New Jersey Checklist
Species data
Abundance Presence
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Northern Piedmont 0.03
Southern New England 0.03
Double-crest. Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Upper Coastal Plain 2.0
Northern Piedmont 0.03
Southern New England 0.03
Ridge and Valley 0.06
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.00
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Northern Piedmont 0.9
Southern New England 1.5
Ridge and Valley 2.4
Great Egret
Casmerodius albus
Upper Coastal Plain 1.3
Northern Piedmont 0.03
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Upper Coastal Plain 1.3
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Upper Coastal Plain 0.08
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Upper Coastal Plain 0.03
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Upper Coastal Plain 0.7
Northern Piedmont 0.7
Southern New England 0.5
Ridge and Valley 0.4
Black-crn. Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Yellow-crn. Night Heron
Nycticorax violacus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.05
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.00
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Upper Coastal Plain 8.9
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Southern New England 0.7
Ridge and Valley 0.6
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Upper Coastal Plain 3.5
Northern Piedmont 15.2
Southern New England 20.0
Ridge and Valley 7.2
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Northern Piedmont 0.5
Southern New England 0.1
Ridge and Valley 0.5
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Northern Piedmont 0.03
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Upper Coastal Plain 1.5
Northern Piedmont 1.4
Southern New England 2.5
Ridge and Valley 3.6
Gadwall
Anas strepera
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Ridge and Valley 0.2
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.09
Northern Piedmont 0.1
Southern New England 0.2
Ridge and Valley 0.2
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Upper Coastal Plain 2.8
Northern Piedmont 1.8
Southern New England 3.1
Ridge and Valley 4.7
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.6
Northern Piedmont 0.02
Southern New England 0.03
Ridge and Valley 0.05
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Ridge and Valley 0.05
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Northern Piedmont 0.04
Southern New England 0.2
Ridge and Valley 0.09
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
Southern New England 0.02
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Southern New England 0.1
Ridge and Valley 0.05
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.08
Northern Piedmont 0.08
Ridge and Valley 0.2
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.5
Northern Piedmont 1.4
Southern New England 0.4
Ridge and Valley 0.5
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Northern Piedmont 0.6
Southern New England 0.2
Ridge and Valley 0.6
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.00
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Northern Piedmont 2.6
Southern New England 0.2
Ridge and Valley 1.4
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Ridge and Valley 0.08
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Upper Coastal Plain 0.09
Northern Piedmont 0.08
Southern New England 0.2
Ridge and Valley 1.7
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Upper Coastal Plain 9.4
Northern Piedmont 0.2
Ridge and Valley 0.08
Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris
Upper Coastal Plain 0.5
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.00
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Upper Coastal Plain 2.2
Northern Piedmont 2.5
Southern New England 1.3
Ridge and Valley 1.1
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Willet
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Upper Coastal Plain 3.2
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularia
Ridge and Valley 0.05
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Northern Piedmont 0.02
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Laughing Gull
Larus atricilla
Upper Coastal Plain 171.4
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Southern New England 0.03
Ridge and Valley 0.03
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Upper Coastal Plain 11.2
Northern Piedmont 0.03
Southern New England 0.04
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Upper Coastal Plain 0.5
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Upper Coastal Plain 1.0
Least Tern
Sterna antillarum
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Black Skimmer
Rhynchops niger
Upper Coastal Plain 1.1
Rock Dove
Columba livia
Upper Coastal Plain 17.0
