Birds of Houston

Birds of Houston

Birds of Houston

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Bird Colors
Ruby-throated Hummingbird illustration

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Length: 3.4"
Weight: 0.1 oz
Wingspan: 4.3"
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet illustration

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Length: 4"
Weight: 0.3 oz
Wingspan: 7"
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher illustration

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Length: 4.2"
Weight: 0.2 oz
Wingspan: 6.2"
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Scaly-breasted Munia illustration

Scaly-breasted Munia

Length: 4.3"
Weight: 0.5 oz
Wingspan: 7"
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Carolina Chickadee illustration

Carolina Chickadee

Length: 4.5"
Weight: 0.4 oz
Wingspan: 14"
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Northern House Wren illustration

Northern House Wren

Length: 4.7"
Weight: 0.4 oz
Wingspan: 5.9"
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Magnolia Warbler illustration

Magnolia Warbler

Length: 4.8"
Weight: 0.3 oz
Wingspan: 7.2"
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White-eyed Vireo illustration

White-eyed Vireo

Length: 4.8"
Weight: 0.4 oz
Wingspan: 7"
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American Goldfinch illustration

American Goldfinch

Length: 4.8"
Weight: 0.5 oz
Wingspan: 8.4"
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Common Yellowthroat illustration

Common Yellowthroat

Length: 4.8"
Weight: 0.3 oz
Wingspan: 6.7"
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Orange-crowned Warbler illustration

Orange-crowned Warbler

Length: 4.9"
Weight: 0.3 oz
Wingspan: 7.4"
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Indigo Bunting illustration

Indigo Bunting

Length: 5.1"
Weight: 0.5 oz
Wingspan: 8.1"
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Painted Bunting illustration

Painted Bunting

Length: 5.1"
Weight: 0.6 oz
Wingspan: 8.8"
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Savannah Sparrow illustration

Savannah Sparrow

Length: 5.2"
Weight: 0.7 oz
Wingspan: 8.2"
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Yellow-rumped Warbler illustration

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Length: 5.2"
Weight: 0.4 oz
Wingspan: 8.6"
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Carolina Wren illustration

Carolina Wren

Length: 5.2"
Weight: 0.7 oz
Wingspan: 11"
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Cliff Swallow illustration

Cliff Swallow

Length: 5.2"
Weight: 0.9 oz
Wingspan: 12"
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Chimney Swift illustration

Chimney Swift

Length: 5.3"
Weight: 0.8 oz
Wingspan: 12"
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Pine Warbler illustration

Pine Warbler

Length: 5.4"
Weight: 0.4 oz
Wingspan: 8.5"
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Blue-headed Vireo illustration

Blue-headed Vireo

Length: 5.4"
Weight: 0.5 oz
Wingspan: 9.2"
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Chipping Sparrow illustration

Chipping Sparrow

Length: 5.4"
Weight: 0.4 oz
Wingspan: 8.4"
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House Finch illustration

House Finch

Length: 5.5"
Weight: 0.7 oz
Wingspan: 9.2"
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Red-eyed Vireo illustration

Red-eyed Vireo

Length: 5.5"
Weight: 0.6 oz
Wingspan: 9.6"
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Swamp Sparrow illustration

Swamp Sparrow

Length: 5.5"
Weight: 0.6 oz
Wingspan: 7.3"
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Lincoln's Sparrow illustration

Lincoln's Sparrow

Length: 5.6"
Weight: 0.6 oz
Wingspan: 7.9"
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Least Sandpiper illustration

Least Sandpiper

Length: 5.7"
Weight: 0.8 oz
Wingspan: 11"
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Song Sparrow illustration

Song Sparrow

Length: 5.9"
Weight: 0.7 oz
Wingspan: 8.3"
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Eastern Wood-Pewee illustration

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Length: 6"
Weight: 0.5 oz
Wingspan: 9.8"
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Tufted Titmouse illustration

Tufted Titmouse

Length: 6.1"
Weight: 0.8 oz
Wingspan: 9.3"
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Cedar Waxwing illustration

Cedar Waxwing

Length: 6.1"
Weight: 1.1 oz
Wingspan: 9.8"
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American Pipit illustration

American Pipit

Length: 6.2"
Weight: 0.8 oz
Wingspan: 11"
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House Sparrow illustration

House Sparrow

Length: 6.3"
Weight: 1 oz
Wingspan: 8.9"
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Downy Woodpecker illustration

Downy Woodpecker

Length: 6.3"
Weight: 0.9 oz
Wingspan: 11"
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Eastern Phoebe illustration

Eastern Phoebe

Length: 6.4"
Weight: 0.7 oz
Wingspan: 11"
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Hermit Thrush illustration

