List of birds of South Texas
There are several species of bird in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas.
A map depicting South Texas in red
Whistling duck
List of species
Main article: List of birds of Texas
This list is incomplete
Accipitridae - eagles, hawks, and kites
Anatidae - ducks, geese, and swans
Ardeidae - egrets, bitterns and herons
Caprimulgidae - nightjars
Cardinalidae - cardinals, New World grosbeaks and buntings
Cathartidae - American vultures
Charadriidae - plovers
Columbidae - pigeons and doves
Corvidae - crows, jays and magpies
Cracidae - guans
Cuculidae - cuckoos and turacos
Emberizidae - New World sparrows
Falconidae - caracaras and falcons
Fringillidae - finches and allies
Hirundinidae - swallows
Icteridae - blackbirds, meadowlarks, and orioles
- Red-winged blackbird
- Western meadowlark
- Yellow-headed blackbird
- Brewer's blackbird
- Common grackle
- Great-tailed grackle
- Bronzed cowbird
- Brown-headed cowbird
- Black-vented oriole
- Orchard oriole
- Hooded oriole
- Audubon's oriole
- Bullock's oriole
- Altamira oriole
- Scott's oriole
Laridae - seagulls
Mimidae - mockingbirds, thrashers, tremblers, and New World catbirds
- Northern mockingbird
- Brown thrasher
- Crissal thrasher
- Long-billed thrasher
- Sage thrasher
- Gray catbird
Odontophoridae - quail
Paridae - chickadees and titmice
Passeridae - Old World sparrows
Pelecanidae - pelicans
Phasianidae - grouse, partridges, and turkeys
Picidae - woodpeckers and allies
Psittacidae - Neotropical parrots
Strigidae - typical owls
Threskiornithidae - spoonbills
Trochilidae - hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated hummingbird
- Black-chinned hummingbird
- Broad-tailed hummingbird
- Buff-bellied hummingbird
- Rufous hummingbird
Troglodytidae - wrens
Tyrannidae - kingbirds
Vireonidae - vireos
See also
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