318 species of birds have cumulatively been seen 
during FONT tours in Texas and nearby New Mexico.
  


Codes:

e:   east - along the Gulf Coast, including the areas of Rockport & Aransas 
s:   south - the southern Rio Grande Valley, as far upriver as San Ignacio
c:   central - including areas of the Edwards Plateau & Fort Clark Springs
w:  west -  including Big Bend National Park, the Davis Mtns area, & lakes near I-10 

nm: in nearby New Mexico
mx: seen across the Rio Grande in Mexico

(mex):      a mostly "Mexican species" that occurs in Texas 
                (some of these birds are also common further south in the tropics)

(USe):          endemic to the United States 
(USqe):        quasi (or nearly) endemic to the United States
(USeb):        endemic-breeder in the United States 
(USneb):      near-endemic breeder in the United States
(NAi):           species introduced into North America
(USri):          re-introduced species into the United States
(USr):           rare in the United States 
(TXr):           rare in Texas
(NMr):          rare in New Mexico


(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
      (t1): critical   (t2): endangered   (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally


(in PG):   in North American Bird Photo Gallery
 

Other Links:

Upcoming Texas Tour Itineraries

List of Texas Mammals

List of Texas Butterflies

Notes regarding some Texas Plant-Life 

Black-capped Vireo, a Texas bird specialty

Bird-List:

1. Least Grebe ______ s
   Tachybaptus dominicus
   
   
2. Pied-billed Grebe ______ e,s,w
   Podilymbis p. podiceps
   
   
3. Eared Grebe ______ w  (called Black-necked Grebe in Eurasia)
   Podiceps nigricollis californicus
   
   
4. Western Grebe ______ w  (this & Clark's Grebe formerly conspecific)
   Aechmophorus occidentalis
   
   
5. Clark's Grebe ______ w  (this & Western Grebe formerly conspecific) 
   Aechmophorus clarkii
   
   
6. American White Pelican ______ s,w  (in PG)
   Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
   
   
7. Brown Pelican ______ e,s,w  (rare in west TX)
   Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
   
   
8. Neotropic Cormorant ______ e,s,w  (mex)
   Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus
   
   
9. Double-crested Cormorant ______ e,s,w
   Phalacocorax a. auritus
   
   
10. Anhinga ______ e
    Anhinga anhinga leucogaster
    
    
11. Least Bittern ______ e
    Ixobrychus exilis
    
    
12. Great Blue Heron ______ e,s,w
    Ardea herodias 
    
    
13. Great Egret ______ e,s,w  mx
    Ardea (formerly Egretta) alba egretta
    
    
14. Snowy Egret ______ e,s,w  mx
    Egretta thula brewsteri
    
    
15. Little Blue Heron ______ e
    Egretta caerulea
    
    
16. Tricolored Heron ______ e,s  (was formerly called Louisiana Heron)
    Egretta tricolor
    
    
17. Reddish Egret ______ e  (2 morphs: white & dark) 
    Egretta rufescens 
    
    
18. Cattle Egret ______ e,s,w  mx
    Bubulcus ibis
    
    
19. Green Heron ______ e,s,w  nm
    Butorides virescens anthonyi
    
    
20. Black-crowned Night Heron ______ e,s,w  nm
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactii
    
    
21. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron ______ s
    Nyctanassa violacea
    
    
22. White Ibis ______ e
    Eudocimus albus
    
    
23. White-faced Ibis ______ s,w  nm
    Plegadis chihi
    
    
24. Roseate Spoonbill ______ e,s
    Ajaia ajaja
    
    
25. Black Vulture ______ e,s,c,w  mx
    Coragyps atratus
    
    
26. Turkey Vulture ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Cathartes aura
    
    
27. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ______ e,s,c  (mex)
    Dendrocygna autumnalis
    