Hermit Thrush

Length: 6.5"
Weight: 1.1 oz
Wingspan: 11"
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White-throated Sparrow illustration

White-throated Sparrow

Length: 6.7"
Weight: 0.9 oz
Wingspan: 8.7"
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Barn Swallow illustration

Barn Swallow

Length: 6.7"
Weight: 0.6 oz
Wingspan: 12"
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Eastern Bluebird illustration

Eastern Bluebird

Length: 7.2"
Weight: 1.1 oz
Wingspan: 12"
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Spotted Sandpiper illustration

Spotted Sandpiper

Length: 7.5"
Weight: 1.5 oz
Wingspan: 15"
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Brown-headed Cowbird illustration

Brown-headed Cowbird

Length: 7.5"
Weight: 1.5 oz
Wingspan: 13"
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Great Crested Flycatcher illustration

Great Crested Flycatcher

Length: 7.8"
Weight: 1.2 oz
Wingspan: 13"
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Purple Martin illustration

Purple Martin

Length: 7.8"
Weight: 1.9 oz
Wingspan: 16"
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker illustration

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Length: 8.1"
Weight: 1.7 oz
Wingspan: 15"
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Red-winged Blackbird illustration

Red-winged Blackbird

Length: 8.2"
Weight: 1.9 oz
Wingspan: 14"
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Red-vented Bulbul illustration

Red-vented Bulbul

Length: 8.5"
Weight: 1.6 oz
Wingspan: 13"
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European Starling illustration

European Starling

Length: 8.5"
Weight: 2.8 oz
Wingspan: 15"
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Gray Catbird illustration

Gray Catbird

Length: 8.7"
Weight: 1.3 oz
Wingspan: 11"
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Loggerhead Shrike illustration

Loggerhead Shrike

Length: 8.7"
Weight: 1.6 oz
Wingspan: 12"
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Northern Cardinal illustration

Northern Cardinal

Length: 8.7"
Weight: 1.6 oz
Wingspan: 11"
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Eastern Meadowlark illustration

Eastern Meadowlark

Length: 9.1"
Weight: 3.9 oz
Wingspan: 15"
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Common Nighthawk illustration

Common Nighthawk

Length: 9.2"
Weight: 2.6 oz
Wingspan: 22"
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Red-bellied Woodpecker illustration

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Length: 9.4"
Weight: 2.6 oz
Wingspan: 15"
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Northern Mockingbird illustration

Northern Mockingbird

Length: 9.5"
Weight: 1.8 oz
Wingspan: 13"
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American Robin illustration

American Robin

Length: 9.6"
Weight: 2.8 oz
Wingspan: 15"
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Killdeer illustration

Killdeer

Length: 9.8"
Weight: 3.5 oz
Wingspan: 20"
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American Kestrel illustration

American Kestrel

Length: 10"
Weight: 4.3 oz
Wingspan: 22"
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Blue Jay illustration

Blue Jay

Length: 11"
Weight: 3 oz
Wingspan: 15"
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Monk Parakeet illustration

Monk Parakeet

Length: 12"
Weight: 3.6 oz
Wingspan: 19"
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Mourning Dove illustration

Mourning Dove

Length: 12"
Weight: 4.4 oz
Wingspan: 18"
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Northern Flicker illustration

Northern Flicker

Length: 12"
Weight: 4.7 oz
Wingspan: 19"
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher illustration

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Length: 12"
Weight: 1.6 oz
Wingspan: 15"
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White-winged Dove illustration

White-winged Dove

Length: 12"
Weight: 5.4 oz
Wingspan: 20"
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Common Grackle illustration

Common Grackle

Length: 12"
Weight: 3.9 oz
Wingspan: 16"
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Eurasian Collared-Dove illustration

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Length: 12"
Weight: 2.5 oz
Wingspan: 17"
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Greater Yellowlegs illustration

Greater Yellowlegs

Length: 13"
Weight: 6.1 oz
Wingspan: 25"
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Pied-billed Grebe illustration

Pied-billed Grebe

Length: 13"
Weight: 14.9 oz
Wingspan: 19"
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Rock Pigeon illustration

Rock Pigeon

Length: 13"
Weight: 10.8 oz
Wingspan: 25"
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Belted Kingfisher illustration

Belted Kingfisher

Length: 13"
Weight: 5.3 oz
Wingspan: 22"
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Forster's Tern illustration

Forster's Tern

Length: 13"
Weight: 5.6 oz
Wingspan: 31"
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Mississippi Kite illustration

Mississippi Kite

Length: 14"
Weight: 3.5 oz
Wingspan: 31"
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Black-necked Stilt illustration

