Birds in Tennessee

Explore 145 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for American Bittern and American Redstart arriving this month, and American Black Duck and American Herring Gull depart for the season.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated HummingbirdSmallest · 7cm
to
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue HeronLargest · 137cm
Ranges from the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7cm) to the Great Blue Heron (137cm)38 families represented

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Showing 93–115 of 145 species

Pacific Wren

Pacific Wren

Troglodytes pacificusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Oct–Jun

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

Palm Warbler

Setophaga palmarumLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Sep–May

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

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotosLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Mar–Oct

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

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Sep

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

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicusLC

PassageRarely spotted

May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pied-billed Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podicepsLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Aug–May

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

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Oct–May

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

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Prothonotary Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citreaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Sep

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

Purple Martin

Progne subisLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Mar–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinusLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serratorLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensisLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceusLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensisLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Aug–May

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

Rock Dove

Columba liviaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianusLC

PassageUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ross's Goose

Ross's Goose

Anser rossiiLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Nov–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendulaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubrisLC

BreedingCommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

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

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensisLC

Non-breedingUncommonly spotted

Oct–Mar

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

Sand Martin

Riparia ripariaLC

PassageRarely spotted

May–Sep

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