List of birds of Minnesota

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The Common Loon is the state bird of Minnesota
This is a list of all birds ever seen in Minnesota, based on the list published by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The following markings are used: (C) = Casual: seen fewer than nine times in the past ten years but more than twice. (A) = Accidental: seen fewer than three times in the past ten years. (E) = Extinct; a recent member of the avifauna that no longer exists. (I) = Introduced: The species was introduced, either directly or indirectly, to North America through the actions of humans. Birds listed as either casual or accidental should not be expected to be found anywhere in Minnesota with regularity. Except for the casual, accidental, and review birds, only birds that are considered to have established, self-sustaining, wild populations in Minnesota or, in the case of extinct species, have had such populations in Minnesota in the past are included on this list. This means that birds that are considered probable escapees, although they may have been sighted flying free in Minnesota, are not included on this list. This list is presented in taxonomic order and follows The Check-list of North American Birds (7th ed., 1998), published by the American Ornithologists' Union. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family accounts. Introduced, casual, accidental, review, and extinct species are included in the total species counts for North America and