Rare Birds in Idaho
Our list for Idaho has 38 rare birds recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 7 summer visitors, 6 winter visitors, 9 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Idaho in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 38, most common first
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatusResidentRare43–61 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresScarceRare21–24 cmRegularly Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRegularly Jun
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaScarceRare11–13 cm
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisScarceRare15–18 cmRegularly Jun
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusResidentRare21–28 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumScarceRare13–17 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaPassage migrantRare10–13 cmRegularly May–Sep
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantRare10–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Nov
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaPassage migrantRare32–34 cmRegularly Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentRare40–46 cmRegularly May
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