Classification of Guthrie 1992

Cl. Aves Linnaeus 1758 [bird]
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Or. Anseriformes Wagler 1831 [waterfowl]
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Fm. Anatidae Vigors 1825
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G. Branta Scopoli 1769
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Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 [Canada goose]
G. Chen Boie 1822
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Chen caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 [snow goose]
G. †Chendytes Miller 1925
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†Chendytes lawi Miller 1925 [Law's diving-goose]
G. Melanitta Boie 1822 [scoter]
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Melanitta fusca Linnaeus 1758 [velvet scoter]
Melanitta perspicillata Linnaeus 1758 [surf scoter]
G. Mergus Linnaeus 1758 [merganser]
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Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 [red-breasted merganser]
Or. Charadriiformes Huxley 1867 [shorebird]
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Fm. Alcidae Leach 1820 [auk]
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G. Cepphus Moehring 1758
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Cepphus columba Pallas 1811 [pigeon guillemot]
G. Fratercula Brisson 1760 [puffin]
G. Ptychoramphus Brandt 1837
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Ptychoramphus aleuticus Pallas 1811 [Cassin's auklet]
G. Synthliboramphus Brandt 1837
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Synthliboramphus antiquus Gmelin 1789 [Ancient murrelet]
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus Xantas 1860 [Guadalupe murrelet]
G. Uria Brisson 1760
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Uria aalge Pontoppidan 1763 [Common murre]
Fm. Laridae Vigors 1825 [gull]
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G. Larus Linnaeus 1758
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Larus californicus Lawrence 1854 [California gull]
G. Rissa Stephens 1826
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Rissa tridactyla Linnaeus 1758 [black-legged kittiwake]
Fm. Scolopacidae Rafinesque 1815 [snipe]
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G. Charadrius Linnaeus 1758
Or. Ciconiiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Fm. Ardeidae Leach 1820 [heron]
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G. Ardea Linnaeus 1758 [heron]
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Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 [great blue heron]
Fm. Plataliidae Bonaparte 1838 [spoonbill]
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G. Plegadis Kaup 1829
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Plegadis chihi Vieillot 1817 [white-faced ibis]
Or. Falconiformes Sharpe 1874 [raptor]
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Fm. Accipitridae Viellot 1816 [hawk]
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G. Haliaeetus Savigny 1809
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus Linnaeus 1766 [bald eagle]
Fm. Falconidae Vigors 1824
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G. Polyborus Vieillot 1816 [caracara]
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Polyborus plancus Miller 1777 [southern caracara]
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Fm. Vulturidae Illiger 1811 [vulture]
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G. Gymnogyps Lesson 1842
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Gymnogyps californianus Shaw 1797 [California condor]
Or. Gaviiformes Wetmore and Miller 1926 [loon]
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Fm. Gaviidae Allen 1897
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G. Gavia Forster 1788
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Gavia arctica Linnaeus 1758 [Arctic loon]
Or. Passeriformes Linnaeus 1758 [perching bird]
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Fm. Alaudidae Vigors 1825 [lark]
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G. Eremophila Boie 1828
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Eremophila alpestris Linnaeus 1759 [horned lark]
Fm. Corvidae Vigors 1825
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G. Corvus Linnaeus 1758 [crow]
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Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 [common raven]
Fm. Emberizidae Vigors 1831 [old world bunting]
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G. Zonotrichia Swainson 1832 [sparrow]
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Zonotrichia leucophrys Forster 1772 [white-crowned sparrow]
Or. Pelecaniformes Sharpe 1891
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Fm. Pelecanidae Vigors 1825 [pelican]
Fm. Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach 1850 [cormorant]
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G. Phalacrocorax Brisson 1760 [cormorant]
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Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 [pelagic cormorant]
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 [Brandt's cormorant]
Or. Podicipediformes Fürbringer 1888 [grebe]
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Fm. Podicipedidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Aechmophorus Coues 1862
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Aechmophorus clarkii Lawrence 1858 [Clark's grebe]
Aechmophorus occidentalis Lawrence 1858 [western grebe]
G. Podiceps Latham 1787
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Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 [black-necked grebe]
Or. Procellariiformes Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. Diomedeidae Gray 1840 [albatross]
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G. Diomedea Linnaeus 1758
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Diomedea albatrus Pallas 1769 [short-tailed albatross]
Fm. Hydrobatidae Mathews 1912 [storm petrel]
Fm. Procellariidae Vigors 1825 [petrel]
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G. Fulmarus Stephens 1826
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Fulmarus glacialis Linnaeus 1761 [northern fulmar]
G. Puffinus Brisson 1760 [shearwater]
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Puffinus griseus Gmelin 1789 [sooty shearwater]
Puffinus opisthomelas Coues 1864 [black-vented shearwater]
Or. Strigiformes Wagler 1830 [owl]
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Fm. Strigidae Vigors 1825 [true owl]
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G. Asio Brisson 1760
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†Asio priscus Howard 1964
G. Tyto Billberg 1828
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Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 [barn owl]
Fm. Tytonidae Ridgway 1914 [barn owl]
G. Oceanodroma Reichenbach 1950
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Oceanodroma homochroa Coues 1864 [ashy storm-petrel]
G. Falco Linnaeus 1758 [falcon]
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Falco sparverius Linnaeus 1758 [American kestrel]
G. Buteo de Lacepède 1799 [hawk]
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Buteo jamaicensis Gmelin 1788 [red-tailed hawk]
G. Pelecanus Linnaeus 1758 [pelican]
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Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus 1766 [brown pelican]
G. Melospiza Baird 1858
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Melospiza melodia Wilson 1810 [song sparrow]