Thalasseus maximus, Royal Tern      Red-billed, Patagioenas flavirostris           Spizella wortheni, Worthen's Sparrow      Herring, Larus argentatus      Ruddy, Arenaria interpres           Plegadis chihi, White-faced Ibis           Larus fuscus, Lesser Black-backed Gull      Masked, Nomonyx dominicus      Subfamily FLUVICOLINAE           Cardellina rubrifrons, Red-faced Warbler           Mergus serrator, Red-breasted Merganser           Megascops nudipes, Puerto Rican Screech-Owl Family PRUNELLIDAE      Marsh, Tringa stagnatilis           Accipiter cooperii, Cooper's Hawk           Petrochelidon fulva, Cave Swallow      Blackburnian, Setophaga fusca           Mareca penelope, Eurasian Wigeon           Coccyzus vieilloti, Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo, Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES           Branta hutchinsii, Cackling Goose BOOBY, Abbott's, Papasula abbotti Family PHAETHONTIDAE §§ 703–712 (although §709 is omitted), is a United States federal law, first enacted in 1916 to implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds between the United States and Great Britain (acting on behalf of Canada). SCREECH-OWL, Eastern, Megascops asio           Vireo bellii, Bell's Vireo           Rallus obsoletus, Ridgway's Rail      Fulvous, Dendrocygna bicolor           Pooecetes gramineus, Vesper Sparrow           Charadrius collaris, Collared Plover RAIL, Black, Laterallus jamaicensis POÊ»OULI, Melamprosops phaeosoma      Hawaiian, Fulica alai      Black-winged, Himantopus himantopus           Papasula abbotti, Abbott's Booby      Semipalmated, Charadrius semipalmatus Family PROCELLARIIDAE           Hylocharis xantusii, Xantus's Hummingbird, Order GRUIFORMES           Creagrus furcatus, Swallow-tailed Gull           Anas zonorhyncha, Eastern Spot-billed Duck      Lesser, Aythya affinis           Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, Common Poorwill           Podiceps nigricollis, Eared Grebe GANNET, Northern, Morus bassanus      Gray-hooded, Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus           Calcarius pictus, Smith's Longspur      Mariana, Corvus kubaryi      Yellow, Setophaga petechia      Gray-breasted, Progne chalybea           Tyrannus couchii, Couch's Kingbird           Melanitta perspicillata, Surf Scoter           Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Eastern Towhee Its creation was one of the National Audubon Society’s first major victories, and in the years since its enactment, …           Setophaga cerulea, Cerulean Warbler           Hydrobates hornbyi, Ringed Storm-Petrel      Golden, Aquila chrysaetos      Buff-breasted, Empidonax fulvifrons      Red-throated, Gavia stellata OLOMAÊ»O, Myadestes lanaiensis      Common, Actitis hypoleucos PAURAQUE, Common, Nyctidromus albicollis LARK, Horned, Eremophila alpestris           Lampornis clemenciae, Blue-throated Mountain-gem           Delichon urbicum, Common House-Martin      Cory's, Calonectris diomedea      Yellow, Pheucticus chrysopeplus           Sayornis phoebe, Eastern Phoebe      Tricolored, Egretta tricolor           Chloroceryle amazona, Amazon Kingfisher           Poecile cinctus, Gray-headed Chickadee           Morus bassanus, Northern Gannet      Red-tailed, Buteo jamaicensis      Rusty, Euphagus carolinus      Red-tailed, Phaethon rubricauda           Vireo griseus, White-eyed Vireo           Tringa brevipes, Gray-tailed Tattler           Phalacrocorax melanoleucos, Little Pied Cormorant      Common, Melanitta nigra           Setophaga adelaidae, Adelaide's Warbler      Vermilion, Pyrocephalus rubinus           Piranga rubra, Summer Tanager           Fregetta grallaria, White-bellied Storm-Petrel      Barn, Hirundo rustica We periodically update the list of Migratory Birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by both adding and removing species, based on new taxonomy and new evidence of natural occurrence in the United States or U.S. territories, removing species no longer known to occur within the United States or U.S. territories, and changing names to conform to accepted use.           Synthliboramphus craveri, Craveri's Murrelet           Cygnus buccinator, Trumpeter Swan           Strix occidentalis, Spotted Owl Family LOCUSTELLIDAE           Ixoreus naevius, Varied Thrush      Manx, Puffinus puffinus           Vireo gundlachii, Cuban Vireo Family PODICIPEDIDAE           Geotrygon montana, Ruddy Quail-Dove           Cyanocompsa parellina, Blue Bunting KILLDEER, Charadrius vociferus           Circus spilonotus, Eastern Marsh-Harrier      Subfamily ANATINAE           Bucephala islandica, Barrow's Goldeneye           Puffinus nativitatis, Christmas Shearwater      Bryan's, Puffinus bryani      Slate-throated, Myioborus miniatus      Crescent-chested, Oreothlypis superciliosa      Rose-throated, Pachyramphus aglaiae           Loxioides bailleui, Palila      Bridled, Baeolophus wollweberi           Basileuterus culicivorus, Golden-crowned Warbler           Dolichonyx oryzivorus, Bobolink Under the provision in the House bill, therefore, state privilege law will usually apply in diversity cases.           