Birds of Canyonlands National Park
The birds most often spotted in Canyonlands, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds in Canyonlands
Common Raven
Corvus corax
443 observations
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
111 observations
Juniper Titmouse
Baeolophus ridgwayi
70 observations
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
37 observations
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
30 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
29 observations
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
25 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
25 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
24 observations
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
20 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
16 observations
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
16 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
16 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
16 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
15 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
15 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
15 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
13 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
11 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
10 observations
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
10 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
9 observations
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
9 observations
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
9 observations · iNaturalist
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
8 observations
Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
7 observations
Chukar
Alectoris chukar
6 observations · iNaturalist
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
6 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
6 observations
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
6 observations
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula
6 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
6 observations · iNaturalist
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
5 observations · iNaturalist
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
5 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
5 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
4 observations
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
3 observations
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
3 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
3 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
3 observations
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
3 observations
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
3 observations · iNaturalist
Lucy's Warbler
Leiothlypis luciae
3 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
2 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
2 observations
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
2 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
2 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
2 observations
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
2 observations
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
2 observations