Northern Piedmont 13.7
Southern New England 9.9
Ridge and Valley 30.4
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Upper Coastal Plain 41.4
Northern Piedmont 39.3
Southern New England 25.4
Ridge and Valley 32.0
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Northern Piedmont 0.05
Southern New England 0.3
Ridge and Valley 1.2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Upper Coastal Plain 2.4
Northern Piedmont 0.6
Southern New England 0.9
Ridge and Valley 0.7
Eastern Screech-owl
Otus asio
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Northern Piedmont 0.02
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Northern Piedmont 0.1
Southern New England 0.08
Ridge and Valley 0.3
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Southern New England 0.03
Ridge and Valley 0.03
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Ridge and Valley 0.06
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Upper Coastal Plain 0.09
Ridge and Valley 0.05
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus
Upper Coastal Plain 1.2
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Upper Coastal Plain 8.1
Northern Piedmont 11.2
Southern New England 13.5
Ridge and Valley 10.1
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Northern Piedmont 0.1
Southern New England 0.3
Ridge and Valley 0.4
Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Northern Piedmont 0.2
Southern New England 0.3
Ridge and Valley 0.4
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.04
Ridge and Valley 0.06
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Upper Coastal Plain 2.6
Northern Piedmont 4.3
Southern New England 2.7
Ridge and Valley 3.1
Yellow-bell. Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Ridge and Valley 0.03
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Upper Coastal Plain 2.0
Northern Piedmont 3.6
Southern New England 5.4
Ridge and Valley 4.6
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Northern Piedmont 0.3
Southern New England 0.3
Ridge and Valley 0.6
Yellow-shafted Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Upper Coastal Plain 4.9
Northern Piedmont 4.6
Southern New England 4.0
Ridge and Valley 7.4
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Northern Piedmont 0.06
Southern New England 0.6
Ridge and Valley 0.8
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Upper Coastal Plain 4.1
Northern Piedmont 3.0
Southern New England 7.3
Ridge and Valley 8.4
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Northern Piedmont 0.02
Southern New England 0.6
Ridge and Valley 0.6
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorium
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Ridge and Valley 0.4
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Northern Piedmont 1.8
Southern New England 2.2
Ridge and Valley 0.9
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Northern Piedmont 0.1
Southern New England 0.3
Ridge and Valley 1.3
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Upper Coastal Plain 1.0
Northern Piedmont 2.7
Southern New England 8.3
Ridge and Valley 6.6
Grt. Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Upper Coastal Plain 4.0
Northern Piedmont 1.1
Southern New England 3.4
Ridge and Valley 6.3
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Upper Coastal Plain 3.7
Northern Piedmont 4.7
Southern New England 4.1
Ridge and Valley 3.5
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Upper Coastal Plain 5.5
Northern Piedmont 0.7
Southern New England 0.9
Ridge and Valley 0.07
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Upper Coastal Plain 1.1
Northern Piedmont 0.9
Southern New England 1.8
Ridge and Valley 3.2
N. Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.7
Northern Piedmont 1.1
Southern New England 1.1
Ridge and Valley 4.9
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Northern Piedmont 0.6
Southern New England 0.5
Ridge and Valley 5.4
Cliff Swallow
Hirundo pyrrhonota
Southern New England 0.3
Ridge and Valley 0.4
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Upper Coastal Plain 13.9
Northern Piedmont 14.5
Southern New England 17.7
Ridge and Valley 10.9
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Upper Coastal Plain 15.9
Northern Piedmont 16.0
Southern New England 18.3
Ridge and Valley 14.3
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Upper Coastal Plain 28.2
Northern Piedmont 51.3
Southern New England 44.8
Ridge and Valley 41.5
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Upper Coastal Plain 5.7
Northern Piedmont 0.3
Southern New England 0.08
Ridge and Valley 0.4
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Ridge and Valley 0.1
Black-capped Chickadee
Parus atricapillus
Northern Piedmont 4.7
Southern New England 8.3
Ridge and Valley 6.7
Carolina Chickadee
