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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.

Least Bittern 1
Ixobrychus exilis
American Bittern 2
Botaurus lentiginosus
Little Blue Heron 3
Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret 4
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron 5
Egretta tricolor
Great Egret 6
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 6
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night Heron 7
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8
Nyctanassa violacea
Cattle Egret 1
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron 9
Butorides virescens

Edited by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

  • 1. (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
  • 2. (c) Mike Leveille, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Leveille
  • 3. (c) Geoff Coe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 4. (c) Nick Chill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 5. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 6. (c) Mike Baird, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 7. (c) Agustín Povedano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 8. (c) Wayne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 9. (c) Henry T. McLin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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