Illustrated Louisiana Checklist Page 7

 Thraupidae • Cardinalidae • Emberizidae • Icteridae • Fringillidae • Carduelinae • Ploceidae 
 

This list contains pictures of birds found on the official Louisiana Checklist. These birds were photographed within the state except where noted. Birds marked with an asterisk (*) are currently on the review list of the Louisiana Bird Records Committee.

Order PASSERIFORMES

 Family Thraupidae - Tanagers

​ ​Hepatic Tanager *
​
​Summer Tanager
​
​Scarlet Tanager
​
​Western Tanager *

 Family Cardinalidae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies  

​
​Northern Cardinal
​
​Rose-breasted Grosbeak
​
​Black-headed Grosbeak*
​ ​Blue Bunting *

 ​Blue Grosbeak
​ ​Lazuli Bunting *
​ ​Indigo Bunting
​
​Painted Bunting
​
​Dickcissel

 Family Emberizidae - Emberizines

​ ​Green-tailed Towhee *
​ ​Eastern Towhee
​ ​Spotted Towhee*
​ ​Bachman's Sparrow
​ ​American Tree Sparrow *
​
​Chipping Sparrow
​

​Clay-colored Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrows are rare but regular migrants through SW Louisiana, recorded most frequently in Cameron Parish. There are also winter records from Vermilion and Lafayette parishes. The bird pictured here was filmed on the 1994 Lafayette CBC. In terms of separating Clay-coloreds from Chippings, a good look at the face will usually suffice. The Clay-colored has a combination of a distinct malar stripe, a well-defined, bordered auricular area, and by the absence of a dark loral stripe.

​ ​Brewer's Sparrow *
​
​Field Sparrow
​
​Vesper Sparrow
​
​Lark Sparrow
​ ​Lark Bunting *
​
​Savannah Sparrow
​ ​Baird's Sparrow *
​
​Grasshopper Sparrow
​ ​Henslow's Sparrow
​
​Leconte's Sparrow
​ ​Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
​ ​Seaside Sparrow
​
​Fox Sparrow
​
​Song Sparrow
​ ​Lincoln's Sparrow
​ ​Swamp Sparrow
​
​White-throated Sparrow
​ ​Golden-crowned Sparrow *
​
​White-crowned Sparrow
​ ​Harris' Sparrow
​ ​Dark-eyed "Slate-colored" Junco
​ ​McCown's Longspur *
​ ​Lapland Longspur
​ ​Smith's Longspur *
​ ​Chestnut-collared Longspur *

 Family Icteridae - Icterines

​ ​Bobolink
​
​Red-winged Blackbird
​ ​Eastern Meadowlark
​ ​Western Meadowlark

 ​Yellow-headed Blackbird
​ ​Rusty Blackbird
​
​Brewer's Blackbird

 ​Great-tailed Grackle
​ ​Boat-tailed Grackle
​ ​Common Grackle
​
​Shiny Cowbird *
​

​Bronzed Cowbird

The Bronzed Cowbird is unfortunately becoming more common in Louisiana, especially in the southeast. Orchard Orioles are said to have been the primary victim of the Bronzed Cowbird's nest parasitism; in many places Orchard Orioles have now disappeared, and the cowbirds have purportedly switched to Cardinals and other common songbirds. The bird pictured here (adult male, closeup) was filmed in Cameron Parish, where this species is uncommon.

​

​Brown-headed Cowbird

The Brown-headed Cowbird is an abundant bird in Louisiana, and is probably growing more abundant with each breeding season. Despite the bad reputation of the cowbird, it can be fun to scan through the giant winter flocks of these birds in search of Shiny and Bronzed Cowbirds.

​
​Orchard Oriole
​
​Hooded Oriole *
​

​Baltimore Oriole

"Northern Oriole" has again been separated into "Baltimore" and "Bullock's" Orioles. In Louisiana, the Baltimore is the common species, whereas Bullock's is a rarity observed most frequently in winter.

​ ​Bullock's Oriole*
​ ​Scott's Oriole *

 Family Fringillidae - Cardueline Finches and Allies

​ ​None documented

 Family Carduelinae - Finches

​
​Purple Finch
​ ​House Finch(I)
​ ​Red Crossbill *
​ ​Pine Siskin
​ ​Lesser Goldfinch *
​ ​American Goldfinch
​ ​Evening Grosbeak

 Family Ploceidae - Weavers

​ ​House Sparrow (I)