Rare Birds in Arizona
Our list for Arizona has 94 rare birds recorded regularly there: 15 residents, 7 summer visitors, 25 winter visitors, 39 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Arizona in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 94, most common first
Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewisResidentRare26–28 cmRecorded all year
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorRare57–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaPassage migrantRare28–38 cmRegularly Oct–May
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
California CondorGymnogyps californianusSummer visitorRare109–140 cmRecorded all year
Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideusResidentRare21–25 cmRecorded all year
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorRare18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Forster's TernSterna forsteriPassage migrantRare33–36 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorRare19–22 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaWinter visitorRare16–22 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentRare46–56 cmRecorded all year
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantRare27–33 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentRare16–21 cmRecorded all year
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaPassage migrantRare10–13 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWinter visitorRare15–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanPassage migrantRare32–36 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorRare16–22 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentRare14–18 cmRecorded all year
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaSummer visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made