Uncommon Birds in Missouri
Our list for Missouri has 81 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 19 summer visitors, 23 winter visitors and 33 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Missouri in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 81, most common first
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Forster's TernSterna forsteriSummer visitorUncommon33–36 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaWinter visitorUncommon16–26 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
VeeryCatharus fuscescensPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusPassage migrantUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Oct–May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
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