The Official Checklist of the Birds of Tennessee is compiled by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Bird Records Committee .
All species recorded in the state of Tennessee appear in the list.
Currently, thirteen of these Regular species occur in very specific or local habitat, and should be documented when seen away from their particular regions. Occasionally other species classified Regular occur unexpectedly, for instance, out of season, and the Bird Records Committee may request a documentation of details. For all sightings of non- Regular species or species not on the list, the Bird Records Committee requests documentation. Each acceptable record is published in the T.O.S. journal, The Migrant , and its impact on this list is noted upon subsequent reviews of the classification system. Breeding is considered to have occurred if a species has hatched young from eggs laid in the state of Tennessee.