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Georgetown & Coastal Areas
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The table below lists species recorded at this locale and indicates frequency of occurrence there. It also indicates whether each species is threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

Presence Codes
/name/=Boreal Visitor; \name\=Austral Visitor; |name|=Transient Migrant
#name#=Non-breeding Dispersal; <name>=Erratic; (name)=Breeding Season Only

Occurrence Codes
A=Abundant/Very Common; C=Common; FC=Fairly Common
UC=Uncommon; R=Rare; VR=Very Rare; X=Accidental
Blank=Unknown; ?=Uncertain

Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae
1	American Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	VR
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
2	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	FC
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae
3	Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	C
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
4	Great Egret	Ardea alba	C
5	Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	C
6	Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	C
7	Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	C
8	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	C
9	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	UC
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
10	#Scarlet Ibis#	Eudocimus ruber	C
11	Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea ajaja	FC
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
12	Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	C
13	Collared Plover	Charadrius collaris	FC
14	Wilson's Plover	Charadrius wilsonia	C
15	Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	C
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae
16	American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
17	Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	C
18	Willet	Tringa semipalmata	(FC)
19	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	C
20	Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	(FC)
21	Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	VR
22	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	C
23	Red Knot	Calidris canutus	C
24	Sanderling	Calidris alba	C
25	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	C
26	Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	C
27	Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	FC
28	White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	C
29	Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	FC
30	Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	UC
31	Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	C
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
32	Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	C
33	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	UC
34	Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	R
35	Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	FC
36	Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	UC
37	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	FC
38	Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	C
39	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	C
40	Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus	C
41	Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	C
42	Black Skimmer	Rynchops niger	C

* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2009 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees.
** Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.