Field Checklist 
of the
Birds of Utah

2018

Compiled by the Utah Bird Records Committee and Rick Fridell, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

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Abundance Codes
C =	COMMON-- Found consistently in large numbers in appropriate habitat and season
F =	FAIRLY COMMON-- Found consistently in moderate numbers in appropriate habitat and season
U =	UNCOMMON-- Inconsistently found in small numbers in appropriate habitat and season
R =	RARE-- Found infrequently but annually in very small numbers in appropriate habitat and season
O =	OCCASIONAL-- Not observed annually, but a few individuals may occur some years in appropriate habitat and season
A =	ACCIDENTAL-- Not expected and out of normal range (few records)
I =	IRREGULAR -- Abundance may vary greatly from year to year. (A range is given. 
Example: IW(R-C) = rare to common winter visitant)

Status Codes
P =	Permanent Resident (Found year round in the state)
S =	Summer Resident (Present in the state during the nesting season)
W =	Winter Visitant (Present in the state between December and February)
T =	Transient (Migrates through the state in spring and/or fall)

# Species for which documentation is requested
+ Provisional species accepted on sight record(s) only
* Species that are found primarily in Washington County
^ Species that are found primarily in northern Utah

Swans, Geese & Ducks
__Fulvous Whistling-Duck #	A
__Snow Goose	CT,OW
__Ross's Goose	FT,RW
__Greater White-fronted Goose	RT
__Brant #	A
__Cackling Goose #	RT
__Canada Goose	CP
__Trumpeter Swan	RT,RW
__Tundra Swan	UT,UW
__Wood Duck	UP
__Garganey # +	A
__Blue-winged Teal	US
__Cinnamon Teal	CS,RW
__Northern Shoveler	CS,FW
__Gadwall	CS,FW
__Eurasian Wigeon	OT
__American Wigeon	RS,CW
__Mallard	CP
__American Black Duck #	A
__Northern Pintail	CS,UW
__Green-winged Teal	FS,CW
__Canvasback	FT,RS,RW
__Redhead	CS,UW
__Ring-necked Duck	RS,CW
__Greater Scaup	RT,RW
__Lesser Scaup	CT,RS,UW
__Harlequin Duck #	A
__Surf Scoter	RT
__White-winged Scoter	RT
__Black Scoter #	OT
__Long-tailed Duck	RW
__Bufflehead	FW
__Common Goldeneye	CW
__Barrow's Goldeneye	^UW
__Hooded Merganser	UW
__Common Merganser	CT,RS,UW
__Red-breasted Merganser	CT
__Ruddy Duck	CP

Quail, Pheasants, & Grouse 
__Scaled Quail #	A
__California Quail	CP
__Gambel's Quail 	*CP
__Chukar 	FP
__Gray Partridge 	^UP
__Ring-necked Pheasant	CP
__Ruffed Grouse	UP
__Greater Sage-Grouse 	UP
__Gunnison Sage-Grouse	RP
__White-tailed Ptarmigan 	RP
__Dusky Grouse 	FP
__Sharp-tailed Grouse 	^UP
__Wild Turkey 	FP

Grebes
__Pied-billed Grebe	FS,UW
__Horned Grebe	UT, RW
__Red-necked Grebe #	A
__Eared Grebe	CS,UW
__Western Grebe	CS,RW
__Clark's Grebe	CS,RW

Pigeons & Doves 
__Rock Pigeon 	CP
__Band-tailed Pigeon 	US
__Eurasian Collared-Dove 	CP
__Inca Dove	*RP
__Common Ground-Dove #	A
__Ruddy Ground-Dove #	A
__White-winged Dove 	*US
__Mourning Dove	CS,UW

Cuckoos & Roadrunners
__Yellow-billed Cuckoo 	OS
__Black-billed Cuckoo #	A
__Greater Roadrunner 	*UP

