Committee (KBRC). The latest update was published in the May 2025 issue of The Kentucky Warbler.

Species order (the # column below) is based on the Sixty-sixth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds, 1 July 2025.

Kentucky Occurrence Key (the * column below)

Likely to be observed by most birders in a typical year.
Present most years, but limited number, range, dates.
Unusual find. May be absent from the state some years. If found, notify others so they may also observe and help with ID confirmation.
Review species. Rare. Submit documentation to KBRC.
Review species. Extremely rare. Submit documentation to KBRC.
Extinct/extirpated from Kentucky

R   KBRC review required.
a   Brown-headed Nuthatch does not require review if observed at location near Kentucky Dam or in locales in London KY.
b   Bachman's Sparrow does not require review if observed at Fort Campbell.
hyp Hypotheticals

#	Species	Scientific name	Code	*	Rev.
1	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis	BBWD	3	.
2	Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	FUWD	5	R
3	Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	SNGO	1	.
4	Ross's Goose	Anser rossii	ROGO	2	.
5	Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	GWFG	1	.
6	Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	PFGO	5	R
7	Brant	Branta bernicla	BRAN	5	R
8	Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	CACG	2	.
9	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	CANG	1	.
10	Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	MUSW	1	.
11	Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinator	TRUS	5	R
12	Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	TUSW	2	.
13	Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	WODU	1	.
14	Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	BWTE	1	.
15	Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera	CITE	4	R
16	Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	NSHO	1	.
17	Gadwall	Mareca strepera	GADW	1	.
18	Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	EUWI	5	R
19	American Wigeon	Mareca americana	AMWI	1	.
20	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	MALL	1	.
21	American Black Duck	Anas rubripes	ABDU	1	.
22	Mottled Duck	Anas fulvigula	MODU	5	R
23	Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	NOPI	1	.
24	Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	GWTE	1	.
25	Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	CANV	1	.
26	Redhead	Aythya americana	REDH	1	.
27	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	RNDU	1	.
28	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	TUDU	5	R
29	Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	GRSC	1	.
30	Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	LESC	1	.
31	King Eider	Somateria spectabilis	KIEI	5	R
32	Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus	HADU	5	R
33	Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	SUSC	2	.
34	White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	WWSC	3	.
35	Black Scoter	Melanitta americana	BLSC	3	.
36	Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	LTDU	3	.
37	Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	BUFF	1	.
38	Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	COGO	1	.
39	Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	HOME	1	.
40	Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	COME	2	.
41	Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	RBME	1	.
42	Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	RUDU	1	.
43	Northern Bobwhite	Colinus virginianus	NOBO	1	.
44	Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	WITU	1	.
45	Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus	RUGR	2	.
46	Greater Prairie-Chicken	Tympanuchus cupido	GRPC	6	.
47	American Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	AMFL	5	R
48	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	PBGR	1	.
49	Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	HOGR	1	.
50	Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	RNGR	3	.
51	Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	EAGR	3	.
52	Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis	WEGR	4	R
53	Inca Dove	Columbina inca	INDO	5	R
54	Common Ground-Dove	Columbina passerina	COGD	5	R
55	White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	WWDO	3	.
56	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	MODO	1	.
57	Passenger Pigeon	Ectopistes migratorius	PAPI	6	.
58	Band-tailed Pigeon	Patagioenas fasciata	BTPI	5	R
59	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	EUCD	1	.
60	Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	ROPI	1	.
61	Groove-billed Ani	Crotophaga sulcirostris	GBAN	5	R
62	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	YBCU	1	.
63	Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	BBCU	2	.
64	Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	CONI	1	.
65	Chuck-Will's-Widow	Antrostomus carolinensis	CWWI	1	.
66	Eastern Whip-poor-will	Antrostomus vociferus	EWPW	1	.
67	Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	CHSW	1	.
68	Mexican Violetear	Colibri thalassinus	MEVI	5	R
69	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	RTHU	1	.
70	Black-chinned Hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri	BCHU	5	R
71	Anna's Hummingbird	Calypte anna	ANHU	5	R
72	Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	RUHU	3	.
73	Allen's Hummingbird	Selasphorus sasin	ALHU	5	R
74	Limpkin	Aramus guarauna	LIMP	5	R
75	Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis	SACR	1	.
76	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	WHCR	6	.
77	King Rail	Rallus elegans	KIRA	4	R
78	Clapper Rail	Rallus crepitans	CLRA	5	R
79	Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	VIRA	2	.
80	Sora	Porzana carolina	SORA	2	.
81	Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	COGA	3	.
82	American Coot	Fulica americana	AMCO	1	.
83	Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus	PUGA	4	R
84	Yellow Rail	Coturnicops noveboracensis	YERA	4	R
85	Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	BNST	2	.
86	American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	AMAV	3	.
87	American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus	AMOY	5	R
88	Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	BBPL	1	.
89	American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica	AMGP	1	.
90	Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	KILL	1	.
91	Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	SEPL	1	.
92	Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	PIPL	3	.
93	Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	UPSA	3	.
94	Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	WHIM	4	R
95	Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	HUGO	4	R
