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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.

Veery 1
Catharus fuscescens
Eastern Bluebird 2
Sialia sialis
Wood Thrush 3
Hylocichla mustelina
Tufted Titmouse 4
Baeolophus bicolor
American Pipit 5
Anthus rubescens
House Sparrow 6
Passer domesticus
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
Sitta carolinensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch 8
Sitta canadensis
Brown-headed Nuthatch 9
Sitta pusilla
European Starling 10
Sturnus vulgaris
Northern Mockingbird 11
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 12
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 5
Dumetella carolinensis
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Wood-Pewee 5
Contopus virens
Least Flycatcher 13
Empidonax minimus
Willow Flycatcher 11
Empidonax traillii
Alder Flycatcher 14
Empidonax alnorum
Acadian Flycatcher 15
Empidonax virescens
Eastern Kingbird 16
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird 17
Tyrannus verticalis
Fork-tailed Flycatcher 18
Tyrannus savana
Eastern Phoebe 19
Sayornis phoebe
Yellow-throated Vireo 11
Vireo flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo 20
Vireo solitarius
White-eyed Vireo 21
Vireo griseus
Pileated Woodpecker 22
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-headed Woodpecker 23
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-bellied Woodpecker 24
Melanerpes carolinus
Northern Flicker 25
Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8
Sphyrapicus varius
Carolina Parakeet 26
Conuropsis carolinensis
Monk Parakeet 27
Myiopsitta monachus
Common Nighthawk 23
Chordeiles minor
Eastern Screech-Owl 28
Megascops asio
Barred Owl 29
Strix varia
Great Horned Owl 30
Bubo virginianus
Long-eared Owl 31
Asio otus
Short-eared Owl 32
Asio flammeus
Northern Saw-whet Owl 32
Aegolius acadicus
Barn Owl 33
Tyto alba

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