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The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Florida. This list of birds of Florida includes species documented in the U.S. state of Florida and accepted by the Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee (FOSRC). As of November 2022, there were 539 species included in the official list. [1]
Common nighthawk in flight, near Miami, Florida. While migrating, these birds have been reported travelling through middle America, Florida, the West Indies, [6] Cuba, the Caribbean and Bermuda, [4] finally completing their journey in the wintering grounds of South America, [6] [13] primarily Argentina. [13]
Red-shouldered hawk taking flight at Green Cay Wetlands, Florida. Males are 38 to 58 cm (15 to 23 in) long and weigh on average 550 g (1.21 lb). Females are slightly larger at 47 to 61 cm (19 to 24 in) in length and a mean weight of 700 g (1.5 lb).
This is a comprehensive listing of the bird species recorded in Everglades National Park, which is in the U.S. state of Florida. This list is based on one published by the National Park Service (NPS) dated June 21, 2022. [1] Of the 375 species included here, 13 have been introduced to North America, three have been extirpated, and one is ...
The most obvious similar species in their range are other Buteo hawks, especially larger species with a similar ecological niche. Two of the larger, more widespread other Buteos are the Swainson's hawk and the ferruginous hawks and, as with many other birds of prey, red-tailed hawks occur in almost the entirety of these birds' breeding ranges.
The bird is half male, half female, showing the bright red colors on the right side and the muted brown colors on the left.
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The species may be found in wooded savannah, patchy woodlands near water, cypress swamps, mangrove swamps or high pine-oak woodlands. In the tropics, it is most common in lowland foothills. [4] Most of what is known about its natural history has been studied in the Floridian population, and might not apply to birds at the south of the species ...