Birds of Montana
The 36 most-observed birds in Montana, 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
Dusky GrouseDendragapus obscurus2 obstiming → - 2
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus2 obstiming → - 3
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus2 obstiming → - 4
House SparrowPasser domesticus2 obstiming → - 5
Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia2 obstiming → - 6
Brewer's SparrowSpizella breweri1 obstiming → - 7
Canada GooseBranta canadensis1 obstiming → - 8Canyon WrenCatherpes mexicanus1 obstiming →
- 9
Common MerganserMergus merganser1 obstiming → - 10
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus1 obstiming → - 11
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens1 obstiming → - 12Green-tailed TowheePipilo chlorurus1 obstiming →
- 13
Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis1 obstiming → - 14
Grey-crowned Rosy FinchLeucosticte tephrocotis1 obstiming → - 15Hammond's FlycatcherEmpidonax hammondii1 obstiming →
- 16
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus1 obstiming → - 17Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii1 obstiming →
- 18
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus1 obstiming → - 19
Northern RavenCorvus corax1 obstiming → - 20
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis1 obstiming → - 21
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus1 obstiming → - 22Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus1 obstiming →
- 23
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus1 obstiming → - 24Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria1 obstiming →
- 25
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia1 obstiming → - 26
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius1 obstiming → - 27Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni1 obstiming →
- 28
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina1 obstiming → - 29
Western FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis1 obstiming → - 30
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis1 obstiming → - 31
American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota1 obstiming → - 32
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo1 obstiming → - 33
American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva1 obstiming → - 34
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica1 obstiming → - 35Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica1 obstiming →
- 36
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax1 obstiming →
Data: iNaturalist research-grade observations (CC0 / CC-BY), via GBIF. Excludes eBird.