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Zion National ParkBird list Birds of Zion: •LOONS & GREBES Common Loon - Gavia immer Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus Eared Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis Clark's Grebe - Aechmophorus clarkii •PELICANS & CORMORANTS American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus •HERONS, IBISES & STORKS American Bittern - Botaurus elntiginousus Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias Great Egret - Ardea alba Snowy Egret - Egretta thula Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis Green Heron - Butorides virescens Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi Wood Stork - Mycteria americana •VULTURES Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura California Condor - Gymnogyps californianus •SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS Tundra Swan - Cygnus columbianus Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Wood Duck - Aix sponsa Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail - Anas acuta Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanoptera Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata Gadwall - Anas strepera American Wigeon - Anas americana Canvasback - Aythya valisineria Redhead - Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis Oldsquaw - Clangula hyemalis Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata White-winged Scoter - Melanitta fusca Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus Common Merganser - Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis •OSPREY, EAGLES, HAWKS & FALCONS Osprey - Pandion haliaetus Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis Common Black-Hawk - Buteogallus anthracinus Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni Zone-tailed Hawk - Buteo albonotatus Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis Ferruginous Hawk - Buteo regalis Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus Golden Eagle - Aquoila chrysaetos American Kestrel - Falco sparverius Merlin - Falco columbarius Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus Prairie Falcon - Falco mexicanus •PHEASANTS, GROUSE, TURKEY & QUAIL Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus Blue Grouse - Dendragapus obscurus Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo Gambel's Quail - Callipepla gambelii •RAILS & CRANES Virginia Rail - Rallaus limicola Sora - Porzana carolina American Coot - Fulica americana Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis •SHOREBIRDS Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola Snowy Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus Mountain Plover - Charadrius montanus Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria Willet - Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Wandering Tattler - Heteroscelus incanus Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularia Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa Sanderling - Calidris alba Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris baridii Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus Red Phalarope - Phalaropus fulicaria •GULLS & TERNS Franklin's Gull - Larus pipixcan Bonaparte's Gull - Larus philadelphia Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis California Gull - Larus californicus Herring Gull - Larus argentatus Caspian Tern - Sterna caspia Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri Black Tern - Chlidonias niger •PIGEONS & DOVES Rock Dove - Columba livia Band-tailed Pigeon - Columba fasciata White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura Inca Dove - Columbina inca •CUCKOOS & ROADRUNNERS Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus •OWLS Barn Owl - Tyto alba Flammulated Owl - Otus flammeolus Western Screech-Owl - Otus kennicottii Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus Northern Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium gnoma Spotted Owl - Strix occidentalis Long-eared Owl - Asio otus Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus Northern Saw-whet Owl - Aegoulius acadicus •GOATSUCKERS Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor Common Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus bociferus •SWIFTS Black Swift - Cypseloides niger Vaux's Swift - Chaetura vauxi White-throated Swift - Aeronautes saxatalis •HUMMINGBIRDS Broad-billed Hummingbird - Cynatus latirostris Blue-throated Hummingbird - Lamporins clemenciae Magnificent Hummingbird - Eugenes fulgens Black-chinned Hummingbird - Archilochus alexandri Costa's Hummingbird - Calypte costae Anna's Hummingbird - Calypte anna Calliope Hummingbird - Stellula calliope Broad-tailed Hummingbird - Selasphorus platycercus Rufous Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus •KINGFISHERS Belted Kingfisher - Cryle alcyon •WOODPECKERS Lewis's Woodpecker - Melanerpes lewis Acorn Woodpecker - Melanerpes formicivorus Red-naped Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus nuchalis Williamson's Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus thyroideus Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Picoides scalaris Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus Three-toed Woodpecker - Picoides tridactylus Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus •FLYCATCHERS Olive-sided Flycatcher - Contopus cooperi