Birds of Colorado Springs, CO
The birds most often spotted near Colorado Springs, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
18,269
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 18,269 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Colorado Springs. The most frequently seen is the Black-billed Magpie, with 1,439 recorded sightings.
Most-observed birds near Colorado Springs
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
1,439 observations
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
981 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
901 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
794 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
776 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
766 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
650 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
641 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
621 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
621 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
614 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
442 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
397 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
391 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
391 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
377 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
363 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
353 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
330 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
326 observations
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
309 observations
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
296 observations
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
288 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
284 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
271 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
263 observations · iNaturalist
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
248 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
235 observations
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
231 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
230 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
223 observations
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
213 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
210 observations
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
200 observations
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
191 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
188 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
183 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
174 observations
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
171 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
168 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
165 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
160 observations
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
156 observations
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
153 observations
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
152 observations
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
150 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
148 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
147 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
146 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
142 observations
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