Birds in Montana
Explore 97 species found in this region.
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Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewisLC
May–Sep

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Nov

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Year-round

Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Jul–May

Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoidesLC
Mar–Oct

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macrouraLC
Year-round

Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratusLC
Year-round

Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilisLC
Aug–Feb
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Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Year-round

Northern Pygmy-owl
Glaucidium gnomaLC
Oct–Mar

Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Mar–Dec

Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Apr–Oct

Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillaLC
May–Jun

Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotosLC
Aug–Oct

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Apr–Oct

Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podicepsLC
Mar–Dec

Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatusLC
Year-round

Pine Siskin
Spinus pinusLC
Year-round

Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Year-round

Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Oct–May

Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalusLC
Jun

Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalisLC
Apr–Sep

Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
Apr–Nov