Birds of Great Sand Dunes National Park
The birds most often spotted in Great Sand Dunes, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
593
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 593 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Great Sand Dunes. The most frequently seen is the Green-tailed Towhee, with 46 recorded sightings.
Most-observed birds in Great Sand Dunes
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
46 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
43 observations
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
37 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
27 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
26 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
25 observations
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
25 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
25 observations
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
18 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
16 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
16 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
14 observations
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
14 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
13 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
12 observations
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
12 observations
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
11 observations
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
10 observations
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
10 observations
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
10 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
10 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
10 observations
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
10 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
9 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
9 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
9 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
9 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
8 observations
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
7 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
7 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
7 observations
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
6 observations
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
6 observations
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
5 observations
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
5 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
5 observations
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
5 observations
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
5 observations
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
5 observations
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
5 observations
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
5 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
5 observations · iNaturalist
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
4 observations
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
4 observations
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
4 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
4 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
4 observations
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
4 observations
Sagebrush Sparrow
Artemisiospiza nevadensis
4 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
3 observations
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