Songbirds (Passeriformes)
Around
Las Vegas
Birds Around
Las Vegas, Wildlife
Around
Las Vegas
The diversity of
songbirds
around Las
Vegas rivals that of most other areas because of the diversity of
habitats here. Whether residents or migrants, urban
species, desert species, or mountain species, there are
always plenty of songbirds to be seen.
|
Photo |
Family |
Common Species
Around Las Vegas |
|
Tyrannidae |
Flycatchers. Western
Wood-Pewee, Gray
Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western
Kingbird.
Uncommon Flycatchers: Vermilion Flycatcher,
Cassin's Kingbird, Olive-sided
Flycatcher, Eastern
Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird. |
|
Laniidae |
Shrikes. Loggerhead
Shrike. |

|
Vireonidae |
Vireos.
Bell's Vireo, Cassin's
Vireo, Gray Vireo, Plumbeous
Vireo, Hutton's Vireo, Warbling Vireo. |

|
Corvidae |
Jays, Magpies,
Crows,
Ravens. Steller's Jay, Western
Scrub-Jay, Pinyon Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common
Raven.
Uncommon Corvids: Black-billed Magpie, American Crow. |

|
Alaudidae |
Larks. Horned Lark. |

|
Hirundinidae |
Swallows. Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Northern
Rough-winged Swallow, Bank
Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Barn Swallow.
Mystery Swallow. |

|
Paridae |
Chickadee, Titmouse. Mountain
Chickadee, Juniper
Titmouse. |

|
Remizidae |
Verdins. Verdin. |

|
Aegithalidae |
Bushtits. Bushtit. |

|
Sittidae |
Nuthatchs.
Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted
Nuthatch, Pygmy
Nuthatch. |

|
Certhiidae |
Creepers. Brown Creeper. |

|
Troglodytidae |
Wrens. Cactus Wren, Rock Wren, Canyon
Wren, Bewick's
Wren, House
Wren, Marsh
Wren. |

|
Cinclidae |
Dippers. American Dipper. |

|
Regulidae |
Kinglets. Ruby-crowned
Kinglet. |
|
Sylviidae |
Gnatcatchers. Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher, Black-tailed
Gnatcatcher. |

|
Turdidae |
Robin, Bluebirds,
Thrushes. Western
Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, Townsend's Solitaire, Hermit Thrush, American
Robin.
Uncommon Species: Varied Thrush. |

|
Mimidae |
Mockingbird,
Thrashers. Northern
Mockingbird, Crissal Thrasher.
Uncommon Species: Bendire's
Thrasher, Le
Conte's
Thrasher, Sage Thrasher. |

|
Sturnidae |
Starlings. European
Starling. |

|
Motacillidae |
Pipits. American Pipit. |
|
Bombycillidae |
Waxwings. Cedar Waxwing. |
|
Ptilogonatidae |
Silky Flycatchers. Phainopepla. |

|
Parulidae |
Warblers. Orange-crowned
Warbler, Lucy's Warbler, Audubon's Yellow-rumped
Warbler, Black-throated
Gray Warbler, Townsend's
Warbler, Hermit Warbler, Common
Yellowthroat, Wilson's
Warbler, Yellow
Warbler.
Uncommon Species: MacGillivray's Warbler,
Grace's Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Hooded Warbler, Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler. |

|
Thraupidae |
Tanagers. Western Tanager.
Uncommon Species: Summer Tanager. |

|
Emberizidae |
Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos. Spotted
Towhee, Abert's Towhee, Chipping
Sparrow, Brewer's
Sparrow, Black-throated
Sparrow, Sage
Sparrow, Savannah
Sparrow, Song
Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed
Junco.
Uncommon Species: Rufous-crowned Sparrow,
Black-chinned
Sparrow, Lark Sparrow. |

|
Cardinalidae |
Buntings, Grosbeaks (in part). Black-headed
Grosbeak, Lazuli
Bunting.
Uncommon Species: Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting. |
|
Icteridae |
Blackbirds,
Grackles,
Orioles. Red-winged
Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brewer's
Blackbird, Great-tailed
Grackle, Brown-headed
Cowbird, Bullock's Oriole, Scott's Oriole.
Less common Species: Hooded Oriole. |

|
Fringillidae |
Finches, Siskins,
Goldfinches,
Grosbeaks (in part). Purple
Finch, Cassin's
Finch, House
Finch, Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin, Lesser
Goldfinch, American
Goldfinch. House
Finch (partial
albino). |
|
Passeridae |
Weaver Finches. European
House
Sparrow. |
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