Birds of Petrified Forest National Park
The birds most often spotted in Petrified Forest, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds in Petrified Forest
Common Raven
Corvus corax
611 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
138 observations
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
137 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
110 observations
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
78 observations
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
73 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
65 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
63 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
61 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
48 observations
Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata
46 observations · iNaturalist
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
46 observations
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
43 observations
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
41 observations
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
40 observations
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
39 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
38 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
38 observations
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
35 observations
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
34 observations
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
32 observations
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
31 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
30 observations
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
30 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
29 observations · iNaturalist
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
27 observations
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
27 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
27 observations
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
26 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
26 observations · iNaturalist
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
25 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
25 observations
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
25 observations
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
25 observations · iNaturalist
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
24 observations
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula
24 observations
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
23 observations
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
22 observations
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
22 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
21 observations
Sagebrush Sparrow
Artemisiospiza nevadensis
20 observations
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
19 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
19 observations
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
19 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
18 observations
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
17 observations
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
17 observations · iNaturalist
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
17 observations
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
16 observations
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
16 observations · iNaturalist