Arizona WatchList
Compiled by the Arizona Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program 47 WatchList Species in Arizona: Red Species: 11, Yellow Species: 36 (Nov. 29, 2007, edit 3/3/2009). The placement of a bird on or off the WatchList is based on the assessment of four factors: population size, range size, threats, and population trend (Panjabi et al. 2005). RED SPECIES (in bold) Are essentially a list of globally threatened birds of Highest National Concern that occur in the United States. YELLOW SPECIES are rare and declining species that would join the red list should they begin to decline in population (or accelerate declines that have already begun) or decline for long enough to cause their populations or range sizes to fall below certain thresholds.
Species are listed by breeding/wintering status in Arizona.
- Breeding Species: breeding populations in the state,
- Wintering Species: over-wintering populations in the state
- “also Win.”= Winter or “Breed”= Breeding, indicates separate areas of wintering populations and breeding populations within the state
Migrants and vagrants were not included in this list, which focuses on those species for which Arizona has a stewardship responsibility for either breeding or wintering habitats.
Breeding Species (40 species):
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California Condor |
Gymnogyps californianus |
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Swainson's Hawk |
Buteo swainsoni |
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Scaled Quail |
Callipepla squamata |
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Montezuma Quail |
Cyrtonyx montezumae |
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Clark's Grebe |
Aechmophorus clarkia |
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Black Rail (California) |
Laterallus jamaicensis |
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Clapper Rail (Yuma) |
Rallus longirostris |
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Mountain Plover |
Charadrius montanus |
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Snowy Plover |
Charadrius alexandrinus |
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Thick-billed Parrot |
Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha |
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Flammulated Owl |
Otus flammeolus |
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Elf Owl |
Micrathene whitneyi |
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Spotted Owl (Mexican) |
Strix occidentalis |
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Blue-throated Hummingbird |
Lampornis clemenciae |
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Costa's Hummingbird |
Calypte costae |
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Elegant Trogon |
Trogon elegans |
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Lewis's Woodpecker |
Melanerpes lewis |
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Williamson’s Sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus thyroideus |
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Arizona Woodpecker |
Picoides arizonae |
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Gilded Flicker |
Colaptes chrysoides |
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Olive-sided Flycatcher |
Contopus cooperi |
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Willow Flycatcher (Southwest) |
Empidonax traillii |
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Thick-billed Kingbird |
Tyrannus crassirostris |
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Bell's Vireo |
Vireo bellii |
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Gray Vireo |
Vireo vicinior |
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Pinyon Jay |
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus |
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Mexican Chickadee |
Poecile sclateri |
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Bendire's Thrasher |
Toxostoma bendirei |
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Le Conte's Thrasher |
Toxostoma lecontei |
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Virginia's Warbler |
Vermivora virginiae |
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Lucy's Warbler |
Vermivora luciae |
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Grace's Warbler |
Dendroica graciae |
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Red-faced Warbler |
Cardellina rubrifrons |
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Abert's Towhee |
Pipilo aberti |
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Rufous-winged Sparrow |
Aimophila carpalis |
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Five-striped Sparrow |
Aimophila quinquestriata |
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Brewer’s Sparrow (also Win.) |
Spizella breweri |
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Black-chinned Sparrow |
Spizella atrogularis |
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Sage Sparrow (also Win.) |
Amphispiza belli |
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Varied Bunting |
Passerina versicolor |
Wintering Species (10 species, 3 repeat from above):
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Mountain Plover (also Breed) |
Charadrius montanus |
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Long-billed Curlew |
Numenius americanus |
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Short-eared Owl |
Asio flammeus |
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Spraque's Pipit |
Anthus spragueii |
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Brewer's Sparrow (also Breed) |
Spizella breweri |
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Sage Sparrow (also Breed) |
Amphispiza belli |
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Lark Bunting |
Calamospiza melanocrys |
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Baird's Sparrow |
Ammodramus bairdii |
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Chestnut-collared Longspur |
Calcarius ornatus |
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Lawrence's Goldfinch (irregularly) |
Carduelis lawrencei |
*Contact: Tice Supplee, Audubon Arizona.
