Colorado River in Grand Canyon Bird List
Colorado River in Grand Canyon Bird List 6-2011
Here is a simple list of birds that can occur along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. It doesn't include information on seasonal status and relative abundance (common, rare, etc), but at least it's a list of the possible birds you might see on the river. Extremely rare species that have been seen only a time or two are not included, however many relatively rare migrants etc are on this list.
DUCKS and GEESE
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
NEW WORLD QUAIL'
Gambel's Quail
GROUSE AND TURKEYS
Wild Turkey
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
PELICANS
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
HERONS
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
IBISES
White-faced Ibis
VULTURES
Turkey Vulture
California Condor
OSPREY, HAWKS and EAGLES
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Swainson's Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle
FALCONS
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
RAILS and COOTS
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
PLOVERS
Killdeer
STILTS and AVOCETS
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
SANDPIPERS and PHALAROPES
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
GULLS and TERNS
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
PIGEONS and DOVES
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
ROADRUNNERS
Greater Roadrunner
OWLS
Flammulated Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Spotted Owl
Long-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
GOATSUCKERS
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill
Mexican Whip-poor-will
SWIFTS
White-throated Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher
WOODPECKERS
Lewis's Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Williamson's Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Pacific-Slope Flycatcher
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike
VIREOS
Bell's Vireo
Gray Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
JAYS and CROWS
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
Pinyon Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
Common Raven
LARKS
Horned Lark
SWALLOWS
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
CHICKADEES and TITMICE
Mountain Chickadee
VERDIN and BUSHTIT
Verdin
Bushtit
NUTHATCHES and CREEPER
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
WRENS
Cactus Wren
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
DIPPERS
American Dipper
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
THRUSHES
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
MOCKINGBIRDS and THRASHERS
Northern Mockingbird
Sage Thrasher
Crissal Thrasher
STARLINGS
European Starling
PIPITS
American Pipit
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing
SILKY-FLYCATCHERS
Phainopepla
WOOD WARBLERS
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Grace's Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
TOWHEES and SPARROWS
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Sage Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed race)
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon race)
Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided race)
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored race)
TANAGERS, GROSBEAKS, and BUNTINGS
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
BLACKBIRDS, MEADOWLARKS, ORIOLES
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Scott's Oriole
FINCHES
Cassin's Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow
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