Canadian Prairies
Species of animals, plants and lichens of the Canadian prairies (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta).
4
Antilocapra americana
Pronghorn
6
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Yellow-headed Blackbird
11
Andropogon gerardii
Big bluestem
4
Buteo regalis
Ferruginous Hawk
9
Eremophila alpestris
Horned (= Shore) Lark
6
Urocitellus richardsonii
Richardson's ground squirrel
6
Phalaropus tricolor
Wilson's Phalarope
8
Recurvirostra americana
American Avocet
2
Oxyura jamaicensis jamaicensis
Ruddy Duck
3
Spatula clypeata
Northern Shoveler
6
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Franklin's Gull
9
Opuntia polyacantha
Plains pricklypear
8
Cynomys ludovicianus
Black-tailed prairie dog
3
Odocoileus hemionus
Mule deer
2
Lepus townsendii
White-tailed jackrabbit (= Prairie hare)
5
Tringa semipalmata inornata
Western Willet
3
Limosa fedoa
Marbled Godwit
2
Numenius americanus
Long-billed Curlew
4
Charadrius vociferus
Killdeer
4
Gallinago delicata
Wilson's Snipe
12
Larus delawarensis
Ring-billed Gull
8
Pandion haliaetus
Osprey
3
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
American White Pelican
10
Ardea herodias
Great Blue Heron
2
Megaceryle alcyon
Belted Kingfisher
13
Branta canadensis
Canada Goose
9
Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard
3
Anas crecca carolinensis
Green-winged Teal
4
Spatula discors
Blue-winged Teal
6
Mareca americana
American Wigeon
5
Mareca strepera
Gadwall
2
Aythya collaris
Ring-necked (=Ring-billed) Duck
3
Aythya valisineria
Canvasback
5
Aythya americana
Redhead
6
Bucephala clangula
Common Goldeneye
5
Bucephala albeola
Bufflehead
4
Fulica americana
American Coot
6
Antigone canadensis
Sandhill Crane
7
Podiceps grisegena
Red-necked Grebe
3
Chordeiles minor
Common Nighthawk
8
Zenaida macroura
Mourning Dove
12
Agelaius phoeniceus
Red-winged Blackbird
4
Sturnella neglecta
Western Meadowlark
7
Molothrus ater
Brown-headed Cowbird
7
Quiscalus quiscula
Common Grackle
2
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Blackbird
3
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Crow
9
Turdus migratorius
American Robin
4
Toxostoma rufum
Brown Thrasher
7
Dumetella carolinensis
Gray Catbird
1
Calcarius ornatus
Chestnut-collared Longspur
5
Hirundo rustica
Barn Swallow
4
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
American Cliff Swallow
3
Tachycineta bicolor
Tree Swallow
8
Bombycilla cedrorum
Cedar Waxwing
6
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Kingbird
2
Geothlypis trichas
Common Yellowthroat
6
Setophaga petechia
(American) Yellow Warbler
10
Spinus tristis
American Goldfinch
8
Melospiza melodia
Song Sparrow
7
Spizella passerina
Chipping Sparrow
13
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-crowned Sparrow
4
Lithobates pipiens
Northern leopard frog
2
Aeshna interrupta
Variable darner
1
Apantesis virguncula
Little virgin tiger moth
8
Geum triflorum
Prairie smoke
4
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Scarlet globemallow
3
Gaillardia aristata
Common blanketflower
6
Lilium philadelphicum
Wood (=Prairie) lily
1
Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca
Rock-posy lichen
