This fourth edition of the Checklist of
Oklahoma birds incorporates the name and sequence changes made in the
American Ornithologists’ Union’s 1998, 7th edition of the Check-list of
North American Birds and supplements (Auk 117:847-858, 2000; Auk
119:897-906, 2002; Auk 120:923-932, 2003; Auk 121:985-995, 2004; Auk
122:1026-1031, 2005; Auk 123:926-936, 2006; Auk 124:1109-1115, 2007; Auk
125:758-768, 2008, Auk 126:705-714, 2009, Auk 127:726-744, 2010, and Auk
128:600-613, 2011), with the exception that we have listed only the order
and family names of the upper taxa.
Since the 3rd Edition (OBRC 2006), three
new species, Sooty Tern, Long-tailed Jaeger, and Hepatic Tanager, are added
to the list on the basis of photographs of the birds in Oklahoma. Two
species, Cave Swallow and Bronzed Cowbird now have support from specimens
and photographs, respectively.
There are 473 species on this checklist.
The 417 species documented with voucher specimens have no indicator before
their names. The 41 species that have been documented with a recognizable
photograph have an asterisk (*) preceding their names. The 13 species seen
in the state and supported only by written documentation, and two species of
uncertain origin, Mute Swan, and Monk Parakeet, have brackets [ ] around
their names. Also, two species now extinct, Passenger Pigeon, and Carolina
Parakeet, and two species possibly extinct, Eskimo Curlew, and Ivory-billed
Woodpecker, have an obelisk (†) preceding their names.
The preferred citation of this checklist
is: Oklahoma Bird Records Committee. 2011. The Oklahoma Ornithological
Society Checklist of Oklahoma Birds. 4th edition. Oklahoma Ornithological
Society, Norman, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Bird Records Committee: James W.
Arterburn, Jeffrey A. Cox, Victor W. Fazio III, Bonnie L. Gall, Joseph A.
Grzybowski (Chair), M. Jo Loyd, and Dan L. Reinking.
