Badlands National Park - Birds

Badlands National Park by US-Parks

215 species of birds have been recorded in the park.

* Denotes this species nests in the park.

Abundance is based on summer bird counts. Go to: Grebes Pelicans Cormorants Herons Waterfowl Owls Goatsuckers Swifts Hummingbirds Kingfishers Woodpeckers Vultures - Eagles - Hawks - Falcons Gallinaceous Birds Rails - Coots - Cranes Shorebirds Gulls - Terns Pigeons - Doves Cuckoos Flycatchers Larks Swallows Jays - Crows - Magpies Chickadees Nuthatches Creepers Wrens Kinglets Bluebirds - Thrushes Mimic Thrushes Pipits Waxwings Shrikes Starling Vireos Warblers Tanagers Grosbeaks - Buntings Meadowlarks - Blackbirds - Orioles Finches Old World Sparrows Grebes Common Name Visibility Pied-billed Grebe* Common Horned Grebe Rare Eared Grebe Uncommon Western Grebe Rare Pelicans and Cormorants Common Name Visibility American White Pelican Occasional Double-crested Cormorant Occasional Herons Common Name Visibility American Bittern Rare Great Blue Heron Common Snowy Egret Rare Black-crowned Night-Heron Rare Waterfowl Common Name Visibility Tundra Swan Rare Trumpeter Swan Rare Snow Goose Uncommon Canada Goose Common Wood Duck Rare Green-winged Teal* Common Mallard* Common Northern Pintail* Common Blue-winged Teal* Common Cinnamon Teal Rare Northern Shoveler* Uncommon Gadwall* Common American Wigeon* Uncommon Canvasback Rare Redhead Common Ring-necked Duck Uncommon Lesser Scaup Uncommon Common Goldeneye Uncommon Bufflehead Uncommon Common Merganser Common Ruddy Duck Uncommon Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, and Falcons Common Name Visibility Turkey Vulture* Common Bald Eagle Uncommon Northern Harrier* Common Sharp-shinned Hawk Uncommon Cooper's Hawk Uncommon Northern Goshawk Rare Broad-winged Hawk Rare Swainson's Hawk* Common Red-tailed Hawk* Common Ferruginous Hawk* Common Rough-legged Hawk Common Golden Eagle* Uncommon American Kestrel* Common Merlin Uncommon Peregrine Falcon Rare Prairie Falcon* Uncommon Gallinaceous Birds Common Name Visibility Gray partridge Rare Ring-necked Pheasant Uncommon Sharp-tailed Grouse* Common Wild Turkey Uncommon Rails, Coots, and Cranes Common Name Visibility Virginia Rail Uncommon Sora* Common American Coot* Common Whooping Crane Occasional Sandhill Crane Abundant Shorebirds Common Name Visibility Killdeer* Common American Avocet Uncommon Greater Yellowlegs Uncommon Lesser Yellowlegs Common Solitary Sandpiper Uncommon Upland Sandpiper* Common Long-billed Curlew* Uncommon Sanderling Rare Semipalmated Sandpiper Uncommon Least Sandpiper Uncommon Baird's Sandpiper Common Pectoral Sandpiper Uncommon Stilt Sandpiper Uncommon Buff-breasted Sandpiper Rare Short-billed Dowitcher Rare Long-billed Dowitcher Uncommon Common Snipe Uncommon Wilson's Phalarope* Common Red-necked Phararope Uncommon Gulls and Terns Common Name Visibility Franklin's Gull Rare Ring-billed Gull Uncommon California Gull Rare Common Tern Rare Forster's Tern Uncommon Black Tern Uncommon Pigeons and Doves Common Name Visibility Rock Dove* Common Mourning Dove* Abundant Cuckoos Common Name Visibility Black-billed Cuckoo Rare Yellow-billed Cuckoo Rare Owls Common Name Visibility Barn Owl Rare Eastern Screen-Owl Uncommon Great Horned Owl Common Snowy Owl Occasional Burrowing Owl* Common Long-eared Owl* Uncommon Short-eared Owl* Uncommon Goatsuckers Common Name Visibility Common Nighthawk* Common Common Poorwill Rare Swifts Common Name Visibility White-throated Swift* Common Hummingbirds Common Name Visibility Ruby-throated Hummingbird Rare Kingfishers Common Name Visibility Belted Kingfisher Rare Woodpeckers Common Name Visibility Red-headed Woodpecker* Uncommon Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Accidental Downy