Goatsuckers
__Lesser Nighthawk	*FS
__Common Nighthawk	CS
__Common Poorwill 	CS
__Mexican Whip-poor-will #	A

Swifts
__Black Swift 	OS
__Chimney Swift # +	A
__Vaux's Swift #	RT
__White-throated Swift	CS

Hummingbirds
__Rivoli’s Hummingbird #	A
__Ruby-throated Hummingbird #	A
__Black-chinned Hummingbird	CS
__Anna's Hummingbird 	*RW
__Costa's Hummingbird	*US
__Broad-tailed Hummingbird	CS
__Rufous Hummingbird	CT
__Allen’s Hummingbird #	A
__Calliope Hummingbird	UT,RS
__Broad-billed Hummingbird #	A

Rails & Cranes
__Virginia Rail	FS,UW
__Sora	FS,RW
__Purple Gallinule #	A
__Common Gallinule	*RP
__American Coot	CP
__Sandhill Crane	FS
__Common Crane #	A

Stilts, Plovers & Sandpipers
__Black-necked Stilt	CS
__American Avocet	CS,RW
__Black-bellied Plover	UT
__American Golden-Plover	RT
__Pacific Golden-Plover #	A
__Snowy Plover	FS
__Semipalmated Plover	UT
__Killdeer	CP
__Mountain Plover #	OS
__Upland Sandpiper #	A
__Whimbrel 	RT
__Long-billed Curlew	FS
__Bar-tailed Godwit #	A
__Hudsonian Godwit #	OT
__Marbled Godwit	CT
__Ruddy Turnstone 	RT
__Red Knot	RT
__Ruff #	A
__Sharp-tailed Sandpiper #	A
__Stilt Sandpiper	RT
__Curlew Sandpiper #	A
__Sanderling	CT,RW
__Dunlin	RT
__Purple Sandpiper #	A
__Baird's Sandpiper	FT
__Least Sandpiper	CT,RW
__White-rumped Sandpiper #	A
__Buff-breasted Sandpiper #	A
__Pectoral Sandpiper	UT
__Semipalmated Sandpiper	RT
__Western Sandpiper	CT
__Short-billed Dowitcher	RT
__Long-billed Dowitcher	CT,RW
__Wilson’s Snipe	CS,UW
__Spotted Sandpiper	FS
__Solitary Sandpiper	UT
__Wandering Tattler #	A
__Lesser Yellowlegs	FT
__Willet	CS
__Greater Yellowlegs	FT,RW
__Wilson's Phalarope	CT,CS
__Red-necked Phalarope	CT
__Red Phalarope #	OT

Jaegers, Alcids, Gulls, & Terns 
__Pomarine Jaeger #	A
__Parasitic Jaeger #	A
__Long-tailed Jaeger #	A
__Ancient Murrelet #	A
__Black-legged Kittiwake #	A
__Sabine's Gull	RT
__Bonaparte's Gull	FT
__Little Gull #	A
__Laughing Gull #	A
__Franklin's Gull	CS
__Heermann's Gull #	A
__Mew Gull	OT,OW
__Ring-billed Gull	US,CW
__Western Gull #	A
__Yellow-footed Gull #	A
__California Gull	CS,UW
__Herring Gull	UW
__Iceland Gull	RW
__Lesser Black-backed Gull #	A
__Glaucous-winged Gull	RW
__Glaucous Gull	RW
__Least Tern #	OT
__Caspian Tern	US
__Black Tern	UT,US
__Common Tern	RT
__Arctic Tern #	A
__Forster's Tern	CS

 Loons
__Red-throated Loon #	A
__Pacific Loon	RT
__Common Loon 	FT,UW
__Yellow-billed Loon #	A

Stork, Frigatebird, Cormorants, &
Pelicans 
__Wood Stork #	A
__Magnificent Frigatebird #	A
__Neotropic Cormorant 	RP
__Double-crested Cormorant	CS,RW
__American White Pelican	CS,OW
__Brown Pelican #	A

Bitterns, Egrets & Herons
__American Bittern	US,RW
__Least Bittern #	*OP
__Great Blue Heron	CP
__Great Egret	US, RW
__Snowy Egret	CS
__Little Blue Heron #	A
__Tricolored Heron #	A
__Reddish Egret #	A
__Cattle Egret	CS
__Green Heron 	*RS,OW
__Black-crowned Night-Heron	CS,UW
__Yellow-crowned Night-Heron #	A

Ibises, & Spoonbill 
__White Ibis #	A
__Glossy Ibis #	O
__White-faced Ibis	CS
__Roseate Spoonbill #	A

Vultures
__Turkey Vulture	FS
__California Condor	*RP

Hawks & Falcons
__Osprey	US
__White-tailed Kite #	A
__Mississippi Kite # +	A
__Bald Eagle	RS,CW
__Northern Harrier	FP
__Sharp-shinned Hawk	FP
__Cooper's Hawk	FP
__Northern Goshawk 	UP
__Common Black-Hawk	*RS
__Gray Hawk # +	A
__Red-shouldered Hawk	O
__Broad-winged Hawk	RT
__Swainson's Hawk	FS
__Zone-tailed Hawk #	*OS
__Red-tailed Hawk	CP
__Ferruginous Hawk	UP
__Rough-legged Hawk	FW
__Golden Eagle	FP

Owls
__Barn Owl	UP
__Flammulated Owl 	US
__Western Screech-Owl 	UP
__Great Horned Owl	CP
__Snowy Owl #	A
__Northern Pygmy-Owl 	UP
__Elf Owl # +	A
__Burrowing Owl 	US,RW
__Spotted Owl 	RP
__Great Gray Owl #	A
__Long-eared Owl 	UP
__Short-eared Owl	UP
__Boreal Owl #	O
__Northern Saw-whet Owl 	RP

Kingfishers
__Belted Kingfisher	UP

Woodpeckers
__Lewis's Woodpecker 	UP
__Red-headed Woodpecker #	A
__Acorn Woodpecker	RP
__Williamson's Sapsucker 	US,RW
__Yellow-bellied Sapsucker #	O
__Red-naped Sapsucker	CS,RW
__Red-breasted Sapsucker #	O
__Ladder-backed Woodpecker 	*FP
__Downy Woodpecker	CP
__Hairy Woodpecker	FP
__American Three-toed Woodpecker 	RP
__Northern Flicker	CP
__Gilded Flicker #	A

Falcons
__American Kestrel	CP
__Merlin	UW
__Gyrfalcon #	A
__Peregrine Falcon	UP
__Prairie Falcon	UP

Flycatchers
__Olive-sided Flycatcher 	FS
__Western Wood-Pewee 	CS
__Willow Flycatcher 	FS
__Least Flycatcher # 	OT
__Hammond's Flycatcher 	FS
__Gray Flycatcher 	FS
__Dusky Flycatcher 	CS
__Pacific-slope Flycatcher	FT
__Cordilleran Flycatcher	FS
__Black Phoebe 	*UP
__Eastern Phoebe #	A
__Say's Phoebe	CS,UW
__Vermilion Flycatcher 	*R
__Ash-throated Flycatcher 	FS
__Great Crested Flycatcher # +	A
__Brown-crested Flycatcher 	*RS
__Tropical Kingbird #	A
__Thick-billed Kingbird #	A
__Cassin's Kingbird 	US
__Western Kingbird	CS
__Eastern Kingbird	US
__Scissor-tailed Flycatcher #	A

Shrikes
__Loggerhead Shrike	CP
__Northern Shrike	RW

Vireos
__White-eyed Vireo # 	A
__Bell's Vireo 	*US
__Gray Vireo 	US
__Yellow-throated Vireo # 	A
__Cassin's Vireo 	UT
__Blue-headed Vireo #	A
__Plumbeous Vireo	CS
__Philidelphia Vireo #	A
__Warbling Vireo	CS
__Red-eyed Vireo 	OT

