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Official Florida State Bird List

Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee 

This is a list of modern bird species definitely having occurred in Florida by natural appearance or by establishment of an exotic. The base list shall be the Supplement: Checklist of Florida Birds, pp. 255-260 in Robertson & Woolfenden (1992), as updated by final decisions of the Florida Ornithological Society’s Records Committee. The following list of 503 species is updated through 12 September 2008. Established exotics (e); extinct native species (x) and disestablished exotics (d); and species listed without verifiable evidence (u) shall be so annotated. Sibling species groups may be included without reference to a particular underlying species but shall not be counted in any total of species found in Florida unless none of the underlying species are on the state list.  Species in the list below annotated with an * should be documented when detected in Florida and submitted to the FOSRC for review. In addition, documentation should be submitted to the FOSRC for any species detected in Florida , believed to have occurred naturally or to have escaped, but not appearing in the main list of the aforementioned publication.

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Taxinomic (A-Z)ScientificFamily
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii ANATIDAE
White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis ANATIDAE
Green-winged Teal (“Common” Teal) Anas crecca crecca ANATIDAE
King Eider Somateria spectabilis ANATIDAE
Common Merganser Mergus merganser ANATIDAE
Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus ANATIDAE
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus PODICIPEDIDAE
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena PODICIPEDIDAE
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis PODICIPEDIDAE
Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos DIOMEDEIDAE
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis PROCELLARIIDAE
Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris PROCELLARIIDAE
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus PROCELLARIIDAE
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus PHAETHONTIDAE
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus PHALACROCORACIDAE
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber THRESKIORNITHIDAE
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ACCIPITRIDAE
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus ACCIPITRIDAE
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis ACCIPITRIDAE
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus ACCIPITRIDAE
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus FALCONIDAE
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus CHARADRIIDAE
Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus CHARADRIIDAE
Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii CHARADRIIDAE
Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus CHARADRIIDAE
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia SCOLOPACIDAE
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa SCOLOPACIDAE
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica SCOLOPACIDAE
Surfbird Aphriza virgata SCOLOPACIDAE
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata SCOLOPACIDAE
Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus LARIDAE
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus LARIDAE
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus LARIDAE
Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri LARIDAE
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni LARIDAE
California Gull Larus californicus LARIDAE
Herring Gull (“Vega” Gull) Larus argentatus vegae LARIDAE
Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri LARIDAE
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus LARIDAE
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans LARIDAE
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki STERCORARIIDAE
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia ALCIDAE
Razorbill Alca torda ALCIDAE
Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix ALCIDAE
Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus ALCIDAE
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica ALCIDAE
Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa COLUMBIDAE
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata COLUMBIDAE
European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur COLUMBIDAE
Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita COLUMBIDAE
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi COLUMBIDAE
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana COLUMBIDAE
Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus STRIGIDAE
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiaca STRIGIDAE
Long-eared Owl Asio otus STRIGIDAE
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus STRIGIDAE
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris APODIDAE
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi APODIDAE
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis APODIDAE
Antillean Palm-Swift Tachornis phoenicobia APODIDAE
Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris TROCHILIDAE
White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis TROCHILIDAE
Bahama Woodstar Calliphlox evelynae TROCHILIDAE
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna TROCHILIDAE
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus TROCHILIDAE
Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin TROCHILIDAE
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons PICIDAE
Elaenia species Elaenia sp. TYRANNIDAE
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus TYRANNIDAE
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus TYRANNIDAE
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum TYRANNIDAE
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii TYRANNIDAE
Hammond's Flycatcher Emidonax hammondii TYRANNIDAE
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans TYRANNIDAE
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya TYRANNIDAE
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris TYRANNIDAE
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius TYRANNIDAE
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus TYRANNIDAE
Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans TYRANNIDAE
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus TYRANNIDAE
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris VIREONIDAE
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis VIREONIDAE
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca HIRUNDINIDAE
Southern Martin Progne elegans HIRUNDINIDAE
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea HIRUNDINIDAE
Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis HIRUNDINIDAE
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus TROGLODYTIDAE
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii TROGLODYTIDAE
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe TURDIDAE
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides TURDIDAE
Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi TURDIDAE
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli TURDIDAE
Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus TURDIDAE
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius TURDIDAE
Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus MIMIDAE
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre MIMIDAE
White Wagtail Motacilla alba MOTACILLIDAE
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus EMBERIZIDAE
Yellow-rumped Warbler "Audubon's Warbler" Dendroica coronata auduboni group PARULIDAE
Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia PARULIDAE
Kirtland's Warbler Dendroica kirtlandii PARULIDAE
MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei PARULIDAE
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus EMBERIZIDAE
Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor EMBERIZIDAE
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus EMBERIZIDAE
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus EMBERIZIDAE
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea EMBERIZIDAE
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata EMBERIZIDAE
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys EMBERIZIDAE
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula EMBERIZIDAE
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla EMBERIZIDAE
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena CARDINALIDAE
Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor CARDINALIDAE
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis ICTERIDAE
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta ICTERIDAE
Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus ICTERIDAE
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii ICTERIDAE
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra FRINGILLIDAE
  
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