Bird Species of Seahorse Key

Family Species Name Common Name
Accipitridae Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
  Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk
  Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk
  Buteo playtpterus Broad-winged Hawk
  Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk
  Cirus cyaneus Northern Harrier
  Elanoides forficatus Swallow-Tailed Kite
  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
Alcedinidae Megaceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher
Anatidae Aix sponsa Wood Duck
  Anas crecca Green-winged Teal
  Anas discors Blue-winged Teal
  Anas fulvigula Mottled Duck
  Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
  Anas acuta Pintail
  Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler
  Anas strepera Gadwall
  Anas americana American Wigeon
  Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck
  Aythya americana Redhead
  Aythya valisineria Canvasback
  Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup
  Aythya marila Greater Scaup
  Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye
  Bucephala albeola Bufflehead
  Chen caerulescens Snow Goose
  Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser
  Mergus merganser Common Merganser
  Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck
Anhingidae Anhinga anhinga leucogaster Anhinga
Apodidae Chaetura pelagica Chimney swift
Aramidae Aramus guarauna Limpkin
Ardeidae Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
  Ixobrychus exilis exilis Least Bittern
  Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron
  Butorides striates Green Heron
  Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli Black-Crowned Night Heron
  Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
  Florida coerulea coerulea Little Blue Heron
  Tricolored Heron
  Leucophoyx thula thula Snowy Egret
  Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret
  Casmerodius albus Great Egret
Bombycillidae Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow
  Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-poor-will
  Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk
Carthartidae Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
  Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
Certhiidae Certhia familiaris Brown Creeper
Charadriidae Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover
  Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover
  Charadrius melodus Piping Plover
  Charadrius vociferus Killdeer
  Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover
Columbidae Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove
  Columbina passerina Ground Dove
  Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove
Colymbidae Colymbus auritus Horned Grebe
  Podilymbus podiceps podiceps Pied-Billed Grebe
Corvidae Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay
  Aphelocoma coerulescens Scrub Jay
  Corvus ossifragus Fish Crow
  Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Crow
Cuclidae Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo
  Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Falconidae Falco sparverius American Kestral
  Falco columbarius Merlin
  Falco peregrinus Peregrine Flacon
Fregatidae Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird
Fringillidae Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting
  Guiraca caerulea Blue Grosbeak
  Passerina ciris Painted Bunting
  Pipilo erythrophthalmus Rufous-sided Towhee
  Aimophila aestivalis Bachmann's Sparrow
  Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow
  Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow
  Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
  Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow
  Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
  Passerherbulus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow
  Passerherbulus caudacutus Le Conte's Sparrow
  Ammospiza caudacuta Sharp-tailed Sparrow
  Melospiza georgiana Swamp Sparrow
  Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow
  Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco
  Carpodacus purpeus Purple Finch
  Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch
  Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin
Gaviidae Gavia immer Common Loon
Haematopodidae Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher
Hirundinidae Progne subis Purple Martin
  Iridoprocne bicolor Tree Swallow
  Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Rough-winged Swallow
  Riparia riparia Bank Swallow
  Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
Icteridae Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird
  Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink
  Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark
  Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird
  Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle
  Quiscalus major Boat-tailed Grackle
  Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird
  Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole
  Icterus galbula Northern Oriole
Laniidae Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike
Laridae Larus atricilla Laughing Gull
  Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull
  Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
  Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
  Larus argentatus Herring Gull
  Caspian Tern Caspian Tern
  Sterna hirundo Common Tern
  Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern
  Sterna albifrons Least Tern
  Sterna maxima Royal Tern
  Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern
  Childonias nigra Black Tern
Meleagrididae Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey
Mimidae Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird
  Mimus polygottus Mockingbird
  Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
Motacillidae American Pipit
Panionidae Pandion haliaetus Osprey
Paridae Parus carolinensis Carolina Chickadee
  Parus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
Parulidae Vermivora pinus Blue-winged Warbler
  Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler
  Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart
  Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler
  Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler
  Parula americana Northern Parula
  Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler
  Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville Warbler
  Dendroica pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler
  Dendroica magnolia Magnolia Warbler
  Dendroica pinus Pine Warbler
  Dendroica tigrina Cape May Warbler
  Dendroica virens Black-throated Green Warbler
  Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler
  Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler
  Dendroica fusca Blackburnian Warbler
  Dendroica dominica Yellow-throated Warbler
  Dendroica discolor Prairie Warbler
  Dendroica palmarum Palm Warbler
  Dendroica castanea Bay-breasted Warbler
  Blackpoll Warbler Blackpoll Warbler
  Dendroica cerulea Cerulean Warbler
  Mniotilta varia Black-and-White Warbler
  Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler
  Helmitheros vermivorus Worm-eating Warbler
  Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's Warbler
  Seiurus aurocapillus Ovenbird
  Seirus noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush
  Seirus motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush
  Oporornis formosus Kentucky Warbler
  Oporornis agilis Connecticut Warbler
  Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat
  Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat
  Wilsonia citrina Hooded Warbler
  Wisonia pusilla Yellow Warbler
Pelicanidae Pelecanus erythrorhynchos White Pelican
  Pelecanus occidentaliscarolinensis Brown Pelican
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant
Phasianidae Colinus virginianus Bobwhite
Picidae Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
  Centurus carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
  Spyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
  Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker
  Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker
  Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
  Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker
Ploceidae Passer domesticus House Sparrow
Rallidae Rallus elegans King Rail
  Rallus longirostris Clapper Rail
  Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow Rail
  Porzana carolina Sora
  Porphyrula martinica Purple Gallinule
  Fulican americana American Coot
  Rallus linicola Virginia Rail
  Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail
Recurvirostridae Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt
  Recurvirostra americana American Avocet
Rynchopidae Rynchops niger Black Skimmer
Scolopacidae Tringa melanoleuco Greater Yellowlegs
  Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs
  Tinga solitaria Solitary Sandpiper
  Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet
  Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper
  Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel
  Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit
  Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone
  Calidris canutus Red Knot
  Calidris alba Sanderling
  Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper
  Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper
  Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper
  Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper
  Calidris alpina Dunlin
  Micropalama himantopus Stilt Sandpiper
  Limnodromous scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher
  Limnodromous griseus Short-billed Dowitcher
  Capella gallinago Common Snipe
  Philohela minor American Woodcock
Sittidae Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch
  Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch
Strigidae Otus asio Screech Owl
  Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl
  Strix varia Barred Owl
  Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl
  Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl
Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris Starling
Sylviidae Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet
  Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Thraupidae Piranga olicacea Scarlet Tanager
  Piranga rubra Summer Tanager
Threskiornithidae Eudocimus albus White Ibis
  Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis
  Ajaia ajaja Roseate Spoonbill
Trochilidae Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Troglodytidae Thryothorus ludocicinus Carolina Wren
  Troglodytes aedon House Wren
  Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren
  Sedge Wren
  Marsh Wren
Turdidae Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
  Catharus fuscescens Veery
  Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked Thrush
  Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush
  Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush
  Turdus migratorius American Robin
Tyrannidae Contopus virens Eastern Wood Pewee
  Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher
  Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe
  Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher
  Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird
  Tyrannus dominicensis Gray Kingbird
Tytonidae Tyto alba Barn Owl
Vireonidae Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo
  Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo
  Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo
  Vireo solitarius Solitary Vireo

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