Birds of Oklahoma

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

117,043

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 117,043 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Oklahoma. The most frequently seen is the Northern Cardinal, with 6,180 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds in Oklahoma

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

6,180 observations

Branta canadensis

5,359 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

5,188 observations

Great Blue Heron

4,665 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,430 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

3,502 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

3,463 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

3,447 observations

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

3,360 observations

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus

3,043 observations

Passer domesticus

2,924 observations

Zenaida macroura

2,815 observations

2,708 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

2,670 observations

Charadrius vociferus

2,554 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

2,444 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

2,380 observations

2,365 observations

Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

2,353 observations

Eastern Bluebird

2,349 observations

Sayornis phoebe

2,286 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

2,129 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

2,129 observations

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

2,122 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

2,099 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

2,070 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

2,014 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,894 observations

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

1,823 observations

Fulica americana

1,803 observations

American Goldfinch

1,714 observations

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

1,713 observations

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

1,713 observations

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

1,543 observations

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

1,543 observations

Brown-headed Cowbird

1,461 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

1,455 observations

Chondestes grammacus

1,421 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

1,419 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1,417 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,393 observations

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

1,386 observations

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

1,351 observations

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

1,350 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

1,321 observations

Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

1,314 observations

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

1,282 observations

Thryothorus ludovicianus

1,272 observations

1,219 observations

Passerina cyanea

1,188 observations

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