List of birds of Arizona facts for kids

This list of birds of Arizona includes every wild bird species seen in Arizona, as recorded by the Arizona Bird Committee (ABC) through December 2015.

This list is presented in taxonomic order and follows The Check-list of North American Birds (7th edition through the 57th supplement, 2016), published by the American Ornithological Society.

The following tags have been used to identify categories of occurrence:

• (n) – Nesting: Per the ABC, this denotes "[a] species that has hatched young at least once, however, this does not include hybrid offspring"
• (I) – Introduced: Birds that have been introduced to North America by the actions of humans, either directly or indirectly
• (Ex) – Extirpated: A bird that, while it is not extinct, is no longer found in Arizona
• (C) – Casual: Birds that are rare in Arizona, but have been recorded often enough that the ABC does not require a formal report
• (A) – Accidental: Birds that have been seen only a few times, or only once; the ABC requires a formal report for sightings of them to be included in the official record
• (H) – Hypothetical: Birds that have had a credible sighting reported, but have not been documented with physical evidence such as a specimen or photograph

This list contains 554 species and one "slash" entry for an record which could not be indentified at the species level. Of the 555, 63 are classed as casual, 153 as accidental, and two as hypothetical. Eight have been introduced by humans and four have been extirpated. Nesting has been recorded for 306 species including some of the casual and accidental species. The list also includes 65 forms or groups of subspecies which can be distinguished in the field; some of them are also classed as casual or accidental.

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

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  Black-bellied whistling-duck
  

  Eurasian wigeon
• Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis (n)
• Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (A)
• Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons
• Snow goose, Chen caerulescens
• Ross's goose, Chen rossii
• Brant, Branta bernicla (A)
• Cackling goose, Branta hutchinsii (C)
  • Minima (minima) form
  • Taverner's (taverneri) form
  • Richardson's (hutchinsii) form
• Canada goose, Branta canadensis (n)
  • Giant (maxima) form
  • Large (moffitti) form (n)
  • Lesser (parvipes) form
• Trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator (A)
• Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus
• Wood duck, Aix sponsa (n)
• Gadwall, Anas strepera (n)
• Eurasian wigeon, Anas penelope (C)
• American wigeon, Anas americana (n)
• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos (n)
  • Northern (platyrhynchos) form (n)
  • Mexican (diazi) form (n)
• Blue-winged teal, Anas discors (n)
• Cinnamon teal, Anas cyanoptera (n)
• Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata (n)
• Northern pintail, Anas acuta (n)
• Garganey, Anas querquedula (A)
• Baikal teal, Anas formosa (A)
• Green-winged teal, Anas crecca (n)
  • Eurasian (crecca) form (A)
  • American (carolinensis) form (n)
• Canvasback, Aythya valisineria
• Redhead, Aythya americana (n)
• Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris (n)
• Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula (A)
• Greater scaup, Aythya marila (C)
• Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis
• Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus (A)
• Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata (C)
• White-winged scoter, Melanitta fusca (C)
• Black scoter, Melanitta americana (A)
• Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis (C)
• Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
• Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
• Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica (C)
• Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
• Common merganser, Mergus merganser
• Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator
• Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (n)

New World quail

Order: Galliformes   Family: Odontophoridae

• Northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus, masked form C. v. ridgwayi (n) (Ex)
• Scaled quail, Callipepla squamata (n)
• California quail, Callipepla californica (n) (I)
• Gambel's quail, Callipepla gambelii (n)
• Montezuma quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae (n)

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

• Chukar, Alectoris chukar (n) (I)
• Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (n) (I)
• Dusky grouse, Dendragapus obscurus (n)
• Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo (n)

Grebes

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

• Least grebe, Tachybaptus dominicus (n) (A)
• Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps (n)
• Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus (C)
• Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena (C)
• Eared grebe, Podiceps nigricollis (n)
• Western grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis (n)
• Clark's grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii (n)

Pigeons and doves

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

• Rock pigeon, Columba livia (n) (I)
• Band-tailed pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata (n)
• Eurasian collared-dove, Streptopelia decaocto (n) (I)
• Inca dove, Columbina inca (n)
• Common ground-dove, Columbina passerina (n)
• Ruddy ground-dove, Columbina talpacoti (n) (C)
• White-winged dove, Zenaida asiatica (n)
• Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura (n)

