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Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge
This checklist includes all bird species found in Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge [map]
Number of globally threatened species: 2
Number of introduced species: 3
Last modified: 2022-07-26
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| Black-bellied Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis | |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
| Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | |
| Ross's Goose | Anser rossii | |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | |
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | |
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
| Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | |
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| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | |
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| Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Introduced species |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
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| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | |
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | |
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| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | |
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| Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | |
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| Sandhill Crane | Antigone canadensis | |
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| American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
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| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | |
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| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | |
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| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | |
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| Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga | |
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| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | |
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| Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | |
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| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
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| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
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| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | |
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
| Mississippi Kite | Ictinia mississippiensis | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
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| Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| Barred Owl | Strix varia | |
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | |
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| Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | |
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| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
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| Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens | |
| Eastern Wood Pewee | Contopus virens | |
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| White-eyed Vireo | Vireo griseus | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | |
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| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | |
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| Fish Crow | Corvus ossifragus | |
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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| House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | |
| Purple Finch | Haemorhous purpureus | |
| Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | |
| American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | |
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| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | |
| Eastern Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | |
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | |
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| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | |
| Tennessee Warbler | Leiothlypis peregrina | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
| Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Setophaga magnolia | |
| Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
| Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Setophaga dominica | |
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| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | |
| Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | |
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | |
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | |
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | |
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| Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Poecile carolinensis | |
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| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
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| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | |
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | |
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| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | |
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| American Treecreeper | Certhia americana | |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
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| Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | |
| Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | |
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | |
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| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | |
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| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
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| Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | |
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | Catharus minimus | |
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | |
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