Arizona Bird Committee

Documenting Arizona's Birds

Checklist of the Birds of Arizona.

This list contains 569 species of birds that have been accepted by the Arizona Bird Committee as of January 2024. An additional 8 subspecies that occur in Arizona and are reviewed have been included. Identifiable subspecies and their common names are derived from eBird Taxonomy, available online at: http://ebird.org/

The species list conforms to the American Ornithologists' Society (AOS), checklist order and nomenclature as of the 64th supplement published July 2024.

Checklist annotations:

n = Has bred in Arizona (309 taxa). A species that has hatched young at least once, however, this does not include hybrid offspring.

[ ] = Species in brackets have not been physically documented in Arizona (2 species)

* = Arizona Bird Committee review species (150 taxa)

italics = Species indented and in italics are identifiable review forms (8)

(int) = Introduced (7 species)

(ex) = Extirpated (4 species) previously bred or presumed to have bred in AZ, but no longer occur naturally. they may have been re-introduced but remain un-established.

Species or subspecies marked with an asterisk (*) should be documented with photographs and or written details. Reports of Arizona Bird Committee review species (*) may be submitted online to the Arizona Bird Committee at the Arizona Field Ornithologists Website at : www.azfo.org

Subspecies common names are derived from eBird Taxonomy, available online at:

