OFFICIAL STATE LIST OF THE 480 BIRDS OF FLORIDA AS COMPILED BY THE FLORIDA ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY RECORDS COMMITTEE Updated : 26 July 2000 Established exotics = e extinct native species = x disestablished exotics = d species listed without verifiable evidence = ui Species in the list below annotated with an * should be documented when detected in Florida and submitted to the FOSRC for review. GAVIIDAE Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon Gavia immer Common Loon PODICIPEDIDAE Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe * Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe * DIOMEDEIDAE Thalassarche chlororhynchos Yellow-nosed Albatross * PROCELLARIIDAE Pterodroma hasitata Black-capped Petrel Calonectris diomedea Cory's Shearwater Puffinus gravis Greater Shearwater Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Manx Shearwater * Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater HYDROBATIDAE Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro Band-rumped Storm-Petrel PHAETHONTIDAE Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird * SULIDAE Sula dactylatra Masked Booby Sula leucogaster Brown Booby Sula sula Red-footed Booby Morus bassanus Northern Gannet PELECANIDAE Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican PHALACROCORACIDAE Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant ANHINGIDAE Anhinga anhinga Anhinga FREGATIDAE Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird ARDEIDAE Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron Ardea alba Great Egret Egretta thula Snowy Egret Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Butorides virescens Green Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron THRESKIORNITHIDAE Eudocimus albus White Ibis Eudocimus ruber Scarlet Ibis * Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis * Ajaia ajaja Roseate Spoonbill CICONIIDAE Mycteria americana Wood Stork CATHARTIDAE Coragyps atratus Black Vulture Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture PHOENICOPTERIDAE Phoenicopterus ruber Greater Flamingo ANATIDAE Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose Chen caerulescens Snow Goose Chen rossii Ross's Goose * Branta canadensis Canada Goose Branta bernicla Brant Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan Cairina moschata Muscovy Duck (e) Aix sponsa Wood Duck Anas strepera Gadwall Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon Anas americana American Wigeon Anas rubripes American Black Duck Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Anas fulvigula Mottled Duck Anas discors Blue-winged Teal Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Anas bahamensis White-cheeked Pintail * Anas acuta Northern Pintail Anas crecca Green-winged Teal Aythya valisineria Canvasback Aythya americana Redhead Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck Aythya marila Greater Scaup Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup Somateria spectabilis King Eider * Somateria mollissima Common Eider Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter Melanitta nigra Black Scoter Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser Mergus merganser Common Merganser * Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser Nomonyx dominicus Masked Duck * Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck ACCIPITRIDAE Pandion haliaetus Osprey Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis Snail Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk * Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo brachyurus Short-tailed Hawk Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk * Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk * Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle FALCONIDAE Caracara cheriway Crested Caracara Falco sparverius American Kestrel Falco columbarius Merlin Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon PHASIANIDAE Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite RALLIDAE Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail Rallus longirostris Clapper Rail Rallus elegans King Rail Rallus limicola Virginia Rail Porzana carolina Sora Porphyrula martinica Purple Gallinule Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen Fulica americana American Coot ARAMIDAE Aramus guarauna Limpkin GRUIDAE Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane Grus americana Whooping Crane (x) CHARADRIIDAE Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing * Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis dominica American Golden-Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover Charadrius wilsonia Wilson's Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover Charadrius melodus Piping Plover Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Charadrius montanus Mountain Plover * HAEMATOPODIDAE Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher RECURVIROSTRIDAE Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt Recurvirostra americana American Avocet SCOLOPACIDAE Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit * Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit * Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Aphriza virgata Surfbird * Calidris canutus Red Knot Calidris alba Sanderling Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper * Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper Calidris alpina Dunlin Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Philomachus pugnax Ruff Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Scolopax minor American Woodcock Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria Red Phalarope LARIDAE Stercorarius maccormicki South Polar Skua * Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger Larus atricilla Laughing Gull Larus pipixcan Franklin's Gull Larus minutus Little Gull * Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull * Larus cirrocephalus Gray-hooded Gull * Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull Larus belcheri Band-tailed Gull * Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull Larus californicus California Gull * Larus argentatus Herring Gull Larus thayeri Thayer's Gull * Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull * Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull Xema sabini Sabine's Gull Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern Sterna caspia Caspian Tern Sterna maxima Royal Tern Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Sterna hirundo Common Tern Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern Sterna antillarum Least Tern Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern Chlidonias niger Black Tern Anous stolidus Brown Noddy Anous minutus Black Noddy Rynchops niger Black Skimmer ALCIDAE Alle alle Dovekie Uria lomvia Thick-billed Murre * Alca torda Razorbill * Brachyramphus perdix Long-billed Murrelet * Fratercula arctica Atlantic Puffin * COLUMBIDAE Columba livia Rock Dove (e) Columba squamosa Scaly-naped Pigeon * Columba leucocephala White-crowned Pigeon Columba fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon * Streptopelia turtur European Turtle-Dove * Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove (e) Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove Zenaida aurita Zenaida Dove * Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove Ectopistes migratorius Passenger Pigeon (x) Columbina passerina Common Ground-Dove Leptotila verreauxi White-tipped Dove * Geotrygon chrysia Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana Ruddy Quail-Dove * PSITTACIDAE Melopsittacus undulatus Budgerigar (e) Myiopsitta monachus Monk Parakeet (e) Conuropsis carolinensis Carolina Parakeet (x) Brotogeris versicolurus White-winged Parakeet (e) CUCULIDAE Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Mangrove Cuckoo Crotophaga ani Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris Groove-billed Ani TYTONIDAE Tyto alba Barn Owl Otus flammeolus Flammulated Owl * Otus asio Eastern Screech-Owl Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl Nyctea scandiaca Snowy Owl * Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl Strix varia Barred Owl Asio otus Long-eared Owl * Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Aegolius acadicus Northern Saw-whet Owl * CAPRIMULGIDAE Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii Antillean Nighthawk Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-poor-will APODIDAE Streptoprocne zonaris White-collared Swift * Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift Chaetura vauxi Vaux's Swift * Tachornis phoenicobia Antillean Palm-Swift * TROCHILIDAE Amazilia yucatanensis Buff-bellied Hummingbird Calliphlox evelynae Bahama Woodstar * Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird Calypte anna Anna's Hummingbird * Stellula calliope Calliope Hummingbird * Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird * Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Allen's Hummingbird * ALCEDINIDAE Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher PICIDAE Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons Golden-fronted Woodpecker * Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker Picoides borealis Red-cockaded Woodpecker Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker Campephilus principalis Ivory-billed Woodpecker (x) TYRANNIDAE Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus sordidulus Western Wood-Pewee * Contopus virens Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus caribaeus Cuban Pewee * Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Alder Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Least Flycatcher Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe * Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe Sayornis saya Say's Phoebe * Pyrocephalus rubinus Vermilion Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher * Empidonomus varius Variegated Flycatcher * Tyrannus melancholicus Tropical Kingbird * Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Kingbird * Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Gray Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus Loggerhead Kingbird * Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Fork-tailed Flycatcher LANIIDAE Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike VIREONIDAE Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo Vireo crassirostris Thick-billed Vireo * Vireo bellii Bell's Vireo Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo solitarius Blue-headed Vireo Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo flavoviridis Yellow-green Vireo * Vireo altiloquus Black-whiskered Vireo CORVIDAE Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens Florida Scrub-Jay Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow Corvus ossifragus Fish Crow ALAUDIDAE Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark HIRUNDINIDAE Progne subis Purple Martin Progne cryptoleuca Cuban Martin * Progne elegans Southern Martin * Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis Bahama Swallow * Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow Riparia riparia Bank Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon fulva Cave Swallow Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow PARIDAE Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse SITTIDAE Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch CERTHIIDAE Certhia americana Brown Creeper TROGLODYTIDAE Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren * Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's Wren * Troglodytes aedon House Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren PYCNONOTIDAE Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul (e) REGULIDAE Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet SYLVIIDAE Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher TURDIDAE Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear * Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird Catharus fuscescens Veery Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush Turdus migratorius American Robin Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush * MIMIDAE Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii Bahama Mockingbird Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher * Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre Curve-billed Thrasher * STURNIDAE Sturnus vulgaris European Starling (e) MOTACILLIDAE Anthus rubescens American Pipit Anthus spragueii Sprague's Pipit BOMBYCILLIDAE Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing PARULIDAE Vermivora bachmanii Bachman's Warbler (x) Vermivora pinus Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville Warbler Parula americana Northern Parula Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica magnolia Magnolia Warbler Dendroica tigrina Cape May Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia Golden-cheeked Warbler * Dendroica virens Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica townsendi Townsend's Warbler Dendroica fusca Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica dominica Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica pinus Pine Warbler Dendroica kirtlandii Kirtland's Warbler * Dendroica discolor Prairie Warbler Dendroica palmarum Palm Warbler Dendroica castanea Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica striata Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica cerulea Cerulean Warbler Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus Worm-eating Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's Warbler Seiurus aurocapillus Ovenbird Seiurus noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush Oporornis formosus Kentucky Warbler Oporornis agilis Connecticut Warbler Oporornis philadelphia Mourning Warbler Oporornis tolmiei MacGillivray's Warbler * Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat Wilsonia citrina Hooded Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Canada Warbler Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat COEREBIDAE Coereba flaveola Bananaquit THRAUPIDAE Piranga rubra Summer Tanager Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Western Tanager Spindalis zena Western Spindalis (Stripe-headed Tanager) EMBERIZIDAE Tiaris olivacea Yellow-faced Grassquit * Tiaris bicolor Black-faced Grassquit * Pipilo chlorurus Green-tailed Towhee * Pipilo maculatus Spotted Towhee * Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee Aimophila aestivalis Bachman's Sparrow Spizella arborea American Tree Sparrow * Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow Spizella pallida Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated Sparrow * Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting * Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus Seaside Sparrow Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza georgiana Swamp Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Harris's Sparrow * Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Golden-crowned Sparrow * Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur * Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting CARDINALIDA Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea Blue Grosbeak Passerina amoena Lazuli Bunting * Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting Passerina ciris Painted Bunting Spiza americana Dickcissel ICTERIDAE Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius humeralis Tawny-shouldered Blackbird * Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark * Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle Quiscalus major Boat-tailed Grackle Molothrus bonariensis Shiny Cowbird Molothrus aeneus Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole Icterus pectoralis Spot-breasted Oriole (e) Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole FRINGILLIDAE Carpodacus purpureus Purple Finch Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch (e) Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill * Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening Grosbeak PASSERIDAE Passer domesticus House Sparrow (e) Birds and Bird Watching Home