Wildlife of Virginia Beach

The Virginia Beach is home to many non-aquatic, aquatic, and semi-aquatic species. Here is a guide to them all.

All 500

Circus cyaneus ¹

Red-shouldered Hawk ²
Buteo lineatus

Red-tailed Hawk ³
Buteo jamaicensis

Broad-winged Hawk ⁴
Buteo platypterus

Bald Eagle ⁵
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Mississippi Kite ⁶
Ictinia mississippiensis

Ruby-throated Hummingbird ⁷
Archilochus colubris

Black-chinned Hummingbird ⁸
Archilochus alexandri

Chimney Swift ⁹
Chaetura pelagica

Tundra Swan ¹⁰
Cygnus columbianus

Mute Swan ¹¹
Cygnus olor

American Black Duck ¹²
Anas rubripes

Mallard ¹³
Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Pintail ¹⁴
Anas acuta

Green-winged Teal ¹⁵
Anas crecca

Common Goldeneye ¹⁶
Bucephala clangula

Bufflehead ¹⁷
Bucephala albeola

Red-breasted Merganser ¹⁸
Mergus serrator

Common Merganser ¹⁹
Mergus merganser

Greylag Goose ²⁰
Anser anser

Common Eider ²¹
Somateria mollissima

Surf Scoter ²²
Melanitta perspicillata

Black Scoter ²³
Melanitta nigra

Ring-necked Duck ¹⁷
Aythya collaris

Tufted Duck ²⁰
Aythya fuligula

Greater Scaup ²⁴
Aythya marila

Lesser Scaup ²⁵
Aythya affinis

Redhead ²⁶
Aythya americana

Canvasback ⁸
Aythya valisineria

Brant ²⁷
Branta bernicla

Canada Goose ²⁸
Branta canadensis

Wood Duck ²⁹
Aix sponsa

Hooded Merganser ³⁰
Lophodytes cucullatus

Harlequin Duck ³¹
Histrionicus histrionicus

Muscovy Duck ³²
Cairina moschata

Long-tailed Duck ³³
Clangula hyemalis

Horned Lark ³⁴
Eremophila alpestris

Cedar Waxwing ³⁵
Bombycilla cedrorum

Brown Creeper ³⁶
Certhia americana

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ⁸
Polioptila caerulea

Carolina Wren ³⁷
Thryothorus ludovicianus

House Wren ⁸
Troglodytes aedon

Sedge Wren ⁸
Cistothorus platensis

Marsh Wren ¹⁷
Cistothorus palustris

Fish Crow ⁹
Corvus ossifragus

American Crow ³⁸
Corvus brachyrhynchos

Blue Jay ³⁹
Cyanocitta cristata

Northern Cardinal ⁴⁰
Cardinalis cardinalis

Swamp Sparrow ⁴¹
Melospiza georgiana

Song Sparrow ⁴²
Melospiza melodia

Chipping Sparrow ⁹
Spizella passerina

Clay-colored Sparrow ⁹
Spizella pallida

Field Sparrow ⁴³
Spizella pusilla

Fox Sparrow ²³
Passerella iliaca

White-crowned Sparrow ⁴⁴
Zonotrichia leucophrys

White-throated Sparrow ⁴⁵
Zonotrichia albicollis

Orchard Oriole ⁴⁶
Icterus spurius

Baltimore Oriole ⁴⁷
Icterus galbula

Eastern Towhee ⁴⁸
Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Eastern Meadowlark ⁴⁹
Sturnella magna

Boat-tailed Grackle ⁵⁰
Quiscalus major

Common Grackle ⁵¹
Quiscalus quiscula

Yellow-throated Warbler ⁵²
Dendroica dominica

Common Yellowthroat ⁵³
Geothlypis trichas

Red-winged Blackbird ⁵⁴
Agelaius phoeniceus

Evening Grosbeak ⁵⁵
Coccothraustes vespertinus

Bachman's Warbler ⁵⁶
Vermivora bachmanii

Golden-winged Warbler ⁵⁷
Vermivora chrysoptera

Summer Tanager ⁵⁸
Piranga rubra

Western Tanager ⁸
Piranga ludoviciana

Scarlet Tanager ⁵⁹
Piranga olivacea

Savannah Sparrow ⁶⁰
Passerculus sandwichensis

Dark-eyed Junco ⁶¹
Junco hyemalis

Grasshopper Sparrow ⁹
Ammodramus savannarum

Vesper Sparrow ⁹
Pooecetes gramineus

Indigo Bunting ⁹
Passerina cyanea

Yellow-breasted Chat ⁶²
Icteria virens

American Redstart ⁴⁶
Setophaga ruticilla

Rose-breasted Grosbeak ⁶³
Pheucticus ludovicianus

Black-and-white Warbler ⁶⁴
Mniotilta varia

Rusty Blackbird ⁶⁵
Euphagus carolinus

Brewer's Blackbird ⁴²
Euphagus cyanocephalus

Brown-headed Cowbird ⁸
Molothrus ater

Red Crossbill ⁶⁶
Loxia curvirostra

Swainson's Warbler ⁹
Limnothlypis swainsonii

Lark Sparrow ⁶⁷
Chondestes grammacus

Bobolink ¹
Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Dickcissel ⁶⁸
Spiza americana

Prothonotary Warbler ⁴¹
Protonotaria citrea

Cliff Swallow ⁶⁹
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Purple Martin ³⁴
Progne subis

Barn Swallow ⁷⁰
Hirundo rustica

Tree Swallow ¹⁷
Tachycineta bicolor

Bank Swallow ⁷¹
Riparia riparia

Northern Rough-winged Swallow ⁸
Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Loggerhead Shrike ⁹
Lanius ludovicianus

American Robin ⁷²
Turdus migratorius

Swainson's Thrush ⁷³
Catharus ustulatus

Gray-cheeked Thrush ⁷⁴
Catharus minimus

Hermit Thrush ⁴²
Catharus guttatus

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