Uncommon Birds in Arizona
Our list for Arizona has 59 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 19 residents, 6 summer visitors, 22 winter visitors and 12 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Arizona in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 59, most common first
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisWinter visitorUncommon80–122 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Oct
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–May
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentUncommon70–102 cmRecorded all year
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Elf OwlMicrathene whitneyiSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesResidentUncommon15–18 cmRecorded all year
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantUncommon18–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Whiskered Screech-owlMegascops trichopsisSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year
Western Screech-owlMegascops kennicottiiResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–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