USA · North America
Birds of Texas
Texas sits at the crossroads of the Central and Mississippi Flyways, with a coastline, desert, mountains, and prairie all in the same state. Spring migration on the Upper Texas Coast — High Island, Sabine Woods — is one of the most concentrated migrations on the planet.
- Documented species
- 660+
- Peak window
- April through early May (spring fallouts); September through October (fall)
- Region
- North America
Signature species
These are the birds people specifically come to Texas to see. Birder AI identifies all of them on photo or sound.
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
Looks like a child painted a bird from a crayon box.
- Green JayCyanocorax yncas
South Texas specialty; tropical-looking jay.
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Roadside raptor with attitude.
- Black-crested TitmouseBaeolophus atricristatus
Texas-Mexico replacement of the Tufted.
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Rio Grande Valley flycatcher with a yell.
Top hotspots in Texas
- 1High Island
Migration fallout magnet on the Upper Texas Coast.
- 2Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Tropical specialties of the Lower Rio Grande.
- 3Big Bend National Park
Colima Warbler is North American endemic to the Chisos Mountains.
- 4Hill Country (Lost Maples, Pedernales Falls)
Golden-cheeked Warbler breeding range.
Take Birder AI to Texas
Photo and sound ID with regional context built in. Every sighting you log here is tagged to your Texas list — and contributes anonymous data to better range maps for the species above.