    
28. Wood Duck ______ w
    Aix sponsa
    
    
29. Gadwall ______ w
    Anas strepera
    
    
30. American Wigeon ______ w  mx
    Anas americana
    
    
31. "Mexican" Mallard ______ w  mx  
    Anas platyrhynchos diazi
    
    
32. Mottled Duck ______ e,s  mx 
    Anas fulvigula 
    
    
33. Blue-winged Teal ______ e,s,w  nm
    Anas discolors
    
    
34. Northern Shoveler ______ e,s,w  nm,mx
    Anas clypeata
    
    
35. Northern Pintail ______ w
    Anas acita
    
    
36. American Green-winged Teal ______ w  (has been conspecific with Common Teal of Eurasia)
    Anas (crecca) carolinensis
    
    
37. Ring-necked Duck ______ nm
    Aythya collaris (monotypic)
    
    
38. Redhead ______ e,w
    Aythya americana
    
    
39. Bufflehead ______ w
    Bucephala albeola
    
    
40. Ruddy Duck ______ e,w
    Oxyura j. jamaicensis
    
    
41. Osprey ______ e,s,w
    Pandion haliaetus carolinensis
    
    
42. White-tailed Kite ______ s
    Elanus leucurus
    
    
43. Mississippi Kite ______ s
    Ictinia mississippiensis
    
    
44. Northern Harrier ______ s,w  (has been considered conspecific with the Hen Harrier of Eurasia)
    Circus (cyaneus) hudsonius
    
    
45. Cooper's Hawk ______ w  (in PG)
    Accipiter cooperi
    
    
46. Gray Hawk ______ w  (usually merged with Gray-lined Hawk of southern Central America and South America)
    Asturina (nitidus) plagiatus
    
    
47. Common Black-Hawk ______ w
    Buteogallus a. anthracinus
    
    
48. Harris's Hawk ______ s,c,w   (also called Bay-winged Hawk)
    Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi
    
    
49. Broad-winged Hawk  (NMr) ______ nm
    Buteo p. platypterus
    
    
50. Red-shouldered Hawk ______ c
    Buteo lineatus
    
    
51. Swainson's Hawk ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Buteo swainsoni (monotypic, but with light & dark morphs)
    
    
52. White-tailed Hawk ______ e,s
    Buteo albicaudatus
    
    
53. Red-tailed Hawk ______ e,c,w  nm
    Buteo jamaicensis calurus
    
    
54. Golden Eagle ______ w  nm
    Aquila chrysaetos canadensis
    
    
55. Northern Crested-Caracara ______ s,c  (mex)
    Caracara cheriwayi
    
    
56. American Kestrel ______ c,w
    Falco s. sparverius
    
    
57. Merlin ______ e
    Falco c. columbarius
    
    
58. Aplomado Falcon (NAri) (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
    Falco femoralis
    
    
59. Peregrine Falcon ______ e  (in PG)
    Falco peregrinus
    
    
60. Plain Chachalaca ______ s  (mex)
    Ortalis vetula
    
    
61. Wild Turkey ______ e,c,w  nm
    Meleagris galloparo
    
    
62. Common/Ring-necked Pheasant (NAi) ______ nm
    Phasianus colchicus
    
    
63. Scaled Quail ______ c,w  nm
    Callipepla squamata pallida
    
    
64. Gambel's Quail ______ w
    Callipepla g. gambelii
    
    
65. Northern Bobwhite ______ e,s
    Colinus virginianus
    
    
66. Montezuma Quail ______ w  (has also been called Harlequin or Mearn's Quail) 
    Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi
    
    
67. Clapper Rail ______ e
    Rallus longirostris
    
    
68. King Rail ______ s
    Rallus elegans
    
    
69. Sora ______ e,w
    Porzana carolina
    
    
70. Purple Gallinule ______ s
    Porphyrio martinica
    
    
71. Common Gallinule (or Moorhen) ______ e,s
    Gallinula chloropus cachinnans
    
    
72. American Coot ______ e,s,w  nm
    Fulica a. americana
    
    
73. Black-bellied Plover ______ e,s  (called Grey Plover in Eurasia)
    Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae
    