Black-necked Stilt

Length: 14"
Weight: 5.7 oz
Wingspan: 59"
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Blue-winged Teal illustration

Blue-winged Teal

Length: 15"
Weight: 13.6 oz
Wingspan: 23"
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American Coot illustration

American Coot

Length: 16"
Weight: 1.4 lbs
Wingspan: 24"
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Cooper's Hawk illustration

Cooper's Hawk

Length: 16"
Weight: 15.9 oz
Wingspan: 30"
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Great-tailed Grackle illustration

Great-tailed Grackle

Length: 17"
Weight: 5.2 oz
Wingspan: 21"
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Green Heron illustration

Green Heron

Length: 17"
Weight: 8 oz
Wingspan: 26"
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Laughing Gull illustration

Laughing Gull

Length: 17"
Weight: 10.4 oz
Wingspan: 41"
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Pileated Woodpecker illustration

Pileated Woodpecker

Length: 17"
Weight: 10.5 oz
Wingspan: 28"
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Ring-necked Duck illustration

Ring-necked Duck

Length: 17"
Weight: 1.5 lbs
Wingspan: 25"
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck illustration

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Length: 17"
Weight: 1.8 lbs
Wingspan: 30"
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American Crow illustration

American Crow

Length: 18"
Weight: 1 lbs
Wingspan: 37"
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Northern Shoveler illustration

Northern Shoveler

Length: 19"
Weight: 1.3 lbs
Wingspan: 30"
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Red-shouldered Hawk illustration

Red-shouldered Hawk

Length: 19"
Weight: 1.4 lbs
Wingspan: 40"
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Ring-billed Gull illustration

Ring-billed Gull

Length: 19"
Weight: 1.1 lbs
Wingspan: 45"
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Wood Duck illustration

Wood Duck

Length: 19"
Weight: 1.4 lbs
Wingspan: 28"
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Western Cattle-Egret illustration

Western Cattle-Egret

Length: 20"
Weight: 13.2 oz
Wingspan: 36"
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Mottled Duck illustration

Mottled Duck

Length: 21"
Weight: 2.2 lbs
Wingspan: 32"
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Red-tailed Hawk illustration

Red-tailed Hawk

Length: 21"
Weight: 2.4 lbs
Wingspan: 49"
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Osprey illustration

Osprey

Length: 22"
Weight: 3.5 lbs
Wingspan: 64"
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Crested Caracara illustration

Crested Caracara

Length: 22"
Weight: 2.5 lbs
Wingspan: 49"
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Mallard illustration

Mallard

Length: 23"
Weight: 2.5 lbs
Wingspan: 35"
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Neotropic Cormorant illustration

Neotropic Cormorant

Length: 24"
Weight: 2.8 lbs
Wingspan: 40"
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Snowy Egret illustration

Snowy Egret

Length: 24"
Weight: 13.1 oz
Wingspan: 40"
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White Ibis illustration

White Ibis

Length: 24"
Weight: 1.8 lbs
Wingspan: 42"
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron illustration

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Length: 24"
Weight: 1.6 lbs
Wingspan: 42"
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Little Blue Heron illustration

Little Blue Heron

Length: 25"
Weight: 12.3 oz
Wingspan: 39"
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Black Vulture illustration

Black Vulture

Length: 25"
Weight: 4.3 lbs
Wingspan: 57"
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Black-crowned Night Heron illustration

Black-crowned Night Heron

Length: 25"
Weight: 1.9 lbs
Wingspan: 45"
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Tricolored Heron illustration

Tricolored Heron

Length: 26"
Weight: 4.8 oz
Wingspan: 37"
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Turkey Vulture illustration

Turkey Vulture

Length: 28"
Weight: 4 lbs
Wingspan: 68"
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Roseate Spoonbill illustration

Roseate Spoonbill

Length: 31"
Weight: 3.3 lbs
Wingspan: 49"
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Double-crested Cormorant illustration

Double-crested Cormorant

Length: 32"
Weight: 4 lbs
Wingspan: 48"
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Anhinga illustration

Anhinga

Length: 34"
Weight: 2.9 lbs
Wingspan: 44"
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Great Egret illustration

Great Egret

Length: 39"
Weight: 2.2 lbs
Wingspan: 53"
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Great Blue Heron illustration

Great Blue Heron

Length: 46"
Weight: 4.9 lbs
Wingspan: 72"
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Brown Pelican illustration

Brown Pelican

Length: 48"
Weight: 7.9 lbs
Wingspan: 79"
Monthly presence
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American White Pelican illustration

American White Pelican

Length: 59"
Weight: 15.4 lbs
Wingspan: 106"
Monthly presence
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