Official Species Review List of the Birds of Florida

Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee 

Species in the list below 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.

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