Birds of Everglades National Park
The birds most often spotted in Everglades, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
52,058
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 52,058 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Everglades. The most frequently seen is the Anhinga, with 4,172 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Everglades include Purple Gallinule - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed birds in Everglades
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
4,172 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
3,435 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
2,487 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
2,431 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
2,164 observations
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
2,103 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
2,093 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
2,027 observations
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
1,662 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
1,445 observations
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
1,431 observations
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
1,421 observations
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
1,410 observations
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
1,344 observations
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
1,261 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
1,239 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
1,184 observations
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
1,099 observations
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
1,047 observations
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
977 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
800 observations
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
746 observations
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
726 observations
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
690 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
684 observations
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
662 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
657 observations
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
657 observations
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
652 observations
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
569 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
567 observations
Barred Owl
Strix varia
566 observations
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
560 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
511 observations
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
511 observations · iNaturalist
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
505 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
482 observations
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
479 observations
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
468 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
437 observations
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
429 observations
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
405 observations
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
394 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
375 observations
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
368 observations
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
360 observations
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
356 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
343 observations
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
335 observations
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
332 observations
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