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12 mouth Bar Chart for most of Utah Species
This Checklist contains 464 species documented with
physical evidence or at least to sight records accepted by the Utah
Bird Records Committee through September 2024, arranged in taxonomic order and
using nomenclature of the American Ornithological Society's Checklist of North
American Birds, 7th Edition, 65th supplement.
(For lists of “Provisional Species,” “Unverified Species,”
“Established Introduced Species,” and “Non-established Introduced Species,” go
to the “Auxiliary Lists” on the Records
Committee website).
Documentation is requested for sightings of birds notated with a # on this
checklist or any bird not on the checklist. You can submit written documentation
or print a sight record on the internet at www.utahbirds.org/RecCom.
Documentation and photographs can be submitted to
Utahbirds@gmail.com.
Key to Codes
(updated in 2019)
Abundance Codes |
C = |
COMMON - Found consistently in large numbers in appropriate habitat
and season |
U = |
UNCOMMON - Inconsistently found
in small numbers in appropriate habitat and season |
R = |
RARE - Found infrequently but annually in very small numbers in appropriate
habitat and season |
O = |
OCCASIONAL - Not observed annually, but a few individuals
may occur some years in appropriate habitat and season |
A = |
ACCIDENTAL - Not expected and out of normal range
(few records) |
Status Codes
P = Permanent Resident (Found year round in the state)
S = Summer Resident (Present in the state during the nesting season)
W = Winter Visitant (Present in the state during January and/or February)
M = Migrant (Migrates through the state in spring and/or fall)
# Review Species - Species for which
documentation
is requested (e) = with exemptions
* Species that are found primarily in Washington County
Bird List
SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS |
Anseriformes |
|
Fulvous Whistling-Duck #
|
A |
|
Snow Goose |
CM,OW |
|
Ross's Goose |
CM,RW |
|
Greater White-fronted Goose
|
RM |
|
Brant # |
A |
|
Cackling Goose |
RM |
|
Canada Goose |
CP |
|
Trumpeter Swan |
RM,RW |
|
Tundra Swan |
UM,UW |
|
Wood Duck |
UP |
|
Blue-winged Teal |
US |
|
Cinnamon Teal |
CS,RW |
|
Northern Shoveler |
CP |
|
Gadwall |
CP |
|
Eurasian Wigeon |
OM |
|
American Wigeon |
RS,CW |
|
Mallard |
CP |
|
Mexican Duck # |
OP |
|
American Black Duck # |
A |
|
Northern Pintail |
CS,UW |
|
Green-winged Teal |
CP |
|
Canvasback |
CM,RS,RW |
|
Redhead |
CS,UW |
|
Ring-necked Duck |
RS,CW |
|
Greater Scaup |
RM,RW |
|
Lesser Scaup |
CM,RS,UW |
|
Harlequin Duck # |
A |
|
Surf Scoter |
RM |
|
White-winged Scoter |
RM |
|
Black Scoter |
OM |
|
Long-tailed Duck |
RW |
|
Bufflehead |
CW |
|
Common Goldeneye |
CW |
|
Barrow's Goldeneye |
UW |
|
Hooded Merganser |
UW |
|
Common Merganser |
CM,RS,UW |
|
Red-breasted Merganser
|
CM |
|
