Bird List
BIRDS * Non-native Species + Extirpated
Waterfowl
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ..........Dendrocygna autumnalis .............BM, MLK, SKLK, CD
Fulvous Whistling-Duck...................Dendrocygna bicolor......................................... BM, MLK
Greater White-fronted Goose ...........Anser albifrons.................................................. BM, MLK
Snow Goose (incl.Bl. Goose).............Chen caerulescens ............................................. BM, MLK
Ross's Goose........................................Chen rossii ............................................................... BM
Canada Goose.....................................Branta canadensis ............................................. BM, MLK
Tundra Swan (Whistling)..................Cygnus columbianus ........................................ BM, MLK
Muscovy Duck....................................Cairina moschata ..................................................... BM
Wood Duck .........................................Aix sponsa....................................BM, DM, MLK, SKLK
Gadwall ...............................................Anas strepera .......................................BM, CULK, MLK
American Wigeon ..............................Anas americana....................................BM, CULK, MLK
American Black Duck........................Anas rubripes.................................................... BM, MLK
Mallard ................................................Anas platyrhynchos .............................BM, CULK, MLK
Mottled Duck (Florida) .....................Anas fulvigula .................................................. BM, MLK
Blue-winged Teal ...............................Anas discors.........................................BM, CULK, MLK
Northern Shoveler..............................Anas clypeata.......................................BM, CULK, MLK
Northern Pintail .................................Anas acuta ...........................................BM, CULK, MLK
Green-winged Teal ............................Anas crecca ..........................................BM, CULK, MLK
Canvasback .........................................Aythya valisineria........................................CULK, MLK
Redhead...............................................Aythya americana ........................................CULK, MLK
Ring-necked Duck..............................Aythya collaris.....................................BM, CULK, MLK
Lesser Scaup........................................Aythya affinis...............................................CULK, MLK
Greater Scaup .....................................Aythya marila ...........................................................OF
White-winged Scoter .........................Melanitta fusca .........................................................OF
Bufflehead ...........................................Bucephala islandica..................................... CULK, MLK
Common Goldeneye..........................Bucephala clangula ......................................CULK, MLK
Hooded Merganser............................Lophodytes cucullatus .........................BM, CULK, MLK
Red-breasted Merganser ...................Mergus serrator ...........................................CULK, MLK
Ruddy Duck........................................Oxyura jamaicensis .....................................CULK, MLK
Turkeys
Wild Turkey........................................Meleagris gallopavo ........................BM, MF, MEH, ABP
New World Quails
Northern Bobwhite ............................Colinus virginianus................................... BM, MF, ABP
Loons
Red-throated Loon ............................Gavia stellata ............................................................OF
Common Loon....................................Gavia immer..............................................................OF
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe ...............................Podilymbus podiceps....................BM, CULK, MLK, CD
Horned Grebe.....................................Podiceps auritus...........................................CULK, MLK
Pelicans
American White Pelican....................Pelecanus erythrorhynchos................................MLK, OF
Brown Pelican.....................................Pelecanus occidentalis...........................MLK, CULK, OF
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant ...............Phalocrocorax auritus...........BM, CULK, MLK, CD, OF
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park Animals
Primary Habitat Codes
Common Name Scientific Name (for all species)
* Non-native Species + Extirpated A 5 - 28
Anhingas
Anhinga...............................................Anhinga anhinga ..................BM, CULK, MLK, CD, OF
Frigatebirds
Magnificent Frigatebird ....................Fregata magnificens..................................................OF
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
American Bittern ................................Botaurus lentiginosus....................................... BM, MLK
Least Bittern ........................................Ixobrychus exilis ...................................................... BM
Great Blue Heron ...............................Ardea herodias ................................. BM, DM, MLK, CD
Great Egret ..........................................Ardea alba ................................................. BM, MLK, CD
Snowy Egret........................................Egretta thula ............................................. BM, MLK, CD
Little Blue Heron................................Egretta caerulea ............................... BM, DM, MLK, CD
Tricolored Heron................................Egretta tricolor.......................................... BM, MLK, CD