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

• Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus (n)
• Black-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (A)
• Greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus (n)
• Groove-billed ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris (A)

Nightjars and allies

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

• Lesser nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis (n)
• Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor (n)
• Common poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii (n)
• Buff-collared nightjar, Antrostomus ridgwayi (n) (A)
• Eastern whip-poor-will, Antrostomus vociferus (A)
• Mexican whip-poor-will, Antrostomus arizonae (n)

Swifts

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Apodidae

• Black swift, Cypseloides niger (H)
• Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica (A)
• Vaux's swift, Chaetura vauxi
• White-throated swift, Aeronautes saxatalis (n)

Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Trochilidae

• Magnificent hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens (n)
• Plain-capped starthroat, Heliomaster constantii (A)
• Blue-throated hummingbird, Lampornis clemenciae (n)
• Lucifer hummingbird, Calothorax lucifer (n) (C)
• Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris (A)
• Black-chinned hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri (n)
• Anna's hummingbird, Calypte anna (n)
• Costa's hummingbird, Calypte costae (n)
• Bumblebee hummingbird, Atthis heloisa (A)
• Broad-tailed hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus (n)
• Rufous hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
• Allen's hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin (C)
• Calliope hummingbird, Selasphorus calliope
• Broad-billed hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris (n)
• Berylline hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina (n) (C)
• Cinnamon hummingbird, Amazilia rutila (A)
• Violet-crowned hummingbird, Amazilia violiceps (n)
• White-eared hummingbird, Hylocharis leucotis (n) (C)

Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

• Black rail, Laterallus jamaicensis (n)
• Ridgway's rail, Rallus obsoletus (n)
• Virginia rail, Rallus limicola (n)
• Sora, Porzana carolina (n)
• Purple gallinule, Porphyrio martinicus (A)
• Common gallinule, Gallinula galeata (n)
• American coot, Fulica americana (n)

Cranes

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae

• Sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis (n)
  • Lesser (canadensis) form
  • Greater (tabida) form (n)

Stilts and avocets

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

• Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus (n)
• American avocet, Recurvirostra americana (n)

Plovers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

• Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola
• American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica (A)
• Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis fulva (A)
• Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus (n)
• Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus
• Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus (n)
• Mountain plover, Charadrius montanus (n)

Jacanas

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Jacanidae

• Northern jacana, Jacana spinosa (A)

Sandpipers and allies

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

• Upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda (A)
• Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus (C)
• Long-billed curlew, Numenius americanus (n)
• Hudsonian godwit, Limosa haemastica (A)
• Marbled godwit, Limosa fedoa
• Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres (A)
• Black turnstone, Arenaria melanocephala (A)
• Red knot, Calidris canutus (A)
• Ruff, Calidris pugnax (A)
• Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata (A)
• Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus
• Sanderling, Calidris alba
• Dunlin, Calidris alpina
• Baird's sandpiper, Calidris bairdii
• Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla
• White-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis (A)
• Buff-breasted sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis (A)
• Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos
• Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla (C)
• Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri
• Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus (C)
• Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
• Wilson's snipe, Gallinago delicata (n)
• Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia (n)
• Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria
• Wandering tattler, Tringa incana (A)
• Greater yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes
• Willet, Tringa semipalmata
• Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
• Wilson's phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor (n)
• Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
• Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicaria (C)

Jaegers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

• Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus (A)
• Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus (A)
• Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus (A)

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

• Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla (A)
• Ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea (A)
• Sabine's gull, Xema sabini (C)
• Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
• Little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus (A)
• Laughing gull, Leucophaeus atricilla (A)
• Franklin's gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan
• Heermann's gull, Larus heermanni (C)
• Mew gull, Larus canus (A)
• Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis
• Western gull, Larus occidentalis (A)
• Yellow-footed gull, Larus livens (A)
• California gull, Larus californicus
• Herring gull, Larus argentatus (C)
• Thayer's gull, Larus thayeri (A)
• Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus (A)
• Glaucous-winged gull, Larus marinus (A)
• Glaucous gull, Larus hyperboreus (A)
• Least tern, Sternula antillarum (C)
• Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (A)
• Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia
• Black tern, Chlidonias niger
• Common tern, Sterna hirundo
• Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea (A)
• Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri
• Royal tern, Thalasseus maximus (A)
• Elegant tern, Thalasseus elegans (A)
• Black skimmer, Rynchops niger (A)

