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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
125
Species
56
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.
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License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
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Photo attribution
(c) Katrina Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Jun 1, 2026
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Photo attribution
(c) Katrina Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
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
Greater Roadrunner
5 snaps
Northern Mockingbird
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 sightings12 species
Nevada, US
Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay
You might spot Great-Tailed Grackle, Rock Pigeon, and House Sparrow.
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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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Zoo30 sightings12 species
Nevada, US
Sierra Safari Zoo
You might spot Western Toad, Western Fence Lizard, and Bitterroot.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Nevada, US
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
You might spot Canada Goose, Antelope Bitterbrush, and Steller's Jay.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Nevada, US
Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park
You might spot Northern Mockingbird and Great-Tailed Grackle.
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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
Greater Roadrunner
Northern Mockingbird
Steller's Jay
Duck
Canada Goose
Clark's Nutcracker
Gambel's Quail
House Finch
Narragansett Turkey
Phainopepla
Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
Western Tanager
White-crowned Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
American Robin
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Merganser
Common Raven
Great Blue Heron
Lesser Goldfinch
Pekin Duck
Toulouse Goose
Verdin
Vulture
Western Wood-Pewee
Abert'S Towhee
American Avocet
American Coot
American Kestrel
Bewick's Wren
Black Phoebe
Black-headed Grosbeak
Black-throated Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Brown-headed Cowbird
California Scrub-Jay
Cassin's Finch
Cedar Waxwing
Double-crested Cormorant
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Golden Eagle
Least Sandpiper
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Thrush
Swan Goose
Vermilion Flycatcher
White-faced Ibis
White-headed Woodpecker
White-winged Dove
Wood Duck
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