    
74. Snowy Plover ______ w  (called Kentish Plover in Eurasia)
    Charadrius alexandrius nivosus
    
    
75. Wilson's Plover ______ e,s  (also called Thick-billed Plover)
    Charadrius wilsonia
    
    
76. Semipalmated Plover ______ e,s,w
    Charadrius semipalmatus
    
    
77. Piping Plover (t3) ______ s  (in PG)
    Charadrius melodus
    
    
78. Killdeer ______ e,s,w  nm,mx
    Charadrius v. vociferus
    
    
79. American Oystercatcher ______ s
    Haematopus palliatus
    
    
80. Black-necked Stilt ______ e,s,w (considered by some conspecific with the nearly-cosmopolitan Black-winged Stilt)
    Himantopus (himantopus) mexicanus 
    
    
81. American Avocet ______ e,s,w
    Recurvirostra americana
    
    
82. Greater Yellowlegs ______ e,s,w
    Tringa melanoleuca
    
    
83. Lesser Yellowlegs ______ e,s,w
    Tringa flavipes
    
    
84. Solitary Sandpiper ______ s
    Tringa solitaria cinnamomea
    
    
85. Willet ______ e,s,w
    Catoptrophorus s. semipalmatus 
    
    
86. Spotted Sandpiper ______ e,s,w  nm
    Actitis macularia
    
    
87. Long-billed Curlew (nt) ______ w
    Numenius americanus parvus
    
    
88. Marbled Godwit ______ e
    Limosa fedoa
    
    
89. Ruddy Turnstone ______ e,s  (called Turnstone in Eurasia)
    Arenaria interpres morinella
    
    
90. Red Knot ______ s  (called Knot in Eurasia)
    Calidris canutus rufa
    
    
91. Sanderling ______ e,s
    Calidris alba rubida
    
    
92. Western Sandpiper ______ e,w
    Calidris mauri
    
    
93. Least Sandpiper _____ e,w
    Calidris minutilla
    
    
94. Baird's Sandpiper ______ s,w
    Calidris bairdii
    
    
95. Dunlin ______ e,s
    Calidris alpina
    
    
96. Stilt Sandpiper _______ e,s,w
    Calidris (has been Micropama) himantopus
    
    
97. Long-billed Dowitcher ______ e,s,w
    Limnodromus scolopaceus
    
    
98. Wilson's Phalarope ______ e,s,w
    Phalaropus tricolor
    
    
99. Laughing Gull ______ e,s
    Larus atricilla
    
    
100. Franklin's Gull ______ w
     Larus pipixcan
     
     
101. Ring-billed Gull ______ e,w
     Larus delawarensis
     
     
102. California Gull ______ w
     Larus californicus
     
     
103. "American" Herring Gull ______ e
     Larus (argentatus) smithsonianus
     
     
104. Glaucous Gull ______ s
     Larus hyperboreus
     
     
105. Gull-billed Tern ______ e,s
     Sterna nilotica
     
     
106. Caspian Tern ______ e,s
     Sterna caspia
     
     
107. Royal Tern ______ e,s
     Sterna m. maxima
     
     
108. Sandwich Tern ______ e,s
     Sterna sandvicensis acuflavida
     
     
109. Common Tern ______ s
     Sterna h. hirundo
     
     
110. Forster's Tern ______ e,w
     Sterna forsteri
     
     
111. Least Tern ______ e,s,w
     Sterna antillarum
     
     
112. Black Skimmer ______ s
     Rynchops niger
     
     
113. Feral (or Rock) Pigeon (NAi) ______ e,s,c,w  nm
     Columba livia
     
     
114. Eurasian Collared-Dove (NAi) ______ e,s,w  nm
     Streptopelia decaocto
     
     
115. White-winged Dove ______ s,c,w  nm,mx
     Zenaida asiatica
     
     
116. Mourning Dove ______ e,s,c,w  nm
     Zenaida macroura
     
     
117. Inca Dove ______ e,s,w
