§10.13 List of Birds Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

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(a) Legal authority for this list. The legal authorities for this list are the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA; 16 U.S.C. 703-712), the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 742l), and the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a-742j). The MBTA implements Conventions between the United States and four neighboring countries for the protection of migratory birds, as follows:

(1) Canada: Convention between the United States and Great Britain [on behalf of Canada] for the Protection of Migratory Birds, August 16, 1916, 39 Stat. 1702 (T.S. No. 628), as amended;

Table 1 to Paragraph (c)(1)—Alphabetical Listing of Birds Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Common name group	Species common name	Species scientific name
Accentor	Siberian Accentor	Prunella montanella.
`Akeke`e	`Akeke`e	Loxops caeruleirostris.
`Akepa	Hawaii `Akepa	Loxops coccineus.
	Maui `Akepa	Loxops ochraceus.
	O`ahu `Akepa	Loxops wolstenholmei.
`Akialoa	Kauai `Akialoa	Akialoa stejnegeri.
	Maui Nui 'Akialoa	Akialoa lanaiensis.
	O`ahu `Akialoa	Akialoa ellisiana.
`Akiapola`au	`Akiapola`au	Hemignathus wilsoni.
`Akikiki	`Akikiki	Oreomystis bairdi.
`Akohekohe	`Akohekohe	Palmeria dolei.
`Alauahio	Maui `Alauahio	Paroreomyza montana.
	O`ahu `Alauahio	Paroreomyza maculata.
Albatross	Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris.
	Black-footed Albatross	Phoebastria nigripes.
	Chatham Albatross	Thalassarche eremita.
	Laysan Albatross	Phoebastria immutabilis.
	Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata.
	Salvin's Albatross	Thalassarche salvini.
	Short-tailed Albatross	Phoebastria albatrus.
	Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans.
	White-capped Albatross	Thalassarche cauta.
	Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche chlororhynchos.
`Amakihi	Hawaii `Amakihi	Chlorodrepanis virens.
	Kaua`i `Amakihi	Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri.
	O`ahu `Amakihi	Chlorodrepanis flava.
Anhinga	Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga.
Ani	Groove-billed Ani	Crotophaga sulcirostris.
	Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani.
`Anianiau	`Anianiau	Magumma parva.
`Apapane	`Apapane	Himatione sanguinea.
Auklet	Cassin's Auklet	Ptychoramphus aleuticus.
	Crested Auklet	Aethia cristatella.
	Least Auklet	Aethia pusilla.
	Parakeet Auklet	Aethia psittacula.
	Rhinoceros Auklet	Cerorhinca monocerata.
	Whiskered Auklet	Aethia pygmaea.
Avocet	American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana.
Bananaquit	Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola.
Bean-Goose	Taiga Bean-Goose	Anser fabalis.

Table 2 to Paragraph (c)(2)—Taxonomic Listing of Birds Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Species scientific name	Species common name
(i) Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
(1) Subfamily Dendrocygninae
Dendrocygna autumnalis	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck.
Dendrocygna arborea	West Indian Whistling-Duck.
Dendrocygna bicolor	Fulvous Whistling-Duck.
(2) Subfamily Anserinae
Anser canagicus	Emperor Goose.
Anser caerulescens	Snow Goose.
Anser rossii	Ross's Goose.
Anser albifrons	Greater White-fronted Goose.
Anser erythropus	Lesser White-fronted Goose.
Anser fabalis	Taiga Bean-Goose.
Anser serrirostris	Tundra Bean-Goose.
Anser brachyrhynchus	Pink-footed Goose.
Branta bernicla	Brant.
Branta leucopsis	Barnacle Goose.
Branta hutchinsii	Cackling Goose.
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose.
Branta sandvicensis	Hawaiian Goose.
Cygnus buccinator	Trumpeter Swan.
Cygnus columbianus	Tundra Swan.
Cygnus cygnus	Whooper Swan.
(3) Subfamily Anatinae
Cairina moschata	Muscovy Duck.
Aix sponsa	Wood Duck.
Sibirionetta formosa	Baikal Teal.
Spatula querquedula	Garganey.
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal.
Spatula cyanoptera	Cinnamon Teal.
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler.
Mareca strepera	Gadwall.
Mareca falcata	Falcated Duck.
Mareca penelope	Eurasian Wigeon.
Mareca americana	American Wigeon.
Anas laysanensis	Laysan Duck
Anas wyvilliana	Hawaiian Duck.
Anas zonorhyncha	Eastern Spot-billed Duck.
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard.
Anas diazi	Mexican Duck.