Birds of Colorado

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

183,879

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 183,879 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Colorado. The most frequently seen is the Black-billed Magpie, with 9,802 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds in Colorado

Black-billed Magpie

9,802 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

9,701 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

9,317 observations

Branta canadensis

7,988 observations

Turdus migratorius

7,922 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

6,608 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

6,316 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

5,479 observations

Great Blue Heron

5,176 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

4,751 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

4,705 observations

Cyanocitta stelleri

4,651 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

4,385 observations

Pipilo maculatus

4,097 observations

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

4,070 observations

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

3,571 observations

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

3,545 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

3,355 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

3,234 observations

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

3,189 observations

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

3,087 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

3,071 observations

2,956 observations

2,848 observations · iNaturalist

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

2,784 observations

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

2,770 observations

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

2,740 observations

American Goldfinch

2,718 observations

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

2,702 observations

Pandion haliaetus

2,535 observations

Passer domesticus

2,474 observations

Charadrius vociferus

2,436 observations

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

2,394 observations

Perisoreus canadensis

2,364 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

2,323 observations

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

2,322 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

2,297 observations

Melospiza melodia

2,238 observations

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

2,224 observations

Zenaida macroura

2,204 observations

Dendragapus obscurus

2,148 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

2,132 observations

Hirundo rustica

2,091 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

2,077 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

2,077 observations

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

2,061 observations

Fulica americana

2,048 observations

2,004 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,959 observations

1,933 observations

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