Birds of Montana

Can you name all bird species that have been recorded in the state of Montana? Species are grouped by family and scientific name and review status are given as hints.

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Anatidae
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens
Ross's Goose	Anser rossii
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
Brant	Branta bernicla	Review Species
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor
Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinator
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa
Baikal Teal	Sibirionetta formosa	Review Species
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	Review Species
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors
Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope
American Wigeon	Mareca americana
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Mexican Duck	Anas diazi	Review Species
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria
Redhead	Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Review Species
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta deglandi
Stejneger's Scoter	Melanitta stejnegeri	Review Species
Black Scoter	Melanitta americana
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis

Odontophoridae
California Quail	Callipepla californica

Phasianidae
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus
Spruce Grouse	Canachites canadensis
Willow Ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus	Review Species
White-tailed Ptarmigan	Lagopus leucura
Greater Sage-Grouse	Centrocercus urophasianus
Dusky Grouse	Dendragapus obscurus
Sharp-tailed Grouse	Tympanuchus phasianellus
Greater Prairie-Chicken	Tympanuchus cupido	Review Species
Gray Partridge	Perdix perdix
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
Chukar	Alectoris chukar

Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis
Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis
Clark's Grebe	Aechmophorus clarkii

Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon	Patagioenas fasciata
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
Inca Dove	Columbina inca	Review Species
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura

Cuculidae
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Eastern/Mexican Whip-poor-will	Antrostomus vociferus/arizonae	Review Species

Apodidae
Black Swift	Cypseloides niger
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift	Chaetura vauxi
White-throated Swift	Aeronautes saxatalis

Trochilidae
Mexican Violetear	Colibri thalassinus	Review Species
Rivoli's Hummingbird	Eugenes fulgens	Review Species
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	Review Species
Black-chinned Hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri
Anna's Hummingbird	Calypte anna	Review Species
Costa's Hummingbird	Calypte costae	Review Species
Calliope Hummingbird	Selasphorus calliope
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird	Selasphorus platycercus

Rallidae
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola
Sora	Porzana carolina
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	Review Species
American Coot	Fulica americana
Yellow Rail	Coturnicops noveboracensis	Review Species

Gruidae
Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis
Whooping Crane	Grus americana

Recurvirostridae
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana

Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Review Species
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus
Mountain Plover	Anarhynchus montanus
Snowy Plover	Anarhynchus nivosus	Review Species

Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Black Turnstone	Arenaria melanocephala	Review Species
Red Knot	Calidris canutus
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Review Species
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	Review Species
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Review Species
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	Review Species
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	Review Species
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Willet	Tringa semipalmata
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Review Species
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius

Stercorariidae
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	Review Species
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Review Species

Alcidae
Long-billed Murrelet	Brachyramphus perdix	Review Species
Ancient Murrelet	Synthliboramphus antiquus	Review Species

Laridae
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Review Species
Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	Review Species
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	Review Species
Ross's Gull	Rhodostethia rosea	Review Species
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Review Species
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan
Heermann's Gull	Larus heermanni	Review Species
Short-billed Gull	Larus brachyrhynchus
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis
Western Gull	Larus occidentalis	Review Species
California Gull	Larus californicus
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Review Species
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Review Species
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri

Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica
Common Loon	Gavia immer
Yellow-billed Loon	Gavia adamsii	Review Species

Procellariidae
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Review Species

Ciconiidae
Wood Stork	Mycteria americana	Review Species

Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	Nannopterum auritum
Neotropic Cormorant	Nannopterum brasilianum	Review Species

Pelecanidae
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Ardeidae
Least Bittern	Botaurus exilis	Review Species
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	Review Species
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	Review Species
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Review Species
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Green Heron	Butorides virescens
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias

Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Review Species
White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi

Cathartidae
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	Review Species
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura

Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Review Species
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii
American Goshawk	Accipiter atricapillus
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis	Review Species
Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus	Review Species
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus
Ferruginous Hawk	Buteo regalis

Tytonidae
Barn Owl	Tyto furcata

Strigidae
Flammulated Owl	Psiloscops flammeolus
Western Screech-Owl	Megascops kennicottii
Eastern Screech-Owl	Megascops asio
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus
Northern Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula
Northern Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium gnoma
Burrowing Owl	Athene cunicularia
Barred Owl	Strix varia
Great Gray Owl	Strix nebulosa
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Boreal Owl	Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus

Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon

Picidae
Lewis's Woodpecker	Melanerpes lewis
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	Review Species
Williamson's Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Review Species
Red-naped Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus nuchalis
American Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides dorsalis
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus
Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus
White-headed Woodpecker	Dryobates albolarvatus	Review Species
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus

Falconidae
Crested Caracara	Caracara plancus	Review Species
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
Prairie Falcon	Falco mexicanus

Tyrannidae
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus cinerascens	Review Species
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	Review Species
Cassin's Kingbird	Tyrannus vociferans
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee	Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	Review Species
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	Review Species
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus
Hammond's Flycatcher	Empidonax hammondii
Gray Flycatcher	Empidonax wrightii
Dusky Flycatcher	Empidonax oberholseri
Western Flycatcher	Empidonax difficilis
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus	Review Species

Vireonidae
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus	Review Species
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii	Review Species
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Review Species
Cassin's Vireo	Vireo cassinii
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius	Review Species
Plumbeous Vireo	Vireo plumbeus
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	Review Species
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus

Laniidae
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus
Northern Shrike	Lanius borealis

Corvidae
Canada Jay	Perisoreus canadensis
Pinyon Jay	Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata
California Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma californica	Review Species
Clark's Nutcracker	Nucifraga columbiana
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven	Corvus corax

Paridae
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli
Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Poecile rufescens
Boreal Chickadee	Poecile hudsonicus

Alaudidae
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris

Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Purple Martin	Progne subis
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Regulidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Corthylio calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa

Bombycillidae
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum

Sittidae
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch	Sitta pygmaea

Certhiidae
Brown Creeper	Certhia americana

Polioptilidae
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea

Troglodytidae
Rock Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren	Catherpes mexicanus
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon
Pacific Wren	Troglodytes pacificus
Winter Wren	Troglodytes hiemalis	Review Species
Sedge Wren	Cistothorus stellaris	Review Species
Marsh Wren	Cistothorus palustris
Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	Review Species
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii	Review Species

Mimidae
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis
Curve-billed Thrasher	Toxostoma curvirostre	Review Species
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum
Sage Thrasher	Oreoscoptes montanus
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos

Sturnidae
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris

Cinclidae
American Dipper	Cinclus mexicanus

Turdidae
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis
Western Bluebird	Sialia mexicana
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides
Townsend's Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi
Veery	Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	Review Species
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Review Species
American Robin	Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius

Prunellidae
Siberian Accentor	Prunella montanella	Review Species

Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Review Species

Motacillidae
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit	Anthus spragueii

Fringillidae
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	Review Species
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch	Leucosticte tephrocotis
Black Rosy-Finch	Leucosticte atrata
House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus
Cassin's Finch	Haemorhous cassinii
Redpoll	Acanthis flammea
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria
American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis

Calcariidae
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur	Calcarius ornatus
Smith's Longspur	Calcarius pictus	Review Species
Thick-billed Longspur	Rhynchophanes mccownii
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis

Passerellidae
Cassin's Sparrow	Peucaea cassinii	Review Species
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum
Black-throated Sparrow	Amphispiza bilineata	Review Species
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla
Brewer's Sparrow	Spizella breweri
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla
Harris's Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis
Sagebrush Sparrow	Artemisiospiza nevadensis	Review Species
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus
LeConte's Sparrow	Ammospiza leconteii
Nelson's Sparrow	Ammospiza nelsoni
Baird's Sparrow	Centronyx bairdii
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana
Green-tailed Towhee	Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Review Species

Icteriidae
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens

Icteridae
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna	Review Species
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius
Hooded Oriole	Icterus cucullatus	Review Species
Bullock's Oriole	Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole	Icterus parisorum	Review Species
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	Review Species

Parulidae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Review Species
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera	Review Species
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	Review Species
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler	Leiothlypis virginiae	Review Species
Connecticut Warbler	Oporornis agilis	Review Species
MacGillivray's Warbler	Geothlypis tolmiei
Mourning Warbler	Geothlypis philadelphia
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa	Review Species
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	Review Species
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea	Review Species
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca	Review Species
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum
Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus	Review Species
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler	Setophaga dominica	Review Species
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor	Review Species
Black-throated Gray Warbler	Setophaga nigrescens
Townsend's Warbler	Setophaga townsendi
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	Review Species
Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla
Painted Redstart	Myioborus pictus	Review Species

Cardinalidae
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia	Cardinalis sinuatus	Review Species
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	Review Species
Lazuli Bunting	Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	Review Species
Dickcissel	Spiza americana