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List Of Birds Of Ontario

This list of Ontario birds is a listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the Canadian province of Ontario as determined by the Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC). There are, as of 2008, 478 species on this list, 291 of which are known to breed in the province. Ontario has a considerable variety of bird species. One of the factors in this diversity is the size and range of environments in Ontario. Another is the Great Lakes–many birds use the shores as a stopping point during migration.

Several common birds in Ontario, such as the House Sparrow, the Rock Dove, the European Starling, and the Mute Swan are introduced species, meaning that they are not native to this continent but were brought here by man from Europe or elsewhere.

This list is presented in taxonomic order and follows The Check-list of North American Birds, published by the American Ornithologists' Union. The table of contents is grouped into passerines (the largest order of birds) and non-passerines. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family accounts.

Table of contents
Non-passerines: Ducks, geese and swans • Partridges, grouse and turkeys • New World quail • Loons • Grebes • Shearwaters and petrels • Storm-Petrels • Gannets • Pelicans • Cormorants • Darters • Frigatebirds • Bitterns, herons and egrets • Ibises • Storks • New World vultures • Hawks, kites and eagles • Caracaras and falcons • Rails, gallinules and coots • Cranes • Plovers • Oystercatchers • Stilts and avocets • Sandpipers and allies • Gulls, terns and skimmers • Jaegers • Auks, murres and puffins • Pigeons and doves • Cuckoos and anis • Barn owls • Typical owls • Nightjars • Swifts • Hummingbirds • Kingfishers • Woodpeckers, sapsuckers and flickers
Passerines: Tyrant flycatchers • Shrikes • Vireos • Jays, crows, magpies and ravens • Larks • Swallows and martins • Chickadees and titmice • Nuthatches • Treecreepers • Wrens • Kinglets • Gnatcatchers • Thrushes • Old World flycatchers • Mockingbirds and thrashers • Starlings • Wagtails and pipits • Waxwings • Silky-flycatchers • Longspurs and snow buntings • Wood-warblers • American sparrows, towhees, juncos and longspurs • Cardinals and grosbeaks • Blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles and orioles • Finches • Old World sparrows
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