Florida

Birds in Florida

When the state's notable birds are present through the year, with arrival and departure timing.

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Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
Northern Parula Setophaga americana
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus

The complete Birds of Florida

A complete birding reference for the state — every notable species, when it's present, and how to find it.

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