Birds of Rich County, Utah is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
53% |
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
37% |
Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
35% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
34% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
31% |
American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
30% |
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
28% |
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
26% |
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
20% |
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
20% |
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
19% |
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
18% |
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
18% |
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
18% |
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
18% |
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
17% |
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
17% |
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
17% |
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
17% |
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
16% |
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
15% |
California Gull
Larus californicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
15% |
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
15% |
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
15% |
Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
14% |
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
13% |
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
13% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
13% |
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
12% |
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
12% |
Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
12% |
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
12% |
Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
12% |
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
12% |
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
12% |
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
12% |
American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
11% |
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
11% |
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
11% |
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
11% |
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
11% |
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
10% |
Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
10% |
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
10% |
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
9.8% |
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
9.6% |
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
9.5% |
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
9.1% |
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
8.9% |
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
8.9% |
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
8.9% |
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
8.9% |
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
8.8% |
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
8.6% |
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
8.5% |
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
8.4% |
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
8.4% |
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
8.3% |
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
8.0% |
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
8.0% |
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
7.9% |
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
7.6% |
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.5% |
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.4% |
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
7.2% |
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
7.1% |
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
7.0% |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
7.0% |
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
6.9% |
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
6.8% |
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
6.7% |
Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
6.7% |
Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
6.3% |
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
6.3% |
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
6.3% |
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
6.1% |
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
5.9% |
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
5.9% |
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.9% |
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.8% |
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
5.7% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
5.7% |
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
5.7% |
Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
5.3% |
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.2% |
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
5.2% |
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.2% |
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
5.1% |
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
5.1% |
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.1% |
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
5.0% |
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
5.0% |
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
4.8% |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
4.8% |
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
4.5% |
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
4.4% |
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
4.4% |
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.3% |
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
4.1% |
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
4.0% |
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
4.0% |
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
4.0% |
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
4.0% |
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
4.0% |
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
4.0% |
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
3.8% |
Sora
Porzana carolina Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
3.7% |
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
3.7% |
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
3.7% |
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
3.6% |
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
3.4% |
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
3.3% |
Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
3.3% |
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
3.2% |
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
3.2% |
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
3.2% |
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.2% |
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
3.2% |
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
3.2% |
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.1% |
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.1% |
Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
3.0% |
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
3.0% |
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
2.9% |
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
2.8% |
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.8% |
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
2.8% |
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.8% |
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.7% |
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.6% |
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.6% |
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.6% |
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
2.5% |
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
2.5% |
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.4% |
Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
2.3% |
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
2.3% |
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
2.3% |
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.2% |
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.1% |
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.1% |
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.9% |
Sagebrush Sparrow
Artemisiospiza nevadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.9% |
Gray Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
1.9% |
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
1.9% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.8% |
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.8% |
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.8% |
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.7% |
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
1.7% |
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.6% |
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
1.6% |
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae |
1.6% |
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.5% |
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
1.5% |
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
1.5% |
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
1.5% |
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
1.5% |
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae |
1.4% |
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.4% |
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.3% |
Purple Martin
Progne subis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.3% |
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.3% |
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.3% |
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
1.3% |
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.2% |
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.2% |
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.2% |
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
1.2% |
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
1.2% |
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.1% |
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
1.1% |
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.1% |
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
1.1% |
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.1% |
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.1% |
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
1.1% |
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.1% |
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.0% |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
1.0% |
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.0% |
Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |