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This is a list of every wild bird species ever seen in New Jersey, as recorded by the New Jersey Bird Records Committee. 458 species are included. Two species, whose records are of uncertain origin, have not been included. The following markings are used.
Birds listed as accidental should not be expected to be found anywhere in New Jersey with regularity. Except for the accidental birds, only birds that are considered to have established, self-sustaining, wild populations in New Jersey or, in the case extinct or extinct species, have had such populations in New Jersey in the past are included on this list. This means that birds that are considered probable escapees, although they may have been sighted flying free in New Jersey, are not included on this list. This list is presented in taxonomic order and follows The Check-list of North American Birds (7th ed., 1998), published by the American Ornithologists' Union. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family accounts. Introduced, casual, accidental, hypothetical, extirpated and extinct species are included in the total species counts for North America and New Jersey. [edit] Ducks, Geese, and SwansOrder: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan. These are birds that are modified for an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. There are 131 species worldwide, 61 North American species, and 43 New Jersey species. 
[edit] Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and their allies. These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump, with broad relatively short wings. Many species are gamebirds, or have been domesticated as a food source for humans. There are 180 species worldwide, 16 North American species, and 4 New Jersey species.
[edit] New World QuailOrder:Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae The New World quails are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. There are 32 species, worldwide, all found only in the Americas, 6 North American species, and 1 New Jersey species.
[edit] LoonsOrder: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae Loons are aquatic birds the size of a large duck, to which they are unrelated. Their plumage is largely grey or black, and they have spear-shaped bills. Loons swim well, and fly adequately, but, because their legs are placed towards the rear of the body, are almost hopeless on land. There are five species worldwide, 5 North American species, and 3 New Jersey species.
[edit] Grebes
Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-large diving birds that breed on fresh water. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide, 7 North American species, and 5 New Jersey species.
[edit] AlbatrossesOrder: Procellariiformes Family: Diomedeidae The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. There are 21 species worldwide and 8 North American species. Two of these species have appeared in New Jersey.
[edit] Fulmars, Petrels, Shearwaters
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. There are 75 species worldwide, 24 North American species, and 8 New Jersey species.
[edit] Storm-PetrelsOrder: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae 
The storm-petrels are the smallest of seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. There are 21 species worldwide, 12 North American species, and 4 New Jersey species.
[edit] TropicbirdsOrder: Procellariiformes Family: Phaethontidae Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their long wings have black markings, as does the head. There are 3 species worldwide, 3 North American species, and 2 New Jersey species.
[edit] Boobies and Gannets
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Sulidae The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. There are 8 species worldwide, 5 North American species, and 3 New Jersey species.
[edit] PelicansOrder: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak. Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes. There are 8 species worldwide, 2 North American species, and 2 New Jersey species.
[edit] CormorantsOrder: Pelecaniformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae 
Cormorants are medium to large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of colored skin on the face. The bill is long, thin, and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed, a distinguishing feature of the Pelecaniformes order. There are 38 species worldwide, 6 North American species, and 2 New Jersey species.
[edit] DartersOrder: Pelecaniformes Family: Anhingidae Darters are cormorant-like water birds with very long necks and long, straight beaks. They often swim with only the neck above water, and are fish-eaters. There are 4 species worldwide, 1 North American species, and 1 New Jersey species. Anhinga Anhinga anhinga (A) [edit] FrigatebirdsOrder: Pelecaniformes Family: Fregatidae Frigatebirds are large sea-birds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black or black-and-white, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have inflatable colored throat pouches. They do not swim or walk, and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week. There are 5 species worldwide, 3 North American species, and 1 New Jersey species.
[edit] Bitterns, Herons, and Night HeronsOrder: Ciconiiformes Family: Ardeidae 
The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets, and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium-sized to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter-necked and more secretive. Unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted. There are 61 species worldwide, 17 North American species, and 12 New Jersey species.
[edit] Ibises and SpoonbillsOrder: Ciconiiformes Family: Threskiornithidae The family Threskiornithidae includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings. Their bodies tend to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. There are 36 species worldwide, 5 North American species, and 4 New Jersey species.
[edit] Storks
Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Threskiornithidae Storks are large, heavy, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills and wide wingspans. They lack the powder down that other wading birds such as herons, spoonbills and ibises use to clean off fish slime. Storks lack a pharynx and are mute. There are 19 species worldwide, 2 North American species, and 1 New Jersey species.
[edit] New World VulturesOrder: Ciconiiformes Family: Cathartidae The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers, but unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, some New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they find carcasses. There are 7 species worldwide, all found only in the Americas, 3 North American species, and 2 New Jersey species.
[edit] Kites, Eagles, Harriers, and Hawks
Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae The family Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey and include hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. There are 233 species worldwide, 28 North American species, and 15 New Jersey species.
[edit] Caracaras and Falcons
Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey, notably the falcons and caracaras. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their feet. There are 62 species worldwide, 10 North American species, and 5 New Jersey species.
