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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
8,983 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
8,787 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
8,347 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
7,339 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
6,907 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
5,748 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
5,585 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
4,790 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
4,489 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
4,391 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
4,366 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
4,079 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
3,841 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
3,586 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
3,497 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
3,281 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
3,110 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
2,939 observations
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
2,805 observations
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
2,802 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
2,790 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
2,753 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
2,573 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
2,527 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
2,504 observations
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
2,480 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
2,453 observations
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
2,395 observations
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
2,358 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
2,212 observations
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
2,196 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
2,149 observations
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
2,132 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
2,065 observations
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
2,055 observations
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
2,048 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
2,001 observations
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
1,979 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
1,975 observations
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
1,941 observations
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
1,938 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
1,899 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
1,892 observations
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
1,883 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
1,879 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
1,857 observations
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
1,792 observations
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
1,791 observations
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
1,772 observations
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
1,765 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 8,983 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)