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State · BBS 2026 Release · 1966–2025

Arizona Breeding Birds

262 species recorded across 91 survey routes, 1968 to 2025. Browse by family or guild below.

Arizona Bird Population TrendsNotable signalsLong-arc shifts the engine flags automatically — sustained declines or increases large enough to stand out from year-to-year noise.Full methodology →

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Lewis's Woodpecker has collapsed in Arizona: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Ruby-crowned Kinglet has surged in Arizona: up 27× on the route-weighted index since 1975.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

LeConte's Thrasher has collapsed in Arizona: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Western Tanager has surged in Arizona: up 17× on the route-weighted index since 1970.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Sagebrush Sparrow has collapsed in Arizona: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Northern House Wren has surged in Arizona: up 15× on the route-weighted index since 1970.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in ArizonaGuild trendA mean-index aggregate across the species in this group — the structural direction of the guild, with individual-species noise smoothed out.Full methodology →

-89%

Wetland birds

16 species
-67%

Grassland birds

9 species
-61%

Shorebirds

3 species
-36%

Generalists

16 species
-12%

Arid-land birds

21 species
-8%

Aerial insectivores

28 species
-6%

Game birds

4 species
-2%

Forest birds

84 species
-2%

Birds of prey

22 species
+46%

Waterfowl

5 species

Arizona Bird Survey Routes

Browse Arizona Birds By FamilyTrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →

Each species links to its trend in Arizona.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

American Goshawk -56%Cooper's Hawk -18%Golden Eagle -69%Gray Hawk +663%Harris's Hawk -16%Red-tailed Hawk +127%Sharp-shinned Hawk -79%Swainson's Hawk +589%White-tailed Kite -57%Zone-tailed Hawk -13%

Bushtits Aegithalidae

Bushtit -13%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -72%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck -54%Cinnamon Teal -24%Gadwall -87%Mallard +130%Ruddy Duck +1%

Swifts Apodidae

White-throated Swift -32%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

Black-crowned Night Heron -53%Great Blue Heron +267%Great Egret -85%Green Heron -72%Least Bittern -56%Snowy Egret +14%Western Cattle-Egret -92%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk -77%Common Poorwill -76%Lesser Nighthawk +74%Mexican Whip-poor-will +80%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Black-headed Grosbeak +123%Blue Grosbeak +72%Hepatic Tanager +145%Indigo Bunting -68%Lazuli Bunting -87%Northern Cardinal +114%Pyrrhuloxia +236%Summer Tanager +104%Varied Bunting +15%Western Tanager 17×

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Black Vulture -53%Turkey Vulture +61%

Treecreepers Certhiidae

Brown Creeper +166%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer -37%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Band-tailed Pigeon -18%Common Ground Dove -32%Eurasian Collared-Dove +702%Inca Dove -79%Mourning Dove -28%Rock Pigeon +653%White-winged Dove -28%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow -24%Chihuahuan Raven -84%Clark's Nutcracker +120%Common Raven +2%Mexican Jay +10%Pinyon Jay -93%Steller's Jay +80%Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay +44%

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Greater Roadrunner -21%Yellow-billed Cuckoo -65%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel -38%Peregrine Falcon -52%Prairie Falcon -45%

Finches Fringillidae

Cassin's Finch -83%Evening Grosbeak -84%House Finch -36%Lesser Goldfinch +145%Pine Siskin +83%Red Crossbill -1%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Barn Swallow +244%Cliff Swallow -56%Northern Rough-winged Swallow -44%Purple Martin +527%Tree Swallow -81%Violet-green Swallow +109%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Brewer's Blackbird -56%Bronzed Cowbird -73%Brown-headed Cowbird -53%Bullock's Oriole +208%Chihuahuan Meadowlark -38%Great-tailed Grackle +390%Hooded Oriole +4%Red-winged Blackbird -81%Scott's Oriole -39%Western Meadowlark -11%Yellow-headed Blackbird +196%

