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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.

Hammond's Flycatcher 1
Empidonax hammondii
Dusky Flycatcher 2
Empidonax oberholseri
Gray Flycatcher 2
Empidonax wrightii
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 3
Empidonax difficilis
Cordilleran Flycatcher 2
Empidonax occidentalis
Black Phoebe 4
Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe 5
Sayornis saya
Dusky-capped Flycatcher 6
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Ash-throated Flycatcher 4
Myiarchus cinerascens
Cassin's Kingbird 7
Tyrannus vociferans
Western Kingbird 8
Tyrannus verticalis
Greater Pewee
Contopus pertinax
Western Wood-Pewee 9
Contopus sordidulus
Vermilion Flycatcher 10
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Horned Lark 11
Eremophila alpestris
Purple Martin 11
Progne subis
Violet-green Swallow 4
Tachycineta thalassina
Cliff Swallow 12
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow 13
Hirundo rustica
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Common Raven 14
Corvus corax
Chihuahuan Raven 15
Corvus cryptoleucus
Steller's Jay 16
Cyanocitta stelleri
western scrub jay 17
Aphelocoma californica
Mexican Jay 18
Aphelocoma wollweberi
Verdin 19
Auriparus flaviceps
Bushtit 20
Psaltriparus minimus
Bridled Titmouse 21
Baeolophus wollweberi
White-breasted Nuthatch 22
Sitta carolinensis
Brown Creeper 23
Certhia americana
Rock Wren 2
Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren 24
Catherpes mexicanus
Cactus Wren 25
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Bewick's Wren 26
Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren 2
Troglodytes aedon
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 27
Regulus calendula
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 5
Polioptila melanura
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Polioptila caerulea
Western Bluebird 28
Sialia mexicana
Hermit Thrush 28
Catharus guttatus
American Robin 29
Turdus migratorius
Eastern Bluebird 30
Sialia sialis
Mountain Bluebird 26
Sialia currucoides
Swainson's Thrush 31
Catharus ustulatus
Curve-billed Thrasher 32
Toxostoma curvirostre
Northern Mockingbird 5
Mimus polyglottos
Loggerhead Shrike 26
Lanius ludovicianus
Crissal Thrasher 2
Toxostoma crissale
European Starling 33
Sturnus vulgaris
Cassin's Vireo 2
Vireo cassinii
Hutton's Vireo 28
Vireo huttoni
Bell's Vireo 2
Vireo bellii
Plumbeous Vireo 2
Vireo plumbeus
Phainopepla 34
Phainopepla nitens
Warbling Vireo 35
Vireo gilvus
Cedar Waxwing 36
Bombycilla cedrorum
Orange-crowned Warbler 37
Oreothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler 38
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Lucy's Warbler 2
Oreothlypis luciae
Yellow Warbler 39
Setophaga petechia
Yellow-rumped Warbler 40
Setophaga coronata
Virginia's Warbler 2
Oreothlypis virginiae
Audubon's Warbler 34
Setophaga coronata auduboni
Black-throated Gray Warbler 26
Setophaga nigrescens
Myrtle Warbler 41
Setophaga coronata coronata
Common Yellowthroat 42
Geothlypis trichas
Townsend's Warbler 43
Setophaga townsendi
Wilson's Warbler 44
Cardellina pusilla
MacGillivray's Warbler 24
Geothlypis tolmiei
Painted Redstart 2
Myioborus pictus
Hepatic Tanager 45
Piranga flava
Yellow-breasted Chat 8
Icteria virens
Summer Tanager 46
Piranga rubra
Western Tanager 2
Piranga ludoviciana
Northern Cardinal 47
Cardinalis cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia 21
Cardinalis sinuatus
Black-headed Grosbeak 26
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak 48
Passerina caerulea
Lazuli Bunting 8
Passerina amoena
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 49
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Varied Bunting 26
Passerina versicolor
Green-tailed Towhee 2
Pipilo chlorurus
Cassin's Sparrow 50
Peucaea cassinii
Canyon Towhee 4
Melozone fusca
Rufous-crowned Sparrow 7
Aimophila ruficeps
Spotted Towhee 51
Pipilo maculatus
Chipping Sparrow 52
Spizella passerina
Brewer's Sparrow 24
Spizella breweri
Vesper Sparrow 26
Pooecetes gramineus
Black-chinned Sparrow 8
Spizella atrogularis
Lark Sparrow 48
Chondestes grammacus
Black-throated Sparrow 53
Amphispiza bilineata
Savannah Sparrow 54
Passerculus sandwichensis
White-crowned Sparrow 55
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Lincoln's Sparrow 39
Melospiza lincolnii
Lark Bunting 2
Calamospiza melanocorys
Dark-eyed Junco 56
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-eyed Junco 19
Junco phaeonotus
Botteri's Sparrow 2
Peucaea botterii
Eastern Meadowlark 26
Sturnella magna

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