Birds in Alabama
Explore 96 species found in this region.
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Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
Apr–Sep

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Year-round

Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Sep–Apr

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macrouraLC
Year-round

Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschataLC
Jun–Apr

Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalisLC
Year-round

Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratusLC
Year-round

Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Dec–Apr
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottosLC
Year-round

Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Nov–Feb

Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Oct–Apr

Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Year-round

Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillaLC
Apr–Oct

Painted Bunting
Passerina cirisLC
Dec–Jul

Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotosLC
Mar–Oct

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Oct–Apr

Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podicepsLC
Year-round

Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatusLC
Year-round

Pine Siskin
Spinus pinusLC
Nov–May

Piping Plover
Charadrius melodusNT
Aug–Apr

Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citreaLC
Mar–Sep

Purple Martin
Progne subisLC
Feb–Sep

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinusLC
Year-round