Seasonal Presence and Relative Frequency of Selected Species
This list summarizes the seasonal presence of selected bird species in Arizona, 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 Arizona.
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Mexican Chickadee
Black Rail
Spotted Owl
Whiskered Screech-Owl
LeConte’s Thrasher
Bendire’s Thrasher
Montezuma Quail
Olive Warbler
California Condor
Dusky Grouse
Blue-throated Mountain-gem
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Ridgway’s Rail
Black-chinned Sparrow
Sagebrush Sparrow
Green Kingfisher
Chihuahuan Meadowlark
American Goshawk
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Arizona Woodpecker
Cassin’s Sparrow
Williamson’s Sapsucker
Gilded Flicker
Scaled Quail
Rivoli’s Hummingbird
Crissal Thrasher
Yellow-eyed Junco
Pinyon Jay
Mexican Duck
Chihuahuan Raven
Pine Grosbeak
Rufous-winged Sparrow
Painted Redstart
Lewis’s Woodpecker
Gray Flycatcher
Sage Thrasher
Harris’s Hawk
Juniper Titmouse
Bronzed Cowbird
American Dipper
Canada Jay
Mexican Jay
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Bridled Titmouse
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Clark’s Nutcracker
Clark’s Grebe
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Pyrrhuloxia
Canyon Wren
Costa’s Hummingbird
Brewer’s Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Cassin’s Finch
Canyon Towhee
Evening Grosbeak
White-throated Swift
Crested Caracara
Mountain Bluebird
Black-throated Sparrow
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Inca Dove
Long-billed Curlew
Greater Roadrunner
Cactus Wren
Hutton’s Vireo
Phainopepla
Common Ground Dove
Lazuli Bunting
Abert’s Towhee
Vermilion Flycatcher
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Neotropic Cormorant
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin’s Kingbird
Band-tailed Pigeon
Pygmy Nuthatch
Gambel’s Quail
Eared Grebe
Curve-billed Thrasher
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Gila Woodpecker
Western Grebe
Cinnamon Teal
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Verdin
Acorn Woodpecker
Steller’s Jay
Buff-collared Nightjar
White-eared Hummingbird
Five-striped Sparrow
Rose-throated Becard
Buff-breasted Flycatcher
Flammulated Owl
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Thick-billed Kingbird
Lucifer Hummingbird
Elf Owl
Gray Vireo
Greater Pewee
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Coppery-tailed Trogon
Common Black Hawk
Varied Bunting
Red-faced Warbler
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Short-tailed Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Grace’s Warbler
Lesser Nighthawk
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Hepatic Tanager
Virginia’s Warbler
Tropical Kingbird
Scott’s Oriole
Gray Hawk
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Plumbeous Vireo
Dusky Flycatcher
Lucy’s Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Bell’s Vireo
Mississippi Kite
Swainson’s Hawk
Hooded Oriole
Pacific Wren
Willow Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Summer Tanager
Indigo Bunting
Ruddy Ground Dove
Baird’s Sparrow
Mountain Plover
Thick-billed Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Bell’s Sparrow
Lawrence’s Goldfinch
Lark Bunting
Cassin’s Vireo
Clay-colored Sparrow
Rough-legged Hawk
White-tailed Kite
Townsend’s Warbler
Snow Goose
Hermit Warbler
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