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.

Ash-throated Flycatcher 1
Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Myiarchus crinitus
Olive-sided Flycatcher 2
Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee 3
Contopus sordidulus
Vermilion Flycatcher 4
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Alder Flycatcher 5
Empidonax alnorum
Hammond's Flycatcher 6
Empidonax hammondii
Least Flycatcher 7
Empidonax minimus
Dusky Flycatcher 2
Empidonax oberholseri
Cordilleran Flycatcher 2
Empidonax occidentalis
Willow Flycatcher 8
Empidonax traillii
Gray Flycatcher 2
Empidonax wrightii
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 9
Tyrannus forficatus
Tropical Kingbird 10
Tyrannus melancholicus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher 11
Tyrannus savana
Eastern Kingbird 12
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird 13
Tyrannus verticalis
Cassin's Kingbird 14
Tyrannus vociferans
Black Phoebe 15
Sayornis nigricans
Eastern Phoebe 16
Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe 8
Sayornis saya

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