Ruddy Duck |
CP |
QUAIL,
PHEASANTS & GROUSE |
Galliformes
|
|
Scaled Quail # |
A |
|
California Quail |
CP |
|
Gambel's Quail |
CP |
|
Wild Turkey |
CP |
|
Ruffed Grouse |
UP |
|
White-tailed Ptarmigan
|
RP |
|
Greater Sage-Grouse |
UP |
|
Gunnison Sage-Grouse # |
RP |
|
Dusky Grouse |
CP |
|
Sharp-tailed Grouse |
UP |
|
Gray Partridge |
UP |
|
Ring-necked Pheasant |
CP |
|
Chukar |
CP |
GREBES |
Podicipediiformes
|
|
Pied-billed Grebe |
CS,UW |
|
Horned Grebe |
UM,RW |
|
Red-necked Grebe |
A |
|
Eared Grebe |
CS,UW |
|
Western Grebe |
CS,RW |
|
Clark's Grebe |
CS,RW |
DOVES & PIGEONS |
Columbiformes
|
|
Rock Pigeon |
CP |
|
Band-tailed Pigeon |
US |
|
Eurasian Collared-Dove
|
CP |
|
Inca Dove |
*RP |
|
Common Ground-Dove # |
A |
|
Ruddy Ground-Dove # |
A |
|
White-winged Dove |
US |
|
Mourning Dove |
CS,UW |
CUCKOOS & ROADRUNNERS |
Cuculiformes
|
|
Greater Roadrunner |
UP |
|
Yellow-billed Cuckoo # |
OS |
|
Black-billed Cuckoo # |
A |
GOATSUCKERS |
Caprimulgiformes
|
|
Lesser Nighthawk |
*CS |
|
Common Nighthawk |
CS |
|
Common Poorwill |
CS |
|
Mexican Whip-poor-will # |
A |
SWIFTS & HUMMINGBIRDS |
Apodiformes
|
|
Swifts |
Apodidae |
|
Black Swift |
OS |
|
Chimney Swift # |
A |
|
Vaux's Swift # |
RM |
|
White-throated Swift |
CS |
Hummingbirds |
Trochilidae
|
|
Rivoli’s Hummingbird #
|
A |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird # |
A |
|
Black-chinned Hummingbird |
CS |
|
Anna's Hummingbird |
RW |
|
Costa's Hummingbird # (e1) |
*US |
|
Calliope Hummingbird |
UT,RS |
|
Rufous Hummingbird |
CM |
|
Allen’s Hummingbird # |
A |
|
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
|
CS |
|
Broad-billed Hummingbird #
|
A |
RAILS & CRANES |
Gruiformes
|
|
Virginia Rail |
CS,UW |
|
Sora |
CS,RW |
|
Common Gallinule # |
*RP |
|
American Coot |
CP |
|
Sandhill Crane |
CS |
|
Common Crane # |
A |
|
Purple Gallinule # |
A |
PLOVERS, SANDPIPERS & GULLS |
Charadriiformes
|
|
Black-necked Stilt |
CS |
|
American Avocet |
CS,RW |
|
Black-bellied Plover |
UM |
|
American Golden-Plover
|
RM |
|
Pacific Golden-Plover #
|
A |
|
Killdeer |
CP |
|
Semipalmated Plover |
UM |
|
Mountain Plover # |
OS |
|
Snowy Plover |
CS |
|
Upland Sandpiper # |
A |
|
Whimbrel |
RM |
|
Long-billed Curlew |
CS |
|
Hudsonian Godwit # |
OM |
|
Marbled Godwit |
CM |
|
Ruddy Turnstone # (e2) |
RM |
|
Red Knot |
RM |
|
Ruff # |
A |
|
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper #
|
A |
|
Stilt Sandpiper |
RM |
|
Curlew Sandpiper # |
A |
|
Sanderling |
CM,RW |
|
Dunlin |
RM |
|
Purple Sandpiper # |
A |
|
Baird's Sandpiper |
CM |
|
Least Sandpiper |
CM,RW |
|
White-rumped Sandpiper #
|
A |
|
Buff-breasted Sandpiper #
|
A |
|
Pectoral Sandpiper |
UM |
|
Semipalmated Sandpiper
|
RM |
|
Western Sandpiper |
CM |
|
Short-billed Dowitcher
|
RM |
|
Long-billed Dowitcher |
CM,RW |
|
Wilson’s Snipe |
CS,UW |
|
Spotted Sandpiper |
CS |
|
Solitary Sandpiper |
UM |
|
