List of Texas birds

The Accepted Texas Species List is maintained by the [http://www.texasbirds.org/tbrc/index.htm Texas Birds Record Committee] (TBRC) of the [http://www.texasbirds.org/ Texas Ornithological Society] . There are 629 accepted species as of August 28, 2006. The Texas Accepted Species List is the largest state list in the lower 48 states, mostly due to its convergance of flyways during migration seasons.

Birds in bold are considered to be Texas Review Species. These species have been seen in Texas in the past, but are rare and do not make an appearance every year. Some Texas Review Species have been seen only once on record. The TBRC requests that if anyone sees any of these review species in Texas, that they provide them with detailed documentation immediately. An (I) indicates that the species was introduced into Texas, an (E) means that the bird has become extinct since it was added to the list, and (e) (lowercase) means that the bird has been extirpated (not extinct but no longer found in Texas), and (u) means the bird has an uncertain origin (introducted or native).

Anatidae - Swans, Geese, and Ducks

*Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
*Fulvous Whistling-Duck
*Greater White-fronted Goose
*Snow Goose
*Ross's Goose
*Brant
*Cackling Goose
*Canada Goose
*Trumpeter Swan
*Tundra Swan
*Muscovy Duck
*Wood Duck
*Gadwall
*Eurasian Wigeon
*American Wigeon
*American Black Duck
*Mallard
*Mottled Duck
*Blue-winged Teal
*Cinnamon Teal
*Northern Shoveler
*White-cheeked Pintail
*Northern Pintail
*Garganey
*Green-winged Teal
*Canvasback
*Redhead
*Ring-necked Duck
*Greater Scaup
*Lesser Scaup
*King Eider
*Harlequin Duck
*Surf Scoter
*White-winged Scoter
*Black Scoter
*Long-tailed Duck
*Bufflehead
*Common Goldeneye
*Barrow's Goldeneye
*Hooded Merganser
*Common Merganser
*Red-breasted Merganser
*Masked Duck
*Ruddy Duck

Cracidae - Guans

*Plain Chachalaca

Phasianidae - Partridges, Grouse, and Turkeys

*Ring-necked Pheasant (I)
*Greater Prairie-Chicken
*Lesser Prairie-Chicken
*Wild Turkey

Odontophoridae - Quail

*Scaled Quail
*Gambel's Quail
*Northern Bobwhite
*Montezuma Quail

Gaviidae - Loons

*Red-throated Loon
*Pacific Loon
*Common Loon
*Yellow-billed Loon

Podicipedidae - Grebes

*Least Grebe
*Pied-billed Grebe
*Horned Grebe
*Red-necked Grebe
*Eared Grebe
*Western Grebe
*Clark's Grebe

Diomedeidae - Albatrosses

*Yellow-nosed Albatross

Procellariidae - Shearwaters and Petrels

*Black-capped Petrel
*Stejneger's Petrel
*White-chinned Petrel
*Cory's Shearwater
*Greater Shearwater
*Sooty Shearwater
*Manx Shearwater
*Audubon's Shearwater

Hydrobatidae - Storm-Petrels

*Wilson's Storm-Petrel
*Leach's Storm-Petrel
*Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds

*Red-billed Tropicbird

Sulidae - Boobies and Gannets

*Masked Booby
*Blue-footed Booby
*Brown Booby
*Red-footed Booby
*Northern Gannet

Pelecanidae - Pelicans

*American White Pelican
*Brown Pelican

Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants

*Neotropic Cormorant
*Double-crested Cormorant

Anhingidae - Darters

*Anhinga

Fregatidae - Frigatebirds

*Magnificent Frigatebird

Ardeidae - Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets

*American Bittern
*Least Bittern
*Great Blue Heron
*Great Egret
*Snowy Egret
*Little Blue Heron
*Tricolored Heron
*Reddish Egret
*Cattle Egret
*Green Heron
*Black-crowned Night-Heron
*Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills

*White Ibis
*Glossy Ibis
*White-faced Ibis
*Roseate Spoonbill

Ciconiidae - Storks

*Jabiru
*Wood Stork

Cathartidae - American Vultures

*Black Vulture
*Turkey Vulture

Phoenicopteridae - Flamingoes

*Greater Flamingo

Accipitridae - Kites, Eagles, and Hawks

*Hook-billed Kite
*Swallow-tailed Kite
*White-tailed Kite
*Snail Kite
*Mississippi Kite
*Bald Eagle
*Northern Harrier
*Sharp-shinned Hawk
*Cooper's Hawk
*Northern Goshawk
*Crane Hawk
*Common Black-Hawk
*Harris's Hawk
*Roadside Hawk
*Red-shouldered Hawk
*Broad-winged Hawk
*Gray Hawk
*Short-tailed Hawk
*Swainson's Hawk
*White-tailed Hawk
*Zone-tailed Hawk
*Red-tailed Hawk
*Ferruginous Hawk
*Rough-legged Hawk
*Golden Eagle

Pandionidae - Osprey

*Osprey

Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons

*Collared Forest-Falcon
*Crested Caracara
*American Kestrel
*Merlin
*Aplomado Falcon
*Gyrfalcon
*Peregrine Falcon
*Prairie Falcon

Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

*Yellow Rail
*Black Rail
*Clapper Rail
*King Rail
*Virginia Rail
*Sora
*Paint-billed Crake
*Spotted Rail
*Purple Gallinule
*Common Moorhen
*American Coot

Gruidae - Cranes

*Sandhill Crane
*Whooping Crane

Burhinidae - Thick-knees

*Double-striped Thick-knee

Charadriidae - Plovers

*Black-bellied Plover
*American Golden-Plover
*Pacific Golden-Plover
*Collared Plover
*Snowy Plover
*Wilson's Plover
*Semipalmated Plover
*Piping Plover
*Killdeer
*Mountain Plover

Haematopodidae - Oystercatchers

*American Oystercatcher

Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets

*Black-necked Stilt
*American Avocet

Jacanidae - Jacanas

*Northern Jacana

Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies

*Spotted Sandpiper
*Solitary Sandpiper
*Wandering Tattler
*Spotted Redshank
*Greater Yellowlegs
*Willet
*Lesser Yellowlegs
*Upland Sandpiper
*Eskimo Curlew
*Whimbrel
*Long-billed Curlew
*Hudsonian Godwit
*Marbled Godwit
*Ruddy Turnstone
*Surfbird
*Red Knot
*Sanderling
*Semipalmated Sandpiper
*Western Sandpiper
*Red-necked Stint
*Least Sandpiper
*White-rumped Sandpiper
*Baird's Sandpiper
*Pectoral Sandpiper
*Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
*Purple Sandpiper
*Dunlin
*Curlew Sandpiper
*Stilt Sandpiper
*Buff-breasted Sandpiper
*Ruff
*Short-billed Dowitcher
*Long-billed Dowitcher
*Wilson's Snipe
*American Woodcock
*Wilson's Phalarope
*Red-necked Phalarope
*Red Phalarope

Laridae - Gulls

*Laughing Gull
*Franklin's Gull
*Little Gull
*Black-headed Gull
*Bonaparte's Gull
*Heermann's Gull
*Black-tailed Gull
*Mew Gull
*Ring-billed Gull
*California Gull
*Herring Gull
*Thayer's Gull
*Iceland Gull
*Lesser Black-backed Gull
*Slaty-backed Gull
*Western Gull
*Glaucous-winged Gull
*Glaucous Gull
*Great Black-backed Gull
*Kelp Gull
*Sabine's Gull
*Black-legged Kittiwake

Sternidae - Terns

*Brown Noddy
*Black Noddy
*Sooty Tern
*Bridled Tern
*Least Tern
*Gull-billed Tern
*Caspian Tern
*Black Tern
*Roseate Tern
*Common Tern
*Arctic Tern
*Forster's Tern
*Royal Tern
*Sandwich Tern
*Elegant Tern

