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Bird Species of West Virginia


Herons & Bitterns

          Green Heron

          Great Blue Heron

Waterfowl

          Canada Goose

          Wood Duck

          American Black Duck

          Mallard

          American Widgeon

          Redhead

          Ring-necked Duck

          Lesser Scaup

          Common Goldeneye

          Red-breasted Merganser

          Northern Pintail

Vultures

          Turkey Vulture

          Black Vulture

Eagles & Hawks

          Red-tailed Hawk

          Bald Eagle

          Golden Eagle

          Sharp-shinned Hawk

          Broad-winged Hawk

          Cooper’s Hawk

Falcons

          American Kestrel

          Peregrine Falcon

Gamebirds

Ruffed Grouse

Wild Turkey

Northern Bobwhite

Ring-necked Pheasant

Plovers

          Killdeer

Sandpipers & Phalaropes

          Semipalmated Sandpiper

          Common Snipe

          American Woodcock

Gulls & Terns

Bonaparte’s Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Doves

          Rock Dove

          Mourning Dove

Thrushes

Eastern Bluebird

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Mockingbirds & Thrashers

          Gray Catbird

          Northern Mockingbird

          Brown Thrasher

Waxwings

Cedar Waxwing

Starlings

          European Starling

Vireos

          White-eyed Vireo

          Yellow-throated Vireo

          Red-eyed Vireo

Wood Warblers

          Blue-winged Warbler

          Tennessee Warbler

          Northern Parula

          Yellow Warbler

          Chestnut-sided Warbler

          Black-throated Blue Warbler

          Black-throated Green Warbler

          Yellow-throated Warbler

          Prairie Warbler

          Cerulean Warbler

          Black and White Warbler

          American Redstart

          Ovenbird

Cuckoos

          Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Owls

          Eastern Screech Owl

          Great Horned Owl

          Barred Owl

Nightjars

          Common Nighthawk

          Whip-poor-will

Swifts

          Chimney Swift

Hummingbirds

          Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher

Woodpeckers

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

          Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Flycatchers

          Eastern Wood-pewee

          Acadian Flycatcher

          Eastern Phoebe

          Great Crested Flycatcher

          Eastern Kingbird

Swallows

          Purple Martin

          Tree Swallow

          Northern Rough-winged Swallow

          Barn Swallow

Jays & Crows

          Blue Jay

          American Crow

          Common Raven

Chickadees & Titmice

Black-capped Chickadee

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Nuthatches

          White-breasted Nuthatch

Wrens

          Carolina Wren

          House Wren

          Louisiana Waterthrush

          Kentucky Warbler

          Common Yellowthroat

          Hooded Warbler

          Yellow-breasted Chat

Tanagers

          Summer Tanager

          Scarlet Tanager

Cardinals & Grosbeaks

          Northern Cardinal

          Indigo Bunting

          Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Towhees & Sparrows

          Rufous-sided Towhee

          Chipping Sparrow

          Field Sparrow

          Song Sparrow

          Dark-eyed Junco

Blackbirds & Orioles

          Red-winged Blackbird

          Eastern Meadowlark

          Common Grackle

          Brown-headed Cowbird

          Baltimore Oriole

Finches

          House Finch

          American Goldfinch

Weaver Finches

          House Sparrow

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History of Wildlife Management | What is a Fish | Fish Identification Key | Fish Species of WV | Bird Species of WV | Mammal Species of WV | Threatened And Endangered Species | Animal Tracks | Habitat Issues | Seasons and Bag Limits | Hunting Regulations | Fishing Regulations