Birds of Oklahoma: The Official State Checklist
Last checked November 3, 2026 against official sources.
University of Oklahoma: This bird list, compiled by Gary D. Schnell, includes species for which there are a number of Oklahoma records and is based primarily on the Date Guide to the Occurrences of Birds in Oklahoma, 4th edition (Oklahoma Bird Records Committee, 2004, Oklahoma Ornithological Society, Tulsa).
This page lists 378 birds: 369 from University of Oklahoma's Checklist of Oklahoma Birds, plus ODWC Field Guide bird accounts and 9 named in other official sources.
All 378 birds on the list
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- American Avocet
- American Bittern
- American Black Duck
- American Coot
- American Crow
- American Golden-Plover
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Pipit
- American Redstart
- American Robin
- American Tree Sparrow
- American White Pelican
- American Wigeon
- American Woodcock
- Anhinga
- Ash-throated Flycatcher
- Bachman’s Sparrow
- Baird’s Sandpiper
- Bald Eagle
- Baltimore Oriole
- Bank Swallow
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Barred Owl
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Bell’s Vireo
- Belted Kingfisher
- Bewick’s Wren
- Black Tern
- Black Vulture
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Black-bellied Plover
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Black-billed Cuckoo
- Black-billed Magpie
- Black-capped Vireo
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Black-crested Titmouse
- Black-crowned Night-Heron
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Black-necked Stilt
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Black-throated Sparrow
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Blue-winged Teal
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Bobolink
- Bonaparte’s Gull
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Brewer’s Sparrow
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Brown Creeper
- Brown Thrasher
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Brown-headed Nuthatch
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Bufflehead
- Bullock’s Oriole
- Burrowing Owl
- Bushtit
- Cackling Goose
- California Gull
- Canada Goose
- Canada Warbler
- Canvasback
- Canvasback Duck
- Canyon Towhee
- Canyon Wren
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Caspian Tern
- Cassin’s Finch
- Cassin’s Kingbird
- Cassin’s Sparrow
- Cattle Egret
- Cedar Waxwing
- Cerulean Warbler
- Chestnut-collared Longspur
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Chihuahuan Raven
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Chuck-will’s-widow
- Cinnamon Teal
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Cliff Swallow
- Common Goldeneye
- Common Grackle
- Common Loon
- Common Merganser
- Common Moorhen
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Poorwill
- Common Raven
- Common Tern
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Curve-billed Thrasher
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Dickcissel
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Dunlin
- Dusky Flycatcher
- Eared Grebe
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eastern Screech Owl
- Eastern Screech-Owl
- Eastern Towhee
- Eastern Turkey
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- European Starling
- Evening Grosbeak
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Field Sparrow
- Fish Crow
- Forster’s Tern
- Fox Sparrow
- Franklin’s Gull
- Gadwall
- Glaucous Gull
- Golden Eagle
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Gray Catbird
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Greater Prairie-Chicken
- Greater Roadrunner
- Greater Scaup
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Green Heron
- Green-tailed Towhee
- Green-winged Teal
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Hammond’s Flycatcher
- Harris’s Hawk
- Harris’s Sparrow
- Henslow’s Sparrow
- Hermit Thrush
- Herring Gull
- Hooded Merganser
- Hooded Warbler
- Horned Grebe
- Horned Lark
- House Finch
- House Sparrow
- House Wren
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Inca Dove
- Indigo Bunting
- Interior Least Tern
- Juniper Titmouse
- Kentucky Warbler
- Killdeer
- King Rail
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker
- Lapland Longspur
- Lark Bunting
- Lark Sparrow
- Laughing Gull
- Lazuli Bunting
- Least Bittern
- Least Flycatcher
- Least Sandpiper
- Least Tern
- LeConte’s Sparrow
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Goldfinch
- Lesser Prairie-Chicken
- Lesser Scaup
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Lewis’s Woodpecker
- Lincoln’s Sparrow
- Little Blue Heron
- Little Gull
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Long-billed Curlew
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Long-eared Owl
- Long-tailed Duck
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- MacGillivray’s Warbler
- Magnolia Warbler
- Mallard
- Marbled Godwit
- Marsh Wren
- McCown’s Longspur
- Merlin
- Merriam's Turkey
- Mississippi Kite
- Mountain Bluebird
- Mountain Chickadee
- Mountain Plover
- Mourning Dove
- Mourning Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow
- Neotropic Cormorant
- Northern Bobwhite
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Goshawk
- Northern Harrier
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Parula
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Shrike
- Northern Waterthrush
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Orchard Oriole
- Osprey
- Ovenbird
- Painted Bunting
- Palm Warbler
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Peregrine Falcon
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Siskin
- Pine Warbler
- Pinyon Jay
- Piping Plover
- Plumbeous Vireo
- Prairie Falcon
- Prairie Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Purple Finch
- Purple Gallinule
- Purple Martin
- Red Crossbill
- Red Knot
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Red-cockaded Woodpecker
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Red-naped Sapsucker
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Redhead
- Ring-billed Gull
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Rio Grande Turkey
- Rock Pigeon
- Rock Wren
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Ross’s Goose
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Ruddy Duck
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Rufa Red Knot
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow
- Rusty Blackbird
- Sabine’s Gull
- Sage Thrasher
- Sanderling
- Sandhill Crane
- Savannah Sparrow
- Say’s Phoebe
- Scaled Quail
- Scarlet Tanager
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Sedge Wren
- Semipalmated Plover
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Short-eared Owl
- Smith’s Longspur
- Snow Goose
- Snowy Egret
- Snowy Owl
- Snowy Plover
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Song Sparrow
- Sora
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Spotted Towhee
- Sprague’s Pipit
- Steller’s Jay
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Summer Tanager
- Surf Scoter
- Swainson’s Hawk
- Swainson’s Thrush
- Swainson’s Warbler
- Swamp Sparrow
- Tennessee Warbler
- Townsend’s Solitaire
- Townsend’s Warbler
- Tree Swallow
- Tricolored Heron
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tufted Titmouse
- Tundra Swan
- Turkey Vulture
- Upland Sandpiper
- Veery
- Verdin
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Vesper Sparrow
- Virginia Rail
- Virginia’s Warbler
- Warbling Vireo
- Western Grebe
- Western Kingbird
- Western Meadowlark
- Western Sandpiper
- Western Screech-Owl
- Western Scrub-Jay
- Western Tanager
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Whimbrel
- Whip-poor-will
- White Ibis
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-eyed Vireo
- White-faced Ibis
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- White-throated Sparrow
- White-winged Dove
- White-winged Scoter
- Whooping Crane
- Wild Turkey
- Willet
- Willow Flycatcher
- Wilson’s Phalarope
