Rare Birds in Utah
Our list for Utah has 57 rare birds recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 5 summer visitors, 9 winter visitors, 24 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Utah in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 57, most common first
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly May–Oct
Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruberResidentRare19–22 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantRare23–32 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisScarceRare16–21 cm
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRegularly Feb–Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisScarceRare53–63 cm
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaScarceRare12–15 cm
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusScarceRare18–20 cm
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRegularly Nov
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