Colorado Birds 
during Focus On Nature Tours
in the Spring 

for Grouse 
and Other Birds and Nature 

 Also birds in nearby Kansas, 
 Nebraska, New Mexico, 
 Oklahoma, and Wyoming 

2000 thru 2015

during the month of April



This list of birds compiled by Armas Hill 

There have been 9 such FONT birding tours, during which 222 species of birds have cumulatively been seen, 
along with 8 additional subspecies, thus bringing the following list to 230.


PHOTO AT UPPER RIGHT: the DUSKY GROUSE, formerly called the BLUE GROUSE
(photograph by Alan Brady)

Codes:

co = Colorado
ks = Kansas
ne = Nebraska
ok = Oklahoma
wy = Wyoming

(USe):     endemic to the United States 
(USqe):   quasi (or nearly) endemic to the United States
(USneb): near-endemic breeder in the United States
(NAi):      species introduced into North America
(COneb): near-endemic breeder in Colorado
(COr):      rare in Colorado
(KSr):      rare in Kansas

(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
     (t1): critical   (t2): endangered   (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally

(ph);  species with a photo in the FONT web-site 

Links:

Upcoming FONT Tours in Colorado & adjacent states     FONT Past Tour Highlights  

A List & Photo Gallery of Birds in Colorado & Nearby States:
Part #1: Quails to Woodpeckers     Part #2: Flycatchers to Buntings

A Complete List of North American Birds, north of Mexico, in 6 parts:
Part #1: Grouse to Anhinga     Part #2: Condor to Shorebirds     Part #3: Jaegers to Cuckoos
Part #4: Owls to Flycatchers     Part #5: Shrikes to Pipits     Part #6: Olive Warbler to Buntings

Mammals in Colorado  (with some photos)

Nebraska Birds

A Directory of Photos in this Website

Bird-List:

1. Northern Bobwhite ______  co,ks
   Colinus v. virginianus
   
   
2. Scaled Quail ______  co,ok
   Callipepla squamata pallida
   
   
3. Wild Turkey  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,ok  (introduced population)
   Meleagris gallopavo
   
   
4. Dusky Grouse  (ph)  ______  co  (formerly part of a wider-ranging Blue Grouse, from which the more-westerly Sooty Grouse has been split)  
   Dendragapus o. obscurus   
   
   
5. Greater Sage Grouse  (USqe) (ph) ______  co
   Centrocercus urophasianus  (monotypic)
   
   
6. Gunnison Sage Grouse (t2) (USe) (COneb) ______  co  (nearly endemic to Colorado, with a very few in adjacent Utah) 
   Centrocercus minimus  (monotypic)
   
   
7. Greater Prairie Chicken (USe) (ph)  ______  co,ne  
   Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus
   
   
8. Lesser Prairie Chicken (t3) (USe) (ph)  ______  co,ks  
   Tympanuchus pallidcinctus
   
   
9. Sharp-tailed Grouse ______  co,ne
   Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus
   
   
10. White-tailed Ptarmigan  (ph)  ______  co  
    Lagopus leucurus altipetens
    
    
11. Chukar Partridge  (NAi) ______  co
    Alectoris chukar
    
    
12. Common (or Ring-necked) Pheasant (NAi) ______  co,ks,ne,ok
    Phasianus colchicus
    
    
13. Trumpeter Swan  ______  ne
    Cygnus buccinator  (monotypic)
    
    
14. Mute Swan (i) (ph)  ______  co
    Cygnus olor  (monotypic)
    
    
15. Greater White-fronted Goose ______  co
    Anser albifrons frontalis
    
    
16. Snow Goose  (ph)  ______  co,ks
    Chen (formerly Anser) c. caerulescens  (known as "Lesser Snow Goose")
    
     
17. Ross' Goose ______  co
    Chen (formerly Anser) rossi  (monotypic)
    
    
18. Canada Goose  ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy  (introduced subspecies of eastern North America)
    Branta canadensis 
    
    
19. Wood Duck  (ph)  ______  co,ks
    Aix sponsa  (monotypic)
    
    
20. Green-winged Teal  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy  (now considered a species distinct from the Eurasian Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca)
    Anas carolinensis  (monotypic)
    
    
21. Mallard  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
    Anas p. platyrhynchos
    
    
22. Northern Pintail  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Anas acuta  (monotypic)
    
    
23. Blue-winged Teal  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
    Anas discors  (monotypic)
    
    
24. Cinnamon Teal ______  co,wy
    Anas cyanoptera septentrionalium
    
    
25. Northern Shoveler ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Anas clypeata  (monotypic)
    
    
26. Gadwall  (ph) ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Anas s. strepera
    
    
27. American Wigeon  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Anas americana  (monotypic)
    
    
28. Canvasback ______  co,ne,wy
    Aythya valisineria  (monotypic)
    
    
29. Redhead  (ph)  ______  co,ne,wy
    Aythya americana  (monotypic)
    
    
30. Ring-necked Duck  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Aythya collaris  (monotypic)
    
    
31. Lesser Scaup  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Aythya affinis  (monotypic)
    
    
32. Common Goldeneye ______  co,wy
    Bucephala clangula americana
    
    
33. Barrow's Goldeneye ______  co
    Bucephala islandica  (monotypic)
    
    
34. Bufflehead  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Bucephala albeola  (monotypic)
    
    
35. Common Merganser  (ph)  ______  co,wy
    Mergus merganser americanus
    
    
36. Red-breasted Merganser  (ph)  ______  co
    Mergus serrator  (monotypic)
    
    
37. Ruddy Duck  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Oxyura jamaicensis rubida
    
    
38. Common Loon ______  wy
    Gavia immer  (monotypic)
    
    
39. Pied-billed Grebe ______  co,ne,wy
    Podilymbus p. podiceps
    
    
40. Eared Grebe  (ph)  ______  co,wy  (In Europe called Black-necked Grebe)
    Podiceps nigricollis californicus
    
    
41. Western Grebe  (ph)  ______  co,ks,wy
    Aechmophorus o. occidentalis 
    
    
42. Clark's Grebe ______  co,ne,wy
    Aechmophorus clarkii transitionalis
    
    
43. White-faced Ibis  (ph)  ______  co,ks,wy
    Plegadis chihi  (monotypic)
    
    
44. Great Blue Heron ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Ardea herodias fannini
    
    
45. Great Egret  (ph) ______  co
    Ardea alba
    
    
46. Snowy Egret  (ph)  ______  co,wy
    Egretta thula brewsteri
    
    
47. Cattle Egret  (ph)  ______  co,ks
    Bubulcus i. ibis  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
48. Green Heron ______  ks  (was for a time considered conspecific with the nearly-cosmopolitan Striated Heron, and was then called Green-backed Heron)  
    Butorides virescens anthonyi
    
    
49. Black-crowned Night-Heron ______  co,ks,wy
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
    
    
50. American White Pelican  (ph)  ______  co,ne,wy  
    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos  (monotypic)
    
    
51. Double-crested Cormorant ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus
    
    
52. Turkey Vulture  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Cathartes aura meridionalis  (has been C. a. aura)
    
    
53. Osprey  (ph)  ______  co
    Pandion haliaetus carolinensis  (the single member of its genus) 
    
    
54. Bald Eagle  (ph)  ______  co,ne,wy   
    Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
    
    
55. Northern Harrier  (ph)  ______  co,ks,wy  (was conspecific with the Hen Harrier of Eurasia, Circus cyaneus)
    Circus hudsonius   
    
