Birds of Rocky Mountain National Park
The birds most often spotted in Rocky Mountain, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
16,843
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 16,843 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Rocky Mountain. The most frequently seen is the Steller's Jay, with 1,876 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Rocky Mountain include Williamson's Sapsucker - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed birds in Rocky Mountain
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
1,876 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
1,357 observations
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
919 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
826 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
656 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
650 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
649 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
613 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
502 observations
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
498 observations
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
415 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
415 observations
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
400 observations
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
400 observations
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
317 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
307 observations
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
304 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
279 observations
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
275 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
263 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
262 observations
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
249 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
242 observations
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
240 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
217 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
214 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
210 observations
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
208 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
206 observations
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
197 observations
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
187 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
183 observations
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
182 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
174 observations
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
158 observations · iNaturalist
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
149 observations
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
147 observations
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
139 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
139 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
138 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
129 observations
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
127 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
120 observations
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
110 observations
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
110 observations
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
110 observations
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
101 observations
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
96 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
90 observations
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
88 observations
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