Birding Guide for Colorado
Mountains, alpine trails, wildlife, and wildflower summers
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Colorado. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
89
Species
21
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Colorado
This guide focuses on birdlife within Colorado's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Colorado
A recent look at bird sightings across Colorado.
Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Colorado.
Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Colorado
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Colorado
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
You might spot Western Lowland Gorilla, Varanus Macraei, and Tiliqua.
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Observatory Park
You might spot Common Dandelion, Apples and Crabapples, and Dwarf Mallow.
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Sunken Gardens Park
You might spot Coyote, Eastern Cottontail, and Deirochelyine Turtles.
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Downtown Aquarium, Denver
You might spot Tiger, Aurelia Aurita, and Barramundi.
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Denver Zoo
You might spot Lion, Komodo Dragon, and Equus Ferus Przewalskii.
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Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center
You might spot Canis Lupus and Swift Fox.
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Full Guide
Full Colorado birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
Northern Flicker
Dark-eyed Junco
Duck
American Robin
Canada Goose
Common Raven
Downy Woodpecker
House Finch
Red-tailed Hawk
Black-capped Chickadee
American Crow
Bald Eagle
Hairy Woodpecker
Long-eared Owl
Snow Goose
Blue Jay
European Starling
House Sparrow
Mourning Dove
Mute Swan
Red-winged Blackbird
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