Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Name: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Address: Eddy County, New Mexico, United States

National Park · United States

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Month range All year round

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Presence Rare Very rare

327 species · Top 327 recorded

Louisiana Waterthrush

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Parkesia motacilla

Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla

Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus

Blue-winged TealSpatula discors

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Broad-tailed Hummingbird

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Selasphorus platycercus

Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus

Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula

Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta

Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans

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Texas Antelope Squirrel

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Ammospermophilus interpres

Texas Antelope SquirrelAmmospermophilus interpres

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Grasshopper Sparrow

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Ammodramus savannarum

Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum

Wood DuckAix sponsa

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Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

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Polioptila melanura

Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptila melanura

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Black-billed Cuckoo

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Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus

Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor

Eurasian TealAnas crecca

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Setophaga pensylvanica

Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica

Green-tailed TowheePipilo chlorurus

Pygmy NuthatchSitta pygmaea

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Rufous-crowned Sparrow

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Aimophila ruficeps

Rufous-crowned SparrowAimophila ruficeps

Painted WhitestartMyioborus pictus

Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe

Western FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis

Green HeronButorides virescens

Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus

Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens

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Long-billed Dowitcher

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Limnodromus scolopaceus

Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus

GadwallMareca strepera

Cassin's SparrowPeucaea cassinii

Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

Western SandpiperCalidris mauri

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Common Poorwill

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Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Common PoorwillPhalaenoptilus nuttallii

Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus

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Brewer's Blackbird

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Euphagus cyanocephalus

Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus

Bell's VireoVireo bellii

Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor

Virginia RailRallus limicola

Crissal ThrasherToxostoma crissale

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Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher

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Cratogeomys castanops

Yellow-faced Pocket GopherCratogeomys castanops

Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia

Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus

Great Blue HeronArdea herodias

Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis

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Virginia's Warbler

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Leiothlypis virginiae

Virginia's WarblerLeiothlypis virginiae

Northern RavenCorvus corax

Eastern Fox SquirrelSciurus niger

Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina

Calliope HummingbirdSelasphorus calliope

Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus

Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus

Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus

Lucy's WarblerLeiothlypis luciae

RedheadAythya americana

Common Pallid BatAntrozous pallidus

Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea

Painted BuntingPasserina ciris

Canyon TowheeMelozone fusca

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American Yellow Warbler

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Setophaga aestiva

American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva

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Hooded Merganser

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Lophodytes cucullatus

Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus

Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa

Elf OwlMicrathene whitneyi

Great EgretArdea alba

Montezuma QuailCyrtonyx montezumae

Common MerganserMergus merganser

MallardAnas platyrhynchos

Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis

Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus

Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus

Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius

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Great Crested Flycatcher

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Myiarchus crinitus

Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus

White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi

Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus

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Common Black Hawk

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Buteogallus anthracinus

Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus

Cassin's VireoVireo cassinii

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Grey Catbird

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Dumetella carolinensis

Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis

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Double-crested Cormorant

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Nannopterum auritum

Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum

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Nashville Warbler

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Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla

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White-throated Sparrow

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Zonotrichia albicollis

White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis

Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla

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Ladder-backed Woodpecker

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Dryobates scalaris

Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris

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Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

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Polioptila caerulea

Blue-grey GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea

Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan

Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalis

Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

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Greater Roadrunner

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Geococcyx californianus

Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianus

Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera

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Black-throated Sparrow

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Amphispiza bilineata

Black-throated SparrowAmphispiza bilineata

Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi

Lesser ScaupAythya affinis

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Eurasian Collared Dove

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Streptopelia decaocto

Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina

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Chihuahuan Meadowlark

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Sturnella lilianae

Chihuahuan MeadowlarkSturnella lilianae

Northern PintailAnas acuta

KilldeerCharadrius vociferus

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Pacific Wren

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Troglodytes pacificus

Pacific WrenTroglodytes pacificus

Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria

White-eyed VireoVireo griseus

Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus

Northern ParulaSetophaga americana

MerlinFalco columbarius

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Groove-billed Ani

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Crotophaga sulcirostris

Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris

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Golden-winged Warbler

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Vermivora chrysoptera

Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera

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White-breasted Nuthatch

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Sitta carolinensis

White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis

Western Wood PeweeContopus sordidulus

Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon

Grey HawkButeo plagiatus

Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana

Rock DoveColumba livia

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Northern Gray Fox

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Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Northern Gray FoxUrocyon cinereoargenteus

