Birds in Montana
Explore 147 species found in this region.
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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

Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
May–Sep

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensisLC
Year-round
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceusLC
Year-round

Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensisLC
Year-round

Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Year-round

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianusLC
May

Ross's Goose
Anser rossiiLC
Nov–Apr

Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopusLC
Oct–Apr

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendulaLC
Apr–Oct

Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensisLC
Apr–Dec

Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellusLC
Year-round

Sabine's Gull
Xema sabiniLC
Sep

Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
May–Sep

Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
May–Sep

Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensisLC
Mar–Nov

Say's Phoebe
Sayornis sayaLC
Mar–Sep

Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatusLC
May–Sep