Birds in South Dakota

Explore 177 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for American Avocet and Baird's Sandpiper arriving this month, and Short-eared Owl and Snow Bunting depart for the season.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated HummingbirdSmallest · 7cm
to
Trumpeter Swan
Trumpeter SwanLargest · 157cm
Ranges from the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7cm) to the Trumpeter Swan (157cm)38 families represented

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Showing 47–69 of 177 species

Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Apr–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialisLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Feb–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eastern Screech-owl

Eastern Screech-owl

Megascops asioLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Oct–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaoctoLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Forster's Tern

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteriLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliacaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcanLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Mar–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gadwall

Gadwall

Mareca streperaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Glaucous Gull

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreusLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Dec–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetosLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Goldeneye

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangulaLC

Non-breedingUncommonly spotted

Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gray Catbird

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensisLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gray-cheeked Thrush

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Catharus minimusLC

PassageRarely spotted

May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodiasLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Crested Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitusLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great White Egret

Great White Egret

Ardea albaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

Aythya marilaLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifronsLC

Non-breedingUncommonly spotted

Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleucaNT

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Mar–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Plover

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

PassageRarely spotted

May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hairy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hermit Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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