My Official Bird Bucket List
- Chao "Jimmy" Wu
- Feb 14, 2016
- 3 min read
Here is my official bird bucket-list. I started this when I was in 7th grade and it has now expanded beyond 100 species. There are still a LOT of species to run through!!! Note that this "bucket list" is for my top species I want to see in my life and not my lifelist!

A̶t̶l̶a̶n̶t̶i̶c̶ ̶P̶u̶f̶f̶i̶n̶
Steller’s Sea Eagle
S̶n̶o̶w̶y̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶
M̶a̶g̶n̶i̶f̶i̶c̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶F̶r̶i̶g̶a̶t̶e̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶
P̶i̶n̶y̶o̶n̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶-̶ ̶N̶e̶m̶e̶s̶i̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶p̶h̶o̶t̶o̶g̶r̶a̶p̶h̶s̶!̶ ̶
G̶r̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶
C̶r̶e̶s̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶C̶a̶r̶a̶c̶a̶r̶a̶ ̶-̶ ̶W̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶n̶e̶m̶e̶s̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶c̶i̶e̶s̶!̶ ̶
C̶h̶e̶s̶t̶n̶u̶t̶-̶C̶o̶l̶l̶a̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶L̶o̶n̶g̶s̶p̶u̶r̶ ̶
W̶h̶o̶o̶p̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶C̶r̶a̶n̶e̶ ̶
R̶o̶s̶e̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶S̶p̶o̶o̶n̶b̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶
C̶a̶l̶i̶f̶o̶r̶n̶i̶a̶ ̶C̶o̶n̶d̶o̶r̶ ̶-̶ ̶W̶a̶s̶ ̶n̶e̶m̶e̶s̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶c̶i̶e̶s̶!̶ ̶
P̶y̶r̶r̶h̶u̶l̶o̶x̶i̶a̶ ̶
P̶h̶a̶i̶n̶o̶p̶e̶p̶l̶a̶ ̶
G̶̶̶r̶̶̶a̶̶̶y̶̶̶ ̶̶̶J̶̶̶a̶̶̶y̶ ̶(̶C̶a̶n̶a̶d̶a̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶)̶
B̶o̶r̶e̶a̶l̶ ̶C̶h̶i̶c̶k̶a̶d̶e̶e̶ ̶
G̶i̶l̶a̶ ̶W̶o̶o̶d̶p̶e̶c̶k̶e̶r̶ ̶
G̶i̶l̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶F̶l̶i̶c̶k̶e̶r̶ ̶
A̶p̶l̶o̶m̶a̶d̶o̶ ̶F̶a̶l̶c̶o̶n̶
R̶e̶d̶-̶B̶i̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶B̶l̶u̶e̶ ̶M̶a̶g̶p̶i̶e̶
White-Tailed Eagle
C̶h̶e̶s̶t̶n̶u̶t̶-̶B̶a̶c̶k̶e̶d̶ ̶C̶h̶i̶c̶k̶a̶d̶e̶e̶
V̶a̶r̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶T̶h̶r̶u̶s̶h̶
Rusty Blackbird
R̶a̶z̶o̶r̶b̶i̶l̶l̶
Great Skua
P̶a̶r̶a̶s̶i̶t̶i̶c̶ ̶J̶a̶e̶g̶e̶r̶ ̶(̶A̶r̶c̶t̶i̶c̶ ̶S̶k̶u̶a̶)̶
T̶u̶f̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶P̶u̶f̶f̶i̶n̶
Horned Puffin
G̶r̶o̶o̶v̶e̶-̶b̶i̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶A̶n̶i̶ ̶
G̶l̶a̶u̶c̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶G̶u̶l̶l̶
G̶l̶a̶u̶c̶o̶u̶s̶-̶w̶i̶n̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶G̶u̶l̶l̶
T̶h̶a̶y̶e̶r̶’̶s̶ ̶G̶u̶l̶l̶ ̶(̶g̶o̶t̶ ̶l̶u̶m̶p̶e̶d̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶I̶c̶e̶l̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶G̶u̶l̶l̶,̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶f̶r̶e̶e̶b̶i̶e̶)̶!
