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Species of Connecticut

Includes rare, incidental, and introduced species.

Information and species will be continuously updated.

House Wren 1
Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren 2
Troglodytes troglodytes
Sedge Wren 1
Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren 3
Cistothorus palustris
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Polioptila caerulea
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Regulus calendula
Northern Wheatear 6
Oenanthe oenanthe
Eastern Bluebird 7
Sialia sialis
Mountain Bluebird 8
Sialia currucoides
Townsend’s Solitaire
Veery 9
Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush 10
Catharus minimus
Bicknell’s Thrush
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush 11
Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush 12
Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin 13
Turdus migratorius
Gray Catbird 1
Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird 14
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 1
Toxostoma rufum
European Starling 15
Sturnus vulgaris
American Pipit 1
Anthus rubescens
Bohemian Waxwing 3
Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar Waxwing 16
Bombycilla cedrorum
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur 17
Calcarius ornatus
Smith’s Longspur
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Ovenbird 18
Seiurus aurocapilla
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Helmitheros vermivorum
Louisiana Waterthrush 19
Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush 20
Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged Warbler 12
Vermivora cyanoptera
Black-and-white Warbler 21
Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler 22
Protonotaria citrea
Tennessee Warbler 23
Oreothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler 24
Oreothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler 22
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Connecticut Warbler 25
Oporornis agilis
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Mourning Warbler 26
Geothlypis philadelphia
Kentucky Warbler 1
Geothlypis formosa
Common Yellowthroat 9
Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler 12
Setophaga citrina
American Redstart 27
Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler 28
Setophaga tigrina
Cerulean Warbler 1
Setophaga cerulea
Northern Parula 5
Setophaga americana
Magnolia Warbler 29
Setophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Blackburnian Warbler 30
Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler 11
Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler 31
Setophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll Warbler 10
Setophaga striata
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Setophaga caerulescens
Palm Warbler 32
Setophaga palmarum
Pine Warbler 1
Setophaga pinus
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler 33
Setophaga dominica
Prairie Warbler 34
Setophaga discolor
Black-throated Gray Warbler 35
Setophaga nigrescens
Hermit Warbler 36
Setophaga occidentalis
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Setophaga virens
Canada Warbler 37
Cardellina canadensis
Wilson’s Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat 38
Icteria virens
Green-tailed Towhee 1
Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee 39
Pipilo maculatus
Eastern Towhee 9
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
American Tree Sparrow 40
Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow 6
Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Spizella pallida
Field Sparrow 41
Spizella pusilla
Vesper Sparrow 1
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 8
Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting 1
Calamospiza melanocorys
Savannah Sparrow 42
Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Henslow’s Sparrow
Le Conte’s Sparrow
Nelson’s Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sparrow 43
Ammodramus caudacutus
Seaside Sparrow 44
Ammodramus maritimus
Fox Sparrow 24
Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow 45
Melospiza melodia
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow 22
Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow 15
Zonotrichia albicollis
Harris’s Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow 46
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow 47
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Dark-eyed Junco 45
Junco hyemalis
Summer Tanager 48
Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager 1
Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager 1
Piranga ludoviciana
Northern Cardinal 1
Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 49
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus

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