[edit] Rails, Sora, Gallinules, Moorhens, and CootsOrder: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. The most typical family members occupy dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs, and have long toes which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers. There are 143 species worldwide, 13 North American species, and 10 New Jersey species.
[edit] CranesOrder: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances". There are 15 species worldwide, 3 North American species, and 1 New Jersey species.
[edit] Lapwings and PloversOrder: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae 
The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water, although there are some exceptions. There are 66 species worldwide, 17 North American species, and 9 New Jersey species.
[edit] OystercatchersOrder: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae The oystercatchers are large, obvious, and noisy plover-like birds with strong bills used for smashing or prying open molluscs. There are 11 species worldwide, 2 North American species, and 1 New Jersey species.
[edit] Stilts and Avocets
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and the stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are 9 species worldwide, 3 North American species, and 2 New Jersey species.
[edit] Sandpipers, Curlews, Stints, Godwits, Snipes, and Phalaropes
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae The Scolopacidae are a large, diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds, including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. Most species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. There are 86 species worldwide, 65 North American species, and 40 New Jersey species.
[edit] Skuas, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes jaegers, skuas, gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. There are 108 species worldwide, 54 North American species, and 40 New Jersey species.
[edit] Auks, Murres, and PuffinsOrder: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae Alcids are superficially similar to penguins in their black-and-white colors, their upright posture, and some of their habits. However they are not related to the penguins at all, being able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, deliberately coming ashore only to nest. There are 24 species worldwide and 22 North American species. Six of these species have occurred in New Jersey.
[edit] Pigeons and Doves
Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. There are 308 species worldwide, 18 North American species, and 7 New Jersey species.
[edit] Lories and lorikeets, Parakeets, Macaws, and ParrotsOrder: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and the have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back. There are 335 species worldwide, 8 North American species, and one extinct New Jersey species.
[edit] Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and AnisOrder: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. Unlike the cuckoo species of the Old World, North American cuckoos are not brood parasites. There are 138 species worldwide, 8 North American species, and 3 New Jersey species.
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Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae Barn owls are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. There are 16 species worldwide, 1 North American species, and 1 New Jersey species.
[edit] Typical owlsOrder: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. There are 195 species worldwide, 21 North American species, and 9 New Jersey species.
[edit] Nightjars
Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills that usually nest on the ground. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is crypically colored to resemble bark or leaves. There are 86 species worldwide, 9 North American species, and 3 New Jersey species.
[edit] Swifts
Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae The swifts are small aerial birds, spending the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. There are 98 species worldwide, 9 North American species, and 1 New Jersey species.
[edit] HummingbirdsOrder: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. There are 337 species worldwide, 23 North American species, and 6 New Jersey species.
[edit] KingfishersOrder: Coraciiformes Family: Cerylidae Kingfishers are medium sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 94 species worldwide, 3 North American species, and 1 New Jersey species.
[edit] Woodpeckers, Sapsuckers, and Flickers
Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Woodpeckers are small to medium sized birds with chisel like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward, and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. There are 218 species worldwide, 26 North American species, and 10 New Jersey species.
[edit] Tyrant flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae Tyrant flycatchers are Passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust with stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, are rather plain. As the name implies, most are insectivorous. There are 429 species worldwide, all found only in the Americas, 45 North American species, and 18 New Jersey species.
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Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey. There are 31 species worldwide, 3 North American species, and 2 New Jersey species.
[edit] Vireos
Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae The vireos are a group of small to medium sized passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are typically greenish in color and resemble wood warblers apart from their heavier bills. There are 52 species worldwide, 16 North American species, and 8 New Jersey species.
[edit] Jays, Crows, Magpies, and Ravens
Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae The Corvidae family includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size for the bird order Passeriformes. Some of the larger species show levels of learned behavior of a high degree. There are 120 species worldwide, 21 North American speicies, and 4 New Jersey species.
[edit] LarksOrder: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds. There are 91 species worldwide, 2 North American species, and 1 New Jersey species.
[edit] Swallows and Martins
Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae The Hirundinidae family is a group of passerines characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Their adaptations include a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and short bills with wide gape. The feet are designed for perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. There are 75 species worldwide, 14 North American species, and 9 New Jersey species.
[edit] Chickadees and Titmice
Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. There are species 59 worldwide, 12 North American species, and 4 New Jersey species.
[edit] NuthatchesOrder: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet. There are 24 species worldwide, 4 North American species, and 3 New Jersey species.
[edit] TreecreepersOrder: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees. There are 6 species worldwide, 1 North American species, and 1 New Jersey species.
[edit] Wrens
Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae Wrens are small and inconspicuous birds, except for their loud songs. They have short wings and a thin down-turned bill. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous. There are 79 species worldwide, 9 North American species, and 7 New Jersey species.
[edit] Kinglets
Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae The kinglets are a small family of birds which resemble the titmice. They are very small insectivorous birds in the genus Regulus. The adults have colored crowns, giving rise to their name. There are 5 species worldwide, 2 North American species, and 2 New Jersey species.
[edit] Old World warblers and GnatcatchersOrder: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine |
