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		National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

		Species List for

		Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (BLCA)

This species list is a work in progress. It represents information currently in the NPSpecies data system and records are continually being added or updated by National Park Service staff. To report an error or make a suggestion, go to https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies/suggest.


Scientific Name	Preferred Common Names	Park Occurrence	Abundance	Nativeness

Birds

Cardellina pusilla	Wilson's Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipitriformes/Accipitridae
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipiter gentilis	Northern Goshawk	Present	Rare	Native
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	Present	Uncommon	Native
Buteo jamaicensis	Red-tailed Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Buteo lagopus	Rough-legged Hawk	Probably Present		Native
Buteo regalis	Ferruginous Hawk	Probably Present		Native
Buteo swainsoni	Swainson's Hawk	Present	Rare	Native
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Present	Uncommon	Native
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipitriformes/Cathartidae
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipitriformes/Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Present	Rare	Native
Anseriformes/Anatidae
Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	Probably Present		Native
Anas crecca	Green-winged Teal	Probably Present		Native
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Present	Uncommon	Native
Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup	Probably Present		Native
Aythya americana	Redhead	Probably Present		Native
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose	Present	Uncommon	Native
Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	Present	Uncommon	Native
Bucephala islandica	Barrow's Goldeneye	Present	Occasional	Native
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Present	Occasional	Native
Mareca americana	American wigeon	Present	Uncommon	Native
Mareca strepera	Gadwall	Probably Present		Native
Mergus merganser	Common Merganser	Present	Uncommon	Native
Oxyura jamaicensis	Ruddy Duck	Probably Present		Native
Spatula clypeata	Northern shoveler	Probably Present		Native
Spatula cyanoptera	Cinnamon Teal	Probably Present		Native
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Probably Present		Native
Apodiformes/Apodidae
Aeronautes saxatalis	White-throated Swift	Present	Abundant	Native
Apodiformes/Trochilidae
Archilochus alexandri	Black-chinned Hummingbird	Present	Rare	Native
Selasphorus calliope	Calliope Hummingbird	Probably Present		Native
Selasphorus platycercus	Broad-tailed Hummingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Selasphorus rufus	Rufous Hummingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Caprimulgiformes/Caprimulgidae
Chordeiles minor	Common Nighthawk	Present	Common	Native
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	Common Poorwill	Present	Uncommon	Native
Charadriiformes/Charadriidae
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Present	Uncommon	Native
Charadriiformes/Laridae
Larus californicus	California Gull	Probably Present		Native
Larus delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull	Probably Present		Native
Leucophaeus pipixcan	Franklin's Gull	Probably Present		Native
Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Present	Uncommon	Native
Gallinago delicata	Wilson's Snipe	Probably Present		Native
Columbiformes/Columbidae
Columba livia	Rock Dove	Present	Uncommon	Native
Patagioenas fasciata	Band-tailed Pigeon	Present	Rare	Native
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Present	Common	Native
Coraciiformes/Alcedinidae
Megaceryle alcyon	Belted Kingfisher	Present	Rare	Native
Falconiformes/Falconidae
Falco columbarius	Merlin	Present	Occasional	Native
Falco mexicanus	Prairie Falcon	Present	Uncommon	Native
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Present	Uncommon	Native
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel	Present	Uncommon	Native
Galliformes/Odontophoridae
Callipepla gambelii	Gambel's Quail	Probably Present		Native
Galliformes/Phasianidae
Alectoris chukar	Chukar	Present	Rare	Non-native
Centrocercus minimus	Gunnison Sage-Grouse	Present	Rare	Native
Dendragapus obscurus	Blue Grouse	Present	Uncommon	Native
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey	Present	Occasional	Native
Phasianus colchicus	Ring-necked Pheasant	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Gruiformes/Gruidae
Antigone canadensis	Sandhill Crane	Present	Uncommon	Native
Gruiformes/Rallidae
Fulica americana	American Coot	Probably Present		Native
Passeriformes/Aegithalidae
Psaltriparus minimus	Bushtit	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Alaudidae
Eremophila alpestris	Horned Lark	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Bombycillidae
Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing	Probably Present		Native
Bombycilla garrulus	Bohemian Waxwing	Probably Present		Native
Passeriformes/Cardinalidae
Passerina amoena	Lazuli Bunting	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passerina caerulea	Blue Grosbeak	Present	Unknown	Native
Passerina cyanea	Indigo Bunting	Present	Occasional	Native
Pheucticus melanocephalus	Black-headed Grosbeak	Present	Common	Native
Piranga ludoviciana	Western Tanager	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Certhiidae
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Cinclidae
Cinclus mexicanus	American Dipper	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Corvidae
Aphelocoma woodhouseii	Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay	Present	Uncommon	Native
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow	Present	Rare	Native
Corvus corax	Common Raven	Present	Common	Native
Cyanocitta stelleri	Steller's Jay	Present	Uncommon	Native
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus	Pinyon Jay	Present	Uncommon	Native
Nucifraga columbiana	Clark's Nutcracker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Perisoreus canadensis	Gray Jay	Probably Present		Native
Pica hudsonia	Black-billed Magpie	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Fringillidae
Coccothraustes vespertinus	Evening Grosbeak	Present	Rare	Native
Haemorhous cassinii	Cassin's Finch	Present	Rare	Native
Haemorhous mexicanus	House Finch	Present	Rare	Native
Leucosticte atrata	Black Rosy-Finch	Present	Rare	Native
Leucosticte australis	Brown-capped Rosy-Finch	Probably Present		Native
