Raptor Species
The following list contains raptor species that breed, winter, or have been documented in Arizona. The department tracks the occurrence of some of these species and provides life history information and distribution maps. Many of the species listed here have not been studied and information on those are incomplete.
List of Raptor Species in Arizona
New World Vultures
California Condor, Gymnogyps californianus
Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus [Picture, Account, Map]
Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis [Account, Map]
Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus
White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus [Picture, Account, Map]
Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus [AGFD Web Page, Account, Map]
Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos [AGFD Web Page, Account, Map]
Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus [Picture]
Cooper’s Hawk, Accipiter cooperii [Picture]
Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis [Picture, Account, Map]
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus
Common Black-Hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus [Picture, Account, Map]
Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus
Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis [Picture, Account, Map]
Gray Hawk, Buteo nitidus [ Account, Map]
Harris’s Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus [Picture]
Red-shouldered, HawkButeo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis [Picture]
Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus
Short-tailed Hawk, Buteo brachyurus [Account]
Swainson’s Hawk, Buteo swainsoni [Picture, Account, Map]
White-tailed Hawk, Buteo albicaudatus
Zone-tailed Hawk, Buteo albonotatus [Picture]
Caracaras and Falcons
Crested Caracara, Caracara cheriway [Picture, Account, Map]
Aplomado Falcon, Falco femoralis [Account]
American Kestrel, Falco sparverius [Picture]
Merlin, Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus [AGFD Web Page, Account, Map]
Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus
Barn Owls
Barn Owl, Tyto alba
Typical Owls
Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia [AGFD Web Page, Account, Map]
Elf Owl, Micrathene whitneyi
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium brasilianum [AGFD Web Page, Account]
Flammulated Owl, Otus flammeolus [Picture, Account, Map]
Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
Long-eared Owl, Asio otus
Northern Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium gnoma
Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus
Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus
Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis [Picture, Account, Map]
Western Screech-Owl, Megascops kennicottii
Whiskered Screech-Owl, Megascops trichopsis
