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Partial List of Birds of the Northern Rockies and Plains of Montana
Sorted by Scientific Name

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• Accipiter cooperii -Coopers hawk (adult)
• Accipiter cooperii -Coopers hawk (juvenile)
• Accipiter gentilis -Northern goshawk (juvenile)*
• Accipiter striatus -Sharp-shinned hawk (adult)*
• Accipiter striatus -Sharp-shinned hawk (juvenile)
• Actitis macularia -Spotted sandpiper*
• Aechmophorus occidentalis -Western grebe*
• Agelaius phoeniceus -Red-winged blackbird (female)
• Agelaius phoeniceus -Red-winged blackbird (male)*
• Ammodramus savannarum -Grasshopper sparrow*
• Anas acuta -Northern pintail (female)
• Anas acuta -Northern pintail (male)*
• Anas clypeata -Northern shoveler (female)*
• Anas clypeata -Northern shoveler (male)*
• Anas cyanoptera -Cinnamon teal (female)
• Anas cyanoptera -Cinnamon teal (male)*
• Anas discors -Blue-winged teal (female)*
• Anas discors -Blue-winged teal (male)*
• Anas discors -Blue-winged teal (male)*
• Anas platyrhynchos -Mallard (female)*
• Anas platyrhynchos -Mallard (male)*
• Anas strepera -Gadwall (female)*
• Anas strepera -Gadwall (male)
• Aquila chrysaetos -Golden eagle*
• Archilochus alexandri -Black-chinned hummingbird (female)
• Archilochus alexandri -Black-chinned hummingbird (male)*
• Ardea herodias -Great blue heron*
• Asio flammeus -Short-eared owl*
• Aythya americana -Redhead (female)*
• Aythya americana -Redhead (male)*
• Bombycilla cedorum -Cedar waxwing*
• Bombycilla garrulus -Bohemian waxwing*
• Bonasa umbellus -Ruffed grouse (female)*
• Bonasa umbellus -Ruffed grouse (male)*
• Botaurus lentiginosus -American bittern
• Branta canadensis -Canada goose*
• Bubo virginianus -Great horned owl*
• Bucephala clangula -Common goldeneye (female)*
• Bucephala clangula -Common goldeneye (male)*
• Buteo jamaicensis -Red-tailed hawk*
• Buteo lagopus -Rough-legged hawk*
• Buteo regalis -Ferruginous hawk*
• Calamospiza melanocorys -Lark bunting (female)
• Calamospiza melanocorys -Lark bunting (male)*
• Calcarius ornatus -Chestnut-collared longspur (male)*
• Calidris mauri -Western sandpiper
• Calidris minutilla -Least sandpiper*
• Carduelis pinus -Pine siskin*
• Carduelis tristis -American goldfinch (female)*
• Carduelis tristis -American goldfinch (male)*
• Carpodacus cassinii -Cassin's finch (female)*
• Carpodacus cassinii -Cassin's finch (male)*
• Carpodacus mexicanus -House finch (female)*
• Carpodacus mexicanus -House finch (male)*
• Cathartes aura -Turkey vulture*
• Catharus fuscescens -Veery*
• Catharus guttatus -Hermit thrush
• Catharus ustulatus -Swainson's thrush*
• Centrocercus urophasianus -Greater sage grouse (female)*
• Centrocercus urophasianus -Greater sage grouse (male)*
• Certhia americana -Brown creeper*
• Ceryle alcyon -Belted kingfisher (female)*
• Ceryle alcyon -Belted kingfisher (male)
• Charadrius vociferus -Killdeer*
• Chondestes grammacus -Lark sparrow*
• Chordeiles minor -Common nighthawk*
• Cinclus mexicanus -American Dipper*
• Circus cyaneus -Northern harrier (female)
• Circus cyaneus -Northern harrier (male)*
• Cistothorus palustris -Marsh wren*
• Coccothraustes vespertinus -Evening grosbeak (female)*
• Coccothraustes vespertinus -Evening grosbeak (male)*