    
56. Sharp-shinned Hawk  (ph)  ______  co,ks
    Accipiter striatus velox
    
    
57. Cooper's Hawk  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy  
    Accipiter cooperi  (monotypic)
    
    
58. Northern Goshawk ______  co
    Accipiter gentilis atricapillus
    
    
59. Broad-winged Hawk (COr) ______  co
    Buteo p. platypterus
    
    
60. Swainson's Hawk  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
    Buteo swainsoni  (monotypic)
    
    
61. Red-tailed Hawk  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
    Buteo jamaicensis calurus
    
    
62. "Harlan's" Red-tailed Hawk ______ co,wy  (a subspecies of the Red-tailed Hawk)
    Buteo jamaicensis harlani
    
    
63. Ferruginous Hawk (nt) (ph)  ______  co,ks,ok  
    Buteo regalis  (monotypic)
    
    
64. Rough-legged Hawk  (ph)  ______  co,wy
    Buteo lagopus sanctijohannis
    
    
65. Golden Eagle ______  co,ok,wy
    Aquila chrysaetos canadensis
    
    
66. American Kestrel  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
    Falco s. sparverius
    
    
67. Merlin  (ph)  ______  co,wy
    Falco columbarius richardsoni
    
    
68. Prairie Falcon  (ph)  ______  co,ks
    Falco mexicanus  (monotypic)
    
    
69. Peregrine Falcon  (ph)  ______  co  
    Falco peregrinus pealei
    
    
70. American Coot ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Fulica a. americana
    
    
71. Sandhill Crane  (ph)  ______  co
    Grus canadensis tabida
    
    
72. Snowy Plover  (ph)  ______  co  (no longer conspecific with Kentish Plover of the Old World)
    Charadrius nivosus
    
    
73. Piping Plover (t3) (COr) (ph)  ______  co  
    Charadrius melodus  (monotypic)
    
    
74. Semipalmated Plover  (ph)  ______  co
    Charadrius semipalmatus  (monotypic)
    
    
75. Killdeer  (ph) ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
    Charadrius v. vociferus
    
    
76. Mountain Plover (t3) (USneb) (KSr) (ph)  ______  co,ks  
    Charadrius montanus  (monotypic)
    
    
77. Black-necked Stilt  (ph)  ______  co  (was said by some to be conspecific with the Black-winged Stilt of the Old World) 
    Himantopus mexicanus
    
    
78. American Avocet  (ph) ______  co,ks,ne,wy
    Recurvirostra americana  (monotypic)
    
    
79. Greater Yellowlegs ______  co.ks,ne,ok,wy
    Tringa melanoleuca  (monotypic)
    
    
80. Lesser Yellowlegs  (ph)  ______  co,ks
    Tringa flavipes  (monotypic)
    
    
81. Solitary Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  co,ks
    Tringa s. solitaria  (1 of 2 subspecies that migrate thru the west-central US)
    
    
82. Spotted Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  co,ks
    Actitis macularia   (monotypic)
    
    
83. "Western" Willet  (ph)  ______  co
    Tringa (formerly Catoptrophorus) semipalmata inornata
    
    
84. Long-billed Curlew (nt) (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne
    Numenius a. americanus  (another subspecies can occur in migration)
    
    
85. Marbled Godwit  (ph)  ______  co,wy
    Limosa f. fedoa
    
    
86. Semipalmated Sandpiper ______  co
    Calidris pusilla  (monotypic)
    
    
87. Western Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  co
    Calidris mauri  (monotypic)
    
    
88. Least Sandpiper ______  co
    Calidris minutilla  (monotypic)
    
    
89. Baird's Sandpiper ______  co.ks
    Calidris bairdii  (monotypic)
    
    
90. Pectoral Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  co
    Calidris melanotos  (monotypic)
    
    
91. Dunlin  (ph) ______  co
    Calidris alpina
    
    
92. Long-billed Dowitcher ______  co
    Limnodromus scolopaceus  (monotypic)
    
    
93. Wilson's Snipe  (ph)  ______  co,ks,wy  (has been considered part of the Common Snipe of the Palearctic, Gallinago gallinago) 
    Gallinago delicata  (monotypic)
    