ebird taxonomy

ANATIDAE (DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL) - 41
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis - n
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor - *
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Ross's Goose Anser rossii
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Brant Branta bernicla - *
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose Branta canadensis - n
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator - *
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Wood Duck Aix sponsa - n
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa - *
Garganey Spatula querquedula - *
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors - n
Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera - n
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata - n
Gadwall Mareca strepera - n
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
American Wigeon Mareca americana - n
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos - n
Mexican Duck Anas diazi - n
Northern Pintail Anas acuta - n
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca - n
Canvasback Aythya valisineria - n
Redhead Aythya americana - n
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris - n
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula - *
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus - *
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
Black Scoter Melanitta americana
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser Mergus merganser - n
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis - n
ODONTOPHORIDAE (NEW WORLD QUAIL) - 5
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus - n (ex)
Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata - n
California Quail Callipepla californica - n (int)
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii - n
Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae - n
PHASIANIDAE (PHEASANTS, GROUSE, AND ALLIES) - 4
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo - n
Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus - n
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus - n (int)
Chukar Alectoris chukar - n (int)
PODICIPEDIDAE (GREBES) - 7
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus - n
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps - n
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis - n
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis - n
Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii - n
COLUMBIDAE (PIGEONS AND DOVES) - 9
Rock Pigeon Columba livia - n
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata - n
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto - n (int)
Inca Dove Columbina inca - n
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina - n
Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti - n
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi-*
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica - n
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura - n
CUCULIDAE (CUCKOOS) - 4
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus - n
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus - n
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus - *
CAPRIMULGIDAE (NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES) - 6
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis - n
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor - n
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii - n
Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi  - n
Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus - *
Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae - n
APODIDAE (SWIFTS) - 4
Black Swift Cypseloides niger - *
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica - *
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis - n
TROCHILIDAE (HUMMINGBIRDS) - 18
Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens - n
Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
Blue-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis clemenciae - n
Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer - n
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris - *
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri - n
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna - n
Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae - n
Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus - n
Bumblebee Hummingbird Selasphorus heloisa - *
Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris - n
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis - n
Violet-crowned Hummingbird Leucolia violiceps - n
Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina - n
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila - *
RALLIDAE (RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS) - 7
Ridgway's Rail Rallus obsoletus - n
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola - n
Sora Porzana carolina - n
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata - n
American Coot Fulica americana - n
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus - *
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis - n
GRUIDAE (CRANES) - 2
Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis - n
Common Crane Grus grus - *
RECURVIROSTRIDAE (STILTS AND AVOCETS) - 2
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus - n
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana - n
CHARADRIIDAE (PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS) - 8
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva - *
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus - n
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Siberian Sand-Plover Anarhynchus mongolus - *
Mountain Plover Anarhynchus montanus - n
Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus - n
JACANIDAE (JACANAS) - 1
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa - *
SCOLOPACIDAE (SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES) - 33
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda - *
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus - n
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica - *
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres - *
Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala - *
Red Knot Calidris canutus - *
Ruff Calidris pugnax - *
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata - *
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis - *
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis - *
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
American Woodcock Scolopax minor -*
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata - n
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius - n
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana - *
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Willet Tringa semipalmata
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor - n
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
STERCORARIIDAE (SKUAS AND JAEGERS) - 3
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus - *
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus - *
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus - *
LARIDAE (GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS) - 28
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla - *
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea - *
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus - *
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Western Gull Larus occidentalis - *
Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens - *
California Gull Larus californicus
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides - *
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus - *
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens - *
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus - *
Least Tern Sternula antillarum - n
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica - *
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea - *
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus - *
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans - *
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger - *
PHAETHONTIDAE (TROPICBIRDS) - 2
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus - *
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus - *
GAVIIDAE (LOONS) - 4
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
Common Loon Gavia immer
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii - *
DIOMEDEIDAE (ALBATROSSES) - 1
Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis - *
HYDROBATIDAE (NORTHERN STORM-PETRELS) - 4
[Leach’s/Townsend’s/Ainley’s Storm-Petrel] Hydrobates leucorhoa/socorroensis/cheimomnestes- *
Storm-Petrel Hydrobates tethys - *
Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel Hydrobates tethys - *
Black Storm-Petrel Hydrobates melania - *
Least Storm-Petrel Hydrobates microsoma - *
PROCELLARIIDAE (SHEARWATERS AND PETRELS) - 5
Juan Fernandez Petrel Pterodroma externa - *
Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis - *
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica - *
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea - *
[Black-vented Shearwater] Puffinus opisthomelas - *
CICONIIDAE (STORKS) - 1
Wood Stork Mycteria americana - *
FREGATIDAE (FRIGATEBIRDS) - 1
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens - *
SULIDAE (BOOBIES AND GANNETS) - 2
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii - *
Cocos Booby Sula brewsteri- *
ANHINGIDAE (ANHINGAS) - 1
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga - *
PHALACROCORACIDAE (CORMORANTS AND SHAGS) - 2
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus - n
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus - n
PELECANIDAE (PELICANS) - 2
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
ARDEIDAE (HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS) - 12
Least Bittern Botaurus exilis - n
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus - n
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret Egretta thula - n
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea - *
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax - n
Green Heron Butorides virescens - n
Great Egret Ardea alba - n
Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis - n
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias - n
THRESKIORNITHIDAE (IBISES AND SPOONBILLS) - 4
White Ibis Eudocimus albus - *
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus - *
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi - n
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
CATHARTIDAE (NEW WORLD VULTURES) - 3
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus - n (ex)
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus - n
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura - n
PANDIONIDAE (OSPREY) - 1
Osprey Pandion haliaetus - n
ACCIPITRIDAE (HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES) - 21
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus - n
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus - *
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos - n
Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius - n
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus - n
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii - n
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis - n
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus - n
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis - n
Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus - n
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus - n
White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus - *
Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus - n
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus - n
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus - n
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni - n
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus - n
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis - n
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis - n
TYTONIDAE (BARN-OWLS) - 1
American Barn Owl Tyto furcata - n
STRIGIDAE (OWLS) - 12
Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus - n
Whiskered Screech-Owl Megascops trichopsis - n
Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii - n
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus - n
Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma - n
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum - n
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
TROGONIDAE (TROGONS) - 2
Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans - n
Eared Quetzal Euptilotis neoxenus - *, n
ALCEDINIDAE (KINGFISHERS) - 3
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata - *
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon - n
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana - n
PICIDAE (WOODPECKERS) - 15
Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis - n
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus - *
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus - n
Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis - n
Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus - n
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis - n
Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis - n
Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens - n
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris - n
Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus - n
Arizona Woodpecker Dryobates arizonae - n
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus - n
Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides - n
FALCONIDAE (FALCONS AND CARACARAS) - 6
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway - n
American Kestrel Falco sparverius - n
Merlin Falco columbarius
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis - *, n (ex)
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus - n
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus - n
PSITTACIDAE (NEW WORLD AND AFRICAN PARROTS) - 1
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha - *, n (ex)
PSITTACULIDAE (OLD WORLD PARROTS) - 1
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis - n (int)
TITYRIDAE (TITYRAS AND ALLIES) - 2
Gray-collared Becard Pachyramphus major - *
Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae , n
TYRANNIDAE (TYRANT FLYCATCHERS) - 34
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe - n
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer - n
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens - n
Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi - *, n
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus - *
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus - n
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus - *
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris - n
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus - n
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii - *
Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans - n
Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris - n
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis - n
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus - *, n
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi - n
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax - n
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus - n
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens - *
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris - *
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens - *
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii - n
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus - *
Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii - n
Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii - n
Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri - n
Pine Flycatcher Empidonax affinis - *
Western  Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons - n
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans - n
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya - n
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus - n
VIREONIDAE (VIREOS, SHRIKE-BABBLERS, AND ERPORNIS) - 13
Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla - *
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii - n
Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior - n
Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni - n
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius - *
Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus - n
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus - *
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus - n
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis - *
LANIIDAE (SHRIKES) - 2
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus - n
Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
CORVIDAE (CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES) - 12
Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis - n
Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus - n
Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri - n
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata - *
California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica - *
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii - n
Mexican Jay Aphelocoma wollweberi - n
Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana - n
Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia - n
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos - n
Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus - n
Common Raven Corvus corax - n
REMIZIDAE (PENDULINE-TITS) - 1
Verdin Auriparus flaviceps - n

PARIDAE (TITS, CHICKADEES, AND TITMICE) - 5
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus - *, n
Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli - n
Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri - n
Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi - n
Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi - n
ALAUDIDAE (LARKS) - 1
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris - n
HIRUNDINIDAE (SWALLOWS) - 9
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor - n
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina - n
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis - n
Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera - *
Purple Martin Progne subis - n
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica - n
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota - n
Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva - *, n
AEGITHALIDAE (LONG-TAILED TITS) - 1
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus - n
REGULIDAE (KINGLETS) - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa - n
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula - n

