Minnesota Breeding Bird Map List

This bird list includes 246 species found by MBS during the breeding season. See About the Bird List for an explanation of which species are included and descriptions of the fields. See Other Bird Resources for additional information on birds breeding in Minnesota.

To find the map for a particular species scroll through the list below

List with number of records per species per county (2014).

Common name	Scientific name	Rank	Habitat	Records
Ducks, Geese, & Swans
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis		wetland	730
Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinator	SPC	wetland	208
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa		wetland	618
Gadwall	Anas strepera		wetland	91
American Wigeon	Anas americana		wetland	27
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes	sgcn	wetland	31
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos		wetland	1174
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors		wetland	470
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata		wetland	85
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	sgcn	wetland	32
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca		wetland	78
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria		wetland	46
Redhead	Aythya americana		wetland	112
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris		wetland	290
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	sgcn	wetland	13
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola		wetland	2
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula		wetland	118
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus		wetland	180
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser		wetland	48
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator		wetland	1
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis		wetland	134
New World Quail
Northern Bobwhite	Colinus virginianus		fragmented	2
Partridge, Grouse, & Turkeys
Gray Partridge	Perdix perdix		open upland	28
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus		open upland	813
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus		deciduous forest	304
Spruce Grouse	Falcipennis canadensis	sgcn	coniferous forest	17
Sharp-tailed Grouse	Tympanuchus phasianellus	sgcn	open upland	55
Greater Prairie-Chicken	Tympanuchus cupido	SPC	open upland	60
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo		deciduous forest	120
Loons
Common Loon	Gavia immer	sgcn	wetland	655
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps		wetland	357
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	END	wetland	3
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	sgcn	wetland	130
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	sgcn	wetland	20
Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis	sgcn	wetland	48
Clark's Grebe	Aechmophorus clarkii		wetland	1
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus		wetland	231
Pelicans
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	SPC	wetland	297
Herons & Bitterns
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	sgcn	wetland	353
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	sgcn	wetland	68
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias		wetland	657
Great Egret	Ardea alba		wetland	183
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula		wetland	2
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea		wetland	1
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis		open upland	9
Green Heron	Butorides virescens		wetland	188
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	sgcn	wetland	78
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea		wetland	1
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura		fragmented	214
Osprey
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus		wetland	79
Hawks & Eagles
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	sgcn	wetland	188
Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus	sgcn	wetland	473
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus		coniferous forest	20
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii		deciduous forest	90
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	SPC	coniferous forest	13
Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus	SPC	deciduous forest	334
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus		mixed forest	233
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	sgcn	open upland	86
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis		fragmented	506
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots
Yellow Rail	Coturnicops noveboracensis	SPC	wetland	155
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	sgcn	wetland	145
Sora	Porzana carolina		wetland	408
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	SPC	wetland	15
American Coot	Fulica americana		wetland	189
Cranes
Sandhill Crane	Grus canadensis	sgcn	wetland	633
Plovers
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus		open upland	799
Sandpipers & Phalaropes
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius		wetland	103
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria		coniferous forest	1
Willet	Tringa semipalmata		wetland	2
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	sgcn	open upland	545
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	SPC	open upland	286
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata		wetland	687
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	sgcn	deciduous forest	89
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	THR	wetland	69
Gulls & Terns
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	SPC	wetland	104
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis		wetland	148
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus		wetland	66
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	sgcn	wetland	475
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	THR	wetland	15
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri	SPC	wetland	100
Pigeons & Doves
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia		fragmented	143
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto		fragmented	7
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura		fragmented	1805
Cuckoos
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus		deciduous forest	167
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	sgcn	fragmented	514
Typical Owls
Eastern Screech-Owl	Megascops asio		deciduous forest	2
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus		fragmented	73
Northern Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula		coniferous forest	3
Barred Owl	Strix varia		deciduous forest	73
Great Gray Owl	Strix nebulosa		coniferous forest	15
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus		mixed forest	1
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	SPC	wetland	20
Boreal Owl	Aegolius funereus	SPC	coniferous forest	1
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus		coniferous forest	16
Nightjars
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	sgcn	fragmented	84
Eastern Whip-poor-will	Antrostomus vociferus	sgcn	mixed forest	67
Swifts
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica		fragmented	168
Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris		deciduous forest	276
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon		wetland	290
Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	sgcn	fragmented	320
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus		deciduous forest	494
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	sgcn	mixed forest	1165
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens		deciduous forest	699
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus		mixed forest	747
American Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides dorsalis		coniferous forest	5
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	sgcn	coniferous forest	139
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus		mixed forest	1014
Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus		mixed forest	772
Falcons
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius		open upland	279
Merlin	Falco columbarius		coniferous forest	49
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	SPC	fragmented	5
Tyrant Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	sgcn	coniferous forest	145
Western Wood-Pewee	Contopus sordidulus		mixed forest	1
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	sgcn	mixed forest	1932
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris		coniferous forest	635
Acadian Flycatcher	Empidonax virescens	SPC	deciduous forest	54
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum		fragmented	1314
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	sgcn	fragmented	438
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	sgcn	mixed forest	1627
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe		fragmented	300
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus		deciduous forest	1866
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis		open upland	112
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus		open upland	1086
