Birds of West Virginia

West Virginia has over 350 documented species accepted by the West Virginia Bird Records Committee. Of these, over 60 are rare, 5 introduced, while 2, the passenger pigeon and ivory-billed woodpecker, have gone extinct.

The northern cardinal has been West Virginia’s state bird since 1949.

Birds of West Virginia

  • Tufted Titmouse
  • Northern Cardinal
  • Hairy Woodpecker
  • Eastern Towhee
  • Song Sparrow
  • White-breasted Nuthatch
  • Indigo Bunting
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • American Goldfinch
  • Pileated Woodpecker
  • Turkey Vulture
  • Red-tailed Hawk
  • House Sparrow
  • Black-capped Chickadee
  • Common Yellowthroat
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk
  • Eastern Bluebird
  • Purple Finch
  • Cooper’s Hawk
  • Red-shouldered Hawk
  • Broad-winged Hawk
  • Red-tailed Hawk
  • Common Grackle
  • Rough-legged Hawk
  • Northern Harrier
  • Common Loon
  • Blue-winged Teal
  • American Wigeon
  • Northern Pintail
  • Northern Goshawk
  • Mallard
  • Blue Jay
  • Downy Woodpecker
  • European Starling

Backyard Birds: Downy Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal, American Goldfinch, Tufted Titmouse,Song Sparrow

Rare Birds: Black Swan, Hooded Merganser, Caspian Tern, Eurasian-collared Dove, Olive-sided Flycatcher

Birds of Prey: Red-tailed Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier

Water Birds: Common Loon, Mallard, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Blue-winged Teal

Common Birds Identification by Color

Blue Birds

  • Eastern Bluebird
  • Blue-winged Teal
  • Blue Jay

Black Birds

  • Brown-headed Cowbird
  • Common Grackle
  • Red-winged Blackbird
  • Bobolink
  • European Starling

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