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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
9,256 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
9,239 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
8,844 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
7,741 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
7,411 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
6,297 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
5,873 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
5,094 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
4,832 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
4,544 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
4,497 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
4,296 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
4,083 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
3,809 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
3,732 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
3,416 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
3,370 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
3,024 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
3,017 observations
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
2,998 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
2,967 observations
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
2,886 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
2,719 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
2,666 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
2,609 observations
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
2,567 observations
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
2,516 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
2,512 observations
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
2,508 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
2,364 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
2,296 observations
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
2,249 observations
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
2,246 observations
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
2,194 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
2,160 observations
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
2,160 observations
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
2,147 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
2,112 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
2,089 observations
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
2,056 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
2,018 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
2,010 observations
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
1,998 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
1,996 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
1,946 observations
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
1,917 observations
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
1,915 observations
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
1,897 observations
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
1,895 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
1,822 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common birds in Colorado are:
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- The most observed bird in Colorado is Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), with 9,256 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed native birds in Colorado include:
- Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)