Florida Birds with Long Beaks

Did you know that Florida is home to many birds with long beaks? The American white pelican is the bird with the longest beak in the state. Its beak can be over 15 inches long! If you see a small, white bird with a long, curved beak in the state, it is most likely the white ibis. A Florida brown bird with a long beak is the brown pelican.

List of Florida Birds with Long Beaks

• American Avocet
• American Flamingo
• American Oystercatcher
• American White Ibis 
• American White Pelican
• American Woodcock 
• Anhinga 
• Belted Kingfisher 
• Black Skimmer
• Black-necked Stilt
• Brown Pelican
• Great black-backed Gull 
• Great Blue Heron
• Great Egret
• King Rail 
• Limpkin
• Little Blue Heron
• Long-billed Curlew
• Long-billed Dowitcher
• Northern Shoveler
• Reddish Egret
• Roseate Spoonbill
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• Sandhill Crane 
• Scarlet Ibis 
• Snowy Egret
• Tricolored Heron
• Whimbrel
• White Ibis
• Whooping Crane
• Willet
• Wood Stork