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Birds of Florida

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Wood Duck

Aix

sponsa
Northern Pintail

Anas

acuta
American Wigeon

Anas

americana
White-cheeked Pintail

Anas

bahamensis
Northern Shoveler

Anas

clypeata
Green-winged Teal

Anas

crecca
Cinnamon Teal

Anas

cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal

Anas

discors
Mottled Duck

Anas

fulvigula
Eurasian Wigeon

Anas

penelope
Mallard

Anas

platyrhynchos
American Black Duck

Anas

rubripes
Gadwall

Anas

strepera
Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser

albifrons
Lesser Scaup

Aythya

affinis
Redhead

Aythya

americana
Ring-necked Duck

Aythya

collaris
Greater Scaup

Aythya

marila
Canvasback

Aythya

valisineria
Brant

Branta

bernicla
Canada Goose

Branta

canadensis
Bufflehead

Bucephala

albeola
Common Goldeneye

Bucephala

clangula
Muscovy Duck

Cairina

moschata
Snow Goose

Chen

caerulescens
Ross's Goose

Chen

rossii
Long-tailed Duck

Clangula

hyemalis
Tundra Swan

Cygnus

columbianus
Harlequin Duck

Histrionicus

histrionicus
Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes

cucullatus
White-winged Scoter

Melanitta

fusca
Black Scoter

Melanitta

nigra
Surf Scoter

Melanitta

perspicillata
Common Merganser

Mergus

merganser
Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus

serrator
Masked Duck

Nomonyx

dominica
Ruddy Duck

Oxyura

jamaicensis
Common Eider

Somateria

mollissima
King Eider

Somateria

spectabilis
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna

autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna

bicolor
Chimney Swift

Chaetura

pelagica
Vaux's Swift

Chaetura

vauxi
Black Swift

Cypseloides

niger
White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne

zonaris
Antillean Palm-Swift

Tachornis

phoenicobia
Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter

cooperii
Northern Goshawk

Accipiter

gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter

striatus
Golden Eagle

Aquila

chrysaetos
Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo

brachyurus
Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo

jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo

lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo

platypterus
Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo

regalis
Swainson's Hawk

Buteo

swainsoni
Northern Harrier

Circus

cyaneus
Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides

forficatus
White-tailed Kite

Elanus

leucurus
Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus

leucocephalus
Mississippi Kite

Ictinia

mississippiensis
Osprey

Pandion

haliaetus
Oriental Honey-buzzard

Pernis

ptilorhyncus
Snail Kite

Rostrhamus

sociabilis
Anhinga

Anhinga

anhinga
Great Egret

Ardea

alba
Great Blue Heron

Ardea

herodias
American Bittern

Botaurus

lentiginosus
Cattle Egret

Bubulcus

ibis
Green Heron

Butorides

virescens
Little Blue Heron

Egretta

caerulea
Reddish Egret

Egretta

rufescens
Snowy Egret

Egretta

thula
Tricolored Heron

Egretta

tricolor
Least Bittern

Ixobrychus

exilis
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa

violacea
Snowy Plover

Charadrius

alexandrinus
Piping Plover

Charadrius

melodus
Mountain Plover

Charadrius

montanus
Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius

semipalmatus
Killdeer

Charadrius

vociferus
Wilson's Plover

Charadrius

wilsonia
American Oystercatcher

Haematopus

palliatus
Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus

mexicanus
American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis

dominica
Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis

squatarola
American Avocet

Recurvirostra

americana
Northern Lapwing

Vanellus

vanellus
Turkey Vulture

Cathartes

aura
Black Vulture

Coragyps

atratus
Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata

magnificens
Wood Stork

Mycteria

americana
Crested Caracara

Caracara

cheriway
Merlin

Falco

columbarius
Peregrine Falcon

Falco

peregrinus
American Kestrel

Falco

sparverius
Common Loon

Gavia

immer
Pacific Loon

Gavia

pacifica
Red-throated Loon

Gavia

stellata
Razorbill

Alca

torda
Dovekie

Alle

alle
Black Noddy

Anous

minutus
Brown Noddy

Anous

stolidus
Long-billed Murrelet

Brachyramphus

perdix
Black Tern

Chlidonias

niger
Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula

arctica
Herring Gull

Larus

argentatus
Laughing Gull

Larus

atricilla
Band-tailed Gull

Larus

belcheri
California Gull

Larus

californicus
Ring-billed Gull

Larus

delawarensis
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus

fuscus
Iceland Gull

Larus

glaucoides
Glaucous Gull

Larus

hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull

Larus

marinus
Little Gull

Larus

minutus
Bonaparte's Gull

Larus

philadelphia
Franklin's Gull

Larus

pipixcan
Common Black-headed Gull

Larus

ridibundus
Andean Gull

Larus

serranus
Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa

tridactyla
Black Skimmer

Rynchops

niger
Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius

longicaudus
South Polar Skua

Stercorarius

maccormicki
Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius

parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius

pomarinus
Bridled Tern

Sterna

anaethetus
Least Tern

Sterna

antillarum
Caspian Tern

Sterna

caspia
Roseate Tern

Sterna

dougallii
Elegant Tern

Sterna

elegans
Forster's Tern

Sterna

forsteri
Sooty Tern

Sterna

fuscata
Common Tern

Sterna

hirundo
Royal Tern

Sterna

maxima
Gull-billed Tern

Sterna

nilotica
Arctic Tern

