![]() ![]() 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. Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator.Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus.Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica (C).White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi.Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus (R).Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons.Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (A).Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis (C).(H) Hypothetical - species which have been reported but not confirmed.(E) Extinct - recent species which no longer exist.(I) Introduced - species established in North America solely as result of direct or indirect human action.(R) Rare - species found annually but with fewer than eight records per year according to the WSO.(C) Casual - species with at least one record every one to five years per the WSO.(A) Accidental - species with fewer than one record every five years per the WSO.These tags are used to annotate some species: Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in Wisconsin as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them. This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 62nd Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS). An additional 12 species are classed as hypothetical. Of them, 92 are classed as accidental, 34 are classed as casual, 53 are classed as rare, eight have been introduced to North America, and two are known to be extinct and another is thought to be. ![]() As of July 2022 there were 441 species and a species pair included in the official list. state of Wisconsin and accepted by the Records Committee of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSORC). This list of birds of Wisconsin includes species documented in the U.S. The American robin is the state bird of Wisconsin. ![]()
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