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	END	open upland	33
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus		fragmented	1
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii	SPC	fragmented	12
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons		deciduous forest	924
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius		coniferous forest	355
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus		deciduous forest	744
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	sgcn	mixed forest	19
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus		mixed forest	4253
Jays & Crows
Gray Jay	Perisoreus canadensis		coniferous forest	369
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata		mixed forest	2493
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia		fragmented	195
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos		fragmented	2599
Common Raven	Corvus corax		mixed forest	555
Larks
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris		open upland	178
Swallows
Purple Martin	Progne subis	SPC	fragmented	101
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor		fragmented	1242
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	sgcn	fragmented	197
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia		open upland	277
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota		fragmented	382
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica		open upland	889
Chickadees & Titmice
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus		fragmented	1502
Boreal Chickadee	Poecile hudsonicus	sgcn	coniferous forest	74
Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor		deciduous forest	16
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis		coniferous forest	808
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis		deciduous forest	961
Creepers
Brown Creeper	Certhia americana		mixed forest	250
Wrens
Rock Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus		open upland	1
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon		deciduous forest	1600
Winter Wren	Troglodytes hiemalis	sgcn	coniferous forest	714
Sedge Wren	Cistothorus platensis	sgcn	wetland	1983
Marsh Wren	Cistothorus palustris	sgcn	wetland	893
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea		deciduous forest	362
Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa		coniferous forest	350
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula		coniferous forest	341
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis		fragmented	371
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides		open upland	1
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	sgcn	mixed forest	2277
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus		coniferous forest	362
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus		coniferous forest	1178
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	sgcn	deciduous forest	422
American Robin	Turdus migratorius		fragmented	2466
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis		fragmented	1430
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	sgcn	fragmented	416
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos		fragmented	1
Starlings
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris		fragmented	396
Pipits
Sprague's Pipit	Anthus spragueii	END	open upland	3
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum		deciduous forest	928
Longspurs
Chestnut-collared Longspur	Calcarius ornatus	END	open upland	3
New World Warblers
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	sgcn	deciduous forest	3409
Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	SPC	deciduous forest	83
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis		coniferous forest	328
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	sgcn	coniferous forest	547
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera	sgcn	deciduous forest	107
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia		coniferous forest	967
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	sgcn	deciduous forest	56
Tennessee Warbler	Oreothlypis peregrina		coniferous forest	163
Nashville Warbler	Oreothlypis ruficapilla		coniferous forest	2078
Connecticut Warbler	Oporornis agilis	sgcn	coniferous forest	248
Mourning Warbler	Geothlypis philadelphia		deciduous forest	744
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa		deciduous forest	2
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas		fragmented	4616
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	SPC	deciduous forest	4
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla		deciduous forest	1522
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	sgcn	coniferous forest	155
Cerulean Warbler	Setophaga cerulea	SPC	deciduous forest	138
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana		coniferous forest	524
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia		coniferous forest	619
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea	sgcn	coniferous forest	16
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca		coniferous forest	526
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia		fragmented	1979
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica		deciduous forest	1290
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	sgcn	coniferous forest	288
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum		coniferous forest	249
Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus		coniferous forest	477
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata		coniferous forest	650
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens		coniferous forest	881
Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis	sgcn	coniferous forest	447
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla		coniferous forest	34
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens		open upland	1
Towhees & Sparrows
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus		mixed forest	280
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina		coniferous forest	973
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida		open upland	1562
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	sgcn	open upland	570
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus		open upland	490
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	SPC	open upland	61
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys		open upland	4
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis		open upland	1465
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	sgcn	open upland	529
Baird's Sparrow	Ammodramus bairdii	END	open upland	1
Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	END	open upland	80
Le Conte's Sparrow	Ammodramus leconteii	sgcn	wetland	464
Nelson's Sparrow	Ammodramus nelsoni	SPC	wetland	115
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia		fragmented	3228
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii		coniferous forest	316
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana	sgcn	wetland	2249
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	sgcn	coniferous forest	1805
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis		coniferous forest	100
Tanagers, Cardinals, & Grosbeaks
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra		deciduous forest	2
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea		deciduous forest	1149
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis		deciduous forest	605
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	sgcn	deciduous forest	1849
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea		framented	69
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea		deciduous forest	913
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	sgcn	open upland	575
New World Blackbirds & Orioles
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	sgcn	open upland	1653
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus		fragmented	3426
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna		open upland	256
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta		open upland	931
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	sgcn	wetland	861
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus		open upland	284
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula		fragmented	1161
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus		wetland	22
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater		fragmented	2142
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius		fragmented	320
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula		deciduous forest	1066
Finches
House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus		fragmented	65
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus		coniferous forest	438
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra		coniferous forest	33
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera		coniferous forest	61
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus		coniferous forest	53
American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis		fragmented	2303
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus		coniferous forest	114
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus		fragmented	134