Leucosticte tephrocotis	Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch	Present	Rare	Native
Loxia curvirostra	Red Crossbill	Present	Rare	Native
Pinicola enucleator	Pine Grosbeak	Probably Present		Native
Spinus pinus	Pine Siskin	Present	Uncommon	Native
Spinus psaltria	Lesser Goldfinch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Spinus tristis	American Goldfinch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Hirundinidae
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Cliff Swallow	Present	Common	Native
Tachycineta bicolor	Tree Swallow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Tachycineta thalassina	Violet-green Swallow	Present	Abundant	Native
Passeriformes/Icteridae
Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-winged Blackbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Euphagus cyanocephalus	Brewer's Blackbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Icterus bullockii	Bullock's Oriole	Present	Rare	Native
Molothrus ater	Brown-headed Cowbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sturnella neglecta	Western Meadowlark	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Icteriidae
Icteria virens	Yellow-breasted Chat	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Laniidae
Lanius borealis	Northern Shrike	Probably Present		Native
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Mimidae
Dumetella carolinensis	Gray Catbird	Present	Occasional	Native
Mimus polyglottos	Northern Mockingbird	Present	Unknown	Native
Oreoscoptes montanus	Sage Thrasher	Present	Rare	Native
Toxostoma rufum	Brown Thrasher	Present	Occasional	Native
Passeriformes/Motacillidae
Anthus rubescens	American Pipit	Probably Present		Native
Passeriformes/Paridae
Baeolophus ridgwayi	Juniper Titmouse	Present	Uncommon	Native
Poecile atricapillus	Black-capped Chickadee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Poecile gambeli	Mountain Chickadee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Parulidae
Geothlypis tolmiei	MacGillivray's Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Leiothlypis celata	Orange-crowned Warbler	Present	Common	Native
Leiothlypis virginiae	Virginia's Warbler	Present	Common	Native
Setophaga coronata	Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)	Present	Uncommon	Native
Setophaga nigrescens	Black-throated Gray Warbler	Present	Common	Native
Setophaga petechia	Yellow Warbler	Present	Common	Native
Setophaga townsendi	Townsend's Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Passerellidae
Amphispiza bilineata	Black-throated Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed)	Present	Uncommon	Native
Melospiza lincolnii	Lincoln's Sparrow	Probably Present		Native
Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Pipilo chlorurus	Green-tailed Towhee	Present	Abundant	Native
Pipilo maculatus	Spotted Towhee	Present	Common	Native
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Spizella breweri	Brewer's Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Spizelloides arborea	American Tree Sparrow	Probably Present		Native
Zonotrichia leucophrys	White-crowned Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Passeridae
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Present	Rare	Non-native
Passeriformes/Polioptilidae
Polioptila caerulea	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Regulidae
Corthylio calendula	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Present	Uncommon	Native
Regulus satrapa	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Probably Present		Native
Passeriformes/Sittidae
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Present	Rare	Native
Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sitta pygmaea	Pygmy Nuthatch	Present	Occasional	Native
Passeriformes/Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris	European Starling	Present	Uncommon	Non-native
Passeriformes/Troglodytidae
Catherpes mexicanus	Canyon Wren	Present	Uncommon	Native
Salpinctes obsoletus	Rock Wren	Present	Common	Native
Thryomanes bewickii	Bewick's Wren	Present	Uncommon	Native
Troglodytes aedon	House Wren	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Turdidae
Catharus guttatus	Hermit Thrush	Present	Uncommon	Native
Catharus ustulatus	Swainson's Thrush	Present	Unknown	Native
Myadestes townsendi	Townsend's Solitaire	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sialia currucoides	Mountain Bluebird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sialia mexicana	Western Bluebird	Present	Rare	Native
Turdus migratorius	American Robin	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Tyrannidae
Contopus cooperi	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Contopus sordidulus	Western Wood-Pewee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax difficilis occidentalis	Cordilleran Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax hammondii	Hammond's Flycatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Empidonax oberholseri	Dusky Flycatcher	Present	Common	Native
Empidonax traillii	Willow Flycatcher	Probably Present		Native
Empidonax wrightii	Gray Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Myiarchus cinerascens	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sayornis saya	Say's Phoebe	Present	Uncommon	Native
Tyrannus verticalis	Western Kingbird	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Vireonidae
Vireo gilvus	Warbling Vireo	Present	Common	Native
Vireo plumbeus	Plumbeous Vireo	Present	Common	Native
Vireo vicinior	Gray Vireo	Present	Rare	Native
Pelecaniformes/Ardeidae
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Present	Uncommon	Native
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Probably Present		Native
Piciformes/Picidae
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)	Present	Common	Native
Dryobates pubescens	Downy Woodpecker	Present	Rare	Native
Dryobates villosus	Hairy Woodpecker	Present	Rare	Native
Melanerpes lewis	Lewis's Woodpecker	Present	Rare	Native
Picoides dorsalis	American Three-toed Woodpecker	Present		Native
Sphyrapicus nuchalis	Red-naped Sapsucker	Present	Rare	Native
Sphyrapicus thyroideus	Williamson's Sapsucker	Present	Rare	Native
Podicipediformes/Podicipedidae
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Probably Present		Native
Strigiformes/Strigidae
Aegolius acadicus	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Asio otus	Long-eared Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl	Present	Uncommon	Native
Glaucidium gnoma	Northern Pygmy-Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Psiloscops flammeolus	Flammulated Owl	Present	Occasional	Native
Strigiformes/Tytonidae
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Present	Occasional	Native


Species In Review - proposed or provisional records needing additional review
Birds
Apodiformes/Apodidae
Cypseloides niger	Black Swift	Not In Park (False Report)		Native
Galliformes/Phasianidae
Tympanuchus phasianellus	Sharp-tailed Grouse	Not In Park (Historical)		Native


Report Species Count: 176

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 5/29/2026 12:35:48 PM

Definitions


Term	Definition	Comments
Present in Park	Species occurrence in park is documented and assumed to be extant.	Extremely high confidence that the species occurs in the park for all or part of the year. Evidence, in the form of a current, verifiable reference, voucher or observation, readily available.
Probably Present	Documented occurrences of the species in the park and/or in the adjoining region of the park give reason to suspect that it probably occurs within the park.	Very high confidence that the species occurs in the park. Evidence may exist in NPSpecies, but may not be considered current or reliable enough to elevate the status to Present in Park. Efforts should be made to obtain current, verifiable evidence to elevate the status to “Present in Park.” If reasonable efforts to obtain current, verifiable evidence are unsuccessful, then the Occurrence should be changed to Unconfirmed or Not in Park, as applicable.
Unconfirmed	Attributed to the park based on weak ("unconfirmed record") or no evidence, giving minimal indication of the species' occurrence in the park.	Verifiable evidence is not considered sufficient enough to elevate the status to “Probably Present,” nor current enough to elevate the status to “Present in Park.” Efforts should be made to obtain current, verifiable evidence in NPSpecies to elevate the occurrence value to “Present in Park.” If reasonable efforts to obtain current, verifiable evidence are unsuccessful, status should be changed to Not Present.
Not Present	Species is not known to occur in park. Species may have occurred in the park historically, is currently known to occur in areas adjacent to the park, or is a potential long-distance invader (e.g., zebra mussels, other invasive exotics). Designation can also be used for T&E or other high-interest species whose identified range encompasses the park, but that are confirmed not present in the park.
Species in Review	These species records are provisional and are undergoing additional review.

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