Birds in Mississippi

Explore 155 species found in this region.

Visiting in June? Bay-breasted Warbler and Black-throated Green Warbler depart for the season.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated HummingbirdSmallest · 7cm
to
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue HeronLargest · 137cm
Ranges from the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7cm) to the Great Blue Heron (137cm)41 families represented

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Showing 93–115 of 155 species

Osprey

Osprey

Pandion haliaetusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ovenbird

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapillaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pacific Wren

Pacific Wren

Troglodytes pacificusLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Painted Bunting

Painted Bunting

Passerina cirisLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Mar–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Palm Warbler

Palm Warbler

Setophaga palmarumLC

Non-breedingUncommonly spotted

Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotosLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Mar–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Sep–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Philadelphia Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicusLC

PassageRarely spotted

May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Pied-billed Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podicepsLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Nov–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Piping Plover

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodusNT

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Aug–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Prothonotary Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citreaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Mar–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Purple Martin

Purple Martin

Progne subisLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Feb–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinusLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serratorLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Nov–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus borealisNT

BreedingRarely spotted

Mar–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensisLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceusLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensisLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rock Dove

Rock Dove

Columba liviaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianusLC

PassageUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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