Tennessee

Birds in Tennessee

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

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Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum

The complete Birds of Tennessee

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

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