Birds in Iowa
Explore 100 species found in this region.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Dec–Mar

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Nov–Dec

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Year-round

Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Sep–Feb

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macrouraLC
Year-round

Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalisLC
Year-round

Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratusLC
Year-round

Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottosLC
Jun
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Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Sep–Apr

Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicusLC
Dec–Jan

Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Aug–May

Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Apr–Oct

Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillaLC
May–Sep

Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotosLC
Mar–Oct

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Apr–Oct

Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podicepsLC
Mar–Dec

Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatusLC
Year-round

Pine Siskin
Spinus pinusLC
Oct–May

Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citreaLC
May–Aug

Purple Martin
Progne subisLC
Apr–Sep

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinusLC
Year-round

Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Nov–Apr

Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalusLC
Year-round