Birds in South Dakota
Explore 177 species found in this region.
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Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
May–Sep

Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensisLC
Oct–Apr

Say's Phoebe
Sayornis sayaLC
Apr–Sep

Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivaceaLC
May–Jul

Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatusLC
Apr–Sep

Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusillaNT
Apr–Sep

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusLC
Sep–Apr

Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseusVU
May
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Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Dec–Jun

Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Nov–Mar

Snow Goose
Anser caerulescensLC
Oct–Jun

Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacusVU
Dec–Feb

Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitariaLC
Apr–Sep

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodiaLC
Feb–Dec

Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopusNT
May–Oct

Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillataLC
Oct–Nov

Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatusLC
May–Sep

Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgianaLC
Apr–Oct

Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrinaLC
May–Sep

Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinatorLC
Nov–Apr

Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianusLC
Oct–Apr

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes auraLC
Mar–Oct

Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicaudaLC
May–Aug