United States Ramsar wetland
Everglades National Park
155 bird species recorded; the most in February.
Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States · Public domain
This month here
79 species in January.137 species in February.85 species in March.62 species in April.22 species in May.1 species in June.22 species in July.35 species in August.43 species in September.62 species in October.33 species in November.84 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
155 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 155Speciesrecorded more than once
- 69Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,968Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 16Raptors
- 2Owls
- 12Waders
- 8Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 65Songbirds
- 23Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 155 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Waders12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
Gulls & seabirds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
Songbirds65 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Eastern phoebeSayornis phoebe
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaNT
- Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaNT
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianusNT
- Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- Seaside SparrowAmmospiza maritima
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
- Toxostoma rufumToxostoma rufum
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tsįįłkaałii bitłʼaaʼ halchíʼígííMelanerpes carolinus
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- American CootFulica americana
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Rallus elegansRallus elegans
- LimpkinAramus guarauna
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaNT
- Yellow-shafted FlickerColaptes auratus
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensisNT
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan22°/18°37 mm
- Feb24°/20°42 mm
- Mar25°/21°42 mm
- Apr27°/23°68 mm
- May28°/25°122 mm
- Jun30°/27°202 mm
- Jul30°/28°184 mm
- Aug30°/28°192 mm
- Sep30°/28°202 mm
- Oct28°/26°108 mm
- Nov26°/22°55 mm
- Dec24°/20°45 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Everglades National Park.
One-and-a-half million acres in Florida (US) managed by the National Park Service
Everglades National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United States.
155 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,968 open records.
The most recorded are the Turkey Vulture, the American Crow and the Great White Egret.
13 species come for the summer, 54 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Short-billed Dowitcher and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in February.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Ernest Coecampsite · 4.2 km · 4 within 10 km
- Miami International Airport (MIA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 67 km in a straight lineCar hire at MIA airport (Miami)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 4campsites within 10 kmErnest Coe, Old Ingraham, Camp Everglades and 1 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Everglades National Park
United States
- 63Birdyas Score
- 155Species
- 69Migrants
- 3Threatened
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- 6Threatened
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
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- 89Birdyas Score
- 305Species
- 180Migrants
- 12Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q274131) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,968 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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