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Alabama wildlife

Birds, butterflies and moths of Alabama. Each links to its own page.

Animals
Season
Feeding records

302 animals

Seasons and counties: known range in the USGS range maps (2001), not sighting records. Summer and winter include year-round birds.

  1. Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
    BirdsSummer
  2. Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
    BirdsMigratory
  3. American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
    BirdsMigratory
  4. American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  5. American Black DuckAnas rubripes
    BirdsYear-round
  6. American CootFulica americana
    BirdsYear-round
  7. American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
    BirdsYear-round
  8. American GoldfinchCarduelis tristis
    BirdsYear-round
  9. American KestrelFalco sparverius
    BirdsYear-round
  10. American LadyVanessa virginiensis
    Butterflies8 caterpillar host plants
  11. American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
    BirdsYear-round
  12. American PipitAnthus rubescens
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  13. American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
    BirdsSummer and migratory
  14. American RobinTurdus migratorius
    BirdsYear-round. 72 fruit and seed plants
  15. American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
    BirdsWinter
  16. American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  17. American WigeonAnas americana
    BirdsWinter
  18. American WoodcockScolopax minor
    BirdsYear-round
  19. AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
    BirdsYear-round
  20. Bachman's SparrowAimophila aestivalis
    BirdsYear-round
  21. Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
    BirdsYear-round
  22. Baltimore CheckerspotEuphydryas phaeton
    Butterflies3 caterpillar host plants
  23. Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
    BirdsYear-round and migratory
  24. Banded HairstreakSatyrium calanus
    Butterflies59 caterpillar host plants
  25. Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
    BirdsMigratory
  26. Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
    BirdsSummer
  27. Barred OwlStrix varia
    BirdsYear-round
  28. Bay-breasted WarblerDendroica castanea
    BirdsMigratory
  29. Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
    BirdsYear-round
  30. Black SkimmerRynchops niger
    BirdsYear-round
  31. Black SwallowtailPapilio polyxenes
    Butterflies14 caterpillar host plants
  32. Black TernChlidonias niger
    BirdsMigratory
  33. Black VultureCoragyps atratus
    BirdsYear-round
  34. Black-and-White WarblerMniotilta varia
    BirdsYear-round and migratory
  35. Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
    BirdsWinter
  36. Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
    BirdsMigratory
  37. Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticorax
    BirdsYear-round
  38. Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
    BirdsSummer
  39. Black-throated Blue WarblerDendroica caerulescens
    BirdsMigratory
  40. Black-throated Green WarblerDendroica virens
    BirdsSummer and migratory
  41. Blackburnian WarblerDendroica fusca
    BirdsMigratory
  42. Blackpoll WarblerDendroica striata
    BirdsMigratory
  43. Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
    BirdsSummer
  44. Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
    BirdsYear-round
  45. Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
    BirdsYear-round
  46. Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
    BirdsYear-round and migratory
  47. Blue-winged TealAnas discors
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  48. Blue-winged WarblerVermivora pinus
    BirdsSummer and migratory
  49. Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
    BirdsYear-round
  50. BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
    BirdsMigratory
  51. Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
    BirdsWinter
  52. Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  53. Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
    BirdsSummer
  54. Brown CreeperCerthia americana
    BirdsWinter
  55. Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
    BirdsYear-round
  56. Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
    BirdsYear-round
  57. Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
    BirdsYear-round
  58. Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
    BirdsYear-round
  59. Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensis
    BirdsWinter
  60. BuffleheadBucephala albeola
    BirdsWinter
  61. Canada GooseBranta canadensis
    BirdsYear-round
  62. Canada WarblerWilsonia canadensis
    BirdsMigratory
  63. CanvasbackAythya valisineria
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  64. Cape May WarblerDendroica tigrina
    BirdsMigratory
  65. Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
    BirdsYear-round
  66. Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
    BirdsYear-round
  67. Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
    BirdsSummer and migratory
  68. Cecropia MothHyalophora cecropia
    Moths27 caterpillar host plants
  69. Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
    BirdsYear-round. 45 fruit and seed plants
  70. Cerulean WarblerDendroica cerulea
    BirdsSummer and migratory
  71. Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
    BirdsMigratory
  72. Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
    BirdsSummer
  73. Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
