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Partial List of Birds of the Sonoran Desert
Grouped by Family

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• Green winged teal (female) -01 Anatidae (ducks,geese,swans)*
• Green winged teal (male) -01 Anatidae (ducks,geese,swans)
• Gambel's quail (female) -04 Odontophoridae (quail, bobwhite)*
• Gambel's quail (male) -04 Odontophoridae (quail, bobwhite)*
• Eared grebe -07 Podicipedidae (grebes)*
• Great Egret -19 Ardeidae (herons,egrets,bitterns)*
• Turkey vulture -21 Cathartidae (new world vultures)*
• Coopers hawk (adult) -23 Accipitridae (accipiters)*
• Coopers hawk (juvenile) -23 Accipitridae (accipiters)*
• Ferruginous hawk -23 Accipitridae (accipiters)
• Golden eagle -23 Accipitridae (accipiters)
• Harris's hawk -23 Accipitridae (accipiters)*
• Northern harrier (female) -23 Accipitridae (accipiters)
• Northern harrier (male) -23 Accipitridae (accipiters)*
• Osprey -23 Accipitridae (accipiters)*
• Red-tailed hawk -23 Accipitridae (accipiters)*
• Sharp-shinned hawk (adult) -23 Accipitridae (accipiters)*
• Sharp-shinned hawk (juvenile) -23 Accipitridae (accipiters)*
• American coot -24 Rallidae (rails,coots)*
• Common moorhen -24 Rallidae (rails,coots)*
• Killdeer -29 Charadriidae (plovers)*
• Greater yellowlegs -31 Scolopacidae (sandpipers, peeps,phalaropes,curlews)*
• Least sandpiper -31 Scolopacidae (sandpipers: peeps)
• Western sandpiper -31 Scolopacidae (sandpipers: peeps)
• Common ground dove -35 Columbidae (doves)
• Eurasian collared dove -35 Columbidae (doves)
• Inca dove -35 Columbidae (doves)*
• Mourning dove -35 Columbidae (doves)*
• Rock pigeons -35 Columbidae (doves)*
• White-winged dove -35 Columbidae (doves)*
• Greater roadrunner -36 Cuculidae (cuckoos)*
• Barn owl -37 Tytonidae (owls)*
• Burrowing owl -38 Strigidae (owls)*
• Elf owl -38 Strigidae (owls)
• Great-horned owl -38 Strigidae (owls)
• Western screech owl -38 Strigidae (owls)*
• Common poorwill -39 Caprimulgidae (goatsuckers)
• Lesser nighthawk -39 Caprimulgidae (goatsuckers)*
• Whip-poor-will -39 Caprimulgidae (goatsuckers)
• Anna's hummingbird (female) -41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)*
• Anna's hummingbird (male) -41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)*
• Black-chinned hummingbird (female) -41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
• Black-chinned hummingbird (male) -41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
• Broad-billed hummingbird (female) -41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
• Broad-billed hummingbird (male) -41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)*
• Calliope hummingbird (female) -41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
• Calliope hummingbird (male) -41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
• Costas hummingbird (female) -41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)*
• Costas hummingbird (male) -41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)*
• Rufous hummingbird (female) -41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)*
• Rufous hummingbird (male) -41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)*
• Belted kingfisher (female) -43 Alcedinidae (kingfishers)
• Belted kingfisher (male) -43 Alcedinidae (kingfishers)*
• Gila woodpecker (female) -44 Picidae (woodpeckers)*
• Gila woodpecker (male) -44 Picidae (woodpeckers)*
• Gilded flicker (female) -44 Picidae (woodpeckers)*
• Gilded flicker (male) -44 Picidae (woodpeckers)*
• Ladder-backed woodpecker (female) -44 Picidae (woodpeckers)*
• Ladder-backed woodpecker (male) -44 Picidae (woodpeckers)*
• Northern flicker (red-shafted) (female) -44 Picidae (woodpeckers)*
• Northern flicker (red-shafted) (male) -44 Picidae (woodpeckers)
• Red-naped sapsucker (female) -44 Picidae (woodpeckers)*
• Red-naped sapsucker (male) -44 Picidae (woodpeckers)
• American kestral (female) -45 Falconidae (true falcons)
• American kestral (male) -45 Falconidae (true falcons)*
• Northern caracara -45 Falconidae (true falcons)
• Prairie falcon -45 Falconidae (true falcons)
• Ash-throated flycatcher -48 Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)*
• Black phoebe -48 Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)*
• Brown-crested flycatcher -48 Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)*
• Gray flycatcher -48 Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)*
• Say's phoebe -48 Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)*
• Vermilion flycatcher (female) -48 Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)*
• Vermilion flycatcher (male) -48 Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)*
• Loggerhead shrike -50 Laniidae (shrikes)*
• Gray vireo -51 Vireonidae (vireos)
