Birds
Raven on a favorite perch. Photo by Marge Post/NPS Like many national park areas, Petrified Forest National
Park provides a unique place of protection and preservation. Here, birds can
find food and shelter that may not be available in other regions on their
journeys from habitat to habitat. Patches of healthy, undeveloped habitats are
found in the modern fragmented landscape, connected by corridors such as
Petrified Forest National Park.
Abridged Bird List
for Petrified Forest National Park *Non-native invasives Podicipediformes Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe
Pelecaniformes Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican
Ciconiiformes Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron Butorides striatus Green-backed Heron Casmerodius albus Great Egret Egretta thula Snowy Egret Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ciconiiformes Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis
Anseriformes Anas acuta Northern Pintail Anas americana American Wigeon Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Anas crecca Green-winged Teal Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal Anas discors Blue-winged Teal Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck Branta canadensis Canada Goose Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck
Falconiformes Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
Falconiformes Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Pandion haliaetus Osprey
Falconiformes Falco columbarius Merlin Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falco sparverius American Kestrel
Galliformes Callipepla squamata Scaled Quail
Gruiformes Fulica americana American Coot Porzana carolina Sora Rallus limicola Virginia Rail
Charadriiformes Charadrius montanus Mountain Plover Charadrius vociferus Killdeer
Charadriiformes Recurvirostra americana American Avocet
Charadriiformes Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper
Charadriiformes Larus argentatus Herring Gull Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull Larus pipixcan Franklin's Gull Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern
Columbiformes Columba fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon Columba livia Rock Dove Columbina inca Inca Dove Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove
Cuculiformes Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner
Strigiformes Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Asio otus Long-eared Owl Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl Otus kennicottii Western Screech-Owl
Caprimulgiformes Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill
Apodiformes Aeronautes saxatalis White-throated Swift Chaetura vauxi Vaux's Swift
Apodiformes Calypte anna Anna's Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Allen's Hummingbird
Coraciiformes Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher
Piciformes Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Lewis' Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker Picoides scalaris Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker Sphyrapicus thyroideus Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Passeriformes Camptostoma imberbe Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Contopus borealis Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus sordidulus Western Wood-Pewee Pyrocephalus rubinus Vermilion Flycatcher Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe Sayornis saya Say's Phoebe Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Kingbird
Passeriformes Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark
Passeriformes Hirundo pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Progne subis Purple Martin Riparia riparia Bank Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green Swallow
Passeriformes Aphelocoma coerulescens Scrub Jay Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow Corvus corax Common Raven Corvus cryptoleucus Chihuahuan Raven Cyanocitta stelleri Steller's Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Pinyon Jay Nucifraga columbiana Clark's Nutcracker
Passeriformes Parus gambeli Mountain Chickadee Parus inornatus Plain Titmouse
Passeriformes Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit
Passeriformes Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Pygmy Nuthatch
Passeriformes Certhia americana Brown Creeper
Passeriformes Catherpes mexicanus Canyon Wren Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's Wren Troglodytes aedon House Wren
Passeriformes Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush Myadestes townsendi Townsend's Solitaire Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet Sialia currucoides Mountain Bluebird Sialia mexicana Western Bluebird Turdus migratorius American Robin
Passeriformes Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
Passeriformes Anthus rubescens American Pipit
Passeriformes Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Bohemian Waxwing
Passeriformes Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla
Passeriformes Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike
Passeriformes Sturnus vulgaris* European Starling
Passeriformes Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo Vireo huttoni Hutton's Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo Vireo solitarius Solitary Vireo Vireo vicinior Gray Vireo
Passeriformes Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird Aimophila ruficeps Rufous-crowned Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii Baird's Sparrow Amphispiza belli Sage Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated Sparrow Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur Cardinalis sinuatus Pyrrhuloxia Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica graciae Grace's Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica occidentalis Hermit Warbler Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler Dendroica townsendi Townsend's Warbler Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat Guiraca caerulea Blue Grosbeak Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat Icterus cucullatus Hooded Oriole Icterus galbula Northern Oriole Icterus parisorum Scott's Oriole Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird Oporornis tolmiei Macgillivray's Warbler Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow Passerina amoena Lazuli Bunting Passerina ciris Painted Bunting Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pipilo chlorurus Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Rufous-sided Towhee Pipilo fuscus Canyon Towhee Piranga flava Hepatic Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Western Tanager Piranga rubra Summer Tanager Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow Quiscalus mexicanus Great-tailed Grackle Seiurus aurocapillus Ovenbird Seiurus noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart Spizella arborea American Tree Sparrow Spizella breweri Brewer's Sparrow Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow
Passeriformes Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch Carpodacus cassinii Cassin's Finch Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening Grosbeak Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill
Passeriformes Passer domesticus* House Sparrow |
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Did You Know?
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