     Columbina (or said by some to be Scardafella) inca  (monotypic)
     
     
118. Common Ground-Dove ______ s,c  (mex)
     Columbina passerina pallescens
     
     
119. White-tipped Dove ______ s  (mex)
     Leptotila verreauxi
     
     
120. Green Parakeet  (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
     Aratinga holochlora
     
     
121. Red-crowned Parrot (t2) (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
     Amazona viridigenalis
     
     
122. Yellow-billed Cuckoo ______ e,s
     Coccyzus americanus
     
     
123. Greater Roadrunner ______ s,w
     Geococcyx californianus  (monotypic)
     
     
124. Groove-billed Ani ______ s  (mex)
     Crotophaga suicirostris
     
     
125. Barn Owl ______ w
     Tyto alba pratincola
     
     
126. Western Screech-Owl ______ w
     Megascops (formerly Otus) kennicottii suttoni
     
     
127. Eastern Screech-Owl ______ c
     Megascops (formerly Otus) asio
     
     
128. Great Horned Owl ______ c,w  nm
     Bubo virginanus pallescens
     
     
129. Elf Owl ______ w
     Micrathene w. whitneyi
     
     
130. Lesser Nighthawk ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
     Chordeiles acutipennis
     
     
131. Common Nighthawk ______ e,s,c
     Chordeiles minor
     
     
132. (Common) Pauraque ______ e
     Nyctidromus albicollis merrilli
     
     
133. Common Poorwill ______ w  nm
     Phanaenoptilus n. nuttallii
     
     
134. Chimney Swift ______ s,c
     Chaetura pelagica
     
     
135. White-throated Swift ______ w  nm,mx
     Aeronautes saxatalis
     
     
136. Buff-bellied Hummingbird ______ s  (mex)
     Amazilia yucatanensis
     
     
137. Lucifer Hummingbird ______ w  (mex)
     Calothorax lucifer  (monotypic)
     
     
138. Ruby-throated Hummingbird ______ e,s
     Archilochus colubris
     
     
139. Black-chinned Hummingbird ______ s,c,w  nm  (in PG)
     Archilochus alexandri 
     
     
140. Broad-tailed Hummingbird ______ w  nm
     Selasphorus platycercus
     
     
141. Belted Kingfisher ______ e,w  nm
     Megaceryle (formerly  Ceryle) alcyon
     
     
142. Green Kingfisher ______ s,c  (mex)
     Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis
     
     
143. Acorn Woodpecker ______ w  (in PG)
     Melanerpes f. formicivorus
     
     
144. Golden-fronted Woodpecker ______ e,s,c,w
     Melanerpes a. aurifrons
     
     
145. Red-naped Sapsucker ______ w  (in PG)
     Sphyrapicus nuchalis
     
     
146. Ladder-backed Woodpecker ______ e,s,c,w  nm
     Picoides scalaris
     
     
147. "Red-shafted" Northern Flicker ______ w
     Colaptes auratus collaris 
     
     
148. Western Wood-Pewee ______ w
     Contopus sordidulus 
     
     
149. Eastern Wood-Pewee ______ e,s,c
     Contopus virens
     
     
150. Acadian Flycatcher ______ s
     Empidonax virescens
     
     
151. Alder Flycatcher ______ s
     Empidonax alnorum
     
     
152. Willow Flycatcher ______ s
     Empidonax trailii
     
     
153. Gray Flycatcher ______ w
     Empidonax wrightii
     
     
154. Cordilleran Flycatcher ______ w  nm  (this & the Pacific-slope Flycatcher were formerly combined as Western Flycatcher, E. difficilis) 
     Empidonax occidentalis
     
