Birds of Alberta
Year Round Residents:
Order Anseriformes
Waterfowl (Family Anatidae)
- Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)
(typically summer residents, but can be found year-round in
some areas)
Order Falconiformes
Hawks and Eagles (Family Accipitridae)
Falcons (Family Falconidae):
Order Galliformes
Grouse (Family Phasianidae):
Order Columbiformes
Doves (Family Columbidae)
Order Strigiformes
Owls (Family Strigidae)
- Barred Owl
- Boreal Owl
- Eastern Screech-Owl
- Great Gray Owl
- Great Horned Owl
(Bubo virginianus)
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Northern Pygmy Owl
- Northern Saw-whet Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Order Piciformes
Woodpeckers (Family Picidae)
- Black-backed Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Three-toed Woodpecker
Order Passeriformes
(The most numerous of all the orders of birds)
Crows and Jays (Family Corvidae)
- Blue Jay
- Gray Jay
- Steller's Jay
(Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Black-billed Magpie
- Clark's Nutcracker
- Common Raven
Chickadees (Family Paridae)
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Mountain Chickadee
- Boreal Chickadee
Nuthatches (Family Sittidae)
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- White-breasted Nuthatch
Creepers (Family Certhiidae)
Dippers (Family Cinclidae)
Waxwings (Family Bombycillidae)
Finches (Family Fringillidae)
- Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
- Pine Grosbeak
(Pinicola enucleator)
- House Finch
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- Pine Siskin
- Evening Grosbeak
Old World Sparrows (Family Passeridae)
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