Birds of Utah

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

103,045

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 103,045 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Utah. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 7,846 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds in Utah

Anas platyrhynchos

7,846 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,836 observations

Branta canadensis

3,982 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

3,508 observations

3,232 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

3,189 observations

Black-billed Magpie

3,069 observations

Fulica americana

2,669 observations

Passer domesticus

2,428 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,374 observations

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

2,366 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,363 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

2,342 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

2,304 observations

2,123 observations · iNaturalist

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,097 observations

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

2,064 observations

Melospiza melodia

2,022 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

1,962 observations

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

1,942 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

1,914 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

1,873 observations

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

1,793 observations

California Quail

Callipepla californica

1,759 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,758 observations

California Gull

Larus californicus

1,728 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

1,718 observations

Pipilo maculatus

1,671 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,657 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

1,568 observations

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

1,542 observations

Zenaida macroura

1,523 observations

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

1,518 observations

Hirundo rustica

1,483 observations

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

1,436 observations

Cyanocitta stelleri

1,435 observations

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

1,410 observations

White-faced Ibis

1,403 observations

Passerina amoena

1,402 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1,352 observations

Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

1,343 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,332 observations

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

1,319 observations

1,315 observations

Antigone canadensis

1,281 observations

Spatula cyanoptera

1,202 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

1,170 observations

1,168 observations

1,132 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,122 observations

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