Arizona

Birds in Arizona

When the state's notable birds are present through the year, with arrival and departure timing.

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Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Common Raven Corvus corax
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
Verdin Auriparus flaviceps
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Lucy's Warbler Leiothlypis luciae
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris
Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis

The complete Birds of Arizona

A complete birding reference for the state — every notable species, when it's present, and how to find it.

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