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MatBio: BIRDS - Matanzas Biodiversity

Welcome to our series of field guides - part of the MatBio Initiative at the Whitney Laboratory of Marine Bioscience! Our guides document the plant and animal species living in the Matanzas Basin, a coastal ecosystem stretching from St. Augustine to Palm Coast in NE Florida. They are works in ...more ↓

Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Contopus virens
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Myiarchus crinitus
Gray Kingbird 2
Tyrannus dominicensis
Eastern Kingbird 3
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird 4
Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Phoebe 4
Sayornis phoebe
Barn Swallow 5
Hirundo rustica
Purple Martin 6
Progne subis
Florida Scrub Jay 7
Aphelocoma coerulescens
American Crow 8
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow 9
Corvus ossifragus
Blue Jay 10
Cyanocitta cristata
Tufted Titmouse 11
Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee 12
Poecile carolinensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch 13
Sitta canadensis
Brown-headed Nuthatch 14
Sitta pusilla
Marsh Wren 15
Cistothorus palustris
Carolina Wren 16
Thryothorus ludovicianus
House Wren 1
Troglodytes aedon
Sedge Wren 1
Cistothorus platensis
Gray Catbird 1
Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird 17
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 1
Toxostoma rufum
Veery 18
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 19
Catharus guttatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush 20
Catharus minimus
Wood Thrush 21
Hylocichla mustelina
Eastern Bluebird 22
Sialia sialis
American Robin 23
Turdus migratorius
Swainson's Thrush 24
Catharus ustulatus
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Polioptila caerulea
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 25
Regulus satrapa
American Pipit 1
Anthus rubescens
Water Pipit 26
Anthus spinoletta
Cedar Waxwing 27
Bombycilla cedrorum
Loggerhead Shrike 18
Lanius ludovicianus
European Starling 28
Sturnus vulgaris
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Vireo flavifrons
White-eyed Vireo 1
Vireo griseus
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Vireo olivaceus
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Vireo solitarius
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Setophaga caerulescens
Bay-breasted Warbler 29
Setophaga castanea
Cerulean Warbler 1
Setophaga cerulea
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Setophaga coronata
Prairie Warbler 30
Setophaga discolor
Blackburnian Warbler 31
Setophaga fusca
Kirtland's Warbler 32
Setophaga kirtlandii
Magnolia Warbler 33
Setophaga magnolia
Palm Warbler 34
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler 35
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler 19
Setophaga petechia
Pine Warbler 1
Setophaga pinus
Blackpoll Warbler 20
Setophaga striata
Cape May Warbler 36
Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated Green Warbler 12
Setophaga virens
Common Yellowthroat 18
Geothlypis trichas
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Helmitheros vermivorum
Black-and-white Warbler 37
Mniotilta varia
Northern Parula 12
Setophaga americana
Prothonotary Warbler 32
Protonotaria citrea
Ovenbird 38
Seiurus aurocapilla
Louisiana Waterthrush 39
Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush 40
Parkesia noveboracensis
Orange-crowned Warbler 41
Oreothlypis celata
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler 42
Oreothlypis peregrina
Blue-winged Warbler 21
Vermivora cyanoptera
Nashville Warbler 32
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Hooded Warbler 21
Setophaga citrina
Wilson's Warbler 43
Cardellina pusilla
American Redstart 44
Setophaga ruticilla
Yellow-throated Warbler 45
Setophaga dominica
House Sparrow 46
Passer domesticus
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Agelaius phoeniceus
Bobolink 47
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Baltimore Oriole 48
Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole 12
Icterus spurius
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Molothrus ater
Boat-tailed Grackle 49
Quiscalus major
Common Grackle 50
Quiscalus quiscula
Eastern Meadowlark 51
Sturnella magna
Scarlet Tanager 1
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager 52
Piranga rubra
Northern Cardinal 1
Cardinalis cardinalis
Blue Grosbeak 53
Passerina caerulea
Painted Bunting 54
Passerina ciris
Indigo Bunting 54
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 55
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Saltmarsh Sparrow 56
Ammodramus caudacutus
Seaside Sparrow 16
Ammodramus maritimus
Nelson's Sparrow 57
Ammodramus nelsoni
Grasshopper Sparrow 58
Ammodramus savannarum
Lark Sparrow 53
Chondestes grammacus
Dark-eyed Junco 59
Junco hyemalis
Swamp Sparrow 32
Melospiza georgiana
Song Sparrow 59
Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow 60
Passerculus sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow 41
Passerella iliaca

Edited by matbio and Jose Nunez

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