    
94. Wilson's Phalarope ______  co,ks
    Phalaropus tricolor  (monotypic)
    
    
95. Franklin's Gull  (ph)  ______  co,ks,wy
    Larus pipixcan  (monotypic)
    
    
96. Bonaparte's Gull  (ph)  ______  co,ks,wy
    Larus philadelphia  (monotypic)
    
    
97. Ring-billed Gull  (ph)  ______  co,wy
    Larus delawarensis  (monotypic)
    
    
98. California Gull  (ph)  ______  co,wy
    Larus californicus  (2 subspecies can occur in west-central US)
    
    
99. "American" Herring Gull ______  co,wy
    Larus (argentatus) smithsonianus
    
    
100. Forster's Tern  (ph)  ______  co,ne
     Sterna forsteri  (monotypic)
     
     
101. Feral (or Rock) Pigeon (NAi) ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
     Columba livia
     
     
102. Mourning Dove ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
     Zenaida macroura marginella
     
     
103. Eurasian Collared Dove (NAi) ______  co,ks,ne,ok
     Streptopelia decaocto
     
     
104. Great Horned Owl  (ph)  ______  co,ks  
     Bubo v. virginianus
     
     
105. Burrowing Owl  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,ok
     Athene cunicularia hypugaea
     
     
106. White-throated Swift ______  co 
     Aeronautes s. saxatalis
     
     
107. Black-chinned Hummingbird  (ph)  ______  co  
     Archilochus alexandri  (monotypic)
     
     
108. Broad-tailed Hummingbird  (ph)  ______  co
     Selasphorus platycercus  (now monotypic)
     
     
109. Belted Kingfisher  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne
     Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) alcyon  (monotypic)
     
     
110. Lewis' Woodpecker ______  co
     Melanerpes lewis  (monotypic)
     
     
111. Red-bellied Woodpecker (COr) (ph)  ______  co
     Melanerpes carolinus  (monotypic)
     
     
112. Red-naped Sapsucker  (ph)  ______  co,wy  
     Sphyrapicus nuchalis  (monotypic)
     
     
113. Williamson's Sapsucker ______  co
     Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
     
     
114. Ladder-backed Woodpecker  (ph)  ______  co
     Picoides scalaris cactophilus
     
     
115. Downy Woodpecker  (ph)  ______  co,ks,wy
     Picoides pubescens leucurus
     
     
116. Hairy Woodpecker  (ph)  ______  co,wy
     Picoides villosus septentrionalis
     
     
117. Northern Flicker ______ (both "Yellow-shafted" & "Red-shafted")  co,ks,ne,wy
     Colaptes a. auratus   ("Yellow-shafted") co,ks,ne
     Colaptes auratus cafer   ("Red-shafted") co,wy
     
     
118. Dusky Flycatcher (KSr) (ph)  ______  ks
     Empidonax oberholseri  (monotypic)
     
     
119. Gray Flycatcher ______  co
     Empidonax wrightii  (monotypic)
     
     
120. Eastern Phoebe ______  co,ks,ok
     Sayornis phoebe  (monotypic)
     
     
121. Say's Phoebe  (ph)  ______  co,ks
     Sayornis s. saya
     
     
122. Vermilion Flycatcher (COr) (ph)  ______  co
     Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus
     
     
123. Ash-throated Flycatcher  (ph)  ______  co
     Myarchus c. cinerascens
     
     
124. Cassin's Kingbird ______  co
     Tyrannus v. vociferans
     
     
125. Western Kingbird  (ph)  ______  co,ks
     Tyrannus verticalis  (monotypic)
     
     
126. Loggerhead Shrike  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ok
     Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
     
     
127. Gray Jay  (ph)  ______  co,wy
     Perisoreus canadensis capitalis
     
     
128. Steller's Jay  (ph)  ______ co
     Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha
     
     
129. Blue Jay  (ph)  ______  co,ne
     Cyanocitta cristata cyanotephra
     
     
130. Western Scrub Jay  (ph)  ______  co
     Aphelocoma californica woodhouseii
     
     
131. Pinyon Jay ______  co
     Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
132. Clark's Nutcracker ______  co
     Nucifraga columbiana  (monotypic)
     