     
155. Black Phoebe ______ c,w  nm,mx
     Sayornis nigricans
     
     
156. Eastern Phoebe ______ c
     Sayornis phoebe
     
     
157. Say's Phoebe ______ w  nm,mx
     Sayornis saya
     
     
158. Vermilion Flycatcher ______ c,w  nm
     Pyrocephalus rubinus
     
     
159. Ash-throated Flycatcher ______ c,w  nm
     Myiarchus cinerascens
     
     
160. Great Crested Flycatcher ______ e
     Myiarchus crinitus
     
     
161. Brown-crested Flycatcher ______ e,s,w  (mex)  (was, at one time, called Wied's Crested Flycatcher) 
     Myiarchus tyrannulus
     
     
162. Great Kiskadee ______ s,c  (mex)
     Pilangus sulphuratus
     
     
163. Tropical Kingbird (NAr) ______ w  (mex)  (uncommon in lower Rio Grande Valley)
     Tyrannus melancholicus
     
     
164. Couch's Kingbird ______ s  (mex) (common in lower Rio Grande Valley) 
     Tyrannus couchii
     
     
165. Cassin's Kingbird ______ w
     Tyrannus v. vociferans
     
     
166. Western Kingbird ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
     Tyrannus verticalis
     
     
167. Eastern Kingbird ______ e,s
     Tyrannus tyrannus
     
     
168. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher ______ e,s,c,w  (uncommon in west TX)  nm  (rare in New Mexico)
     Tyrannus forficalus
     
     
169. Loggerhead Shrike ______ e,w  nm
     Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
     
     
170. White-eyed Vireo ______ e,s,c
     Vireo griseus
     
     
171. Bell's Vireo ______ w  nm
     Vireo bellii
     
     
172. Black-capped Vireo (t3) (NAneb) ______ c  (in PG)  (the small breeding range also extends into northern Mexico)
     Vireo atricapillus
     
     
173. Gray Vireo ______ w
     Vireo vicinior
     
     
174. Plumbeous Vireo ______ w  (formerly part of Solitary Vireo)
     Vireo plumbeus
     
     
175. Blue-headed Vireo ______ e,s,c  (formerly part of Solitary Vireo)
     Vireo solitarius
     
     
176. Hutton's Vireo ______ w
     Vireo huttoni
     
     
177. Warbling Vireo ______ c
     Vireo gilvus
     
     
178. Philadelphia Vireo ______ e,s
     Vireo philadelphicus
     
     
179. Red-eyed Vireo ______ s
     Vireo olivaceus
     
     
180. Green Jay ______ s  (mex) (former southern population of this species, in South America, now called Inca Jay)
     Cyanocorax yncas
     
     
181. Western Scrub-Jay ______ c,w
     Aphelocoma californica
     
     
182. Mexican (or Gray-breasted) Jay ______ w  (mex)
     Aphelocoma ultramarina
     
     
183. Chihuahuan Raven ______ s,w  nm
     Corvus  cryptoleucus
     
     
184. Common Raven ______ c,w  mx
     Corvus corax
     
     
185. Horned Lark ______ s,w
     Eremophila alpestris   
     
     
186. Purple Martin ______ e,s,w
     Progne subis
     
     
187. Tree Swallow ______ e,s 
     Tachycineta bicolor
     
     
188. Violet-green Swallow ______ w  nm
     Tachycineta thalassina
     
     
189. Northern Rough-winged Swallow ______ e,s,c,w  mx
     Stelgidopteryx s. serripennis
     
     
190. Bank Swallow ______ s  (called (Collared) Sand Martin in Eurasia)
     Riparia r. riparia
     
     
191. Cliff Swallow ______ s,c,w  nm
     Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (5 subspecies can occur in TX)
     
     
192. Cave Swallow ______ e,s,c,w  nm
     Petrochelidon fulva pallida
     
     
193. Barn Swallow ______ e,s,c,w nm,mx  (called Swallow in Eurasia)
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
     
     
194. Carolina Chickadee (USe) ______ c
     Poecile carolinensis
     
     
195. Mountain Chickadee ______w
     Poecile g. gambeli
     
     
196. Black-crested Titmouse ______ e,s,c,w  (has been considered conspecific with Tufted Titmouse, B. bicolor)
     Baeolophus atricristatus
     
