Birds of Dallas, Texas

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

Most-observed birds near Dallas

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

12,319 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

12,109 observations

Great Blue Heron

9,108 observations

7,941 observations

Eastern Bluebird

7,184 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

6,067 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

5,837 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

5,749 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

5,653 observations

Zenaida macroura

5,383 observations

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

5,174 observations · iNaturalist

Sayornis phoebe

5,031 observations

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

5,017 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

4,829 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

4,605 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,557 observations

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

4,448 observations · iNaturalist

Branta canadensis

4,287 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

4,173 observations

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

4,153 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

4,086 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

3,713 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

3,689 observations

Fulica americana

3,494 observations

Thryothorus ludovicianus

3,406 observations

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

3,401 observations

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus

3,135 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

3,110 observations

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

3,084 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

2,737 observations

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

2,707 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

2,696 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

2,690 observations

2,677 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

2,673 observations

2,670 observations

2,652 observations

Butorides virescens

2,637 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

2,487 observations

Mareca strepera

2,456 observations

Passer domesticus

2,443 observations

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

2,436 observations

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

2,388 observations

Charadrius vociferus

2,369 observations

Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

2,285 observations

2,260 observations

Coragyps atratus

2,234 observations

2,172 observations · iNaturalist

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

2,037 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

2,029 observations