Birds of Missouri
The 112 most-observed birds in Missouri, ranked by how often they turn up in the record. Tap any bird for its map and seasonal timing here.
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- 1Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus21 obstiming →
- 2
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis14 obstiming → - 3
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis12 obstiming → - 4
Canada GooseBranta canadensis12 obstiming → - 5
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis11 obstiming → - 6
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris9 obstiming → - 7
American RobinTurdus migratorius9 obstiming → - 8
Turkey VultureCathartes aura7 obstiming → - 9Wood DuckAix sponsa7 obstiming →
- 10
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus7 obstiming → - 11Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus6 obstiming →
- 12
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus6 obstiming → - 13
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis6 obstiming → - 14
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata5 obstiming → - 15
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura5 obstiming → - 16
Black VultureCoragyps atratus5 obstiming → - 17
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus5 obstiming → - 18
MallardAnas platyrhynchos5 obstiming → - 19
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis5 obstiming → - 20
Great EgretArdea alba5 obstiming → - 21
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus5 obstiming → - 22
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo5 obstiming → - 23Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus5 obstiming →
- 24
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos4 obstiming → - 25
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias4 obstiming → - 26
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus4 obstiming → - 27
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens4 obstiming → - 28Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula4 obstiming →
- 29
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius4 obstiming → - 30
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris4 obstiming → - 31Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus4 obstiming →
- 32
Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata3 obstiming → - 33
Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis3 obstiming → - 34
Barred OwlStrix varia3 obstiming → - 35
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis3 obstiming → - 36
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos3 obstiming → - 37
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia3 obstiming → - 38Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna2 obstiming →
- 39
American KestrelFalco sparverius2 obstiming → - 40
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus2 obstiming → - 41
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus2 obstiming → - 42
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2 obstiming → - 43
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis2 obstiming → - 44
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor2 obstiming → - 45
Eastern Wood PeweeContopus virens2 obstiming → - 46Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps2 obstiming →
- 47
Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum2 obstiming → - 48
Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis2 obstiming → - 49
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea2 obstiming → - 50
Brown BoobySula leucogaster2 obstiming → - 51
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos2 obstiming → - 52
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus2 obstiming → - 53
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon2 obstiming → - 54
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana2 obstiming → - 55
Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla2 obstiming → - 56
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea2 obstiming → - 57
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas2 obstiming → - 58
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys2 obstiming → - 59
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus2 obstiming → - 60
Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe2 obstiming → - 61
House SparrowPasser domesticus2 obstiming → - 62
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater1 obstiming → - 63
Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea1 obstiming → - 64
Rock DoveColumba livia1 obstiming → - 65RedheadAythya americana1 obstiming →
- 66
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum1 obstiming → - 67Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina1 obstiming →
- 68
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla1 obstiming → - 69
Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja1 obstiming → - 70
BuffleheadBucephala albeola1 obstiming → - 71White-eyed VireoVireo griseus1 obstiming →
- 72
Snowy EgretEgretta thula1 obstiming → - 73Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris1 obstiming →
- 74
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii1 obstiming → - 75
Common LoonGavia immer1 obstiming → - 76
Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis1 obstiming → - 77
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata1 obstiming → - 78
Pine SiskinSpinus pinus1 obstiming → - 79
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica1 obstiming → - 80
Mute SwanCygnus olor1 obstiming → - 81
Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus1 obstiming → - 82
Brown CreeperCerthia americana1 obstiming → - 83
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus1 obstiming → - 84
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus1 obstiming → - 85
Green HeronButorides virescens1 obstiming → - 86
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus1 obstiming → - 87
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia1 obstiming → - 88
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus1 obstiming → - 89
Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata1 obstiming → - 90Field SparrowSpizella pusilla1 obstiming →
- 91
Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina1 obstiming → - 92
Northern PintailAnas acuta1 obstiming → - 93CanvasbackAythya valisineria1 obstiming →
- 94
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis1 obstiming → - 95
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea1 obstiming → - 96
American CootFulica americana1 obstiming → - 97
Henslow's SparrowCentronyx henslowii1 obstiming → - 98
Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum1 obstiming → - 99
Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus1 obstiming → - 100
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina1 obstiming → - 101
Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis1 obstiming → - 102MerlinFalco columbarius1 obstiming →
- 103
Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius1 obstiming → - 104
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor1 obstiming → - 105
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus1 obstiming → - 106Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum1 obstiming →
- 107Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus1 obstiming →
- 108
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla1 obstiming → - 109
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis1 obstiming → - 110
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus1 obstiming → - 111
Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus1 obstiming → - 112
Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi1 obstiming →
Data: iNaturalist research-grade observations (CC0 / CC-BY), via GBIF. Excludes eBird.