Birds in Alberta
Explore 163 species found in this region.
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Year-round

Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemasticaVU
May

Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicusLC
Apr–Oct

Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacusLC
May–Jul

Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimusLC
May–Sep

Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutillaNT
May–Sep

Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipesVU
Apr–Oct

Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolniiLC
Apr–Oct
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Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceusNT
May–Oct

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Nov–Dec

Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnoliaLC
May–Sep

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Year-round

Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoaVU
Apr–Sep

Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustrisLC
May–Oct

Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Year-round

Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoidesLC
Mar–Sep

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macrouraLC
Apr–Oct

Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphiaLC
Jun–Aug

Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapillaLC
Aug–Sep

Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratusLC
Year-round

Northern Hawk-owl
Surnia ululaLC
Jan–Feb

Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Mar–Jan

Northern Pygmy-owl
Glaucidium gnomaLC
Jan