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. |
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Family |
Common Species Around Las Vegas |
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Tyrannidae |
Flycatchers.
Ash-throated Flycatcher,
Black Phoebe,
Cordilleran Flycatcher,
Dusky Flycatcher,
Gray Flycatcher,
Hammond's Flycatcher,
Say's Phoebe,
Western Wood-Pewee,
Western Kingbird.
Uncommon Flycatchers:
Brown-crested Flycatcher,
Cassin's Kingbird,
Eastern Phoebe,
Eastern Kingbird,
Olive-sided Flycatcher,
Willow Flycatcher,
Vermilion Flycatcher.
Not around Las Vegas:
Great Kiskadee,
Tufted Flycatcher. |
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Laniidae |
Shrikes.
Loggerhead Shrike. |
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Vireonidae |
Vireos.
Bell's Vireo,
Cassin's Vireo,
Gray Vireo,
Hutton's Vireo, Plumbeous Vireo,
Warbling Vireo. |
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Corvidae |
Jays, Magpies, Crows, Ravens.
Clark's Nutcracker,
Common Raven,
Pinyon Jay,
Steller's Jay,
Western Scrub-Jay.
Uncommon Species:
American Crow,
Black-billed Magpie,
Black-throated Magpie Jay.
Not around Las Vegas:
Blue Jay, Fish Crow, Gray Jay,
Northwestern Crow. |
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Alaudidae |
Larks.
Horned Lark. |
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Hirundinidae |
Swallows.
Bank Swallow,
Barn Swallow,
Cliff Swallow,
Northern Rough-winged Swallow,
Tree Swallow,
Violet-green Swallow.
Mystery Swallow.
Uncommon Species:
Purple Martin. |
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Paridae |
Chickadee, Titmouse.
Black-capped Chickadee,
Juniper Titmouse,
Mountain Chickadee.
Not around Las Vegas:
Bridled Titmouse,
Chestnut-backed Chickadee. |
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Remizidae |
Verdins.
Verdin. |
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Aegithalidae |
Bushtits.
Bushtit. |
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Sittidae |
Nuthatchs.
Red-breasted Nuthatch,
Pygmy Nuthatch,
White-breasted Nuthatch. |
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Certhiidae |
Creepers.
Brown Creeper. |
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Troglodytidae |
Wrens.
Bewick's Wren,
Cactus Wren,
Canyon Wren,
House Wren,
Marsh Wren,
Pacific Wren (formerly Winter Wren),
Rock Wren. |
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Cinclidae |
Dippers.
American Dipper. |
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Regulidae |
Kinglets.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
Uncommon Species:
Golden-crowned Kinglet. |
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Polioptilidae |
Gnatcatchers.
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher,
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.
Species not around Las Vegas:
Black-capped Gnatcatchers. |
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Turdidae |
Robin, Bluebirds, Thrushes.
American Robin,
Hermit Thrush,
Mountain Bluebird,
Townsend's Solitaire,
Western Bluebird.
Uncommon Species:
Varied Thrush. |
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Mimidae |
Mockingbird, Thrashers.
Crissal Thrasher,
Northern Mockingbird.
Uncommon Species:
Bendire's Thrasher,
LeConte's Thrasher,
Sage Thrasher. Species not around Las Vegas: Gray Catbird. |
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Sturnidae |
Starlings.
European Starling. |
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Motacillidae |
Pipits.
American Pipit. |
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Bombycillidae |
Waxwings.
Cedar Waxwing. |
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Ptilogonatidae |
Silky Flycatchers.
Phainopepla. |
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Parulidae |
Warblers.
Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Black-throated Gray Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat,
Hermit Warbler,
Lucy's Warbler,
Orange-crowned Warbler,
Townsend's Warbler,
Virginia's Warbler,
Wilson's Warbler,
Yellow Warbler.
Uncommon Species:
Black-and-White Warbler,
Grace's Warbler,
Hooded Warbler,
Palm Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler,
Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Nashville Warbler,
Painted Redstart,
Yellow-breasted Chat. |
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Emberizidae
(in part) |
Towhees.
Spotted Towhee,
Abert's Towhee,
Green-tailed Towhee.
Not around Las Vegas:
California Towhee,
Canyon Towhee. |
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Emberizidae
(in part) |
Sparrows.
Black-throated Sparrow,
Brewer's Sparrow,
Chipping Sparrow,
Lincoln's Sparrow,
Sage Sparrow,
Savannah Sparrow,
Song Sparrow,
White-crowned Sparrow.
Uncommon Species:
Black-chinned Sparrow,
Fox Sparrow,
Golden-crowned Sparrow,
Harris's Sparrow,
Lark Sparrow,
Rufous-crowned Sparrow,
Swamp Sparrow,
Vesper Sparrow.
Not around Las Vegas:
Rufous-winged Sparrow. |
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Emberizidae
(in part) |
Juncos.
Dark-eyed Junco.
Not around Las Vegas:
Yellow-eyed Junco. |
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Cardinalidae
(in part) |
Buntings, Grosbeaks (in part).
Black-headed Grosbeak,
Lazuli Bunting.
Uncommon Species:
Blue Grosbeak,
Indigo Bunting.
Not around Las Vegas:
Northern Cardinal,
Pyrrhuloxia. |
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Cardinalidae
(in part) |
Tanagers. Western Tanager.
Uncommon Species: Summer Tanager.
Rare Species: Hepatic Tanager. |
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Icteridae |
Blackbirds, Grackles, Orioles.
Brewer's Blackbird,
Brown-headed Cowbird,
Bullock's Oriole,
Great-tailed Grackle,
Red-winged Blackbird,
Scott's Oriole,
Western Meadowlark,
Yellow-headed Blackbird.
Less Common Species:
Hooded Oriole.
Not around Las Vegas: Boat-tailed Grackle, Common Grackle,
Tricolored Blackbird. |
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Fringillidae |
Finches, Siskins, Goldfinches, Grosbeaks (in part).
American Goldfinch,
Cassin's Finch,
House Finch,
House Finch (partial albino),
Lesser Goldfinch,
Pine Siskin,
Purple Finch,
Red Crossbill.
Less Common Species:
Lawrence's Goldfinch. |
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Passeridae |
Weaver Finches.
European House Sparrow. |
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