BIRD SPECIES
The following birds have been sighted at the sanctuary. Common names are listed, if known.
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Boobies
Cardinals/Grossbeaks
Cowbirds
Cuckoos
Doves
Falcons
Flycatchers
Frigate Birds
Gallinules
Gannets
Gulls
Herons
Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds/Thrashers
Nightjars
Orioles
Pelicans
Petrels
Sparrows
Swallows
Swifts
Tanagers
Teals
Terns
Thrushes
Vireos
Warblers
Woodpeckers
Boobies
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Masked Booby
(juvenile) |
Sula dactylatra |
| Brown Booby |
Sula leucogaster |
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Cardinals, Grossbeaks, and Allies
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Indigo Bunting |
Passerina cyanea |
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Cowbirds
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Brown-headed Cowbird
 |
Molothrus ater |
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Cuckoos
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Black-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus erythropthalmus |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus americanus |
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Doves
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| White-winged Dove |
Zenaida asiatica |
| Mourning Dove |
Zenaida macroura |
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Falcons
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
| Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
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Flycatchers
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Eastern Phoebe |
Sayornis phoebe |
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Frigate Birds
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Magnificent Frigate Bird |
Fregata magnificens |
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Gallinules
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Common Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
| Purple Gallinule |
Porphyrula martinica |
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Gannet
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Northern Gannet
|
Morus bassanus |
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Gulls
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Laughing Gull |
Larus atricillia
. |
| Parasitic Jaeger |
Stercorarius parasiticus |
| Royal Tern |
Sterna maxima |
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Herons
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
| Great Blue Heron |
Ardea herodias |
| Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
| Green Heron |
Butorides striatus |
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Hummingbirds
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Hummingbird sp. |
|
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Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Gray Catbird |
Dumetella carolinensis |
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Nightjars
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Common Nighthawk |
Chordeiles minor |
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Orioles
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Baltimore Oriole
(female) |
Icterus galbula |
| Orchard Oriole |
Icterus spurius |
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Pelicans
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Brown Pelican |
Pelecanus occidentalis |
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Petrels
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Wilson's Storm Petrel |
Oceanites oceanicus |
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Sparrows
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Sparrow sp. |
|
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Swallows
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
| Cliff Swallow |
Hirundo pyrrhonota |
Bank Swallow
 |
Riparia riparia |
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Swifts
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Chimney Swift |
Chaetura pelagica |
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Tanagers
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Scarlet Tanager
 |
Piranga olivacea |
| Summer Tanager |
Pirangra rubra |
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Teals
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Blue-winged Teal |
Anas discors |
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Terns
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Brown Noddy
 |
Anous stolidus |
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Thrushes
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Swainson's Thrush |
Catharus ustulatus |
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Vireos
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
Vireo olivaceus |
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Woodpeckers
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Woodpecker sp. |
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