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Species List for Texas

Green Kingfisher


Common Name Latin Name No of sites Notes
       
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 2  
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 12  
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus 3  
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 2  
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 2 Scarce Migrant
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 5  
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 15  
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 2  
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 8  
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 6  
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 5 1 White morph
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 9  
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 8  
Snowy Egret Egretta thula 15  
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 11  
Great Egret Ardea alba 16 Extremely Common
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 16 Extremely common
Green Heron Butorides virescens 12  
Yellow-crowned Night-heron Nyctanassa violacea 3  
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 5  
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 2  
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 3  
White Ibis Eudocimus albus 3  
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1 Rare Vagrant
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 4 Seen in large flocks
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja 5  
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor 7  
Black-bellied Whistling-duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 15  
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 8  
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1  
Wood Duck Aix sponsa 2  
American Wigeon Anas americana 1  
Gadwall Anas strepera 2  
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 1  
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1  
Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula 9  
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 19  
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 2  
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 8  
Redhead Aythya americana 2  
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1  
Greater Scaup Aythya marila 1  
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 5  
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1  
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 1  
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 2  
American Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 10  
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 16 Very Common
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 1  
American Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 1 Stunning!!
White-tailed Kite Elanus  leucurus 3  
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis 5 Large groups
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1 1 3rd year bird
American Harrier Circus cyaneus hudsonius 9  
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 2  
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 2  
Harris' Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 7  
Grey Hawk Buteo plagiatus 2  
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 4  
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 4 Large groups
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni 9 Often on ground
White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus 5  
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus 1  
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 4  
Osprey Pandion haliaetus 4  
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 8  
American Kestrel Falco sparverius 3  
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis 1 Very local breeding bird
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 2  
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 5  
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 2  
Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata 1  
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus 2  
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis 1  
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis 1 Heard
Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris 5  
King Rail Rallus elegans 2 Heard
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 1  
Sora Porzana carolina 3  
American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus 2  
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 11  
American Coot Fulica americana 17 Very Common
Whooping Crane Grus americana 1 30 birds seen
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 3  
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 14  
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 3  
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 4  
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 5  
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 4  
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia 2  
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 16  
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus 2  
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus 1  
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago gallinago delicata 1  
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica 1  
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa 1  
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 5 One group of 1,000+
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus 5  
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 5  
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 7  
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 12  
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 5  
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia 8  
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus 8  
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 5  
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 6  
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 7  
Red Knot Calidris canutus 1  
Sanderling Calidris alba 3  
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 3  
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 5  
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 9  
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1  
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 9  
Dunlin Calidris alpina 5  
Stilt Sandpiper Micropalama himantopus 3  
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis 1  
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 1  
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 3  
American Herring Gull Larus argentatus smithsonianus 5  
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla 14 Very common
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan 1 1 large group
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 7  
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 6  
Royal Tern Sterna maxima 5  
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 4  
Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1  
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 6  
Least Tern Sterna antillarum 5  
Black Tern Chlidonias niger 2  
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger 3  
Feral Pigeon Columba livia 'feral' 3  
Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris 1  
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2 Recent breeding bird
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 21 Very common
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 11  
Inca Dove Columbina (squammata) inca 3  
Common Ground-dove Columbina passerina 5  
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 3  
Green Parakeet Aratinga holochlora 1 Feral breeder
Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus 1 Feral breeder
Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis 1 Feral breeder
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus 1  
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus 4  
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 1  
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus 6  
Barn Owl Tyto alba 1  
Eastern Screech-owl Otus asio 2  
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 2  
Barred Owl Strix varia 1 3 birds seen
Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi 1  
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 1  
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 3  
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 1  
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus muttallii 1 Heard
Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis 1  
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica 7  
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis 3  
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 12  
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri 2  
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus 1  
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon 3  
Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata 2  
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 1  
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 2  
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 3  
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 10 Common in West
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 2  
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris 4  
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 3  
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Picoides borealis 1 Very local breeder
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 1  
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 1  
N. Beardless-tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe 1  
Eastern Wood-pewee Contopus virens 3  
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens 3  
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe 3  
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya 1  
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 1  
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 3  
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens 2  
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 2  
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 2  
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii 5  
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis 2  
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus 15 Very common
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 4  
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 5  
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 2  
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 2  
Purple Martin Progne subis 9  
N. Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 5  
Sand Martin Riparia riparia 4  
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica erythrogaster 13  
Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota 4  
Cave Swallow Hirundo fulva pelodoma 2  
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 4  
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus 4  
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus 1  
Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus 1  
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis stellaris 2  
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris 3  
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii 5  
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 3  
House Wren Troglodytes aedon 1  
Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 6  
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 20 Everywhere!
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum 2  
Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre 4  
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre 2  
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis 3  
Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus 1  
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 2  
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 2  
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina 3  
Clay-coloured Thrush Turdus grayi 1  
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula 4  
Verdin Auriparus flaviceps 1  
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 2  
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura 1  
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 2  
Carolina Chickadee Parus carolinensis 4  
Tufted Titmouse Parus bicolor 4  
Black-crested Titmouse Parus atricristatus 9  
Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla 1  
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus 9  
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 6  
Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica 2  
Green Jay Cyanocorax (yncas) luxuosus 6  
Brown Jay Psilorhinus morio 1  
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 4  
Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus 1  
Mexican Crow Corvus imparatus 1 Very local breeder
Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus 6  
Common Raven Corvus corax 3  
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 11  
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 13  
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii 1  
Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapillus 2  
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus 5  
Solitary (Blue-headed) Vireo Vireo solitarius 1  
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons 2  
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 5  
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 1  
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus 1  
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis 2  
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria 2  
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus 4  
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus 1  
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina 4  
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata 2  
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla 3  
Northern Parula Parula americana 4  
Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi 1  
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia aestiva 4  
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica 1  
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia 2  
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata 3  
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens 1  
Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia 1 Stunning!!
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica 2  
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus 1  
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor 1  
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea 1  
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata 3  
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 6  
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 2  
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea 3  
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus 4  
Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii 1  
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus 1  
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 3  
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus 3  
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 10  
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina 6  
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens 2  
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 5  
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea 4  
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 8  
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana 5  
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 3  
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 2  
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 7  
Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus 2  
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni 1  
Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii 1  
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum 1  
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 3  
Clay-coloured Sparrow Spizella pallida 6  
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla 2  
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 1  
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 5  
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata 2  
Bachman's Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis 1  
Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii 1  
Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps 2  
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 2  
Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus 2  
Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus 3  
White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola morelleti 1  
Dickcissel Spiza americana 1  
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 2  
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 13 Very common
Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus 3  
Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea 4  
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 10  
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris 5  
Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda 1  
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis 4  
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 5  
Bullock's Oriole Icterus (galbula) bullockii 6  
Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus 3  
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 7  
Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum 1  
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 1  
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 26 Everywhere
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna 7  
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 30 Everywhere
Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major 5  
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 6  
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus 1  
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus 5  
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 5  
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 1  

322 Species in two weeks!

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