Birds in Iowa
Explore 100 species found in this region.
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Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
Aug

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensisLC
Year-round

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceusLC
Year-round

Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensisLC
Year-round

Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Year-round

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianusLC
Apr–Oct

Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopusLC
Nov–Mar

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubrisLC
May–Oct
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensisLC
Oct–Jul

Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Apr–Sep

Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
May–Sep

Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensisLC
Feb–Nov

Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivaceaLC
May–Sep

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusLC
Sep–May

Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Dec–Jan

Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Nov–Jan

Snow Goose
Anser caerulescensLC
Oct–May

Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacusVU
Dec

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodiaLC
Year-round

Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinatorLC
Year-round

Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolorLC
Year-round

Tundra Bean Goose
Anser serrirostrisLC
Dec

Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianusLC
Nov–Mar