This checklist includes all bird species found in Chaco Culture National Historical Park , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | |
American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
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Scaled Quail | Callipepla squamata | |
Gambel's Quail | Callipepla gambelii | |
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Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | |
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Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Introduced species |
Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | |
White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | |
Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
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Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | |
Common Poorwill | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | |
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Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | Vulnerable |
White-throated Swift | Aeronautes saxatalis | |
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Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri | |
Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Selasphorus platycercus | |
Rufous Hummingbird | Selasphorus rufus | Near-threatened |
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Greater Roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | |
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Sora | Porzana carolina | |
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Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | |
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Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Near-threatened |
Mountain Plover | Charadrius montanus | Near-threatened |
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Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus | |
Wilson's Phalarope | Steganopus tricolor | |
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Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | |
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Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | |
Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | |
Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | |
Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | |
Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
Rough-legged Buzzard | Buteo lagopus | |
Ferruginous Hawk | Buteo regalis | |
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Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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Northern Pygmy Owl | Glaucidium gnoma | |
Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | |
Northern Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | |
Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
Western Screech Owl | Megascops kennicottii | |
Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | |
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Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | |
Williamson's Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus thyroideus | |
Red-naped Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus nuchalis | |
Lewis's Woodpecker | Melanerpes lewis | |
Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | |
Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | |
Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | |
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Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
Prairie Falcon | Falco mexicanus | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannus vociferans | |
Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | |
Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | |
Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | |
Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | |
Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | |
Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | |
Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | |
Hammond's Flycatcher | Empidonax hammondii | |
Gray Flycatcher | Empidonax wrightii | |
Dusky Flycatcher | Empidonax oberholseri | |
Cordilleran Flycatcher | Empidonax occidentalis | |
Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | Near-threatened |
Western Wood Pewee | Contopus sordidulus | |
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Bell's Vireo | Vireo bellii | |
Gray Vireo | Vireo vicinior | |
Plumbeous Vireo | Vireo plumbeus | |
Hutton's Vireo | Vireo huttoni | |
Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | |
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Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Near-threatened |
Northern Shrike | Lanius borealis | |
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Black-billed Magpie | Pica hudsonia | |
Clark's Nutcracker | Nucifraga columbiana | |
Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
Pinyon Jay | Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | Vulnerable |
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay | Aphelocoma woodhouseii | |
Steller's Jay | Cyanocitta stelleri | |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
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Evening Grosbeak | Hesperiphona vespertina | Vulnerable |
House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | |
Cassin's Finch | Haemorhous cassinii | |
Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | |
Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | |
American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | |
Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | |
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Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcarius ornatus | Vulnerable |
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Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | |
Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida | |
Brewer's Sparrow | Spizella breweri | |
Black-throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata | |
Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | |
Lark Bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys | |
Cassin's Sparrow | Peucaea cassinii | Rare/Accidental |
Green-tailed Towhee | Pipilo chlorurus | |
Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | |
Canyon Towhee | Kieneria fusca | |
Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | |
White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | |
White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | |
American Tree Sparrow | Passerella arborea | |
Sagebrush Sparrow | Artemisiospiza nevadensis | |
Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | |
Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | |
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Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | |
Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | |
Nashville Warbler | Leiothlypis ruficapilla | |
Virginia's Warbler | Leiothlypis virginiae | |
MacGillivray's Warbler | Geothlypis tolmiei | |
Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | |
Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | |
Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | |
Grace's Warbler | Setophaga graciae | |
Black-throated Gray Warbler | Setophaga nigrescens | |
Townsend's Warbler | Setophaga townsendi | |
Wilson's Warbler | Cardellina pusilla | |
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Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | |
Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | |
Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | |
Scott's Oriole | Icterus parisorum | |
Bullock's Oriole | Icterus bullockii | |
Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | |
Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | |
Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | Near-threatened |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | |
Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | |
Dickcissel | Spiza americana | |
Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | |
Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | |
Lazuli Bunting | Passerina amoena | |
Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | |
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Juniper Titmouse | Baeolophus ridgwayi | |
Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | |
Mountain Chickadee | Poecile gambeli | |
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Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
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Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | |
Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | |
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Bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus | |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | |
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Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus | Rare/Accidental |
Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | |
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Phainopepla | Phainopepla nitens | |
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American Treecreeper | Certhia americana | |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | |
White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
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Boulder Wren | Salpinctes obsoletus | |
Canyon Wren | Catherpes mexicanus | |
House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
Bewick's Wren | Thryomanes bewickii | |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | |
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Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | |
Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |
Sage Thrasher | Oreoscoptes montanus | |
Curve-billed Thrasher | Toxostoma curvirostre | |
Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | |
Bendire's Thrasher | Toxostoma bendirei | Vulnerable |
Crissal Thrasher | Toxostoma crissale | |
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Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
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American Dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | |
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Western Bluebird | Sialia mexicana | |
Mountain Bluebird | Sialia currucoides | |
Townsend's Solitaire | Myadestes townsendi | |
Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | |
Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | |
American Robin | Turdus migratorius |
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