Bird Taxonomy

Animal Taxonomy
Birds by Picture

I have had many more bird species pass through my yard than I have been able to photograph or even identify. I have seen and heard other species of birds near my house, including vultures, hawks, and owls.

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

• Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
• White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

• Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Family: Corvidae

• Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
• American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Family: Fringillidae

• House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)

Family: Mimidae

• Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

Family: Passeridae

• House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Family: Sturnidae

• European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Family: Turdidae

• American robin (Turdus migratorius)

Family: Tyrannidae

• Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

• Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)