• Hutton's vireo -51 Vireonidae (vireos)
• Common raven -52 Corvidae (crows,jays)*
• Horned lark -53 Alaudidae (lark)
• Tree swallow -54 Hirundinidae (swallows)*
• Verdin -56 Remizidae (verdins)*
• Bewick's wren -60 Troglodytidae (wrens)
• Cactus wren -60 Troglodytidae (wrens)*
• Canyon wren -60 Troglodytidae (wrens)
• House wren -60 Troglodytidae (wrens)*
• Rock wren -60 Troglodytidae (wrens)*
• Ruby-crowned kinglet (female) -64 Regulidae (kinglets)
• Ruby-crowned kinglet (male) -64 Regulidae (kinglets)*
• Black-tailed gnatcatcher -66 Sylviidae (gnatcatchers)*
• Blue-gray gnatcatcher -66 Sylviidae (gnatcatchers)
• American robin (female) -69 Turdidae (thrushes)
• American robin (male) -69 Turdidae (thrushes)*
• Hermit thrush -69 Turdidae (thrushes)
• Mountain bluebird (female) -69 Turdidae (thrushes)*
• Mountain bluebird (male) -69 Turdidae (thrushes)*
• Western bluebird (female) -69 Turdidae (thrushes)
• Western bluebird (male) -69 Turdidae (thrushes)
• Bendire's thrasher -70 Mimidae (mimids)
• Crissal thrasher -70 Mimidae (mimids)
• Curve-billed thrasher -70 Mimidae (mimids)*
• LeConte's thrasher -70 Mimidae (mimids)
• Northern mockingbird -70 Mimidae (mimids)*
• Sage thrasher -70 Mimidae (mimids)*
• European starling -71 Sturnidae (starlings)
• American pipit -73 Motacillidae (pipits)
• Cedar waxwing -74 Bombycillidae (waxwings)*
• Phainopepla (female) -75 Ptiliogonatidae (silky flycatchers)*
• Phainopepla (male) -75 Ptiliogonatidae (silky flycatchers)*
• Common yellowthroat (female) -78 Parulidae (wood warblers)
• Common yellowthroat (male) -78 Parulidae (wood warblers)
• Lucy's warbler -78 Parulidae (wood warblers)*
• Orange-crowned warbler -78 Parulidae (wood warblers)*
• Wilson's warbler (female) -78 Parulidae (wood warblers)
• Wilson's warbler (male) -78 Parulidae (wood warblers)*
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Audubon's) (female) -78 Parulidae (wood warblers)
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Audubon's) (male) -78 Parulidae (wood warblers)*
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Myrtle) (female) -78 Parulidae (wood warblers)
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Myrtle) (male) -78 Parulidae (wood warblers)
• Black-throated sparrow -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)*
• Brewer's sparrow -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)*
• Canyon towhee -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)
• Chipping sparrow -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)*
• Dark-eyed junco -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)
• Green-tailed towhee -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)*
• Indigo bunting -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)*
• Lark bunting -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)*
• Lark sparrow -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)*
• Lincoln's sparrow -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)*
• Sage sparrow -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)
• Spotted towhee -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)*
• White-crowned sparrow (adult) -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)*
• White-crowned sparrow (juvenile) -81 Emberizidae (sparrows)*
• Northern cardinal (female) -82 Cardinalidae (cardinals)*
• Northern cardinal (male) -82 Cardinalidae (cardinals)*
• Pyrrhuloxia (female) -82 Cardinalidae (cardinals)*
• Pyrrhuloxia (male) -82 Cardinalidae (cardinals)*
• Brewer's blackbird (female) -83 Icteridae (icterids)
• Brewer's blackbird (male) -83 Icteridae (icterids)*
• Brown-headed cowbird (female) -83 Icteridae (icterids)
• Brown-headed cowbird (male) -83 Icteridae (icterids)
• Bullock's oriole (female) -83 Icteridae (icterids)*
• Bullock's oriole (male) -83 Icteridae (icterids)*
• Great-tailed grackle (female) -83 Icteridae (icterids)
• Great-tailed grackle (male) -83 Icteridae (icterids)*
• Hooded oriole (female) -83 Icteridae (icterids)*
• Hooded oriole (male) -83 Icteridae (icterids)*
• House finch (female) -83 Icteridae (icterids)*
• Red-winged blackbird (bicolor) -83 Icteridae (icterids)*
• Scott's oriole (female) -83 Icteridae (icterids)*
• Scott's oriole (male) -83 Icteridae (icterids)*
• Western meadowlark -83 Icteridae (icterids)
• House finch (male) -84 Fringillidae (finches)*
• Lawrence's goldfinch (female) -84 Fringillidae (finches)*
• Lawrence's goldfinch (male) -84 Fringillidae (finches)*
• Lesser goldfinch (male) -84 Fringillidae (finches)*
• Lesser goldfinch female) -84 Fringillidae (finches)*
• House sparrow (female) -85 Passeridae (old world sparrows)
• House sparrow (male) -85 Passeridae (old world sparrows)*
• Sage thrasher -

*Species page has photo(s).