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Life recorded in United States

Every species with an occurrence record in United States, most-recorded first: 1,322,875,903 records from museums, herbaria, surveys and naturalists, aggregated by GBIF. Keep paging and you reach the rarest, recorded once.

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  1. 1Mourning DoveZenaida macroura · Columbidae · 26,579,510 records
  2. 2Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis · Cardinalidae · 24,881,375 records
  3. 3American RobinTurdus migratorius · Turdidae · 24,279,456 records
  4. 4American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos · Corvidae · 23,434,898 records
  5. 5Blue JayCyanocitta cristata · Corvidae · 20,630,045 records
  6. 6MallardAnas platyrhynchos · Anatidae · 19,679,408 records
  7. 7Canada GooseBranta canadensis · Anatidae · 19,206,713 records
  8. 8Song SparrowMelospiza melodia · Passerellidae · 18,354,009 records
  9. 9Red-Winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus · Icteridae · 17,722,819 records
  10. 10House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus · Fringillidae · 17,549,243 records
  11. 11Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris · Sturnidae · 16,779,032 records
  12. 12American GoldfinchSpinus tristis · Fringillidae · 16,628,869 records
  13. 13Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens · Picidae · 16,309,004 records
  14. 14Red Bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus · Picidae · 14,991,141 records
  15. 15Turkey VultureCathartes aura · Cathartidae · 14,345,529 records
  16. 16House SparrowPasser domesticus · Passeridae · 13,350,890 records
  17. 17Black-Capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus · Paridae · 13,244,114 records
  18. 18Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor · Paridae · 13,191,890 records
  19. 19Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus · Troglodytidae · 12,682,875 records
  20. 20Northern FlickerColaptes auratus · Picidae · 12,479,858 records
  21. 21White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis · Sittidae · 12,476,473 records
  22. 22Great Blue HeronArdea herodias · Ardeidae · 12,215,384 records
  23. 23Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis · Passerellidae · 12,104,323 records
  24. 24Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos · Mimidae · 11,467,907 records
  25. 25Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis · Accipitridae · 11,187,028 records
  26. 26Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata · Parulidae · 10,598,365 records
  27. 27Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula · Icteridae · 10,033,875 records
  28. 28Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus · Phalacrocoracidae · 8,907,436 records
  29. 29Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis · Paridae · 8,643,293 records
  30. 30KilldeerCharadrius vociferus · Charadriidae · 8,503,257 records
  31. 31Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis · Mimidae · 8,327,772 records
  32. 32Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis · Laridae · 8,294,388 records
  33. 33White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis · Passerellidae · 7,858,146 records
  34. 34Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis · Turdidae · 7,814,926 records
  35. 35Barn SwallowHirundo rustica · Hirundinidae · 7,706,578 records
  36. 36Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina · Passerellidae · 7,496,601 records
  37. 37Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater · Icteridae · 7,456,052 records
  38. 38Great EgretArdea alba · Ardeidae · 7,275,784 records
  39. 39Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas · Parulidae · 7,171,818 records
  40. 40Rock PigeonColumba livia · Columbidae · 7,029,201 records
  41. 41Common RavenCorvus corax · Corvidae · 6,842,726 records
  42. 42Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor · Hirundinidae · 6,825,294 records
  43. 43Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe · Tyrannidae · 6,584,198 records
  44. 44Ruby-Crowned KingletRegulus calendula · Regulidae · 6,381,648 records
  45. 45Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus · Accipitridae · 6,365,129 records
  46. 46Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon · Alcedinidae · 5,936,074 records
  47. 47Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum · Bombycillidae · 5,870,148 records
  48. 48House WrenTroglodytes aedon · Troglodytidae · 5,812,566 records
  49. 49White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys · Passerellidae · 5,786,003 records
  50. 50Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus · Picidae · 5,758,339 records
  51. 51Wood DuckAix sponsa · Anatidae · 5,708,511 records
  52. 52OspreyPandion haliaetus · Pandionidae · 5,557,615 records
  53. 53American CootFulica americana · Rallidae · 5,435,928 records
  54. 54Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus · Passerellidae · 5,195,536 records
  55. 55American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus · Laridae · 5,088,691 records
  56. 56Blue-Gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea · Polioptilidae · 5,080,820 records
  57. 57Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus · Accipitridae · 4,962,182 records
  58. 58Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia · Parulidae · 4,928,239 records
  59. 59American KestrelFalco sparverius · Falconidae · 4,866,393 records
  60. 60Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus · Picidae · 4,654,241 records
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