Birds of South Florida

A Photographic Guide Page 2

birds in flight

Gulls and Terns along Daytona's Municipal Beach, in March 2019.

This guide is divided into three pages, each with navigation links to the next page at the bottom. Birds are organized by family, with a list of families at the top of each page. Click the photo or name to see photographs and detailed information for a particular bird.

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Laridae — Gulls, Terns and Skimmers

Haematopodidae — Oystercatchers

Phalacrocoracidae — Cormorants

Fregatidae — Frigatebirds

Pelecanidae — Pelicans

Charadriidae — Plovers

Scolopacidae — Sandpipers and Allies

Caprimulgidae — Goatsuckers, Night Jars

Troglodytidae — Wrens

Cardinalidae — Grosbeaks and Buntings

Corvidae — Crows and Jays

Icteridae — Blackbirds

Mimidae — Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Bombylicclidae — Waxwings

Cuculidae — Cuckoos and Anis

Laniidae — Shrikes

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers

Turdidae — Thrushes

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Laridae — Gulls, Terns, Skimmers and Skuas

Black Skimmer

Caspian Tern

forester's tern

Forester's Tern

herring gull

laughing gull

least tern

ring-bill gull

Ring-Billed Gull

royal tern

sandwich tern

sooty tern

lesser black-backed gull

Lesser Black-Backed Gull

Haematopodidae — Oystercatchers

american oystercatcher

American Oystercatcher

Phalacrocoracidae — Cormorants

Double-Crested Cormorant

Double-Crested Cormorant

Fregatidae — Frigatebirds

magnificent frigatebird

Magnificent Frigatebird

Pelecanidae — Pelicans

american white pelican

American White Pelican

brown pelican

Charadriidae — Plovers

black-bellied plover

Black-Bellied Plover

killdeer

semipalmated plover

Semipalmated Plover

Scolopacidae — Sandpipers and Allies

Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs Sandpiper

least sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Lesser Yellowlegs Sandpiper

Lesser Yellowlegs Sandpiper

Red Knot

ruddy turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

sanderling

solitary sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

spotted sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper

willet

wilson's snipe

whimbrel

dowitcher

Short-Billed Dowitcher

Caprimulgidae — Goatsuckers, Night Jars

chuck-will's widow

Chuck-Will's Widow

eastern whip-poor-will

Eastern Whip-Poor-Will

Troglodytidae — Wrens

carolina wren

marsh wren

Cardinalidae — Grosbeaks and Buntings

blue grosbeak

indigo bunting

Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

painted bunting

Painted Bunting

Corvidae — Crows and Jays

american crow

blue jay

florida scrub jay

Florida Scrub Jay

Icteridae — Blackbirds

boat-tailed grackle

Boat-Tailed Grackle

brown-headed cowbird

Brown-Headed Cowbird

common grackle

eastern meadowlark

Eastern Meadowlark

Orchard Oriole

red-winged blackbird

Red-Winged Blackbird

Mimidae — Mockingbirds and Thrashers

brown thrasher

gray catbird

northern mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

pearly-eyed thrasher

Pearly-Eyed Thrashe

Bombycillidae — Waxwings

cedar waxwing

Cuculidae — Cuckoos and Anis

yellow-billed cuckoo

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

Laniidae — Shrikes

loggerhead shrike

Loggerhead Shrike

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers

eastern phoebe

gray kingbird

great crested flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

vermilion flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Turdidae — Thrushes

american robin

eastern bluebird

Eastern Bluebird

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

ruby-throated hummingbird

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

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Published by Wild South Florida, PO Box 7241, Delray Beach, FL 33482.

Photographs by David Sedore. Photographs are property of the publishers and may not be used without permission.