Seasonal Presence and Relative Frequency of Selected Species
This list summarizes the seasonal presence of selected bird species in Kansas, indicating whether each species occurs year-round, during the breeding season, or during the non-breeding season (winter and migration). Within each seasonal category, species are numbered and ordered from least to most frequently observed in the United States based on eBird frequency data. This ordering reflects how commonly a species has been observed by U.S. birders over time and is used here as a relative priority indicator, not as a measure of local abundance or the likelihood of encountering a species at a specific site or season within Kansas.
Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Scaled Quail
Chihuahuan Raven
Lark Bunting
Northern Bobwhite
Greater Roadrunner
Curve-billed Thrasher
Black Rail
Cassin’s Sparrow
Henslow’s Sparrow
Chuck-will’s-widow
Upland Sandpiper
Snowy Plover
Kentucky Warbler
Bell’s Vireo
Mississippi Kite
Swainson’s Hawk
Louisiana Waterthrush
Prothonotary Warbler
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Least Tern
Dickcissel
Painted Bunting
Bullock’s Oriole
Yellow-throated Warbler
Cinnamon Teal
Orchard Oriole
Summer Tanager
Little Blue Heron
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole
Indigo Bunting
Smith’s Longspur
Thick-billed Longspur
LeConte’s Sparrow
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Hudsonian Godwit
Ross’s Goose
Northern Shrike
Harris’s Sparrow
Rough-legged Hawk
Mountain Bluebird
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Snow Goose
American Tree Sparrow
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