Birds of Nevada
The birds most often spotted in Nevada, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds in Nevada
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
5,625 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
5,583 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
4,660 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
4,640 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
4,618 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
4,347 observations · iNaturalist
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
3,930 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
3,795 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
3,770 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
3,713 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
3,613 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
3,531 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
3,037 observations
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
2,829 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
2,822 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
2,687 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
2,676 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
2,673 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
2,602 observations
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
2,494 observations · iNaturalist
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
2,446 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
2,401 observations · iNaturalist
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
2,361 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
2,316 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
2,126 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
2,126 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
2,100 observations
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
1,973 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
1,937 observations
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
1,911 observations · iNaturalist
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
1,841 observations
California Quail
Callipepla californica
1,823 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
1,764 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
1,738 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
1,723 observations
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
1,719 observations
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
1,695 observations
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
1,694 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
1,659 observations
Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii
1,641 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
1,630 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
1,615 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
1,575 observations
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
1,561 observations
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
1,560 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
1,511 observations
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
1,488 observations
White-headed Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
1,488 observations · iNaturalist
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
1,452 observations
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
1,418 observations