Rare Birds in Florida
Our list for Florida has 79 rare birds recorded regularly there: 12 residents, 4 summer visitors, 33 winter visitors, 27 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Florida in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 79, most common first
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisWinter visitorRare20–24 cmRegularly Oct–May
Virginia RailRallus limicolaWinter visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusWinter visitorRare28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus borealisResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysWinter visitorRare15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorRare69–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisPassage migrantRare43–51 cmRegularly Jun–Dec
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaWinter visitorRare11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantRare13–17 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorRare11–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made