Jays & Crows
__Gray Jay 	UP
__Pinyon Jay 	CP
__Steller's Jay 	CP
__Blue Jay	OW
__Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay	CP
__Clark's Nutcracker 	FP
__Black-billed Magpie	CP
__American Crow 	FS,CW
__Common Raven	CP

Larks
__Horned Lark	CP

Swallows
__Purple Martin	RS
__Tree Swallow	CS
__Violet-green Swallow	CS
__Northern Rough-winged Swallow	CS
__Bank Swallow	CS
__Cliff Swallow	CS
__Barn Swallow	CS

Titmice, Verdin & Bushtit
__Black-capped Chickadee	CP
__Mountain Chickadee	CP
__Juniper Titmouse 	CP
__Verdin 	*CP
__Bushtit 	CP

Nuthatches & Creepers
__Red-breasted Nuthatch	CP
__White-breasted Nuthatch 	FP
__Pygmy Nuthatch 	FP
__Brown Creeper 	UP

Wrens 
__Rock Wren 	CS, UW
__Canyon Wren 	CP
__House Wren	CS,*RW
__Pacific Wren	OS,UW
__Winter Wren #	A
__Marsh Wren	CS, UW
__Bewick's Wren 	CP
__Cactus Wren 	*UP

Gnatcatchers
__Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 	CS
__Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 	*UP

Dippers
__American Dipper 	FP

Kinglets
__Golden-crowned Kinglet 	UP
__Ruby-crowned Kinglet	CP

Thrushes
__Eastern Bluebird #	A
__Western Bluebird 	US,RW
__Mountain Bluebird	CS,UW
__Townsend's Solitaire 	CP
__Veery #	A
__Swainson's Thrush 	FS
__Hermit Thrush	CS,RW
__Wood Thrush #	A
__Rufous-backed Robin #	A
__American Robin	CP
__Varied Thrush 	OW

Thrashers
__Gray Catbird	US
__Curve-billed Thrasher #	A
__Brown Thrasher  #	OT
__Bendire's Thrasher 	RS
__LeConte's Thrasher #	*A
__Crissal Thrasher 	*UP
__Sage Thrasher 	CS,*RW
__Northern Mockingbird 	UP

Starlings
__European Starling	CP

Waxwings & Phainopepla
__Bohemian Waxwing	IW(R-C)
__Cedar Waxwing	US,CW
__Phainopepla 	*UP

Old World Sparrows
__House Sparrow	CP

Pipits
__American Pipit	CS,UW

Finches
__Brambling #	A
__Evening Grosbeak	RS,IW(R-C)
__Pine Grosbeak 	UP
__Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 	IW(U-C)
__Black Rosy-Finch 	UP
__Brown-capped Rosy-Finch #	A
__House Finch	CP
__Purple Finch # 	A
__Cassin's Finch	FP
__Common Redpoll #	RW
__Hoary Redpoll # 	A
__Red Crossbill 	UP
__White-winged Crossbill 	O
__Pine Siskin	CP
__Lesser Goldfinch	FP
__Lawrence's Goldfinch #	A
__American Goldfinch	CP

Longspurs & Snow Bunting
__Lapland Longspur 	RW
__Chestnut-collared Longspur #	A
__McCown's Longspur #	A
__Snow Bunting 	^RW

Sparrows
__Green-tailed Towhee	FS,OW
__Spotted Towhee	CP
__Rufous-crowned Sparrow	*RP
__Canyon Towhee #	A
__Abert's Towhee	*UP
__Cassin's Sparrow #	A
__American Tree Sparrow	UW
__Chipping Sparrow	CS
__Clay-colored Sparrow	OT
__Brewer's Sparrow	CS
__Field Sparrow # +	A
__Black-chinned Sparrow 	*US
__Vesper Sparrow	CS,*RW
__Lark Sparrow	CS
__Black-throated Sparrow 	CS
__Sagebrush Sparrow	UP
__Bell’s Sparrow #	*RW
__Lark Bunting 	^RS
__Savannah Sparrow	CS,RW
__Grasshopper Sparrow 	^RS
__Baird’s Sparrow  # +	A
__LeConte's Sparrow  #	A
__Nelson’s Sparrow  #	A
__Fox Sparrow 	US,OW
__Song Sparrow	CP
__Lincoln's Sparrow	CS,RW
__Swamp Sparrow	OW
__White-throated Sparrow 	RW
__Harris's Sparrow	RW
__White-crowned Sparrow	CP
__Golden-crowned Sparrow	RW
__Dark-eyed Junco	CP

Chat
__Yellow-breasted Chat 	FS

Blackbirds & Orioles
__Yellow-headed Blackbird	CS,RW
__Bobolink 	RS
__Western Meadowlark	CP
__Orchard Oriole # 	A
__Hooded Oriole 	*US
__Streak-backed Oriole # 	A
__Bullock's Oriole 	CS
__Baltimore Oriole #	A
__Scott's Oriole 	US
__Red-winged Blackbird	CP
__Bronzed Cowbird #	A
__Brown-headed Cowbird	CS,RW
__Rusty Blackbird #	A
__Brewer's Blackbird	CP
__Common Grackle 	RS
__Great-tailed Grackle 	UP

Warblers
__Ovenbird #	OT
__Worm-eating Warbler #	A
__Louisiana Waterthrush # +	A
__Northern Waterthrush	RT
__Golden-winged Warbler # 	A
__Blue-winged Warbler #	A
__Black-and-white Warbler	OT
__Prothonotary Warbler #	A
__Tennessee Warbler #	OT
__Orange-crowned Warbler	CS,RW
__Lucy's Warbler 	*CS
__Nashville Warbler	UT
__Virginia's Warbler	CS
__Connecticut Warbler # +	A
__MacGillivray's Warbler 	FS
__Kentucky Warbler #	A
__Common Yellowthroat	FS
__Hooded Warbler # 	A
__American Redstart 	RT
__Cape May Warbler #	A
__Northern Parula #	OT
__Magnolia Warbler #	A
__Bay-breasted Warbler #	A
__Yellow Warbler	CS
__Chestnut-sided Warbler #	A
__Blackpoll Warbler #	OT
__Black-throated Blue Warbler #	A
__Palm Warbler #	OT
__Pine Warbler #	A
__Yellow-rumped Warbler	CS,UW
__Yellow-throated Warbler #	A
__Prairie Warbler # +	A
__Grace's Warbler 	US
__Black-throated Gray Warbler 	CS
__Townsend's Warbler	UT
__Hermit Warbler #	RT
__Black-throated Green Warbler #	A
__Canada Warbler #	A
__Wilson's Warbler	US,CT
__Painted Redstart #	O

Tanagers, Grosbeaks, & Buntings
__Summer Tanager 	*US
__Scarlet Tanager #	A
__Western Tanager	FS
__Northern Cardinal # 	A
__Pyrrhuloxia # 	A
__Rose-breasted Grosbeak 	OT
__Black-headed Grosbeak	CS
__Blue Grosbeak 	US
__Lazuli Bunting 	CS
__Indigo Bunting 	RS
__Painted Bunting #	A
__Dickcissel #	A

This Checklist contains 462 species approved by the Utah Bird Records Committee through January 2018, arranged in taxonomic order and using nomenclature of the American Ornithological Society's Checklist of North American Birds, 7th Edition, 58th supplement.

Documentation is requested for sightings of birds notated with a # on this checklist or any bird not on the checklist. You can submit written documentation or print a sight record form at www.utahbirds.org. Documentation and photographs can be submitted to Utahbirds@gmail.com.