Bird Categories
We will rotate through each of the following six categories, starting with songbirds in Issue 01. This page gives an overview of the types of birds that are included in each. Several major categories are combined.
Songbirds
- Wrens
- Finches
- Warblers
- Thrushes
- Sparrows
- Flycatchers
- Gnatcatchers
- Blackbirds
- Orioles
- Chickadees
- Titmice
- Crows
- Magpies
- Jays
- Mockingbirds
- Thrashers
- Cardinals
- Grosbeaks
- Buntings
Raptors
- Owls
- Falcons
- Hawks
- Eagles
- Vultures
Waterfowl & Shorebirds
- Loons
- Grebes
- Ducks
- Geese
- Rails
- Gallnules
- Coots
- Plovers
- Sandpipers
- Oystercatchers
- Kingfishers*
Insectivores & Groundbirds
- Swifts
- Swallows
- Nightjars
- Quail
- Chachalacas
- Pigeons / Doves
- Pheasants
- Grouse
- Woodpeckers*
- Hummingbirds*
Wading Birds
- Cranes
- Storks
- Jacanas
- Limpkins
- Flamingos
- Stilts
- Avocets
- Ibises
- Spoonbills
- Herons
- Egrets
- Bitterns
Seabirds
- Anhinga
- Cormorants
- Frigatebirds
- Gulls
- Terns
- Boobies
- Gannets
- Storm-Petrels
- Sherwaters
- Auks
- Murres
- Puffins
* These are all technically their own category of bird, but we've combined them with other categories for organizational purposes.