A̶r̶i̶z̶o̶n̶a̶ ̶W̶o̶o̶d̶p̶e̶c̶k̶e̶r̶ ̶
F̶l̶o̶r̶i̶d̶a̶ ̶S̶c̶r̶u̶b̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶
B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶-̶B̶i̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶M̶a̶g̶p̶i̶e̶
Ye̶l̶l̶o̶w̶-̶B̶i̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶M̶a̶g̶p̶i̶e̶ ̶
E̶u̶r̶a̶s̶i̶a̶n̶ ̶M̶a̶g̶p̶i̶e̶ ̶
E̶l̶e̶g̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶T̶r̶o̶g̶o̶n̶
Eared Quetzal
M̶e̶x̶i̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶Ja̶y̶ ̶
S̶t̶e̶l̶l̶e̶r̶’̶s̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶
W̶o̶o̶d̶h̶o̶u̶s̶e̶'̶s̶ ̶S̶c̶r̶u̶b̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶
C̶a̶l̶i̶f̶o̶r̶n̶i̶a̶ ̶S̶c̶r̶u̶b̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶-̶>̶ ̶S̶p̶l̶i̶t̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶c̶i̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶s̶p̶o̶t̶ ̶
I̶s̶l̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶S̶c̶r̶u̶b̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶
T̶h̶i̶c̶k̶-̶b̶i̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶K̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶
R̶e̶d̶-̶t̶h̶r̶o̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶L̶o̶o̶n̶ ̶
P̶a̶c̶i̶f̶i̶c̶ ̶L̶o̶o̶n̶ ̶C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶L̶o̶o̶n̶ ̶
S̶u̶l̶p̶h̶u̶r̶-̶b̶e̶l̶l̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶F̶l̶y̶c̶a̶t̶c̶h̶e̶r̶
Black-Backed Woodpecker
L̶e̶w̶i̶s̶’̶s̶ ̶W̶o̶o̶d̶p̶e̶c̶k̶e̶r̶ ̶
C̶o̶u̶c̶h̶’̶s̶ ̶K̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶
G̶r̶e̶a̶t̶ ̶K̶i̶s̶k̶a̶d̶e̶e̶ ̶
V̶a̶r̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶B̶u̶n̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶
P̶o̶m̶a̶r̶i̶n̶e̶ ̶S̶k̶u̶a̶
Eurasian Jay
P̶i̶n̶e̶ ̶G̶r̶o̶s̶b̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶<̶-̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶U̶l̶t̶i̶m̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶N̶e̶m̶e̶s̶i̶s̶ ̶(̶F̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶2̶0̶1̶7̶.̶.̶.̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶n̶e̶m̶e̶s̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶m̶o̶r̶e̶!̶)̶ ̶
E̶v̶e̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶G̶r̶o̶s̶b̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶<̶-̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶u̶r̶r̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶n̶e̶m̶e̶s̶i̶s̶ ̶b̶i̶r̶d̶!̶ ̶
W̶h̶i̶t̶e̶-̶W̶i̶n̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶C̶r̶o̶s̶s̶b̶i̶l̶l̶
Lapland Longspur
Sprague’s Pipit
A̶m̶e̶r̶i̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶D̶i̶p̶p̶e̶r̶ ̶
Z̶o̶n̶e̶-̶T̶a̶i̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶H̶a̶w̶k̶ ̶
M̶e̶r̶l̶i̶n̶ ̶
M̶c̶C̶o̶w̶n̶’̶s̶ ̶L̶o̶n̶g̶s̶p̶u̶r̶ ̶
G̶r̶a̶y̶-̶C̶r̶o̶w̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶R̶o̶s̶y̶ ̶F̶i̶n̶c̶h̶ ̶
H̶o̶o̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶O̶r̶i̶o̶l̶e̶ ̶
A̶l̶t̶a̶m̶i̶r̶a̶ ̶O̶r̶i̶o̶l̶e̶ ̶
S̶c̶o̶t̶t̶’̶s̶ ̶O̶r̶i̶o̶l̶e̶ ̶
