BIRDS

Important Bird Areas

In partnership with others, Iowa Audubon has taken the lead in establishing Iowa's IBAs.

HABITAT

Our tallgrass prairie

Loss of habitat is the single most threat to wildlife throughout the continent.

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Latest News

  • Mar 12 2026 - TNC in Iowa protects much nature along the Cedar River
  • Jul 6 2025 - State of the Birds report 2025

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"...the board of directors decided that a characteristic native bird should be selected for the group's emblem. After several species were discussed, the Red-headed Woodpecker became an obvious choice."

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Birds of Iowa

  • Northern Cardinal
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  • American Bittern
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  • American Goldfinch
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  • Fox Sparrow
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  • Red-eyed Vireo
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  • Lesser Yellowlegs
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  • American White Pelican
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  • Northern Pintail
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  • Northern Shoveler
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  • Yellow-breasted Chat
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  • Winter Wren
    © Doug Harr
  • Prairie Warbler
    © Doug Harr
  • Yellow-headed Blackbird
    © Doug Harr
  • Scarlet Tanager
    © Doug Harr
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
    © Doug Harr
  • Western Meadowlark
    © Doug Harr
  • Downy Woodpecker
    © Doug Harr
  • Tufted Titmouse
    © Doug Harr
  • House Finch
    © Doug Harr
  • Pine Warbler
    © Doug Harr
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo
    © Doug Harr
  • Blue-winged Teal
    © Doug Harr
  • White-breasted Nuthatch
    © Doug Harr
  • Common Yellowthroat
    © Doug Harr
  • Black-billed Magpie
    © Doug Harr
  • Mississippi Kite
    © Doug Harr
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
    © Doug Harr
  • Pine Siskin
    © Doug Harr
  • Sora
    © Doug Harr
  • Eastern Bluebird
    © Doug Harr
  • Lesser Scaup
    © Doug Harr
  • Great Blue Heron
    © Doug Harr
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak
    © Doug Harr
  • Cedar Waxwing
    © Doug Harr
  • Lark Sparrow
    © Doug Harr
  • Ring-necked Pheasant
    © Doug Harr
  • Song Sparrow
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  • Common Nighthawk
    © Doug Harr
  • Mourning Dove
    © Doug Harr
  • American Redstart
    © Doug Harr
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet
    © Doug Harr
  • Trumpeter Swan
    © Doug Harr
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird
    © Doug Harr
  • Yellow Warbler
    © Doug Harr
  • Turkey Vulture
    © Doug Harr
  • Broad-winged Hawk
    © Doug Harr
  • Common Gallinule
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  • Gray Partridge
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  • Eastern Wood-Pewee
    © Doug Harr
  • Hermit Thrush
    © Doug Harr
  • Blue Jay
    © Doug Harr
  • Northern House Wren
    © Doug Harr
  • Eastern Kingbird
    © Doug Harr
  • Pied-billed Grebe
    © Doug Harr
  • Indigo Bunting
    © Doug Harr
  • Barred Owl
    © Doug Harr
  • Tree Swallow
    © Doug Harr
  • Merlin
    © Doug Harr
  • Least Sandpiper
    © Doug Harr
  • Ring-billed Gull
    © Doug Harr
  • Belted Kingfisher
    © Doug Harr
  • Eastern Towhee
    © Doug Harr
  • Dickcissel
    © Doug Harr

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