Birds of Alabama
The 50 most-observed birds in Alabama, ranked by how often they turn up in the record. Tap any bird for its map and seasonal timing here.
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- 1
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis10 obstiming → - 2
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis7 obstiming → - 3
Turkey VultureCathartes aura5 obstiming → - 4
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata5 obstiming → - 5Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus5 obstiming →
- 6
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias4 obstiming → - 7
American RobinTurdus migratorius4 obstiming → - 8
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens4 obstiming → - 9
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea3 obstiming → - 10
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis3 obstiming → - 11
MallardAnas platyrhynchos3 obstiming → - 12Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris3 obstiming →
- 13
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis3 obstiming → - 14
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos3 obstiming → - 15
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis3 obstiming → - 16
Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe3 obstiming → - 17
Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis2 obstiming → - 18Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus2 obstiming →
- 19
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis2 obstiming → - 20
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus2 obstiming → - 21
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura2 obstiming → - 22
Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata2 obstiming → - 23
Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus2 obstiming → - 24
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor2 obstiming → - 25
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius2 obstiming → - 26
House SparrowPasser domesticus1 obstiming → - 27
Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum1 obstiming → - 28
Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla1 obstiming → - 29
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis1 obstiming → - 30
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica1 obstiming → - 31Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus1 obstiming →
- 32
Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla1 obstiming → - 33
Black VultureCoragyps atratus1 obstiming → - 34
Whooping CraneGrus americana1 obstiming → - 35Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus1 obstiming →
- 36Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus1 obstiming →
- 37
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus1 obstiming → - 38
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus1 obstiming → - 39Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula1 obstiming →
- 40
Barred OwlStrix varia1 obstiming → - 41Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis1 obstiming →
- 42
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia1 obstiming → - 43
Summer TanagerPiranga rubra1 obstiming → - 44Swan GooseAnser cygnoides1 obstiming →
- 45
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus1 obstiming → - 46
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris1 obstiming → - 47Grass WrenCistothorus platensis1 obstiming →
- 48
Canada GooseBranta canadensis1 obstiming → - 49
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus1 obstiming → - 50
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo1 obstiming →
Data: iNaturalist research-grade observations (CC0 / CC-BY), via GBIF. Excludes eBird.