Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Birds

Over 100 species of birds can be discovered in the Sonoran Desert, including cardinals, doves, finches, flycatchers, hawks, hummingbirds, quail, shrikes, sparrows, thrushes, warblers, woodpeckers and wrens to name a few.

• American kestral (female) - Falco sparverius
• American kestral (male) - Falco sparverius *
• American pipit - Anthus rubescens
• American robin (female) - Turdus migratorius
• American robin (male) - Turdus migratorius *
• Anna's hummingbird (female) - Calypte anna *
• Anna's hummingbird (male) - Calypte anna *
• Ash-throated flycatcher - Myiarchus cinerascens *
• Barn owl - Tyto alba *
• Bendire's thrasher - Toxostoma bendirei
• Bewick's wren - Thryomanes bewickii
• Black phoebe - Sayornis nigricans *
• Black-chinned hummingbird (female) - Archilochus alexandri
• Black-chinned hummingbird (male) - Archilochus alexandri
• Black-tailed gnatcatcher - Polioptila melanura *
• Black-throated sparrow - Amphispiza bilineata *
• Blue-gray gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea
• Brewer's blackbird (female) - Euphagus cyanocephalus
• Brewer's blackbird (male) - Euphagus cyanocephalus *
• Brewer's sparrow - Spizella breweri *
• Brown-headed cowbird (female) - Molothrus ater
• Brown-headed cowbird (male) - Molothrus ater
• Bullock's oriole (female) - Icterus bullockii
• Bullock's oriole (male) - Icterus bullockii *
• Burrowing owl - Athene cunicularia *
• Cactus wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus *
• Calliope hummingbird (female) - Spellula calliope
• Calliope hummingbird (male) - Spellula calliope *
• Canyon towhee - Pipilo fuscus *
• Canyon wren - Catherpes mexicanus
• Cedar waxwing - Bombycilla cedorum *
• Chipping sparrow - Spizella passerina *
• Common ground dove - Columbina passerina
• Common poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
• Common raven - Corvus corax *
• Common yellowthroat (female) - Geothlypis trichas
• Common yellowthroat (male) - Geothlypis trichas
• Coopers hawk (adult) - Accipiter cooperii *
• Coopers hawk (juvenile) - Accipiter cooperii *
• Costas hummingbird (female) - Calypte costae *
• Costas hummingbird (male) - Calypte costae *
• Crissal thrasher - Toxostoma crissale *
• Curve-billed thrasher - Toxostoma curvirostre *
• Dark-eyed junco - Junco hyemalis *
• Elf owl - Micrathene whitneyi
• Eurasian collared dove - Streptopelia decaocto *
• European starling - Sturnus vulgaris
• Ferruginous hawk - Buteo regalis
• Gambel's quail (female) - Callipepla gambelii *
• Gambel's quail (male) - Callipepla gambelii *
• Gila woodpecker (female) - Melanerpes uropygialis *
• Gila woodpecker (male) - Melanerpes uropygialis *
• Gilded flicker (female) - Colaptes chrysoides *
• Gilded flicker (male) - Colaptes chrysoides *
• Golden eagle - Aquila chrysaetos
• Gray vireo - Vireo vicinior
• Greater roadrunner - Geococcyx californiana *
• Great-horned owl - Bubo virginianus *
• Great-tailed grackle (female) - Quiscalus mexicanus
• Great-tailed grackle (male) - Quiscalus mexicanus *
• Green-tailed towhee - Pipilo chlorurus *
• Harris's hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus *
• Hermit thrush - Catharus guttatus
• Hooded oriole (female) - Icterus cucullatus *
• Hooded oriole (male) - Icterus cucullatus *
• Horned lark - Eremophila alpestris
• House finch (female) - Carpodacus mexicanus *
• House finch (male) - Carpodacus mexicanus *
• House sparrow (female) - Passer domesticus
• House sparrow (male) - Passer domesticus *
• House wren - Troglodytes aedon *
• Hutton's vireo - Vireo huttoni
