Birds

Photo By: Dick Groat

Herons & Bitterns - Family Ardeidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Ardea herodias
Great Blue Heron
Casmerodius albus Great Egret
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret


Swans, Geese, Ducks - Family Anatidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Aix sponsa Wood Duck


Ospreys, Hawks & Kites - Family Accipitridae

Scientific Name Common Name
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Red-taild Hawk



Caracaras & Falcons - Family Falconidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Falco sparverius American Kestrel



Grouse, Quails, Turkeys & Allies - Family Phasianidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey
Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite



Snipe, Woodcock & Sandpipers - Family Scolopacidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe
Scolopax minor American Woodcock



Plovers & Lapwings - Family Charadriidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Charadrius vociferus Killdeer



Finches & Allies - Family Fingillidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening Grosbeak
Carpodacus purpureus Purple Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch
Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch
Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin



Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Allies - Family Cuculidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo


 

Woodpeckers & Wrynecks - Family Picidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
Sphyrapicus vaius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker



Jays, Magpies & Crows - Family Corvidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay
Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow



Goatsuckers - Family Caprimulgidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-wills-widow
Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-poor-will
Chordeiles minor Common Night Hawk



Barn Owls - Family Tytonidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Tyto alba Common Barn Owl




Typical Owls - Family Strigidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Otus asio Eastern Screech Owl
Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl
Strix varia Barred Owl



Larks - Family Alaudidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark




Hummingbirds - Family Trochilidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird



Kingfishers - Family Alcedinidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher



Titmice, Verdins & Bushtits - Family Paridae

Scientific Name Common Name
Parus carolinensis Carolina Chickadee
Parus bicolor Tufted Titmouse



Pigeons & Doves - Family Columbidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Zenaidura macroura Mourning Dove



Swifts - Family Apodidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift


 

Swallows - Family Hirundinidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Progne subis Purple Martin



Nuthatches - Family Sittidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch



Tyrant Flycatchers - Family Tyrannidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Contopus borealis Olive-sided Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher
Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird


Wrens - Family Troglodytidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
Troglodytes aedon House Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren



Old World Warblers, Gnatcatchers & Kinglets - Family Muscicapidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
Turdus migratorius American Robin



Mockingbirds & Thrashers - Family Mimidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird
Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
Toxoxtoma rufum Brown Thrasher



Waxwings - Family Bombycillidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Bombycilla cedorum Cedar Waxwing


 

Shrikes - Family Laniidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike



Starlings - Family Sturnidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Sturnus vulgaris European Starling


Emberizids - Family Emberizidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler
Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler
Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica dominica Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica pinus Pine Warbler
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler
Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart
Seiurus aurocapillus Ovenbird
Oporornis formosus Kentucky Warbler
Wilsonia citrina Hooded Warbler
Molothru ater Brown-headed Cowbird
Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole
Icterus galbula Northern Oriole
Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow
Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird
Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark
Piranga rubra Summer Tanager
Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Rufous-sided Towhee



Photo By: Dick Groat

New World Vultures - Family Cathartidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture



Vireo - Family Vireonidae

Scientific Name Common Name
Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo
Vireo solitarius Solitary Vireo




URL: http://www.nps.gov/liri/Natural/Animals/Birds/
Last Updated: March 24, 2004