     
133. Black-billed Magpie ______  co,ks,wy (was conspecific with the Eurasian Magpie, Pica pica)
     Pica hudsonia  (monotypic)
     
     
134. American Crow ______  co,ks,ne,wy
     Corvus brachyrhynchos hesperis
     
     
135. Chihuahuan Raven  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ok
     Corvus cryptoleucus  (monotypic)
     
     
136. Northern Raven  (ph)  ______  co,ne,ok,wy
     Corvus corax principalis
     
     
137. Horned Lark  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
     Eremophila alpestris lamprochroma  (other subspecies may occur)
     
     
138. Tree Swallow  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy
     Tachycineta bicolor  (monotypic)
     
     
139. Violet-green Swallow ______  co
     Tachycineta thalassina lepida
     
     
140. Northern Rough-winged Swallow  (ph)  ______  co,ks
     Stelgidopteryx s. serripennis
     
     
141. Bank Swallow ______  co  (in Old World called Sand Martin)
     Riparia r. riparia
     
     
142. American Cliff Swallow ______  co,ks
     Petrochelidon (formerly Hirundo) p. pyrrhonota
     
     
143. Barn Swallow  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
     
     
144. Juniper Titmouse ______  co
     Baeolophus (formerly Parus) r. ridgwayi
     
     
145. Black-capped Chickadee  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy
     Poecile (formerly Parus) atricapilla septentrionalis
     
     
146. Mountain Chickadee ______  co,wy
     Poecile (formerly Parus) g. gambeli
     
     
147. American Bushtit  (ph)  ______  co
     Psaltriparus minimus plumbeus  (the "Lead-colored Bushtit")
     
      
148. Red-breasted Nuthatch  (ph)  ______  co,wy
     Sitta canadensis  (monotypic)
     
     
149. White-breasted Nuthatch  (ph)  ______  co,ks,wy
     Sitta carolinensis nelsoni
     
     
150. Pygmy Nuthatch  (ph)  ______  co
     Sitta pygmaea melanotis
     
     
151. Brown Creeper  (ph)  ______  co  (an alternate name would be American Treecreeper)
     Certhia americana montana
     
     
152. Rock Wren  (ph)  ______  co
     Salpinctes o. obsoletus  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
153. Canyon Wren ______  co
     Catherpes mexicanus pallidor  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
154. Bewick's Wren ______  co,ks
     Thryomanes bewickii eremophilus
     
     
155. House Wren  (ph)  ______  co
     Troglodytes aedon parkmani
     
     
156. Pacific Wren  ______  co
     Troglodytes pacificus
     
     
157. Marsh Wren  (ph)  ______  co,wy
     Cistothorus palustris plesius
     
     
158. American Dipper ______  co
     Cinclus mexicanus unicolor
     
     
159. Ruby-crowned Kinglet  (ph)  ______  co,wy
     Regulus calendula grinnelli
     
     
160. Golden-crowned Kinglet  (ph)  ______  co
     Regulus satrapa apache
     
     
161. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  (ph)  ______  co
     Polioptila caerulea obscura
     
     
162. Eastern Bluebird  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne
     Sialia s. sialis
     
     
163. Western Bluebird ______  co
     Sialia mexicana occidentalis
     
     
164. Mountain Bluebird  (ph)  ______  co,wy  
     Sialia currucoides  (monotypic)
     
     
165. Townsend's Solitaire ______  co,wy
     Myadestes t. townsendi
     
     
166. Hermit Thrush  (ph)  ______  co
     Catharus guttatus auduboni
     
     
167. American Robin ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
     Turdus migratorius propinquus
     
     
168. Gray Catbird  (ph)  ______  co
     Dumetella carolinensis  (monotypic, and now the single member of its genus)  
     
     
169. Northern Mockingbird  (ph)  ______  co,ks
     Mimus p. polyglottos
     
     
170. Sage Thrasher  (ph)  ______  co,wy  
     Oreoscoptes montanus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
171. Brown Thrasher  (ph)  ______  co
     Toxostoma rufum longicauda
     
     
172. European Starling (i) ______  co.ks,ne,ok,wy
     Sturnus v. vulgaris
     
     
173. American Pipit ______  co,wy  (an alternate name is Buff-bellied Pipit)
     Anthus r. rubescens  
     
     
174. Cedar Waxwing  (ph)  ______  co
     Bombycilla cedrorum  (now monotypic)
     
     
175. Northern Parula (COr) (ph)  ______  co
     Setophaga (formerly Parula) americana  (monotypic)
     
     
176. Worm-eating Warbler (COr) ______  co
     Helmitheros vermivorum  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
177. Orange-crowned Warbler  (ph)  ______  co,ks
     Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) celata orestera
     
     
178. Virginia's Warbler ______  co
     Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) virginiae  (monotypic)
     
     
179. "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler  (ph)  ______  co,ks
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) c. coronata 
     
     
180. "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler ______  co,ks,wy
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) coronata auduboni
     
     
181. Black-throated Gray Warbler ______  co
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) n. nigrescens 
     
     
182. Wilson's Warbler ______  co,ks
     Cardellina (formerly Wilsonia) pusilla pileolata
     
     
183. Northern Cardinal (COr) (ph)  ______  co
     Cardinalis c. canicaudus
     
     
184. Green-tailed Towhee  (ph)  ______  co  
     Pipilo (formerly Chlorura) chlorurus  (monotypic)
     
     
185. Spotted Towhee  (ph)  ______  co
     Pipilo maculatus montanus
     
     
186. Canyon Towhee  (ph)  ______  co,wy
     Pipilo fuscus mesatus
     
     
187. Cassin's Sparrow ______  co,ks
     Aimophila cassinii  (monotypic)
     
     
188. Rufous-crowned Sparrow ______  ok
     Aimophila ruficeps
     
     
189. American Tree Sparrow  (ph)  ______  co
     Spizelloides arborea  (formerly Spizella arborea)
     
     
190. Chipping Sparrow  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne
     Spizella p. passerina
     
     
191. Clay-colored Sparrow  (ph)  ______  co
     Spizella pallida  (monotypic)
     
     
192. Brewer's Sparrow  (ph)  ______  co  
     Spizella b. breweri  (subspecies valid as long as "Timberline Sparrow" of Canada considered conspecific) 
     
     
193. Vesper Sparrow ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
     Pooecetes gramineus confinis  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
194. Lark Sparrow  (ph)  ______  co,ks
     Chondestes grammacus  (2 subspecies: C. g. grammacus breeding in the north & central US; C. g. strigatus breeding in the west US & sw Canada) 
     
     
195. Sage Sparrow  (ph)  ______  co
     Amphispiza belli nevadensis
     
     
196. Lark Bunting ______  co,ks
     Calamospiza  melanocorys  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
197. Savannah Sparrow  (ph)  ______  co,wy
     Passerculus sandwichensis  (2 subspecies in west-central US: P.s.nevadensis & P. s. athinus)  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
198. Grasshopper Sparrow  (ph)  ______  co,ks
     Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus
     
     
199. "Slate-colored" Fox Sparrow ______  co
     Passerella iliaca schistacea
     
     
200. Song Sparrow  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy
     Melospiza melodia montana  (another subspecies:  M. m. juddi)
     
     
201. Lincoln's Sparrow ______  co
     Melospiza l. lincolnii
     
     
202. White-throated Sparrow  (COr) ______  co
     Zonotrichia albicollis  (monotypic)
     
     
203. White-crowned Sparrow  (ph)  ______  co,ks
     Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha
     
     
204. Harris's Sparrow  (ph)  ______  co
     Zonotrichia querula  (monotypic)
     
     
205. "White-winged" Dark-eyed Junco ______  co,ks
     Junco hyemalis aikeni
     
     
206. "Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco ______  co
     Junco hyemalis oreganus
     