Sterna

paradisaea
Sandwich Tern

Sterna

sandvicensis
Thick-billed Murre

Uria

lomvia
Sabine's Gull

Xema

sabini
American White Pelican

Pelecanus

erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican

Pelecanus

occidentalis
Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon

aethereus
White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon

lepturus
Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

auritus
Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

carbo
Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus

ruber
Western Grebe

Aechmophorus

occidentalis
Horned Grebe

Podiceps

auritus
Eared Grebe

Podiceps

nigricollis
Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus

podiceps
Least Grebe

Tachybaptus

dominicus
Cory's Shearwater

Calonectris

diomedea
Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites

oceanicus
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma

castro
Leach's Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma

leucorhoa
Black-capped Petrel

Pterodroma

hasitata
Great Shearwater

Puffinus

gravis
Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus

griseus
Audubon's Shearwater

Puffinus

lherminieri
Manx Shearwater

Puffinus

puffinus
Shy Albatross

Thalassarche

cauta
Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis

macularia
Surfbird

Aphriza

virgata
Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria

interpres
Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia

longicauda
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris

acuminata
Sanderling

Calidris

alba
Dunlin

Calidris

alpina
Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris

bairdii
Red Knot

Calidris

canutus
Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris

ferruginea
White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris

fuscicollis
Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris

himantopus
Purple Sandpiper

Calidris

maritima
Western Sandpiper

Calidris

mauri
Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris

melanotos
Least Sandpiper

Calidris

minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris

pusilla
Willet

Catoptrophorus

semipalmatus
Common Snipe

Gallinago

gallinago
Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus

griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus

scolopaceus
Marbled Godwit

Limosa

fedoa
Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa

haemastica
Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa

lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa

limosa
Long-billed Curlew

Numenius

americanus
Whimbrel

Numenius

phaeopus
Red Phalarope

Phalaropus

fulicaria
Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus

lobatus
Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus

tricolor
Ruff

Philomachus

pugnax
American Woodcock

Scolopax

minor
Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa

flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa

melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa

solitaria
Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Tryngites

subruficollis
Northern Gannet

Morus

bassanus
Masked Booby

Sula

dactylatra
Brown Booby

Sula

leucogaster
Red-footed Booby

Sula

sula
Roseate Spoonbill

Ajaia

ajaja
White Ibis

Eudocimus

albus
Scarlet Ibis

Eudocimus

ruber
White-faced Ibis

Plegadis

chihi
Glossy Ibis

Plegadis

falcinellus
Band-tailed Pigeon

Columba

fasciata
White-crowned Pigeon

Columba

leucocephala
Rock Pigeon

Columba

livia
Scaly-naped Pigeon

Columba

squamosa
Inca Dove

Columbina

inca
Common Ground-Dove

Columbina

passerina
Passenger Pigeon

Ectopistes

migratorius
Key West Quail-Dove

Geotrygon

chrysia
Ruddy Quail-Dove

Geotrygon

montana
Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia

decaocto
European Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia

turtur
White-winged Dove

Zenaida

asiatica
Zenaida Dove

Zenaida

aurita
Mourning Dove

Zenaida

macroura
Belted Kingfisher

Ceryle

alcyon
Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus

americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus

erythropthalmus
Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus

minor
Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga

ani
Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga

sulcirostris
Northern Bobwhite

Colinus

virginianus
Wild Turkey

Meleagris

gallopavo
Limpkin

Aramus

guarauna
Whooping Crane

Grus

americana
Sandhill Crane

Grus

canadensis
Yellow Rail

Coturnicops

noveboracensis
American Coot

Fulica

americana
Common Moorhen

Gallinula

chloropus
Black Rail

Laterallus

jamaicensis
Azure Gallinule

Porphyrula

flavirostris
Sora

Porzana

carolina
King Rail

Rallus

elegans
Virginia Rail

Rallus

limicola
Clapper Rail

Rallus

longirostris
Horned Lark

Eremophila

alpestris
Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla

cedrorum
Brown Creeper

Certhia

americana
Marsh Wren

Cistothorus

palustris
Sedge Wren

Cistothorus

platensis
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila

caerulea
Rock Wren

Salpinctes

obsoletus
Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes

bewickii
Carolina Wren

Thryothorus

ludovicianus
House Wren

Troglodytes

aedon
Winter Wren

Troglodytes

troglodytes
Florida Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma

coerulescens
American Crow

Corvus

brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow

Corvus

ossifragus
Blue Jay

Cyanocitta

cristata
Black-crowned Antpitta

Pittasoma

michleri
