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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.

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
Yellow-headed Blackbird 9
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bobolink 10
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Baltimore Oriole 11
Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole 12
Icterus spurius
Eastern Meadowlark 13
Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark 13
Sturnella neglecta
Common Grackle 14
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Agelaius phoeniceus
Northern Shrike 16
Lanius excubitor
Loggerhead Shrike 13
Lanius ludovicianus
Tufted Titmouse 17
Baeolophus bicolor
House Sparrow 18
Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow 19
Passer montanus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 20
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 21
Sitta carolinensis
European Starling 22
Sturnus vulgaris
Carolina Wren 23
Thryothorus ludovicianus
House Wren 6
Troglodytes aedon
Marsh Wren 4
Cistothorus palustris
Sedge Wren 6
Cistothorus platensis
American Robin 24
Turdus migratorius
Veery 25
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 8
Catharus guttatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush 26
Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush 27
Catharus ustulatus
Eastern Bluebird 28
Sialia sialis
Wood Thrush 29
Hylocichla mustelina
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Myiarchus crinitus
Dark-eyed Junco 30
Junco hyemalis
Grasshopper Sparrow 13
Ammodramus savannarum
Vesper Sparrow 13
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 31
Chondestes grammacus
Swamp Sparrow 32
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow 33
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 34
Melospiza melodia
Clay-colored Sparrow 6
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow 35
Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow 33
Spizella pusilla
Fox Sparrow 36
Passerella iliaca
White-throated Sparrow 37
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow 38
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Eastern Towhee 39
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Savannah Sparrow 40
Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-breasted Chat 41
Icteria virens
Northern Mockingbird 10
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 42
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 6
Dumetella carolinensis
Blue Grosbeak 31
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting 43
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 44
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Dickcissel 6
Spiza americana
Northern Cardinal 45
Cardinalis cardinalis
Scarlet Tanager 46
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager 47
Piranga rubra
American Pipit 6
Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit 10
Anthus spragueii
American Redstart 48
Setophaga ruticilla
Black-and-white Warbler 49
Mniotilta varia
Connecticut Warbler 50
Oporornis agilis
Prothonotary Warbler 32
Protonotaria citrea
Yellow-throated Warbler 51
Dendroica dominica
Common Yellowthroat 52
Geothlypis trichas
Golden-winged Warbler 53
Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Polioptila caerulea
Horned Lark 2
Eremophila alpestris
Cedar Waxwing 54
Bombycilla cedrorum
Brown Creeper 55
Certhia americana
American Crow 56
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow 13
Corvus ossifragus
Blue Jay 57
Cyanocitta cristata
Red Crossbill 58
Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill 59
Loxia leucoptera
Purple Finch 16
Haemorhous purpureus
Evening Grosbeak 60
Coccothraustes vespertinus

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