Cattle Egret..........................................Bubulcus ibis ........................................BM, ABP, PI, PSI
Green Heron .......................................Butorides virescens .......................... BM, DM, MLK, CD
Black-crowned Night-Heron............Nycticorax nycticorax............................... BM, MLK, CD
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron .........Nyctanassa violacea .................................. BM, MLK, CD
Ibis and Spoonbills
White Ibis ............................................Eudocimus albus....................................... BM, MLK, CD
Glossy Ibis ...........................................Plegadis falcinellus ................................... BM, MLK, CD
White-faced Ibis .................................Plegadis chihi .................................................... BM, MLK
Roseate Spoonbill...............................Platalea ajaja .........................................BM, MLK, SKLK
Storks
Wood Stork .........................................Mycteria americana ..........................BM, BM, MLK, CD
New World Vultures
Black Vulture ......................................Coragyps atratus................................................ OF, MTC
Turkey Vulture ...................................Cathartes aura.................................................... OF, MTC
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Osprey..................................................Pandion haliaetus..................................BM, MLK, SKLK
Swallow-tailed Kite............................Elanoides forficatus.......................................BM, CD, OF
White-tailed Kite ...............................Elanus leucurus ....................................................BM, OF
Snail Kite .............................................Rostrhamus sociabilis .......................BM, SKLK, CD, OF
Mississippi Kite ..................................Ictinia mississippiensis ......................................MEH, OF
Bald Eagle............................................Haliaeetus leucocephalus ........ CULK, MLK, SKLK, OF
Northern Harrier................................Circus cyaneus .....................................................BM, OF
Sharp-shinned Hawk.........................Accipiter striatus ...................................... MEH, BM, OF
Cooper's Hawk...................................Accipiter cooperi ....................................... MEH, BM, OF
Red-shouldered Hawk ......................Buteo lineatus .................................... BM, BS, MEH, MF
Broad-winged Hawk .........................Buteo platypterus....................................................MEH
Short-tailed Hawk..............................Buteo brachyurus......................................................OF
Red-tailed Hawk ................................Buteo jamaicensis............................BM, MEH, ABP, PSI
Rough-legged Hawk..........................Buteo lagopus............................................................OF
Golden Eagle.......................................Aquila chrysaetos......................................................OF
Falcons and Caracaras
Crested Caracara ................................Caracara cheriway ...............................................BM, OF
American Kestrel................................Falco sparverius ..................................... BM, SH, PSI, PI
Merlin...................................................Falco columbarius .................................................BM, OF
Peregrine Falcon.................................Falco peregrinus ........................................BM, MLK, OF
Rails and Coots
Yellow Rail ..........................................Coturnicops noveboracensis..................................... BM
Black Rail.............................................Laterallus jamaicensis.............................................. BM
King Rail..............................................Rallus elegans ...................................................... BM, CD
Virginia Rail ........................................Rallus limicola ..................................................... BM, CD
Sora.......................................................Porzana carolina .................................................. BM, CD
Purple Gallinule .................................Poryphyrula martinica ............................. BM, MLK, CD
Common Moorhen.............................Gallinula chloropus......................BM, MLK, CULK, CD
American Coot....................................Fulica americana..........................BM, MLK, CULK, CD
Limpkins
Limpkin ...............................................Aramus guarauna........................... BM, BST, SLLK, CD
Cranes
Sandhill Crane ....................................Grus canadensis.........................................BM, MLK, OF
Whooping Crane................................Grus americana..........................................BM, MLK, OF
Plovers
Black-bellied-Plover...........................Pluvialis squatarola ................................................. BM
Am. Golden-Plover............................Recurvirostra americana.......................................... BM
Semipalmated Plover.........................Charadrius semipalmatus ........................................ BM
Killdeer ................................................Charadrius vociferus.................................... BM, PSI, CD
Avocets and Stilts
Black-necked Stilt...............................Himantopus mexicanus ............................ BM, MLK, CD
American Avocet................................Recurvirostra americana................................... BM, MLK
Sandpipers
