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.

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Green-tailed Towhee ¹
Pipilo chlorurus

Cassin's Sparrow ²
Peucaea cassinii

Canyon Towhee ³
Melozone fusca

Rufous-crowned Sparrow ⁴
Aimophila ruficeps

Spotted Towhee ⁵
Pipilo maculatus

Chipping Sparrow ⁶
Spizella passerina

Brewer's Sparrow ⁷
Spizella breweri

Vesper Sparrow ⁸
Pooecetes gramineus

Black-chinned Sparrow ⁹
Spizella atrogularis

Lark Sparrow ¹⁰
Chondestes grammacus

Black-throated Sparrow ¹¹
Amphispiza bilineata

Savannah Sparrow ¹²
Passerculus sandwichensis

White-crowned Sparrow ¹³
Zonotrichia leucophrys

Lincoln's Sparrow ¹⁴
Melospiza lincolnii

Lark Bunting ¹
Calamospiza melanocorys

Dark-eyed Junco ¹⁵
Junco hyemalis

Yellow-eyed Junco ¹⁶
Junco phaeonotus

Botteri's Sparrow ¹
Peucaea botterii

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Birds of Kartchner Caverns State Park

Green-tailed Towhee 1 Pipilo chlorurus

Cassin's Sparrow 2 Peucaea cassinii

Canyon Towhee 3 Melozone fusca

Rufous-crowned Sparrow 4 Aimophila ruficeps

Spotted Towhee 5 Pipilo maculatus

Chipping Sparrow 6 Spizella passerina

Brewer's Sparrow 7 Spizella breweri

Vesper Sparrow 8 Pooecetes gramineus

Black-chinned Sparrow 9 Spizella atrogularis

Lark Sparrow 10 Chondestes grammacus

Black-throated Sparrow 11 Amphispiza bilineata

Savannah Sparrow 12 Passerculus sandwichensis

White-crowned Sparrow 13 Zonotrichia leucophrys

Lincoln's Sparrow 14 Melospiza lincolnii

Lark Bunting 1 Calamospiza melanocorys

Dark-eyed Junco 15 Junco hyemalis

Yellow-eyed Junco 16 Junco phaeonotus

Botteri's Sparrow 1 Peucaea botterii