This is a complete list of the birds known in the park—347 species as of June 1, 1985—along with a key indicating the abundance and seasonal occurrence of each species. As noted in this list many birds are known in the park from only a few sightings. A few are exotic birds that have escaped captivity. Species considered exotic to Everglades Park are marked with an asterisk (*). Users can contribute to updating future lists by carefully recording details of their observations of less common species and reporting that information to park personnel. For purposes of this listing the seasons are as follows:
Spring: March 1 to May 31 Summer: June 1 to July 31 Fall: August 1 to November 15 Winter: November 16 to February 28
Key to Checklist C Common U Uncommon R Rare F Fewer than 10 sightings B Breeds in park ? Uncertain if species breeds in park
Name of Bird Breeds in park Spring Summer Fall Winter
Red-throated Loon F Common Loon R R R Pied-billed Grebe B C U C C Horned Grebe C C C Red-necked Grebe F Sooty Shearwater F Wilson’s Storm Petrel F Brown Booby F Northern Gannet F F F American White Pelican C R C C Brown Pelican B C C C C Great Cormorant F Double-crested Cormorant B C C C C Anhinga B C C C C Magnificent Frigatebird U U U U American Bittern ? U R U C Least Bittern B U U U U Great Blue Heron B C C C C Great Blue Heron (White phase) B C C C C Great Egret B C C C C Snowy Egret B C C C C Little Blue Heron B C C C C Tricolored Heron B C C C C Reddish Egret B U U U U Cattle Egret B C C C C Green-backed Heron B C C C C Black-crowned Night Heron B C C C C Yellow-crowned Night Heron B U U U U White Ibis B C C C C Scarlet Ibis (probably R R R R escapes) Glossy Ibis B U U U U White-faced Ibis F Roseate Spoonbill B C U C C Wood Stork B U R U U Great Flamingo (probably R R R R escapes) Fulvous Whistling Duck U U U U Snow Goose F Snow Goose (Blue Phase) F Brant R Canada Goose F Wood Duck R Green-winged Teal U R U American Black Duck F Mottled Duck B C C C C Mallard R White-checked Pintail F F Northern Pintail C R C Blue-winged Teal C R C C Cinnamon Teal F Northern Shoveler C R C C Gadwall R R Eurasian Wigeon F American Wigeon C C C Canvasback R R Redhead R R Ring-necked Duck C C C Greater Scaup F Lesser Scaup C C C Oldsquaw F Black Scoter F Surf Scoter F Common Goldeneye F Bufflehead R Hooded Merganser U R U Red-breasted Merganser C R C C Ruddy Duck U U C Masked Duck F Black Vulture B C C C C Turkey Vulture B C C C C Osprey B C C C C American Swallow-tailed Kite B C C R Black-shouldered Kite F F Snail Kite B R R R R Mississippi Kite F F Bald Eagle B C C C C Northern Harrier U U C Sharp-shinned Hawk U U U Cooper’s Hawk R R R Red-shouldered Hawk B U R U U Broad-winged Hawk U U U Short-tailed Hawk B U R U U Swainson’s Hawk R R U Red-tailed Hawk B U U U U Rough-legged Hawk F Golden Eagle F Crested Caracara F American Kestrel C C C Merlin U U U Peregrine Falcon U U U Wild Turkey B R R R R Northern Bobwhite B C C C C Yellow Rail F Black Rail R Clapper Rail B C C C C King Rail B C C C C Virginia Rail R R R Sora Rail C C C Purple Gallinule B C C C C Common Moorhen B C C C C American Coot B C R C C Caribbean Coot F F F Limpkin B C C C C Sandhill Crane B R R R R Black-bellied Plover C R C C Lesser Golden Plover R R R Snowy Plover F F Wilson’s Plover B C C C U Semipalmated Plover C U C C Piping Plover U U U Killdeer B C U C C American Oystercatcher R Black-necked Stilt B U R U R American Avocet C U C C Greater Yellowlegs C U C C Lesser Yellowlegs C U C C Solitary Sandpiper U U R Willet ? C U C C Spotted Sandpiper C C C Upland Sandpiper F F Whimbrel U R U U Long-billed Curlew R R R Hudsonian Godwit F F Marbled Godwit C R C C Ruddy Turnstone C U C C Red Knot U R U U Sanderling U U U Semipalmated Sandpiper U U R Western Sandpiper C R C C Least Sandpiper C U C C White-rumped Sandpiper R R Baird’s Sandpiper R Pectoral Sandpiper C C R Sharp-tailed Sandpiper F Dunlin C C C Curlew Sandpiper F Stilt Sandpiper U U R Buff-breasted Sandpiper F Ruff F Short-billed Dowitcher C U C C Long-billed Dowitcher U U U R Common Snipe U U U American Woodcock R R Wilson’s Phalarope F Red-necked Phalarope F Parasitic Jaeger F Laughing Gull B C C C C Franklin’s Gull F Bonaparte’s Gull U U Ring-billed Gull C U C C Herring Gull C U C C Lesser Black-backed Gull F Great Black-backed Gull F Gull-billed Tern U U U U Caspian Tern C R C C Royal Tern C U C C Sandwich Tern U U U U Roseate Tern R Common Tern U U U Forster’s Tern C U C C Least Tern B C C U Bridled Tern F Sooty Tern F F Black Tern U U U R Brown Noddy F F Black Skimmer C C C C Rock Dove* F F F F White-crowned Pigeon B C C C U White-winged Dove F F F F Zenaida Dove F Mourning Dove B C C C C Common Ground Dove B U U U U Key West Quail Dove F F Budgerigar (escapes) F F Rose-ringed Parak