Birding Factoids

445 species
in 50 families

70 of the 246 species 
endemic to 
North America are 
represented here. 
No state endemics
1 USA endemics

    Kansas
    Hotspots
Checklist of Kansas BirdsLocal EventsTours and GuidesRare Bird AlertsSpeciality BirdsMap
Kansas Specialities
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Western Meadowlark - Kansas State Bird

Ring-necked Pheasant - Highest Breeding Density - Photo copyright Greg Rothschild

Photo copyright Greg Rothschild

Western Kingbird - Photo copyright Don DesJardin
Photo copyright Don DesJardin

American Tree Sparrow - Photo copyright Robert McDonald

Photo copyright Robert McDonald
....
    Key to Icons....Cheyenne Bottoms Kansas, USA Hemispheric Reserve. ..
    Key to Icons....Quivira Kansas, USA Regional Reserve Located in
      Stafford County, Kansas.
    ..
    ....Chaplin Nature Center  - owned and operated by the Wichita Audubon
      Society. The Trails are open to the public from sunrise to sunset, seven days a week.
    ..
    ....November Birding in Kansas - by Dave Rintoul. Migration months, of 
      which November is one, are hard to predict here in the middle of the continent. Weather patterns far to the north can add huge flocks of birds to the state in a matter of a few days, or they can cause the flocks to bypass us altogether. 
    ..
    ....National Wildlife Refuges Index - Kansas. Includes links
      to information on:
      • Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge
      • Kirwin NWR
      • Marais des Cygnes NWR
      ....Key to Icons  Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
    ..
    ....The Nature Conservancy of Kansas - preserve profiles
      including:
      • Konza Prairie Research Natural Area
      • Baldwin Wood Preserve
      • Sand Prairie Preserve
      • Dingus Natural Area
      • Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
      • Big Basin Prairie Preserve
      • Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve
      • Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Refuge
      • Prairie Center Preserve
      • Welda Prairie Preserve
    ..
    ....Kansas Trip Reports - a number of Kansas trip reports are available
      from Blake Maybank's "Birding the Americas - Trip Report and Trip Planning Repository". 

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Tours and Guides

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Local Birding Events

Harris' Sparrow - Photo by Marcus Martin
Photo by Marcus Martin

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Rare Bird Alert

Loggerhead Shrike - Highest Breeding Density - Photo copyright Tony Galvan
Photo copyright Tony Galvan

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North American Specialities in Kansas

Information derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.5.
These counts will differ in minor ways from counts based on the ABA classification,
but an international checklist system was required to enable world-wide
country to country comparisons.These speciality birds may be uncommon, or extremely rare
at this location, or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of each species
noted below have been made in Kansas. Consult the Breeding Bird Survey or
Christmas Bird Count data on the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center website
to determine the "best" place to see each bird. Species printed in blue are endangered.


USA Endemics in Kansas

___ Lesser Prairie Chicken
North American Endemic Specialities in Kansas

___ Allen's Hummingbird
___ Anna's Hummingbird
___ Bachman's Sparrow
___ Baird's Sparrow
___ Bewick's Wren
___ Black-capped Vireo
___ Black-chinned hummingbird
___ Black-headed Grosbeak
___ Black-throated Sparrow
___ Brewer's Sparrow
___ Bullock's Oriole
___ California Gull
___ Calliope Hummingbird
___ Canyon Towhee
___ Canyon Wren
___ Carolina Chickadee
___ Cassin's Finch
___ Cassin's Sparrow
___ Chestnut-collared Longspur
___ Chihuahuan Raven
___ Clark's Grebe
___ Clark's Nutcracker
___ Common Poorwill
___ Cordilleran Flycatcher
___ Costa's Hummingbird
___ Curve-billed Thrasher
___ Ferruginous Hawk
___ Fish Crow
___ Greater Roadrunner
___ Grey Flycatcher
___ Grey Vireo
___ Harris's Sparrow
___ House Finch
___ Le Conte's Sparrow
___ Lewis's Woodpecker
___ McCown's Longspur
___ Mexican Jay
___ Mottled Duck
___ Mountain Bluebird
___ Mountain Chickadee
___ Mountain Plover
___ Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
___ Phainopepla
___ Pileated Woodpecker
___ Pinyon Jay
___ Prairie Falcon
___ Pygmy Nuthatch
___ Pyrrhuloxia
___ Red-bellied Woodpecker
___ Red-naped Sapsucker
___ Red-Shouldered Hawk
___ Ruffed Grouse
___ Rufous-crowned Sparrow
___ Sage Sparrow
___ Sage Thrasher
___ Say's Phoebe
___ Scaled Quail
___ Scott's Oriole
___ Sharp-tailed Grouse
___ Smith's Longspur
___ Spotted Towhee
___ Townsend's Solitaire
___ Trumpeter Swan
___ Tufted Tutmouse
___ Western Bluebird
___ Western Grebe
___ Western Screech-Owl
___ Western Scrub-Jay
___ Whooping Crane
___ Williamson's Sapsucker

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Links checked November 29, 2000