Birds of Arizona: The Official State Checklist

All 571 birds on the list

• Abert's Towhee Melozone aberti
• Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
• Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
• African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
• Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
• American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
• American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
• American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
• American Coot Fulica americana
• American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
• American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
• American Golden-plover Pluvialis dominica
• American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
• American Goshawk Astur atricapillus
• American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
• American Kestrel Falco sparverius
• American Pipit Anthus rubescens
• American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
• American Robin Turdus migratorius
• American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis
• American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
• American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
• American Wigeon Mareca americana
• Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
• Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
• Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
• Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
• Arizona Woodpecker Dryobates arizonae
• Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
• Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola
• Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
• Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
• Baird's Sparrow Centronyx bairdii
• Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
• Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
• Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
• Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
• Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
• Bell's Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli
• Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
• Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
• Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei
• Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina
• Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
• Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
• Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
• Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata
• Black Scoter Melanitta americana
• Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
• Black Storm-Petrel Hydrobates melania
• Black Swift Cypseloides niger
• Black Tern Chlidonias niger
• Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
• Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
• Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
• Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
• Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
• Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
• Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
• Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps
• Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla
• Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
• Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis
• Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
• Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
• Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
• Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura
• Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
• Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
• Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
• Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
• Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri
• Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas
• Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
• Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
• Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
• Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
• Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens
• Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
• Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
• Blue-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis clemenciae
• Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
• Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
• Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
• Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
• Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
• Botteri's Sparrow Peucaea botterii
• Brant Branta bernicla
• Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
• Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
• Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi
• Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris
• Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
• Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
• Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
• Brown Creeper Certhia americana
• Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
• Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
• Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis
• Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
• Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
• Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
• Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons
• Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
• Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi
• Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
• Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
• Bumblebee Hummingbird Selasphorus heloisa
• Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
• Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
• Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
• Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
• California Condor Gymnogyps californianus
• California Gull Larus californicus
• California Quail Callipepla californica
• California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
• Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope
• Canada Goose Branta canadensis
• Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis
• Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
• Canvasback Aythya valisineria
• Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca
• Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
• Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
• Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
• Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii
• Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
• Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii
• Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
• Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
• Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
• Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
• Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
• Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
• Chihuahuan Meadowlark Sturnella lilianae
• Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus
• Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
• Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
• Chukar Alectoris chukar
• Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
• Cinnimon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
• Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
• Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
• Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
• Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
• Cocos Booby Sula brewsteri
• Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
• Common Crane Grus grus
• Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
• Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
• Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
• Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
• Common Loon Gavia immer
• Common Merganser Mergus merganser
• Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
• Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
• Common Raven Corvus corax
• Common Tern Sterna hirundo
• Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
• Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
• Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
• Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
• Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii
• Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa
• Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
• Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale
• Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
• Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
• Dickcissel Spiza americana
• Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
• Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
• Dunlin Calidris alpina
• Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
• Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus
• Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
• Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
• Eared Quetzal Euptilotis neoxenus
• Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
• Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
• Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
• Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
• Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
• Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
• Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
• Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
• Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi
• Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
• Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
• Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
• Fan-tailed Warbler Euthlypis lachrymosa
• Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
• Ferruginous Pygmy-owl Glaucidium brasilianum
• Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
• Five-striped Sparrow Amphispiza quinquestriata
• Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata
• Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus
• Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
• Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
• Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
• Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
• Gadwall Mareca strepera
• Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
• Garganey Spatula querquedula
• Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
• Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides
• Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
• Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
• Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
• Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
• Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
• Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
• Grace's Warbler Setophaga graciae
• Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
• Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
• Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii
• Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus
• Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior
• Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
• Gray-collared Becard Pachyramphus major
• Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
• Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
• Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
• Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
• Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
• Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
• Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
• Greater Sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
• Greater Scaup Aythya marila
• Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
• Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
• Green Heron Butorides virescens
• Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
• Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
• Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
• Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
• Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
• Gunnison Sage-grouse Centrocercus minimus
• Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
• Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
• Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
• Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
• Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
• Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis
• Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
• Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
• Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
• Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis
• Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
• Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
• Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
• Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
• Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
• House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
• House Sparrow Passer domesticus
• Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
• Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
• Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
• Inca Dove Columbina inca
• Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
• Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
• Juan Fernandez Petrel Pterodroma externa
• Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi
• Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
• Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris
• Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
• Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
• Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
• Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
• Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei
• Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
• Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
• Leach's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
• Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
• Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
• Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
• Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
• Least Storm-Petrel Hydrobates microsoma
• Least Tern Sternula antillarum
• LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii
• LeConte's Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei
• Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
• Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
• Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
• Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
• Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
• Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
• Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
• Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
• Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
• Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
• Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
• Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
• Long-eared Owl Asio otus
• Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
• Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
• Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
• Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer
• Lucy's Warbler Leiothlypis luciae
• MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
• Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
• Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
• Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
• Merlin Falco columbarius
• Mew Gull Larus brachyrhynchus
• Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri
• Mexican Duck Anas diazi
• Mexican Jay Aphelocoma wollweberi
• Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae
• Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
• Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
• Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae
• Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
• Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
• Mountain Plover Anarhynchus montanus
• Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
• Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
• Nanday Parakeet Aratinga nenday
• Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
• Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni
• Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
• Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
• Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
• Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
• Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
• Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
• Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
• Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
• Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
• Northern Parula Setophaga americana
• Northern Pintail Anas acuta
• Northern Pygmy-owl Glaucidium gnoma
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
• Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
• Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
• Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
• Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi
• Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus
• Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
• Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
• Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
• Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
• Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
• Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
• Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
• Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus
• Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
• Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
• Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
• Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
• Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
• Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
• Pine Flycatcher Empidonax affinis
• Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
• Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
• Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
• Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
• Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
• Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus
• Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
• Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
• Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
• Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
• Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
• Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
• Purple Martin Progne subis
• Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
• Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus
• Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
• Red Knot Calidris canutus
• Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
• Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
• Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
• Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
• Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
• Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
• Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons
• Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
• Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
• Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
• Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
• Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
• Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
• Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
• Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
• Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
• Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
• Redhead Aythya americana
• Redpoll Acanthis flammea
• Ridgway's Rail Rallus obsoletus
• Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
• Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
• Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
• Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
• Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
• Rock Pigeon Columba livia
• Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
• Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
• Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
• Ross's Goose Anser rossii
• Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
• Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
• Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
• Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
• Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
• Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
• Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus
• Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
• Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
• Rufous-winged Sparrow Peucaea carpalis
• Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
• Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
• Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
• Sagebrush Sparrow Artemisiospiza nevadensis
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
• Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
• Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
• Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata
• Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
• Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum
• Sedge Wren Cistothorus stellaris
• Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
• Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
• Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
• Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
• Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
• Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
• Siberian Sand-Plover Anarhynchus mongolus
• Sinaloa Wren Thryophilus sinaloa
• Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus
• Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus
• Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
• Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
• Snowy Egret Egretta thula
• Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
• Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
• Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
• Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
• Sora Porzana carolina
• Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis
• Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
• Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
• Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii
• Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
• Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
• Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
• Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
• Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
• Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
• Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
• Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
• Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
• Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
• Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
• Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
• Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris
• Thick-billed Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii
• Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
• Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
• Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
• Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
• Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
• Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
• Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
• Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
• Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus
• Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
• Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
• Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
• Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor
• Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
• Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
• Veery Catharus fuscescens
• Verdin Auriparus flaviceps
• Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
• Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
• Violet-crowned Hummingbird Ramosomyia violiceps
• Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
• Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
• Virginia's Warbler Leiothlypis virginiae
• Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
• Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel Hydrobates tethys
• Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
• Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
• Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis
• Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
• Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
• Western Gull Larus occidentalis
• Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
• Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
• Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
• Western Screech-owl Megascops kennicottii
• Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
• Western Warbling-Vireo Vireo swainsoni
• Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
• Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Whiskered Screech-owl Megascops trichopsis
• White Ibis Eudocimus albus
• White Wagtail Motacilla alba
• White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
• White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
• White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis
• White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
• White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
• White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
• White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
• White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
• White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
• White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
• White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
• White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis
• White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
• White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
• White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
• Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
• Willet Tringa semipalmata
• Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus
• Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
• Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
• Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
• Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
• Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis
• Wood Duck Aix sponsa
• Wood Stork Mycteria americana
• Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
• Woodhouse's Scrub-jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii
• Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
• Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysopeplus
• Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
• Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Western DPS) Coccyzus americanus
• Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
• Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
• Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus
• Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
• Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus
• Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens
• Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
• Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
• Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
• Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
• Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
• Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus

