Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Bird Checklist

Vocabulary terms and status categories from The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota.

The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union

The organization that produced and copyrighted the 2025 Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota.

REGULAR

A bird status category specified on The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota.

CASUAL

A bird status classification listed on The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota.

ACCIDENTAL

A bird status designation present on The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota.

EXTIRPATED/EXTINCT

A status category on The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Checklist designated for bird species that are extirpated or extinct.

Passenger Pigeon

A bird species included on The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota.

Eskimo Curlew

A bird species included on The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota.

Whooping Crane

A bird species included on The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota.

Gyrfalcon

A falcon species listed on The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota.

Ivory Gull

A gull species recorded on The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota.