Species Accounts

ORDER: ANSERIFORMES

FAMILY: Anatidae

• Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis →
• Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor →
• Swan Goose, Anser cygnoides →
• Graylag Goose, Anser anser →
• Canada Goose, Branta canadensis →
• Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca →
• Mute Swan, Cygnus olor
• Black Swan, Cygnus atratus
• Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata
• Wood Duck, Aix sponsa
• Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata
• Blue-winged Teal, Spatula discors
• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
• Mallard Hybrids
• Mottled Duck, Anas fulvigula
• Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris
• Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
• Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis

ORDER: GALLIFORMES

FAMILY: Odontophoridae

• Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus

FAMILY: Phasianidae

• Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
• Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
• Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus

ORDER: PODICIPEDIFORMES

FAMILY: Podicipedidae

• Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus Podiceps

ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES

FAMILY: Columbidae

• Rock Pigeon, Columba livia
• White-crowned Pigeon, Patagioenas leucocephala
• Eurasian Collared-Dove, Streptopelia decaocto
• Common Ground-Dove, Columbina passerina
• White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica
• Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura

ORDER: CUCULIFORES

FAMILY: Cuculidae

• Smooth-billed Ani, Crotophaga ani
• Yellow-billed Cuckooc, Coccyzus americanus
• Mangrove Cuckoo, Coccyzus minor

ORDER: CAPRIMULGIFORES

FAMILY: Caprimulgidae

• Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
• Antillean Nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii
• Chuck-will’s-widow, Antrostomus carolinensis

ORDER: APODIFORMES

FAMILY: Apodidae

• Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica

FAMILY: Trochilidae

• Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris

ORDER: GRUIFORMES

FAMILY: Rallidae

• King Rail, Rallus elegans
• Clapper Rail, Rallus crepitans
• Common Gallinule, Gallinula galeata
• American Coot, Fulica americana
• Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinicus
• Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
• Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis

FAMILY: Aramidae

• Limpkin, Aramus guarauna

FAMILY: Gruidae

• Sandhill Crane, Antigone canadensis
• Whooping Crane, Grus americana

ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES

FAMILY: Recurvirostridae

• Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus

FAMILY: Haematopodidae

• American Oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus

FAMILY: Charadriidae

• Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
• Wilson’s Plover, Charadrius wilsonia
• Snowy Plover, Charadrius nivosus

FAMILY: Scolopacidae

• American Woodcock, Scolopax minor
• Willet, Tringa semipalmata

FAMILY: Laridae

• Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla
• Brown Noddy, Anous stolidus
• Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus
• Bridled Tern, Onychoprion anaethetus
• Least Tern, Sternula antillarum
• Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
• Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia
• Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii
• Royal Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Sandwich Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger

ORDER: Ciconiiformes

FAMILY: Ciconiidae

• Wood Stork, Mycteria americana

ORDER: SULIFORMES

FAMILY: Fregatidae

• Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens

FAMILY: Sulidae

• Masked Booby, Sula dactylatra

FAMILY: Anhingidae

• Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga

FAMILY: Phalacrocoracidae

• Double-crested Cormorant, Nannopterum auritum

ORDER: PELECANIFORMES

FAMILY: Pelecanidae

• Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis

FAMILY: Ardeidae

• American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus
• Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis
• Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
• Great White Heron, Ardea herodias occidentalis
• Great Egret, Ardea alba
• Snowy Egret, Egretta thula
• Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea
• Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor
• Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens
• Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
• Green Heron, Butorides virescens
• Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
• Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Nyctanassa violacea

FAMILY: Threskiornithidae

• White Ibis, Eudocimus albus
• Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
• Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja

ORDER: CATHARTIFORMES

FAMILY: Cathartidae

• Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus
• Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura

ORDER: ACCIPITIIFORMES

FAMILY: Pandionidae

• Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

FAMILY: Accipitridae

• White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus
• Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus
• Northern Harrier, Circus hudsonius
• Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus
• Cooper’s Hawk, Accipiter cooperii
• Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
• Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis
• Snail Kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis
• Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus
• Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus
• Short-tailed Hawk, Buteo brachyurus
• Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

ORDER: STRIGIFORMES

FAMILY: Tytonidae

• Barn Owl, Tyto alba

FAMILY: Strigidae

• Eastern Screech-Owl, Megascops asio
• Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
• Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia
• Barred Owl, Strix varia

ORDER: CORACIIFORMES

FAMILY: Alcedinidae

• Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon

ORDER: PICIFORMES

FAMILY: Picidae

• Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus
• Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus
• Downy Woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens
• Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Dryobates borealis
• Hairy Woodpecker, Dryobates villosus
• Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
• Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus

ORDER: FALCONIFORMES

FAMILY: Falconidae

• Crested Caracara, Caracara plancus
• American Kestrel, Falco sparverius