     
207. "Pink-sided" Dark-eyed Junco ______  co,wy
     Junco hyemalis mearnsi
     
     
208. "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco ______  co,wy
     Junco hyemalis caniceps
     
     
209. "Slate-colored" Dark-eyed Junco  (ph)  ______  co,wy
     Junco h. hyemalis
     
     
210. McCown's Longspur  (ph)  ______  co,wy  
     Calcarius mccownii  (monotypic)
     
     
211. Chestnut-collared Longspur  (ph)  ______  co  
     Calcarius ornatus  (monotypic)
     
     
212. Western Meadowlark ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
     Sturnella neglecta  (monotypic)
     
     
213. Red-winged Blackbird  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
     Agelaius phoeniceus fortis
     
     
214. Yellow-headed Blackbird  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy
     Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
215. Brewer's Blackbird  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
     Euphagus cyanocephalus  (monotypic)
     
     
216. Great-tailed Grackle  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
     Quiscalus mexicanus nelsoni
     
     
217. Common Grackle ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
     Quiscalus quiscula stonei
     
     
218. Brown-headed Cowbird  (ph)  ______  co,ks
     Molothrus ater artemisiae
     
     
219. Orchard Oriole  (ph)  ______  co
     Icterus s. spurius
     
     
220. Gray-crowned Rosy Finch  (ph)  ______  co  
     Leucosticte t. tephrocotis 
     Leucosticte t. littoralis ("Hepburn's Rosy Finch")
     
     
221. Black Rosy Finch  (USe) (ph)  ______  co 
     Leucosticte atrata  (monotypic)
     
     
222. Brown-capped Rosy Finch  (USe) (COneb) (ph)  ______  co  (this species nearly endemic to Colorado, particularly as a breeder)
     Leucosticte australis  (monotypic)
     
     
223. Pine Grosbeak  (ph)  ______  co,wy  
     Pinicola enucleator montana
     
     
224. Cassin's Finch  (ph)  ______  co,wy  
     Carpodacus cassinii  (monotypic)
     
     
225. House Finch  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne,wy
     Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis
     
     
226. Red Crossbill  (ph)  ______  co,wy  
     Loxia curvirostra vividior
     
     
227. Pine Siskin  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ok,wy
     Carduelis p. pinus
     
     
228. American Goldfinch  (ph)  ______  co,ks,ne
     Carduelis tristis pallida
     
     
229. Evening Grosbeak  (ph)  ______  co,wy  
     Hesperiphona (has been Coccothraustes) vespertina brooksi
     
     
230. House Sparrow (i) ______  co,ks,ne,ok,wy
     Passer domesticus
     
     

Birds sometimes that are common some places are rare others.
The Blue Jay, common in eastern North America, just reaches eastern Colorado.
Actually, although our Colorado tour in April Tour is primarily for Grouse, 
it is also a good one for corvids, with 10 species in that family of jays & crows.
In addition to the Blue Jay, other corvids that we see in Colorado include:
Steller's Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, Pinyon Jay, Gray Jay,
Clark's Nutcracker, Black-billed Magpie, 
Common Raven, Chihuahuan Raven, and American Crow. 

Mammals
found during
FONT Spring Tours
in Colorado
(and in nearby Wyoming, Kansas, 
 Nebraska, & Oklahoma)

Codes:

co:   Colorado
ks:    Kansas
ne:   Nebraska
wy:  Wyoming

(ph):  species with a photo in the FONT web-site


Photo at upper right: An American Badger during a FONT tour in Colorado in the Spring 

1. Red Fox  (ph)  ______ co,ne
   Vulpes vulpes fulva  (the North American animal is considered conspecific with the Red Fox of the Old World Vulpes v. vulpes)  
   
   
2. Swift Fox  ______  co
   Vulpes velox
   
   
3. Gray Fox ______ co
   Urocyon cinereoargenteus  (would be monotypic were it not for the Island Gray Fox of the Channel Islands of California, Urocyon littoralis)
   