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae

Yellow-breasted Chat +14%

Shrikes Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike -71%

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Bendire's Thrasher -47%Crissal Thrasher +429%Curve-billed Thrasher +20%LeConte's Thrasher -94%Northern Mockingbird -38%Sage Thrasher -85%

New World Quail Odontophoridae

Gambel's Quail +42%Montezuma Quail -21%Scaled Quail +28%

Osprey Pandionidae

Osprey +86%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Bridled Titmouse +41%Juniper Titmouse -64%Mountain Chickadee +45%

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

Black-throated Gray Warbler +71%Common Yellowthroat -19%Grace's Warbler +108%Lucy's Warbler +16%Orange-crowned Warbler -83%Painted Redstart +95%Red-faced Warbler +368%Virginia's Warbler +152%Yellow Warbler +432%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Abert's Towhee +181%Black-chinned Sparrow -49%Black-throated Sparrow -27%Botteri's Sparrow +199%Brewer's Sparrow -78%Canyon Towhee -12%Cassin's Sparrow -64%Chipping Sparrow -11%Grasshopper Sparrow -59%Green-tailed Towhee +627%Lark Sparrow -68%Rufous-crowned Sparrow +272%Rufous-winged Sparrow +652%Sagebrush Sparrow -94%Song Sparrow +143%Spotted Towhee +250%Vesper Sparrow -24%Yellow-eyed Junco +269%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -65%

Olive Warbler Peucedramidae

Olive Warbler +377%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant +113%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Wild Turkey +277%

Woodpeckers Picidae

Acorn Woodpecker +194%American Three-toed Woodpecker -65%Arizona Woodpecker +149%Downy Woodpecker -70%Gila Woodpecker +160%Gilded Flicker +29%Hairy Woodpecker +62%Ladder-backed Woodpecker -14%Lewis's Woodpecker -94%Red-naped Sapsucker -59%Williamson's Sapsucker +133%

Grebes Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe +80%Western Grebe -11%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher -49%Blue-gray Gnatcatcher +42%

Silky-flycatchers Ptiliogonatidae

Phainopepla +74%

Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae

American Coot -20%Ridgway's Rail +239%Virginia Rail +12%

Avocets & Stilts Recurvirostridae

Black-necked Stilt +6%

Kinglets Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet +54%Ruby-crowned Kinglet 27×

Penduline Tits Remizidae

Verdin +4%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

Spotted Sandpiper -62%

Nuthatches Sittidae

Pygmy Nuthatch +173%Red-breasted Nuthatch +170%White-breasted Nuthatch +257%

Owls Strigidae

Burrowing Owl +52%Elf Owl -58%Great Horned Owl +7%Northern Pygmy-Owl -80%Western Screech-Owl -89%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling -44%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Anna's Hummingbird +80%Black-chinned Hummingbird -56%Blue-throated Mountain-gem -49%Broad-billed Hummingbird +145%Broad-tailed Hummingbird +43%Costa's Hummingbird +196%Rivoli's Hummingbird -76%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Bewick's Wren -39%Cactus Wren -13%Canyon Wren -11%Marsh Wren -10%Northern House Wren 15×Rock Wren -38%

Trogons Trogonidae

Elegant Trogon -68%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin +339%Eastern Bluebird -30%Hermit Thrush +417%Mountain Bluebird -77%Townsend's Solitaire -67%Western Bluebird +14%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Ash-throated Flycatcher +86%Black Phoebe -19%Brown-crested Flycatcher +442%Cassin's Kingbird -2%Dusky Flycatcher +138%Dusky-capped Flycatcher +193%Gray Flycatcher +74%Greater Pewee +11%Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet -45%Olive-sided Flycatcher +25%Say's Phoebe -22%Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher -2%Thick-billed Kingbird +0%Vermilion Flycatcher +108%Western Kingbird -75%Western Wood-Pewee +169%Willow Flycatcher +114%

Barn-Owls Tytonidae

American Barn Owl -65%

Vireos Vireonidae

Bell's Vireo +50%Gray Vireo +12%Hutton's Vireo +138%Plumbeous Vireo +85%Warbling Vireo 13×

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14.