Tropicbirds

Order: Phaethontiformes   Family: Phaethontidae

• White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus (A)
• Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon rubicauda (A)

Loons

Order: Gaviiformes   Family: Gaviidae

• Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata (C)
• Pacific loon, Gavia pacifica (C)
• Common loon, Gavia immer
• Yellow-billed loon, Gavia adamsii (A)

Albatrosses

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Diomedeidae

• Laysan albatross, Phoebastria immutabilis (A)

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

• Hawaiian petrel, Pterodroma sandwichensis (A)
• Sooty shearwater, Ardenna griseus (A)
• Black-vented shearwater, Puffinus opisthomelas (H)

Storm-petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Hydrobatidae

• Leach's storm-petrel/Townsend's storm-petrel/Ainley's storm-petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa/socorroensis/cheimomnestes (A)
• Black storm-petrel, Oceanodroma melania (A)
• Least storm-petrel, Oceanodroma microsoma (A)

Storks

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

• Wood stork, Mycteria americana (A)

Frigatebirds

Order: Suliformes   Family: Fregatidae

• Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens (A)

Boobies and gannets

Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae

• Blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii (A)
• Brown booby, Sula leucogaster (A)

Cormorants

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

• Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus (n)
• Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus (n)

Anhingas

Order: Suliformes   Family: Anhingidae

• Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga (A)

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

• American white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
• Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

• American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosa (n)
• Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis (n)
• Great blue heron, Ardea herodias (n)
• Great egret, Ardea alba (n)
• Snowy egret, Egretta thula (n)
• Little blue heron, Egretta caerulea (C)
• Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor (C)
• Reddish egret, Egretta rufescens (C)
• Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis (n)
• Green heron, Butorides virescens (n)
• Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax (n)
• Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax violaceus (A)

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

• White ibis, Eudocimus albus (A)
• Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus (A)
• White-faced ibis, Plegadis chihi (n)
• Roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja (A)

New World vultures

Order: Cathartiformes   Family: Cathartidae

• Black vulture, Coragyps atratus (n)
• Turkey vulture, Cathartes aura (n)
• California condor, Gymnogyps californianus (n) (Ex) (reintroduced 1996 after a century of extirpation, first successful nesting attempt 2003)

Osprey

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

• Osprey, Pandion haliaetus (n)

Hawks, kites, and eagles

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

• Swallow-tailed kite, Elanus forficatus (A)
• White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus (n)
• Mississippi kite, Ictinia mississippiensis (n)
• Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus (n)
• Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus (n)
• Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus (n)
• Cooper's hawk, Accipiter cooperii (n)
• Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis (n)
• Common black hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus (n)
• Harris's hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus (n)
• White-tailed hawk, Geranoaetus albicaudatus (A)
• Gray hawk, Buteo plagiatus (n)
• Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus (n) (C)
• Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus (C)
• Short-tailed hawk, Buteo brachyurus (n) (A)
• Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni (n)
• Zone-tailed hawk, Buteo albonotatus (n)
• Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis (n)
  • Western (calurus) form (n)
  • Harlan’s (harlani) form (C)
  • Krider's (kriderii) form
  • Fuertes's (fuertesi) form (n)
• Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus (C)
• Ferruginous hawk, Buteo regalis (n)
• Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos (n)

Barn-owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

• Barn owl, Tyto alba (n)

Typical owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

Strigidae – typical owls

• Flammulated owl, Psiloscops flammeolus (n)
• Western screech-owl, Megascops kennicottii (n)
• Whiskered screech-owl, Megacsops trichopsis (n)
• Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus (n)
• Northern pygmy-owl, Glaucidium gnoma (n)
  • Rocky Mountains (pinicola) form (n)
  • Mountain (gnoma) form (n)
• Ferruginous pygmy-owl, Glaucidium brasilianum (n) (C)
• Elf owl, Micrathene whitneyi (n)
• Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia (n)
• Spotted owl, Strix occidentalis (n)
• Long-eared owl, Asio otus (n)
• Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus
• Northern saw-whet owl, Aegolius acadicus (n)

Trogons

Order: Trogoniformes   Family: Trogonidae

• Elegant trogon, Trogon elegans (n)
• Eared quetzal, Euptilotis neoxenus (n) (A)

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

• Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon (n)
• Green kingfisher, Chloroceryle americana (n)

Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

• Lewis's woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis (n)
• Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus (A)
• Acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus (n)
• Gila woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis (n)
• Williamson's sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus (n)
• Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius (A)
• Red-naped sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis (n)
• Red-breasted sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber (C)
• Ladder-backed woodpecker, Picoides scalaris (n)
• Downy woodpecker, Picoides pubescens (n)
• Hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus (n)
• Arizona woodpecker, Picoides arizonae (n)
• American three-toed woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis (n)
• Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus (n)
  • Yellow-shafted (auratus) form (C)
  • Red-shafted (cafer) form (n)
• Gilded flicker, Colaptes chrysoides (n)

Caracaras and falcons

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

• Crested caracara, Caracara cheriway (n)
• American kestrel, Falco sparverius (n)
• Merlin, Falco columbarius
  • Taiga (columbarius) form
  • Prairie (richardsoni) form
  • Black (suckleyi) form
• Aplomado falcon, Falco femoralis (n) (A) (Ex)
• Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus (n)
  • Continental (anatum) form (n)
  • Tundra (tundrius) form
• Prairie falcon, Falco mexicanus (n)

New World and African parrots

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittacidae

• Thick-billed parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha (n) (A) (extirpated as breeding species, attempts at reintroduction in the 1980s failed)

Old World parrots

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittaculidae

• Rosy-faced lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis (n) (I)

Tyrant flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tyrannidae

• Northern beardless-tyrannulet, Camptostoma imberbe (n)
• Tufted flycatcher, Mitrephanes phaeocercus (n) (A)
• Olive-sided flycatcher, Contopus cooperi (n)
• Greater pewee, Contopus pertinax (n)
• Western wood-pewee, Contopus sordidulus (n)
• Eastern wood-pewee, Contopus virens (A)
• Yellow-bellied flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris (A)
• Acadian flycatcher, Empidonax virescens (A)
• Willow flycatcher, Empidonax traillii (n)
• Least flycatcher, Empidonax minimus (A)
• Hammond's flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii (n)
• Gray flycatcher, Empidonax wrightii (n)
• Dusky flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri (n)
• Pacific-slope flycatcher, Empidonax difficilis
• Cordilleran flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis (n)
• Buff-breasted flycatcher, Empidonax fulvifrons (n)
• Black phoebe, Sayornis nigricans (n)
• Eastern phoebe, Sayornis phoebe (C)
• Say's phoebe, Sayornis saya (n)
• Vermilion flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus (n)
• Dusky-capped flycatcher, Myiarchus tuberculifer (n)
• Ash-throated flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens (n)
• Nutting's flycatcher, Myiarchus nuttingi (n) (A)
• Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus (A)
• Brown-crested flycatcher, Myiarchus tyrannulus (n)
• Great kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus (A)
• Sulphur-bellied flycatcher, Myiodynastes luteiventris (n)
• Tropical kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus (n)
• Couch's kingbird, Tyrannus couchii (A)
• Cassin's kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans (n)
• Thick-billed kingbird, Tyrannus crassirostris (n)
• Western kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis (n)
• Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus (C)
• Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus (C)

Tityras and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tityridae

• Gray-collared becard, Pachyramphus major (A)
• Rose-throated becard, Pachyramphus aglaiae (n) (A)

Shrikes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae

• Loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus (n)
• Northern shrike, Lanius excubitor (C)

Vireos

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vireonidae

• Black-capped vireo, Vireo atricapilla (A)
• White-eyed vireo, Vireo griseus (C)
• Bell's vireo, Vireo bellii (n)
• Gray vireo, Vireo vicinior (n)
• Hutton's vireo, Vireo huttoni (n)
• Yellow-throated vireo, Vireo flavifrons (C)
• Cassin's vireo, Vireo cassinii
• Blue-headed vireo, Vireo solitarius (A)
• Plumbeous vireo, Vireo plumbeus (n)
• Philadelphia vireo, Vireo philadelphicus (A)
• Warbling vireo, Vireo gilvus (n)
• Red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus (A)
• Yellow-green vireo, Vireo flavoviridis (A)

Jays, crows, magpies, and ravens

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

• Gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis (n)
• Pinyon jay, Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus (n)
• Steller's jay, Cyanocitta stelleri (n)
• Blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata (A)
• Woodhouse's scrub-jay, Aphelocoma woodhouseii (n)
• Mexican jay, Aphelocoma ultramarina (n)
• Clark's nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana (n)
• Black-billed magpie, Pica hudsonia (n)
• American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos (n)
• Chihuahuan raven, Corvus cryptoleucos (n)
• Common raven, Corvus corax (n)

