Birds of Louisiana

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

Most-observed birds in Louisiana

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

5,619 observations

5,229 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

4,327 observations

Great Blue Heron

3,570 observations

Eudocimus albus

3,389 observations

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

3,143 observations · iNaturalist

Anas platyrhynchos

2,921 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,803 observations

Leucophaeus atricilla

2,732 observations · iNaturalist

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

2,589 observations

Thryothorus ludovicianus

2,543 observations

Eastern Bluebird

2,516 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

2,385 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

2,371 observations

Passer domesticus

2,317 observations

Zenaida macroura

2,250 observations

Anhinga anhinga

2,106 observations

Branta canadensis

2,069 observations

Cairina moschata

2,065 observations · iNaturalist

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

2,065 observations

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

2,059 observations

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

2,028 observations · iNaturalist

1,941 observations

Pelecanus occidentalis

1,902 observations

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

1,795 observations

Turdus migratorius

1,729 observations

Butorides virescens

1,687 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

1,626 observations

Sayornis phoebe

1,545 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,522 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,516 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1,486 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

1,467 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

1,451 observations

Toxostoma rufum

1,444 observations

Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

1,442 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,417 observations

1,409 observations

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

1,391 observations

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

1,387 observations

1,326 observations

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

1,301 observations

1,273 observations

Pandion haliaetus

1,269 observations

Fulica americana

1,266 observations

Passerina cyanea

1,244 observations

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

1,233 observations

Setophaga pinus

1,231 observations

1,220 observations

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

1,167 observations