Birds of Utah

The birds most often spotted in Utah, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

104,859

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 104,859 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Utah. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 7,933 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds in Utah

Anas platyrhynchos

7,933 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,876 observations

Branta canadensis

4,007 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

3,549 observations

3,284 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

3,263 observations

Black-billed Magpie

3,121 observations

Fulica americana

2,700 observations

Passer domesticus

2,454 observations

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

2,443 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,422 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,395 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

2,390 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

2,335 observations

2,181 observations · iNaturalist

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,166 observations

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

2,112 observations

Melospiza melodia

2,047 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

2,017 observations

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

2,010 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

1,954 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

1,917 observations

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

1,810 observations

California Quail

Callipepla californica

1,802 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,782 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

1,753 observations

California Gull

Larus californicus

1,737 observations

Pipilo maculatus

1,702 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,674 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

1,594 observations

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

1,561 observations

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

1,558 observations

Zenaida macroura

1,550 observations

Cyanocitta stelleri

1,508 observations

Hirundo rustica

1,505 observations

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

1,459 observations

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

1,437 observations

Passerina amoena

1,420 observations

White-faced Ibis

1,418 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,371 observations

Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

1,366 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1,364 observations

1,361 observations

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

1,335 observations

Antigone canadensis

1,304 observations

Spatula cyanoptera

1,210 observations

1,199 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

1,190 observations

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

1,164 observations

1,149 observations

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