Arizona Watchlist

There are 47 WatchList Species in Arizona: Red Species: 11, Yellow Species: 36

Arizona WatchList

Compiled by the Arizona Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program 47 WatchList Species in Arizona: Red Species: 11, Yellow Species: 36 (Nov. 29, 2007, edit 3/3/2009). The placement of a bird on or off the WatchList is based on the assessment of four factors: population size, range size, threats, and population trend (Panjabi et al. 2005). RED SPECIES (in bold) Are essentially a list of globally threatened birds of Highest National Concern that occur in the United States. YELLOW SPECIES are rare and declining species that would join the red list should they begin to decline in population (or accelerate declines that have already begun) or decline for long enough to cause their populations or range sizes to fall below certain thresholds.

Species are listed by breeding/wintering status in Arizona.

Breeding Species: breeding populations in the state,
Wintering Species: over-wintering populations in the state
“also Win.”= Winter or “Breed”= Breeding, indicates separate areas of wintering populations and breeding populations within the state

Migrants and vagrants were not included in this list, which focuses on those species for which Arizona has a stewardship responsibility for either breeding or wintering habitats.

Breeding Species (40 species):

California Condor	Gymnogyps californianus
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni
Scaled Quail	Callipepla squamata
Montezuma Quail	Cyrtonyx montezumae
Clark's Grebe	Aechmophorus clarkia
Black Rail (California)	*Laterallus jamaicensis*
Clapper Rail (Yuma)	Rallus longirostris
Mountain Plover	*Charadrius montanus*
Snowy Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus
Thick-billed Parrot	*Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha*
Flammulated Owl	Otus flammeolus
Elf Owl	Micrathene whitneyi
Spotted Owl (Mexican)	Strix occidentalis
Blue-throated Hummingbird	Lampornis clemenciae
Costa's Hummingbird	Calypte costae
Elegant Trogon	Trogon elegans
Lewis's Woodpecker	Melanerpes lewis
Williamson’s Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Arizona Woodpecker	Picoides arizonae
Gilded Flicker	Colaptes chrysoides
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi
Willow Flycatcher (Southwest)	Empidonax traillii
Thick-billed Kingbird	Tyrannus crassirostris
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii
Gray Vireo	Vireo vicinior
Pinyon Jay	Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Mexican Chickadee	Poecile sclateri
Bendire's Thrasher	Toxostoma bendirei
Le Conte's Thrasher	Toxostoma lecontei
Virginia's Warbler	Vermivora virginiae
Lucy's Warbler	Vermivora luciae
Grace's Warbler	Dendroica graciae
Red-faced Warbler	Cardellina rubrifrons
Abert's Towhee	Pipilo aberti
Rufous-winged Sparrow	Aimophila carpalis
Five-striped Sparrow	Aimophila quinquestriata
Brewer’s Sparrow (also Win.)	Spizella breweri
Black-chinned Sparrow	Spizella atrogularis
Sage Sparrow (also Win.)	Amphispiza belli
Varied Bunting	Passerina versicolor

Wintering Species (10 species, 3 repeat from above):

Mountain Plover (also Breed)	*Charadrius montanus*
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Spraque's Pipit	Anthus spragueii
Brewer's Sparrow (also Breed)	Spizella breweri
Sage Sparrow (also Breed)	Amphispiza belli
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocrys
Baird's Sparrow	*Ammodramus bairdii*
Chestnut-collared Longspur	Calcarius ornatus
Lawrence's Goldfinch (irregularly)	Carduelis lawrencei

*Contact: Tice Supplee, Audubon Arizona.

Arizona Bird Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Compiled by the Arizona Game and Fish Department as an appendix to Arizona’s State Wildlife Action Plan or “Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy” (CWCS). April 2006. Tier 1a or 1b: SGCN that have been identified for immediate conservation action.

Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus	americanus	occidentalis	1a
Masked Bobwhite	Colinus	virginianus	ridgwayi	1a
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax	traillii	extimus	1a
Northern Aplomado Falcon	Falco	femoralis	septentrionalis	1a
Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium	brasilianum	cactorum	1a
California Condor	Gymnogyps	californianus		1a
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus	leucocephalus		1a
Yuma Clapper Rail	Rallus	longirostris	yumanensis	1a
Mexican Spotted Owl	Strix	occidentalis	lucida	1a
Apache Northern Goshawk	Accipiter	gentilis	apache	1b
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter	gentilis	atricapillus	1b
Clark's Grebe	Aechmophorus	clarkii		1b
Botteri's Sparrow	Aimophila	botterii		1b
Violet-crowned Hummingbird	Amazilia	violiceps		1b
Baird's Sparrow	Ammodramus	bairdii		1b
Arizona Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus	savannarum	ammolegus	1b
Western Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus	savannarum	perpallidus	1b
Sprague's Pipit	Anthus	spragueii		1b
Great Egret	Ardea	alba		1b
Northern Gray Hawk	Asturina	nitida	maxima	1b
American Bittern	Botaurus	lentiginosus		1b
Ferruginous Hawk	Buteo	regalis		1b
Common Black-Hawk	Buteogallus	anthracinus		1b
Crested Caracara	Caracara	cheriway		1b
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus	ustulatus		1b
Belted Kingfisher	Ceryle	alcyon		1b
Western Snowy Plover	Charadrius	alexandrinus	nivosus	1b
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus	cooperi		1b
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna	autumnalis		1b
Gray Catbird	Dumetella	carolinensis		1b
Snowy Egret	Egretta	thula		1b
Northern Buff-breasted Flycatcher	Empidonax	fulvifrons	pygmaeus	1b
American Peregrine Falcon	Falco	peregrinus	anatum	1b
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia	mississippiensis		1b
California Black Rail	Laterallus	jamaicensis	coturnic	1b
Sage Thrasher	Oreoscoptes	montanus		1b
Rose-throated Becard	Pachyramphus	aglaiae		1b
Osprey	Pandion	haliaetus		1b
Black-billed Magpie	Pica	hudsonia		1b
American Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides	dorsalis		1b
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola	enucleator		1b
Black-capped Gnatcatcher	Polioptila	nigriceps		1b
Western Purple Martin	Progne	subis	arboricola	1b
Thick-billed Parrot	Rhynchopsitta	pachyrhyncha		1b
Azure Bluebird	Sialia	sialis	fulva	1b
Red-naped Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus	nuchalis		1b
Elegant Trogon	Trogon	elegans		1b
Thick-billed Kingbird	Tyrannus	crassirostris		1b
Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus	melancholicus		1b

*Contact Arizona Game and Fish Department, Non-game Program, Regional Office, Phoenix, AZ for questions

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