Larks

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae

• Horned lark, Eremophila alpestris (n)

Swallows and martins

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

• Purple martin, Progne subis (n)
  • Northern (arboricola) form (n)
  • Desert (hesperia) form (n)
• Brown-chested martin, Progne tapera (A)
• Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor (n)
• Violet-green swallow, Tachycineta thalassina (n)
• Northern rough-winged swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis (n)
• Bank swallow, Riparia riparia
• Cliff swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (n)
  • Northern (pyrrhonota) group (n)
  • Southwestern (swainsoni) form (n)
• Cave swallow, Petrochelidon fulva (n) (A)
• Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica (n)

Chickadees and titmice

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paridae

• Black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus (A)
• Mountain chickadee, Poecile gambeli (n)
• Mexican chickadee, Poecile sclateri (n)
• Bridled titmouse, Baeolophus wollweberi (n)
• Juniper titmouse, Baeolophus ridgwayi (n)

Verdin

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Remizidae

• Verdin, Auriparus flaviceps (n)

Bushtits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Aegithalidae

• Bushtit, Psaltriparus minimus (n)

Nuthatches

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sittidae

• Red-breasted nuthatch, Sitta canadensis (n)
• White-breasted nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis (n)
• Pygmy nuthatch, Sitta pygmaea (n)

Treecreepers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Certhiidae

• Brown creeper, Certhia americana (n)

Wrens

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Troglodytidae

• Rock wren, Salpinctes obsoletus (n)
• Canyon wren, Catherpes mexicanus (n)
• House wren, Troglodytes aedon (n)
  • Northern (aedon) group (n)
  • Brown-throated (brunneicollis) form (n)
• Pacific wren, Troglodytes pacificus (n) (C)
• Winter wren, Troglodytes hiemalis (C)
• Sedge wren, Cistothorus platensis (A)
• Marsh wren, Cistothorus palustris (n)
• Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus (A)
• Bewick's wren, Thryomanes bewickii (n)
• Cactus wren, Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus (n)
• Sinaloa wren, Thryophilus sinaloa (A)

Gnatcatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Polioptilidae

• Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea (n)
• Black-tailed gnatcatcher, Polioptila melanura (n)
• Black-capped gnatcatcher, Polioptila nigriceps (n) (C)

Dippers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cinclidae

• American dipper, Cinclus mexicanus (n)

Kinglets

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Regulidae

• Golden-crowned kinglet, Regulus satrapa (n)
• Ruby-crowned kinglet, Regulus calendula (n)

Old World flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae

• Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe (A)

Thrushes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

• Eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis (n)
• Western bluebird, Sialia mexicana (n)
• Mountain bluebird, Sialia currucoides (n)
• Townsend's solitaire, Myadestes townsendi (n)
• Brown-backed solitaire, Myadestes occidentalis (A)
• Veery, Catharus fuscescens (n) (A)
• Gray-cheeked thrush, Catharus minimus (A)
• Swainson's thrush, Catharus ustulatus (n)
  • Russet-backed (ustulatus) group
  • Olive-backed (swainsoni) group (n)
• Hermit thrush, Catharus guttatus (n)
• Wood thrush, Hylocichla mustelina (A)
• Rufous-backed robin, Turdus rufopalliatus (C)
• American robin, Turdus migratorius (n)
• Varied thrush, Ixoreus naevius (C)
• Aztec thrush, Ridgwayia pinicola (A)

Mockingbirds and thrashers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Mimidae

• Blue mockingbird, Melanotis caerulescens (A)
• Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis (n) (C)
• Curve-billed thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre (n)
  • Eastern (curvirostre) group (n)
  • Western (palmeri) group (n)
• Brown thrasher, Toxostoma rufum (C)
• Bendire's thrasher, Toxostoma bendirei (n)
• Le Conte's thrasher, Toxostoma lecontei (n)
• Crissal thrasher, Toxostoma crissale (n)
• Sage thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus (n)
• Northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos (n)

Starlings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

• European starling, Sturnus vulgaris (n) (I)

Waxwings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Bombycillidae

• Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus (A)
• Cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum

Silky-flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Ptiliogonatidae

• Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens (n)

