Birds of Fort Worth, TX

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

175,830

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 175,830 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Fort Worth. The most frequently seen is the Northern Cardinal, with 12,156 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds near Fort Worth

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

12,156 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

9,323 observations

Great Blue Heron

6,869 observations

Eastern Bluebird

6,574 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

5,370 observations

5,363 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

5,253 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

5,147 observations

Zenaida macroura

5,108 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

5,045 observations

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

5,002 observations

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

4,298 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

4,285 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

4,151 observations

Sayornis phoebe

4,119 observations

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

4,118 observations

Turdus migratorius

3,684 observations

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

3,587 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

3,460 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

3,443 observations

Thryothorus ludovicianus

3,352 observations

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

3,278 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

3,191 observations

Branta canadensis

3,063 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

2,996 observations

Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

2,774 observations

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus

2,650 observations

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

2,598 observations

Coragyps atratus

2,586 observations

2,549 observations

Fulica americana

2,357 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

2,355 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

2,351 observations

Passer domesticus

2,256 observations

Thryomanes bewickii

2,199 observations

American Goldfinch

2,155 observations

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

2,136 observations

2,091 observations · iNaturalist

2,056 observations

Mareca strepera

1,997 observations

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

1,954 observations

Butorides virescens

1,894 observations

Eastern Screech-Owl

1,891 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,873 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

1,870 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

1,867 observations

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

1,858 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,769 observations

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

1,757 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,752 observations

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