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Code 2 species have a restricted North American range, are more widespread, but occur in lower densities, or are quite secretive making their detection often difficult. Code 3: Rare. Species that occur in very low numbers, but annually, in the ABA Checklist Area.

The ABA publishes a checklist of the more than 1000 bird species found in the ABA area (the entirety of the United States and Canada, plus St. Pierre et Miquelon).

The ABA publishes a checklist of the more than 1000 bird species found in the ABA area (the entirety of the United States and Canada, plus St. Pierre et Miquelon).

A Checklist of Birds is a very pleasing catalog of the birds that are present in a particular region. What's particularly useful about these checklists is that they include information on what time of year each bird is likely to be present.

The American Birding Association (ABA) assigns each species on its list a code, one through six. Code 1 birds are the most common (abundant), and code 5 are the rarest (birds seen 5 or fewer times and / or fewer than 3 times within the past 30 years). Code 6 is reserved for extinct or extirpated birds.

Code-3: Rare. Species that occur in very low numbers, but annually, in the ABA Area. This includes visitors and rare breeding residents.

A Checklist of Birds is a very pleasing catalog of the birds that are present in a particular region. What's particularly useful about these checklists is that they include information on what time of year each bird is likely to be present.

Code-4: Casual. Species not recorded annually in the ABA Area, but with six or more total records—including three or more in the past 30 years—reflecting some pattern of occurrence.