Jun 19, 2026
Shaw Nature Reservei
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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Missouri
Ozarks, rivers, forests, caves, and wildlife
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Missouri. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
189
Species
73
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Missouri
This guide focuses on birdlife within Missouri's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Missouri
A recent look at bird sightings across Missouri.
Jun 19, 2026
Shaw Nature Reservei
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May 14, 2026
Dickerson Park Zooi
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May 14, 2026
Dickerson Park Zooi
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Apr 27, 2026
Cairo Historic Districti
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Oct 26, 2024
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Sitei
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Missouri.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Missouri
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Missouri
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Zoo30 sightings13 species
Missouri, US
Saint Louis Zoo
You might spot Sea Lion, King Penguin, and Tiger.
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Zoo23 sightings14 species
Missouri, US
Kansas City Zoo
You might spot African Elephant, Giraffes, and Zebra.
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Park44 sightings50 species
Missouri, US
Missouri Botanical Garden
You might spot Eastern Carpenter Bee, Duck, and American Robin.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Missouri, US
August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area
You might spot Bee and Common Eastern Bumble Bee.
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Zoo30 sightings10 species
Missouri, US
Monsanto Insectarium
You might spot Ant, Tarantula, and Arge.
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Park43 sightings50 species
Missouri, US
Bellefontaine Cemetery
You might spot Common Eastern Bumble Bee and Brown-Belted Bumble Bee.
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Full Guide
Full Missouri birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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American Robin
Canada Goose
Northern Cardinal
Duck
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-tailed Hawk
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Cliff Swallow
Eastern Bluebird
House Sparrow
Narragansett Turkey
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown Thrasher
Brown-headed Cowbird
Dark-eyed Junco
Mississippi Kite
Song Sparrow
Vulture
Barred Owl
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Chipping Sparrow
Common Merganser
Common Yellowthroat
Double-crested Cormorant
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
House Finch
Indigo Bunting
Snowy Egret
Swainson's Thrush
White-throated Sparrow
Wood Duck
American Bittern
American Coot
American Crow
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
American White Pelican
American Woodcock
Barn Swallow
Black-necked Stilt
Blue Grosbeak
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Cedar Waxwing
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Greater White-fronted Goose
Greater Yellowlegs
Green Heron
Hooded Merganser
Killdeer
Lesser Yellowlegs
Magnolia Warbler
Northern House Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Pileated Woodpecker
Ring-billed Gull
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Savannah Sparrow
Summer Tanager
Turkey
Western Kingbird
Yellow-Throated Warbler
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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