Birds of Kings Canyon National Park
The birds most often spotted in Kings Canyon, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,100
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 1,100 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Kings Canyon. The most frequently seen is the Sooty Grouse, with 137 recorded sightings.
Most-observed birds in Kings Canyon
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
137 observations · iNaturalist
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
129 observations · iNaturalist
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
67 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
58 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
54 observations
White-headed Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
52 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Quail
Oreortyx pictus
40 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
39 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
36 observations
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
28 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
28 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
27 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
25 observations
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
22 observations · iNaturalist
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
20 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
20 observations
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
19 observations
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis
18 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
18 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
16 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
16 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
16 observations
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
15 observations · iNaturalist
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
14 observations
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
11 observations · iNaturalist
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
11 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
10 observations
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
10 observations
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
9 observations
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
9 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
8 observations
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
8 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
8 observations
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
8 observations · iNaturalist
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
8 observations · iNaturalist
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
7 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
6 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
6 observations
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
6 observations · iNaturalist
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
6 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
5 observations
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
5 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
5 observations
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
5 observations
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
5 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
5 observations
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
5 observations · iNaturalist
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
5 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
4 observations
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