navigation

About Gap
Georgia Overview
Detailed Overview
The GAP Concept
Land Cover
Vertebrate Distribution Maps
Vertebrate Models
Conservation Lands
Biodiversity Analysis
Literature Cited
GA-GAP 2003 Final Report
Southeast Regional GAP (external site)
Georgia GIS Clearninghouse
(external site)

Georgia Gap

Vertebrate Distribution Maps: Birds


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Scientific Name

 

Common Name

A

   

Accipiter cooperii, Coopers hawk
Accipiter striatus, Sharp-shinned hawk
Agelaius phoeniceus, Red-winged blackbird
Aimophila aestivalis, Bachmans sparrow
Aix sponsa, Wood duck
Ammodramus maritimus, Seaside sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum, Grasshopper sparrow
Anas platyrhynchos, Mallard
Anhinga anhinga, Anhinga
Archilochus colubris, Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ardea alba, Great egret
Ardea herodias, Great blue heron

 

Acadian flycatcher, Empidonax virescens
American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
American goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
American kestrel, Falco sparverius
American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus
American redstart, Setophaga ruticilla
American robin, Turdus migratorius
American woodcock, Scolopax minor
Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga

B

 

Baeolophus bicolor, Tufted titmouse
Bombycilla cedrorum, Cedar waxwing
Bonasa umbellus, Ruffed grouse
Branta canadensis, Canada goose
Bubo virginianus, Great horned owl
Bubulcus ibis, Cattle egret
Buteo jamaicensis, Red-tailed hawk
Buteo lineatus, Red-shouldered hawk
Buteo platypterus, Broad-winged hawk
Butorides virescens, Green heron

 

Bachmans sparrow, Aimophila aestivalis
Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
Barred owl, Strix varia
Belted kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon
Black skimmer, Rynchops niger
Black vulture, Coragyps atratus
Black-and-white warbler, Mniotilta varia
Blackburnian warbler, Dendroica virens
Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
Black-throated blue warbler, Dendroica fusca
Black-throated green warbler, Dendroica caerulescens
Blue grosbeak, Guiraca caerulea
Blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata
Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea
Blue-winged warbler, Vermivora pinus
Boat-tailed grackle, Quiscalus major
Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus
Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
Brown thrasher, Toxostoma rufum
Brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater
Brown-headed nuthatch, Sitta pusilla

C

 

Caprimulgus carolinensis, Chuck-wills-widow
Caprimulgus vociferus, Whip-poor-will
Cardinalis cardinalis, Northern cardinal
Carduelis tristis, American goldfinch
Carpodacus mexicanus, House finch
Cathartes aura, Turkey vulture
Catharus fuscescens, Veery
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, Willet
Ceryle alcyon, Belted kingfisher
Chaetura pelagica, Chimney swift
Charadrius vociferus, Killdeer
Charadrius wilsonia, Wilsons plover
Chordeiles minor, Common nighthawk
Cistothorus palustris, Marsh wren
Coccyzus americanus, Yellow-billed cuckoo
Colaptes auratus, Northern flicker
Colinus virginianus, Northern bobwhite
Columba livia, Rock dove
Columbina passerina, Common ground-dove
Contopus virens, Eastern wood-pewee
Coragyps atratus, Black vulture
Corvus brachyrhynchos, American crow
Corvus corax, Common raven
Corvus ossifragus, Fish crow
Cyanocitta cristata, Blue jay

 

Canada goose, Branta canadensis
Canada warbler, Wilsonia canadensis
Carolina chickadee, Poecile carolinensis
Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus
Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
Cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum
Cerulean warbler, Dendroica cerulea
Chestnut-sided warbler, Dendroica pensylvanica
Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica
Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
Chuck-wills-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis
Clapper rail, Rallus longirostris
Cliff swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Common barn-owl, Tyto alba
Common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
Common ground-dove, Columbina passerina
Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
Common raven, Corvus corax
Common yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas
Coopers hawk, Accipiter cooperii

D

 