Olive warbler

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Peucedramidae

• Olive warbler, Peucedramus taeniatus (n)

Old World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

• House sparrow, Passer domesticus (n) (I)

Wagtails and pipits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

• White wagtail, Motacilla alba (A)
• Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus (A)
• American pipit, Anthus rubescens (n)
• Sprague's pipit, Anthus spragueii

Finches

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

• Gray-crowned rosy-finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis (A)
• Black rosy-finch, Leucosticte atrata (A)
• Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator (n)
• House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (n)
• Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus (A)
• Cassin's finch, Haemorhous cassinii (n)
• Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (n)
• White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (A)
• Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea (A)
• Pine siskin, Spinus pinus (n)
• Lesser goldfinch, Spinus psaltria (n)
• Lawrence's goldfinch, Spinus lawrencei (n)
• American goldfinch, Spinus tristis (n)
• Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus (n)

Longspurs and snow buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calcariidae

• Lapland longspur, Calcarius lapponicus (C)
• Chestnut-collared longspur, Calcarius ornatus
• Smith's longspur, Calcarius pictus (A)
• McCown's longspur, Calcarius mccownii (C)
• Snow bunting, Plectophenax nivalis (A)

Wood-warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Parulidae

• Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla (C)
• Worm-eating warbler, Helmitheros vermivorum (A)
• Louisiana waterthrush, Parkesia motacilla (C)
• Northern waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis
• Golden-winged warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera (A)
• Blue-winged warbler, Vermivora cyanoptera (A)
• Black-and-white warbler, Mniotilta varia (n)
• Prothonotary warbler, Protonotaria citrea (C)
• Swainson's warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii (A)
• Crescent-chested warbler, Oreothlypis superciliosa (n) (A)
• Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina (C)
• Orange-crowned warbler, Oreothlypis celata (n)
  • Celata (celata) form (A)
  • Orestera (orestera) form (n)
  • Lutescens (lutescens) form
• Lucy's warbler, Oreothlypis luciae (n)
• Nashville warbler, Oreothlypis ruficapilla
• Virginia's warbler, Oreothlypis virginiae (n)
• Connecticut warbler, Oporornis agilis (A)
• MacGillivray's warbler, Geothlypis tolmiei (n)
• Mourning warbler, Geothlypis philadelphia (A)
• Kentucky warbler, Geothlypis formosa (A)
• Common yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas (n)
• Hooded warbler, Setophaga citrina (C)
• American redstart, Setophaga ruticilla (n)
• Cape May warbler, Setophaga tigrina (A)
• Cerulean warbler, Setophaga cerulea (A)
• Northern parula, Setophaga americana (n)
• Tropical parula, Setophaga pitiayumi (A)
• Magnolia warbler, Setophaga magnolia (C)
• Bay-breasted warbler, Setophaga castanea (A)
• Blackburnian warbler, Setophaga fusca (A)
• Yellow warbler, Setophaga petechia (n)
  • Northern (aestiva) group (n)
  • Mangrove (erithachorides) form (A)
• Chestnut-sided warbler, Setophaga pensylvanica (C)
• Blackpoll warbler, Setophaga striata (A)
• Black-throated blue warbler, Setophaga caerulescens (C)
• Palm warbler, Setophaga palmarum (C)
• Pine warbler, Setophaga pinus (A)
• Yellow-rumped warbler, Setophaga coronata (n)
  • Audubon's (auduboni) form (n)
  • Myrtle (coronata) form
• Yellow-throated warbler, Setophaga dominica (A)
• Prairie warbler, Setophaga discolor (A)
• Grace's warbler, Setophaga graciae (n)
• Black-throated gray warbler, Setophaga nigrescens (n)
• Townsend's warbler, Setophaga townsendi
• Hermit warbler, Setophaga occidentalis
• Black-throated green warbler, Setophaga virens (A)
• Fan-tailed warbler, Basileuterus lachrymosus (A)
• Rufous-capped warbler, Basileuterus rufifrons (n) (A)
• Canada warbler, Cardellina canadensis (A)
• Wilson's warbler, Cardellina pusilla
  • Mountain West (pileolata) form
  • Pacific Coast (chryseola) form
• Red-faced warbler, Cardellina rubrifrons (n)
• Painted redstart, Myioborus pictus (n)
• Slate-throated redstart, Myioborus miniatus (A)
• Yellow-breasted chat, Icteria virens (n)