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American Grey Flycatcher

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Empidonax wrightii

American Grey FlycatcherEmpidonax wrightii

Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius

Recurvirostra americana

American AvocetRecurvirostra americana

VerdinAuriparus flaviceps

Varied BuntingPasserina versicolor

Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius

Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii

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Brazilian Free-tailed Bat

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Tadarida brasiliensis

Brazilian Free-tailed BatTadarida brasiliensis

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Worm-eating Warbler

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Helmitheros vermivorum

Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum

House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus

WapitiCervus canadensis

Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor

Field SparrowSpizella pusilla

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Eastern Warbling Vireo

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Vireo gilvus

Eastern Warbling VireoVireo gilvus

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Red-headed Woodpecker

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Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus

Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus

OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla

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Blue-throated Mountaingem

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Lampornis clemenciae

Blue-throated MountaingemLampornis clemenciae

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Hermit Warbler

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Setophaga occidentalis

Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalis

Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca

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Pinyon Jay

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Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Pinyon JayGymnorhinus cyanocephalus

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Black-crowned Night Heron

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Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax

Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius

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Ash-throated Flycatcher

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Myiarchus cinerascens

Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens

Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanoptera

White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica

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Tennessee Warbler

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Leiothlypis peregrina

Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina

Grey VireoVireo vicinior

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Black-chinned Hummingbird

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Archilochus alexandri

Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri

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Black-tailed Jackrabbit

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Lepus californicus

Black-tailed JackrabbitLepus californicus

Hispid Cotton RatSigmodon hispidus

Lucifer SheartailCalothorax lucifer

Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata

Sprague's PipitAnthus spragueii

House SparrowPasser domesticus

Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus

Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris

CanvasbackAythya valisineria

Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina

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Olive-sided Flycatcher

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Contopus cooperi

Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi

Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus

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Black-throated Grey Warbler

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Setophaga nigrescens

Black-throated Grey WarblerSetophaga nigrescens

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American Cliff Swallow

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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

Turkey VultureCathartes aura

California GullLarus californicus

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Common Rock Squirrel

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Otospermophilus variegatus

Common Rock SquirrelOtospermophilus variegatus

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Black-and-white Warbler

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Mniotilta varia

Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia

Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata

CoyoteCanis latrans

Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum

Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus

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Red-breasted Nuthatch

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Sitta canadensis

Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis

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Mississippi Kite

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Ictinia mississippiensis

Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis

Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris

Canada GooseBranta canadensis

Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis

BuffleheadBucephala albeola

Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans

Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva

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Neotropic Cormorant

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Nannopterum brasilianum

Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum

Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea

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American Crow

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Corvus brachyrhynchos

American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos

Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis

Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus

Inca DoveColumbina inca

Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni

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Bald Eagle

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Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus

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Brown-crested Flycatcher

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Myiarchus tyrannulus

Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus

Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea

Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca

Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum

Ross's GooseAnser rossii

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Melanerpes carolinus

Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus

American KestrelFalco sparverius

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Lark Bunting

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Calamospiza melanocorys

Lark BuntingCalamospiza melanocorys

Canyon WrenCatherpes mexicanus

Say's PhoebeSayornis saya

White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis

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Violet-green Swallow

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Tachycineta thalassina

Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina

Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia

Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii

Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoena

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Woodhouse's Scrub Jay

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Aphelocoma woodhouseii

Woodhouse's Scrub JayAphelocoma woodhouseii

American RobinTurdus migratorius

American BushtitPsaltriparus minimus

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American White Pelican

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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos

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Tropical Kingbird

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Tyrannus melancholicus

Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius

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Yellow-headed Blackbird

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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos

Chihuahuan RavenCorvus cryptoleucus

Northern RaccoonProcyon lotor

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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