Woodpecker* Uncommon Hairy Woodpecker* Uncommon Northern Flicker* Common Flycatchers Common Name Visibility Olive-sided Flycatcher Accidental Western Wood Pewee Rare Willow Flycatcher Rare Least Flycatcher Uncommon Eastern Phoebe Rare Say's Phoebe* Common Great Crested Flycatcher* Rare Western Kingbird* Common Ruby-throated Hummingbird Rare Larks Common Name Visibility Horned Lark* Abundant Swallows Common Name Visibility Tree Swallow Rare Violet-green Swallow Rare Northern Rough-winged Swallow* Uncommon Bank Swallow Rare Cliff Swallow* Abundant Barn Swallow* Abundant Jays, Crows, and Magpies Common Name Visibility Blue Jay* Rare Black-billed Magpie* Abundant American Crow* Uncommon Chickadees Common Name Visibility Black-capped Chickadee* Common Nuthatches Common Name Visibility Red-breasted Nuthatch Common White-breasted Nuthatch Uncommon Creepers Common Name Visibility Brown Creeper Uncommon Wrens Common Name Visibility Rock Wren* Common Canyon Wren Accidental House Wren* Common Winter Wren Accidental Kinglets Common Name Visibility Golden-crowned Kinglet Uncommon Rubby-crowned Kinglet Uncommon Bluebirds and Thrushes Common Name Visibility Eastern Bluebird Uncommon Mountain Bluebird* Common Townsend's Solitaire Uncommon Gray-cheeked Thrush Rare Swainson's Thrush Common Hermit Thrush Rare American Robin* Common Mimic Thrushes Common Name Visibility Gray Catbird Rare Northern Mockingbird Rare Brown Thrasher* Uncommon Pipits Common Name Visibility American Pipit Uncommon Sprague's Pipit Rare Waxwings Common Name Visibility Bohemian Waxwing Rare Cedar Waxwing Uncommon Shrikes Common Name Visibility Northern Shrike Uncommon Loggerhead Shrike* Common Starling Common Name Visibility European Starling* Uncommon Vireos Common Name Visibility Bell's Vireo* Uncommon Warbling Vireo Uncommon Red-eyed Vireo* Uncommon Warblers Common Name Visibility Golden-winged Warbler Accidental Tennessee Warbler Rare Orange-crowned Warbler Common Northern Parula Accidental Yellow Warbler* Common Magnolia Warbler Accidental Yellow-rumped Warbler Common Pine Warbler Accidental Palm Warbler Accidental Blackpoll Warbler Rare Black-and-white Warbler Rare American Redstart Common Ovenbird Rare Northern Waterthrush Uncommon Common Yellowthroat Common Wilson's Warbler Uncommon Yellow-breasted Chat* Common Tanagers Common Name Visibility Western Tanager Rare Grosbeaks and Buntings Common Name Visibility Rose-breasted Grosbeak Rare Black-headed Grosbeak* Uncommon Blue Grosbeak* Uncommon Lazuli Bunting Uncommon Indigo Bunging Rare Dickcissel Occasional Rufous-sided Towhee Common American Tree Sparrow Abundant Chipping Sparrow* Uncommon Clay-colored Sparrow Common Brewer's Sparrow Rare Field Sparrow* Uncommon Vesper Sparrow Rare Lark Sparrow* Common Lark Bunting* Abundant Savannah Sparrow Common Grasshopper Sparrow* Abundant Fox Sparrow Rare Song Sparrow Uncommon Lincoln's Sparrow Uncommon White-throated Sparrow Uncommon White-crowned Sparrow Common Harris' Sparrow Rare Dark-eyed Junco Common Lapland Longspur Common Chestnut-collared Longspur Rare Snow Bunting Occasional Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, and Orioles Common Name Visibility Bobolink Rare Red-winged Blackbird* Abundant Western Meadowlark* Abundant Yellow-headed Blackbird* Common Rusty Blackbird Rare Brewer's Blackbird Rare Common Grackle* Common Brown-headed Cowbird* Common Orchard Oriole* Common Northern Oriole* Uncommon Finches Common Name Visibility Rosy Finch Occasional House Finch Rare Red Crossbill Occasional Common Redpoll Occasional Pine Siskin Uncommon Lesser Goldfinch Accidental American Goldfinch* Common Evening Grosbeak Accidental Old World Sparrows Common Name Visibility House Sparrow* Common

* Denotes this species nests in the park.