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird

Agelaius

humeralis
Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius

phoeniceus
Bachman's Sparrow

Aimophila

aestivalis
Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Aimophila

ruficeps
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow

Ammodramus

caudacutus
Henslow's Sparrow

Ammodramus

henslowii
Le Conte's Sparrow

Ammodramus

leconteii
Seaside Sparrow

Ammodramus

maritimus
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow

Ammodramus

nelsoni
Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus

savannarum
Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza

bilineata
Lark Bunting

Calamospiza

melanocorys
Lapland Longspur

Calcarius

lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur

Calcarius

ornatus
Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis

cardinalis
Pine Siskin

Carduelis

pinus
American Goldfinch

Carduelis

tristis
House Finch

Carpodacus

mexicanus
Purple Finch

Carpodacus

purpureus
Lark Sparrow

Chondestes

grammacus
Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes

vespertinus
Bananaquit

Coereba

flaveola
Black-throated Blue Warbler

Dendroica

caerulescens
Bay-breasted Warbler

Dendroica

castanea
Cerulean Warbler

Dendroica

cerulea
Golden-cheeked Warbler

Dendroica

chrysoparia
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dendroica

coronata
Prairie Warbler

Dendroica

discolor
Yellow-throated Warbler

Dendroica

dominica
Blackburnian Warbler

Dendroica

fusca
Kirtland's Warbler

Dendroica

kirtlandii
Magnolia Warbler

Dendroica

magnolia
Black-throated Gray Warbler

Dendroica

nigrescens
Palm Warbler

Dendroica

palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler

Dendroica

pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler

Dendroica

petechia
Pine Warbler

Dendroica

pinus
Blackpoll Warbler

Dendroica

striata
Cape May Warbler

Dendroica

tigrina
Townsend's Warbler

Dendroica

townsendi
Black-throated Green Warbler

Dendroica

virens
Bobolink

Dolichonyx

oryzivorus
Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus

carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus

cyanocephalus
Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis

trichas
Blue Grosbeak

Guiraca

caerulea
Worm-eating Warbler

Helmitheros

vermivorus
Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria

virens
Bullock's Oriole

Icterus

bullockii
Northern Oriole

Icterus

galbula
Spot-breasted Oriole

Icterus

pectoralis
Orchard Oriole

Icterus

spurius
Dark-eyed Junco

Junco

hyemalis
Swainson's Warbler

Limnothlypis

swainsonii
Red Crossbill

Loxia

curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill

Loxia

leucoptera
Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza

georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza

lincolnii
Song Sparrow

Melospiza

melodia
Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta

varia
Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus

aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus

ater
Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus

bonariensis
Connecticut Warbler

Oporornis

agilis
Kentucky Warbler

Oporornis

formosus
Mourning Warbler

Oporornis

philadelphia
MacGillivray's Warbler

Oporornis

tolmiei
Northern Parula

Parula

americana
Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus

sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow

Passerella

iliaca
Lazuli Bunting

Passerina

amoena
Painted Bunting

Passerina

ciris
Indigo Bunting

Passerina

cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus

ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus

melanocephalus
Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo

chlorurus
Eastern Towhee

Pipilo

erythrophthalmus
Spotted Towhee

Pipilo

maculatus
Western Tanager

Piranga

ludoviciana
Scarlet Tanager

Piranga

olivacea
Summer Tanager

Piranga

rubra
Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax

nivalis
Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes

gramineus
Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria

citrea
Boat-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus

major
Common Grackle

Quiscalus

quiscula
Ovenbird

Seiurus

aurocapillus
Louisiana Waterthrush

Seiurus

motacilla
Northern Waterthrush

Seiurus

noveboracensis
American Redstart

Setophaga

ruticilla
Stripe-headed Tanager

Spindalis

zena
Dickcissel

Spiza

americana
American Tree Sparrow

Spizella

arborea
Clay-colored Robin

Spizella

pallida
Chipping Sparrow

Spizella

passerina
Field Sparrow

Spizella

pusilla
Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella

magna
Western Meadowlark

Sturnella

neglecta
Black-faced Grassquit

Tiaris

bicolor
Yellow-faced Grassquit

Tiaris

olivacea
Bachman's Warbler

Vermivora

bachmanii
Orange-crowned Warbler

Vermivora

celata
Golden-winged Warbler

Vermivora

chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler

Vermivora

peregrina
Blue-winged Warbler

Vermivora

pinus
Nashville Warbler

Vermivora

ruficapilla
Canada Warbler

Wilsonia

canadensis
Hooded Warbler

Wilsonia

citrina
Wilson's Warbler

Wilsonia

pusilla
Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus

xanthocephalus
White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia

albicollis
Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia

atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia

leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow

Zonotrichia

querula
Barn Swallow

Hirundo

rustica
Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon

fulva
