Birds in Alabama

Explore 148 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for American Avocet and American Redstart arriving this month, and American Golden-Plover and Eurasian Wren depart for the season.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated HummingbirdSmallest · 7cm
to
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue HeronLargest · 137cm
Ranges from the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7cm) to the Great Blue Heron (137cm)39 families represented

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Showing 70–92 of 148 species

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Nov–Dec

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

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipesVU

ResidentRarely spotted

Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lincoln's Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolniiLC

PassageRarely spotted

Oct

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

Little Tern

Sternula albifronsLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceusNT

PassageRarely spotted

Nov–Apr

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

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnoliaLC

PassageUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

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

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustrisLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Oct–Apr

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

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Merlin

Merlin

Falco columbariusLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Sep–Apr

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

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macrouraLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschataLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Jun–Apr

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

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapillaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Sep–Oct

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

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalisLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanusLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Dec–Apr

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

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottosLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Northern Pintail

Anas acutaLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Nov–Feb

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

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeataLC

Non-breedingUncommonly spotted

Oct–Apr

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

Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensisLC

PassageRarely spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Yellow Warbler

Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestivaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Orange-crowned Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celataLC

Non-breedingUncommonly spotted

Oct–Apr

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

Osprey

Pandion haliaetusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapillaLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Oct

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