Birds in Montana
Explore 147 species found in this region.
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Year-round

Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoaVU
Apr–Aug

Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustrisLC
Mar–Dec

Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Jul–May

Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoidesLC
Mar–Oct

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macrouraLC
Year-round

Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapillaLC
May–Aug

Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratusLC
Year-round
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Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilisLC
Aug–Feb

Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Year-round

Northern Pygmy-owl
Glaucidium gnomaLC
Oct–Mar

Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Mar–Dec

Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensisLC
May–Aug

Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestivaLC
May–Sep

Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celataLC
Apr–Oct

Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Apr–Oct

Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillaLC
May–Jun

Pacific Loon
Gavia pacificaLC
Oct–Nov

Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificusLC
Apr–Nov

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