Birds in Louisiana
Explore 95 species found in this region.
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealisNT
Oct–Jul

Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalusLC
Year-round

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

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubrisLC
Year-round
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensisLC
Oct–Mar

Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Year-round

Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Apr–Oct

Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Year-round

Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensisLC
Dec–Feb

Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Mar–Oct

Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivaceaLC
Apr–Oct

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusLC
Sep–Apr

Snow Goose
Anser caerulescensLC
Oct–Mar

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodiaLC
Oct–Apr

Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolorLC
Year-round

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes auraLC
Year-round

Veery
Catharus fuscescensLC
Apr–May

White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensisLC
Year-round

Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavoLC
Mar–Jul