List of Birds of New Jersey

List Of Birds Of New Jersey

This is a list of every wild bird species credibly documented in New Jersey and accepted by the New Jersey Bird Records Committee. 465 species are included. Five further species of uncertain origin have not been included.

  • (A) = Accidental occurrence based fewer than 10 records, and unlikely to occur regularly.
  • (E) = Extinct; a recent species that no longer exists anywhere.
  • (Ex) = Extirpated; no longer occurs in New Jersey, but populations survive elsewhere.
  • (I) = Introduced population established by direct or indirect human intervention; synonymous with non-native or non-indigenous.

Birds listed as accidental should not be expected anywhere in New Jersey with regularity. Only birds that have occurred as wild individuals in New Jersey are admitted to this list; introduced species are included only if they have succeeded in establishing self-sustaining populations in the wild. Birds thought to have occurred only as escapes from captivity are not included.

This list is presented in the taxonomic order propounded in The Check-list of North American Birds (7th ed., 1998) and its Supplements, published by the American Ornithologists' Union. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species numbers indicated for each family. Introduced, casual, accidental, hypothetical, extirpated and extinct species are included in the total species counts for North America and New Jersey.


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Non-passerines: Ducks, geese, and swans • Partridges, grouse, turkeys, and Old World quail • New World quail • Loons • Grebes • Albatrosses • Fulmers, petrels, shearwaters • Storm petrels • Tropicbirds • Boobies and gannets • Pelicans • Cormorants • Darters • Frigatebirds • Bitterns, herons, and egrets • Ibises and spoonbills • Storks • New World vultures • Kites, eagles, harriers, and hawks • Caracaras and falcons • Rails, gallinules, moorhens, and coots • Limpkins • Cranes • Lapwings and plovers • Oystercatchers • Stilts and avocets • Sandpipers, curlews, stints, godwits, snipes, and phalaropes • Gulls, terns, and skimmers • Skuas • Auks, murres, and puffins • Pigeons and doves • Lories and lorikeets, parakeets, macaws, and parrots • Cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis • Barn owls • Typical owls • Nightjars • Swifts • Hummingbirds • Kingfishers • Woodpeckers, sapsuckers, and flickers

Passerines: Tyrant flycatchers • Shrikes • Vireos • Jays, crows, magpies, and ravens • Larks • Swallows and martins • Chickadees and titmice • Nuthatches • Treecreepers • Wrens • Kinglets • Old World warblers and gnatcatchers • Old World flycatchers • Thrushes • Mockingbirds and thrashers • Starlings • Wagtails and pipits • Waxwings • Longspurs and snow buntings • Wood-warblers • American sparrows, towhees, and juncos • Tanagers • Cardinals, saltators, and grosbeaks • Blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles, and orioles • Finches • Old World sparrows

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Read more about List Of Birds Of New Jersey:  Ducks, Geese, and Swans, Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail, New World Quail, Loons, Grebes, Albatrosses, Fulmars, Petrels, Shearwaters, Storm Petrels, Tropicbirds, Boobies and Gannets, Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, Frigatebirds, Bitterns, Herons, and Night Herons, Ibises and Spoonbills, Storks, New World Vultures, Osprey, Kites, Eagles, Harriers, and Hawks, Caracaras and Falcons, Rails, Gallinules, Moorhens, and Coots, Cranes, Lapwings and Plovers, Oystercatchers, Stilts and Avocets, Sandpipers, Curlews, Stints, Godwits, Snipes, and Phalaropes, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers, Skuas, Auks, Murres, and Puffins, Pigeons and Doves, Lories and Lorikeets, Parakeets, Macaws, and Parrots, Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Nightjars, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Sapsuckers, and Flickers, Tyrant Flycatchers, Shrikes, Vireos, Jays, Crows, Magpies, and Ravens, Larks, Swallows and Martins, Chickadees and Titmice, Nuthatches, Treecreepers, Wrens, Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, Old World Flycatchers, Thrushes, Mockingbirds and Thrashers, Starlings, Wagtails and Pipits, Waxwings, Longspurs and Snow Buntings, New World Warblers, American Sparrows, Towhees, and Juncos, Cardinals, Saltators, and Grosbeaks, Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Grackles, and New World Orioles, Finches, Old World Sparrows

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