96	Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	MAGO	3	.
97	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	RUTU	2	.
98	Red Knot	Calidris canutus	REKN	5	R
99	Ruff	Calidris pugnax	RUFF	4	R
100	Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	STSA	1	.
101	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	CUSA	5	R
102	Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	RNST	5	R
103	Sanderling	Calidris alba	SAND	2	.
104	Dunlin	Calidris alpina	DUNL	1	.
105	Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	BASA	2	.
106	Little Stint	Calidris minuta	LIST	5	R
107	Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	LESA	1	.
108	White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	WRSA	1	.
109	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	BBSA	2	.
110	Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	PESA	1	.
111	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	SESA	1	.
112	Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	WESA	1	.
113	Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	SBDO	1	.
114	Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	LBDO	1	.
115	American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	AMWO	1	.
116	Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata	WISN	1	.
117	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	SPSA	1	.
118	Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	SOSA	1	.
119	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	LEYE	1	.
120	Willet	Tringa semipalmata	WILL	2	.
121	Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	GRYE	1	.
122	Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	WIPH	2	.
123	Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	RNPH	3	.
124	Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	REPH	4	R
125	Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	POJA	5	R
126	Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	PAJA	5	R
127	Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	LTJA	5	R
128	Long-billed Murrelet	Brachyramphus perdix	LBMU	5	R
129	Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	SOTE	5	R
130	Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	LETE	2	.
131	Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	GBTE	5	R
132	Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	CATE	1	.
133	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	BLTE	2	.
134	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	COTE	2	.
135	Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri	FOTE	1	.
136	Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	SATE	5	R
137	Black Skimmer	Rynchops niger	BLSK	5	R
138	Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	BLKI	4	R
139	Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	SAGU	4	R
140	Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	BOGU	1	.
141	Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	BHGU	5	R
142	Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	LIGU	5	R
143	Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	LAGU	2	.
144	Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	FRGU	2	.
145	Short-billed Gull	Larus brachyrhynchus	SBIG	5	R
146	Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	RBGU	1	.
147	California Gull	Larus californicus	CAGU	4	R
148	American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus	AHGU	1	.
149	Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	ICGU	2	.
150	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	LBBG	2	.
151	Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	GLGU	3	.
152	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	GBBG	3	.
153	Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata	RTLO	3	.
154	Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica	PALO	4	R
155	Common Loon	Gavia immer	COLO	1	.
156	Yellow-billed Loon	Gavia adamsii	YBLO	5	R
157	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma castro	BSTP	5	R
158	Black-capped Petrel	Pterodroma hasitata	BCPE	5	R
159	Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	GRSH	5	R
160	Sargasso Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri	SASH	5	R
161	Wood Stork	Mycteria americana	WOST	4	R
162	Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	MAFR	5	R
163	Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	BRBO	5	R
164	Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	NOGA	5	R
165	Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga	ANHI	4	R
166	Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	DCCO	1	.
167	Neotropic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax brasilianus	NECO	5	R
168	White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	WHIB	3	.
169	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	GLIB	4	R
170	White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi	WFIB	4	R
171	Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea ajaja	ROSP	4	R
172	American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	AWPE	1	.
173	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	BRPE	5	R
174	Least Bittern	Botaurus exilis	LEBI	2	.
175	American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	AMBI	2	.
176	Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	LBHE	1	.
177	Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	TRHE	4	R
178	Reddish Egret	Egretta rufescens	REEG	5	R
179	Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	SNEG	1	.
180	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	BCNH	1	.
181	Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	YCNH	2	.
182	Green Heron	Butorides virescens	GRHE	1	.
183	Great Egret	Ardea alba	GREG	1	.
184	Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis	WECE	1	.
185	Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	GBHE	1	.
186	Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	BLVU	1	.
187	Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	TUVU	1	.
188	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	OSPR	1	.
189	White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	WTKI	5	R
190	Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus	STKI	4	R
191	Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	GOEA	2	.
192	Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius	NOHA	1	.
193	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	SSHA	1	.
194	Cooper's Hawk	Astur cooperii	COHA	1	.
195	American Goshawk	Astur atricapillus	AGOS	5	R
196	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	BAEA	1	.
197	Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis	MIKI	1	.
198	Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus	RSHA	1	.
199	Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	BWHA	1	.
200	Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	SWHA	5	R
