Birds of Dry Tortugas National Park
The birds most often spotted in Dry Tortugas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
3,734
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 3,734 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Dry Tortugas. The most frequently seen is the Magnificent Frigatebird, with 538 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Dry Tortugas include Masked Booby, Brown Booby and Roseate Tern - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed birds in Dry Tortugas
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
538 observations
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
379 observations
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
318 observations
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
229 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
192 observations
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
131 observations
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
121 observations · iNaturalist
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
115 observations
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
111 observations
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
111 observations
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
103 observations · iNaturalist
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
93 observations
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
82 observations
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
79 observations
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
70 observations
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
53 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
52 observations
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
52 observations
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
51 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
49 observations
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
49 observations
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
44 observations
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
44 observations
Merlin
Falco columbarius
42 observations
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
38 observations
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
37 observations
Sanderling
Calidris alba
34 observations
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
34 observations
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
31 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
31 observations
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
31 observations
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
29 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
29 observations
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
25 observations
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
25 observations
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
22 observations
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
22 observations
Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata
22 observations
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
20 observations
Black-whiskered Vireo
Vireo altiloquus
20 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
20 observations
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
20 observations
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
19 observations
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
18 observations
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
17 observations
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
17 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
17 observations
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
16 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
16 observations
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
16 observations
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