Birding Guide for Florida
Wetlands, coasts, springs, birds, and alligators
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Florida. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
336
Species
43
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Florida
This guide focuses on birdlife within Florida's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Florida
A recent look at bird sightings across Florida.
Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Florida.
Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Florida
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
57 snaps
36 snaps
33 snaps
28 snaps
21 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Florida
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Florida, US
Lake Underhill Park
You might spot Green Anole, Common Gallinule, and White Beggarticks.
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Florida, US
Fort Christmas Historical Park
You might spot Eastern Gray Squirrel and Southern Live Oak.
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Florida, US
B-52 Park
You might spot Guinea Paper Wasp and Fishbone Fern.
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Florida, US
LaCosta Wetlands
You might spot White Peacock, Trailing Daisy, and Great Blue Heron.
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Florida, US
Orlando Loch Haven Park
You might spot Brown Anole, Southern Live Oak, and Resurrection Fern.
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Florida, US
Sandsprit Park
You might spot Monk Parakeet, Peters's Rock Agama, and Brown Pelican.
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Full Guide
Full Florida birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
Northern Cardinal
Brown Pelican
Northern Mockingbird
Great Blue Heron
Mourning Dove
Sandhill Crane
Osprey
Vulture
Blue Jay
Duck
Red-tailed Hawk
Eastern Bluebird
Green Heron
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
Muscovy Duck
Pileated Woodpecker
Tufted Titmouse
Bald Eagle
Double-crested Cormorant
Indian Peafowl
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
European Starling
Barred Owl
Brown Thrasher
Downy Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Baltimore Oriole
Barn Swallow
Belted Kingfisher
Black Vulture
Canada Goose
Common Loon
Cooper's Hawk
House Finch
Meadowlark
Northern Harrier
Pekin Duck
Pigeon
Ring-billed Gull
Turkey
Wood Duck
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