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State · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Arizona Breeding Birds

261 species recorded across 90 survey routes, 1968 to 2024. Browse by family or guild below.

Arizona Bird Population Trends

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LeConte's Thrasher has collapsed in Arizona: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

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

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Western Cattle-Egret has collapsed in Arizona: down 91% on the route-weighted index since 1985.

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Pinyon Jay has collapsed in Arizona: down 91% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

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Evening Grosbeak has collapsed in Arizona: down 89% on the route-weighted index since 1987.

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Sagebrush Sparrow has collapsed in Arizona: down 88% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in Arizona

-89%

Wetland birds

16 species
-69%

Grassland birds

9 species
-61%

Shorebirds

3 species
-33%

Generalists

16 species
-13%

Aerial insectivores

28 species
-12%

Forest birds

84 species
-11%

Arid-land birds

21 species
-7%

Game birds

4 species
+3%

Waterfowl

5 species
+7%

Birds of prey

22 species

Arizona Bird Survey Routes

Browse Arizona Birds By Family

Each species links to its trend in Arizona.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

American Goshawk -56%Cooper's Hawk -26%Golden Eagle -69%Gray Hawk +653%Harris's Hawk -3%Red-tailed Hawk +116%Sharp-shinned Hawk -79%Swainson's Hawk +616%White-tailed Kite -57%Zone-tailed Hawk -25%

Bushtits Aegithalidae

Bushtit -17%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -73%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck -54%Cinnamon Teal -24%Gadwall -73%Mallard +42%Ruddy Duck -72%

Swifts Apodidae

White-throated Swift -39%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

Black-crowned Night Heron -60%Great Blue Heron +241%Great Egret -83%Green Heron -72%Least Bittern -56%Snowy Egret +14%Western Cattle-Egret -92%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk -84%Common Poorwill -80%Lesser Nighthawk +106%Mexican Whip-poor-will +58%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Black-headed Grosbeak +82%Blue Grosbeak +65%Hepatic Tanager +133%Indigo Bunting -68%Lazuli Bunting -87%Northern Cardinal +99%Pyrrhuloxia +208%Summer Tanager +93%Varied Bunting +14%Western Tanager 16×

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Black Vulture +46%Turkey Vulture +58%

Treecreepers Certhiidae

Brown Creeper +130%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer -25%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Band-tailed Pigeon +80%Common Ground Dove -62%Eurasian Collared-Dove +865%Inca Dove -78%Mourning Dove -24%Rock Pigeon +211%White-winged Dove -8%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow -42%Chihuahuan Raven -78%Clark's Nutcracker -4%Common Raven -8%Mexican Jay -14%Pinyon Jay -91%Steller's Jay +56%Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay +62%

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Greater Roadrunner -40%Yellow-billed Cuckoo -67%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel -40%Peregrine Falcon -64%Prairie Falcon -13%

Finches Fringillidae

Cassin's Finch -79%Evening Grosbeak -89%House Finch -29%Lesser Goldfinch +130%Pine Siskin +95%Red Crossbill -17%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Barn Swallow +233%Cliff Swallow -42%Northern Rough-winged Swallow -56%Purple Martin +401%Tree Swallow -86%Violet-green Swallow +63%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Brewer's Blackbird -61%Bronzed Cowbird -80%Brown-headed Cowbird -56%Bullock's Oriole +175%Chihuahuan Meadowlark -43%Great-tailed Grackle +518%Hooded Oriole -4%Red-winged Blackbird -78%Scott's Oriole -50%Western Meadowlark -2%Yellow-headed Blackbird +165%

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae

Yellow-breasted Chat +13%

Shrikes Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike -67%

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Bendire's Thrasher -36%Crissal Thrasher +401%Curve-billed Thrasher +29%LeConte's Thrasher -95%Northern Mockingbird -33%Sage Thrasher -85%

New World Quail Odontophoridae

Gambel's Quail +44%Montezuma Quail -30%Scaled Quail +1%

Osprey Pandionidae

Osprey -1%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Bridled Titmouse +24%Juniper Titmouse -57%Mountain Chickadee +6%

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

Black-throated Gray Warbler +8%Common Yellowthroat -15%Grace's Warbler +65%Lucy's Warbler +12%Orange-crowned Warbler -83%Painted Redstart +3%Red-faced Warbler +402%Virginia's Warbler +109%Yellow Warbler +379%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Abert's Towhee +173%Black-chinned Sparrow -79%Black-throated Sparrow -26%Botteri's Sparrow +218%Brewer's Sparrow -78%Canyon Towhee -21%Cassin's Sparrow -64%Chipping Sparrow -15%Grasshopper Sparrow -40%Green-tailed Towhee +503%Lark Sparrow -69%Rufous-crowned Sparrow +297%Rufous-winged Sparrow +612%Sagebrush Sparrow -88%Song Sparrow +131%Spotted Towhee +166%Vesper Sparrow -43%Yellow-eyed Junco +209%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -64%

Olive Warbler Peucedramidae

Olive Warbler +273%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant -7%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Wild Turkey +171%

Woodpeckers Picidae

Acorn Woodpecker +119%American Three-toed Woodpecker -46%Arizona Woodpecker +119%Downy Woodpecker -84%Gila Woodpecker +187%Gilded Flicker +28%Hairy Woodpecker +83%Ladder-backed Woodpecker -19%Lewis's Woodpecker -94%Red-naped Sapsucker -41%Williamson's Sapsucker +162%

Grebes Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe +86%Western Grebe -11%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher -52%Blue-gray Gnatcatcher +2%

Silky-flycatchers Ptiliogonatidae

Phainopepla +120%

Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae

American Coot -31%Ridgway's Rail +239%Virginia Rail +12%

Avocets & Stilts Recurvirostridae

Black-necked Stilt +6%

Kinglets Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet +48%Ruby-crowned Kinglet 24×

Penduline Tits Remizidae

Verdin +5%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

Spotted Sandpiper -62%

Nuthatches Sittidae

Pygmy Nuthatch +74%Red-breasted Nuthatch +204%White-breasted Nuthatch +166%

Owls Strigidae

Burrowing Owl +52%Elf Owl -60%Great Horned Owl +2%Northern Pygmy-Owl -69%Western Screech-Owl -86%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling -42%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Anna's Hummingbird +148%Black-chinned Hummingbird -69%Blue-throated Mountain-gem -50%Broad-billed Hummingbird +137%Broad-tailed Hummingbird +1%Costa's Hummingbird +200%Rivoli's Hummingbird -76%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Bewick's Wren -51%Cactus Wren -10%Canyon Wren -25%Marsh Wren -10%Northern House Wren 13×Rock Wren -46%

Trogons Trogonidae

Elegant Trogon -68%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin +276%Eastern Bluebird -33%Hermit Thrush +448%Mountain Bluebird -73%Townsend's Solitaire -48%Western Bluebird +9%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Ash-throated Flycatcher +77%Black Phoebe -12%Brown-crested Flycatcher +439%Cassin's Kingbird -12%Dusky Flycatcher +138%Dusky-capped Flycatcher +155%Gray Flycatcher +48%Greater Pewee +17%Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet -45%Olive-sided Flycatcher +31%Say's Phoebe -16%Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher +4%Thick-billed Kingbird +36%Vermilion Flycatcher +92%Western Kingbird -74%Western Wood-Pewee +124%Willow Flycatcher +114%

Barn-Owls Tytonidae

American Barn Owl -57%

Vireos Vireonidae

Bell's Vireo +35%Gray Vireo +12%Hutton's Vireo +40%Plumbeous Vireo +46%Warbling Vireo 14×

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.