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Arkansas Breeding Birds

159 species recorded across 62 survey routes, 1967 to 2024. Browse by family or guild below.

Arkansas Bird Population Trends

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Northern Bobwhite has collapsed in Arkansas: down 93% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

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Snowy Egret has collapsed in Arkansas: down 91% on the route-weighted index since 1988.

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House Sparrow has collapsed in Arkansas: down 89% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

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Loggerhead Shrike has collapsed in Arkansas: down 88% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

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Field Sparrow has collapsed in Arkansas: down 85% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

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Eastern Meadowlark has collapsed in Arkansas: down 82% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in Arkansas

-96%

Game birds

2 species
-54%

Generalists

11 species
-47%

Grassland birds

6 species
-18%

Wetland birds

15 species
-11%

Aerial insectivores

17 species
+9%

Forest birds

60 species
+19%

Birds of prey

13 species
+65%

Shorebirds

2 species
+96%

Arid-land birds

1 species
+465%

Waterfowl

5 species

Arkansas Bird Survey Routes

Browse Arkansas Birds By Family

Each species links to its trend in Arkansas.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

Bald Eagle +137%Broad-winged Hawk +12%Cooper's Hawk +186%Mississippi Kite +183%Red-shouldered Hawk +476%Red-tailed Hawk +215%Sharp-shinned Hawk -44%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -24%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -38%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck +137%Blue-winged Teal -8%Canada Goose +337%Mallard -38%Wood Duck +172%

Anhingas Anhingidae

Anhinga -66%

Swifts Apodidae

Chimney Swift -74%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

Great Blue Heron +423%Great Egret +551%Green Heron -67%Little Blue Heron -78%Snowy Egret -91%Western Cattle-Egret +83%Yellow-crowned Night Heron -40%

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing -55%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

Chuck-will's-widow -62%Common Nighthawk -53%Eastern Whip-poor-will +14%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Blue Grosbeak +57%Dickcissel +30%Indigo Bunting +52%Northern Cardinal -1%Painted Bunting +48%Scarlet Tanager +98%Summer Tanager +80%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Black Vulture -11%Turkey Vulture -24%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer +196%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Eurasian Collared-Dove +498%Mourning Dove -37%Rock Pigeon +3%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow +27%Blue Jay -34%Fish Crow +393%

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Greater Roadrunner +96%Yellow-billed Cuckoo -21%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel -70%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch +58%House Finch +113%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow -53%Barn Swallow +92%Cliff Swallow 18×Northern Rough-winged Swallow +436%Purple Martin -78%Tree Swallow +73%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Baltimore Oriole -68%Brown-headed Cowbird -14%Common Grackle -77%Eastern Meadowlark -82%Great-tailed Grackle -42%Orchard Oriole -79%Red-winged Blackbird +18%

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae

Yellow-breasted Chat -15%

Shrikes Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike -88%

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae

Least Tern -27%

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Brown Thrasher -63%Gray Catbird -65%Northern Mockingbird -57%

New World Quail Odontophoridae

Northern Bobwhite -93%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Carolina Chickadee +24%Tufted Titmouse +82%

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

American Redstart -63%Black-and-white Warbler +68%Black-throated Green Warbler +950%Blue-winged Warbler +33%Cerulean Warbler -37%Chestnut-sided Warbler +23%Common Yellowthroat -73%Hooded Warbler +283%Kentucky Warbler -2%Louisiana Waterthrush +82%Northern Parula +339%Ovenbird +10%Pine Warbler +223%Prairie Warbler -31%Prothonotary Warbler -3%Swainson's Warbler +240%Worm-eating Warbler -30%Yellow Warbler -36%Yellow-throated Warbler +162%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Bachman's Sparrow -56%Chipping Sparrow -44%Eastern Towhee +9%Field Sparrow -85%Grasshopper Sparrow -42%Lark Sparrow -63%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -90%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant +6%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Wild Turkey +21%

Woodpeckers Picidae

Downy Woodpecker +46%Hairy Woodpecker +41%Pileated Woodpecker +10%Red-bellied Woodpecker +68%Red-headed Woodpecker -54%

Grebes Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe +185%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher +79%

Avocets & Stilts Recurvirostridae

Black-necked Stilt +710%

Nuthatches Sittidae

Brown-headed Nuthatch -43%White-breasted Nuthatch +525%

Owls Strigidae

Barred Owl +59%Eastern Screech-Owl -37%Great Horned Owl -39%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling +21%

Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae

White Ibis -80%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird -11%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Bewick's Wren -70%Carolina Wren +18%Northern House Wren +846%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin +15%Eastern Bluebird -36%Wood Thrush -47%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Acadian Flycatcher +41%Eastern Kingbird -63%Eastern Phoebe +57%Eastern Wood-Pewee -6%Great Crested Flycatcher -18%Scissor-tailed Flycatcher +84%Western Kingbird +95%

Vireos Vireonidae

Bell's Vireo -64%Red-eyed Vireo +204%Warbling Vireo +193%White-eyed Vireo +74%Yellow-throated Vireo +417%

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.