Rynchopidae - Skimmers

*Black Skimmer

Stercorariidae - Skuas

*South Polar Skua

Stercorariidae - Jaegers

*Pomarine Jaeger
*Parasitic Jaeger
*Long-tailed Jaeger

Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves

*Rock Pigeon (I)
*Red-billed Pigeon
*Band-tailed Pigeon
*Eurasian Collared-Dove (I)
*White-winged Dove
*Mourning Dove
*Passenger Pigeon (E)
*Inca Dove
*Common Ground-Dove
*Ruddy Ground-Dove
*White-tipped Dove
*Ruddy Quail-Dove

Psittacidae - Parrots and Parakeets

*Monk Parakeet (I)
*Carolina Parakeet (E)
*Green Parakeet (u)
*Red-crowned Parrot (u)

Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis

*Dark-billed Cuckoo
*Yellow-billed Cuckoo
*Mangrove Cuckoo
*Black-billed Cuckoo
*Greater Roadrunner
*Groove-billed Ani

Tytonidae - Barn Owls

*Barn Owl

Strigidae - Typical Owls

*Flammulated Owl
*Western Screech-Owl
*Eastern Screech-Owl
*Great Horned Owl
*Snowy Owl
*Northern Pygmy-Owl
*Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
*Elf Owl
*Burrowing Owl
*Mottled Owl
*Spotted Owl
*Barred Owl
*Long-eared Owl
*Stygian Owl
*Short-eared Owl
*Northern Saw-whet Owl

Caprimulgidae - Goatsuckers

*Lesser Nighthawk
*Common Nighthawk
*Common Pauraque
*Common Poorwill
*Chuck-will's-widow
*Whip-poor-will

Apodidae - Swifts

*White-collared Swift
*Chimney Swift
*White-throated Swift

Trochilidae - Hummingbirds

*Green Violet-ear
*Green-breasted Mango
*Broad-billed Hummingbird
*White-eared Hummingbird
*Berylline Hummingbird
*Buff-bellied Hummingbird
*Violet-crowned Hummingbird
*Blue-throated Hummingbird
*Magnificent Hummingbird
*Lucifer Hummingbird
*Ruby-throated Hummingbird
*Black-chinned Hummingbird
*Anna's Hummingbird
*Costa's Hummingbird
*Calliope Hummingbird
*Broad-tailed Hummingbird
*Rufous Hummingbird
*Allen's Hummingbird

Trogonidae - Trogons

*Elegant Trogon

Alcedinidae - Kingfishers

*Ringed Kingfisher
*Belted Kingfisher
*Green Kingfisher

Picidae - Woodpeckers and Allies

*Lewis's Woodpecker
*Red-headed Woodpecker
*Acorn Woodpecker
*Golden-fronted Woodpecker
*Red-bellied Woodpecker
*Williamson's Sapsucker
*Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
*Red-naped Sapsucker
*Red-breasted Sapsucker
*Ladder-backed Woodpecker
*Downy Woodpecker
*Hairy Woodpecker
*Red-cockaded Woodpecker
*Northern Flicker
*Pileated Woodpecker
*Ivory-billed Woodpecker (e)

Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers

*Northern Beardless Tyrannulet
*Greenish Elaenia
*Tufted Flycatcher
*Olive-sided Flycatcher
*Greater Pewee
*Western Wood-Pewee
*Eastern Wood-Pewee
*Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
*Acadian Flycatcher
*Alder Flycatcher
*Willow Flycatcher
*Least Flycatcher
*Hammond's Flycatcher
*Gray Flycatcher
*Dusky Flycatcher
*Cordilleran Flycatcher
*Buff-breasted Flycatcher
*Black Phoebe
*Eastern Phoebe
*Say's Phoebe
*Vermilion Flycatcher
*Dusky-capped Flycatcher
*Ash-throated Flycatcher
*Great Crested Flycatcher
*Brown-crested Flycatcher
*Great Kiskadee
*Social Flycatcher
*Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
*Piratic Flycatcher
*Tropical Kingbird
*Couch's Kingbird
*Cassin's Kingbird
*Thick-billed Kingbird
*Western Kingbird
*Eastern Kingbird
*Gray Kingbird
*Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
*Fork-tailed Flycatcher
*Rose-throated Becard
*Masked Tityra

