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

Horned Lark ¹
Eremophila alpestris

Cedar Waxwing ²
Bombycilla cedrorum

Brown Creeper ³
Certhia americana

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ⁴
Polioptila caerulea

Carolina Wren ⁵
Thryothorus ludovicianus

House Wren ⁴
Troglodytes aedon

Sedge Wren ⁴
Cistothorus platensis

Marsh Wren ⁶
Cistothorus palustris

Fish Crow ⁷
Corvus ossifragus

American Crow ⁸
Corvus brachyrhynchos

Blue Jay ⁹
Cyanocitta cristata

Northern Cardinal ¹⁰
Cardinalis cardinalis

Swamp Sparrow ¹¹
Melospiza georgiana

Song Sparrow ¹²
Melospiza melodia

Chipping Sparrow ⁷
Spizella passerina

Clay-colored Sparrow ⁷
Spizella pallida

Field Sparrow ¹³
Spizella pusilla

Fox Sparrow ¹⁴
Passerella iliaca

White-crowned Sparrow ¹⁵
Zonotrichia leucophrys

White-throated Sparrow ¹⁶
Zonotrichia albicollis

Orchard Oriole ¹⁷
Icterus spurius

Baltimore Oriole ¹⁸
Icterus galbula

Eastern Towhee ¹⁹
Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Eastern Meadowlark ²⁰
Sturnella magna

Boat-tailed Grackle ²¹
Quiscalus major

Common Grackle ²²
Quiscalus quiscula

Yellow-throated Warbler ²³
Dendroica dominica

Common Yellowthroat ²⁴
Geothlypis trichas

Red-winged Blackbird ²⁵
Agelaius phoeniceus

Evening Grosbeak ²⁶
Coccothraustes vespertinus

Bachman's Warbler ²⁷
Vermivora bachmanii

Golden-winged Warbler ²⁸
Vermivora chrysoptera

Summer Tanager ²⁹
Piranga rubra

Western Tanager ⁴
Piranga ludoviciana

Scarlet Tanager ³⁰
Piranga olivacea

Savannah Sparrow ³¹
Passerculus sandwichensis

Dark-eyed Junco ³²
Junco hyemalis

Grasshopper Sparrow ⁷
Ammodramus savannarum

Vesper Sparrow ⁷
Pooecetes gramineus

Indigo Bunting ⁷
Passerina cyanea

Yellow-breasted Chat ³³
Icteria virens

American Redstart ¹⁷
Setophaga ruticilla

Rose-breasted Grosbeak ³⁴
Pheucticus ludovicianus

Black-and-white Warbler ³⁵
Mniotilta varia

Rusty Blackbird ³⁶
Euphagus carolinus

Brewer's Blackbird ¹²
Euphagus cyanocephalus

Brown-headed Cowbird ⁴
Molothrus ater

Red Crossbill ³⁷
Loxia curvirostra

Swainson's Warbler ⁷
Limnothlypis swainsonii

Lark Sparrow ³⁸
Chondestes grammacus

Bobolink ³⁹
Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Dickcissel ⁴⁰
Spiza americana

Prothonotary Warbler ¹¹
Protonotaria citrea

Cliff Swallow ⁴¹
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Purple Martin ¹
Progne subis

Barn Swallow ⁴²
Hirundo rustica

Tree Swallow ⁶
Tachycineta bicolor

Bank Swallow ⁴³
Riparia riparia

Northern Rough-winged Swallow ⁴
Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Loggerhead Shrike ⁷
Lanius ludovicianus

American Robin ⁴⁴
Turdus migratorius

Swainson's Thrush ⁴⁵
Catharus ustulatus

Gray-cheeked Thrush ⁴⁶
Catharus minimus

Hermit Thrush ¹²
Catharus guttatus

Veery ⁴⁷
Catharus fuscescens

Eastern Bluebird ⁴⁸
Sialia sialis

Wood Thrush ⁴⁹
Hylocichla mustelina

Tufted Titmouse ⁵⁰
Baeolophus bicolor

American Pipit ⁴
Anthus rubescens

House Sparrow ⁵¹
Passer domesticus

White-breasted Nuthatch ⁵²
Sitta carolinensis

Red-breasted Nuthatch ⁵³
Sitta canadensis

Brown-headed Nuthatch ⁵⁴
Sitta pusilla

European Starling ⁵⁵
Sturnus vulgaris

Northern Mockingbird ³⁹
Mimus polyglottos

Brown Thrasher ⁵⁶
Toxostoma rufum

Gray Catbird ⁴
Dumetella carolinensis

Great Crested Flycatcher ⁴
Myiarchus crinitus

Eastern Wood-Pewee ⁴
Contopus virens

Least Flycatcher ¹¹
Empidonax minimus

Willow Flycatcher ³⁹
Empidonax traillii

Alder Flycatcher ⁵⁷
Empidonax alnorum

Acadian Flycatcher ⁵⁸
Empidonax virescens

Eastern Kingbird ⁵⁹
Tyrannus tyrannus

Western Kingbird ³³
Tyrannus verticalis

Fork-tailed Flycatcher ⁶⁰
Tyrannus savana

Eastern Phoebe ⁶¹
Sayornis phoebe

Yellow-throated Vireo ³⁹
Vireo flavifrons

Blue-headed Vireo ¹³
Vireo solitarius

White-eyed Vireo ⁶²
Vireo griseus

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