Birds of Tennessee
The 111 most-observed birds in Tennessee, 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 cardinalis29 obstiming → - 2
Canada GooseBranta canadensis20 obstiming → - 3Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris18 obstiming →
- 4
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura17 obstiming → - 5
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens14 obstiming → - 6
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis14 obstiming → - 7
Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata14 obstiming → - 8
Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe14 obstiming → - 9
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias13 obstiming → - 10Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus12 obstiming →
- 11Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus12 obstiming →
- 12
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis12 obstiming → - 13
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor11 obstiming → - 14
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo11 obstiming → - 15
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus11 obstiming → - 16
American RobinTurdus migratorius11 obstiming → - 17
Turkey VultureCathartes aura11 obstiming → - 18
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos10 obstiming → - 19
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata9 obstiming → - 20
Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis9 obstiming → - 21
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus8 obstiming → - 22
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis8 obstiming → - 23
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis8 obstiming → - 24
Black VultureCoragyps atratus7 obstiming → - 25
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia7 obstiming → - 26
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater7 obstiming → - 27
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis6 obstiming → - 28
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia6 obstiming → - 29
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina6 obstiming → - 30
Eastern Wood PeweeContopus virens6 obstiming → - 31
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus5 obstiming → - 32Field SparrowSpizella pusilla5 obstiming →
- 33
Blue-grey GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea5 obstiming → - 34
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica5 obstiming → - 35Wood DuckAix sponsa5 obstiming →
- 36
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea5 obstiming → - 37
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos5 obstiming → - 38
Summer TanagerPiranga rubra5 obstiming → - 39
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus4 obstiming → - 40
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus4 obstiming → - 41Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus4 obstiming →
- 42
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis4 obstiming → - 43
Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus4 obstiming → - 44Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus4 obstiming →
- 45
MallardAnas platyrhynchos4 obstiming → - 46
Northern PintailAnas acuta4 obstiming → - 47
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius4 obstiming → - 48
Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum4 obstiming → - 49Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris4 obstiming →
- 50
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea3 obstiming → - 51
Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata3 obstiming → - 52
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus3 obstiming → - 53
Purple MartinProgne subis3 obstiming → - 54Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula3 obstiming →
- 55
Green HeronButorides virescens3 obstiming → - 56
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris3 obstiming → - 57
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens3 obstiming → - 58
Barred OwlStrix varia2 obstiming → - 59
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus2 obstiming → - 60
House SparrowPasser domesticus2 obstiming → - 61Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna2 obstiming →
- 62
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum2 obstiming → - 63
Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus2 obstiming → - 64
Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa2 obstiming → - 65
Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea2 obstiming → - 66
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus2 obstiming → - 67
Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum2 obstiming → - 68
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2 obstiming → - 69Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus2 obstiming →
- 70Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus2 obstiming →
- 71
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina2 obstiming → - 72Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis2 obstiming →
- 73
DickcisselSpiza americana2 obstiming → - 74
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus2 obstiming → - 75
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum2 obstiming → - 76
American KestrelFalco sparverius2 obstiming → - 77
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis2 obstiming → - 78
OspreyPandion haliaetus2 obstiming → - 79
BuffleheadBucephala albeola2 obstiming → - 80
Rock DoveColumba livia2 obstiming → - 81
Great EgretArdea alba2 obstiming → - 82Ancient MurreletSynthliboramphus antiquus2 obstiming →
- 83
Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis1 obstiming → - 84
Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca1 obstiming → - 85Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis1 obstiming →
- 86Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria1 obstiming →
- 87
Common LoonGavia immer1 obstiming → - 88
Mute SwanCygnus olor1 obstiming → - 89
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens1 obstiming → - 90Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps1 obstiming →
- 91
Brown CreeperCerthia americana1 obstiming → - 92Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata1 obstiming →
- 93
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea1 obstiming → - 94
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus1 obstiming → - 95Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius1 obstiming →
- 96
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea1 obstiming → - 97
Northern ParulaSetophaga americana1 obstiming → - 98
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus1 obstiming → - 99Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus1 obstiming →
- 100
Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor1 obstiming → - 101
Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina1 obstiming → - 102
Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica1 obstiming → - 103CanvasbackAythya valisineria1 obstiming →
- 104Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla1 obstiming →
- 105
Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus1 obstiming → - 106
Common MerganserMergus merganser1 obstiming → - 107
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor1 obstiming → - 108
Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis1 obstiming → - 109
American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota1 obstiming → - 110
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus1 obstiming → - 111
Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla1 obstiming →
Data: iNaturalist research-grade observations (CC0 / CC-BY), via GBIF. Excludes eBird.