BOMBYCILLIDAE (WAXWINGS) - 2
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus - *
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
PTILIOGONATIDAE (SILKY-FLYCATCHERS) - 1
Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens - n
SITTIDAE (NUTHATCHES) - 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis - n
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis - n
Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea - n
CERTHIIDAE (TREECREEPERS) - 1
Brown Creeper Certhia americana - n

POLIOPTILIDAE (GNATCATCHERS) - 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea - n
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura - n
Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps - n
TROGLODYTIDAE (WRENS) - 11
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus - n
Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus - n
Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon- n
Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus - n
Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis
Sedge Wren Cistothorus stellaris - *
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris - n
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus - *
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii - n
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus - n
Sinaloa Wren Thryophilus sinaloa - *
MIMIDAE (MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS) - 9
Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens - *
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis - n
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre - n
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei - n
LeConte's Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei - n
Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale - n
Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus - n
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos - n

STURNIDAE (STARLINGS) - 1
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris - n (int)
CINCLIDAE (DIPPERS) - 1
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus - n
TURDIDAE (THRUSHES AND ALLIES) - 17
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 - *
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris- *, n
Veery Catharus fuscescens - *, n
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus - *
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus - n
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus - n
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina - *
Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi - *
White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis - *
Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus - n
American Robin Turdus migratorius - n
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola - *
MUSCICAPIDAE (OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS) - 1
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe - *
PEUCEDRAMIDAE (OLIVE WARBLER) - 1
Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus - n
PASSERIDAE (OLD WORLD SPARROWS) - 1
House Sparrow Passer domesticus - n (int)
MOTACILLIDAE (WAGTAILS AND PIPITS) - 4
White Wagtail Motacilla alba - *
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus - *
American Pipit Anthus rubescens - n
Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii
FRINGILLIDAE (FINCHES, EUPHONIAS, AND ALLIES) - 14
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus - n
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator - n
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis - *
Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata - *
House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus - n
Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus - *
Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii - n
Redpoll Acanthis flammea - *
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra - n
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera - *
Pine Siskin Spinus pinus - n
Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria - n
Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei - n
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis - n
CALCARIIDAE (LONGSPURS AND SNOW BUNTINGS) - 5
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus - *
Thick-billed Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis - *
EMBERIZIDAE (OLD WORLD BUNTINGS) - 1
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla - *
PASSERELLIDAE (NEW WORLD SPARROWS) - 37
Rufous-winged Sparrow Peucaea carpalis - n
Botteri's Sparrow Peucaea botterii - n
Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii - n
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum - n
Five-striped Sparrow Amphispiza quinquestriata - n
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata - n
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus - n
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys - n
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina - n
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis - n
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla - *
Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri - n
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea - *
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis - n
Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus - n
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys - n
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Sagebrush Sparrow Artemisiospiza nevadensis - n
Bell's Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus - n
LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii - *
Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni - *
Baird's Sparrow Centronyx bairdii
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis - n
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia - n
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii - n
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca - n
Abert's Towhee Melozone aberti - n
Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps - n
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus - n
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus - n
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus - *
ICTERIIDAE (YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT) - 1
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens - n
ICTERIDAE (TROUPIALS AND ALLIES) - 18
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus - n
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus - *, n
Chihuahuan Meadowlark Sturnella lilianae - n
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta - n
Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri - *
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus - n
Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus - n
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii - n
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum - n
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus - n
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus - n
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater - n
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus - n
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus - n
PARULIDAE (NEW WORLD WARBLERS) - 50
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera - *
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera - *
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia - n
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii - *
Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa - *,n
Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata - n
Lucy's Warbler Leiothlypis luciae - n
Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler Leiothlypis virginiae - n
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis - *
MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei - n
Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia - *
Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas - n
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla - n
Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina - *
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea - *
Northern Parula Setophaga americana - n
Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi - *
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea - *
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia - n
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus - *
Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata - n
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor - *
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
Fan-tailed Warbler Basileuterus lachrymosus - *
Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons - n
Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis - *
Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons - n
Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus - n
Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus - *
CARDINALIDAE (CARDINALS AND ALLIES) - 16
Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava - n
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra - n
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana - n
Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata -*,n
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis - n
Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus - n
Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysopeplus - *
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus - n
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea - n
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena - n
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea - n
Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor - n
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
Dickcissel Spiza americana

Subspecies and forms

The following subspecies and forms have been reported, reviewed and accepted at least once in Arizona and are still on the review list for the ABC:

"Eurasian" Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca crecca) *
"Eastern" Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii bellii) *
"Eastern" Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus purpureus) *
"Thick-billed" Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca megarhyncha) *
"White-winged" Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis aikeni) *
"Large-billed" Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus) *
"Eastern" Hooded Oriole( Icterus cucullatus cucullatus/sennetti) *
"Mangrove" Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia erithachorides) *