     
197. Verdin ______ w
     Auriparus flaviceps ornatus
     
     
198. (Common) Bushtit ______ w 
     Psaltriparus minimus plumbeus ("Lead-colored Bushtit")
     (Another subspecies occurs in TX: P. m. dimorphicus)
     
     
199. White-breasted Nuthatch ______ w 
     Sitta carolinensis nelsoni
     
     
200. Cactus Wren ______ s,c,w  nm
     Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus guttatus
     
     
201. Rock Wren ______ w  nm
     Salpinctes o. obsoletus
     
     
202. Canyon Wren ______ c,w  nm,mx 
     Catherpes mexicanus
     
     
203. Carolina Wren ______ e,s,c
     Thryothorus indovicianus
     
     
204. Bewick's Wren ______ s,c,w  nm
     Thryomanes bewickii eremophilus  (subspecies in west TX & NM)
     Thryomanes bewickii sadai (subspecies in south TX)
     
     
205. House Wren ______ w
     Troglodytes aedon
     
     
206. Marsh Wren ______ e,s,w
     Cistothorus palustris
     
     
207. Ruby-crowned Kinglet ______ w
     Regulus c. calendula
     
     
208. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ______ c,w  nm
     Polioptila caerulea obscura
     
     
209. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher ______ w 
     Polioptila m. melanura
     
     
210. Eastern Bluebird ______ c
     Sialia sialis
     
     
211. Western Bluebird ______ w 
     Sialia mexicana jacoti
     
     
212. Mountain Bluebird ______ w  (in PG)
     Sialia currucoides
     
     
213. Townsend's Solitaire ______ w
     Myadestes t. townsendi
     
     
214. Veery ______ s,c
     Catharus fuscescens
     
     
215. Gray-cheeked Thrush ______ e
     Catharus minimus
     
     
216. Swainson's Thrush ______ e,s
     Catharus ustulatus
     
     
217. Hermit Thrush ______ w
     Catharus guttatus
     
     
218. Wood Thrush ______ s 
     Hylocichia mustelina
     
     
219. Clay-colored Thrush (or Robin) (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
     Turdus grayi
     
     
220. Gray Catbird ______ e,s,c
     Dumetella carolinensis
     
     
221. Northern Mockingbird ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx  (the "state bird" of Texas)
     Mimus polyglottos
     
     
222. Long-billed Thrasher ______ s,c
     Toxostoma longirostre
     
     
223. Curve-billed Thrasher ______ s,c,w  nm
     Toxostoma curvirostre
     
     
224. Crissal Thrasher ______ w 
     Toxostoma crissale
     
     
225. European Starling (NAi) ______ e,s,c,w  nm
     Sturnus vulgaris
     
     
226. American Pipit ______ w  (also called Buff-bellied Pipit)
     Anthus rubescens
     
     
227. Cedar Waxwing ______ e,w
     Bombycilla garrulus
     
     
228. Phainopepla ______ w  nm 
     Phainopepla nitens
     
     
229. Blue-winged Warbler ______ s 
     Vermivora pinus
     
     
230. Golden-winged Warbler ______ s 
     Vermivora chrysoptera
     
     
231. Tennessee Warbler ______ e,s 
     Vermivora peregrina
     
     
232. Orange-crowned Warbler ______ w  nm
     Vermivora celata orestera
     
     
233. Nashville Warbler ______ e,s,w  (in PG)
     Vermivora ruficapilla
     
     
234. Colima Warbler (nt) (NAr) ______ w  (mex) (the only breeding location in the US is in the highlands of west Texas, in the Chisos Mountains)
     Vermivora crissalis
     
     
235. Northern Parula ______ e
     Parula americana
     
     
236. Tropical Parula (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
     Parula pitiayumi
     
     
237. Yellow Warbler ______ e,s,w  nm
     Dendroica petechia
     
     
238. Chestnut-sided Warbler ______ e,s
     Dendroica pensylvanica
     
     
239. Magnolia Warbler ______ e,s
     Dendroica magnolia
     
     
240. "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler ______w  nm,mx
     Dendroica coronata auduboni   
     
     
241. Golden-cheeked Warbler (t2) (USeb) ______ c  (not only a US endemic breeder, but also one for Texas) 
     Dendroica chrysoparia
     
     
242. Black-throated Green Warbler ______ e,s,c  (in PG)
     Dendroica virens
     
     
243. Townsend's Warbler ______ w
     Dendroica townsendi
     
     
244. Blackburnian Warbler ______ e,s  (in PG)
     Dendroica fusca
     
     
245. Yellow-throated Warbler ______ e  (in PG)
     Dendroica dominca
     
     
246. Bay-breasted Warbler ______ s
     Dendroica castanea
     
     
247. Black-and-white Warbler ______ e,s,c
     Mniotilta varia
     
     
248. American Redstart ______ s  (in PG)
     Setophaga ruticilla
     
     
249. Worm-eating Warbler ______ s 
     Helmitheros vermivorus
     
     
250. Ovenbird ______ e,s
     Seiurus aurocapillus
     
     
251. Northern Waterthrush ______ e,s
     Seiurus noveboracensis
     
     
252. Kentucky Warbler ______ e,s 
     Oporornis formosus
     
     
253. Mourning Warbler ______ s  (in PG) 
     Oporornis philadelphia
     
     
254. MacGillivray's Warbler ______ nm
     Oporornis tolmiei monticola
     
255. Common Yellowthroat ______ e,s,c,w  nm
     Geothylpis trichas
     
     
256. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
     Geothlypis poliocephala
     
