Birds of Kings Canyon National Park
The birds most often spotted in Kings Canyon, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds in Kings Canyon
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
124 observations · iNaturalist
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
123 observations · iNaturalist
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
55 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
55 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
50 observations
White-headed Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
48 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Quail
Oreortyx pictus
37 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
33 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
30 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
28 observations
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
26 observations · iNaturalist
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
23 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
23 observations
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
20 observations · iNaturalist
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
19 observations
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
18 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
18 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
18 observations · iNaturalist
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis
17 observations
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
16 observations
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
14 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
14 observations
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
14 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
12 observations
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
11 observations · iNaturalist
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
10 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
10 observations
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
10 observations
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
9 observations
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
9 observations
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
8 observations · iNaturalist
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
7 observations
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
7 observations · iNaturalist
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
6 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
6 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
6 observations
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
6 observations
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
6 observations · iNaturalist
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
5 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
5 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
5 observations
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
5 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
4 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
4 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
4 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
4 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
4 observations
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
4 observations
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
4 observations