Parus carolinensis
Upper Coastal Plain 7.4
Northern Piedmont 0.4
Tufted Titmouse
Parus bicolor
Upper Coastal Plain 10.4
Northern Piedmont 7.9
Southern New England 16.6
Ridge and Valley 10.9
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Ridge and Valley 0.05
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.7
Northern Piedmont 0.8
Southern New England 2.0
Ridge and Valley 2.5
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Southern New England 0.09
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Upper Coastal Plain 4.9
Northern Piedmont 1.4
Southern New England 1.8
Ridge and Valley 1.6
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Upper Coastal Plain 8.0
Northern Piedmont 18.4
Southern New England 19.0
Ridge and Valley 18.0
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Upper Coastal Plain 0.7
Northern Piedmont 0.3
Southern New England 1.7
Ridge and Valley 2.3
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Northern Piedmont 0.5
Southern New England 0.9
Ridge and Valley 0.9
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Northern Piedmont 1.4
Southern New England 2.8
Ridge and Valley 6.5
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Ridge and Valley 1.3
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Upper Coastal Plain 7.9
Northern Piedmont 11.1
Southern New England 20.2
Ridge and Valley 15.7
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Upper Coastal Plain 69.0
Northern Piedmont 79.9
Southern New England 70.9
Ridge and Valley 75.2
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Upper Coastal Plain 19.8
Northern Piedmont 29.8
Southern New England 31.9
Ridge and Valley 32.9
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Upper Coastal Plain 20.0
Northern Piedmont 18.0
Southern New England 14.7
Ridge and Valley 6.9
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Upper Coastal Plain 4.1
Northern Piedmont 1.0
Southern New England 1.0
Ridge and Valley 0.3
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Upper Coastal Plain 2.8
Northern Piedmont 1.5
Southern New England 8.2
Ridge and Valley 4.3
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Upper Coastal Plain 120.1
Northern Piedmont 108.0
Southern New England 60.2
Ridge and Valley 77.7
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Upper Coastal Plain 1.9
Northern Piedmont 0.4
Southern New England 0.3
Ridge and Valley 0.06
Solitary Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Southern New England 0.1
Ridge and Valley 0.1
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Northern Piedmont 0.3
Southern New England 2.8
Ridge and Valley 2.0
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.08
Northern Piedmont 0.5
Southern New England 3.8
Ridge and Valley 5.2
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Upper Coastal Plain 3.2
Northern Piedmont 2.4
Southern New England 9.1
Ridge and Valley 13.5
Brewster's Warbler
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Ridge and Valley 0.03
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora pinus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.8
Northern Piedmont 1.2
Southern New England 2.5
Ridge and Valley 1.2
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Southern New England 0.03
Ridge and Valley 0.2
Nashville Warbler
Vermivora ruficapilla
Ridge and Valley 0.06
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Ridge and Valley 0.2
Yellow Warbler
Dendroica petechia
Upper Coastal Plain 2.8
Northern Piedmont 8.7
Southern New England 19.2
Ridge and Valley 11.0
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Northern Piedmont 0.1
Southern New England 0.3
Ridge and Valley 2.6
Magnolia Warbler
Dendroica magnolia
Ridge and Valley 0.06
Black-thr. Blue Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens
Ridge and Valley 0.03
Black-th. Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
Upper Coastal Plain 0.04
Ridge and Valley 0.05
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
Southern New England 0.08
Ridge and Valley 0.2
Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica
Upper Coastal Plain 0.03
Southern New England 0.1
Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus
Upper Coastal Plain 12.5
Southern New England 0.4
Ridge and Valley 0.03
Prairie Warbler
Dendroica discolor
Upper Coastal Plain 6.7
Northern Piedmont 1.4
Southern New England 1.4
Ridge and Valley 1.4
Cerulean Warbler
Dendroica cerulea
Ridge and Valley 0.7
Black-&-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Upper Coastal Plain 1.8
Northern Piedmont 0.3
Southern New England 1.0
Ridge and Valley 1.9
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Northern Piedmont 0.2
Southern New England 0.8
Ridge and Valley 6.7
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Upper Coastal Plain 0.09
