Birds in Nevada
Winter Birds in Nevada
The most likely birds in Nevada in winter are White-crowned Sparrow (48%), Mallard (39%), and House Finch (38%). 142 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Nevada that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (48,777 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common this season
Share of checklists- 1
White-crowned Sparrow48% - 2
Mallard39% - 3
House Finch38% - 4
American Coot38% - 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler34% - 6
Canada Goose33% - 7
Mourning Dove29% - 8
Northern Flicker29% - 9
Common Raven29% - 10
Rock Pigeon28% - 11
Dark-eyed Junco24% - 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet24% - 13
Verdin22% - 14
Red-tailed Hawk22% - 15
Lesser Goldfinch22% - 16
American Robin21% - 17
Great-tailed Grackle21% - 18
Ruddy Duck20% - 19
Anna's Hummingbird20% - 20
Pied-billed Grebe20% - 21
European Starling19% - 22
Northern Mockingbird18% - 23
Song Sparrow18% - 24
House Sparrow18% - 25
Ring-billed Gull17% - 26
Say's Phoebe17% - 27
Eurasian Collared-Dove17% - 28
Northern Shoveler16% - 29
Red-winged Blackbird16% - 30
California Scrub-Jay16% - 31
Bufflehead16% - 32
Ring-necked Duck15% - 33Northern Harrier15%
- 34
Black Phoebe14% - 35
Gadwall14% - 36
Green-winged Teal13% - 37
Double-crested Cormorant13% - 38
Gambel's Quail13% - 39
American Wigeon13% - 40
Great Blue Heron13% - 41
Spotted Towhee12% - 42
Cooper's Hawk12% - 43
Common Merganser11% - 44
Marsh Wren11% - 45
Phainopepla11% - 46
Common Goldeneye11% - 47
Black-billed Magpie11% - 48
Bewick's Wren10% - 49
Mountain Chickadee10%
Arriving
New in winter- Turkey Vulture
- Tree Swallow
- American Avocet
- Cassin's Finch
- Redhead
- Violet-green Swallow
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Pygmy Nuthatch
- Black-throated Sparrow
- Clark's Grebe
- Wilson's Snipe
- Pinyon Jay
Leaving
Gone by the end of winter- Cooper's Hawk
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Egret
- Western Grebe
- Red-naped Sapsucker
- Green Heron
- Brown Creeper
- Clark's Grebe
- American Herring Gull
- Pinyon Jay
- White-headed Woodpecker
Less common
Share of checklists- 50
California Gull9.8% - 51
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher9.7% - 52
Abert's Towhee9.0% - 53
Costa's Hummingbird9.0% - 54
Black-crowned Night Heron8.9% - 55
American Kestrel8.9% - 56
Redhead8.8% - 57
Orange-crowned Warbler8.6% - 58
Killdeer8.4% - 59
California Quail8.3% - 60
Great Egret8.1%