Seasonal Presence and Relative Frequency of Selected Species
This list summarizes the seasonal presence of selected bird species in Nevada, indicating whether each species occurs year-round, during the breeding season, or during the non-breeding season (winter and migration). Within each seasonal category, species are numbered and ordered from least to most frequently observed in the United States based on eBird frequency data. This ordering reflects how commonly a species has been observed by U.S. birders over time and is used here as a relative priority indicator, not as a measure of local abundance or the likelihood of encountering a species at a specific site or season within Nevada.
LeConte’s Thrasher
Greater Sage-Grouse
Black Rosy-Finch
Dusky Grouse
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Sooty Grouse
Bell’s Sparrow
Sagebrush Sparrow
American Goshawk
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Mountain Quail
Williamson’s Sapsucker
Gilded Flicker
White-headed Woodpecker
Crissal Thrasher
Pinyon Jay
Lewis’s Woodpecker
Sage Thrasher
Juniper Titmouse
American Dipper
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Clark’s Nutcracker
Clark’s Grebe
Canyon Wren
Costa’s Hummingbird
Brewer’s Sparrow
Cassin’s Finch
Evening Grosbeak
White-throated Swift
Mountain Bluebird
Black-throated Sparrow
Inca Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Cactus Wren
Phainopepla
Abert’s Towhee
Neotropic Cormorant
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
Pacific Wren
Band-tailed Pigeon
Pygmy Nuthatch
Gambel’s Quail
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Cinnamon Teal
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Verdin
California Quail
Black-billed Magpie
Steller’s Jay
California Scrub-Jay
Flammulated Owl
Bendire’s Thrasher
Gray Vireo
Black-chinned Sparrow
Zone-tailed Hawk
Grace’s Warbler
Lesser Nighthawk
Virginia’s Warbler
Scott’s Oriole
Gray Flycatcher
Calliope Hummingbird
Snowy Plover
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Plumbeous Vireo
Dusky Flycatcher
Cassin’s Vireo
Lucy’s Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Franklin’s Gull
Green-tailed Towhee
Bell’s Vireo
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Long-billed Curlew
Swainson’s Hawk
Hooded Oriole
Lazuli Bunting
Vermilion Flycatcher
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Bobolink
Cassin’s Kingbird
Bullock’s Oriole
Willow Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Black-headed Grosbeak
Summer Tanager
Indigo Bunting
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Hermit Warbler
Northern Shrike
Rough-legged Hawk
Tundra Swan
Snow Goose
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