Birds of Dry Tortugas National Park
The birds most often spotted in Dry Tortugas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds in Dry Tortugas
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
530 observations
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
364 observations
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
307 observations
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
221 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
190 observations
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
128 observations
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
118 observations · iNaturalist
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
109 observations · iNaturalist
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
109 observations
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
108 observations
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
90 observations · iNaturalist
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
90 observations
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
79 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
75 observations
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
69 observations
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
52 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
51 observations · iNaturalist
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
51 observations
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
49 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
48 observations
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
47 observations
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
42 observations
Merlin
Falco columbarius
41 observations
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
41 observations
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
36 observations
Sanderling
Calidris alba
33 observations
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
32 observations · iNaturalist
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
32 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
31 observations
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
29 observations
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
29 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
28 observations
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
26 observations
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
22 observations
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
22 observations
Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata
22 observations
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
21 observations
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
21 observations
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
20 observations
Black-whiskered Vireo
Vireo altiloquus
19 observations · iNaturalist
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
18 observations
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
18 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
18 observations
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
17 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
17 observations
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
17 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
16 observations
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
16 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
16 observations
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
16 observations
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