Dendroica caerulescens, Black-throated green warbler
Dendroica cerulea, Cerulean warbler
Dendroica discolor, Prairie warbler
Dendroica dominica, Yellow-throated warbler
Dendroica fusca, Black-throated blue warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica, Chestnut-sided warbler
Dendroica petechia, Yellow warbler
Dendroica pinus, Pine warbler
Dendroica virens, Blackburnian warbler
Dryocopus pileatus, Pileated woodpecker
Dumetella carolinensis, Gray catbird

 

Dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis
Dickcissel, Spiza americana
Downy woodpecker, Picoides pubescens

E

 

Egretta caerulea, Little blue heron
Egretta thula, Snowy egret
Egretta tricolor, Tricolored heron
Elanoides forficatus, Swallow-tailed kite
Empidonax minimus, Least flycatcher
Empidonax traillii, Willow flycatcher
Empidonax virescens, Acadian flycatcher
Eremophila alpestris, Horned lark
Eudocimus albus, White ibis

 

Eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis
Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern meadowlark, Sturnella magna
Eastern phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
Eastern screech-owl, Otus asio
Eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Eastern wood-pewee, Contopus virens
Eurasian collared-dove, Streptopelia decaocto
European starling, Sturnus vulgaris

F

 

Falco peregrinus, Peregrine falcon
Falco sparverius, American kestrel

 

Field sparrow, Spizella pusilla
Fish crow, Corvus ossifragus

G

 

Gallinula chloropus, Common moorhen
Geothlypis trichas, Common yellowthroat
Grus canadensis, Sandhill crane
Guiraca caerulea, Blue grosbeak

 

Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
Golden-winged warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera
Grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum
Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
Gray kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis
Great blue heron, Ardea herodias
Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus
Great egret, Ardea alba
Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus
Green heron, Butorides virescens
Gull-billed tern, Sterna nilotica

H

 

Haematopus palliatus, American oystercatcher
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Bald eagle
Helmitheros vermivorus, Worm-eating warbler
Himantopus mexicanus, Black-necked stilt
Hirundo rustica, Barn swallow
Hylocichla mustelina, Wood thrush

 

Hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus
Hooded warbler, Wilsonia citrina
Horned lark, Eremophila alpestris
House finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
House sparrow, Passer domesticus
House wren, Troglodytes aedon

I

 

Icteria virens, Yellow-breasted chat
Icterus spurius, Orchard oriole
Ictinia mississippiensis, Mississippi kite
Ixobrychus exilis, Least bittern

 

Indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea

J

 

Junco hyemalis, Dark-eyed junco

   

K

 
   

Kentucky warbler, Oporornis formosus
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
King rail, Rallus elegans

L

 

Lanius ludovicianus, Loggerhead shrike
Larus atricilla, Laughing gull
Limnothlypis swainsonii , Swainsons warbler
Loxia curvirostra, Red crossbill

 

Laughing gull, Larus atricilla
Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis
Least flycatcher, Empidonax minimus
Least tern, Sterna antillarum
Little blue heron, Egretta caerulea
Loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus
Louisiana waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla

M

 

Melanerpes carolinus, Red-bellied woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed woodpecker
Meleagris gallopavo, Wild turkey
Melospiza melodia, Song sparrow
Mimus polyglottos, Northern mockingbird
Mniotilta varia, Black-and-white warbler
Molothrus ater, Brown-headed cowbird
Mycteria americana, Wood stork
Myiarchus crinitus, Great crested flycatcher

 

Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh wren, Cistothorus palustris
Mississippi kite, Ictinia mississippiensis
Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura

N

 

Nyctanassa violacea, Yellow-crowned night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax, Black-crowned night-heron

 

Northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus
Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus
Northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
Northern parula, Parula americana
Northern rough-winged swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis

O

 

Oporornis formosus, Kentucky warbler
Otus asio, Eastern screech-owl

 

Orchard oriole, Icterus spurius
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus

P

 

Pandion haliaetus, Osprey
Parula americana, Northern parula
Passer domesticus, House sparrow
Passerina ciris, Painted bunting
Passerina cyanea, Indigo bunting
Pelecanus occidentalis, Brown pelican
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, Cliff swallow
Pheucticus ludovicianus, Rose-breasted grosbeak
Picoides borealis, Red-cockaded woodpecker
Picoides pubescens, Downy woodpecker
Picoides villosus, Hairy woodpecker
Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Eastern towhee
Piranga olivacea, Scarlet tanager
Piranga rubra, Summer tanager
Plegadis falcinellus, Glossy ibis
Podilymbus podiceps, Pied-billed grebe
Poecile carolinensis, Carolina chickadee
Polioptila caerulea,Blue-gray gnatcatcher
Porphyrula martinica, Purple gallinule
Progne subis, Purple martin
Protonotaria citrea, Prothonotary warbler