Phalacrocorax brasilianus, Neotropic Cormorant           Haematopus bachmani, Black Oystercatcher      Franklin's, Leucophaeus pipixcan      Inca, Columbina inca PYGMY-OWL, Ferruginous, Glaucidium brasilianum           Ptilinopus roseicapilla, Mariana Fruit-Dove           Cardellina canadensis, Canada Warbler           Brachyramphus brevirostris, Kittlitz's Murrelet      Neotropic, Phalacrocorax brasilianus           Basileuterus rufifrons, Rufous-capped Warbler           Anas bahamensis, White-cheeked Pintail           Anser serrirostris, Tundra Bean-Goose      Cinnamon, Spatula cyanoptera      Yellow-browed, Phylloscopus inornatus      White-bellied, Fregetta grallaria           Haemorhous mexicanus, House Finch           Phainopepla nitens, Phainopepla           Buteo swainsoni, Swainson's Hawk           Spatula cyanoptera, Cinnamon Teal      Black-capped, Vireo atricapilla           Calonectris leucomelas, Streaked Shearwater           Piranga ludoviciana, Western Tanager      Magnificent, Fregata magnificens           Pluvialis squatarola, Black-bellied Plover           Empidonax minimus, Least Flycatcher           Alle alle, Dovekie TITMOUSE, Black-crested, Baeolophus atricristatus CARACARA, Crested, Caracara cheriway      Sage, Oreoscoptes montanus           Baeolophus bicolor, Tufted Titmouse           Fregata ariel, Lesser Frigatebird Any migratory bird species that meets all 3 of the following criteria is protected in Canada under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994: 1.      Blue-Gray, Polioptila caerulea           Eulampis jugularis, Purple-throated Carib      White-throated, Aeronautes saxatalis           Salpinctes obsoletus, Rock Wren           Melanitta deglandi, White-winged Scoter      Juan Fernandez, Pterodroma externa      Cave, Petrochelidon fulva           Clangula hyemalis, Long-tailed Duck           Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Pelagic Cormorant      River, Locustella fluviatilis           Buteo lineatus, Red-shouldered Hawk Family THRESKIORNITHIDAE           Pachyramphus aglaiae, Rose-throated Becard           Calliope calliope, Siberian Rubythroat           Calidris pygmea, Spoon-billed Sandpiper VIOLETEAR, Mexican, Colibri thalassinus      Tree, Anthus trivialis           Megascops trichopsis, Whiskered Screech-Owl           Aythya americana, Redhead           Uria aalge, Common Murre           Melanospiza bicolor, Black-faced Grassquit      Greater, Contopus pertinax           Loxops wolstenholmei, OÊ»ahu Ê»Akepa           Anthracothorax prevostii, Green-breasted Mango LIZARD-CUCKOO, Puerto Rican, Coccyzus vieilloti      Broad-billed, Cynanthus latirostris           Scolopax rusticola, Eurasian Woodcock           Antrostomus carolinensis, Chuck-will's-widow      Brown, Pelecanus occidentalis NODDY, Black, Anous minutus           Phoebastria albatrus, Short-tailed Albatross      White-tailed, Hydropsalis cayennensis           Limosa limosa, Black-tailed Godwit           Contopus pertinax, Greater Pewee           Phoenicopterus ruber, American Flamingo, Order PODICIPEDIFORMES      Gray-crowned, Leucosticte tephrocotis SAND-PLOVER, Greater, Charadrius leschenaultii           Anous minutus, Black Noddy           Tringa guttifer, Nordmann's Greenshank           Butorides virescens, Green Heron      Sharp-shinned, Accipiter striatus The statute makes it unlawful without a waiver to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, or sell nearly 1,100 species of birds listed therein as migratory birds. GRACKLE, Boat-tailed, Quiscalus major      Blue-footed, Sula nebouxii           Pitangus sulphuratus, Great Kiskadee KNOT, Great, Calidris tenuirostris           Vireo flavifrons, Yellow-throated Vireo SWIFT, Alpine, Apus melba           Loxia leucoptera, White-winged Crossbill      Subfamily FALCONINAE The downside of seagulls being a protected bird species is that there they are growing in numbers and becoming a nuisance in some populated areas.      White-capped, Thalassarche cauta           Aythya affinis, Lesser Scaup           Limosa haemastica, Hudsonian Godwit      Lesser, Charadrius mongolus           Agelaius tricolor, Tricolored Blackbird           Charadrius hiaticula, Common Ringed Plover      Winter, Troglodytes hiemalis           Contopus sordidulus, Western Wood-Pewee           Phalaropus fulicarius, Red Phalarope           Vireo cassinii, Cassin's Vireo      Pigeon, Cepphus columba           Tringa erythropus, Spotted Redshank      Subfamily CUCULINAE           Calidris alpina, Dunlin           Aramus guarauna, Limpkin           Porphyrio martinicus, Purple Gallinule DOTTEREL, Eurasian, Charadrius morinellus      Plain, Patagioenas inornata LONGSPUR, Chestnut-collared, Calcarius ornatus           Charadrius wilsonia, Wilson's Plover      Red-faced, Cardellina rubrifrons Is listed as endangered under the ESA Family, and the black rhinoceros is as! 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