Laniidae - Shrikes

*Loggerhead Shrike
*Northern Shrike

Vireonidae - Vireos

*White-eyed Vireo
*Bell's Vireo
*Black-capped Vireo
*Gray Vireo
*Yellow-throated Vireo
*Plumbeous Vireo
*Cassin's Vireo
*Blue-headed Vireo
*Hutton's Vireo
*Warbling Vireo
*Philadelphia Vireo
*Red-eyed Vireo
*Yellow-green Vireo
*Black-whiskered Vireo
*Yucatan Vireo

Corvidae - Jays, Magpies, and Crows

*Steller's Jay
*Blue Jay
*Green Jay
*Brown Jay
*Western Scrub-Jay
*Mexican Jay
*Pinyon Jay
*Clark's Nutcracker
*Black-billed Magpie
*American Crow
*Tamaulipas Crow
*Fish Crow
*Chihuahuan Raven
*Common Raven

Alaudidae - Larks

*Horned Lark

Hirundinidae - Swallows

*Purple Martin
*Gray-breasted Martin
*Tree Swallow
*Violet-green Swallow
*Northern Rough-winged Swallow
*Bank Swallow
*Cliff Swallow
*Cave Swallow
*Barn Swallow

Paridae - Titmice and Chickadees

*Carolina Chickadee
*Black-capped Chickadee
*Mountain Chickadee
*Juniper Titmouse
*Tufted Titmouse
*Black-crested Titmouse

Remizidae - Verdins

*Verdin

Aegithalidae - Bushtits

*Bushtit

Sittidae - Nuthatches

*Red-breasted Nuthatch
*White-breasted Nuthatch
*Pygmy Nuthatch
*Brown-headed Nuthatch

Certhiidae - Creepers

*Brown Creeper

Troglodytidae - Wrens

*Cactus Wren
*Rock Wren
*Canyon Wren
*Carolina Wren
*Bewick's Wren
*House Wren
*Winter Wren
*Sedge Wren
*Marsh Wren

Cinclidae - Dippers

*American Dipper

Regulidae - Kinglets

*Golden-crowned Kinglet
*Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Sylviidae - Gnatcatchers

*Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
*Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Turdidae - Solitaires, Thrushes, and Allies

*Northern Wheatear
*Eastern Bluebird
*Western Bluebird
*Mountain Bluebird
*Townsend's Solitaire
*Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
*Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
*Veery
*Gray-cheeked Thrush
*Swainson's Thrush
*Hermit Thrush
*Wood Thrush
*Clay-colored Robin
*White-throated Robin
*Rufous-backed Robin
*American Robin
*Varied Thrush
*Aztec Thrush

Mimidae - Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies

*Gray Catbird
*Black Catbird
*Northern Mockingbird
*Sage Thrasher
*Brown Thrasher
*Long-billed Thrasher
*Curve-billed Thrasher
*Crissal Thrasher
*Blue Mockingbird

Sturnidae - Starlings

*European Starling (I)

Motacillidae - Pipits

*American Pipit
*Sprague's Pipit

Bombycillidae - Waxwings

*Bohemian Waxwing
*Cedar Waxwing

Ptilogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers

*Gray Silky-flycatcher
*Phainopepla

Peucedramidae - Olive Warbler

*Olive Warbler

Parulidae - Wood-warblers

*Blue-winged Warbler
*Golden-winged Warbler
*Tennessee Warbler
*Orange-crowned Warbler
*Nashville Warbler
*Virginia's Warbler
*Colima Warbler
*Lucy's Warbler
*Northern Parula
*Tropical Parula
*Yellow Warbler
*Chestnut-sided Warbler
*Magnolia Warbler
*Cape May Warbler
*Black-throated Blue Warbler
*Yellow-rumped Warbler
*Black-throated Gray Warbler
*Golden-cheeked Warbler
*Black-throated Green Warbler
*Townsend's Warbler
*Hermit Warbler
*Blackburnian Warbler
*Yellow-throated Warbler
*Grace's Warbler
*Pine Warbler
*Prairie Warbler
*Palm Warbler
*Bay-breasted Warbler
*Blackpoll Warbler
*Cerulean Warbler
*Black-and-white Warbler
*American Redstart
*Prothonotary Warbler
*Worm-eating Warbler
*Swainson's Warbler
*Ovenbird
*Northern Waterthrush
*Louisiana Waterthrush
*Kentucky Warbler
*Connecticut Warbler
*Mourning Warbler
*MacGillivray's Warbler
*Common Yellowthroat
*Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
*Hooded Warbler
*Wilson's Warbler
*Canada Warbler
*Red-faced Warbler
*Painted Redstart
*Slate-throated Redstart
*Golden-crowned Warbler
*Rufous-capped Warbler
*Yellow-breasted Chat

Thraupidae - Tanagers

*Hepatic Tanager
*Summer Tanager
*Scarlet Tanager
*Western Tanager
*Flame-colored Tanager

Emberizidae - New World Sparrows and Allies

*White-collared Seedeater
*Yellow-faced Grassquit
*Olive Sparrow
*Green-tailed Towhee
*Spotted Towhee
*Eastern Towhee
*Canyon Towhee
*Cassin's Sparrow
*Bachman's Sparrow
*Botteri's Sparrow
*Rufous-crowned Sparrow
*American Tree Sparrow
*Chipping Sparrow
*Clay-colored Sparrow
*Brewer's Sparrow
*Field Sparrow
*Black-chinned Sparrow
*Vesper Sparrow
*Lark Sparrow
*Black-throated Sparrow
*Sage Sparrow
*Lark Bunting
*Savannah Sparrow
*Grasshopper Sparrow
*Baird's Sparrow
*Henslow's Sparrow
*Le Conte's Sparrow
*Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
*Seaside Sparrow
*Fox Sparrow
*Song Sparrow
*Lincoln's Sparrow
*Swamp Sparrow
*White-throated Sparrow
*Harris's Sparrow
*White-crowned Sparrow
*Golden-crowned Sparrow
*Dark-eyed Junco
*Yellow-eyed Junco
*McCown's Longspur
*Lapland Longspur
*Smith's Longspur
*Chestnut-collared Longspur
*Snow Bunting

Cardinalidae - Cardinals, New World Grosbeaks and Buntings

*Crimson-collared Grosbeak
*Northern Cardinal
*Pyrrhuloxia
*Rose-breasted Grosbeak
*Black-headed Grosbeak
*Blue Bunting
*Blue Grosbeak
*Lazuli Bunting
*Indigo Bunting
*Varied Bunting
*Painted Bunting
*Dickcissel

Icteridae - Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, and Orioles

*Bobolink
*Red-winged Blackbird
*Eastern Meadowlark
*Western Meadowlark
*Yellow-headed Blackbird
*Rusty Blackbird
*Brewer's Blackbird
*Common Grackle
*Boat-tailed Grackle
*Great-tailed Grackle
*Shiny Cowbird
*Bronzed Cowbird
*Brown-headed Cowbird
*Black-vented Oriole
*Orchard Oriole
*Hooded Oriole
*Streak-backed Oriole
*Bullock's Oriole
*Altamira Oriole
*Audubon's Oriole
*Baltimore Oriole
*Scott's Oriole

Fringillidae - Finches and Allies

*Pine Grosbeak
*Purple Finch
*Cassin's Finch
*House Finch
*Red Crossbill
*White-winged Crossbill
*Common Redpoll
*Pine Siskin
*Lesser Goldfinch
*Lawrence's Goldfinch
*American Goldfinch
*Evening Grosbeak

Passeridae - Old World Sparrows

*House Sparrow (I)

Presumptive species list

The following species have been reported, but did not meet the criteria of being on the official list (identifiable specimen, photo, video, or audio recording):
*Murre Species
*White-crowned Pigeon
*Black Swift
*Crescent-chested Warbler

External links

* [http://www.texasbirds.org/tbrc/statelst.htm Official Texas State List]
* [http://www.texasbirds.org/tbrc/index.htm Texas Birds Record Committee]
* [http://www.texasbirds.org/ Texas Ornithological Society]