Birds of Houston, Texas

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

Most-observed birds near Houston

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

6,514 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

6,302 observations

5,753 observations

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

5,081 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

3,987 observations

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

3,793 observations · iNaturalist

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

3,726 observations

Great Blue Heron

3,720 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

3,599 observations

Cairina moschata

3,566 observations · iNaturalist

Eudocimus albus

3,490 observations

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

3,487 observations · iNaturalist

3,263 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

2,908 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

2,852 observations

Turdus migratorius

2,787 observations

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

2,753 observations

Eastern Bluebird

2,537 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

2,514 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

2,488 observations

Zenaida macroura

2,452 observations

Coragyps atratus

2,441 observations

Passer domesticus

2,404 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

2,347 observations

Neotropic Cormorant

Nannopterum brasilianum

2,163 observations · iNaturalist

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

2,039 observations · iNaturalist

Thryothorus ludovicianus

1,983 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,808 observations

1,769 observations · iNaturalist

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,722 observations

Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

1,532 observations

Sayornis phoebe

1,484 observations

Alopochen aegyptiaca

1,440 observations · iNaturalist

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

1,426 observations

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

1,407 observations

American Goldfinch

1,374 observations

1,371 observations

Butorides virescens

1,355 observations

Western Cattle-Egret

1,337 observations · iNaturalist

1,320 observations

Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

1,287 observations · iNaturalist

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

1,283 observations

Pandion haliaetus

1,282 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,274 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

1,233 observations

Roseate Spoonbill

1,223 observations

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

1,139 observations

Fulica americana

1,115 observations

Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

1,090 observations · iNaturalist

Aramus guarauna

1,046 observations