    BirdsYear-round
  74. Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
    BirdsSummer
  75. Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
    BirdsSummer and migratory
  76. Cloudless SulphurPhoebis sennae
    Butterflies6 caterpillar host plants
  77. Common BuckeyeJunonia coenia
    Butterflies28 caterpillar host plants
  78. Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
    BirdsWinter
  79. Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
    BirdsYear-round
  80. Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
    BirdsYear-round
  81. Common LoonGavia immer
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  82. Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
    BirdsSummer
  83. Common TernSterna hirundo
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  84. Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
    BirdsYear-round
  85. Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis
    BirdsMigratory
  86. Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
    BirdsYear-round
  87. Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
    BirdsWinter
  88. DickcisselSpiza americana
    BirdsSummer and migratory
  89. Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  90. Downy WoodpeckerPicoides pubescens
    BirdsYear-round
  91. DunlinCalidris alpina
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  92. Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
    BirdsYear-round. 32 fruit and seed plants
  93. Eastern Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
    BirdsYear-round
  94. Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
    BirdsSummer
  95. Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
    BirdsYear-round
  96. Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asio
    BirdsYear-round
  97. Eastern Tiger SwallowtailPapilio glaucus
    Butterflies37 caterpillar host plants
  98. Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
    BirdsYear-round
  99. Eastern Wood-peweeContopus virens
    BirdsSummer
  100. Eurasian Collared-doveStreptopelia decaocto
    BirdsYear-round
  101. Eurasian WigeonAnas penelope
    BirdsWinter
  102. European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
    BirdsYear-round
  103. Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
    BirdsWinter
  104. Falcate OrangetipAnthocharis midea
    Butterflies8 caterpillar host plants
  105. Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
    BirdsYear-round
  106. Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
    BirdsYear-round
  107. Forster's TernSterna forsteri
    BirdsYear-round and migratory
  108. Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
    BirdsWinter
  109. GadwallAnas strepera
    BirdsWinter
  110. Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
    Birds
  111. Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
    BirdsWinter
  112. Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
    BirdsMigratory
  113. Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
    BirdsYear-round
  114. Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
    BirdsYear-round
  115. Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
    BirdsSummer
  116. Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
    BirdsYear-round
  117. Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
    BirdsSummer
  118. Great EgretArdea alba
    BirdsYear-round and migratory
  119. Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
    BirdsYear-round
  120. Greater ScaupAythya marila
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  121. Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  122. Green HeronButorides virescens
    BirdsYear-round
  123. Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
    BirdsYear-round
  124. Hackberry EmperorAsterocampa celtis
    Butterflies3 caterpillar host plants
  125. Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus
    BirdsYear-round
  126. Henslow's SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
    BirdsWinter
  127. Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
    BirdsWinter
  128. Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
    BirdsYear-round
  129. Hooded WarblerWilsonia citrina
    BirdsSummer
  130. Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
    BirdsWinter
  131. Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
    BirdsYear-round
  132. House FinchCarpodacus mexicanus
    BirdsYear-round
  133. House SparrowPasser domesticus
    BirdsYear-round
  134. Hummingbird ClearwingHemaris thysbe
    Moths61 caterpillar host plants
  135. Imperial MothEacles imperialis
    Moths64 caterpillar host plants
  136. Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
    BirdsSummer
  137. Io MothAutomeris io
    Moths29 caterpillar host plants
  138. Juniper HairstreakCallophrys gryneus
    Butterflies3 caterpillar host plants
  139. Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
    BirdsSummer
  140. KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
    BirdsYear-round
  141. King RailRallus elegans
    BirdsYear-round
  142. Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
    BirdsWinter
  143. Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
    BirdsSummer
  144. Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
    BirdsYear-round
  145. Le Conte's SparrowAmmodramus leconteii
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  146. Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
    BirdsSummer
  147. Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
    BirdsMigratory
  148. Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
