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This page contains several versions of
bird checklists specific to Georgia that can be printed for personal
use. The GOS also has pre-printed Georgia Bird Checklists on a
heavier stock of paper, available for purchase using the
GOS
Merchandise Order Form. Species reported from Georgia may be placed on one of three
lists, together making up the Official State List (last published by the GOS in
2003 in the Annotated Checklist of
Georgia Birds).
- The Regular List serves as the main list where firm
documentation is established for species occurring in Georgia.
- The Provisional List includes those species reasonably
well-documented, but without firm (specimen, photograph, etc.) evidence, as occurring in
Georgia.
- The Hypothetical List includes species reported with unclear
origin or unsubstantiated identification. Records for species listed on the
Hypothetical List still serve important functions, as future acceptable records may
require reevaluation of these past records to best interpret the increasing occurrence of
certain species in Georgia over time.
Species observed in Georgia that require
documentation are listed below under Review
Species.
Georgia
Checklist
- 2007 (PDF Format - Uses Adobe Acrobat Reader)
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Lists 409 of the 412 species on the regular Georgia checklist (Passenger Pigeon, Carolina Parakeet, and
Bachman's Warbler, each of which the AOU considers exinct, are excluded). Note that the
AOU does not officially consider the Ivory-billed Woodpecker extinct. Also contains a list of Provisional species and the Georgia RBA
number on a three column checklist
which prints on two pages, or front & back on one sheet.
Georgia Checklist with
Scientific Names - 2007 (HTML Format)
Lists 409 of the 412 species on the
Regular Georgia checklist (Passenger Pigeon, Carolina Parakeet, and
Bachman's Warbler are not included)
The Review Species -
2007 (HTML)
Georgia Ornithological Society's Records Committee
requests observers submit documentation if these species are detected in the State of
Georgia; also contains a list of provisional species. Use the GOS Bird Records Committee Rare Bird Report Form
(HTML version or
Microsoft
Word version) to submit
details of these sightings.
Taxonomic order and
nomenclature for the following lists is based
on the American Ornithologists' Union's
The
A.O.U. Check-list of North American Birds, 7th Edition
(1998) and incorporates changes made in the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th
and 47th Supplements to the Check-list, as published in
The Auk 117: 847-858 (2000); 119:897-906 (2002); 120:923-932 (2003);
121:985-995 (2004); 122:1026-1031 (2005); 123:926-936 (2006); 124:1109–1115
(2007).
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Changes in the 48th AOU Supplement, published July 2007, affect the following
Georgia species:
The scientific name of
Belted Kingfisher is changed from Ceryle alcyon to
Megaceryle alcyon.
Also
of note, the Suborder Cathartae (New World Vultures, which
includes Turkey Vulture and Black Vulture in Georgia) has been
moved from Order Ciconiiformes (Herons/Egrets, Ibis, Storks &
Spoonbills) to Order Falconiformes, the Suborder's historical
postion prior to 1998.
The text of the 48th
Supplement is available on the AOU site:
http://www.aou.org/checklist/suppl/AOU_checklist_suppl_48.pdf
Changes in the 47th AOU Supplement, published July 2006, affect the following
Georgia species:
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Spotted
Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet,
and Lesser Yellowlegs change positions in the
checklist.
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The scientific
name of Willet is changed from Catoptrophorus
semipalmatus to Tringa semipalmata.
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Skuas and
Jaegers are placed in their own Family (STERCORARIIDAE) and
moved between the Larids (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) and the
Alcids in checklist order.
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Brown Noddy,
Sooty Tern, Bridled Tern, Least Tern, Gull-billed Tern,
Caspian Tern, Black Tern, White-winged Tern, Roseate Tern, Common Tern, Arctic Tern,
Forster's Tern, Royal Tern and Sandwich Tern
change positions in the checklist.
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The scientific
name of Sooty Tern is changed from Sterna fuscata
to Onychoprion fuscatus.
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The scientific
name of Bridled Tern is changed from Sterna
anaethetus to Onychoprion anaethetus.
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The scientific
name of Least Tern is changed from Sterna
antillarum to Sternula antillarum.
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The scientific
name of Gull-billed Tern is changed from Sterna
nilotica to Gelochelidon nilotica.
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The scientific
name of Caspian Tern is changed from Sterna caspia
to Hydroprogne caspia.
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The scientific
name of Royal Tern is changed from Sterna maxima
to Thalasseus maxima.
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The scientific
name of Sandwich Tern is changed from Sterna
sandvicensis to Thalasseus sandvicensis.
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Yellow-billed
Cuckoo and Black-billed Cuckoo switch checklist order positions.
The text of the 47th
Supplement is available on the AOU site:
http://www.aou.org/checklist/suppl/AOU_checklist_suppl_47.pdf
The changes published in the 46th
Supplement (2005) did not affect Georgia's checklist. The
text of the 46th Supplement is available on the AOU site:
http://www.aou.org/checklist/suppl/AOU_checklist_suppl_46.pdf
Changes in the 45th
AOU Supplement, published July 2004, affect the following
Georgia species:
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Brant and
Canada Goose switch checklist order positions.
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The scientific
name of Spotted Sandpiper is changed from Actitis
macularia to Actitis macularius.
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The scientific
name of Worm-eating Warbler is changed from
Helmitheros vermivorus to Helmitheros vermivorum.
The text of the 45th
Supplement is available on the AOU site:
http://www.aou.org/checklist/suppl/AOU_checklist_suppl_45.pdf |
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