List of birds of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area
This article is an incomplete list of the bird species found in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in central Idaho.[1][2] This list is not an official list, but primarily consists of species that are likely to breed or winter in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and may exclude vagrants and migrants that may pass through during migration.
Greese, swans, and ducks
Gallinaceous birds
- Wild turkey
- Greater sage grouse
- Ruffed grouse
- Spruce grouse
- Dusky grouse
- Ring-necked pheasant (not native)
- Grey partridge
- Chukar
Grebes
- Pied-billed grebe
- Eared grebe
- Western grebe
- Western grebe
- Clark's grebe
Pelicans
Cormorants
Bitterns, herons, and allies
Cranes
New World vultures
Hawks, kites, eagles, and allies
Caracaras and falcons
Coots, gallinules, and rails
Plovers
Sandpipers, phalaropes, and allies
Gulls
Pigeons and doves
- Rock pigeon (not native)
- Mourning dove
Owls
Goatsuckers (nightjars)
Swifts
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers and allies
Tyrant flycatchers
Miscellaneous flycatchers
Shrikes
Vireos
Jays, crows, and allies
Swallows
Larks
Chickadees and titmice
Nuthatches
Creepers
Dippers
Thrushes
Mockingbirds and thrashers
- Sage thrasher
- Gray catbird
Waxwings
Starlings
- European starling (not native)
Wood-warblers
Tanagers
Emberizids
- Spotted towhee
- Lark sparrow
- American tree sparrow
- Chipping sparrow
- Brewer's sparrow
- Savannah sparrow
- Fox sparrow
- Song sparrow
- Lincoln's sparrow
- Vesper sparrow
- White-crowned sparrow
- Dark-eyed junco
- Lapland longspur
- Snow bunting
Cardinals, buntings, and allies
- Black headed grosbeak
- Lazuli bunting
Blackbirds and orioles
Finches and allies
- Black rosy finch
- Gray-crowned rosy finch
- Red crossbill
- House finch
- Cassin's finch
- Pine grosbeak
- Evening grosbeak
- American goldfinch
- Pine siskin
Old World sparrows
- House sparrow (not native)
See also
References
- Peterson, Roger Tory. "Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America". New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.
- Alden, Peter and John Grassy. "National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States". New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
External links
- U.S. Forest Service - Sawtooth National Recreation Area
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