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- This list of birds of Vermont is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species recorded in the U.S. state of Vermont. This list is published by the Vermont Bird Records Committee (VBRC). As of November 2020 there were 388 species on the list. Of them, 103 are classed as vagrants anywhere in the state and 14 others are rare in certain regions. Of the vagrants, six are additionally classed as hypothetical (see below). Seven species were introduced to North America or directly to Vermont, one is extinct, and two have been extirpated. This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 62nd Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS). Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them. Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in Vermont as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. These tags are used to annotate some species:
* (V) Vagrant - birds that if observed anywhere in Vermont require more comprehensive documentation than regularly seen species
* (B) - birds that if observed outside the Burlington area require documentation
* (C) - birds that if observed outside the Lake Champlain Basin require documentation
* (K) - birds that if observed outside the Northeast Highlands (Northeast Kingdom) require documentation
* (I) Introduced - a species introduced to North America by the actions of man
* (X) Extinct - a recent species that no longer exists
* (E) Extirpated - a species no longer found in Vermont but existing elsewhere
* (H) Hypothetical - "single records that lack photo documentation or second party confirmation" per the VBRC. (en)
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