Birds in Alberta

Explore 163 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for American Avocet and Black-necked Grebe arriving this month, and Great Grey Owl and Snowy Owl depart for the season.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated HummingbirdSmallest · 7cm
to
Trumpeter Swan
Trumpeter SwanLargest · 157cm
Ranges from the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7cm) to the Trumpeter Swan (157cm)37 families represented

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Showing 47–69 of 163 species

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelopeLC

PassageRarely spotted

Mar–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Evening Grosbeak

Evening Grosbeak

Hesperiphona vespertinaVU

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Forster's Tern

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteriLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliacaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcanLC

BreedingCommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gadwall

Gadwall

Mareca streperaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Mar–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetosLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Jul–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Goldeneye

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangulaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Gray Catbird

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensisLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodiasLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Grey Owl

Great Grey Owl

Strix nebulosaLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Dec–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

Aythya marilaLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifronsLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleucaNT

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Partridge

Grey Partridge

Perdix perdixLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Plover

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

PassageRarely spotted

May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hairy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hermit Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatusLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hooded Merganser

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritusVU

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Horned Lark

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestrisLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
House Finch

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanusLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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