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

• Cooper's hawk
• Red-tailed hawk

Anatidae - ducks, geese, and swans

• Black-bellied whistling-duck
• Mallard
• Teal

Ardeidae - egrets, bitterns and herons

• Cattle egret
• Great blue heron

Caprimulgidae - nightjars

• Mexican whip-poor-will

Cardinalidae - cardinals, New World grosbeaks and buntings

• Crimson-collared grosbeak
• Dickcissel
• Northern cardinal

Cathartidae - American vultures

• Black vulture
• Turkey vulture

Charadriidae - plovers

• Killdeer

Columbidae - pigeons and doves

• White-winged dove
• Mourning dove
• Inca dove

Corvidae - crows, jays and magpies

• American crow
• Green jay

Cracidae - guans

• Plain chachalaca

Cuculidae - cuckoos and turacos

• Yellow-billed cuckoo
• Greater roadrunner

Emberizidae - New World sparrows

• Cassin's sparrow
• Field sparrow
• White-crowned sparrow

Falconidae - caracaras and falcons

• Northern caracara

Fringillidae - finches and allies

• House finch
• American goldfinch
• Lesser goldfinch

Hirundinidae - swallows

• Purple martin
• Barn swallow

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

• Laughing gull

Mimidae - mockingbirds, thrashers, tremblers, and New World catbirds

• Northern mockingbird
• Brown thrasher
• Crissal thrasher
• Long-billed thrasher
• Sage thrasher
• Gray catbird

Odontophoridae - quail

• Bobwhite quail

Paridae - chickadees and titmice

• Tufted titmouse
• Black-crested titmouse

Passeridae - Old World sparrows

• House sparrow

Pelecanidae - pelicans

• Brown pelican

Phasianidae - grouse, partridges, and turkeys

• Wild turkey

Picidae - woodpeckers and allies

• Red-bellied woodpecker

Psittacidae - Neotropical parrots

• Monk parakeet
• Green parakeet

Strigidae - typical owls

• Great horned owl

Threskiornithidae - spoonbills

• Roseate spoonbill

Trochilidae - hummingbirds

• Ruby-throated hummingbird
• Black-chinned hummingbird
• Broad-tailed hummingbird
• Buff-bellied hummingbird
• Rufous hummingbird

Troglodytidae - wrens

• Bewick's wren
• Cactus wren
• Carolina wren

Tyrannidae - kingbirds

• Scissor-tailed flycatcher

Vireonidae - vireos

• White-eyed vireo

See also

• List of birds of Texas