• Colaptes auratus -Northern flicker (red-shafted) (female)*
• Colaptes auratus -Northern flicker (red-shafted) (male)*
• Columba livia -Rock pigeons
• Contopus sordidulus -Western wood-pewee*
• Corvus corax -Common raven*
• Cyanocitta cristata -Blue jay*
• Cyanocitta stelleri -Stellar's jay*
• Cygnus columbianus -Trumpeter swan*
• Dendragapas obscurus -Dusky grouse (female)*
• Dendragapas obscurus -Dusky grouse (male)
• Dendroica coronata -Yellow-rumped warbler (Audubon's) (female)*
• Dendroica coronata -Yellow-rumped warbler (Audubon's) (male)*
• Dendroica coronata -Yellow-rumped warbler (Myrtle) (female)
• Dendroica coronata -Yellow-rumped warbler (Myrtle) (male)*
• Dendroica petechia -Yellow warbler (female)
• Dendroica petechia -Yellow warbler (male)
• Dendroica townsendi -Townsend's warbler (female)
• Dendroica townsendi -Townsend's warbler (male)
• Dolichonyx oryzivorus -Bobolink (female)
• Dolichonyx oryzivorus -Bobolink (male)*
• Dryocopus pileatus -Pileated woodpecker (female)
• Dryocopus pileatus -Pileated woodpecker (male)*
• Dumetella carolinensis -Gray catbird*
• Empidonax occidentalis -Cordilleran flycatcher*
• Empidonax traillii -Willow flycatcher*
• Eremophila alpestris -Horned lark*
• Euphagus cyanocephalus -Brewer's blackbird (female)*
• Euphagus cyanocephalus -Brewer's blackbird (male)*
• Falcipennis canadensis -Franklin's spruce grouse (female)
• Falcipennis canadensis -Franklin's spruce grouse (male)*
• Falco mexicanus -Prairie falcon
• Falco sparverius -American kestral (female)
• Falco sparverius -American kestral (male)*
• Falco sparverius -American kestral (male)*
• Fulica americana -American coot*
• Gallinago delicata -Wilson's snipe*
• Gavia immer -Common loon*
• Geothlypis trichas -Common yellowthroat (female)
• Geothlypis trichas -Common yellowthroat (male)*
• Glaucidium gnoma -Northern pygmy owl*
• Grus canadensis -Sandhill crane*
• Haliaeetus leucocephalus -Bald eagle*
• Himantopus mexicanus -Black-necked stilt*
• Hirundo pyrrhonota -Cliff swallow*
• Hirundo rustica -Barn swallow*
• Icterus bullockii -Bullock's oriole (female)*
• Icterus bullockii -Bullock's oriole (male)
• Ixoreus naevius -Varied thrush (female)
• Ixoreus naevius -Varied thrush (male)*
• Junco hyemalis -Dark-eyed junco*
• Lanius excubitor -Northern shrike
• Larus delawarensis -Ring-billed gull
• Limosa fedoa -Marbled godwit*
• Lophodytes cucullatus -Hooded merganser (female)*
• Lophodytes cucullatus -Hooded merganser (male)*
• Loxia curvirostra -Red crossbill (female)*
• Loxia curvirostra -Red crossbill (male)*
• Maleagris gallopavo -Wild turkey (female)*
• Maleagris gallopavo -Wild turkey (male)*
• Megascops kennicottii -Western screech owl
• Melanerpes lewis -Lewis' woodpecker
• Melospiza lincolnii -Lincoln's sparrow*
• Melospiza melodia -Song sparrow*
• Mergus merganser -Common merganser (female)*
• Mergus merganser -Common merganser (male)*
• Molothrus ater -Brown-headed cowbird (female)*
• Molothrus ater -Brown-headed cowbird (male)
• Myadestes townsendi -Townsend's solitaire*
• Nucifraga columbiana -Clark's nutcracker*
• Numenius americanus -Long-billed curlew*
• Oporornis tolmiei -MacGillivray's warbler (female)
• Oporornis tolmiei -MacGillivray's warbler (male)
• Oxyura jamaicensis -Ruddy duck (male)*
• Pandion haliaetus -Osprey*
