Winter Birds in Arizona

Percent of complete checklists in Arizona that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (362,590 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1House Finch51%
2. 2Mourning Dove48%
3. 3Gila Woodpecker46%
4. 4White-crowned Sparrow39%
5. 5Verdin38%
6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler37%
7. 7Anna's Hummingbird32%
8. 8Common Raven30%
9. 9Ruby-crowned Kinglet30%
10. 10Lesser Goldfinch29%
11. 11Abert's Towhee28%
12. 12Curve-billed Thrasher26%
13. 13American Coot25%
14. 14Red-tailed Hawk23%
15. 15Mallard22%
16. 16Northern Mockingbird21%
17. 17House Sparrow21%
18. 18Great-tailed Grackle21%
19. 19Black Phoebe21%
20. 20Ladder-backed Woodpecker21%
21. 21Say's Phoebe21%
22. 22Gambel's Quail21%
23. 23Eurasian Collared-Dove17%
24. 24Northern Cardinal17%
25. 25European Starling17%
26. 26Northern Flicker17%
27. 27American Wigeon16%
28. 28Phainopepla16%
29. 29Rock Pigeon16%
30. 30Vermilion Flycatcher16%
31. 31Cactus Wren15%
32. 32Ring-necked Duck15%
33. 33Northern Shoveler15%
34. 34Song Sparrow15%
35. 35Ruddy Duck15%
36. 36Pied-billed Grebe15%
37. 37Cooper's Hawk13%
38. 38Bewick's Wren13%
39. 39Dark-eyed Junco13%
40. 40Killdeer12%
41. 41Red-winged Blackbird12%
42. 42Great Blue Heron12%
43. 43American Kestrel12%
44. 44White-breasted Nuthatch11%
45. 45Black-throated Sparrow11%
46. 46Great Egret10%
47. 47Green-winged Teal10%

• Northern Rough-winged Swallowfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid March
• Violet-green Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of June
• Plumbeous Vireofirst arrivals late January, peaks late May
• Steller's Jayfirst arrivals late February, peaks late August
• Painted Redstartfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of August
• Rivoli's Hummingbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of August
• Hepatic Tanagerfirst arrivals early December, peaks late May
• Yellow-eyed Juncofirst arrivals mid December, peaks the second week of August
• Cliff Swallowfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late June
• Pygmy Nuthatchfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late August
• Townsend's Warblerfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early May
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals mid December, peaks the second week of May

• Northern Flickermost gone by early January
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by mid December
• American Kestrelmost gone by mid February
• Western Bluebirdmost gone by late February
• Red-naped Sapsuckermost gone by mid February
• Rock Wrenmost gone by early January
• Mountain Chickadeemost gone by mid December
• American Pipitmost gone by mid February
• American Avocetmost gone by early December
• Blue-winged Tealmost gone by late December

48. 48Orange-crowned Warbler10%
49. 49Lincoln's Sparrow9.8%
50. 50Western Bluebird9.8%
51. 51Bridled Titmouse9.4%
52. 52Chipping Sparrow9.1%
53. 53Pyrrhuloxia9.1%
54. 54Black-tailed Gnatcatcher9.0%
55. 55Costa's Hummingbird8.9%
56. 56White-winged Dove8.9%
57. 57Gadwall8.6%
58. 58American Robin8.4%
59. 59Canyon Towhee8.4%
60. 60Northern Harrier8.1%