Birds of Alabama

The birds most often spotted in Alabama, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

Most-observed birds in Alabama

Great Blue Heron

7,809 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

7,034 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

5,844 observations

Leucophaeus atricilla

4,275 observations · iNaturalist

Eastern Bluebird

4,002 observations

Zenaida macroura

3,838 observations

Branta canadensis

3,260 observations

Turdus migratorius

3,212 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

3,081 observations

Pelecanus occidentalis

3,037 observations

Thryothorus ludovicianus

3,035 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

3,016 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

2,989 observations

Pandion haliaetus

2,901 observations

2,485 observations

Sayornis phoebe

2,460 observations

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

2,411 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

2,308 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

2,276 observations

2,240 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,205 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

2,174 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

2,171 observations

Toxostoma rufum

2,151 observations

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

2,095 observations

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

2,045 observations · iNaturalist

1,998 observations

Passer domesticus

1,926 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,803 observations

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

1,792 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

1,786 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,784 observations

Setophaga pinus

1,733 observations

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

1,724 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1,707 observations

American Goldfinch

1,682 observations

Tringa semipalmata

1,668 observations

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

1,504 observations

Butorides virescens

1,471 observations

Brown-headed Cowbird

1,232 observations

Brown-headed Nuthatch

1,219 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

1,191 observations

Coragyps atratus

1,182 observations

1,162 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

1,152 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

1,146 observations

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

1,130 observations

1,129 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,128 observations

Thalasseus maximus

1,124 observations