Subspecies in Vermont

A page for each subspecies is forthcoming, as is better styling.

There is a Google Sheet of subspecies information, here: The List of Subspecies.

Monotypic

These birds do not have subspecies.

  • Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
  • Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
  • Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
  • Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
  • Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
  • American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
  • American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
  • Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
  • Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
  • Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
  • Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
  • Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
  • Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
  • White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
  • Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
  • Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
  • Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
  • Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
  • Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
  • Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
  • Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
  • Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
  • Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)
  • Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
  • Sora (Porzana carolina)
  • Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
  • American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
  • Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
  • Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
  • Sanderling (Calidris alba)
  • Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
  • Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
  • White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
  • Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
  • Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
  • American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
  • Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
  • Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
  • Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
  • Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
  • Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
  • Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
  • Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
  • Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
  • Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
  • Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
  • Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
  • Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
  • Common Loon (Gavia immer)
  • American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
  • Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
  • Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
  • Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
  • Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
  • Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
  • Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
  • Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus)
  • Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
  • Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
  • Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
  • Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
  • Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
  • Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
  • Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
  • Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
  • Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
  • Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
  • Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
  • Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
  • Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
  • Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli)
  • Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
  • Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
  • Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
  • White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
  • Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
  • Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
  • Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
  • Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
  • Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
  • Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
  • Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)
  • Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
  • Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
  • Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis)
  • Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia)
  • Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
  • Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)
  • Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
  • Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
  • Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
  • Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
  • Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
  • Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
  • Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
  • Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
  • Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
  • Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
  • Dickcissel (Spiza americana)

Not on eBird

These birds get a free pass. They're not monotypic, but you can't identify them to subspecies easily in the field, or on eBird. If a subspecies name is identified, it is because that is the probably subspecies deduced for Vermont.

  • Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) - A.c. carulescens, A.c. atlanticus
  • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - A. p. platyrhynchos
  • Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) - A. m. nearctica
  • Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) - B. c. americana
  • Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) - B.u. togata
  • Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) - M.g. silvestris
  • Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) - P.p. podiceps
  • Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) - P. a. cornutus
  • Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) - P.g. holbolli
  • Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columbus livia) - C. l. livia
  • Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) - C. m. carolinensis
  • Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) - C. m. minor
  • Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) - Probably C.h. hiaticula. Differences clinal.
  • Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) - C. v. vociferus
  • Red Knot (Calidris canutus) - C. c. rufa
  • Common Murre (Uria aalge) - U. a. aalge
  • Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) - U. l. lomvia
  • Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) - L. h. leucoretes
  • Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) - P. a. auritus
  • Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) - I e. exilis
  • Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) - C.a. atratus
  • Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) - A. c. canadensis
  • Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) - M. a. alcyon
  • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - H. l. washingtoniensis
  • Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) - B. l. sanctijohannis
  • Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) - D. p. pileatus
  • Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) - C.c. cooperi
  • Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) - V.s. solitarius
  • Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) - Vireo olivaceus olivaceus
  • Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) - L. l. migrans
  • Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) - C.c. principalis
  • American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) - C. b. brachyrhynchos
  • Common Raven (Corvus corax) - C.c. principalis
  • Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) - P.a. atricapillus
  • Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) - P.a. litorallis
  • Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) - Riparia riparia riparia
  • Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) - R. s. satrapa
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) - R. c. calendula
  • Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) - Troglodytes hiemalis hiemalis
  • European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - S. v. vulgaris
  • Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) - D. c. carolinensis
  • Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) - T. r. rufum
  • Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) - M. p. polyglottos
  • Veery (Catharus fuscescens) - C.f.fuscescens
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) - C.m. minimus
  • Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) - B.g. pallidiceps
  • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Passer domesticus domesticus
  • American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) - S.t. tristis
  • Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) - C. l. subcalcaratus
  • Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) - P. n. nivalis
  • Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) - A. s. pratensis
  • Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) - S. p. passerina
  • Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) - Spizella pusilla pusilla
  • American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) - S. arborea arborea
  • Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) - P. g. gramineus
  • Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) - M. l. lincolnii
  • Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) - M. g. georgiana
  • Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) - Molothrus ater ater
  • Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) - E. c. carolinus/nigrans
  • Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) - S.a. aurocapilla
  • American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - S. r. ruticilla, S. r. tricolora
  • Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) - S. c. caerulescens
  • Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) - S.p. pinus
  • Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) - S.d. discolor
  • Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) - P.c. pallidior, P.c. ciris
  • Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) - E. t. ruficollis
  • Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
  • Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)