Arkansas

Birds in Arkansas

When the state's notable birds are present through the year, with arrival and departure timing.

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Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus

The complete Birds of Arkansas

A complete birding reference for the state — every notable species, when it's present, and how to find it.

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