Birds of Denver, Colorado
The birds most often spotted near Denver, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds near Denver
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
4,519 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
4,438 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
3,602 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
3,317 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
3,175 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
3,011 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
2,870 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
2,601 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
1,918 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
1,908 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
1,749 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
1,713 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
1,616 observations
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
1,482 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
1,478 observations
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
1,436 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
1,403 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
1,386 observations · iNaturalist
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
1,383 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
1,336 observations
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
1,311 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
1,310 observations
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
1,268 observations
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
1,233 observations
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
1,184 observations
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
1,141 observations
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
1,093 observations
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
1,076 observations
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
1,064 observations
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
1,051 observations
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
1,035 observations
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
1,030 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
1,010 observations · iNaturalist
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
1,009 observations
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
1,007 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
991 observations
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
981 observations
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
910 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
891 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
884 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
880 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
868 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
853 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
825 observations
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
803 observations
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
784 observations
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
782 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
775 observations
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
753 observations
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
705 observations