Rare Birds in Louisiana
Our list for Louisiana has 44 rare birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 2 summer visitors, 10 winter visitors, 16 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Louisiana in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 44, most common first
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Northern GannetMorus bassanusWinter visitorRare87–100 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusResidentRare15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantRare37–60 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesScarceRare15–18 cm
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaWinter visitorRare16–26 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantRare48–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorRare53–76 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosScarceRare66–102 cm
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiPassage migrantRare13–17 cmRegularly May
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusScarceRare41–46 cm
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusResidentRare62–68 cmRegularly Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusScarceRare86–230 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
RuffCalidris pugnaxScarceRare20–32 cm
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRegularly Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRegularly Sep
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantRare52–60 cmRegularly Nov
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusScarceRare90–105 cmRegularly Mar–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