Birds to See in Missouri in June
86 bird species on our list for Missouri are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Northern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, American Robin, Blue Jay and Tufted Titmouse.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunAt their peak
From Missouri’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 86 birds in June
86 birds
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.19% in Jun
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Jun
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Jun
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Jun
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Jun
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Jun
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jun
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jun
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jun
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Jun
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Jun
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.67% in Jun
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer visitorCommon7–9 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.49% in Jun
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jun
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jun
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.32% in Jun
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.21% in Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jun
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.07% in Jun
DickcisselSpiza americanaSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.04% in Jun
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jun
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.76% in Jun
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jun
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusResidentCommon19–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jun
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.61% in Jun
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jun
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.58% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.53% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.53% in Jun
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jun
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.31% in Jun
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusSummer visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Jun
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.25% in Jun
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.22% in Jun
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jun
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.20% in Jun
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.19% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.17% in Jun
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorCommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.14% in Jun
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.12% in Jun
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.10% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.08% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.07% in Jun
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.05% in Jun
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.04% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.04% in Jun
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in Jun
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Jun
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.02% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaWinter visitorUncommon16–26 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisResidentRare80–122 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.01% in Jun
Forster's TernSterna forsteriSummer visitorUncommon33–36 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jun
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianusResidentRare52–54 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaSummer visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.00% in Jun
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesWinter visitorRare81–94 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
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