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How many bird species are in Connecticut?
Connecticut has 454 bird species on its official list (Avian Records Committee of Connecticut, September 17, 2026), tied for the 28th highest count of the 46 states with a verified count. It marks the species known only from sight records, the introduced ones, and those now extinct or gone from the state.
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Connecticut bird list at a glance
| Official count | 454 species |
|---|---|
| List’s date | September 17, 2026 |
| Kept by | Avian Records Committee of Connecticut (Connecticut Ornithological Association) |
| Among US states | Tied for 28th highest of the 47 US lists (50 states and DC) with a verified count |
| Official list | Checklist of the Birds of Connecticut |
What does Connecticut’s count include?
- Every species recorded in Connecticut and accepted by the Avian Records Committee of Connecticut.
- It marks species known only from sight records, introduced species, and species that are extinct or no longer found in Connecticut.
- Rare species are marked with an asterisk.
Why might you see a different number?
A state’s count is every species ever accepted on its official list, so a figure from another year, or one that counts something else, won’t match.
Every state’s list follows its own rules: see why the counts differ from state to state.
How do you count your own Connecticut list?
Your state list is every species you’ve seen in the state. If you log your sightings in eBird, it lets you filter your life list by place, a state included (eBird’s My eBird help page, updated March 28, 2025), and the data download you can ask for gives the state of every sighting: our guide shows how to download your own eBird data. On paper, count the species you’ve seen in Connecticut; what is a life list? explains how birders keep their lists.
If you’d like your whole life list in print, Birdfolio turns it into a hardcover book, each species beside a classic painting.
Connecticut’s state bird
American Robin
Connecticut’s state bird is the American Robin, the state bird since 1943. Adopted by the General Assembly.
Audubon painted it too: plate 131 of The Birds of America.
Source: The State Bird (CT.gov, State of Connecticut), read October 3, 2026. See the state birds of all 50 states, each with its painting.
More about bird counts
- How many bird species are in each state: all 50 states, DC and Canada, each from its official list.
- Bird lists of nearby states: Massachusetts and New York.
- State birds of all 50 states, each with its classic painting.
- How many bird species are in the US and Canada, and how birders count them.
- Bird splits and lumps: when one species becomes two, state lists change too.