Birds in Idaho
Explore 144 species found in this region.
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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensisLC
May–Sep

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodiasLC
Year-round

Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianusLC
Year-round

Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Mar–Jan

Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Oct–Jan

Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Oct–Apr

Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleucaNT
Mar–Nov

Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
Year-round
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Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosusLC
Year-round

Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatusLC
Year-round

Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatusLC
Aug–Jun

Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Sep–May

Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestrisLC
Year-round

House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanusLC
Year-round

House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Year-round

Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
Dec

Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacusLC
May–Sep

Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimusLC
Jun–Jul

Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutillaNT
Apr–Oct

Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipesVU
Apr–Oct

Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewisLC
May–Sep

Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolniiLC
Apr–Nov

Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceusNT
Apr–Nov