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Bird Checklist
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Steller’s JayPhotography: Kevin Doxstater
Bryce Canyon National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Bryce Canyon National Park
Field Checklist of the Birds of Bryce Canyon National Park
This list contains 210 species which have been observed in Bryce Canyon National Park or the surrounding area (up to 5 miles outside the park boundary). Species are listed in accordance with the 7th Edition of the American Ornithological Union Checklist (1998) and the 47th Supplement to the A.O.U. Checklist.
Some rare birds are noted by an (*). Please submit observations of these spe-cies, including written details and/or photographs, to:
Resource Management DivisionBryce Canyon National ParkP.O. Box 640201Bryce Canyon, UT 84764-0201
OccurrenceSp Spring (Mar – May)S Summer (Jun – Aug)F Fall (Sep – Nov)W Winter (Dec – Feb)
AbundanceC Common Certain to be seen in suitable habitatsU Uncommon Present but not certain to be seenO Occasional Seen a few times during the seasonR Rare Seldom found in the park
Italic = Known to nest in park
Sp S F W
SWANS, GEESE, & DUCKS
___ Snow Goose* R R
___ Canada Goose U U U
___ Tundra Swan* R R
___ Gadwall* R R
___ American Wigeon R R
___ Mallard C C C U
___ Blue-winged Teal O O
___ Cinnamon Teal O O
___ Northern Shoveler R R
___ Northern Pintail U U
___ Green-winged Teal U U U
___ Redhead R R
___ Ring-necked Duck R R
___ Lesser Scaup R R
___ Bufflehead R R
___ Common Goldeneye R R
___ Common Merganser R R
___ Red-breasted Merganser R R
___ Ruddy Duck U U U
UPLAND GAME BIRDS
___ Chukar* R R R R
___ Ring-necked Pheasant* R R R R
___ Greater Sage-grouse* R R R R
Sp S F W
___ Blue Grouse U U U U
___ Wild Turkey O O O O
LOON & GREBES
___ Common Loon R R
___ Pied-billed Grebe O O
___ Eared Grebe R R
___ Western Grebe R R
PELICAN
___ American White Pelican O O
HERONS & ALLIES
___ Great Blue Heron R R R
___ Snowy Egret R R R
___ Black-crowned Night-heron R
___ White-faced Ibis R R
VULTURE & CONDOR
___ Turkey Vulture U U U
___ California Condor O O O
DIURNAL RAPTORS
___ Osprey U U U
___ Bald Eagle O
___ Northern Harrier U U U U
___ Sharp-shinned Hawk U U U U
___ Cooper’s Hawk C C C C
___ Northern Goshawk U U U U
___ Swainson’s Hawk R R R
___ Red-tailed Hawk C C C C
___ Ferruginous Hawk O
___ Rough-legged Hawk O
___ Golden Eagle U U U U
___ American Kestrel U U U
___ Merlin R R
___ Peregrine Falcon U U U
___ Prairie Falcon R R R
RAILS & COOTS
___ Virginia Rail* R R R
___ Sora* R R
___ American Coot C C C
PLOVERS, SANDPIPERS, & ALLIES
___ Black-bellied Plover O O
___ Killdeer U U U
___ Black-necked Stilt R R
___ American Avocet R R
___ Spotted Sandpiper U U U
___ Solitary Sandpiper* R R
___ Greater Yellowlegs R R
___ Willet R R
___ Lesser Yellowlegs R R
___ Long-billed Curlew O O
___ Western Sandpiper R R
Sp S F W
___ Least Sandpiper O O
___ Long-billed Dowitcher R R
___ Wilson’s Snipe R R R R
___ Wilson’s Phalarope R R
___ Red-necked Phalarope R R
GULLS & TERNS
___ Franklin’s Gull R R
___ Ring-billed Gull O O O
___ California Gull R R
___ Forster’s Tern R R
PIGEONS & DOVE
___ Rock Pigeon* R R R
___ Band-tailed Pigeon R
___ Mourning Dove U U U
TYPICAL OWLS
___ Flammulated Owl R R R
___ Western Screech-owl* R R R
___ Great-horned Owl U U U U
___ Northern Pygmy-owl R R R R
___ Long-eared Owl O O O
___ Northern Saw-whet Owl O O O O
NIGHTJARS
___ Common Nighthawk U U U
___ Common Poorwill R R R
SWIFTS
___ White-throated Swift C C C
HUMMINGBIRDS
___ Black-chinned Hummingbird C C C
___ Calliope Hummingbird O O
___ Broad-tailed Hummingbird C C C
___ Rufous Hummingbird C C C
KINGFISHER
___ Belted Kingfisher R R R
WOODPECKERS
