Northern Male Cardinal NPS Photo
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NHP BIRDLIST
ORDER ANSERIFORMES (17)
Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis )
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis ) *
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens )
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus )*
Hooded Merganser ( Lophodytes cucullatus )
Wood Duck ( Aix sponsa )
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos )
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors )
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca )
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta )
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata )
American Widgeon (Anas americana )
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis )
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris )
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis ) *
ORDER GALLIFORMES (2)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo )
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus )
ORDER PODICIPEDIFORMES (3)
Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps )
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis ) *
ORDER PELECANIFORMES (4)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos )
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga ) **
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus )
Neotropical Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus )
ORDER CICONIFORMES (10)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias )
Great Egret (Ardea alba )
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula )
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea )
Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor )
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis )
Green Heron (Butorides virescens )
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax )
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea )
Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja ) **
ORDER FALCONIFORMES (15)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus )
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura )
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis )
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus )
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus )
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus )
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii )
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus )
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus )
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni )
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis )
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway )
Merlin (Falco columbarius )
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius )
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus ) */**
ORDER GRUIFORMES (2)
American Coot (Fulica americana )
Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis)
ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES (20)
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica )
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous )
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana )
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca )
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) *
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitus macularia )
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda )
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri ) *
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos ) *
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus )
Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicate)
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor )
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) *
Bonaparte’s Gull (Larus Philadelphia)
Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan )
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis )
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus ) *
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri )
ORDER COLUMBIFORMES (6)
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica )
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura )
Inca Dove (Columbina inca )
Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerine )
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) (I)
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto ) (I)
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)**
ORDER PSITTACIFORMES (1)
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus ) (I)
ORDER CUCULIFORMES (2)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus )
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus )
ORDER STRIGIFORMES (2)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus )
Barred Owl (Strix varia )
ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES (3)
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor )
Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis )
Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
ORDER APODIFORMES (4)
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica )
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris ) *
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri )
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus ) *
ORDER CORACIFORMES (9)
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon )
Ringed Kingfisher (Ceryle torquata )
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle Americana )
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons )
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus ) *
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius )
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris )
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens )
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus )
ORDER PASSERIFORMES
FAMILY TYRANNIDAE (17)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens )
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe )
Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris )
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens )
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus )
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens )
Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus )
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus )
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus )
Couch’s Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii )
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis )
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus )
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus )
FAMILY LANIIDAE (1)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus )
FAMILY VIREONIDAE (6)
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus )
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii )
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons ) *
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius )
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus )
FAMILY CORVIDAE (3)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos )
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas )
FAMILY HIRUNDINIDAE (5)
Purple Martin (Progne subis )
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis )
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica )
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonata)
Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva )
FAMILY PARIDAE (2)
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis )
Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus )
FAMILY REMIZIDAE (1)
Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps )
FAMILY CERTHIIDAE (1)
Brown Creeper (Certhia Americana ) *
FAMILY TROGLODYTIDAE (6)
Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus ) *
Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus ) *
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus )
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii )
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon )
Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
FAMILY REGULIDAE (2)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula )
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa )
FAMILY SYLVIIDAE (1)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea )
FAMILY TURDIDAE (5)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis )
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus )
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus )
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus )
American Robin (Turdus migratorius )
FAMILY MIMIDAE (5)
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis )
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos )
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum ) *
Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre )
Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre )
FAMILY STURNIDAE (1)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris ) (I)
FAMILY MOTACILLIDAE (1)
American Pipit ( Anthus rubescens)
FAMILY BOMBYCILLIDAE (1)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum )
FAMILY PARULIDAE (23)
Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrine )
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata )
Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla )
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia )
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens ) *
Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens)
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulean)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata )
Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus ) **
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia )
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus )
Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla ) *
Mourning Warbler (Oporornis Philadelphia )
Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)
Wilson’s Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrine)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas )
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
FAMILY THRAUPIDAE (3)
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra )
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana )
FAMILY EMBERIZIDAE (14)
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculates )
Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus )
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerine )
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla )
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum )
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis )
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus )
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus )
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia )
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii )
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis )
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys )
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis )
FAMILY CARDINALIDAE (7)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis )
Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus )
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea )
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris )
Dicksissel (Spiza americana )
FAMILY ICTERIDAE (11)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus )
Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus )
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna )
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula )
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus )
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater )
Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus )
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurious )
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula )
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii )
Audubon’s Oriole (Icterus graduacauda )**
FAMILY FRINGILLIDAE (3)
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus )
Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria )
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis )
FAMILY PASSERIDAE (1)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus ) (I)
(I) = introduced; non-native (five total)
* record from Coonan, 1987. (NOTE: Observations of Baeolophus bicolor are considered B.atricristatus )
** valid observation from park visitor or staff, or from bird monitoring, 2010 – present.
All others from Scully, 2006. An Inventory of Bird Species Occurring Within San Antonio Missions NHP.
Total = 222 species (as of 10/01/10)