Wandering Tattler # |
A |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs |
CM |
|
Willet |
CS |
|
Greater Yellowlegs |
CM,RW |
|
Wilson's Phalarope |
CM,CS |
|
Red-necked Phalarope |
CM |
|
Red Phalarope # (e3) |
OM |
Jaegers, Alcids, Gulls,Terns |
Laridae
|
|
Pomarine Jaeger # |
A |
|
Parasitic Jaeger # |
A |
|
Long-tailed Jaeger # |
A |
|
Ancient Murrelet # |
A |
|
Black-legged Kittiwake #
|
A |
|
Sabine's Gull |
RM |
|
Bonaparte's Gull |
CM |
|
Black-headed Gull # |
A |
|
Little Gull # |
A |
|
Laughing Gull # |
A |
|
Franklin's Gull |
CS |
|
Heermann's Gull # |
A |
|
Short-billed Gull (Mew
Gull) |
OM,OW |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
US,CW |
|
Western Gull # |
A |
|
Yellow-footed Gull # |
A |
|
California Gull |
CS,UW |
|
Herring Gull |
UW |
|
Iceland Gull |
RW |
|
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
A |
|
Glaucous-winged Gull |
RW |
|
Glaucous Gull |
RW |
|
Great Black-backed Gull # |
OP |
|
Least Tern # |
OM |
|
Caspian Tern |
US |
|
Black Tern |
UM,US |
|
Common Tern |
RM |
|
Arctic Tern # |
A |
|
Forster's Tern |
CS |
LOONS |
Gaviiformes
|
|
Red-throated Loon # |
A |
|
Pacific Loon |
RM |
|
Common Loon |
CM,UW |
|
Yellow-billed Loon # |
A |
STORKS |
Ciconiiformes
|
|
Wood Stork # |
A |
FRIGATEBIRDS & CORMORANTS |
Suliiformes
|
|
Magnificent Frigatebird #
|
A |
|
Blue-footed Booby # |
A |
|
Double-crested Cormorant
|
CS,RW |
|
Neotropic Cormorant |
RP |
PELICANS, EGRETS & IBISES |
Pelecaniformes
|
|
American White Pelican
|
CS,OW |
|
Brown Pelican # |
A |
|
Least Bittern # |
OP |
|
American Bittern |
US,RW |
|
Little Blue Heron # |
A |
|
Tricolored Heron # |
A |
|
Reddish Egret # |
A |
|
Snowy Egret |
CS |
|
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron #
|
A |
|
Black-crowned Night-Heron |
CS,UW |
|
Green Heron |
RS,OW |
|
Great Egret |
US, RW |
|
Western Cattle Egret |
CS |
|
Great Blue Heron |
CP |
|
White Ibis # |
A |
|
Glossy Ibis |
O |
|
White-faced Ibis |
CS |
|
Roseate Spoonbill # |
A |
VULTURES |
Cathartiformes
|
|
California Condor |
RP |
|
Turkey Vulture |
CS |
HAWKS & EAGLES |
Accipitriformes
|
|
Osprey |
US |
|
White-tailed Kite # |
A |
|
Golden Eagle |
CP |
|
Northern Harrier |
CP |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
CP |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
CP |
|
American Goshawk |
UP |
|
Bald Eagle |
RS,CW |
|
Mississippi Kite # |
A |
|
Common Black-Hawk |
*RS |
|
Gray Hawk # |
A |
|
Red-shouldered Hawk # |
O |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
RM |
|
Swainson's Hawk |
CS |
|
Zone-tailed Hawk #(e4) |
*OS |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
CP |
|
Rough-legged Hawk |
CW |
|
Ferruginous Hawk |
UP |
OWLS |
Strigiformes
|
|
American Barn Owl |
UP |
|
Flammulated Owl |
US |
|
Western Screech-Owl |
UP |
|
Great Horned Owl |
CP |
|
Snowy Owl # |
A |
|
Northern Pygmy-Owl |
UP |
|
Burrowing Owl |
US,RW |
|
Spotted Owl |
RP |
|
Great Gray Owl # |
A |
|
Long-eared Owl |
UP |
|
Short-eared Owl |
UP |
|
Boreal Owl # (e5) |
O |
|
Northern Saw-whet Owl |
RP |
KINGFISHERS |
Coraciiformes
|
|
Belted Kingfisher |
UP |
WOODPECKERS |
Piciformes
|
|
Lewis's Woodpecker |
UP |
|
Red-headed Woodpecker #
|
A |
|
Acorn Woodpecker # (e6) |
RP |
|
Williamson's Sapsucker
|
US,RW |
|
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker #
|
O |
|
Red-naped Sapsucker |
CS,RW |
|
Red-breasted Sapsucker |
O |
|
American Three-toed
Woodpecker
|
RP |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
CP |
|
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
|
*CP |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
CP |
|
Northern Flicker |
CP |
|
Gilded Flicker # |
*A |
FALCONS |
Falconiformes
|
|
Crested Caracara |
A |
|
American Kestrel |
CP |
|
Merlin |
UW |
|
Gyrfalcon # |
A |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
UP |
|
Prairie Falcon |
UP |
PERCHING BIRDS |
Passeriformes
|
Flycatchers |
Tyrannidae
|
|
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
CS |
|
Western Wood-Pewee |
CS |
|
Alder Flycatcher # |
A |
|
Willow Flycatcher |
CS |
|
Least Flycatcher |
OM |
|
Hammond's Flycatcher |
CS |
|
Gray Flycatcher |
CS |
|
Dusky Flycatcher |
CS |
|
Western Flycatcher |
CS |
|
Black Phoebe |
UP |
|
Eastern Phoebe # |
A |
|
Say's Phoebe |
CS,UW |
|
Vermilion Flycatcher |
*R |
|
Dusky-capped Flycatcher # |
A |
|
Ash-throated Flycatcher
|
CS |
|
Great Crested Flycatcher # |
A |
|
Brown-crested Flycatcher
|
*RS |
|
Tropical Kingbird # |
A |
|
Cassin's Kingbird |
US |
|
Thick-billed Kingbird #
|
A |
|
Western Kingbird |
CS |
|
Eastern Kingbird |
US |
|
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher #
|
A |
Vireos |
Vireonidae |
|
White-eyed Vireo # |
A |
|
Bell's Vireo |
*US |
|
Gray Vireo |
US |
|
Yellow-throated Vireo #
|
A |
|
Cassin's Vireo |
UM |
|
Blue-headed Vireo # |
A |
|
Plumbeous Vireo |
CS |
|
Philadelphia Vireo # |
A |
|
Warbling Vireo |
CS |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
OM |
Shrikes |
Laniidae
|
|
Loggerhead Shrike |
CP |
|
Northern Shrike |
RW |
Jays & Crows |
Corvidae |
|
Canada Jay |
UP |
|
Pinyon Jay |
CP |
|
Steller's Jay |
CP |
|
Blue Jay |
OW |
|
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay |
CP |
|
Clark's Nutcracker |
CP |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
CP |
|
American Crow |
CS,CW |
|
Common Raven |
CP |
Penduline Tits |
Remizidae |
|
Verdin |
*CP |
Chickadees |
Paridae
|
|
Black-capped Chickadee
|
CP |
|
Mountain Chickadee |
CP |
|
Juniper Titmouse |
CP |
Larks |
Alaudidae
|
|
Horned Lark |
CP |
Swallows |
Hirundinidae |
|
Bank Swallow |
CS |
|
Tree Swallow |
CS |
|
Violet-green Swallow |
CS |
|
Northern Rough-winged
Swallow
|
CS |
|
Barn Swallow |
CS |
|
Cliff Swallow |
CS |
|
Purple Martin |
RS |
Bushtits (Long-tailed Tits) |
