Birds of Austin, Texas

The birds most often spotted near Austin, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

Most-observed birds near Austin

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

7,603 observations

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

6,514 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

5,186 observations

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

3,960 observations · iNaturalist

Red-shouldered Hawk

3,678 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,897 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

2,846 observations

Thryothorus ludovicianus

2,831 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

2,809 observations · iNaturalist

Coragyps atratus

2,674 observations

Sayornis phoebe

2,654 observations

Passer domesticus

2,626 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

2,508 observations

2,465 observations

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

2,269 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

2,180 observations

Zenaida macroura

2,113 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

2,070 observations

Butorides virescens

2,011 observations

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

2,005 observations · iNaturalist

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

1,789 observations

Black-crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

1,713 observations · iNaturalist

1,652 observations · iNaturalist

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

1,636 observations

1,591 observations

1,552 observations

Fulica americana

1,549 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

1,513 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

1,468 observations

Alopochen aegyptiaca

1,468 observations · iNaturalist

1,457 observations

Turdus migratorius

1,386 observations

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

1,377 observations

Cairina moschata

1,362 observations · iNaturalist

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

1,349 observations · iNaturalist

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus

1,304 observations

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

1,266 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,260 observations

Eastern Screech-Owl

1,254 observations

Eastern Bluebird

1,235 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,225 observations

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Dryobates scalaris

1,222 observations · iNaturalist

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

1,214 observations

Hirundo rustica

1,214 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,163 observations

Mareca strepera

1,156 observations

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

1,155 observations · iNaturalist

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,126 observations

1,108 observations

Thryomanes bewickii

1,069 observations