     
257. Hooded Warbler ______ e,s
     Wilsonia citrina
     
     
258. Wilson's Warbler ______ s,w  nm,mx
     Wilsonia pusilla
     
     
259. Canada Warbler ______ e,s
     Wilsonia canadensis
     
     
260. Painted Redstart (or Whitestart) (TXr) ______ w 
     Myioborus p. pictus
     
     
261. Yellow-breasted Chat ______ e,s,c,w  nm  (in PG)
     Icteria virens
     
     
262. Northern Hepatic-Tanager ______ w 
     Piranga (flava) hepatica
     
     
263. Summer Tanager ______ e,s,c,w  nm
     Piranga rubra
     
     
264. Scarlet Tanager ______ e,s
     Piranga olivacea
     
     
265. Western Tanager ______ w
     Piranga ludoviciana
     
     
266. Olive Sparrow ______ s  (mex)
     Arremonops rufivirgatus
     
     
267. Green-tailed Towhee ______ w  nm  (in PG) 
     Pipilo chlorurus
     
     
268. Spotted Towhee ______ w
     Pipilo maculatus montanus
     
     
269. Canyon Towhee ______ c,w  nm  (formerly with California Towhee combined as Brown Towhee)
     Pipilo fuscus texanus 
     
     
270. Cassin's Sparrow ______ w)
     Aimophila cassinii
     
     
271. Botteri's Sparrow (TXr) ______ s 
     Aimophila botterii
     
     
272. Rufous-crowned Sparrow ______ c,w  nm
     Aimophila ruficeps
     
     
273. Chipping Sparrow ______ c,w  nm
     Spizella passerina
     
     
274. Clay-colored Sparrow ______ c,w 
     Spizella pallida
     
     
275. Brewer's Sparrow ______ w  nm  (in PG) 
     Spizella breweri
     
     
276. Black-chinned Sparrow ______ w
     Spizella atrogularis
     
     
277. Vesper Sparrow ______ w
     Pooecetes gramineus
     
     
278. Lark Sparrow ______ e,c,w  nm
     Chondestes grammacus
     
     
279. Black-throated Sparrow ______ c,w  nm  (also called "Desert Sparrow")
     Amphispiza bilineata
     
     
280. Lark Bunting ______ w 
     Calamospiz melanocorys
     
     
281. Savannah Sparrow ______ s  nm
     Passerculus sandwichensis
     
     
282. Baird's Sparrow ______ w
     Ammodramus bairdii
     
     
283. LeConte's Sparrow ______  w  (rare in west Texas)
     Ammodramus leconteii
     
     
284. Song Sparrow ______ e,w 
     Melospiza melodia
     
     
285. Lincoln's Sparrow ______ w
     Melospiza lincolnii
     
     
286. Swamp Sparrow ______ s
     Melospiza georgiana
     
     
287. White-crowned Sparrow ______ w  nm
     Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii
     
     
288. "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco ______ w
     Junco hyemalis caniceps
     
     
289. Northern Cardinal ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
     Cardinalis cardinalis
     
     
290. Pyrrhuloxia ______ w  nm
     Cardinalis sinnatus
     
     
291. Rose-breasted Grosbeak ______ e,s
     Pheucticus indoviciannus
     
     
292. Black-headed Grosbeak ______ w
     Pheucticus m. melanocephalus
     
     
293. Blue Grosbeak ______ c,w  nm
     Passerina caerulea interfusa
     
     
294. Indigo Bunting ______ e,s,c,w
     Passerina cyanea
     
     
295. Varied Bunting ______ w  nm
     Passerina v. versicolor
     
     
296. Painted Bunting ______ e,s,c,w  mx  (in PG)
     Passerina ciris pallidior
     
     
297. Blue Bunting (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
     Cyanocompsa parellina
     
     
298. Dickcissel ______ e,s
     Spiza americana
     
     
299. Red-winged Blackbird ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
     Agelaius phoeniceus
     
     
300. Eastern Meadowlark ______ e,s,w
     Sturnella magna
     
     
301. Western Meadowlark ______ w  nm
     Sturnella neglecta
     
     
302. Yellow-headed Blackbird ______ w  nm
     Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
     
     
303. Brewer's Blackbird ______ w nm
     Euphagus cyanocephalus
     
     
304. Common Grackle ______ e,w  nm 
     Quiscalus quiscula
     
     
305. Great-tailed Grackle ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
     Quiscalus mexicanus
     
     
306. Bronzed Cowbird ______ e,s,w
     Molothrus aeneus
     
     
307. Brown-headed Cowbird ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
     Molothrus ater
     
     
308. Orchard Oriole ______ e,s,w  nm
     Icterus spurius
     
     
309. Hooded Oriole ______ s,c,w  mx
     Icterus cucullatus
     
     
310. Bullock's Oriole ______ w  (formerly thought to be conspecific with Baltimore Oriole and was then part of Northern Oriole)
     Icterus bullockii
     
     
311. Baltimore Oriole ______ e,s  (in PG)  (when formerly said to be conspecific with Bullock's Oriole was called Northern Oriole)
     Icterus galbula
     
     
312. Altamira Oriole ______ s  (mex)  (was, at one time, called Lichtenstein's Oriole)
     Icterus gularis
     
     
313. Scott's Oriole ______ c,w  nm
     Icterus parisorum
     
     
314. House Finch ______ s,c,w  nm,mx
     Carpodacus mexicanus
     
     
315. Pine Siskin ______ c,w
     Carduelis pinus
     
     
316. Lesser Goldfinch ______ s,c,w  mx
     Carduelis psaltria
     
     
317. American Goldfinch ______ c,w
     Carduelis tristis
     
     
318. House Sparrow (NAi) ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
     Passer domesticus
     
     
     

     

     Photos of Some of the Warblers We've Seen in Texas 
     
     
     
     Blackburnian Warbler

     
     Yellow-throated Warbler

     
     Black-throated Green Warbler

     
     Nashville Warbler

     
     Female American Redstart

     
     Yellow-breasted Chat

      

     
     

To Top of Page.