 

Painted bunting, Passerina ciris
Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps
Pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus
Pine warbler, Dendroica pinus
Prairie warbler, Dendroica discolor
Prothonotary warbler, Protonotaria citrea
Purple gallinule, Porphyrula martinica
Purple martin, Progne subis

Q

 

Quiscalus major, Boat-tailed grackle
Quiscalus quiscula, Common grackle

   

R

 

Rallus elegans, King rail
Rallus limicola, Virginia rail
Rallus longirostris, Clapper rail
Rynchops niger, Black skimmer

 

Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
Red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus
Red-breasted nuthatch, Sitta canadensis
Red-cockaded woodpecker, Picoides borealis
Red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus
Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
Rock dove, Columba livia
Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus
Royal tern, Sterna maxima
Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris
Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus

S

 

Sayornis phoebe, Eastern phoebe
Scolopax minor, American woodcock
Seiurus aurocapillus, Ovenbird
Seiurus motacilla, Louisiana waterthrush
Setophaga ruticilla, American redstart
Sialia sialis, Eastern bluebird
Sitta canadensis, Red-breasted nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis, White-breasted nuthatch
Sitta pusilla, Brown-headed nuthatch
Spiza americana, Dickcissel
Spizella passerina, Chipping sparrow
Spizella pusilla, Field sparrow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis, Northern rough-winged swallow
Sterna antillarum, Least tern
Sterna maxima, Royal tern
Sterna nilotica, Gull-billed tern
Sterna sandvicensis, Sandwich tern
Streptopelia decaocto, Eurasian collared-dove
Strix varia, Barred owl
Sturnella magna, Eastern meadowlark
Sturnus vulgaris, European starling

 

Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis
Sandwich tern, Sterna sandvicensis
Scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea
Seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus
Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus
Snowy egret, Egretta thula
Solitary vireo, Vireo solitarius
Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia
Summer tanager, Piranga rubra
Swainsons warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii
Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus

T

 

Tachycineta bicolor, Tree swallow
Thryothorus ludovicianus, Carolina wren
Toxostoma rufum, Brown thrasher
Troglodytes aedon, House wren
Troglodytes troglodytes, Winter wren
Turdus migratorius, American robin
Tyrannus dominicensis, Gray kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus, Eastern kingbird
Tyto alba, Common barn-owl


 

Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor
Tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
Turkey vulture, Cathartes aura

V

 

Vermivora chrysoptera, Golden-winged warbler
Vermivora pinus, Blue-winged warbler
Vireo flavifrons, Yellow-throated vireo
Vireo griseus, White-eyed vireo
Vireo olivaceus, Red-eyed vireo
Vireo solitarius, Solitary vireo

 

Virginia rail, Rallus limicola

W

 

Wilsonia canadensis, Canada warbler
Wilsonia citrina, Hooded warbler

 

Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus
White ibis, Eudocimus albus
White-breasted nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis
White-eyed vireo, Vireo griseus
Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Willow flycatcher, Empidonax traillii
Wilsons plover, Charadrius wilsonia
Winter wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
Wood duck, Aix sponsa
Wood stork, Mycteria americana
Wood thrush, Hylocichla mustelina
Worm-eating warbler, Helmitheros vermivorus

Y

 
   

Yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia
Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus
Yellow-breasted chat, Icteria virens
Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea
Yellow-throated vireo, Vireo flavifrons
Yellow-throated warbler, Dendroica dominica

Z

 

Zenaida macroura, Mourning dove

   

References

 

Explanation of Codes for Rarity Rank and Legal Status

 
If you have questions about this site, please contact jsand@uga.edu Dr. Liz Kramer, Director - lkramer@uga.edu
Natural Resources Spatial Analysis Laboratory
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
UGA, Driftmier Engineering Center, Room 608
Athens, GA 30602   706.542.3489   Fax 706.542.8806