Birds of Idaho

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

Most-observed birds in Idaho

Anas platyrhynchos

6,099 observations

Branta canadensis

5,469 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

4,983 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,624 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

3,514 observations

Black-billed Magpie

3,083 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,791 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,442 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,415 observations

Pandion haliaetus

2,256 observations

Melospiza melodia

2,126 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

2,091 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

2,080 observations

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

1,981 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

1,932 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

1,868 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

1,818 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

1,804 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

1,784 observations

Cygnus buccinator

1,782 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,741 observations

Fulica americana

1,732 observations

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

1,628 observations

Passer domesticus

1,606 observations

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

1,605 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

1,540 observations

Antigone canadensis

1,357 observations

California Quail

Callipepla californica

1,355 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,355 observations

1,353 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

1,279 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

1,251 observations

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

1,233 observations

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

1,230 observations

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

1,210 observations

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

1,189 observations

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

1,178 observations

Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

1,163 observations

1,155 observations

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

1,138 observations

1,112 observations · iNaturalist

Zenaida macroura

1,100 observations

American Goldfinch

1,095 observations

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

1,091 observations

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

1,065 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,041 observations

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

1,020 observations

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

997 observations

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

971 observations

964 observations