Birds in Arizona
Arizona State Bird:
Cactus Wren
Arizona is located along the migration
route between Canada and Mexica, bringing a wide variety
of birds to the state. Southern Arizona is a
birding hot spot. Visitors from all over the world
come to observe birds at places like Ransey Canyon
Preserves, where over 170 bird species can be found.
View a
photo journal of bird watching spots throughout Arizona.
Arizona Birding Books
A selection of recommended Arizona
specific Bird Guides.
Arizona Breeding Birds Atlas
Troy E. Corman & Cathryn Wise-Gervais editors
This book is the result of a statewide
survey of Arizona's breeding birds. Each of the
270 two-page species accounts contains a color photo of
the species and a range map summarizing the breeding
distribution records collected during the atlas survey
period. The accompanying descriptive text and graphs
provide nesting habitat information and a timeline
chronicling each bird's breeding phenology and migratory
status in Arizona. Published July, 2005, this book is
the new authority on birds in Arizona.
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book.
National Geographic Field Guide to
Birds: Arizona/New Mexico
Jonathan Alderfer, editor
This regional field guide provides
quick and easy access to information such as a regional
map of birding hot spots and individual species entries
with photographs of each bird, recognition tips, and
notes on behavior and habitat.
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book
Arizona Birding Resources
Links to information on Arizona Birds and Birding
