Stan Tekiela 
The Kids‘ Guide to Birds of Florida 
Fun Facts, Activities and 87 Cool Birds

Species List

• Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)


• Blackbird, Red-winged (Agelaius phoeniceus)


• Bluebird, Eastern (Sialia sialis)


• Bunting, Indigo (Passerina cyanea)


• Bunting, Painted (Passerina ciris)


• Cardinal, Northern (Cardinalis cardinalis)


• Catbird, Gray (Dumetella carolinensis)


• Chickadee, Carolina (Poecile carolinensis)


• Coot, American (Fulica americana)


• Cormorant, Double-crested (Phalacrocorax auritus)


• Cowbird, Brown-headed (Molothrus ater)


• Crane, Sandhill (Antigone canadensis)


• Crow, American (Corvus brachyrhynchos)


• Crow, Fish (Corvus ossifragus)


• Dove, Common Ground- (Columbina passerina)


• Dove, Eurasian Collared- (Streptopelia decaocto)


• Dove, Mourning (Zenaida macroura)


• Duck, Ring-necked (Aythya collaris)


• Eagle, Bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)


• Egret, Cattle (Bubulcus ibis)


• Egret, Great (Ardea alba)


• Egret, Snowy (Egretta thula)


• Finch, House (Haemorhous mexicanus)


• Flicker, Northern (yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus)


• Gallinule, Common (Gallinula galeata)


• Goldfinch, American (Spinus tristis)


• Grackle, Boat-tailed (Quiscalus major)


• Grackle, Common (Quiscalus quiscula)


• Grebe, Pied-billed (Podilymbus podiceps)


• Gull, Laughing (Larus atricilla)


• Gull, Ring-billed (Larus delawarensis)


• Hawk, Red-shouldered (Florida) (Buteo lineatus)


• Hawk, Red-tailed (Buteo jamaicensis)


• Heron, Great Blue (Ardea herodias)


• Heron, Green (Butorides virescens)


• Heron, Little Blue (Egretta caerulea)


• Heron, Tricolored (Egretta tricolor)


• Hummingbird, Ruby-throated (Archilochus colubris)


• Ibis, White (Eudocimus albus)


• Jay, Blue (Cyanocitta cristata)


• Jay, Florida Scrub- (Aphelocoma coerulescens)


• Kestrel, American (Falco sparverius)


• Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)


• Kingfisher, Belted (Megaceryle alcyon)


• Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)


• Meadowlark, Eastern (Sturnella magna)


• Mockingbird, Northern (Mimus polyglottos)


• Nuthatch, Brown-headed (Sitta pusilla)


• Oriole, Baltimore (Icterus galbula)


• Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)


• Owl, Barred (Strix varia)


• Owl, Burrowing (Florida) (Athene cunicularia)


• Owl, Eastern Screech- (Megascops asio)


• Owl, Great Horned (Bubo virginianus)


• Oystercatcher, American (Haematopus palliatus)


• Parakeet, Monk (Miopsitta monachus)


• Pelican, American White (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)


• Pelican, Brown (Pelecanus occidentalis)


• Pigeon, Rock (Columba livia)


• Plover, Black-bellied (Pluvialis squatarola)


• Robin, American (Turdus migratorius)


• Sanderling (Calidris alba)


• Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied (Sphyrapicus varius)


• Shoveler, Northern (Spatula clypeata)


• Shrike, Loggerhead (Lanius ludovicianus)


• Sparrow, House (Passer domesticus)


• Spoonbill, Roseate (Platalea ajaja)


• Starling, European (Sturnus vulgaris)


• Stork, Wood (Mycteria americana)


• Swallow, Tree (Tachycineta bicolor)


• Teal, Blue-winged (Spatula discors)


• Thrasher, Brown (Toxostoma rufum)


• Titmouse, Tufted (Baeolophus bicolor)


• Towhee, Eastern (white-eyed) (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)


• Turkey, Wild (Meleagris gallopavo)


• Turnstone, Ruddy (Arenaria interpres)


• Vulture, Black (Coragyps atratus)


• Vulture, Turkey (Cathartes aura)


• Warbler, Yellow-rumped (Setophaga coronata)


• Waxwing, Cedar (Bombycilla cedrorum)


• Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)


• Woodpecker, Downy (Dryobates pubescens)


• Woodpecker, Hairy (Dryobates villosus)


• Woodpecker, Pileated (Dryocopus pileatus)


• Woodpecker, Red-bellied (Melanerpes carolinus)


• Wren, Carolina (Thryothorus ludovicianus)


• Wren, House (Troglodytes aedon)