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) * |