201	Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	RTHA	1	.
202	Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus	RLHA	2	.
203	Ferruginous Hawk	Buteo regalis	FEHA	5	R
204	American Barn Owl	Tyto furcata	ABOW	2	.
205	Eastern Screech-Owl	Megascops asio	EASO	1	.
206	Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	GHOW	1	.
207	Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	SNOW	4	R
208	Burrowing Owl	Athene cuniculara	BUOW	5	R
209	Barred Owl	Strix varia	BADO	1	.
210	Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	LEOW	2	.
211	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	SEOW	2	.
212	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus	NSWO	2	.
213	Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	BEKI	1	.
214	Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	RHWO	1	.
215	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	RBWO	1	.
216	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	YBSA	1	.
217	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	DOWO	1	.
218	Red-cockaded Woodpecker	Picoides borealis	RCWO	6	.
219	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	HAWO	1	.
220	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	NOFL	1	.
221	Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	PIWO	1	.
222	Ivory-billed Woodpecker	Campephilus principalis	IBWO	6	.
223	American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	AMKE	1	.
224	Merlin	Falco columbarius	MERL	2	.
225	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	PEFA	1	.
226	Prairie Falcon	Falco mexicanus	PRFA	4	R
227	Carolina Parakeet	Conuropsis carolinensis	CAPA	6	.
228	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus cinerascens	ATFL	5	R
229	Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	GCFL	1	.
230	Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	WEKI	4	R
231	Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	EAKI	1	.
232	Gray Kingbird	Tyrannus dominicensis	GRAK	5	R
233	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	STFL	3	.
234	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	OSFL	2	.
235	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	EAWP	1	.
236	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	YBFL	2	.
237	Acadian Flycatcher	Empidonax virescens	ACFL	1	.
238	Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum	ALFL	2	.
239	Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	WIFL	1	.
240	Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	LEFL	1	.
241	Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	EAPH	1	.
242	Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya	SAPH	4	R
243	Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus	VEFL	5	R
244	White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus	WEVI	1	.
245	Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii	BEVI	2	.
246	Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	YTVI	1	.
247	Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius	BHVI	1	.
248	Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	PHVI	1	.
249	Eastern Warbling-Vireo	Vireo gilvus	EAWV	1	.
250	Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	REVI	1	.
251	Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	LOSH	1	.
252	Northern Shrike	Lanius borealis	NSHR	4	R
253	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	BLJA	1	.
254	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	AMCR	1	.
255	Fish Crow	Corvus ossifragus	FICR	1	.
256	Common Raven	Corvus corax	CORA	2	.
257	Carolina Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis	CACH	1	.
258	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	BCCH	4	R
259	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	TUTI	1	.
260	Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	HOLA	1	.
261	Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia	BANS	1	.
262	Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	TRES	1	.
263	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	NRWS	1	.
264	Purple Martin	Progne subis	PUMA	1	.
265	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	BARS	1	.
266	Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	CLSW	1	.
267	Cave Swallow	Petrochelidon fulva	CASW	5	R
268	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula	RCKI	1	.
269	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	GCKI	1	.
270	Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	CEDW	1	.
271	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	RBNU	2	.
272	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	WBNU	1	.
273	Brown-headed Nuthatch	Sitta pusilla	BHNU	4	R (a)
274	Brown Creeper	Certhia americana	BRCR	1	.
275	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	BGGN	1	.
276	Rock Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus	ROWR	5	R
277	Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii	BEWR	4	R
278	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	CARW	1	.
279	Northern House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	NHWR	1	.
280	Winter Wren	Troglodytes hiemalis	WIWR	2	.
281	Sedge Wren	Cistothorus platensis	SEWR	2	.
282	Marsh Wren	Cistothorus palustris	MAWR	2	.
283	Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	GRCA	1	.
284	Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	BRTH	1	.
285	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	NOMO	1	.
286	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	EUST	1	.
287	Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	EABL	1	.
288	Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides	MOBL	5	R
289	Townsend's Solitare	Myadestes townsendi	TOSO	5	R
290	Veery	Catharus fuscescens	VEER	1	.
291	Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	GCTH	1	.
292	Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	SWTH	1	.
293	Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	HETH	1	.
294	Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	WOTH	1	.
295	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	AMRO	1	.
296	Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	VATH	5	R
297	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	HOSP	1	.
298	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	ETSP	5	R
299	American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	AMPI	1	.
300	Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	EVGR	5	R
301	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	HOFI	1	.
302	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	PUFI	2	.
303	Redpoll	Acanthis flammea	REDP	5	R
304	Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	RECR	4	R
305	White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	WWCR	4	R
306	Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus	PISI	2	.
307	Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	LEGO	5	R
