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The 2002 Audubon WatchList

You can view information about the ecology, identification, and conservation of each member of the WatchList as well as the threats to each of these species. Species are grouped by family and listed alphabetically within each group. To select a species, first click on the family from the options below. The color before the species name will indicate if the species is on the red list or yellow list. A printable list of WatchList species is also available in taxonomic order within geographic region (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader v4.0 or higher). Note: The population estimates reported in the upper right corner of each WatchList species account and on the summary .pdf have been updated with new information in April, 2005.
Seabirds Shorebirds
Herons, Egrets, and Allies Pigeons and Doves
Waterfowl Parrots
Birds of Prey Owls and Nightjars
Gallinaceous Birds Swifts and Hummingbirds
Rails Woodpeckers
Cranes Flycatchers and Songbirds



Audubon's WatchList Species by Family

Seabirds

Ashy Storm-Petrel
Bermuda Petrel
Black-capped Petrel
Black-footed Albatross
Black-vented Shearwater
Craveri's Murrelet
Hawaiian Petrel
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Marbled Murrelet
Newell's Shearwater
Pink-footed Shearwater
Short-tailed Albatross
Tristram's Storm-Petrel
Xantus's Murrelet
Black Storm-Petrel
Buller's Shearwater
Laysan Albatross
Least Storm-Petrel
Red-faced Cormorant
Whiskered Auklet

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Herons, Egrets, and Allies

California Condor
Yellow-billed Loon
Reddish Egret

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Waterfowl

Hawaiian Duck
Hawaiian Goose
Laysan Duck
Spectacled Eider
Steller's Eider
West Indian Whistling-Duck
American Black Duck
Brant
Emperor Goose
Mottled Duck
Trumpeter Swan

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Birds of Prey

Hawaiian Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Harris's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk

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Gallinaceous Birds

Greater Prairie-Chicken
Gunnison Sage-Grouse
Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Blue Grouse
Greater Sage-Grouse
Montezuma Quail
Mountain Quail

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Rails

Black Rail
Caribbean Coot
Hawaiian Coot
Yellow Rail

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Cranes

Whooping Crane

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Shorebirds

Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Elegant Tern
Eskimo Curlew
Long-billed Curlew
Mountain Plover
Piping Plover
Snowy Plover
American Golden-Plover
American Oystercatcher
American Woodcock
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black Oystercatcher
Black Turnstone
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Heermann's Gull
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Pacific Golden-Plover
Purple Sandpiper
Red Knot
Red-legged Kittiwake
Rock Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Surfbird
Whimbrel
Wilson's Phalarope
Wilson's Plover
Yellow-footed Gull

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Pigeons and Doves

Plain Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
White-crowned Pigeon

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Parrots

Green Parakeet
Puerto Rican Parrot
Red-crowned Parrot
Thick-billed Parrot

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Owls and Nightjars

Puerto Rican Nightjar
Spotted Owl
Antillean Nighthawk
Elf Owl
Flammulated Owl
Short-eared Owl
Whiskered Screech-Owl

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Swifts and Hummingbirds

Allen's Hummingbird
Black Swift
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Lucifer Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
White-throated Swift

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Woodpeckers

Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Arizona Woodpecker
Gilded Flicker
Lewis's Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker

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Flycatchers and Songbirds

Akekee
Akepa
Akiapolaau
Akikiki
Akohekohe
Anianiau
Bachman's Sparrow
Bachman's Warbler
Baird's Sparrow
Bell's Vireo
Bendire's Thrasher
Bicknell's Thrush
Black-capped Vireo
Elepaio
Elfin-woods Warbler
Florida Scrub-Jay
Golden-cheeked Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Hawaii Creeper
Hawaiian Crow
Henslow's Sparrow
Iiwi
Kamao
Kauai Amakihi
Kirtland's Warbler
Laysan Finch
Maui Alauahio
Maui Parrotbill
McCown's Longspur
Millerbird
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Nihoa Finch
Nukupuu
Oahu Alauahio
Oahu Amakihi
Olomao
Omao
Ou
Palila
Poo-uli
Puaiohi
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Abert's Towhee
Audubon's Oriole
Bay-breasted Warbler
Black Rosy-Finch
Black-capped Gnatcatcher
Black-chinned Sparrow
Blue-winged Warbler
Botteri's Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
California Gnatcatcher
California Thrasher
Canada Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Colima Warbler
Curve-billed Thrasher
Dickcissel
Five-striped Sparrow
Grace's Warbler
Gray Vireo
Harris's Sparrow
Hermit Warbler
Island Scrub-Jay
Kentucky Warbler
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Le Conte's Thrasher
Lucy's Warbler
McKay's Bunting
Oak Titmouse
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Painted Bunting
Pinyon Jay
Prairie Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Red-faced Warbler
Rufous-winged Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird
Seaside Sparrow
Sprague's Pipit
Swainson's Warbler
Tamaulipas Crow
Thick-billed Kingbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Virginia's Warbler
Willow Flycatcher
Wood Thrush
Worm-eating Warbler
Wrentit
Yellow-billed Magpie

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