Birds in South Dakota
Explore 177 species found in this region.
Visiting in June? Look out for American Three-toed Woodpecker and Black-backed Woodpecker arriving this month, and Alder Flycatcher and American Golden-Plover depart for the season.
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Veery
Catharus fuscescensLC
May–Jul
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fuscaVU
Nov
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineusLC
Apr–Oct
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicolaLC
May–Aug
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalisLC
May–Sep
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglectaLC
Year-round
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensisLC
Year-round
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrysLC
Sep–May
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White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollisVU
May–Jun
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavoLC
Year-round
Willet
Tringa semipalmataLC
Apr–Aug
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax trailliiLC
May–Aug
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolorLC
Apr–Sep
Wood Duck
Aix sponsaLC
Year-round
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus variusLC
Apr–Oct
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronataLC
Apr–Dec