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The Natural World of Southern Illinois

This is a growing guide of all the wildlife and plant species that one might find in Southern Illinois.

Yellow-headed Blackbird 1
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bobolink 2
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Baltimore Oriole 3
Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole 4
Icterus spurius
Eastern Meadowlark 5
Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark 5
Sturnella neglecta
Common Grackle 6
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Agelaius phoeniceus
Northern Shrike 8
Lanius excubitor
Loggerhead Shrike 5
Lanius ludovicianus
Tufted Titmouse 9
Baeolophus bicolor
House Sparrow 10
Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow 11
Passer montanus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 12
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 13
Sitta carolinensis
European Starling 14
Sturnus vulgaris
Carolina Wren 15
Thryothorus ludovicianus
House Wren 16
Troglodytes aedon
Marsh Wren 17
Cistothorus palustris
Sedge Wren 16
Cistothorus platensis
American Robin 18
Turdus migratorius
Veery 19
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 20
Catharus guttatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush 21
Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush 22
Catharus ustulatus
Eastern Bluebird 23
Sialia sialis
Wood Thrush 24
Hylocichla mustelina
Great Crested Flycatcher 16
Myiarchus crinitus
Dark-eyed Junco 25
Junco hyemalis
Grasshopper Sparrow 5
Ammodramus savannarum
Vesper Sparrow 5
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 26
Chondestes grammacus
Swamp Sparrow 27
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow 28
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 29
Melospiza melodia
Clay-colored Sparrow 16
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow 30
Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow 28
Spizella pusilla
Fox Sparrow 31
Passerella iliaca
White-throated Sparrow 32
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow 33
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Eastern Towhee 34
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Savannah Sparrow 35
Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-breasted Chat 36
Icteria virens
Northern Mockingbird 2
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 37
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 16
Dumetella carolinensis
Blue Grosbeak 26
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting 38
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 39
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Dickcissel 16
Spiza americana
Northern Cardinal 40
Cardinalis cardinalis
Scarlet Tanager 41
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager 42
Piranga rubra
American Pipit 16
Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit 2
Anthus spragueii
American Redstart 43
Setophaga ruticilla
Black-and-white Warbler 44
Mniotilta varia
Connecticut Warbler 45
Oporornis agilis
Prothonotary Warbler 27
Protonotaria citrea
Yellow-throated Warbler 46
Dendroica dominica
Common Yellowthroat 47
Geothlypis trichas
Golden-winged Warbler 48
Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 16
Polioptila caerulea
Horned Lark 49
Eremophila alpestris
Cedar Waxwing 50
Bombycilla cedrorum
Brown Creeper 51
Certhia americana
American Crow 52
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow 5
Corvus ossifragus
Blue Jay 53
Cyanocitta cristata
Red Crossbill 54
Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill 55
Loxia leucoptera
Purple Finch 8
Haemorhous purpureus
Evening Grosbeak 56
Coccothraustes vespertinus

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