Birds of Bryce Canyon National Park
The birds most often spotted in Bryce Canyon, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
3,647
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 3,647 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Bryce Canyon. The most frequently seen is the Steller's Jay, with 727 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Bryce Canyon include Virginia's Warbler - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed birds in Bryce Canyon
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
727 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
586 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
244 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
199 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
174 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
164 observations
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
147 observations
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
132 observations
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
117 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
80 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
62 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
58 observations
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
57 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
50 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
50 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
49 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
48 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
47 observations
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
44 observations
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
42 observations
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
40 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
36 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
33 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
33 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
32 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
25 observations
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
23 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
22 observations
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
22 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
22 observations
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
21 observations
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
21 observations
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
21 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
19 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
18 observations
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
18 observations
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
17 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
17 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
15 observations
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
14 observations
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
12 observations
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
12 observations
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
11 observations
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
10 observations
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
10 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
10 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
10 observations · iNaturalist
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
9 observations
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
9 observations
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
8 observations
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