Birds of Colorado

The birds most often spotted in Colorado, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

181,525

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 181,525 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Colorado. The most frequently seen is the Black-billed Magpie, with 9,680 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds in Colorado

Black-billed Magpie

9,680 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

9,574 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

9,223 observations

Branta canadensis

7,956 observations

Turdus migratorius

7,831 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

6,576 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

6,207 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

5,402 observations

Great Blue Heron

5,101 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

4,699 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

4,662 observations

Cyanocitta stelleri

4,552 observations · iNaturalist

Meleagris gallopavo

4,313 observations

Pipilo maculatus

4,063 observations

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

4,011 observations · iNaturalist

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

3,536 observations

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

3,516 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

3,295 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

3,205 observations

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

3,159 observations

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

3,074 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

3,020 observations

2,903 observations

2,783 observations · iNaturalist

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

2,742 observations

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

2,702 observations

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

2,683 observations

American Goldfinch

2,667 observations

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

2,659 observations

Pandion haliaetus

2,484 observations

Passer domesticus

2,455 observations

Charadrius vociferus

2,395 observations

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

2,357 observations

Perisoreus canadensis

2,325 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

2,305 observations

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

2,294 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

2,276 observations

Melospiza melodia

2,228 observations

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

2,181 observations

Zenaida macroura

2,167 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

2,108 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

2,069 observations

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

2,060 observations

Dendragapus obscurus

2,053 observations

Hirundo rustica

2,050 observations

Fulica americana

2,040 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

2,023 observations

1,982 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,950 observations

Mareca strepera

1,929 observations

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