Greater Yellowlegs.............................Tringa melanoleuca................................... BM, MLK, CD
Lesser Yellowlegs...............................Tringa flavipes .......................................... BM, MLK, CD
Solitary Sandpiper .............................Tringa solitaria .................................................... BM, CD
Willet....................................................Catoptrophorus semipalmatus ......................... BM, MLK
Spotted Sandpiper..............................Actitis macularia ................................................. BM, CD
Upland Sandpiper..............................Bartramia longicauda .............................................. BM
Marbled Godwit.................................Limosa lapponica.................................................... SKLK
Semipalmated Sandpiper..................Calidris pusilla.......................................... BM, MLK, CD
Western Sandpiper ............................Calidris mauri................................................... BM, MLK
Least Sandpiper..................................Calidris minutilla...................................... BM, MLK, CD
White-rumped Sandpiper.................Calidris fuscicollis.................................BM, MLK, SKLK
Pectoral Sandpiper.............................Calidris melanotos .................................... BM, MLK, CD
Dunlin..................................................Calidris alpina................................................... BM, MLK
Stilt Sandpiper ....................................Calidris himanitopus ........................................ BM, MLK
Long-billed Dowitcher ......................Limnodromus scolopaceus ................................ BM, MLK
Common Snipe...................................Gallinago gallinago................................... BM, MLK, CD
American Woodcock .........................Scolopax minor .................................................MEH, BM
Wilson's Phalarope ............................Phalaropus tricolor ................................................ SKLK
Gulls and Terns
Laughing Gull ....................................Leucophaeus atricilla ..............................................MLK
Bonaparte's Gull .................................Larus philadelphia.................................CULK, MLK, OF
Ring-billed Gull..................................Larus delawarensis...........................................CULK, OF
Herring Gull........................................Larus argentatus..............................................CULK, OF
Great Black-backed Gull ...................Larus marinus........................................................CULK
Caspian Tern.......................................Sterna caspia ....................................................CULK, OF
Royal Tern...........................................Sterna maxima.......................................................CULK
Forster's Tern ......................................Sterna forsteri .........................................................MLK
Least Tern............................................Sterna antillarum................................................... MLK
Sooty Tern ...........................................Sterna fuscata .........................................................MLK
Black Tern............................................Chlidonias niger......................................................MLK
Black Skimmer....................................Rynchops niger ............................................CULK, MLK
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon ........................................Columba livia * .........................................................OF
Eurasian Collared-Dove....................Streptopelia decaocto * ............................................. DV
White-winged Dove...........................Zenaida asiatica ........................................................OF
Mourning Dove..................................Zenaida macroura ...................................................MTC
Common Ground-Dove ....................Columbina passerina.......................................BM, PI, PSI
Cuckoos and Anis
Black-billed Cuckoo...........................Coccyzus erythropthalmus .....................................MEH
Yellow-billed Cuckoo .......................Coccyzus americanus.................................BM, MEH, SA
Smooth-billed Ani..............................Crotophaga ani......................................................... BM
Grooved-billed Ani............................Crotophaga sulcirostris............................................ BM
Barn-Owls
Barn Owl..............................................Tyto alba ...........................................................BM, MEH
Owls
Eastern Screech-Owl..........................Otus asio .............................................. MEH, UHF, ABP
Great Horned Owl .............................Bubo virginianus ....................................MEH, MF, ABP
Barred Owl..........................................Strix varia ............................................MEH, BS, BG, AF
Short-eared Owl .................................Asio flammeus.......................................................... BM
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk ..............................Chordeiles acutipennis..............................................OF
Common Nighthawk.........................Chordeiles minor......................................MF, PI, PSI, OF
Chuck-will's-widow ..........................Caprimulgus carolinensis .................................MF, MEH
Whip-poor-will...................................Caprimulgus vociferus....................................MEH, ABP
Swifts
