Birds of Mississippi

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

Most-observed birds in Mississippi

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

4,191 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

3,010 observations

2,954 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,851 observations

Eastern Bluebird

2,601 observations

Thryothorus ludovicianus

2,115 observations

Branta canadensis

2,030 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

1,799 observations

Zenaida macroura

1,753 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

1,723 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,713 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

1,695 observations

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

1,618 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

1,551 observations

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

1,534 observations · iNaturalist

Leucophaeus atricilla

1,499 observations · iNaturalist

Turdus migratorius

1,458 observations

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

1,446 observations · iNaturalist

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

1,389 observations

Cairina moschata

1,323 observations · iNaturalist

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

1,297 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,254 observations

Toxostoma rufum

1,250 observations

Passer domesticus

1,219 observations

Setophaga pinus

1,177 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

1,160 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

1,115 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1,098 observations

Pelecanus occidentalis

1,094 observations

Sayornis phoebe

1,089 observations

1,078 observations

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

1,046 observations

Eudocimus albus

1,014 observations

Pandion haliaetus

1,009 observations

984 observations

Butorides virescens

959 observations

Charadrius vociferus

946 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

921 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

915 observations

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

902 observations

885 observations

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

868 observations

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

833 observations

822 observations

819 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

817 observations

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

812 observations

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

788 observations

Anhinga anhinga

779 observations

Brown-headed Cowbird

778 observations