Aegithalidae |
|
Bushtit |
CP |
Kinglets |
Regulidae |
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
CP |
|
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
UP |
Waxwings |
Bombycillidae
|
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
UW |
|
Cedar Waxwing |
US,CW |
Silky Flycatchers |
Ptilogonatidae
|
|
Phainopepla |
UP |
Nuthatches |
Sittidae
|
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
CP |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
CP |
|
Pygmy Nuthatch |
CP |
Treecreepers |
Certhiidae |
|
Brown Creeper |
UP |
Gnatcatchers |
Polioptilidae |
|
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
CS |
|
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher |
*UP |
Wrens |
Troglodytidae
|
|
Rock Wren |
CS,UW |
|
Canyon Wren |
CP |
|
Cactus Wren |
*UP |
|
Bewick's Wren |
CP |
|
Northern House Wren |
CS,RW |
|
Pacific Wren |
OS,UW |
|
Winter Wren # |
A |
|
Marsh Wren |
CS, UW |
Thrashers |
Mimidae
|
|
Gray Catbird |
US |
|
Curve-billed Thrasher # |
A |
|
Brown Thrasher # |
OM |
|
Bendire's Thrasher # |
RS |
|
LeConte's Thrasher # |
*A |
|
Crissal Thrasher |
*UP |
|
Sage Thrasher |
CS,RW |
|
Northern Mockingbird |
UP |
Starling |
Sturnidae
|
|
European Starling |
CP |
Dippers |
Cinclidae |
|
American Dipper |
CP |
Thrushes |
Turdidae
|
|
Eastern Bluebird # |
A |
|
Western Bluebird |
US,RW |
|
Mountain Bluebird |
CS,UW |
|
Townsend's Solitaire |
CP |
|
Veery # |
A |
|
Swainson's Thrush |
CS |
|
Hermit Thrush |
CS,RW |
|
Wood Thrush # |
A |
|
Rufous-backed Robin # |
A |
|
American Robin |
CP |
|
Varied Thrush |
OW |
Old World Sparrows |
Passeridae
|
|
House Sparrow |
CP |
Pipit |
Motocillidae
|
|
American Pipit |
CS,UW |
|
Sprague's Pipit |
A |
Finches |
Fringillidae
|
|
Brambling # |
A |
|
Evening Grosbeak |
UP |
|
Pine Grosbeak |
UP |
|
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
|
UW |
|
Black Rosy-Finch |
UP |
|
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch #
|
A |
|
House Finch |
CP |
|
Purple Finch # |
A |
|
Cassin's Finch |
CP |
|
Redpoll |
RW |
|
Red Crossbill |
UP |
|
White-winged Crossbill # (e7) |
O |
|
Pine Siskin |
CP |
|
Lesser Goldfinch |
CP |
|
Lawrence's Goldfinch #
|
A |
|
American Goldfinch |
CP |
Longspurs & Snow Bunting |
Calcariidae
|
|
Lapland Longspur |
RW |
|
Chestnut-collared Longspur # |
A |
|
Thick-billed Longspur # |
A |
|
Snow Bunting |
RW |
Sparrows |
Emberizidae |
|
Cassin’s Sparrow # |
A |
|
Grasshopper Sparrow |
RS |
|
Black-throated Sparrow |
CS |
|
Lark Sparrow |
CS |
|
Lark Bunting # |
RS |
|
Chipping Sparrow |
CS |
|
Clay-colored Sparrow |
OM |
|
Black-chinned Sparrow |
US |
|
Field Sparrow |
A |
|
Brewer's Sparrow |
CS |
|
Fox Sparrow |
US,OW |
|
American Tree Sparrow |
UW |
|
Dark-eyed Junco |
CP |
|
White-crowned Sparrow |
CP |
|
Golden-crowned Sparrow |
RW |
|
Harris's Sparrow |
RW |
|
White-throated Sparrow |
RW |
|
Bell's Sparrow # |
*RW |
