Birds of Great Basin National Park
The birds most often spotted in Great Basin, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,224
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 1,224 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Great Basin. The most frequently seen is the Wild Turkey, with 185 recorded sightings.
Most-observed birds in Great Basin
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
185 observations
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
68 observations
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
62 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
58 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
52 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
46 observations
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
41 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
40 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
40 observations · iNaturalist
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
39 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
34 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
33 observations
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
32 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
28 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
27 observations
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
23 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
23 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
21 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
21 observations
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
20 observations
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
19 observations
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
18 observations
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
17 observations
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
17 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
14 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
14 observations
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
13 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
13 observations
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
13 observations
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
13 observations
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
13 observations · iNaturalist
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
12 observations · iNaturalist
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
11 observations · iNaturalist
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
11 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
10 observations
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
10 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
10 observations
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula
10 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
9 observations
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
9 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
8 observations
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
8 observations · iNaturalist
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
7 observations · iNaturalist
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
7 observations
Chukar
Alectoris chukar
6 observations · iNaturalist
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
6 observations
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
6 observations
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
6 observations · iNaturalist
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