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Top Birds of Houston

Learn more about these common resident and migratory birds of Houston.

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Neotropic Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Killdeer
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
Laughing Gull
 White-winged Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove
Monk Parakeet
Monk Parakeet
Eastern Screech-Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
Common Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
Loggerhead Shrike
Blue Jay
Blue Jay
Purple Martin
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
American Redstart
American Redstart
Summer Tanager
Summer Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal
Rose-brested Grosbeak
Rose-brested Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Great-tailed Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
House Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
House Sparrow
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