308	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	AMGO	1	.
309	Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus	LALO	2	.
310	Smith's Longspur	Calcarius pictus	SMLO	5	R
311	Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	SNBU	2	.
312	Bachman's Sparrow	Peucaea aestivalis	BACS	4	R (b)
313	Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	GRSP	2	.
314	Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	LASP	2	.
315	Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys	LARB	5	R
316	Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	CHSP	1	.
317	Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	CCSP	3	.
318	Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	FISP	1	.
319	Brewer's Sparrow	Spizella breweri	BRSP	5	R
320	Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca	FOSP	1	.
321	American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea	ATSP	1	.
322	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	DEJU	1	.
323	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	WCSP	1	.
324	Harris's Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula	HASP	4	R
325	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	WTSP	1	.
326	Sagebrush Sparrow	Artemisiospiza nevadensis	SABS	5	R
327	Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	VESP	1	.
328	LeConte's Sparrow	Ammodramus leconteii	LCSP	2	.
329	Nelson's Sparrow	Ammodramus nelsoni	NESP	3	.
330	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	HESP	2	.
331	Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	SAVS	1	.
332	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	SOSP	1	.
333	Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	LISP	1	.
334	Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana	SWSP	1	.
335	Green-tailed Towhee	Pipilo chlorurus	GTTO	5	R
336	Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	SPTO	4	R
337	Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	EATO	1	.
338	Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	YBCH	1	.
339	Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	YHBL	4	R
340	Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	BOBO	1	.
341	Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna	EAME	1	.
342	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	WEME	3	.
343	Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	OROR	1	.
344	Hooded Oriole	Icterus cucullatus	HOOR	5	R
345	Bullock's Oriole	Icterus bullockii	BUOR	5	R
346	Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	BAOR	1	.
347	Scott's Oriole	Icterus parisorum	SCOR	5	R
348	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	RWBL	1	.
349	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	BHCO	1	.
350	Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	RUBL	1	.
351	Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	BRBL	2	.
352	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	COGR	1	.
353	Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	OVEN	1	.
354	Worm-eating Warbler	Helmitheros vermivorum	WEWA	1	.
355	Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	LOWA	1	.
356	Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	NOWA	1	.
357	Bachman's Warbler	Vermivora bachmanii	BAWA	6	.
358	Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	GWWA	2	.
359	Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera	BWWA	1	.
360	Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	BAWW	1	.
361	Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	PROW	1	.
362	Swainson's Warbler	Limnothlypis swainsonii	SWWA	2	.
363	Tennessee Warbler	Oreothlypis peregrina	TEWA	1	.
364	Orange-crowned Warbler	Oreothlypis celata	OCWA	1	.
365	Nashville Warbler	Oreothlypis ruficapilla	NAWA	1	.
366	Connecticut Warbler	Oporornis agilis	CONW	2	.
367	Mourning Warbler	Geothlypis philadelphia	MOWA	2	.
368	Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa	KEWA	1	.
369	Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	COYE	1	.
370	Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	HOWA	1	.
371	American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	AMRE	1	.
372	Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	CMWA	1	.
373	Cerulean Warbler	Setophaga cerulea	CERW	2	.
374	Northern Parula	Setophaga americana	NOPA	1	.
375	Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia	MAWA	1	.
376	Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea	BBWA	1	.
377	Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca	BLBW	1	.
378	Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia	YEWA	1	.
379	Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	CSWA	1	.
380	Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	BLPW	1	.
381	Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	BTBW	2	.
382	Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum	PAWA	1	.
383	Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus	PIWA	1	.
384	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	YRWA	1	.
385	Yellow-throated Warbler	Setophaga dominica	YTWA	1	.
386	Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor	PRAW	1	.
387	Black-throated Gray Warbler	Setophaga nigrescens	BTYW	5	R
388	Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	BTNW	1	.
389	Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis	CAWA	1	.
390	Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla	WIWA	1	.
391	Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	SUTA	1	.
392	Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	SCTA	1	.
393	Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	WETA	5	R
394	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	NOCA	1	.
395	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	RBGR	1	.
396	Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus	BHGR	5	R
397	Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	BLGR	1	.
398	Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	INBU	1	.
399	Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	PABU	4	R
400	Dickcissel	Spiza americana	DICK	1	.

	Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	BARG		hyp
	Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica	BAGO		hyp
	Black Rail	Laterallus jamaicensis	BLRA		hyp
	Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	FTFL		hyp
	Kirtland's Warbler	Setophaga kirtlandii	KIWA		hyp
	Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus	LBCU		hyp
	Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	PIGR		hyp
	Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	PUSA		hyp
	Sprague's Pipit	Anthus spragueii	SPPI		hyp

Official Kentucky State List of Birds

21st Report of the Kentucky Bird Records Committee

Kentucky Official Bird List

Latest Update: January 2025

21^st Report of the Kentucky Bird Records Committee