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.07
Northern Piedmont 0.05
Southern New England 0.6
Ridge and Valley 0.7
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillus
Upper Coastal Plain 12.2
Northern Piedmont 3.2
Southern New England 8.8
Ridge and Valley 16.7
Northern Waterthrush
Seiurus noveboracensis
Northern Piedmont 0.02
Southern New England 0.2
Ridge and Valley 0.06
Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla
Upper Coastal Plain 0.04
Northern Piedmont 0.02
Southern New England 1.0
Ridge and Valley 0.4
Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis formosus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Northern Piedmont 0.2
Southern New England 0.03
Ridge and Valley 0.2
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Upper Coastal Plain 13.2
Northern Piedmont 13.8
Southern New England 15.3
Ridge and Valley 9.1
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Northern Piedmont 0.02
Southern New England 0.2
Ridge and Valley 0.5
Canada Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Southern New England 0.02
Ridge and Valley 0.1
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Northern Piedmont 0.2
Southern New England 0.4
Ridge and Valley 0.02
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Upper Coastal Plain 0.05
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Upper Coastal Plain 1.5
Northern Piedmont 1.4
Southern New England 5.5
Ridge and Valley 7.2
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Upper Coastal Plain 12.4
Northern Piedmont 21.2
Southern New England 20.6
Ridge and Valley 19.6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Northern Piedmont 1.6
Southern New England 1.6
Ridge and Valley 2.5
Blue Grosbeak
Guiraca caerulea
Upper Coastal Plain 0.8
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Upper Coastal Plain 4.5
Northern Piedmont 5.0
Southern New England 8.5
Ridge and Valley 6.0
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Upper Coastal Plain 0.00
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Upper Coastal Plain 27.7
Northern Piedmont 3.6
Southern New England 2.6
Ridge and Valley 5.5
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Upper Coastal Plain 10.9
Northern Piedmont 9.7
Southern New England 30.3
Ridge and Valley 20.8
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Upper Coastal Plain 4.7
Northern Piedmont 4.9
Southern New England 4.0
Ridge and Valley 4.6
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Ridge and Valley 0.3
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Northern Piedmont 0.06
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Northern Piedmont 0.4
Ridge and Valley 0.1
Saltm. Shrp-tl. Sparrow
Ammodramus caudacutus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Seaside Sparrow
Ammodramus maritimus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Upper Coastal Plain 15.9
Northern Piedmont 32.3
Southern New England 30.7
Ridge and Valley 28.0
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Northern Piedmont 0.1
Southern New England 1.3
Ridge and Valley 0.8
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Ridge and Valley 0.03
Slate-colored Junco
Junco hyemalis
Ridge and Valley 0.03
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Northern Piedmont 2.4
Southern New England 0.3
Ridge and Valley 0.1
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Upper Coastal Plain 27.5
Northern Piedmont 34.9
Southern New England 36.0
Ridge and Valley 18.8
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Upper Coastal Plain 0.7
Northern Piedmont 3.7
Southern New England 1.0
Ridge and Valley 0.6
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Upper Coastal Plain 2.7
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Upper Coastal Plain 118.8
Northern Piedmont 121.2
Southern New England 53.6
Ridge and Valley 90.9
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Upper Coastal Plain 7.3
Northern Piedmont 6.0
Southern New England 10.6
Ridge and Valley 11.4
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Upper Coastal Plain 1.1
Northern Piedmont 0.9
Southern New England 0.6
Ridge and Valley 0.7
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Upper Coastal Plain 3.0
Northern Piedmont 5.6
Southern New England 13.9
Ridge and Valley 13.4
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Ridge and Valley 0.09
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
Upper Coastal Plain 24.5
Northern Piedmont 19.0
Southern New England 33.7
Ridge and Valley 29.5
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Upper Coastal Plain 3.7
Northern Piedmont 10.5
Southern New England 10.3
Ridge and Valley 10.6
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Upper Coastal Plain 32.3
Northern Piedmont 12.4
Southern New England 51.8
Ridge and Valley 28.6