Birds of Prey in Colorado

The major raptors living in Colorado are falcons, eagles, hawks, owls, kites, and vultures. The large birds of prey here are the red-tailed hawk, northern goshawk, bald eagle, great horned owl, and golden eagle. The small raptors are the eastern screech-owl, sharp-shinned hawk, and American kestrel. The pictures help in their identification.

List of Birds of Prey in Colorado

Eagles

• Bald Eagle
• Golden Eagle

Falcons

• American Kestrel
• Crested Caracara
• Gyrfalcon
• Merlin
• Peregrine Falcon
• Prairie Falcon

Hawks

• Broad-winged Hawk
• Common Black Hawk
• Common Night Hawk
• Cooper’s Hawk
• Ferruginous Hawk
• Harris’s Hawk
• Northern Goshawk
• Northern Harrier
• Osprey
• Red-shouldered Hawk
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Rough-legged Hawk
• Sharp-shinned Hawk
• Swainson’s Hawk
• Zone-tailed Hawk

Kites

• Mississippi Kite
• Swallow-tailed Kite
• White-tailed Kite

Owls

• American Barn Owl
• Barn Owl
• Barred Owl
• Boreal Owl
• Burrowing Owl
• Detected Owl
• Eastern Screech-Owl
• Flammulated Owl
• Great Horned Owl
• Long-eared Owl
• Northern Pygmy-Owl
• Northern Saw-whet Owl
• Short-eared Owl
• Snowy Owl
• Spotted Owl
• Tunneling Owl
• Western Screech-Owl

Vultures

• Black Vulture
• Turkey Vulture