A team of scientists from the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) identified the 33 U.S. common bird species in steep decline: Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), American Wigeon (Anas americana), Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera), Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis), Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata), Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus), Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan), Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Black Tern (Chlidonias niger), Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) , Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica), Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), Horned Lark, Bank Swallow, Verdin, Varied Thrush, Snow Bunting, Cape May Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler, Field Sparrow, Lark Bunting, Grasshopper Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark, Rusty Blackbird, Brewer’s Blackbird, Common Grackle and Pine Siskin. These are common birds that do not meet Watch List criteria, yet according to long-term monitoring surveys are rapidly declining throughout their range. They have lost more than half their global population over the past four decades.