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Some Birds of Texas

Order Pelecaniformes

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Family: Pelecanidae
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
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Family: Pelecanidae
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
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Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus

Order Ciconiiformes

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Family: Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
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Family: Ardeidae
Great Egret
Ardea alba
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Family: Ardeidae
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
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Family: Ardeidae
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
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Family: Ardeidae
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea

Order Anseriformes

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Family: Anatidae
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
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Family: Anatidae
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
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Family: Anatidae
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
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Family: Anatidae
Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
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Family: Anatidae
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
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Family: Anatidae
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
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Family: Anatidae
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis

Order Falconiformes

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Family: Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
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Family: Accipitridae
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
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Family: Accipitridae
Northern Harrier (aka Marsh Hawk)
Circus cyaneus
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Family: Accipitridae
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
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Family: Cathartidae
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
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Family: Accipitridae
Mississippi Kite (photo from Arkansas)
Ictinia mississippiensis
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Family: Accipitridae
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
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Family: Accipitridae
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
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Family: Cathartidae
Comparison of characteristics in flight

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Family: Accipitridae
Bald Eagle (Captive)
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
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Family: Accipitridae
Harris' Hawk (Captive)
Parabuteo unicinctus
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Family: Falconidae
Peregrine Falcon (Captive)
Falco peregrinus

Order Galliformes

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Family: Phasinidae
Northern Bobwhite (Captive)
Colinus virginianus
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Family: Ralidae
American Coot
Fulica americana

Order Charadriiformes

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Family: Charadriidae
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
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Family: Laridae
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
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Family: Laridae
Ring-billed Gull (Photo from Canada)
Larus delawarensis
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Family: Scolopacidae
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
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Family: Laridae
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
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Family: Laridae
Caspian Tern (Photo from California)
Hydroprogne caspia
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Family: Scolopacidae
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
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Family: Laridae
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan

Order Columbiformes

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Family: Columbidae
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
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Family: Columbidae
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
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Family: Columbidae
Inca Dove
Columbina inca
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Family: Columbidae
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
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Family: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia

Order Psittaciformes

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Family: Psittacidae
Monk Parakeet (Introduced)
Myiopsitta monachus

Order Cuculiformes

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Family: Cuculidae
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus

Order Strigiformes

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Family: Tytonidae
Barn Owl (Captive)
Tyto alba
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Family: Strigidae
Barred Owl (Captive)
Strix varia
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Family: Strigidae
Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio

Order Apodiformes

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Family: Trochilidae
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
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Family: Trochilidae
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris

Order Piciformes

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Family: Picidae
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
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Family: Picidae
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
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Family: Picidae
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Picoides scalaris
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Family: Picidae
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Juvenile)
Sphyrapicus varius
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Family: Picidae
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
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Family: Picidae
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus

Order Passeriformes

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Family: Tyrannidae
Eastern Phoebe
(Sayornis phoebe)
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Family: Hirundinidae
Cliff Swallow
(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
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Family: Corvidae
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
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Family: Troglodytidae
Carolina Wren
(Thryothorus ludovicianus)
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Family: Muscicapidae
American Robin (Photo: New York)
Turdus migratorius
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Family: Sturnidae
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
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Family: Vireonidae
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
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Family: Emberizidae
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
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Family: Emberizidae
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
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Family: Emberizidae
Summer Tanager (Male)

Piranga rubra
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Family: Emberizidae
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
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Family: Emberizidae
White-throated Sparrow (Photo: NY)

Zonotrichia albicollis
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Family: Emberizidae
Dark-eyed Junco (Photo: Pennsylvania)

Junco hyemalis
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Family: Fringillidae
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
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Family: Fringillidae
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
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Family: Tyrannidae
Eastern Kingbird (Photo from Arkansas)
Tyrannus tyrannus
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Family: Corvidae
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
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Family: Paridae
Black-crested Titmouse
(Baeolophus atricristatus)
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Family: Troglodytidae
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
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Family: Muscicapidae
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
(Polioptila caerulea)
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Family: Mimidae
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
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Family: Emberizidae
Rufous-sided Towhee (AKA Spotted Towhee)
Pipilo maculatus
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Family: Emberizidae
Yellow-rumped "Myrtle" Warbler
Setophaga coronata
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Family: Emberizidae
Common Yellowthroat
(Geothlypis trichas)
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Family: Emberizidae
Summer Tanager (Female)

Piranga rubra
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Family: Emberizidae
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
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Family: Emberizidae
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps

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Family: Emberizidae
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
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Family: Fringillidae
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
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Family: Passeridae
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
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Family: Tyrannidae
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
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Family: Corvidae
Western Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
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Family: Paridae
Carolina Chickadee
(Poecile carolinensis)
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Family: Muscicapidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
(Photo: California)
Regulus calendula
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Family: Bombycillidae
Cedar Waxwing
(Bombycilla cedrorum)
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Family: Vireonidae
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
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Family: Emberizidae
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
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Family: Emberizidae
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
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Family: Emberizidae
Nashville Warbler
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
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Family: Emberizidae
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
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Family: Emberizidae
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
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Family: Emberizidae
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
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Family: Emberizidae
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
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Family: Fringillidae
Purple Finch (Photo: Pennsylvania)
Haemorhous purpureus
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