Chimney Swift....................................Chaetura pelagica......................................................OF
Vaux's Swift .......................................Chaetura vauxi..........................................................OF
Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird..........Archilochus colubris .......................................MEH, ABP
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher................................Ceryle alcyon................................BM, CULK, MLK, CD
Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker .................Melanerpes erythrocephalus ...........................MEH, ABP
Red-bellied Woodpecker...................Melanerpes carolinus............................. MF, MEH, UHF
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker..................Sphyrapicus varius ........................................ MEH, UHF
Downy Woodpecker..........................Picoides pubescens ................................. MF, MEH, UHF
Hairy Woodpecker.............................Picoides villosus................................................MF, MEH
Northern Flicker.................................Colaptes auratus .....................................MEH, BM, ABP
Pileated Woodpecker.........................Dryocopus pileatus ................................ MF, MEH, UHF
Tyrant Flycatchers
Eastern Wood Pewee.........................Contopus virens................................................MF, MEH
Acadian Flycatcher ............................Empidonax virescens .......................... MEH, AF, BS, CD
Least Flycatcher .................................Empidonax minimus.............................................BM, SA
Eastern Phoebe ...................................Sayornis phoebe.......................................................MTC
Vermilion Flycatcher .........................Pyrocephalus rubinus .......................................... BM, PSI
Ash-throated Flycatcher....................Myiarchus cinerascens......................................... BM, PSI
Great Crested Flycatcher...................Myiarchus crinitus .................................MF, MEH, ABP
Western Kingbird...............................Tyrannus verticalis............................................ BM, ABP
Eastern Kingbird ................................Tyrannus tyrannus.......................................MF, ABP, PI
Gray Kingbird.....................................Tyrannus dominicensis...................................... BM, ABP
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher....................Tyrannus forficatus ................................... BM, PSI, ABP
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike.............................Lanius ludovicianus......................................BM, ABP, PI
Vireos and Allies
Bell’s Vireo ..........................................Vireo bellii.........................................................MEH, BM
White-eyed Vireo ...............................Vireo griseus ...................................MF, MEH, BM, ABP
Yellow-throated Vireo.......................Vireo flavifrons ................................................MF, MEH
Blue-headed Vireo .............................Vireo solitarius....................................... MF, MEH, UHF
Philadelphia Vireo ............................Vireo philadelphicus ...............................................MEH
Red-eyed Vireo...................................Vireo olivaceus............................................... MEH, UHF
Crows and Jays
Blue Jay ................................................Cyanocitta cristata..................................................MTC
American Crow ..................................Corvus brachyrhynchos ..........................................MTC
Fish Crow ............................................Corvus ossifragus .............................................MEH, BM
Swallows
Purple Martin .....................................Progne subis..........................................................BM, OF
Tree Swallow ......................................Tachycineta bicolor ...............................................BM, OF
N. Rough-winged Swallow ..............Stelgidopteryx serripennis................BM, SKLK, DV, OF
Bank Swallow .....................................Riparia riparia.......................................................BM, OF
Cliff Swallow ......................................Petrochelidon pyrrhonota .....................................BM, OF
Cave Swallow ....................................Petrochelidon fulva ...............................................BM, OF
Barn Swallow......................................Hirundo rustica ............................................ BM, RD, OF
Tits and Allies
Carolina Chickadee............................Poecile carolinensis .................................................MTC
Tufted Titmouse.................................Baeolophus bicolor ..................................................MTC
Nuthatches
Brown-headed Nuthatch .................Sitta pusilla.............................................................. MF
Creepers
Brown creeper.....................................Certhia americana ...................................................MEH
Wrens
Carolina Wren ....................................Thryothorus ludovicianus.......................................MTC
House Wren ........................................Troglodytes aedon ...................................MEH, BM, ABP
Winter Wren ......................................Troglodytes troglodytes ..........................................MEH
Sedge Wren .........................................Cistothorus platensis ............................................... BM
Marsh Wren ........................................Cistothorus palustris ............................................... BM
Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet...................Regulus satrapa ......................................MF, MEH, ABP
Ruby-crowned Kinglet ......................Regulus calendula...................................................MTC
Old World Warblers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.......................Polioptila caerulea...................................................MTC
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird.................................Sialia sialis .............................................MF, BM, PI, PSI
Veery....................................................Catharus fuscescens ....................................... MEH, UHF
Gray-cheeked Thrush........................Catharus minimus ..................................................MEH
Swainson’s Thrush.............................Catharus ustulatus .................................................MEH
Hermit Thrush....................................Catharus guttatus.......................................... MEH, UHF
Wood Thrush......................................Hylocichla mustelina ..................................... MEH, UHF
American Robin..................................Turdus migratorius ................................................MTC
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Gray Catbird .......................................Dumetella carolinensis .....................MF, MEH, BM, UC
Northern Mockingbird......................Mimus polyglottos..........................MEH, BM, ABP, UC
Brown Thrasher..................................Toxostoma rufum....................................MEH, BM, ABP
Starlings
European Starling .............................Sturnus vulgaris * ................................................DV, OF
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit (Water) .....................Anthus rubescens..................................................... BM
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing..................................Bombycilla cedrorum .................................MF, MEH, OF
New World Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler ........................Vermivora pinus ....................................................MEH
Golden-winged Warbler ...................Vermivora chrysoptera ...........................................MEH
Tennessee Warbler.............................Vermivora peregrina...............................................MEH
Orange-crowned Warbler.................Vermivora celata .....................................MEH, BM, ABP
Northern Parula .................................Parula americana ....................................... BF, MF, MEH
Yellow Warbler...................................Dendroica petechia................................................... BM
Chestnut-sided Warbler....................Dendroica pensylvanica..........................................MEH
Magnolia Warbler ..............................Dendroica magnolia................................................MEH
Cape May Warbler.............................Dendroica tigrina....................................................MEH
Black-throated Blue Warbler ............Dendroica caerulescens...........................................MEH
Yellow-rumped Warbler...................Dendroica coronata.........................MF, MEH, BM, ABP
Black-throated Green Warbler .........Dendroica virens.....................................................MEH
Blackburnian Warbler .......................Dendroica fusca ......................................................MEH
Yellow-throated Warbler ..................Dendroica dominica ..................................MF, MEH, CD
Pine Warbler .......................................Dendroica pinus......................................MF, MEH, ABP
Prairie Warbler ...................................Dendroica discolor ..................................... MF, BM, ABP
Palm Warbler......................................Dendroica palmarum ............................MF, BM, ABP, PI
Bay-breasted Warbler........................Dendroica castanea .................................................MEH
Blackpoll Warbler...............................Dendroica striata ..............................................MF, MEH
Cerulean Warbler ..............................Dendroica cerulea ...................................................MEH
Black-and-white Warbler..................Mniotilta varia....................................... MF, MEH, UHF
American Redstart .............................Setophaga ruticilla ......................... MF, MEH, BM, UHF
Prothonotary Warbler .......................Protonotaria citrea .........................................BM, BS, CD
Worm-eating Warbler .......................Helmitheros vermivora ...........................................MEH
Swainson’s Warbler ...........................Limnothlypis swainsonii.........................................MEH
Ovenbird .............................................Seiurus aurocapillus ...................................... MEH, UHF
Northern Waterthrush.......................Seiurus noveboracensis............................... BM, DM, CD
Louisiana Waterthrush......................Seiurus motacilla ........................................ BM, DM, CD
Kentucky Warbler..............................Oporornis formosus ................................................MEH
Connecticut Warbler .........................Oporornis agilis ......................................................MEH
Common Yellowthroat......................Geothlypis trichas ................................................ BM, MF
Hooded Warbler.................................Wilsonia citrina ......................................................MEH