• Inca dove - Columbina inca *
• Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus *
• Ladder-backed woodpecker (female) - Picoides scalaris *
• Ladder-backed woodpecker (male) - Picoides scalaris *
• Lark bunting - Calamospiza melanocorys
• Lark sparrow - Chondestes grammacus *
• Lawrence's goldfinch (female) - Carduelis lawrencei
• Lawrence's goldfinch (male) - Carduelis lawrencei *
• Least sandpiper - Calidris minutilla *
• LeConte's thrasher - Toxostoma lecontei
• Lesser goldfinch (male) - Carduelis psaltria *
• Lesser goldfinch female) - Carduelis psaltria *
• Lesser nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis
• Lincoln's sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii *
• Loggerhead shrike - Lanius ludovicianus *
• Lucy's warbler - Vermivora luciae *
• Mountain bluebird (female) - Sialia currucoides *
• Mountain bluebird (male) - Sialia currucoides *
• Mourning dove - Zenaida macroura *
• Northern caracara - Caracara cheriway
• Northern cardinal (female) - Cardinalis cardinalis *
• Northern cardinal (male) - Cardinalis cardinalis *
• Northern flicker (red-shafted) (female) - Colaptes auratus
• Northern flicker (red-shafted) (male) - Colaptes auratus *
• Northern harrier (female) - Circus cyaneus
• Northern harrier (male) - Circus cyaneus
• Northern mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos *
• Orange-crowned warbler - Vermivora celata *
• Phainopepla (female) - Phainopepla nitens *
• Phainopepla (male) - Phainopepla nitens *
• Prairie falcon - Falco mexicanus
• Pyrrhuloxia (female) - Cardinalis sinuatus *
• Pyrrhuloxia (male) - Cardinalis sinuatus *
• Red-naped sapsucker (female) - Sphyrapicus nuchalis *
• Red-naped sapsucker (male) - Sphyrapicus nuchalis
• Red-tailed hawk - Buteo jamaicensis *
• Red-winged blackbird (bicolor) *
• Rock pigeons - Columba livia *
• Rock wren - Salpinctes obsoletus *
• Ruby-crowned kinglet (female) - Regulus calendula *
• Ruby-crowned kinglet (male) - Regulus calendula
• Rufous hummingbird (female) - Selasphorus rufus
• Rufous hummingbird (male) - Selasphorus rufus *
• Sage sparrow - Amphispiza belli
• Sage thrasher - Oreoscoptes montanus *
• Say's phoebe - Saya ornis *
• Scott's oriole (female) - Icterus parisorum *
• Scott's oriole (male) - Icterus parisorum *
• Sharp-shinned hawk (adult) - Accipiter striatus *
• Sharp-shinned hawk (juvenile) - Accipiter striatus *
• Spotted towhee - Pipilo maculatus *
• Tree swallow - Tachycineta bicolor *
• Turkey vulture - Cathartes aura *
• Verdin - Auriparus flavicepes *
• Vermilion flycatcher (female) - Pyrocephalus rubinus
• Vermilion flycatcher (male) - Pyrocephalus rubinus *
• Western bluebird (female) - Sialia mexicana
• Western bluebird (male) - Sialia mexicana
• Western meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta *
• Western sandpiper - Calidris mauri
• Western screech owl - Megascops kennicottii
• Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus
• White-crowned sparrow (adult) - Zonotrichia leucophris *
• White-crowned sparrow (juvenile) - Zonotrichia leucophris *
• White-winged dove - Zenaida asiatica *
• Wilson's warbler (female) - Wilsonia pusilla
• Wilson's warbler (male) - Wilsonia pusilla *
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Audubon's) (female) - Dendroica coronata
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Audubon's) (male) - Dendroica coronata *
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Myrtle) (female) - Dendroica coronata
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Myrtle) (male) - Dendroica coronata

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