B̶u̶l̶l̶o̶c̶k̶’̶s̶ ̶O̶r̶i̶o̶l̶e̶
Audubon’s Oriole
G̶r̶a̶y̶ ̶H̶a̶w̶k̶
C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶H̶a̶w̶k̶ ̶
H̶a̶r̶r̶i̶s̶’̶s̶ ̶H̶a̶w̶k̶
Smith’s Longspur
King Eider
Steller’s Eider
Spectacled Eider
C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶E̶i̶d̶e̶r̶ ̶
G̶r̶e̶a̶t̶ ̶H̶o̶r̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶
B̶a̶r̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶
B̶u̶r̶r̶o̶w̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶
E̶l̶f̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶
H̶o̶o̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶M̶e̶r̶g̶a̶n̶s̶e̶r̶ ̶
R̶e̶d̶-̶B̶r̶e̶a̶s̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶M̶e̶r̶g̶a̶n̶s̶e̶r̶ ̶
C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶M̶e̶r̶g̶a̶n̶s̶e̶r̶ ̶
R̶u̶d̶d̶y̶ ̶D̶u̶c̶k̶ ̶
N̶o̶r̶t̶h̶e̶r̶n̶ ̶S̶h̶o̶v̶e̶l̶e̶r̶
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Great Gray Owl
H̶a̶r̶l̶e̶q̶u̶i̶n̶ ̶D̶u̶c̶k̶ ̶
S̶n̶o̶w̶ ̶G̶o̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶
B̶r̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶
R̶o̶s̶s̶’̶s̶ ̶G̶o̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶
C̶a̶c̶k̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶G̶o̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶
R̶i̶n̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶K̶i̶n̶g̶f̶i̶s̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶
G̶r̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶K̶i̶n̶g̶f̶i̶s̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶
R̶i̶v̶o̶l̶i̶'̶s̶ ̶(̶M̶a̶g̶n̶i̶f̶i̶c̶e̶n̶t̶)̶ ̶H̶u̶m̶m̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶
L̶u̶c̶i̶f̶e̶r̶ ̶H̶u̶m̶m̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶
B̶u̶f̶f̶-̶b̶e̶l̶l̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶H̶u̶m̶m̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶
B̶̶̶l̶̶̶u̶̶̶e̶̶̶-̶̶̶t̶̶̶h̶̶̶r̶̶̶o̶̶̶a̶̶̶t̶̶̶e̶̶̶d̶̶̶ ̶̶̶M̶o̶u̶n̶t̶a̶i̶n̶-̶g̶e̶m̶
B̶r̶o̶a̶d̶-̶b̶i̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶H̶u̶m̶m̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶
B̶r̶o̶a̶d̶-̶t̶a̶i̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶H̶u̶m̶m̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶
Brown Jay
Y̶e̶l̶l̶o̶w̶-̶f̶o̶o̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶G̶u̶l̶l̶
Pallas's Gull
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Chestnut Bulbul
White-throated Laughingthrush
B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶-̶t̶h̶r̶o̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶L̶a̶u̶g̶h̶i̶n̶g̶t̶h̶r̶u̶s̶h̶ ̶
C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶T̶a̶i̶l̶o̶r̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶
G̶r̶e̶a̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶P̶e̶w̶e̶e̶
Northern Shrike
G̶r̶a̶c̶e̶'̶s̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶
L̶u̶c̶y̶'̶s̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶
O̶l̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶
R̶u̶f̶o̶u̶s̶-̶w̶i̶n̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶S̶p̶a̶r̶r̶o̶w̶ ̶
R̶u̶f̶o̶u̶s̶-̶c̶r̶o̶w̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶S̶p̶a̶r̶r̶o̶w̶ ̶
V̶i̶o̶l̶e̶t̶-̶c̶r̶o̶w̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶H̶u̶m̶m̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶ ̶
N̶o̶r̶t̶h̶e̶r̶n̶ ̶B̶e̶a̶r̶d̶l̶e̶s̶s̶-̶t̶y̶r̶a̶n̶n̶u̶l̶e̶t̶
Buff-collared Nightjar
R̶o̶s̶e̶-̶t̶h̶r̶o̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶B̶e̶c̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶ ̶
B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶-̶c̶a̶p̶p̶e̶d̶ ̶G̶n̶a̶t̶c̶a̶t̶c̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶
R̶e̶d̶-̶f̶a̶c̶e̶d̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶
Y̶e̶l̶l̶o̶w̶-̶e̶y̶e̶d̶ ̶J̶u̶n̶c̶o̶ ̶ ̶
N̶o̶r̶t̶h̶e̶r̶n̶ ̶P̶y̶g̶m̶y̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶
F̶l̶a̶m̶m̶u̶l̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶ ̶
H̶e̶p̶a̶t̶i̶c̶ ̶T̶a̶n̶g̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶
M̶o̶n̶t̶e̶z̶u̶m̶a̶ ̶Q̶u̶a̶i̶l̶ ̶
̶S̶p̶o̶t̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶ ̶
C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶P̶o̶o̶r̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶ ̶
E̶a̶s̶t̶e̶r̶n̶ ̶W̶h̶i̶p̶-̶p̶o̶o̶r̶w̶i̶l̶l̶
Chuck-will's-widow
M̶e̶x̶i̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶W̶h̶i̶p̶-̶p̶o̶o̶r̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶ ̶
C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶P̶a̶u̶r̶a̶q̶u̶e̶ ̶ ̶
N̶o̶r̶t̶h̶e̶r̶n̶ ̶G̶o̶s̶h̶a̶w̶k̶
Sagebrush Sparrow
T̶o̶w̶n̶s̶e̶n̶d̶’̶s̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶
B̶e̶w̶i̶c̶k̶’̶s̶ ̶W̶r̶e̶n̶
Winter Wren
P̶a̶c̶i̶f̶i̶c̶ ̶W̶r̶e̶n̶ ̶ ̶
H̶e̶r̶m̶i̶t̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶
V̶i̶r̶g̶i̶n̶i̶a̶'̶s̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶
B̶e̶l̶l̶’̶s̶ ̶V̶i̶r̶e̶o̶
Tufted Flycatcher
Rufous Backed Robin
C̶l̶a̶y̶-̶c̶o̶l̶o̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶T̶h̶r̶u̶s̶h̶ ̶
̶F̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶S̶t̶r̶i̶p̶e̶d̶ ̶S̶p̶a̶r̶r̶o̶w̶ ̶ ̶
A̶b̶e̶r̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶T̶o̶w̶h̶e̶e
Aztec Thrush
Plain-capped Starthroat
Berylline Hummingbird
White-eared Hummingbird
Rufous-capped Warbler
Fan-tailed Warbler
Flame-colored Tanager
Slate-throated Redstart
Crescent-chested Warbler
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Red-billed Chough
Ring Ouzel
Spotted Nutcracker
Streamertail
Bee Hummingbird
Giant Hummingbird
Talamanca Hummingbird
Dusky Thrush
Orange-headed Thrush
N̶o̶r̶t̶h̶e̶r̶n̶ ̶F̶u̶l̶m̶a̶r̶ ̶ ̶
B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶-̶f̶o̶o̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶A̶l̶b̶a̶t̶r̶o̶s̶s̶ ̶ ̶
L̶a̶y̶s̶a̶n̶ ̶A̶l̶b̶a̶t̶r̶o̶s̶s̶
Gray-headed Albatross
Buller's Albatross
White-capped Albatross
Salvin's Albatross
Black-browed Albatross
Royal Albatross
Wandering Albatross
Northern Giant Petrel
Southern Giant Petrel
Southern Fulmar
Hutton's Shearwater
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