Birds of Mesa Verde National Park
The birds most often spotted in Mesa Verde, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds in Mesa Verde
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
127 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
82 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
79 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
64 observations
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
62 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
61 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
39 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
35 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
32 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
31 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
30 observations
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
28 observations
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
23 observations · iNaturalist
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
20 observations
Juniper Titmouse
Baeolophus ridgwayi
19 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
18 observations
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
17 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
17 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
16 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
15 observations
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
14 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
14 observations · iNaturalist
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
14 observations
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
14 observations
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
13 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
11 observations
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
9 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
9 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
8 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
8 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
8 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
8 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
8 observations · iNaturalist
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
7 observations
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
7 observations
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
7 observations
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
7 observations · iNaturalist
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
6 observations
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
6 observations
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
6 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
6 observations
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
6 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
6 observations
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
5 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
5 observations · iNaturalist
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
5 observations
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
5 observations · iNaturalist
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
4 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
4 observations
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