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Birds of Everglades National Park

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

52,225
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds

Naturalists have logged 52,225 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Everglades. The most frequently seen is the Anhinga, with 4,180 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
4,180 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
3,443 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
2,492 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
2,439 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
2,172 observations
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
2,110 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
2,096 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
2,032 observations
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
1,667 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
1,458 observations
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
1,433 observations
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
1,423 observations
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
1,415 observations
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
1,346 observations
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
1,265 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
1,242 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
1,184 observations
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
1,107 observations
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
1,054 observations
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
977 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
804 observations
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
747 observations
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
726 observations
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
690 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
685 observations
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
664 observations
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
659 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
658 observations
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
653 observations
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
580 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
568 observations
Barred Owl
Strix varia
568 observations
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
561 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
513 observations
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
512 observations · iNaturalist
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
508 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
482 observations
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
482 observations
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
472 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
441 observations
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
430 observations
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
406 observations
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
395 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
375 observations
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
370 observations
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
364 observations
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
359 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
349 observations
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
335 observations
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
334 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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