Birds of Denver County, Colorado
Birds of Denver County, Colorado is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Denver County, Colorado
Colorado, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 47% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 47% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 43% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 43% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 39% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 37% |
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 35% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 34% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 33% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 31% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 25% |
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Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 23% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 22% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 21% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 20% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 20% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 20% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 18% |
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 17% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 17% |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 16% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 15% |
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 15% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 14% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 13% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 13% |
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Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 13% |
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American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 12% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 12% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 12% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 11% |
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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 10% |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 10% |
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Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.7% |
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.5% |
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Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 9.4% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.4% |
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Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 8.3% |
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.2% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.0% |
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House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 7.9% |
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Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 7.8% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.7% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.6% |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 7.5% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 7.4% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.1% |
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 7.0% |
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Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 7.0% |
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Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 6.7% |
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Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae |
| 6.6% |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.5% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 6.2% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.9% |
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American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 5.5% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.2% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.8% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.7% |
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Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.6% |
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Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.4% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.4% |
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Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.3% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 4.2% |
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Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.2% |
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 3.9% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.5% |
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Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.4% |
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Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.4% |
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.3% |
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Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.1% |
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.0% |
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Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.9% |
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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 2.9% |
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Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.6% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.6% |
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Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 2.3% |
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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 2.3% |
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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
| 2.3% |
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Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.2% |
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Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.1% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 2.0% |
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Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 2.0% |
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 2.0% |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.0% |
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Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.8% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 1.8% |
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California Gull
Larus californicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.8% |
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American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 1.8% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.7% |
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.7% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.6% |
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American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.5% |
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Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.4% |
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Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.4% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 1.4% |
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Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.4% |
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Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.4% |
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Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.3% |
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Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.3% |
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Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.3% |
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Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 1.2% |
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Canvasback
Aythya valisineria Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
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Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
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Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 1.1% |
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Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.0% |
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Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.0% |
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Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