   
4. Coyote  (ph)  ______ co,ks,ne
   Canis latrans
   
   
5. American Badger  (ph)  ______ co
   Taxidea taxus  (the single member of its genus)
   
   
6. Striped Skunk  (ph)  ______ co,ne
   Mephitis mephitis
   
   
7. Yellow-bellied Marmot  (ph)  ______ co
   Marmota flaviventris
   
   
8. Northern Raccoon  (ph)  ______ co,ne
   Procyon lotor
   
   
9. Black-tailed Prairie Dog ______  co,ks,ne
   Cynomys ludovicianus 
   
   
10. White-tailed Prairie Dog  ______ co
    Cynomys gunnisoni
    
    
11. Gunnison's Prairie Dog  (ph)  ______ co
    Cynomys gunnisoni
    
    
12. Thirteen-lined Ground-Squirrel ______ co,ne,wy
    Spermophilus (formerly Ictidomys or Citellus) tridecemlineatus
    
    
13. Wyoming Ground-Squirrel ______ co,wy
    Spermophilus elegans  (formerly part of Citellus richardsoni, and at that time called Richardson Ground Squirrel)
    
    
14. Variegated Ground Squirrel (also called Rock Squirrel) (ph) ______ co
    Spermophilus (formerly Otospermophilus or Citellus) variegatus
    
    
15. American Red Squirrel ______ co
    Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
    
    
16. Golden-mantled (Ground) Squirrel ______ co
    Spermophilus (formerly Callospermophilus or Citellus) lateralis
    
    
17. Least Chipmunk ______ co,wy
    Tamias (formerly Neotamias or Eutamias) minimus
    
    
18. Eastern Fox Squirrel (northern form) ______ co,ne
    Sciurus niger
    
    
19. Abert's Squirrel  ______  co,wy
    Sciurus aberti
    
    
20. Olive-backed Pocket Mouse ______ co
    Perognathus fasciatus
    
    
21. Plains Pocket Mouse ______ ks
    Perognathus flavescens 
    
    
22. Plains Harvest Mouse ______ co
    Reithrodontomys montanus
    
    
23. North American Porcupine  (ph)  ______ co
    Erethizon dorsatum
    
    
24. American Beaver  (ph)  ______ co,wy
    Castor canadensis 
    
    
25. Muskrat  (ph)  ______ co,ne,wy
    Ondatra zibethicus
    
    
26. Snowshoe (or Varying) Hare ______ co,wy
    Lepus americanus
    
    
27. Black-tailed Jackrabbit  (ph)  ______ co,ks
    Lepus californicus
    
    
28. White-tailed Jackrabbit ______ co,wy
    Lepus townsendi
    
    
29. Desert Cottontail  (ph)  ______ co
    Sylvilagus auduboni
    
    
30. Mountain (or Nuttall's) Cottontail ______ co,wy
    Sylvilagus nuttalli
    
    
31. Eastern Cottontail  (ph)  ______ co,ks,ne
    Sylvilagus floridanus
    
    
32. Elk (or Wapiti) (ph)  ______ co,wy
    Cervus elaphus canadensis (another slightly smaller, subspecies in Europe is called there the Red Deer)
     
    
33. Moose  (ph)  ______ co  (in Europe called Elk)
    Alces alces  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
34. Pronghorn  (ph)  ______ co,ks,ne,wy
    Antilocapra americana  (the single member of its genus & family)
    
    
35. Mule Deer  (ph)  ______ co,ks,ne,wy
    Odocoileus hemionus
    
    
36. White-tailed Deer  (ph)  ______ co,ks,ne
    Odocoileus virginianus
    
    
37. Bighorn Sheep  (ph)  ______ co
    Ovis c. canadensis (the subspecies of the central and northern Rockies)
    
    
38. "Plains" American Bison (or Buffalo) ______ co  (today domesticated, the last wild Bison in Colorado was killed in 1889, in eastern CO)
    Bison b. bison