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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.

Cliff Swallow 1
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin 2
Progne subis
Barn Swallow 3
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 4
Tachycineta bicolor
Bank Swallow 5
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Rusty Blackbird 7
Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird 8
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Molothrus ater
Shiny Cowbird 9
Molothrus bonariensis
Bobolink 10
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Baltimore Oriole 11
Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole 12
Icterus spurius
Eastern Meadowlark 13
Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark 14
Sturnella neglecta
Boat-tailed Grackle 15
Quiscalus major
Common Grackle 16
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 17
Agelaius phoeniceus
Loggerhead Shrike 18
Lanius ludovicianus
Tufted Titmouse 19
Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee 12
Poecile carolinensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch 20
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 21
Sitta carolinensis
Brown-headed Nuthatch 22
Sitta pusilla
European Starling 23
Sturnus vulgaris
Carolina Wren 24
Thryothorus ludovicianus
House Wren 6
Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren 25
Troglodytes troglodytes
Marsh Wren 4
Cistothorus palustris
Sedge Wren 6
Cistothorus platensis
American Robin 26
Turdus migratorius
Veery 27
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 8
Catharus guttatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush 17
Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush 28
Catharus ustulatus
Eastern Bluebird 29
Sialia sialis
Wood Thrush 30
Hylocichla mustelina
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Contopus virens
Alder Flycatcher 6
Empidonax alnorum
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 6
Empidonax flaviventris
Least Flycatcher 6
Empidonax minimus
Willow Flycatcher 6
Empidonax traillii
Acadian Flycatcher 31
Empidonax virescens
Gray Kingbird 32
Tyrannus dominicensis
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 33
Tyrannus forficatus
Eastern Kingbird 34
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Phoebe 35
Sayornis phoebe
Yellow-throated Vireo 6
Vireo flavifrons
Warbling Vireo 36
Vireo gilvus
White-eyed Vireo 6
Vireo griseus
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Vireo olivaceus
Philadelphia Vireo 37
Vireo philadelphicus
Blue-headed Vireo 6
Vireo solitarius
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 38
Regulus satrapa
Lapland Longspur 39
Calcarius lapponicus
Dark-eyed Junco 40
Junco hyemalis
Henslow's Sparrow 41
Ammodramus henslowii
Le Conte's Sparrow 18
Ammodramus leconteii
Seaside Sparrow 24
Ammodramus maritimus
Nelson's Sparrow 42
Ammodramus nelsoni
Grasshopper Sparrow 18
Ammodramus savannarum
Vesper Sparrow 6
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 14
Chondestes grammacus
American Tree Sparrow 43
Spizelloides arborea
Bachman's Sparrow 7
Peucaea aestivalis
Swamp Sparrow 44
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow 31
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 40
Melospiza melodia
Chipping Sparrow 45
Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow 31
Spizella pusilla
Fox Sparrow 36
Passerella iliaca
White-throated Sparrow 23
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow 46
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Eastern Towhee 27
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Savannah Sparrow 47
Passerculus sandwichensis
Northern Mockingbird 48
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 6
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 6
Dumetella carolinensis
Blue Grosbeak 14
Passerina caerulea
Painted Bunting 49
Passerina ciris
Indigo Bunting 49
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 50
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Dickcissel 6
Spiza americana
Northern Cardinal 6
Cardinalis cardinalis
Scarlet Tanager 6
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager 51
Piranga rubra
American Pipit 6
Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit 48
Anthus spragueii
Canada Warbler 52
Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler 53
Cardellina pusilla
Ovenbird 54
Seiurus aurocapilla
Yellow-breasted Chat 35
Icteria virens
Eastern Yellow-breasted Chat 55
Icteria virens virens
Northern Parula 12
Setophaga americana
Black-throated Blue Warbler 6
Setophaga caerulescens
Bay-breasted Warbler 56
Setophaga castanea
Cerulean Warbler 6
Setophaga cerulea
Hooded Warbler 30
Setophaga citrina

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