|
Sagebrush Sparrow |
UP |
|
Vesper Sparrow |
CS,RW |
|
LeConte's Sparrow # |
A |
|
Nelson's Sparrow # |
A |
|
Savannah Sparrow |
CS,RW |
|
Song Sparrow |
CP |
|
Lincoln's Sparrow |
CS,RW |
|
Swamp Sparrow |
OW |
|
Canyon Towhee # |
A |
|
Abert's Towhee |
*UP |
|
Rufous-crowned Sparrow |
*RP |
|
Green-tailed Towhee |
CS,OW |
|
Spotted Towhee |
CP |
Chat |
Icteriidae |
|
Yellow-breasted Chat |
CS |
Blackbirds & Orioles |
Icteridae |
|
Yellow-headed Blackbird
|
CS,RW |
|
Bobolink |
RS |
|
Western Meadowlark |
CP |
|
Orchard Oriole # |
A |
|
Hooded Oriole # (e8) |
*US |
|
Streak-backed Oriole #
|
A |
|
Bullock's Oriole |
CS |
|
Baltimore Oriole # |
A |
|
Scott's Oriole |
US |
|
Red-winged Blackbird |
CP |
|
Bronzed Cowbird # |
*A |
|
Brown-headed Cowbird |
CS,RW |
|
Rusty Blackbird # |
A |
|
Brewer's Blackbird |
CP |
|
Common Grackle |
RS |
|
Great-tailed Grackle |
UP |
Warblers |
Parulidae
|
|
Ovenbird # |
OM |
|
Worm-eating Warbler # |
A |
|
Northern Waterthrush |
RM |
|
Golden-winged Warbler # |
A |
|
Blue-winged Warbler # |
A |
|
Black-and-white Warbler |
OM |
|
Prothonotary Warbler # |
A |
|
Tennessee Warbler # |
OM |
|
Orange-crowned Warbler |
CS,RW |
|
Lucy's Warbler |
CS |
|
Nashville Warbler |
UM |
|
Virginia's Warbler |
CS |
|
Connecticut Warbler # |
A |
|
MacGillivray's Warbler |
CS |
|
Kentucky Warbler # |
A |
|
Common Yellowthroat |
CS |
|
Hooded Warbler # |
A |
|
American Redstart |
RM |
|
Cape May Warbler # |
A |
|
Northern Parula |
OM |
|
Magnolia Warbler # |
A |
|
Bay-breasted Warbler # |
A |
|
Blackburnian Warbler # |
A |
|
Yellow Warbler |
CS |
|
Chestnut-sided Warbler # |
A |
|
Blackpoll Warbler # |
OM |
|
Black-throated Blue Warbler
# |
A |
|
Palm Warbler # |
OM |
|
Pine Warbler # |
A |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
CS,UW |
|
Yellow-throated Warbler # |
A |
|
Prairie Warbler # |
A |
|
Grace's Warbler |
US |
|
Black-throated Gray Warbler |
CS |
|
Townsend's Warbler |
UM |
|
Hermit Warbler |
*OM |
|
Black-throated Green Warbler
# |
A |
|
Canada Warbler # |
A |
|
Wilson's Warbler |
US,CM |
|
Painted Redstart |
*O |
Tanagers, Grosbeaks & Buntings |
Cardinalidae |
|
Hepatic Tanager |
A |
|
Summer Tanager |
US |
|
Scarlet Tanager # |
A |
|
Western Tanager |
CS |
|
Northern Cardinal # |
A |
|
Pyrrhuloxia # |
A |
|
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
OM |
|
Black-headed Grosbeak |
CS |
|
Blue Grosbeak |
US |
|
Lazuli Bunting |
CS |
|
Indigo Bunting |
RS |
|
Painted Bunting # |
A |
|
Dickcissel # |
A |
Exemptions for Review Species #: |
|
e1 - Costa's
Hummingbird - Washington Co. |
e5 - Boreal Owl -
Uinta Mountains |
e2 - Ruddy Turnstone
- Davis Co. |
e6 - Acorn Woodpecker
- Zion National Park & Kolob Terrace |
e3 - Red Phalarope -
Davis Co. |
e7 - White-winged
Crossbill - No. Utah (Wasatch Co. & north) |
e4 -Zone-tailed Hawk
- Wshington Co. |
e8 - Hooded Oriiolel
- Washington Co. |
|