    BirdsWinter
  149. Least TernSternula antillarum
    BirdsSummer
  150. Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
    BirdsWinter
  151. Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  152. Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  153. Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
    BirdsYear-round and migratory
  154. Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
    BirdsWinter
  155. Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
    BirdsYear-round
  156. Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
    BirdsWinter
  157. Long-eared OwlAsio otus
    BirdsWinter
  158. Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
    BirdsSummer
  159. Luna MothActias luna
    Moths21 caterpillar host plants
  160. Magnolia WarblerDendroica magnolia
    BirdsMigratory
  161. MallardAnas platyrhynchos
    BirdsYear-round
  162. Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
    BirdsWinter
  163. Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
    BirdsYear-round and migratory
  164. MerlinFalco columbarius
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  165. Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
    BirdsSummer
  166. MonarchDanaus plexippus
    Butterflies30 caterpillar host plants
  167. Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
    BirdsYear-round
  168. Mourning CloakNymphalis antiopa
    Butterflies20 caterpillar host plants
  169. Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
    BirdsYear-round
  170. Mourning WarblerOporornis philadelphia
    BirdsMigratory
  171. Nashville WarblerVermivora ruficapilla
    BirdsMigratory
  172. Nelson's Sharp-tailed SparrowAmmodramus nelsoni
    BirdsWinter
  173. Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
    BirdsYear-round
  174. Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
    BirdsYear-round. 18 fruit and seed plants
  175. Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
    BirdsYear-round
  176. Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
    BirdsYear-round
  177. Northern ParulaParula americana
    BirdsSummer
  178. Northern PintailAnas acuta
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  179. Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
    BirdsYear-round
  180. Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
    BirdsWinter
  181. Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  182. Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
    BirdsMigratory
  183. Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  184. Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
    BirdsSummer
  185. OspreyPandion haliaetus
    BirdsYear-round
  186. OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
    BirdsSummer and migratory
  187. Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
    BirdsSummer
  188. Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  189. Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharos
    Butterflies34 caterpillar host plants
  190. Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
    BirdsWinter
  191. Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
    BirdsMigratory
  192. Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
    BirdsYear-round
  193. Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
    BirdsYear-round
  194. Pine SiskinCarduelis pinus
    BirdsWinter
  195. Pine WarblerDendroica pinus
    BirdsYear-round
  196. Pipevine SwallowtailBattus philenor
    Butterflies3 caterpillar host plants
  197. Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
    BirdsWinter
  198. Polyphemus MothAntheraea polyphemus
    Moths80 caterpillar host plants
  199. Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
    BirdsSummer
  200. Promethea MothCallosamia promethea
    Moths28 caterpillar host plants
  201. Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
    BirdsSummer
  202. Purple FinchCarpodacus purpureus
    BirdsWinter
  203. Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
    BirdsSummer
  204. Purple MartinProgne subis
    BirdsSummer
  205. Question MarkPolygonia interrogationis
    Butterflies10 caterpillar host plants
  206. Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
    Butterflies7 caterpillar host plants
  207. Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
    BirdsYear-round
  208. Red KnotCalidris canutus
    BirdsWinter
  209. Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
    BirdsYear-round
  210. Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  211. Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
    BirdsWinter
  212. Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicoides borealis
    BirdsYear-round
  213. Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
    BirdsYear-round
  214. Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
    BirdsYear-round
  215. Red-spotted PurpleLimenitis arthemis
    Butterflies60 caterpillar host plants
  216. Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
    BirdsYear-round
  217. Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
    BirdsYear-round
  218. Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
    BirdsYear-round and migratory
  219. RedheadAythya americana
    BirdsWinter
  220. Regal MothCitheronia regalis
    Moths19 caterpillar host plants
  221. Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  222. Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
    BirdsWinter
  223. Rock PigeonColumba livia
    BirdsYear-round
  224. Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
    BirdsMigratory
  225. Royal TernThalasseus maximus
    BirdsYear-round
