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Common Birds of Metropolitan Toronto


There are 52 common Birds in Metropolitan Toronto. The species are arranged by family, and each species is hot-linked to its field guide entry.

Common Name Scientific Name
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
American Robin Turdus migratorius
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Purple Martin Progne subis
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Rock Dove Columba livia
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia

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