Birds of Rocky Mountain National Park
The birds most often spotted in Rocky Mountain, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
16,117
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 16,117 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Rocky Mountain. The most frequently seen is the Steller's Jay, with 1,764 recorded sightings.
Most-observed birds in Rocky Mountain
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
1,764 observations · iNaturalist
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
1,300 observations
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
884 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
800 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
639 observations · iNaturalist
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
632 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
604 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
581 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
477 observations
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
473 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
402 observations
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
393 observations · iNaturalist
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
389 observations
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
377 observations
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
307 observations · iNaturalist
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
300 observations
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
297 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
266 observations
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
263 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
250 observations · iNaturalist
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
245 observations
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
241 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
234 observations
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
231 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
212 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
204 observations
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
201 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
197 observations
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
194 observations · iNaturalist
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
192 observations
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
180 observations
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
175 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
172 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
172 observations
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
157 observations · iNaturalist
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
145 observations
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
143 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
135 observations
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
133 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
129 observations
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
123 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
122 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
112 observations
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
108 observations
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
106 observations
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
103 observations · iNaturalist
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
100 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
89 observations · iNaturalist
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
83 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
81 observations
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