Cuban Martin

Progne

cryptoleuca
Caribbean Martin

Progne

dominicensis
Purple Martin

Progne

subis
Sand Martin

Riparia

riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx

serripennis
Tree Swallow

Tachycineta

bicolor
Bahama Swallow

Tachycineta

cyaneoviridis
Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta

thalassina
Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius

ludovicianus
Bicknell's Thrush

Catharus

bicknelli
Veery

Catharus

fuscescens
Hermit Thrush

Catharus

guttatus
Grey-cheeked Thrush

Catharus

minimus
Swainson's Thrush

Catharus

ustulatus
Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe

oenanthe
Eastern Bluebird

Sialia

sialis
American Robin

Turdus

migratorius
Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus

bicolor
Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile

atricapilla
American Pipit

Anthus

rubescens
Sprague's Pipit

Anthus

spragueii
House Sparrow

Passer

domesticus
Spotted Greenbul

Ixonotus

guttatus
Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus

jocosus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus

calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus

satrapa
Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta

canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta

carolinensis
Brown-headed Nuthatch

Sitta

pusilla
Common Myna

Acridotheres

tristis
Gray Catbird

Dumetella

carolinensis
Bahama Mockingbird

Mimus

gundlachii
Northern Mockingbird

Mimus

polyglottos
Sage Thrasher

Oreoscoptes

montanus
Common Starling

Sturnus

vulgaris
Curve-billed Thrasher

Toxostoma

curvirostre
Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma

rufum
Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus

cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus

sordidulus
Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus

virens
Caribbean Elaenia

Elaenia

martinica
Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax

alnorum
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Empidonax

flaviventris
Least Flycatcher

Empidonax

minimus
Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax

traillii
Acadian Flycatcher

Empidonax

virescens
Ash-throated Flycatcher

Myiarchus

cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus

crinitus
La Sagra's Flycatcher

Myiarchus

sagrae
Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus

tyrannulus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Myiodynastes

luteiventris
Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus

rubinus
Black Phoebe

Sayornis

nigricans
Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis

phoebe
Say's Phoebe

Sayornis

saya
Loggerhead Kingbird

Tyrannus

caudifasciatus
Couch's Kingbird

Tyrannus

couchii
Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus

dominicensis
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus

forficatus
Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus

melancholicus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus

savana
Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus

tyrannus
Western Kingbird

Tyrannus

verticalis
Cassin's Kingbird

Tyrannus

vociferans
Black-whiskered Vireo

Vireo

altiloquus
Bell's Vireo

Vireo

bellii
Thick-billed Vireo

Vireo

crassirostris
Yellow-throated Vireo

Vireo

flavifrons
Yellow-green Vireo

Vireo

flavoviridis
Eastern Warbling-Vireo

Vireo

gilvus
White-eyed Vireo

Vireo

griseus
Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo

olivaceus
Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo

philadelphicus
Plumbeous Vireo

Vireo

plumbeus
Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo

solitarius
Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus

principalis
Northern Flicker

Colaptes

auratus
Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus

pileatus
Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes

aurifrons
Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes

carolinus
Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes

erythrocephalus
Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Picoides

borealis
Downy Woodpecker

Picoides

pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker

Picoides

villosus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus

varius
Canary-winged Parakeet

Brotogeris

versicolurus
Carolina Parakeet

Conuropsis

carolinensis
Budgerigar

Melopsittacus

undulatus
Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta

monachus
Chuck-will's-widow

Caprimulgus

carolinensis
Whip-poor-will

Caprimulgus

vociferus
Lesser Nighthawk

Chordeiles

acutipennis
Antillean Nighthawk

Chordeiles

gundlachii
Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles

minor
Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius

acadicus
Short-eared Owl

Asio

flammeus
Long-eared Owl

Asio

otus
Burrowing Owl

Athene

cunicularia
Great Horned Owl

Bubo

virginianus
Snowy Owl

Nyctea

scandiaca
Eastern Screech-Owl

Otus

asio
Flammulated Owl

Otus

flammeolus
Barred Owl

Strix

varia
Barn Owl

Tyto

alba
Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Amazilia

yucatanensis
Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus

alexandri
Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus

colubris
Bahama Woodstar

Calliphlox

evelynae
Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte

anna
Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus

rufus
Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus

sasin
Calliope Hummingbird

Stellula

calliope

 

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