Wilson's Warbler ...............................Wilsonia pusilla ....................................................... BM
Canada Warbler ................................Wilsonia canadensis................................................MEH
Yellow-breasted Chat .......................Icteria virens .........................................................BM, SA
Tanagers
Summer Tanager................................Piranga rubra..........................................MF, MEH, ABP
Scarlet Tanager ...................................Piranga olivacea......................................................MEH
Western Tanager ...............................Piranga ludoviciana................................................MEH
Sparrows and Allies
Green-tailed Towhee .........................Pipilo chlorurus ....................................................... BM
Eastern Towhee ..................................Pipilo erythrophthalmus ............................. MF, SCF, BM
Bachman’s Sparrow ...........................Peucaea aestivalis..................................................... BM
Chipping Sparrow .............................Spizella passerina..........................................BM, ABP, PI
Clay-colored Sparrow .......................Spizella pallida................................................... BM, ABP
Field Sparrow .....................................Spizella pusilla..............................................BM, ABP, PI
Vesper Sparrow..................................Pooecetes gramineus .....................................BM, ABP, PI
Lark Sparrow .....................................Chondestes grammacus............................................ BM
Savannah Sparrow.............................Passerculus sandwichensis ........................ BM, ABP, PSI
Grasshopper Sparrow .......................Ammodramus savannarum ............................... BM, ABP
Henslow's Sparrow ...........................Ammodramus henslowii .................................... BM, ABP
Le Conte's Sparrow ...........................Ammodramus leconteii ............................................ BM
Fox Sparrow........................................Passerella iliaca .................................................MEH, BM
Song Sparrow .....................................Melospiza melodia...................................BM, MEH, ABP
Lincoln's Sparrow .............................Melospiza lincolnii................................................... BM
Swamp Sparrow.................................Melospiza georgiana ................................................ BM
White-throated Sparrow ...................Zonotrichia albicollis ......................MF, MEH, BM, ABP
Harris's Sparrow ...............................Zonotrichia querula ................................................. BM
White-crowned Sparrow ..................Zonotrichia leucophrys ...........................BM, MEH, ABP
Dark-eyed Junco.................................Junco hyemalis ........................................................ ABP
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Northern Cardinal .............................Cardinalis cardinalis...............................................MTC
Rose-breasted Grosbeak....................Pheucticus ludovicianus .........................................MEH
Blue Grosbeak.....................................Guiraca caerulea .........................................BM, ABP, UT
Indigo Bunting....................................Passerina cyanea ................................................ BM, ABP
Painted Bunting..................................Passerina ciris .......................................................... BM
Dickcissel.............................................Spiza americana ....................................................... BM
Blackbirds and Allies
Bobolink...............................................Dolichonyx oryzivorus ............................................BM
Red-winged Blackbird.......................Agelaius phoeniceus............................................ BM, DM
Eastern Meadowlark .........................Sturnella magna..............................................BM, PI, PSI
Yellow-headed Blackbird .................Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus.............................. BM
Rusty Blackbird .................................Euphagus carolinus ........................................ BM, BF, BS
Brewer's Blackbird ............................Euphagus cyanocephalus ......................................... BM
Common Grackle ...............................Quiscalus quiscula................................................BM, OF
Boat-tailed Grackle.............................Quiscalus major.........................................BM, MLK, OF
Brown-headed Cowbird ...................Molothrus ater .......................................................MTC
Orchard Oriole ...................................Icterus spurius ..................................................MEH, BM
Baltimore Oriole .................................Icterus galbula ..................................................MEH, BM
Finches and Allies
House Finch .......................................Carpodacus mexicanus .....................................MEH, DV
Pine Siskin ..........................................Spinus pinus .........................................................BM, OF
American Goldfinch ..........................Carduelis tristis ................................ BM, MF, MEH, OF
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow...................................Passer domesticus *.................................................. DV
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