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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Birds

This guide contains birds that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

Western Gull 1
Larus occidentalis
Slaty-backed Gull 2
Larus schistisagus
Black-legged Kittiwake 3
Rissa tridactyla
Ross's Gull 4
Rhodostethia rosea
Sabine's Gull 5
Xema sabini
Laughing Gull 6
Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull 7
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Piping Plover 8
Charadrius melodus
Mountain Plover 9
Charadrius montanus
Snowy Plover 10
Charadrius nivosus
Semipalmated Plover 11
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer 12
Charadrius vociferus
American Golden Plover 13
Pluvialis dominica
Black-bellied Plover 9
Pluvialis squatarola
Black-necked Stilt 14
Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet 15
Recurvirostra americana
Long-tailed Jaeger 16
Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger 9
Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger 17
Stercorarius pomarinus
Yellow-billed Loon 18
Gavia adamsii
Arctic Loon 3
Gavia arctica
Common Loon 5
Gavia immer
Pacific Loon 19
Gavia pacifica
Red-throated Loon 20
Gavia stellata
Horned Grebe 19
Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe 21
Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe 22
Podiceps nigricollis
Clark's Grebe 19
Aechmophorus clarkii
Western Grebe 10
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western × Clark's Grebe 23
Aechmophorus occidentalis × clarkii
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Podilymbus podiceps
White Ibis 25
Eudocimus albus
White-faced Ibis 26
Plegadis chihi
Glossy Ibis 27
Plegadis falcinellus
American White Pelican 28
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican 29
Pelecanus occidentalis
Least Bittern 9
Ixobrychus exilis
American Bittern 30
Botaurus lentiginosus
Little Blue Heron 31
Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret 32
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron 5
Egretta tricolor
Great Egret 10
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 10
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night Heron 33
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 34
Nyctanassa violacea
Cattle Egret 9
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron 35
Butorides virescens
Merlin 36
Falco columbarius
Prairie Falcon 36
Falco mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon 37
Falco peregrinus
Gyrfalcon 38
Falco rusticolus
American Kestrel 39
Falco sparverius
Common Nighthawk 9
Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill 40
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Anna's Hummingbird 9
Calypte anna
Costa's Hummingbird 9
Calypte costae
Calliope Hummingbird 41
Selasphorus calliope
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 23
Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird 42
Selasphorus rufus
Black-chinned Hummingbird 43
Archilochus alexandri
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 44
Archilochus colubris
Rivoli's Hummingbird 45
Eugenes fulgens
White-throated Swift 46
Aeronautes saxatalis
Chimney Swift 9
Chaetura pelagica
Black Swift 47
Cypseloides niger
American wigeon 48
Mareca americana
Eurasian wigeon 49
Mareca penelope
Gadwall 50
Mareca strepera
Common Goldeneye × Hooded Merganser 51
Bucephala clangula × Lophodytes cucullatus
Northern Shoveler 48
Spatula clypeata
Cinnamon Teal 52
Spatula cyanoptera
Blue-winged teal 48
Spatula discors
Trumpeter Swan 53
Cygnus buccinator
Tundra Swan 54
Cygnus columbianus
Mute Swan 55
Cygnus olor
Northern Pintail 56
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 57
Anas crecca
Mallard 58
Anas platyrhynchos
Bufflehead 48
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 14
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye 14
Bucephala islandica
Common Merganser 59
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 60
Mergus serrator
Greater White-fronted Goose 61
Anser albifrons
Greylag Goose 62
Anser anser
Greylag × Swan Goose 63
Anser anser × cygnoides
Snow Goose 64
Anser caerulescens
Swan Goose 65
Anser cygnoides
Domestic Swan Goose 66
Anser cygnoides domesticus
Ross's Goose 67
Anser rossii
Black Scoter 68
Melanitta americana
White-winged Scoter 69
Melanitta deglandi
Surf Scoter 70
Melanitta perspicillata
Lesser Scaup 71
Aythya affinis
Redhead 72
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 48
Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck 48
Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup 73
Aythya marila
Canvasback 5
Aythya valisineria
Ruddy Duck 22
Oxyura jamaicensis

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