Birds of Iowa
The 47 most-observed birds in Iowa, ranked by how often they turn up in the record. Tap any bird for its map and seasonal timing here.
Sighting 184 observationsOpen the map →
- 1
House SparrowPasser domesticus55 obstiming → - 2
Canada GooseBranta canadensis15 obstiming → - 3
American RobinTurdus migratorius11 obstiming → - 4
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus8 obstiming → - 5
Turkey VultureCathartes aura8 obstiming → - 6
MallardAnas platyrhynchos7 obstiming → - 7Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula7 obstiming →
- 8
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura6 obstiming → - 9
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis5 obstiming → - 10
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris5 obstiming → - 11
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus4 obstiming → - 12Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus4 obstiming →
- 13
Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis4 obstiming → - 14
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata3 obstiming → - 15
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus3 obstiming → - 16
Brown CreeperCerthia americana2 obstiming → - 17
Purple MartinProgne subis2 obstiming → - 18
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2 obstiming → - 19
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus2 obstiming → - 20
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos2 obstiming → - 21
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas2 obstiming → - 22
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo2 obstiming → - 23Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris1 obstiming →
- 24
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens1 obstiming → - 25Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator1 obstiming →
- 26
Rock DoveColumba livia1 obstiming → - 27
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla1 obstiming → - 28
Barred OwlStrix varia1 obstiming → - 29
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum1 obstiming → - 30
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina1 obstiming → - 31
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus1 obstiming → - 32
DickcisselSpiza americana1 obstiming → - 33
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens1 obstiming → - 34
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis1 obstiming → - 35Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna1 obstiming →
- 36
Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe1 obstiming → - 37
Eastern Wood PeweeContopus virens1 obstiming → - 38
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus1 obstiming → - 39
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias1 obstiming → - 40House WrenTroglodytes aedon1 obstiming →
- 41
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus1 obstiming → - 42
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus1 obstiming → - 43Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus1 obstiming →
- 44RedheadAythya americana1 obstiming →
- 45Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus1 obstiming →
- 46
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis1 obstiming → - 47
American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota1 obstiming →
Data: iNaturalist research-grade observations (CC0 / CC-BY), via GBIF. Excludes eBird.