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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.

Lark Bunting 1
Calamospiza melanocorys
Sagebrush Sparrow 2
Artemisiospiza nevadensis
American Tree Sparrow 3
Spizelloides arborea
Cassin's Sparrow 4
Peucaea cassinii
Swamp Sparrow 5
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow 6
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 7
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow 8
Spizella breweri
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow 9
Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow 6
Spizella pusilla
Fox Sparrow 10
Passerella iliaca
White-throated Sparrow 11
Zonotrichia albicollis
Golden-crowned Sparrow 12
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow 13
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow 14
Zonotrichia querula
Green-tailed Towhee 1
Pipilo chlorurus
Eastern Towhee 15
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Spotted Towhee 16
Pipilo maculatus
Canyon Towhee 17
Melozone fusca
Black-throated Sparrow 18
Amphispiza bilineata
Savannah Sparrow 19
Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-breasted Chat 20
Icteria virens
Northern Mockingbird 21
Mimus polyglottos
Curve-billed Thrasher 22
Toxostoma curvirostre
Brown Thrasher 23
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 1
Dumetella carolinensis
Sage Thrasher 24
Oreoscoptes montanus
Lazuli Bunting 20
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak 25
Passerina caerulea
Painted Bunting 26
Passerina ciris
Indigo Bunting 26
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 27
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak 4
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Dickcissel 1
Spiza americana
Northern Cardinal 28
Cardinalis cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia 29
Cardinalis sinuatus
Western Tanager 1
Piranga ludoviciana
Scarlet Tanager 30
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager 31
Piranga rubra
Zebra Finch 32
Taeniopygia guttata
American Pipit 1
Anthus rubescens
Canada Warbler 33
Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler 34
Cardellina pusilla
Ovenbird 35
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 36
Setophaga americana
Black-throated Blue Warbler 37
Setophaga caerulescens
Bay-breasted Warbler 38
Setophaga castanea
Hooded Warbler 39
Setophaga citrina
Yellow-rumped Warbler 40
Setophaga coronata
Prairie Warbler 41
Setophaga discolor
Yellow-throated Warbler 42
Setophaga dominica
Blackburnian Warbler 37
Setophaga fusca
Magnolia Warbler 43
Setophaga magnolia
Black-throated Gray Warbler 4
Setophaga nigrescens
Hermit Warbler 44
Setophaga occidentalis
Palm Warbler 45
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler 46
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler 6
Setophaga petechia
Pine Warbler 1
Setophaga pinus
American Redstart 47
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler 48
Setophaga striata
Cape May Warbler 49
Setophaga tigrina
Townsend's Warbler 50
Setophaga townsendi
Black-throated Green Warbler 36
Setophaga virens
Black-and-white Warbler 51
Mniotilta varia
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Helmitheros vermivorum
Prothonotary Warbler 5
Protonotaria citrea
Louisiana Waterthrush 4
Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush 52
Parkesia noveboracensis
Kentucky Warbler 43
Geothlypis formosa
MacGillivray's Warbler 8
Geothlypis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat 15
Geothlypis trichas
Orange-crowned Warbler 53
Leiothlypis celata
Tennessee Warbler 54
Leiothlypis peregrina
Nashville Warbler 5
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler 1
Leiothlypis virginiae
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged Warbler 55
Vermivora cyanoptera
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Polioptila caerulea
Bushtit 56
Psaltriparus minimus
Horned Lark 57
Eremophila alpestris
Cedar Waxwing 58
Bombycilla cedrorum
Bohemian Waxwing 59
Bombycilla garrulus
Brown Creeper 60
Certhia americana
American Dipper 4
Cinclus mexicanus
California Scrub-Jay 21
Aphelocoma californica
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay 61
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
American Crow 62
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 63
Corvus corax
Chihuahuan Raven 64
Corvus cryptoleucus
Blue Jay 65
Cyanocitta cristata
Steller's Jay 66
Cyanocitta stelleri
Black-billed Magpie 67
Pica hudsonia
Gray Jay 68
Perisoreus canadensis
Clark's Nutcracker 69
Nucifraga columbiana
Pinyon Jay 70
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Brambling 71
Fringilla montifringilla
Red Crossbill 72
Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill 73
Loxia leucoptera

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