Birds in Montana
Explore 97 species found in this region.
Visiting in March? Look out for Eurasian Wigeon and Greater Scaup arriving this month, and Lapland Longspur and Northern Goshawk depart for the season.
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Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Nov–Apr

Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Year-round

Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
May–Sep

Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescensLC
Year-round

Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Year-round

Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Mar–Apr

Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Year-round

Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetosLC
Year-round
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Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Year-round

Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensisLC
May–Sep

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodiasLC
Year-round

Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianusLC
Year-round

Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Oct–May

Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
Year-round

Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Sep–Oct

Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosusLC
Year-round

Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatusLC
May–Oct

Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatusLC
Year-round

Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Apr–Dec

Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestrisLC
Year-round

House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanusLC
Year-round

House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Year-round

Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicusLC
Oct–Feb