Birds people confuse

Red-tailed hawk or Red-shouldered hawk?

Red-tailed hawk Not stated

No confirmed photo of Red-shouldered hawk

Red-shouldered hawk Not stated

A red-tail's rust-colored, broad, short tail distinguishes it from the smaller red-shouldered hawk (North Carolina). Tennessee: the red-shouldered hawk has a black and white banded tail and appears more uniformly colored.

Northern cardinal or Summer tanager?

Northern cardinal Not stated

Summer tanager Not stated

MDC: the adult male summer tanager is entirely rosy red, slightly darker on wings and tail, and is a summer resident; the adult male northern cardinal has a crest and a black area around its large red bill and is present year-round. TWRA says the summer tanager is the only other all-red songbird in Tennessee.

Northern cardinal or Pyrrhuloxia?

Northern cardinal Not stated

Pyrrhuloxia Not stated

The pyrrhuloxia is a grayish bird with red highlights that lives in the desert Southwest.

Turkey vulture or Black vulture?

Turkey vulture Not stated

No confirmed photo of Black vulture

Black vulture Not stated

Black vulture: grayish-black head, shorter tail, a white patch near the wing tips (seen from below), and wings held nearly horizontal when soaring, with frequent flapping (Missouri). Tennessee and NPS Everglades say the same: black head, white patch at the wing tips, wings held flat. Turkey vulture: red head (adults), two-toned wings held in a V, rarely flaps. Note: juvenile turkey vultures also have dark heads.

Turkey vulture or Eagle?

Turkey vulture Not stated

Eagle Not stated

An eagle holds its wings flat and they are uniformly black; a turkey vulture's are held in a slight V and are two-toned.

Turkey vulture or California condor (juvenile)?

Turkey vulture Not stated

California condor (juvenile) Not stated

National Park Service (Grand Canyon-Parashant): turkey vultures are often mistaken for juvenile California condors; their two-toned wings, white along the back of the wings and solid black in front, make them easy to distinguish, and they hold their wings in a slight V when soaring.

Photos show typical adults; individuals vary. Never get close to compare.

When birds are active in Arizona

Records of birds in Arizona peak in January to May and August. They show when people record birds, not how many there are (about month bars).

About this list

The species list comes from HDMS Web Species List (taxon = Bird) (Arizona Game and Fish Department - Heritage Data Management System, 2026-10-28).

Venom does not apply to birds.