___ Lewis’s Woodpecker* R
___ Williamson’s Sapsucker O O O
___ Red-naped Sapsucker O O O
___ Downy Woodpecker O O O O
___ Hairy Woodpecker U U U U
___ American Three-toed Woodpecker* R
___ Northern Flicker U U U U
FLYCATCHERS
___ Olive-sided Flycatcher R R R
___ Western Wood-pewee R R R
___ Willow Flycatcher O O O
___ Southwestern Willow Flycatcher* R R R
___ Hammond’s Flycatcher U U U
___ Gray Flycatcher U U U
___ Dusky Flycatcher U U U
Sp S F W
___ Cordilleran Flycatcher U U U
___ Say’s Phoebe C C C
___ Ash-throated Flycatcher U U U
___ Cassin’s Kingbird R R R
___ Western Kingbird U U U
SHRIKES
___ Loggerhead Shrike R R R R
___ Northern Shrike* R
VIREOS
___ Gray Vireo R R R
___ Plumbeous Vireo R R R
___ Warbling Vireo U U U
JAYS, CROW, & RAVEN
___ Gray Jay R R R R
___ Steller’s Jay C C C C
___ Western Scrub-jay U U U U
___ Pinyon Jay U U U U
___ Clark’s Nutcracker C C C C
___ Black-billed Magpie U U U U
___ American Crow O O O
___ Common Raven C C C C
LARK
___ Horned Lark U U U U
SWALLOWS
___ Tree Swallow O O O
___ Violet-green Swallow C C C
___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow U U U
___ Cliff Swallow C C C
___ Barn Swallow U U U
CHICKADEES, TITMOUSE, & BUSHTIT
___ Black-capped Chickadee U U U U
___ Mountain Chickadee C C C C
___ Juniper Titmouse U U U U
___ Bushtit U U U U
NUTHATCHES & CREEPER
___ Red-breasted Nuthatch U U U U
___ White-breasted Nuthatch C C C C
___ Pygmy Nuthatch C C C C
___ Brown Creeper U U U U
WRENS
___ Rock Wren U U U U
___ Canyon Wren R R R R
___ Bewick’s Wren O O O O
___ House Wren U U U
___ Winter Wren R R
___ Marsh Wren U U U
KINGLETS & GNATCATCHER
___ Golden-crowned Kinglet R R R R
Sp S F W
___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet U U U
___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher R R R
THRUSHES
___ Western Bluebird C C C U
___ Mountain Bluebird C C C U
___ Townsend’s Solitaire C C C C
___ Swainson’s Thrush R R
___ Hermit Thrush R R R
___ American Robin C C C C
MIMICS
___ Gray Catbird O O
___ Northern Mockingbird R R R
___ Sage Thrasher R R R
STARLING
___ European Starling U U U U
PIPIT & WAXWINGS
___ American Pipit* R R R
___ Cedar Waxwing O O O
___ Bohemian Waxwing* R
WOOD WARBLERS
___ Tennessee Warbler* R R
___ Orange-crowned Warbler R R
___ Nashville Warbler O O
___ Virginia’s Warbler R R R
___ Yellow Warbler U U U
___ Yellow-rumped Warbler C C C
___ Black-throated Gray Warbler U U U
___ Townsend’s Warbler O O
___ Grace’s Warbler U U U
___ American Redstart R R R
___ MacGillivray’s Warbler O O O
___ Common Yellowthroat R R R
___ Wilson’s Warbler R R
___ Yellow-breasted Chat R R R
TOWHEES, SPARROWS, & JUNCO
___ Green-tailed Towhee U U U
___ Spotted Towhee U U U
___ American Tree Sparrow R
___ Chipping Sparrow C C C C
___ Brewer’s Sparrow U U U
___ Vesper Sparrow U U U
___ Lark Sparrow U U U
___ Black-throated Sparrow R R R
___ Sage Sparrow R R R R
___ Savannah Sparrow R R
___ Song Sparrow U U U U
___ Lincoln’s Sparrow R R R
___ White-crowned Sparrow U U U U
___ Dark-eyed Junco C C C C
Sp S F W
TANAGER, GROSBEAKS, & BUNTINGS
___ Western Tanager U U U
___ Rose-breasted Grosbeak* R R
___ Black-headed Grosbeak U U U
___ Blue Grosbeak R R R
___ Lazuli Bunting R R R
___ Indigo Bunting R R R
BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES
___ Red-winged Blackbird C C C
___ Western Meadowlark U U U
___ Yellow-headed Blackbird U U U
___ Brewer’s Blackbird C C C
___ Brown-headed Cowbird U U U
___ Hooded Oriole* R R R
___ Bullock’s Oriole R R R
___ Scott’s Oriole R R R
FINCHES & OLD WORLD SPARROWS
___ Gray-crowned Rosy-finch O
___ Black Rosy-finch O
___ Pine Grosbeak R
___ Cassin’s Finch C C C C
___ House Finch U U U
___ Red Crossbill U U U
___ Pine Siskin C C C C
___ Lesser Goldfinch R R R
___ American Goldfinch O O O
___ House Sparrow R R R R
Western Tanager
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