Birds of Colorado

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

187,812

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 187,812 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Colorado. The most frequently seen is the Black-billed Magpie, with 10,054 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds in Colorado

Black-billed Magpie

10,054 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

9,908 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

9,501 observations

Branta canadensis

8,058 observations

Turdus migratorius

8,010 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

6,652 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

6,492 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

5,578 observations

Great Blue Heron

5,302 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

4,868 observations

Cyanocitta stelleri

4,841 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

4,762 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

4,501 observations

Pipilo maculatus

4,172 observations

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

4,142 observations

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

3,635 observations

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

3,607 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

3,445 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

3,289 observations

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

3,238 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

3,140 observations

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

3,127 observations

3,092 observations

2,983 observations · iNaturalist

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

2,863 observations

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

2,837 observations

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

2,825 observations

American Goldfinch

2,764 observations

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

2,759 observations

Pandion haliaetus

2,602 observations

Passer domesticus

2,517 observations

Charadrius vociferus

2,500 observations

Perisoreus canadensis

2,458 observations

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

2,428 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

2,378 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

2,369 observations

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

2,360 observations

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

2,273 observations

Melospiza melodia

2,255 observations

Zenaida macroura

2,246 observations

Dendragapus obscurus

2,209 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

2,201 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

2,140 observations

Hirundo rustica

2,129 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

2,117 observations

Fulica americana

2,064 observations

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

2,063 observations

2,038 observations

2,028 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,992 observations

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