eBird Field Checklist
Alabama, US
ebird.org/region/US-AL
489 species (+171 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
Date:
 
Start time:
 
Duration:
 
Distance:
 
Party size:
 
Notes:
 

This checklist is generated with data from eBird (ebird.org), a global database of bird sightings from birders like you. If you enjoy this checklist, please consider contributing your sightings to eBird. It is 100% free to take part, and your observations will help support birders, researchers, and conservationists worldwide.

Go to ebird.org to learn more!

Cassowaries and Emu
Emu
Waterfowl
Plumed Whistling-Duck
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
West Indian Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
whistling-duck sp.
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid)
Snow/Ross's Goose
Graylag Goose
Swan Goose
Graylag x Swan Goose (hybrid)
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow x Greater White-fronted Goose (hybrid)
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)
Brant
Barnacle Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Greater White-fronted x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Snow x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Cackling/Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Black Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
swan sp.
goose sp.
Egyptian Goose
Ruddy Shelduck
Ruddy x Common Shelduck (hybrid)
Muscovy Duck
Ringed Teal
Wood Duck
Mandarin Duck
Garganey
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid)
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid)
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler x Gadwall (hybrid)
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Mallard
Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
Wood Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
Gadwall x Mallard (hybrid)
American Black Duck
Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
Mottled Duck
Mallard x Mottled Duck (hybrid)
Mallard/Mottled Duck
White-cheeked Pintail
Northern Pintail
Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid)
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
dabbling duck sp.
Red-crested Pochard
Rosy-billed Pochard
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Redhead x Ring-necked Duck (hybrid)
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Aythya sp.
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Surf/Black Scoter
scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
waterfowl sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Helmeted Guineafowl
Northern Bobwhite
California Quail
Wild Turkey
Ruffed Grouse
Ring-necked Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
Red Junglefowl
Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
White-crowned Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Passenger Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
African Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Cuckoos
Groove-billed Ani
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed/Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus sp.
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
nighthawk sp.
Chuck-will's-widow
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus sp.
nightjar sp.
Swifts
Black Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
Hummingbirds
Mexican Violetear
Rivoli's Hummingbird
Blue-throated Mountain-gem
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus sp.
Broad-billed Hummingbird
White-eared Hummingbird
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
King Rail
Clapper Rail
King/Clapper Rail
large rail sp.
Virginia Rail
Rallus sp.
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Purple Gallinule
Yellow Rail
Black Rail
rail/crake sp.
Limpkin
Limpkin
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Whooping Crane
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Wilson's Plover
Mountain Plover
Snowy Plover
small plover sp.
plover sp.
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
godwit sp.
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson's Snipe
snipe sp.
Wilson's Phalarope
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red/Red-necked Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa sp.
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Ruff
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Purple Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western/Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
Calidris sp.
Scolopacidae sp.
large shorebird sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger
South Polar Skua
jaeger sp.
Alcids
Razorbill
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Little Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Ivory Gull
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Gray Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Kelp x American Herring Gull (hybrid)
Great Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
American Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull (hybrid)
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
American Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Brown Noddy
Sooty Tern
Bridled Tern
Sooty/Bridled Tern
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Arctic Tern
Common Tern
Forster's/Common Tern
Sterna sp.
Sandwich Tern
Sandwich x Elegant Tern (hybrid)
Royal Tern
large tern sp.
tern sp.
gull/tern sp.
Flamingos
American Flamingo
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Western/Clark's Grebe
grebe sp.
Tropicbirds
Red-billed Tropicbird
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
loon sp.
Storm-Petrels
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
storm-petrel sp. (white-rumped)
storm-petrel sp.
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Black-capped Petrel
Cory's Shearwater
Scopoli's Shearwater
Cory's/Scopoli's Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Cory's/Scopoli's/Great Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Sargasso Shearwater
shearwater sp.
Storks
Wood Stork
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Magnificent Frigatebird
frigatebird sp.
Northern Gannet
Brown Booby
Masked Booby
booby sp.
sulid sp.
Cormorants and Anhingas
Anhinga
Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
Double-crested/Neotropic Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Glossy x White-faced Ibis (hybrid)
Glossy/White-faced Ibis
ibis sp.
Roseate Spoonbill
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned/Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron x Snowy Egret (hybrid)
Green Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Western/Eastern Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret x Great Blue Heron (hybrid)
heron sp.
white egret sp.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
pelican sp.
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
new world vulture sp.
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Golden Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
American Goshawk
Accipitrine hawk sp. (former Accipiter sp.)
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Golden/Bald Eagle
Mississippi Kite
Harris's Hawk
White-tailed Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
eagle sp.
Owls
American Barn Owl
Flammulated Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Snowy Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Barred Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
owl sp.
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied x Red-naped Sapsucker (hybrid)
sapsucker sp.
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
small falcon sp.
falcon sp.
diurnal raptor sp.
Cockatoos
Cockatiel
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Budgerigar
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Monk Parakeet
Carolina Parakeet
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Western/Eastern Wood-Pewee
pewee sp. (Contopus sp.)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)
Least Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
La Sagra's Flycatcher
Myiarchus sp.
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Couch's Kingbird
Tropical/Couch's Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
yellow-bellied kingbird sp.
Eastern Kingbird
Gray Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus sp.
new world flycatcher sp.
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia/Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Philadelphia/Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo
Black-whiskered Vireo
Red-eyed/Black-whiskered Vireo
vireo sp.
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Blue Jay
Eurasian Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
American Crow
Fish Crow
crow sp.
Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Carolina Chickadee
chickadee sp.
Tufted Titmouse
Larks
Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Cave Swallow
Cliff/Cave Swallow
Petrochelidon sp.
swallow sp.
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned/Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
nuthatch sp.
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
Rock Wren
Northern House Wren
Winter Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird
Varied Thrush
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Gray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Catharus sp.
Wood Thrush
American Robin
thrush sp.
Old World Flycatchers
Northern Wheatear
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Weavers and Allies
Northern Red Bishop
Estrildids
Scaly-breasted Munia
Tricolored Munia
Indigobirds and Whydahs
Pin-tailed Whydah
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
Western/Eastern Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail
American Pipit
Sprague's Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Evening Grosbeak
House Finch
Purple Finch
House/Purple Finch
Redpoll
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
finch sp.
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Smith's Longspur
longspur sp.
Snow Bunting
New World Sparrows
Bachman's Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Spizella sp.
Lark Sparrow
Lark Bunting
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned/White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia sp.
Vesper Sparrow
LeConte's Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
Ammospiza sp.
Savannah Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Lincoln's/Swamp Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Eastern Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bobolink
Western Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlark
Western/Eastern Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Hooded Oriole
Orchard/Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Bullock's/Baltimore Oriole
new world oriole sp.
Red-winged Blackbird
Shiny Cowbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Shiny/Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Rusty/Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
grackle sp.
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush
Bachman's Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler (hybrid)
Brewster's Warbler (hybrid)
Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid)
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Kirtland's Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga sp.
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Painted Redstart
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Summer/Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
tanager sp. (Piranga sp.)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Rose-breasted/Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Passerina sp.
Dickcissel
Others
passerine sp.
bird sp.