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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.

Roseate Spoonbill 1
Platalea ajaja
White Ibis 2
Eudocimus albus
White-faced Ibis 3
Plegadis chihi
Glossy Ibis 4
Plegadis falcinellus
American White Pelican 5
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican 6
Pelecanus occidentalis
Eastern Brown Pelican 7
Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
Little Blue Heron 8
Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret 9
Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret 10
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron 11
Egretta tricolor
Great Egret 12
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 12
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night-Heron 13
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 14
Nyctanassa violacea
Least Bittern 15
Ixobrychus exilis
Cattle Egret 16
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron 17
Butorides virescens
American Bittern 18
Botaurus lentiginosus

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