Birds
There are 42 threatened species and subspecies of birds in Michigan. Of these, 18 are listed as species of threatened concern, 14 as threatened and 9 as endangered. One additional species is listed as extinct in Michigan, although it previously had a population in the state. Two species have federal listed status as endangered.
| Species | Common name | State status | Federal status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accipiter gentilis | Northern goshawk | Special Concern | |
| Ammodramus henslowii | Henslow's sparrow | Endangered | |
| Ammodramus savannarum | Grasshopper sparrow | Special Concern | |
| Asio flammeus | Short-eared owl | Endangered | |
| Asio otus | Long-eared owl | Threatened | |
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American bittern | Special Concern | |
| Buteo lineatus | Red-shouldered hawk | Threatened | |
| Charadrius melodus | Piping plover | Endangered | Endangered and Critical Habitat |
| Chlidonias niger | Black tern | Special Concern | |
| Chondestes grammacus | Lark sparrow | Extinct | |
| Circus cyaneus | Northern harrier | Special Concern | |
| Cistothorus palustris | Marsh wren | Special Concern | |
| Coturnicops noveboracensis | Yellow rail | Threatened | |
| Cygnus buccinator | Trumpeter swan | Threatened | |
| Falcipennis canadensis | Spruce grouse | Special Concern | |
| Falco columbarius | Merlin | Threatened | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine falcon | Endangered | |
| Gallinula chloropus | Common moorhen | Threatened | |
| Gavia immer | Common loon | Threatened | |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald eagle | Special Concern | |
| Hydroprogne caspia | Caspian tern | Threatened | |
| Ixobrychus exilis | Least bittern | Threatened | |
| Lanius ludovicianus migrans | Migrant loggerhead shrike | Endangered | |
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned night-heron | Special Concern | |
| Pandion haliaetus | Osprey | Special Concern | |
| Parkesia motacilla | Louisiana waterthrush | Threatened | |
| Phalaropus tricolor | Wilson's phalarope | Special Concern | |
| Picoides arcticus | Black-backed woodpecker | Special Concern | |
| Protonotaria citrea | Prothonotary warbler | Special Concern | |
| Rallus elegans | King rail | Endangered | |
| Setophaga cerulea | Cerulean warbler | Threatened | |
| Setophaga citrina | Hooded warbler | Special Concern | |
| Setophaga discolor | Prairie warbler | Endangered | |
| Setophaga dominica | Yellow-throated warbler | Threatened | |
| Setophaga kirtlandii | Kirtland's warbler | Endangered | Endangered |
| Spiza americana | Dickcissel | Special Concern | |
| Sterna forsteri | Forster's tern | Threatened | |
| Sterna hirundo | Common tern | Threatened | |
| Sturnella neglecta | Western meadowlark | Special Concern | |
| Tympanuchus phasianellus | Sharp-tailed grouse | Special Concern | |
| Tyto alba | Barn owl | Endangered | |
| Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed blackbird | Special Concern |
Read more about this topic: List Of Threatened Fauna Of Michigan
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