• Passer domesticus -House sparrow (female)
• Passer domesticus -House sparrow (male)
• Passerculus sandwichensis -Savannah sparrow*
• Passerina amoena -Lazuli bunting (female)*
• Passerina amoena -Lazuli bunting (male)*
• Pelecanus erythrorhynchos -American white pelican*
• Perisoreus canadensis -Gray jay*
• Phalacrocorax auritus -Double crested cormorant*
• Phasianus colchicus -Ring-necked pheasant (female)*
• Phasianus colchicus -Ring-necked pheasant (male)*
• Pheucticus melanocephalus -Black-headed grosbeak (female)*
• Pheucticus melanocephalus -Black-headed grosbeak (male)*
• Pica pica -Black-billed magpie*
• Picoides pubescens -Downy woodpecker (female)*
• Picoides pubescens -Downy woodpecker (male)*
• Picoides villosus -Hairy woodpecker (female)*
• Picoides villosus -Hairy woodpecker (male)*
• Pipilo maculatus -Spotted towhee*
• Piranga ludoviciana -Western tanager (female)*
• Piranga ludoviciana -Western tanager (male)*
• Podilymbus podiceps -Pied-billed grebe*
• Poecile atricapillus -Black-capped chickadee*
• Poecile gambeli -Mountain chickadee*
• Pooecetes gramineus -Vesper sparrow*
• Recurvirostrata americana -American avocet*
• Regulus calendula -Ruby-crowned kinglet*
• Riparia riparia -Bank swallow
• Salpinctes obsoletus -Rock wren*
• Selasphorus rufus -Rufous hummingbird (female)*
• Selasphorus rufus -Rufous hummingbird (male)*
• Setophaga ruticilla -American redstart (female)*
• Setophaga ruticilla -American redstart (male)*
• Sialia currucoides -Mountain bluebird (female)*
• Sialia currucoides -Mountain bluebird (male)*
• Sialia mexicana -Western bluebird (female)*
• Sialia mexicana -Western bluebird (male)*
• Sitta canadensis -Red breasted nuthatch*
• Sitta carolinensis -White-breasted nuthatch*
• Sitta pygmaea -Pygmy nuthatch*
• Sphyrapicus nuchalis -Red naped sapsucker (female)
• Sphyrapicus nuchalis -Red naped sapsucker (male)*
• Spizella breweri -Brewer's sparrow*
• Spizella passerina -Chipping sparrow*
• Stelgidopteryx serripennis -Northern rough-winged swallow
• Stellula calliope -Calliope hummingbird (female)*
• Stellula calliope -Calliope hummingbird (male)*
• Streptopelia decaocto -Eurasian collared dove*
• Strix nebulosa -Great gray owl*
• Strix varia -Barred owl*
• Sturnella neglecta -Western meadowlark*
• Sturnus vulgaris -European starling
• Tachycineta bicolor -Tree swallow*
• Tachycineta thalassina -Violet-green swallow
• Tringa melanoleuca -Greater yellowlegs*
• Troglodytes aedon -House wren*
• Troglodytes troglodytes -Winter wren
• Turdus migratorius -American robin (female)*
• Turdus migratorius -American robin (male)*
• Tyrannus tyrannus -Eastern kingbird*
• Tyrannus verticalis -Western kingbird*
• Vermivora celata -Orange-crowned warbler
• Vermivora ruficapilla -Nashville warbler (female)
• Vermivora ruficapilla -Nashville warbler (male)
• Vireo gilvus -Warbling vireo*
• Vireo olivaceus -Red-eyed vireo*
• Wilsonia pusilla -Wilson's warbler*
• Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus -Yellow-headed blackbird (female)*
• Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus -Yellow-headed blackbird (male)*
• Zenaida macroura -Mourning dove*
• Zonotrichia leucophris -White-crowned sparrow (adult)*
• Zonotrichia leucophris -White-crowned sparrow (juvenile)*

*Species page has photo(s).