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- This list of birds of West Virginia includes species documented in the U.S. state of West Virginia and accepted by the West Virginia Bird Records Committee of the Brooks Bird Club (BBC). As of July 2021 the published list contained 354 species. Of them, 65 are classified as rare, five have been introduced to North America, and two are extinct. An additional 14 species are classified as hypothetical (see below) and all of them except the extinct ivory-billed woodpecker are also classified as rare. This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 62nd Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS). Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them. Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in West Virginia as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. The following tags are used to designate some species:
* (R) Rare - species on the West Virginia review list
* (H) Hypothetical - species reported, but with insufficient documentation to confirm
* (I) Introduced - a species that has been introduced to North America by the actions of humans
* (E) Extinct - a recent species that no longer exists In addition, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies one species as endangered EN, six as vulnerable VU, and eighteen as near-threatened NT. The IUCN also lists one species as critically endangered CR which the BBC considers extinct. (en)
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