Birds of Utah

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

Most-observed birds in Utah

Anas platyrhynchos

7,601 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,642 observations

Branta canadensis

3,845 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

3,374 observations

3,076 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

3,048 observations

Black-billed Magpie

2,957 observations

Fulica americana

2,574 observations

Passer domesticus

2,423 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,315 observations

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

2,281 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,205 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

2,201 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

2,201 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,034 observations

1,960 observations · iNaturalist

Melospiza melodia

1,934 observations

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

1,903 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

1,877 observations

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

1,852 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

1,842 observations · iNaturalist

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

1,772 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,688 observations

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

1,679 observations

California Gull

Larus californicus

1,668 observations

California Quail

Callipepla californica

1,661 observations

Pipilo maculatus

1,624 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

1,595 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,566 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

1,524 observations

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

1,479 observations

Zenaida macroura

1,446 observations

Hirundo rustica

1,360 observations

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

1,355 observations

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

1,321 observations

Passerina amoena

1,319 observations

Cyanocitta stelleri

1,318 observations · iNaturalist

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

1,312 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1,308 observations

Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

1,291 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,284 observations

White-faced Ibis

1,274 observations · iNaturalist

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

1,235 observations

Antigone canadensis

1,229 observations

1,226 observations

Spatula cyanoptera

1,176 observations · iNaturalist

Bombycilla cedrorum

1,132 observations

1,103 observations

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

1,081 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,063 observations