Birds of Kings Canyon National Park
The birds most often spotted in Kings Canyon, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,194
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 1,194 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Kings Canyon. The most frequently seen is the Sooty Grouse, with 149 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Kings Canyon include Mountain Quail - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed birds in Kings Canyon
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
149 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
136 observations
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
77 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
61 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
59 observations
White-headed Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
58 observations
Mountain Quail
Oreortyx pictus
45 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
40 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
39 observations
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
33 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
30 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
28 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
28 observations
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
25 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
23 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
21 observations
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
19 observations
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis
18 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
18 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
18 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
17 observations
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
16 observations
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
15 observations
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
15 observations
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
12 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
12 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
11 observations
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
11 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
10 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
10 observations
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
10 observations
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
10 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
10 observations
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
10 observations
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
8 observations
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
8 observations
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
8 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
7 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
6 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
6 observations
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
6 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
6 observations
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
6 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
6 observations
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
6 observations
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
6 observations
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
6 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
5 observations
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
5 observations
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
5 observations
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