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Birds of Everglades National Park

The birds most often spotted in Everglades, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

52,860
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds

Naturalists have logged 52,860 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Everglades. The most frequently seen is the Anhinga, with 4,219 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Everglades include Purple Gallinule - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Purple Gallinule

Most-observed birds in Everglades

Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
4,219 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
3,486 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
2,527 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
2,477 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
2,203 observations
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
2,128 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
2,108 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
2,055 observations
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
1,686 observations
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
1,473 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
1,470 observations
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
1,435 observations
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
1,432 observations
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
1,355 observations
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
1,291 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
1,262 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
1,194 observations
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
1,120 observations
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
1,068 observations
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
985 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
812 observations
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
752 observations
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
733 observations
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
714 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
693 observations
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
677 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
668 observations
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
664 observations
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
663 observations
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
586 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
576 observations
Barred Owl
Strix varia
573 observations
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
567 observations
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
521 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
518 observations
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
511 observations
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
488 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
484 observations
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
478 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
449 observations
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
431 observations
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
406 observations
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
397 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
380 observations
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
375 observations
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
371 observations
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
361 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
351 observations
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
349 observations
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
338 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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