- Wilson’s Snipe
- Wilson’s Warbler
- Winter Wren
- Wood Duck
- Wood Stork
- Wood Thrush
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Yellow Rail
- Yellow Warbler
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Yellow-throated Warbler
When birds are active in Oklahoma
Records of birds in Oklahoma peak in January to June. They show when people record birds, not how many there are (about month bars).
How to report
Report wildlife sightings (including mountain lions and bears) to ODWC online at wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife/report-wildlife; report suspected invasive aquatic species to ODWC at (918) 200-4815 or online. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
About this list
The species list comes from Checklist of Oklahoma Birds (compiled by Gary D. Schnell; University of Oklahoma, 2009), plus ODWC Field Guide bird accounts (University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma Biological Survey), 2009 (printed); PDF modified 2010-08-27). 9 more entries come from other official sources named on each card.
Venom does not apply to birds.
Sources
- About Us. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Checklist of Oklahoma Birds (compiled by Gary D. Schnell). University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma Biological Survey). 2009; checked November 3, 2026.
Quoted passages (1)
“This bird list, compiled by Gary D. Schnell, includes species for which there are a number of Oklahoma records and is based primarily on the Date Guide to the Occurrences of Birds in Oklahoma, 4th edition (Oklahoma Bird Records Committee, 2004, Oklahoma Ornithological Society, Tulsa).”
- Carolina Chickadee (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Tufted Titmouse (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- White-breasted Nuthatch (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Brown Creeper (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Carolina Wren (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Bewick's Wren (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Eastern Bluebird (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- American Robin (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Northern Mockingbird (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Brown Thrasher (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Cedar Waxwing (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Spotted Towhee (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Eastern Towhee (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- American Tree Sparrow (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Field Sparrow (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Fox Sparrow (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Song Sparrow (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- White-throated Sparrow (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Harris's Sparrow (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- White-crowned Sparrow (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Dark-eyed Junco (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Northern Cardinal (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Red-winged Blackbird (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Eastern Meadowlark (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Western Meadowlark (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Rusty Blackbird (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Brewer's Blackbird (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Common Grackle (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Great-tailed Grackle (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Brown-headed Cowbird (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Purple Finch (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- House Finch (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Pine Siskin (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- American Goldfinch (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Evening Grosbeak (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Common Loon (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- American White Pelican (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Double-crested Cormorant (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Great Blue Heron (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Black-bellied Whistling-duck (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Wood Duck (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Mallard (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Northern Pintail (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Turkey Vulture (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Osprey (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Mississippi Kite (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Bald Eagle (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Golden Eagle (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- American Kestrel (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Ring-necked Pheasant (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Scaled Quail (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Sandhill Crane (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Whooping Crane (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Piping Plover (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Killdeer (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- American Avocet (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Spotted Sandpiper (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Western Sandpiper (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Wilson's Snipe (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- White-Winged Dove (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Mourning Dove (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Greater Roadrunner (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Barn Owl (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Burrowing Owl (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Chuck-will's-widow (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Belted Kingfisher (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Red-headed Woodpecker (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Downy Woodpecker (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Hairy Woodpecker (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Red-cockaded Woodpecker (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Northern Flicker (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Pileated Woodpecker (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Black-capped Vireo (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Blue Jay (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- American Crow (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Purple Martin (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Canvasback Duck (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Eastern Screech Owl (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Eastern Turkey (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Interior Least Tern (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Merriam's Turkey (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Rio Grande Turkey (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Rufa Red Knot (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Trumpeter Swan (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron (ODWC Field Guide). Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
- Aquatic Nuisance Species. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
Quoted passages (1)
“If you think you have discovered any invasive species contact us at (918) 200-4815 or report online.”
- GBIF.org occurrence records, human observations licensed CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, accessed November 3, 2026. The datasets behind these counts are listed on our Sources page.