  226. Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
    BirdsWinter
  227. Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
    BirdsSummer
  228. Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  229. Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
    BirdsWinter
  230. Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
    BirdsYear-round
  231. Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
    BirdsWinter
  232. Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
    BirdsWinter
  233. SanderlingCalidris alba
    BirdsWinter
  234. Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
    BirdsYear-round
  235. Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
    BirdsWinter
  236. Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
    BirdsSummer and migratory
  237. Seaside SparrowAmmodramus maritimus
    BirdsYear-round
  238. Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  239. Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
    BirdsYear-round
  240. Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
    BirdsWinter
  241. Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
    BirdsWinter
  242. Silver-spotted SkipperEpargyreus clarus
    Butterflies35 caterpillar host plants
  243. Silvery CheckerspotChlosyne nycteis
    Butterflies43 caterpillar host plants
  244. Snow GooseChen caerulescens
    BirdsWinter
  245. Snowberry ClearwingHemaris diffinis
    Moths6 caterpillar host plants
  246. Snowy EgretEgretta thula
    BirdsYear-round and migratory
  247. Snowy PloverCharadrius nivosus
    BirdsYear-round
  248. Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
    BirdsMigratory
  249. Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
    BirdsYear-round
  250. SoraPorzana carolina
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  251. Spicebush SwallowtailPapilio troilus
    Butterflies6 caterpillar host plants
  252. Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  253. Spring AzureCelastrina ladon
    Butterflies24 caterpillar host plants
  254. Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
    BirdsMigratory
  255. Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
    BirdsSummer
  256. Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
    BirdsWinter
  257. Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
    BirdsMigratory
  258. Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
    BirdsSummer
  259. Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
    BirdsSummer
  260. Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
    BirdsWinter
  261. Tennessee WarblerVermivora peregrina
    BirdsMigratory
  262. Thayer's GullLarus thayeri
    BirdsWinter
  263. Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
    BirdsYear-round and migratory
  264. Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
    BirdsYear-round
  265. Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
    BirdsYear-round
  266. Turkey VultureCathartes aura
    BirdsYear-round
  267. Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
    BirdsMigratory
  268. Variegated FritillaryEuptoieta claudia
    Butterflies27 caterpillar host plants
  269. VeeryCatharus fuscescens
    BirdsMigratory
  270. Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
    BirdsWinter
  271. ViceroyLimenitis archippus
    Butterflies11 caterpillar host plants
  272. Virginia RailRallus limicola
    BirdsWinter
  273. Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
    BirdsWinter
  274. Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
    BirdsWinter and migratory
  275. Western Snowy PloverCharadrius nivosus nivosus
    BirdsWinter
  276. White IbisEudocimus albus
    BirdsYear-round
  277. White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
    BirdsYear-round
  278. White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
    BirdsWinter
  279. White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
    BirdsYear-round
  280. White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
    BirdsYear-round
  281. White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
    BirdsWinter
  282. White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
    BirdsWinter
  283. Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
    BirdsYear-round
  284. WilletTringa semipalmata
    BirdsYear-round
  285. Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
    BirdsSummer and migratory
  286. Wilson's PloverCharadrius wilsonia
    BirdsSummer
  287. Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
    BirdsWinter
  288. Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
    BirdsMigratory
  289. Wood DuckAix sponsa
    BirdsYear-round
  290. Wood StorkMycteria americana
    BirdsWinter
  291. Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
    BirdsSummer. 29 fruit and seed plants
  292. Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
    BirdsSummer and migratory
  293. Yellow RailCoturnicops noveboracensis
    BirdsWinter
  294. Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
    BirdsMigratory
  295. Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
    BirdsWinter
  296. Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
    BirdsSummer
  297. Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
    BirdsSummer
  298. Yellow-crowned Night-heronNyctanassa violacea
    BirdsYear-round and migratory
  299. Yellow-rumped WarblerDendroica coronata
    BirdsWinter
  300. Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
    BirdsSummer
  301. Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
    BirdsYear-round
  302. Zebra SwallowtailEurytides marcellus
    Butterflies4 caterpillar host plants