Rare Birds in Alabama
Our list for Alabama has 52 rare birds recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 2 summer visitors, 12 winter visitors, 25 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Alabama in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 52, most common first
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantRare58–68 cmRegularly Jan
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorRare66–102 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRegularly Mar
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentRare16–26 cmRegularly Mar
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made