Jun 7, 2026
Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic Districti
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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Nevada
Desert basins, mountains, wetlands, and wildlands
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Nevada. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
143
Species
61
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Nevada
This guide focuses on birdlife within Nevada'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 Nevada
A recent look at bird sightings across Nevada.
Jun 7, 2026
Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic Districti
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Jun 1, 2026
Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic Districti
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Jun 1, 2026
Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic Districti
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Jun 1, 2026
Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic Districti
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Jun 1, 2026
Ethel M Botanical Cactus Gardeni
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Nevada.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Nevada
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
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Great-tailed Grackle
11 snaps
MacGillivray's Warbler
7 snaps
House Sparrow
6 snaps
Steller's Jay
6 snaps
Duck
5 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Nevada
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
Nevada, US
Ethel M Botanical Cactus Garden
You might spot Duck, Redhead, and Great-Tailed Grackle.
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Zoo30 sightings10 species
Nevada, US
Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay
You might spot Komodo Dragon, Sand Tiger Shark, and Sea Turtle.
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Park47 sightings50 species
Nevada, US
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
You might spot Canada Goose, Antelope Bitterbrush, and Steller's Jay.
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Park36 sightings50 species
Nevada, US
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
You might spot Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus.
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Zoo30 sightings14 species
Nevada, US
Sierra Safari Zoo
You might spot African Lion, Tiger, and Zebra.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Nevada, US
Alan Bible Visitor Center
You might spot Creosote Bush, Brittlebush, and Beavertail Pricklypear.
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Full Guide
Full Nevada birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Great-tailed Grackle
MacGillivray's Warbler
House Sparrow
Steller's Jay
Duck
Greater Roadrunner
Northern Mockingbird
Black-throated Sparrow
Canada Goose
Gambel's Quail
White-headed Woodpecker
Clark's Nutcracker
Common Merganser
House Finch
Narragansett Turkey
Phainopepla
Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
Verdin
Western Tanager
White-crowned Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
American Robin
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Raven
Great Blue Heron
Lesser Goldfinch
Pekin Duck
Toulouse Goose
Vulture
Western Wood-Pewee
Abert'S Towhee
American Avocet
American Coot
American Kestrel
Bewick's Wren
Black Phoebe
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Brown-headed Cowbird
California Scrub-Jay
Cassin's Finch
Cedar Waxwing
Double-crested Cormorant
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Golden Eagle
Least Sandpiper
Mountain Chickadee
Northern House Wren
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Red-tailed Hawk
Say's Phoebe
Swainson's Thrush
Swan Goose
Vermilion Flycatcher
Western Screech-Owl
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-faced Ibis
White-winged Dove
Wood Duck
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