Connecticut Checklist
Species data
Abundance Presence
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Southern New England 0.02
Double-crest. Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Southern New England 0.6
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Southern New England 0.01
Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis
Southern New England 0.00
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Southern New England 0.2
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Southern New England 0.04
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Southern New England 0.00
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Southern New England 0.3
Black-crn. Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Southern New England 0.04
Yellow-crn. Night Heron
Nycticorax violacus
Southern New England 0.00
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Southern New England 0.1
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Southern New England 0.1
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Southern New England 5.2
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Southern New England 0.4
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Southern New England 0.2
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Southern New England 2.9
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Southern New England 0.02
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Southern New England 0.08
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Southern New England 0.6
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Southern New England 0.06
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Southern New England 0.03
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Southern New England 0.02
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
Southern New England 0.03
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Southern New England 0.07
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Southern New England 0.2
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Southern New England 0.4
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Southern New England 0.1
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Southern New England 0.4
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Southern New England 0.06
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Southern New England 0.3
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Southern New England 0.9
Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris
Southern New England 0.00
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Southern New England 0.01
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Southern New England 0.00
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Southern New England 0.7
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularia
Southern New England 0.09
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Southern New England 0.04
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Southern New England 0.1
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Southern New England 2.5
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Southern New England 0.08
Rock Dove
Columba livia
Southern New England 4.4
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Southern New England 25.2
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Southern New England 0.5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Southern New England 0.3
Eastern Screech-owl
Otus asio
Southern New England 0.01
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Southern New England 0.05
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Southern New England 0.01
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Southern New England 0.00
Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus
Southern New England 0.08
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Southern New England 7.9
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Southern New England 0.2
Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon
Southern New England 0.4
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Southern New England 0.01
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Southern New England 1.5
Yellow-bell. Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Southern New England 0.5
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Southern New England 3.9
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Southern New England 0.7
Yellow-shafted Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Southern New England 4.9
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Southern New England 0.3
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Southern New England 3.5
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Southern New England 0.08
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorium
Southern New England 0.1
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Southern New England 0.7
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Southern New England 1.6
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Southern New England 5.9
Grt. Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Southern New England 2.8
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Southern New England 3.5
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Southern New England 0.02
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Southern New England 3.5
N. Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern New England 0.9
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Southern New England 2.0
Cliff Swallow
Hirundo pyrrhonota
Southern New England 0.4
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Southern New England 9.3
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Southern New England 15.6
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Southern New England 39.3
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Southern New England 0.1
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Southern New England 0.01
Black-capped Chickadee
Parus atricapillus
Southern New England 12.9
Tufted Titmouse
Parus bicolor
Southern New England 12.8
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Southern New England 0.2
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Southern New England 3.5
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Southern New England 0.2
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Southern New England 1.6
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Southern New England 10.4
Winter Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Southern New England 0.09
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Southern New England 0.8
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Southern New England 0.01
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Southern New England 0.6
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Southern New England 1.0
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Southern New England 8.2
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Southern New England 0.5
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Southern New England 15.5
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Southern New England 52.8
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Southern New England 26.4
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Southern New England 10.8
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Southern New England 0.6
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Southern New England 5.3
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Southern New England 54.5
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Southern New England 0.3
Solitary Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Southern New England 0.3
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Southern New England 1.8
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Southern New England 2.3
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Southern New England 16.3
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora pinus
Southern New England 4.0
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Southern New England 0.00
Nashville Warbler
Vermivora ruficapilla
Southern New England 0.02
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Southern New England 0.06
Yellow Warbler
Dendroica petechia
Southern New England 10.9
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
Southern New England 4.2
Magnolia Warbler
Dendroica magnolia
Southern New England 0.06
Black-thr. Blue Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens
Southern New England 0.3
Myrtle Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Southern New England 0.3
Black-th. Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
Southern New England 0.4
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
Southern New England 0.2
Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus
Southern New England 0.3
Prairie Warbler
Dendroica discolor
Southern New England 1.6
Cerulean Warbler
Dendroica cerulea
Southern New England 0.02
Black-&-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Southern New England 3.3
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Southern New England 6.1
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorus
Southern New England 0.4
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillus
Southern New England 11.0
Northern Waterthrush
Seiurus noveboracensis
Southern New England 0.2
Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla
Southern New England 0.7
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
Southern New England 0.00
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Southern New England 14.0
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Southern New England 0.1
Canada Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis
Southern New England 0.3
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Southern New England 4.1
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Southern New England 16.8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Southern New England 3.6
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Southern New England 1.7
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Southern New England 5.2
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Southern New England 16.9
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Southern New England 1.5
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Southern New England 0.04
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Southern New England 23.4
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Southern New England 1.0
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Southern New England 0.07
Slate-colored Junco
Junco hyemalis
Southern New England 0.1
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Southern New England 1.4
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Southern New England 24.0
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Southern New England 0.8
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Southern New England 31.6
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Southern New England 6.8
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Southern New England 0.1
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Southern New England 9.8
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Southern New England 0.7
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
Southern New England 22.8
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus
Southern New England 0.04
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Southern New England 6.5
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Southern New England 0.06
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Southern New England 24.5