Arizona Bird Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Compiled by the Arizona Game and Fish Department as an appendix to Arizona’s State Wildlife Action Plan or “Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy” (CWCS). April 2006. Tier 1a or 1b: SGCN that have been identified for immediate conservation action.
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Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus |
americanus |
occidentalis |
1a |
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Masked Bobwhite |
Colinus |
virginianus |
ridgwayi |
1a |
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Southwestern Willow Flycatcher |
Empidonax |
traillii |
extimus |
1a |
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Northern Aplomado Falcon |
Falco |
femoralis |
septentrionalis |
1a |
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Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl |
Glaucidium |
brasilianum |
cactorum |
1a |
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California Condor |
Gymnogyps |
californianus |
1a |
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Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus |
leucocephalus |
1a |
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Yuma Clapper Rail |
Rallus |
longirostris |
yumanensis |
1a |
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Mexican Spotted Owl |
Strix |
occidentalis |
lucida |
1a |
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Apache Northern Goshawk |
Accipiter |
gentilis |
apache |
1b |
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Northern Goshawk |
Accipiter |
gentilis |
atricapillus |
1b |
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Clark's Grebe |
Aechmophorus |
clarkii |
1b |
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Botteri's Sparrow |
Aimophila |
botterii |
1b |
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Violet-crowned Hummingbird |
Amazilia |
violiceps |
1b |
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Baird's Sparrow |
Ammodramus |
bairdii |
1b |
|
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Arizona Grasshopper Sparrow |
Ammodramus |
savannarum |
ammolegus |
1b |
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Western Grasshopper Sparrow |
Ammodramus |
savannarum |
perpallidus |
1b |
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Sprague's Pipit |
Anthus |
spragueii |
1b |
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Great Egret |
Ardea |
alba |
1b |
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Northern Gray Hawk |
Asturina |
nitida |
maxima |
1b |
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American Bittern |
Botaurus |
lentiginosus |
1b |
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Ferruginous Hawk |
Buteo |
regalis |
1b |
|
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Common Black-Hawk |
Buteogallus |
anthracinus |
1b |
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Crested Caracara |
Caracara |
cheriway |
1b |
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Swainson's Thrush |
Catharus |
ustulatus |
1b |
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Belted Kingfisher |
Ceryle |
alcyon |
1b |
|
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Western Snowy Plover |
Charadrius |
alexandrinus |
nivosus |
1b |
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Olive-sided Flycatcher |
Contopus |
cooperi |
1b |
|
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck |
Dendrocygna |
autumnalis |
1b |
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Gray Catbird |
Dumetella |
carolinensis |
1b |
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Snowy Egret |
Egretta |
thula |
1b |
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Northern Buff-breasted Flycatcher |
Empidonax |
fulvifrons |
pygmaeus |
1b |
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American Peregrine Falcon |
Falco |
peregrinus |
anatum |
1b |
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Mississippi Kite |
Ictinia |
mississippiensis |
1b |
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California Black Rail |
Laterallus |
jamaicensis |
coturnic |
1b |
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Sage Thrasher |
Oreoscoptes |
montanus |
1b |
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Rose-throated Becard |
Pachyramphus |
aglaiae |
1b |
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Osprey |
Pandion |
haliaetus |
1b |
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Black-billed Magpie |
Pica |
hudsonia |
1b |
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American Three-toed Woodpecker |
Picoides |
dorsalis |
1b |
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Pine Grosbeak |
Pinicola |
enucleator |
1b |
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Black-capped Gnatcatcher |
Polioptila |
nigriceps |
1b |
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Western Purple Martin |
Progne |
subis |
arboricola |
1b |
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Thick-billed Parrot |
Rhynchopsitta |
pachyrhyncha |
1b |
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Azure Bluebird |
Sialia |
sialis |
fulva |
1b |
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Red-naped Sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus |
nuchalis |
1b |
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Elegant Trogon |
Trogon |
elegans |
1b |
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Thick-billed Kingbird |
Tyrannus |
crassirostris |
1b |
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Tropical Kingbird |
Tyrannus |
melancholicus |
1b |
*Contact Arizona Game and Fish Department, Non-game Program, Regional Office, Phoenix, AZ for questions
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