Western Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii Hammond's Flycatcher - Empidonax hammondii Dusky Flycatcher - Empidonax oberholseri Gray Flycatcher - Empidonax wrightii Cordilleran Flycatcher - Empidonax occidentalis Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe Say's Phoebe - Sayornis saya Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus Ash-throated Flycatcher - Myiarchus cinerascens Cassin's Kingbird - Tyrannus vociferans Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus •SHRIKES Northern Shrike - Lanius excubitor Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus •VIREOS Bell's Vireo - Vireo bellii Gray Vireo - Vireo vicinior Plumbeous Vireo - Vireo plumbeus Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus •JAYS & CROWS Gray Jay - Perisoreus canadensis Steller's Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri Western Scrub-Jay - Aphelocoma californica Pinyon Jay - Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Clark's Nutcracker - Nucifraga columbiana Black-billed Magpie - Pica pica American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Raven - Corvus corax •LARKS Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris •SWALLOWS Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor Violet-green Swallow - Tachycineta thalassina Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica •CHICKADEES, TITMICE & BUSHTITS Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus Mountain Chickadee - Poecile gambeli Juniper Titmouse - Baeolophus griseus Verdin - Auriparus flaviceps Bushtit - Psaltriparus minimus •NUTHATCHES & CREEPERS Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis Pygmy Nuthatch - Sitta pygmaea Brown Creeper - Certhia americana •WRENS & DIPPERS Rock Wren - Salpinctes obsoletus Canyon Wren - Catherpes mexicanus Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii House Wren - Troglodytes aedon Winter Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris American Dipper - Cinclus mexicanus •KINGLETS & GNATCATCHERS Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea •THRUSHES Western Bluebird - Sialia mexicana Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides Townsend's Solitaire - Myadestes townsendi Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus American Robin - Turdus migratorius Varied Thrush - Ixoreus naevius •MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS Gray Catbird -Dumetella carolinensis Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos Sage Thrasher - Oreoscoptes montanus Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum Crissal Thrasher - Toxostoma redivivum •STARLINGS European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris •PIPITS, WAXWINGS & PHAINOPEPLA American Pipit - Anthus rubescens Bohemian Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum Phainopepla - Phainopepla nitens •WARBLERS Orange-crowned Warbler - Vermivora peregrina Nashville Warbler - Vermivora ruficapilla Virginia's Warbler - Vermivora virginiae Lucy's Warbler - Vermivora luciae Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata Black-throated Gray Warbler - Dendroica nigrescens Townsend's Warbler - Dendroica townsendi Hermit Warbler - Dendroica occidentalis Grace's Warbler - Dendroica graciae Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapillus Northern Waterthrush - Seiurus noveboracensis MacGillivray's Warbler - Oporornis tolmiei Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas Hooded Warbler - Wilsonia citrina Wilson's Warbler - Wilsonia pusilla Painted Redstart - Myioborus pictus Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens •TANAGERS Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana •TOWHEES, SPARROWS & JUNCOS Green-tailed Towhee - Pipilo chlorurus Spotted Towhee - Pipilo maculatus Abert's Towhee - Pipilo aberti Rufous-crowned Sparrow - Aimophila ruficeps American Tree Sparrow - Spizella arborea Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina Brewer's Sparrow - Spizella breweri Black-chinned Sparrow - Spizella atrogularis Vesper Sparrow - Pooecetes gramineus Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus Black-throated Sparrow - Amphispiza bilineata Sage Sparrow - Amphispiza belli Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis Harris' Sparrow - Zonotrichia querula Golden-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia atricapilla White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis Chestnut-collared Longspur - Calcarius ornatus Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis •GROSBEAKS & BUNTINGS Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus Black-headed Grosbeak - Pheucticus melanocephalus Blue Grosbeak - Guiraca caerulea Lazuli Bunting - Passerina amoena Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea •BLACKBIRDS, MEADOWLARKS & ORIOLES Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus Bullock's Oriole - Icterus bullockii Scott's Oriole - Icterus parisorum •FINCHES Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch - Leucosticte tephrocotis Pine Grosbeak -Pinicola enucleator Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra Pine Siskin - Carduelis pinus Lesser Goldfinch -Carduelis psaltria American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis Evening Grosbeak - Coccothraustes vespertinus •WEAVER FINCHES House Sparrow - Passer domesticus |
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