New World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae

• Green-tailed towhee, Pipilo chlorurus (n)
• Spotted towhee, Pipilo maculatus (n)
  • Pacific (oregonus) group
  • Rocky Mountains (montanus) group (n)
• Eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus (A)
• Rufous-crowned sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps (n)
• Canyon towhee, Melozone fuscus (n)
• Abert's towhee, Melozone aberti (n)
• Rufous-winged sparrow, Peucaea carpalis (n)
• Botteri's sparrow, Peucaea botterii (n)
• Cassin's sparrow, Peucaea cassinii (n)
• American tree sparrow, Spizelloides arborea (A)
• Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina (n)
• Clay-colored sparrow, Spizella pallida
• Brewer's sparrow, Spizella breweri (n)
• Field sparrow, Spizella pusilla (A)
• Black-chinned sparrow, Spizella atrogularis (n)
• Vesper sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus (n)
• Lark sparrow, Chondestes grammacus (n)
• Five-striped sparrow, Amphispiza quinquestriata (n)
• Black-throated sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata (n)
• Sagebrush sparrow, Artemisiospiza nevadensis (n)
• Bell's sparrow, Artemisiospiza belli
• Lark bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys (n)
• Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis (n)
  • Western (nevadensis) group (n)
  • Large-billed (rostratus) form (A)
• Grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum (n)
  • Western (perpallidus) form (n)
  • Arizona (ammolegus) form (n)
• Baird's sparrow, Ammodramus bairdii
• Le Conte's sparrow, Ammodramus leconteii (A)
• Nelson's sparrow, Ammodramus nelsonii (A)
• Fox sparrow, Passerella iliaca
  • Red (iliaca) group (C)
  • Slate-colored (schistacea) group
  • Sooty (unalaschcensis) group (A)
  • Thick-billed (megarhyncha) group (A)
• Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia (n)
• Lincoln's sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii (n)
• Swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana
• White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
• Harris's sparrow, Zonotrichia querula (C)
• White-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys (n)
  • Gambel's (gambelii) form
  • Mountain (oriantha) form (n)
• Golden-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla (C)
• Dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis (n)
  • Oregon (oreganus) group
  • Pink-sided (mearnsi) form
  • White-winged (aikeni) form (A)
  • Slate-colored (hyemalis) group
  • Gray-headed (caniceps) form (n)
  • Red-backed (dorsalis) form (n)
• Yellow-eyed junco, Junco phaeonotus (n)

Cardinals and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cardinalidae

• Hepatic tanager, Piranga hepatica (n)
• Summer tanager, Piranga rubra (n)
• Scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea (A)
• Western tanager, Piranga ludoviciana (n)
• Flame-colored tanager, Piranga bidentata (n) (A)
• Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis (n)
• Pyrrhuloxia, Cardinalis sinuatus (n)
• Yellow grosbeak, Pheucticus chrysopeplus (A)
• Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus
• Black-headed grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus (n)
• Blue grosbeak, Passerina (Guiraca) caerulea (n)
• Lazuli bunting, Passerina amoena (n)
• Indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea (n)
• Varied bunting, Passerina versicolor (n)
• Painted bunting, Passerina ciris (C)
• Dickcissel, Spiza americana (C)

Blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles, and New World oriole

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Icteridae

• Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus (n) (A)
• Red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus (n)
• Eastern meadowlark, Sturnella magna (n)
  • Lilian's meadowlark, Sturnella magna lilianae (n)
• Western meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta (n)
• Yellow-headed blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus (n)
• Rusty blackbird, Euphagus carolinus (A)
• Brewer's blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus (n)
• Common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula (A)
• Great-tailed grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus (n)
• Bronzed cowbird, Molothrus aeneus (n)
• Brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater (n)
• Black-vented oriole, Icterus wagleri (A)
• Orchard oriole, Icterus spurius (C)
• Hooded oriole, Icterus cucullatus (n)
  • Eastern (cucullatus) group (A)
  • Western (nelsoni) group (n)
• Streak-backed oriole, Icterus pustulatus (n) (A)
• Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula (n) (C)
• Bullock's oriole, Icterus bullockii (n)
• Scott's oriole, Icterus parisorum (n)

Images for kids

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  Eurasian wigeon

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Aves de Arizona para niños