Birds in Idaho
Explore 144 species found in this region.
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Year-round

Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoaVU
Apr–Aug

Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustrisLC
Year-round

Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Sep–Apr

Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoidesLC
Mar–Oct

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macrouraLC
Year-round

Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Oct–Mar

Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapillaLC
Apr–Sep
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratusLC
Year-round

Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilisLC
Sep–Feb

Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Year-round

Northern Pygmy-owl
Glaucidium gnomaLC
Oct–Nov

Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicusLC
Jan–Mar

Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Year-round

Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensisLC
Jun

Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestivaLC
Apr–Sep

Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celataLC
Apr–Jan

Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Mar–Oct

Pacific Loon
Gavia pacificaLC
Nov

Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificusLC
Year-round

Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotosLC
Aug–Oct

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Apr–Oct

Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podicepsLC
Year-round