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Birds of Kartchner Caverns State Park

Southern Arizona is a known hotspot for birders all over the world. Whether you've come to the area looking for specific species, or are a casual observer, you can use this guide to search for birds found at Kartchner Caverns State Park, near Benson on Highway 90.

Common Loon 1
Gavia immer
Great Egret 2
Ardea alba
Snowy Egret 3
Egretta thula
Turkey Vulture 4
Cathartes aura
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5
Accipiter striatus
Common Black Hawk 6
Buteogallus anthracinus
harris' hawk 1
Parabuteo unicinctus
Swainson's Hawk 7
Buteo swainsoni
Zone-tailed Hawk 1
Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk 8
Buteo jamaicensis
Ferruginous Hawk 7
Buteo regalis
Rough-legged Hawk 9
Buteo lagopus
Golden Eagle 10
Aquila chrysaetos
American Kestrel 11
Falco sparverius
Merlin 12
Falco columbarius
Prairie Falcon 12
Falco mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon 13
Falco peregrinus
Wild Turkey 14
Meleagris gallopavo
Gambel's Quail 15
Callipepla gambelii
Montezuma Quail 1
Cyrtonyx montezumae
Scaled Quail 16
Callipepla squamata
Killdeer 17
Charadrius vociferus
White-winged Dove 18
Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove 19
Zenaida macroura
Inca Dove 20
Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove 1
Columbina passerina
rock dove 21
Columba livia
Greater Roadrunner 22
Geococcyx californianus
Great Horned Owl 23
Bubo virginianus
Burrowing Owl 24
Athene cunicularia
Elf Owl 20
Micrathene whitneyi
Barn Owl 25
Tyto alba
Lesser Nighthawk 26
Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk 20
Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill 27
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Whip-poor-will 28
Caprimulgus vociferus
Vaux's Swift 12
Chaetura vauxi
White-throated Swift 29
Aeronautes saxatalis
Rufous Hummingbird 8
Selasphorus rufus
Black-chinned Hummingbird 1
Archilochus alexandri
Costa's Hummingbird 20
Calypte costae
Broad-billed Hummingbird 30
Cynanthus latirostris
Anna's Hummingbird 20
Calypte anna
Violet-crowned Hummingbird 1
Amazilia violiceps
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 31
Selasphorus platycercus
Lucifer Hummingbird 32
Calothorax lucifer
Magnificent Hummingbird 1
Eugenes fulgens
Blue-throated Hummingbird 12
Lampornis clemenciae
Calliope Hummingbird 16
Selasphorus calliope
Gila Woodpecker 33
Melanerpes uropygialis
Red-naped Sapsucker 34
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Northern Flicker 35
Colaptes auratus
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 36
Dryobates scalaris
Acorn Woodpecker 36
Melanerpes formicivorus
Red-shafted Flicker 35
Colaptes auratus cafer
Hammond's Flycatcher 37
Empidonax hammondii
Dusky Flycatcher 1
Empidonax oberholseri
Gray Flycatcher 1
Empidonax wrightii
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 11
Empidonax difficilis
Cordilleran Flycatcher 1
Empidonax occidentalis
Black Phoebe 38
Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe 12
Sayornis saya
Dusky-capped Flycatcher 39
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Ash-throated Flycatcher 38
Myiarchus cinerascens
Cassin's Kingbird 40
Tyrannus vociferans
Western Kingbird 4
Tyrannus verticalis
Greater Pewee
Contopus pertinax
Western Wood-Pewee 41
Contopus sordidulus
Vermilion Flycatcher 42
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Horned Lark 43
Eremophila alpestris
Purple Martin 43
Progne subis
Violet-green Swallow 38
Tachycineta thalassina
Cliff Swallow 44
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow 45
Hirundo rustica
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Common Raven 46
Corvus corax
Chihuahuan Raven 47
Corvus cryptoleucus
Steller's Jay 48
Cyanocitta stelleri
western scrub jay 49
Aphelocoma californica
Mexican Jay 16
Aphelocoma wollweberi
Verdin 50
Auriparus flaviceps
Bushtit 51
Psaltriparus minimus
Bridled Titmouse 36
Baeolophus wollweberi
White-breasted Nuthatch 52
Sitta carolinensis
Brown Creeper 53
Certhia americana
Rock Wren 1
Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren 54
Catherpes mexicanus
Cactus Wren 55
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Bewick's Wren 20
Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren 1
Troglodytes aedon
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 56
Regulus calendula
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 12
Polioptila melanura
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Polioptila caerulea
Western Bluebird 57
Sialia mexicana
Hermit Thrush 57
Catharus guttatus
American Robin 58
Turdus migratorius
Eastern Bluebird 59
Sialia sialis
Mountain Bluebird 20
Sialia currucoides
Swainson's Thrush 60
Catharus ustulatus

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