Birds of Kentucky
The 81 most-observed birds in Kentucky, ranked by how often they turn up in the record. Tap any bird for its map and seasonal timing here.
Sighting 212 observationsOpen the map →
- 1
American RobinTurdus migratorius22 obstiming → - 2
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis14 obstiming → - 3
House SparrowPasser domesticus8 obstiming → - 4
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura8 obstiming → - 5
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo7 obstiming → - 6
Canada GooseBranta canadensis5 obstiming → - 7Eastern Screech OwlMegascops asio5 obstiming →
- 8
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius4 obstiming → - 9
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias4 obstiming → - 10
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus4 obstiming → - 11
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia4 obstiming → - 12
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater4 obstiming → - 13Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus4 obstiming →
- 14
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens4 obstiming → - 15Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus4 obstiming →
- 16
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos4 obstiming → - 17
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus4 obstiming → - 18
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos4 obstiming → - 19
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus3 obstiming → - 20
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis3 obstiming → - 21
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis3 obstiming → - 22
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata3 obstiming → - 23
MallardAnas platyrhynchos3 obstiming → - 24
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis3 obstiming → - 25Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris3 obstiming →
- 26Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus3 obstiming →
- 27
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris3 obstiming → - 28
Barred OwlStrix varia3 obstiming → - 29Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula2 obstiming →
- 30
Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum2 obstiming → - 31
Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis2 obstiming → - 32
Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea2 obstiming → - 33
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina2 obstiming → - 34
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis2 obstiming → - 35
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis2 obstiming → - 36Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus2 obstiming →
- 37
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus2 obstiming → - 38
Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata2 obstiming → - 39
Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius2 obstiming → - 40
Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis2 obstiming → - 41Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus2 obstiming →
- 42
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor2 obstiming → - 43
Turkey VultureCathartes aura2 obstiming → - 44White-eyed VireoVireo griseus2 obstiming →
- 45
Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus1 obstiming → - 46Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius1 obstiming →
- 47
Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe1 obstiming → - 48
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus1 obstiming → - 49
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus1 obstiming → - 50
OspreyPandion haliaetus1 obstiming → - 51
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus1 obstiming → - 52
Pine SiskinSpinus pinus1 obstiming → - 53Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus1 obstiming →
- 54
Purple MartinProgne subis1 obstiming → - 55
Common MerganserMergus merganser1 obstiming → - 56Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator1 obstiming →
- 57
Blue-grey GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea1 obstiming → - 58
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens1 obstiming → - 59Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens1 obstiming →
- 60
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis1 obstiming → - 61
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus1 obstiming → - 62
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis1 obstiming → - 63Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris1 obstiming →
- 64
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus1 obstiming → - 65
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum1 obstiming → - 66
SanderlingCalidris alba1 obstiming → - 67
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus1 obstiming → - 68
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla1 obstiming → - 69
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus1 obstiming → - 70
Summer TanagerPiranga rubra1 obstiming → - 71
Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis1 obstiming → - 72Wood DuckAix sponsa1 obstiming →
- 73
Virginia RailRallus limicola1 obstiming → - 74
Green HeronButorides virescens1 obstiming → - 75Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina1 obstiming →
- 76Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis1 obstiming →
- 77
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca1 obstiming → - 78
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea1 obstiming → - 79
Great EgretArdea alba1 obstiming → - 80
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla1 obstiming → - 81
Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa1 obstiming →
Data: iNaturalist research-grade observations (CC0 / CC-BY), via GBIF. Excludes eBird.