Birds of Atlanta
The list does not contain every bird that can
be seen in Atlanta, however it is a good sample of the common birds that live
in or migrate through the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Click on each bird name for identification
tips, pictures, songs, and habitat |
HERONS
Green Heron**
Great Blue Heron**
DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
HAWKS
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
CRANES, RAILS, AND COOTS
American Coot
SHOREBIRDS
Killdeer
DOVES
Rock Dove or Pigeon
Mourning Dove
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo**
OWLS
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl**
Barred Owl**
Barn Owl**
SWIFTS AND HUMMINGBIRDS
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
VIREOS
Red-eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
JAYS AND CROWS
Blue Jay
American Crow
SWALLOWS
Barn Swallow
CHICKADEES AND TITMICE
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse |
NUTHATCHES
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
WRENS
Carolina Wren
GNATCATCHERS AND KINGLETS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
THRASHERS
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
STARLINGS
European Starling
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing
WOOD WARBLERS
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Ovenbird
Kentucky Warbler
Hooded Warbler
TANAGERS
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
TOWHEES AND SPARROWS
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
BLACKBIRDS
Common Grackle
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
FINCHES
American goldfinch
House Finch
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow |
**Not
necessarily common in Atlanta, but a very interesting bird indeed! |