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Birds of Alabama

This guide is a reference for identifying species of birds reported from Alabama. If you have additions or corrections please send them to jpfriel@ua.edu.

Wilson's Storm-Petrel 1
Oceanites oceanicus
Roseate Spoonbill 2
Platalea ajaja
White Ibis 3
Eudocimus albus
White-faced Ibis 4
Plegadis chihi
Glossy Ibis 5
Plegadis falcinellus
American White Pelican 6
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican 7
Pelecanus occidentalis
Eastern Brown Pelican 8
Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
Little Blue Heron 9
Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret 10
Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret 11
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron 12
Egretta tricolor
Great Egret 13
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 13
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night-Heron 14
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 15
Nyctanassa violacea
Least Bittern 16
Ixobrychus exilis
Cattle Egret 17
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron 18
Butorides virescens
American Bittern 19
Botaurus lentiginosus
Merlin 20
Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon 21
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 22
Falco sparverius
Common Nighthawk 12
Chordeiles minor
Chuck-will's-widow 23
Antrostomus carolinensis
Eastern Whip-poor-will 10
Antrostomus vociferus
Fulvous Whistling-Duck 24
Dendrocygna bicolor
Northern Pintail 25
Anas acuta
American Wigeon 26
Anas americana
Northern Shoveler 27
Anas clypeata
Green-winged Teal 28
Anas crecca
Blue-winged Teal 27
Anas discors
Mottled Duck 19
Anas fulvigula
Eurasian Wigeon 19
Anas penelope
Mallard 29
Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck 18
Anas rubripes
Gadwall 30
Anas strepera
Bufflehead 27
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 31
Bucephala clangula
Red-breasted Merganser 32
Mergus serrator
Surf Scoter 27
Melanitta perspicillata
Lesser Scaup 33
Aythya affinis
Redhead 34
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 27
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup 35
Aythya marila
Canvasback 12
Aythya valisineria
Snow Goose 27
Chen caerulescens
Ruddy Duck 36
Oxyura jamaicensis
Canada Goose 37
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck 38
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 18
Lophodytes cucullatus
Osprey 13
Pandion haliaetus
Eastern Osprey 39
Pandion haliaetus cristatus
Cooper's Hawk 40
Accipiter cooperii
Sharp-shinned Hawk 41
Accipiter striatus
Northern Harrier 42
Circus cyaneus
Red-tailed Hawk 43
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk 44
Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk 45
Buteo platypterus
Swallow-tailed Kite 12
Elanoides forficatus
Bald Eagle 46
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Mississippi Kite 47
Ictinia mississippiensis
Turkey Vulture 48
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture 49
Coragyps atratus
Northern Gannet 50
Morus bassanus
Double-crested Cormorant 22
Phalacrocorax auritus
Magnificent Frigatebird 51
Fregata magnificens
Anhinga 52
Anhinga anhinga
Cliff Swallow 53
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin 54
Progne subis
Barn Swallow 55
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 27
Tachycineta bicolor
Bank Swallow 56
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Rusty Blackbird 57
Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird 24
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
Molothrus ater
Shiny Cowbird 5
Molothrus bonariensis
Bobolink 58
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Baltimore Oriole 59
Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole 60
Icterus spurius
Eastern Meadowlark 61
Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark 22
Sturnella neglecta
Boat-tailed Grackle 62
Quiscalus major
Common Grackle 63
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 64
Agelaius phoeniceus
Loggerhead Shrike 47
Lanius ludovicianus
Tufted Titmouse 65
Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee 60
Poecile carolinensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch 66
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 67
Sitta carolinensis
Brown-headed Nuthatch 68
Sitta pusilla
European Starling 69
Sturnus vulgaris
Carolina Wren 70
Thryothorus ludovicianus
House Wren 12
Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren 28
Troglodytes troglodytes
Marsh Wren 27
Cistothorus palustris
Sedge Wren 12
Cistothorus platensis
American Robin 71
Turdus migratorius
Veery 18
Catharus fuscescens

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