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Tyrannus forficatus

Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus

Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata

Scaled QuailCallipepla squamata

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Carolina Wren

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Thryothorus ludovicianus

Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus

Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli

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White-crowned Sparrow

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Zonotrichia leucophrys

White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys

Ferruginous HawkButeo regalis

Common NighthawkChordeiles minor

AoudadAmmotragus lervia

Varied ThrushIxoreus naevius

Red TanagerPiranga flava

Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis

Summer TanagerPiranga rubra

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Western Warbling Vireo

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Vireo swainsoni

Western Warbling VireoVireo swainsoni

Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri

Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus

Pine SiskinSpinus pinus

Grace's WarblerSetophaga graciae

Townsend's SolitaireMyadestes townsendi

Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida

Sage ThrasherOreoscoptes montanus

Brewer's SparrowSpizella breweri

Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas

Western BluebirdSialia mexicana

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North American Porcupine

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Erethizon dorsatum

North American PorcupineErethizon dorsatum

Song SparrowMelospiza melodia

Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus

American GoldfinchSpinus tristis

SoraPorzana carolina

Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak

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Pheucticus ludovicianus

Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus

Scott's OrioleIcterus parisorum

Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus

Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

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Acorn Woodpecker

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Melanerpes formicivorus

Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus

Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica

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Pronghorn

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Antilocapra americana

PronghornAntilocapra americana

Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewis

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White-throated Woodrat

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Neotoma albigula

White-throated WoodratNeotoma albigula

American CootFulica americana

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Yellow-throated Vireo

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Vireo flavifrons

Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons

Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria

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Western Screech Owl

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Megascops kennicottii

Western Screech OwlMegascops kennicottii

Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula

Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes

Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum

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Black-headed Grosbeak

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Pheucticus melanocephalus

Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus

Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

Eastern Wood PeweeContopus virens

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Cactus WrenCampylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Hammond's FlycatcherEmpidonax hammondii

OspreyPandion haliaetus

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Savannah Sparrow

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Passerculus sandwichensis

Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis

Juniper TitmouseBaeolophus ridgwayi

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Evening Grosbeak

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Hesperiphona vespertina

Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina

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Swainson's Warbler

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Limnothlypis swainsonii

Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii

Not enough data

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Golden-crowned Kinglet

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Regulus satrapa

Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa

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Northern Cardinal

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Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis

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Lesser Nighthawk

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Chordeiles acutipennis

Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis

Snow GooseAnser caerulescens

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

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Nyctanassa violacea

Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea

Harris's SparrowZonotrichia querula

Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana

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Northern Rough-winged Swallow

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Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis

Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon

PyrrhuloxiaCardinalis sinuatus

Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus

Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus

Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii

Not enough data

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Sphyrapicus varius

Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius

Cassin's FinchHaemorhous cassinii

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Golden-crowned Sparrow

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Zonotrichia atricapilla

Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla

Brown CreeperCerthia americana

Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus

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Sagebrush Sparrow

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Artemisiospiza nevadensis

Sagebrush SparrowArtemisiospiza nevadensis

Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus

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American Dusky Flycatcher

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Empidonax oberholseri

American Dusky FlycatcherEmpidonax oberholseri

American Barn OwlTyto furcata

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Black-throated Green Warbler

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Setophaga virens

Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens

Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens

Horned LarkEremophila alpestris

American PipitAnthus rubescens

Sand MartinRiparia riparia

Plumbeous VireoVireo plumbeus

Mexican DuckAnas diazi

Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis

Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis

Mule DeerOdocoileus hemionus

Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla

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Marsh Wren

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Cistothorus palustris

Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris

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Orange-crowned Warbler

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Leiothlypis celata

Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata

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Chestnut-collared Longspur

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Calcarius ornatus

Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcarius ornatus

Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides

American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla

Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea

Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater

American WigeonMareca americana

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MacGillivray's Warbler

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Geothlypis tolmiei

MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei

Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus

Snowy EgretEgretta thula

Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatus

Desert CottontailSylvilagus audubonii

Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina

DickcisselSpiza americana

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Williamson's Sapsucker

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Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideus

Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus

Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus

Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis

Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus

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Black-throated Blue Warbler

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Setophaga caerulescens

Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens

Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata

Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii

Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus

Mourning DoveZenaida macroura

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Northern Waterthrush

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Parkesia noveboracensis

Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis

Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda

Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos

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American Bittern

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Botaurus lentiginosus

American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus

Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula

Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis

PhainopeplaPhainopepla nitens

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Black-chinned Sparrow

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Spizella atrogularis

Black-chinned SparrowSpizella atrogularis

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Curve-billed Thrasher

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Toxostoma curvirostre

Curve-billed ThrasherToxostoma curvirostre

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