Where Do Brown Headed Cowbirds Actually Live in the US?
Brown Headed Cowbirds live in 46 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 7,463,115 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California and Colorado, and 40 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Brown Headed Cowbirds have zero confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (46)
- brown headed cowbirds in Alabama
- brown headed cowbirds in Alaska
- brown headed cowbirds in Arizona
- brown headed cowbirds in Arkansas
- brown headed cowbirds in California
- brown headed cowbirds in Colorado
- brown headed cowbirds in Connecticut
- brown headed cowbirds in Delaware
- brown headed cowbirds in Florida
- brown headed cowbirds in Georgia
- brown headed cowbirds in Idaho
- brown headed cowbirds in Illinois
- brown headed cowbirds in Indiana
- brown headed cowbirds in Iowa
- brown headed cowbirds in Kansas
- brown headed cowbirds in Kentucky
- brown headed cowbirds in Louisiana
- brown headed cowbirds in Maine
- brown headed cowbirds in Maryland
- brown headed cowbirds in Massachusetts
- brown headed cowbirds in Michigan
- brown headed cowbirds in Minnesota
- brown headed cowbirds in Mississippi
- brown headed cowbirds in Missouri
- brown headed cowbirds in Montana
- brown headed cowbirds in Nebraska
- brown headed cowbirds in Nevada
- brown headed cowbirds in New Hampshire
- brown headed cowbirds in New Jersey
- brown headed cowbirds in New Mexico
- brown headed cowbirds in North Carolina
- brown headed cowbirds in North Dakota
- brown headed cowbirds in Oklahoma
- brown headed cowbirds in Oregon
- brown headed cowbirds in Pennsylvania
- brown headed cowbirds in South Carolina
- brown headed cowbirds in South Dakota
- brown headed cowbirds in Tennessee
- brown headed cowbirds in Texas
- brown headed cowbirds in Utah
- brown headed cowbirds in Vermont
- brown headed cowbirds in Virginia
- brown headed cowbirds in Washington
- brown headed cowbirds in West Virginia
- brown headed cowbirds in Wisconsin
- brown headed cowbirds in Wyoming
Not found (1)
- Hawaii
Frequently asked questions
What states do brown headed cowbirds live in?+
Brown Headed Cowbirds have confirmed wild populations in 46 US states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are brown headed cowbirds not found in the US?+
Brown Headed Cowbirds have no confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii.