Status of Birds Of Colorado

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Name Four Letter Status
  Codes  
SWANS, GEESE, & DUCKS    
Fulvous Whistling-Duck** FUWD Very Rare Vagrant
     
Greater White-fronted Goose** GWFG Common Winter Migrant
Snow Goose SNGO Common Spring & Fall Migrant
Ross's Goose** ROGO Common Spring & Fall Migrant
Canada Goose CAGO Common Year Round
Brant** BRAN Rare Vagrant
Trumpeter Swan** TRUS Rare Nester & Migrant
Tundra Swan** TUSW Rare Migrant
     
Wood Duck WODU Year Round Local Populations
Gadwall GADW Common
Eurasian Wigeon** EUWI Rare Vagrant
American Wigeon AMWI Common
American Black Duck** ABDU Rare Vagrant
Mallard MALL Common Year Round
Blue-winged Teal BWTE Common Spring, Summer, Fall
Cinnamon Teal CITE Common Spring, Summer, Fall
Northern Shoveler NSHO Common Year Round
Northern Pintail NOPI Common Year Round
Garganey** GARG Very Rare Vagrant
Green-winged Teal GWTE Common Year Round
Canvasback CANV Uncommon Year Round
Redhead REDH Uncommon Year Round
Ring-necked Duck RNDU Common In Local Year Round
Tufted Duck** TUDU Very Rare Vagrant
Greater Scaup** GRSC Rare Vagrant
Lesser Scaup LESC Common Year Round
Harlequin Duck** HARD Very Rare Vagrant
Surf Scoter** SUSC Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
White-winged Scoter** WWSC Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Black Scoter** BLSC Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Long-tailed Duck** LTDU Uncommon Spring, Fall, & Winter Migrant
Bufflehead BUFF Common Year Round
Common Goldeneye COGO Common Year Round
Barrow's Goldeneye** BAGO Uncommon Year Round
Hooded Merganser HOME Year Round, more Common in Winter
Common Merganser COME Common Year Round
Red-breasted Merganser RBME Year Round, more Common non-Summer
Ruddy Duck RUDU Year Round, more Common non-Summer
     
QUAIL, GROUSE, & TURKEY    
Chukar** CHUK Common on the Western Slope
Ring-necked Pheasant RNPH Common Year Round
Ruffed Grouse** RUGR Very Rare Local Northwest Corner
Greater Sage-Grouse** GRSG Common In Local Locations
Gunnison Sage-Grouse** GUSG Common In Local Locations
White-tailed Ptarmigan** WTPT Common In Local Locations
Blue Grouse** BLUG Common In Local Locations
Sharp-tailed Grouse** STGR Common In Local Locations
Greater Prairie-Chicken** GRPC Common In Local Locations
Lesser Prairie-Chicken** LEPC Common In Local Locations
     
Wild Turkey WITU UnCommon In Local Populations
Scaled Quail SCQU Common Southern Colorado
Gambel's Quail GAQU Uncommon Western Slope
Northern Bobwhite NOBO Uncommon Eastern Colorado
     
LOONS    
Red-throated Loon** RTLO Rare Vagrant
Pacific Loon** PALO Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Arctic Loon** ARLO One time; Vagrant
Common Loon** COLO Common Spring & Fall Migrant
Yellow-billed Loon** YBLO Rare Spring & Fall Migrant
     
GREBES    
Pied-billed Grebe PBGR Common Year Round
Horned Grebe HOGR Common Spring & Fall Migrant
Red-necked Grebe** RNGR Rare Spring & Fall Migrant
Eared Grebe EAGR Common Spring & Fall Migrant
Western Grebe WEGR Common Year Round, Less so in Winter
Clark's Grebe CLGR Uncommon Spring, Summer, Fall; Southern Colorado
     
PELICANS    
American White Pelican AWPE Common Except Winter
Brown Pelican** BRPE Rare Spring, Summer, Fall Vagrant
     
CORMORANTS    
Neotropic Cormorant** NECO Rare Spring, Summer, Fall Vagrant
Double-crested Cormorant DCCO Common Spring, Summer, & Fall
     
ANHINGAS    
Anhinga** ANHI Very Rare Vagrant
     
FRIGATEBIRDS    
Magnificent Frigatebird** MAFR Very Rare Vagrant
     
BITTERNS & HERONS    
American Bittern AMBI Uncommon Spring, Summer, & Fall
Least Bittern** LEBI Rare Spring, Summer, & Fall
Great Blue Heron GTBH Common; less so in Winter
Great Egret** GREG Uncommon Spring, Summer, & Fall
Snowy Egret SNEG Uncommon Spring, Summer, & Fall
Little Blue Heron** LBHE Rare Spring, Summer, Fall
Tricolored Heron** TRHE Rare Spring, Summer, & Fall
Reddish Egret** REEG Rare Spring, Summer, & Fall
Cattle Egret CAEG Common Spring, Summer, & Fall
Green Heron** GRHE Uncommon Spring, Summer, & Fall
Black-crowned Night-Heron BCNH Common Spring, Summer, & Fall
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron** YCNH Rare Spring, Summer, & Fall
     
IBISES & SPOONBILLS    
White Ibis** WHIB Very Rare Vagrant
Glossy Ibis** GLIB Rare Migrant
White-faced Ibis WFIB Common Spring & Fall Migrant
Roseate Spoonbill** ROSP Very Rare Vagrant
     
STORKS    
Wood Stork** WOST Very Rare Vagrant
     
AMERICAN VULTURES    
Black Vulture** BLVU Very Rare Vagrant
Turkey Vulture TUVU Common Spring, Summer, & Fall
     
KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES,HARRIERS    
Osprey OSPR Uncommon Spring, Summer, & Fall
Swallow-tailed Kite** STKI Very Rare Vagrant
Mississippi Kite** MIKI Common In Local Summer Resident
     
Bald Eagle BAEA Common, less so in Summer
Northern Harrier NOHA Common Year Round
Sharp-shinned Hawk SSHA Common Year Round
Cooper's Hawk COHA Common Year Round
Northern Goshawk** NOGO Uncommon Year Round Local Resident
Common Black-Hawk** CBHA Very Rare Vagrant
Zone-tailed Hawk** ZTHA Very Rare Vagrant
Harris's Hawk** HRHA Rare Vagrant
Red-shouldered Hawk** RSHA Rare Vagrant
Broad-winged Hawk** BWHA Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Swainson's Hawk SWHA Common Summer Resident
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA Common Year Round
Ferruginous Hawk FEHA Common Year Round, Local Populations
Rough-legged Hawk RLHA Uncommon Winter Resident
Golden Eagle GOEA Uncommon Year Round Resident
     
CARACARAS & FALCONS    
Northern Caracara**   Very Rare Vagrant
American Kestrel AMKE Common Year Round
Merlin MERL Uncommon Year Round Local Populations
Gyrfalcon** GYRF Rare Winter Vagrant
Peregrine Falcon PEFA Uncommon Year Round Local
Prairie Falcon PRFA Uncommon Year Round Local
     
RAILS, GALLINULES, & COOTS    
Yellow Rail** YERA Very Rare Sighting
Black Rail** BLRA Local Summer Populations
King Rail KIRA Very Rare Vagrant
Virginia Rail VIRA Common Year Round Resident
Sora** SORA Uncommon Spring, Summer, & Fall
Purple Gallinule** PUGA Very Rare Vagrant
Common Moorhen** COMO Very Rare Vagrant
American Coot AMCO Common Year Round
     
CRANES    
Sandhill Crane SACR Common Spring & Fall Migrant
Whooping Crane** WHCR Very Rare Migrant
     
PLOVERS & LAPWINGS    
Black-bellied Plover** BBPL Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
American Golden-Plover** AGPL Rare Spring & Fall Migrant
Snowy Plover** SNPL UnCommon In Local Summer Populations
Semipalmated Plover** SEPL Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Piping Plover** PIPL Uncommon Summer Local Populations
Killdeer KILL Common
Mountain Plover** MOUP UnCommon In Local Summer Populations
     
STILTS & AVOCETS    
Black-necked Stilt BNST Uncommon Summer Residents
American Avocet AMAV Common Summer Residents
     
SANDPIPERS & PHALAROPES    
Greater Yellowlegs GRYE Common Spring, Summer, & Fall
Lesser Yellowlegs LEYE Common Spring, Summer, & Fall
Solitary Sandpiper SOSA Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Willet** WILL Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Spotted Sandpiper SPSA Uncommon Spring, Summer, & Fall
Upland Sandpiper** UPSA Uncommon Summer Local Populations
Eskimo Curlew** ESCU None
Whimbrel** WHIM Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Long-billed Curlew** LBCU UnCommon In Local Populations
Hudsonian Godwit** HUGO Rare Spring & Fall Migrants
Marbled Godwit** MAGO Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrants
Ruddy Turnstone** RUTU Rare Spring & Fall Migrants
Red Knot** REKN Rare Spring & Fall Migrants
Sanderling SAND Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrants
Semipalmated Sandpiper SESA Common Spring & Fall Migrants
Western Sandpiper WESA Common Spring & Fall Migrants
Least Sandpiper LESA Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrants
White-rumped Sandpiper** WRSA Uncommon Spring Migrants
Baird's Sandpiper BASA Common Spring & Fall Migrants
Pectoral Sandpiper** PESA Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrants
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper** SHAS Very Rare Spring & Fall Migrant
Dunlin** DUNL Rare Year Round Vagrant
Curlew Sandpiper** CUSA Very Rare Summer Vagrant
Stilt Sandpiper STSA Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Buff-breasted Sandpiper** BBSA Rare Spring & Fall Migrant
Ruff** RUFF Very Rare Spring, Summer, Fall Migrant
Short-billed Dowitcher** SBDO Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Long-billed Dowitcher LBDO Common Spring & Fall Migrant
Wilson's Snipe WISN Common
American Woodcock AMWO Rare Year Round Vagrant
Wilson's Phalarope WIPH Common Spring, Summer, & Fall
Red-necked Phalarope** RNPH Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Red Phalarope** REPH Rare Spring & Fall Migrant
     
GULLS, TERNS, & SKIMMERS    
Pomarine Jaeger** POJA Rare Spring & Fall Migrant
Parasitic Jaeger** PAJA Rare Spring & Fall Migrant
Long-tailed Jaeger** LTJA Rare Spring & Fall Migrant
Laughing Gull** LAGU Rare Year Round Migrant
Franklin's Gull FRGU Common In Local Spring, Summer, & Fall Resident
Little Gull** LIGU Rare Migrant
Black-headed Gull** BHGU Very Rare Migrant
Bonaparte's Gull** BOGU Uncommon Spring, Summer, & Fall
Mew Gull** MEGU Rare Spring, Summer, & Fall
Ring-billed Gull RBGU Common Year Round
California Gull CAGU Common Year Round, less so in Winter
Herring Gull HERG Common Spring, Fall, & Winter
Thayer's Gull** THGU Uncommon Spring, Fall, & Winter
Iceland Gull** ICGU Very Rare Vagrant
Lesser Black-backed Gull** LBBG Uncommon Spring, Fall, & Winter
Slaty-backed Gull** SBGU Very Rare Vagrant
Glaucous-winged Gull** GWGU Rare Spring, Fall, & Winter Vagrant
Glaucous Gull** GLGU Rare Spring, Fall, & Winter Vagrant
Great Black-backed Gull** GBBG Uncommon Spring, Fall, & Winter Vagrant
Kelp Gull** KEGU Very Rare Vagrant
Sabine's Gull** SAGU Uncommon Spring & Fall Vagrant
Black-legged Kittiwake** BLKI Rare Spring, Fall, & Winter Vagrant
Ross's Gull** ROGU Very Rare Vagrant
Ivory Gull** IVGU Very Rare Vagrant
     
Caspian Tern** CATE Uncommon Spring, Summer, & Fall Vagrant
Royal Tern** ROYT Very Rare Vagrant
Common Tern** COTE Uncommon Spring, Summer, & Fall Migrant
Arctic Tern** ARTE Rare Spring, Summer, & Fall Migrant
Forster's Tern FOTE Common Spring, Summer, & Fall Local Populations
Least Tern** LETE Uncommon Summer Local Populations
Black Tern BLTE Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrants
     
Black Skimmer** BLSK Very Rare Summer Vagrant
     
AUKS, MURRES, & PUFFINS    
Long-billed Murrelet** LBMU Very Rare Spring & Fall Vagrant
Ancient Murrelet** ANMU Very Rare Spring & Fall Vagrant
     
PIGEONS & DOVES    
Rock Pigeon ROPI Common
Band-tailed Pigeon** BTPI Common Year Round Local Populations
Eurasian Collared-Dove** ECDO Unfortunate Common Populations
White-winged Dove** WWDO Rare Year Round Local Sightings
Mourning Dove MODO Common Year Round less so in Winter
Inca Dove** INDO Rare Year Round Vagrant
Common Ground-Dove** CGDO Rare Year Round Vagrant
     
CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNERS, & ANIS    
Black-billed Cuckoo** BBCU Rare Spring, Summer, & Fall Vagrants
Yellow-billed Cuckoo** YBCU UnCommon In Local Spring, Summer, & Fall Populations
Greater Roadrunner GRRO Uncommon Year Round Local Populations in Southeast Colorado
Groove-billed Ani** GBAN Very Rare non-Winter Vagrant
     
BARN OWLS    
Barn Owl** BNOW Uncommon Year Round Local Populations
     
TYPICAL OWLS    
Flammulated Owl** FLOW Uncommon Non-Winter Populations
Western Screech-Owl** WESO Common Year Round Local Populations
Eastern Screech-Owl** EASO Common Year Round Local Populations
Great Horned Owl GHOW Common Year Round
Snowy Owl** SNOW Rare Winter Vagrant
Northern Pygmy-Owl** NPOW Uncommon Year Round Populations
Burrowing Owl** BUOW Uncommon non-Winter Populations
Spotted Owl**** SPOW Rare Year Round Local Populations
Barred Owl**** BDOW Very Rare Local Locations
Long-eared Owl** LEOW Uncommon non-Summer Populations
Short-eared Owl** SEOW Uncommon Year Round Populations
Boreal Owl** BOOW Uncommon Year Round Local Locations
Northern Saw-whet Owl** NSWO Uncommon Year Round Local Locations
     
GOATSUCKERS    
Lesser Nighthawk** LENI Rare Spring, Summer, & Fall Vagrant
Common Nighthawk CONI Common Spring, Summer, & Fall Resident
Common Poorwill COPO Uncommon non-Winter Resident
Whip-poor-will** WPWI Rare Summer Vagrant
     
SWIFTS    
Black Swift** BLSW Uncommon Summer Local Populations
Chimney Swift** CHSW Uncommon Summer Local Populations
White-throated Swift WTSW Common Summer Local Populations
     
HUMMINGBIRDS    
Green Violet-ear Hummingbird** GVHU Very Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Broad-billed Hummingbird** BBHU Very Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Blue-throated Hummingbird** BLUH Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Magnificent Hummingbird** MAHU Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Ruby-throated Hummingbird** RTHU Rare non-Winter Eastern Plains Visitor
Black-chinned Hummingbird BCHU Common Summer Local Resident
Anna's Hummingbird** ANHU Very Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Costa's Hummingbird** COHU Very Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Calliope Hummingbird** CAHU Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Broad-tailed Hummingbird BTLH Common Spring, Summer, & Fall Resident
Rufous Hummingbird** RUHU Common Spring & Fall Migrant
     
KINGFISHERS    
Belted Kingfisher BEKI Common Year Round
     
WOODPECKERS    
Lewis's Woodpecker** LEWO Uncommon Year Round Resident
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO Uncommon non-Winter Resident
Acorn Woodpecker** ACWO Uncommon Year Round Local Populations
Red-bellied Woodpecker** RBWO Common Year Round Local Populations
Williamson's Sapsucker WISA Uncommon non-Winter Resident
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker** YBSA Uncommon Winter Vagrant
Red-naped Sapsucker RNSA Common non-Winter Resident
Ladder-backed Woodpecker LBWO Uncommon Year Round Southern Colorado Resident
Downy Woodpecker DOWO Common Year Round
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO Common Year Round
American Three-toed Woodpecker** ATTW Uncommon Year Round Local Populations
Northern Flicker NOFL Common
     
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS    
Olive-sided Flycatcher OSFL Uncommon Summer Local Resident
Western Wood-Pewee WEWP Common non-Winter Resident
Eastern Wood-Pewee** EAWP Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Alder Flycatcher** ALFL Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Willow Flycatcher WIFL Common non-Winter Local Resident
Least Flycatcher** LEFL Uncommon non-Winter Local Resident
Hammond's Flycatcher HAFL Common non-Winter Local Resident
Gray Flycatcher** GRFL Uncommon non-Winter Local Resident
Dusky Flycatcher** DUFL Common non-Winter Local Resident
Cordilleran Flycatcher COFL Common non-Winter Local Resident
Buff-breasted Flycatcher** BBFL Very Rare non-Winter Vagrant
     
Black Phoebe** BLPH Rare non-Winter Local Resident
Eastern Phoebe** EAPH Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Say's Phoebe SAPH Common non-Winter Resident
Vermilion Flycatcher** VEFL Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Dusky-capped Flycatcher** DCFL Very Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Ash-throated Flycatcher ATFL Common non-Winter Local Resident
Great Crested Flycatcher** GCFL Uncommon non-Winter Local Resident
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher** SBFL Very Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Cassin's Kingbird CAKI Common non-Winter Local Resident
Thick-billed Kingbird** TBKI Very Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Western Kingbird WEKI Common non-Winter Resident
Eastern Kingbird EAKI Common non-Winter Resident
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher** STFL Rare non-Winter Visitor
     
SHRIKES    
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH UnCommon In Local Summer Resident
Northern Shrike NSHR UnCommon In Local Winter Resident
     
VIREOS    
White-eyed Vireo** WEVI Rare Summer & Fall Vagrant
Bell's Vireo** BEVI UnCommon In Local Summer Resident
Gray Vireo** GRVI UnCommon In Local Summer Resident
Yellow-throated Vireo** YTVI Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Plumbeous Vireo PLVI Common non-Winter Local Resident
Cassin's Vireo** CAVI Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Blue-headed Vireo** BHVI Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
Warbling Vireo WAVI Common Mountain non-Winter Resident
Philadelphia Vireo** PHVI Rare Spring & Fall Migrant
Red-eyed Vireo** REVI Uncommon Spring & Fall Migrant
     
JAYS, MAGPIES, & CROWS    
Gray Jay GRAJ Common Year Round Resident
Steller's Jay STJA Common Year Round Resident
Blue Jay BLJA Common Year Round
Western Scrub-Jay WESJ Common Year Round Resident
Pinyon Jay** PIJA Uncommon Year Round Local Resident
Clark's Nutcracker CLNU Uncommon Year Round Local Resident
Black-billed Magpie BBMA Common
American Crow AMCR Common
Chihuahuan Raven CHRA Uncommon Year Round Southern Colorado Resident
Common Raven CORA Common Year Round Mountain Resident
     
LARKS    
Horned Lark HOLA Common Plains Resident
     
SWALLOWS    
Purple Martin** PUMA Rare Local non-Winter Resident
Tree Swallow TRES Common non-Winter Resident
Violet-green Swallow VGSW Common non-Winter Resident
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS Uncommon non-Winter Resident
Bank Swallow BANS Common non-Winter Resident
Cliff Swallow CLSW Common non-Winter Resident
Barn Swallow BARS Common non-Winter Resident
     
CHICKADEES & TITMICE    
Black-capped Chickadee BCCH Common Year Round
Mountain Chickadee MOCH Common Year Round Mountain Resident
Juniper Titmouse JUTI Uncommon Year Round Southern Resident
Tufted Titmouse** TUTI Very Rare Vagrant
     
BUSHTITS    
Bushtit BUST Uncommon Year Round Local Resident
     
NUTHATCHES    
Red-breasted Nuthatch RBNU Common Year Round Local Resident
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU Common Year Round Local Resident
Pygmy Nuthatch PYNU Common Year Round Local Resident
     
CREEPERS    
Brown Creeper BRCR Uncommon Year Round Local Resident
     
WRENS    
Rock Wren ROWR Uncommon non-Winter Resident
Canyon Wren CANW Uncommon Year Round Resident
Carolina Wren** CARW Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Bewick's Wren BEWR Common Year Round Southern Resident
House Wren HOWR Common non-Winter Resident
Winter Wren** WIWR Rare Winter Vagrant
Sedge Wren** SEWR Very Rare Vagrant
Marsh Wren MAWR Common Year Round Resident, less so in Winter
     
DIPPERS    
American Dipper AMDI Common Year Round Local Resident
     
OLD WORLD WARBERS, OLD    
WORLD FLYCATCHERS, &    
THRUSHES    
Golden-crowned Kinglet GCKI Uncommon Year Round Resident
Ruby-crowned Kinglet RCKI Common Year Round Resident
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN Common non-Winter Resident
Eastern Bluebird** EABL Uncommon non-Winter Resident
Western Bluebird WEBL Common non-Winter Resident
Mountain Bluebird MOBL Common Year Round Resident, less so in Winter
Townsend's Solitaire TOSO Uncommon Year Round Resident
Veery** VEER Uncommon non-Winter Local Resident
Gray-cheeked Thrush** GCTH Rare Spring & Fall Migrant
Swainson's Thrush SWTH Uncommon non-Winter Resident
Hermit Thrush HETH Common non-Winter Resident
Wood Thrush** WOTH Rare Spring & Fall Migrant
American Robin AMRO Common
Varied Thrush** VATH Rare non-Winter Visitor
     
MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS    
Gray Catbird GRCA Uncommon non-Winter Resident
Northern Mockingbird NOMO Common non-Winter Resident
Sage Thrasher** SATH Uncommon non-Winter Resident, less so in Winter
Brown Thrasher BRTH Common Year Round Local Resident, less so in Winter
Long-billed Thrasher** LBTH Very Rare non-Winter Vagrant
Bendire's Thrasher** BETH Rare non-Winter Resident
Curve-billed Thrasher** CBTH Uncommon Year Round Resident
     
STARLINGS    
European Starling EUST Too Common
     
PIPITS    
American Pipit AMPI Common Year Round Local Resident
Sprague's Pipit** SPPI