“+” before English name indicates a non-species taxon
* Four-letter and six-letter codes that, because of conflicts, are not "1st-order" codes are marked with asterisks. See Pyle and
DeSante, North American Bird Bander 28:64-79 (2003) for more information.
Four-letter (English Name) and Six-letter (Scientific Name) Alpha Codes for 2022 Bird Species (and 139 Non-
Species Taxa) in accordance with the 65
th
AOS Supplement (2024), sorted alphabetically by English name
Prepared by Peter Pyle and David F. DeSante
The Institute for Bird Populations
www.birdpop.org
ENGLISH NAME 4-LETTER CODE SCIENTIFIC NAME 6-LETTER CODE