Birds of Rocky Mountain National Park
The birds most often spotted in Rocky Mountain, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
16,413
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 16,413 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Rocky Mountain. The most frequently seen is the Steller's Jay, with 1,810 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Rocky Mountain include Williamson's Sapsucker - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed birds in Rocky Mountain
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
1,810 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
1,320 observations
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
907 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
808 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
645 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
638 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
618 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
596 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
487 observations
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
484 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
409 observations
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
397 observations
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
394 observations
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
391 observations
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
310 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
300 observations
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
299 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
272 observations
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
269 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
257 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
254 observations
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
243 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
237 observations
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
233 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
215 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
206 observations
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
205 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
204 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
198 observations
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
196 observations
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
182 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
177 observations
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
176 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
174 observations
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
157 observations · iNaturalist
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
146 observations
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
144 observations
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
137 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
136 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
133 observations
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
127 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
124 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
117 observations
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
110 observations
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
109 observations
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
106 observations
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
100 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
90 observations
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
84 observations
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
82 observations
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