Yes. No account, no email, no ads. Pick a place and download the PDF.

Where does the bird data come from?

Public, license-clean records from GBIF, the IOC World Bird List, USGS, and iNaturalist.

Does it work outside the US?

Yes. Every US state, plus countries, continents, and a global list — anywhere with bird occurrence records.

A birding tradition: count how many species you can see in one place over a calendar year. The same approach works for a Big Day, Big Week, or Big Month.

Can I customize my checklist?

Yes. Filter by season, common vs rare, and family before you download.

Big Year Bird Checklist for Arizona

A free printable Arizona bird checklist. Pick your goal, get the PDF.

Arizona has one of the richest checklists in the country. The Sky Islands near the Mexican border bring in trogons, Mexican specialties, and up to 15 species of hummingbird in a strong year.

The tool builds you a printable checklist of every bird realistically possible in Arizona, grouped by family, with seasonal markers and a space to log the date you spot each one. It's drawn from public, license-clean records — not a generic national list, but the species that actually occur where you're birding.

Pick Arizona (or any area inside it), choose your goal — Big Day, Big Month, Big Year, or a life list — and download the PDF. Free, no account, no email. Print it, fold it in a field guide, and start checking birds off.

What you'll find on a Arizona checklist

A Arizona checklist mixes widespread residents with the specialties that make the state worth a big year. A few you'll want to target:

Elegant Trogon — The flagship Sky Island target.
Cactus Wren — State bird; saguaro country.
Painted Redstart — Canyon-woodland warbler.
Mexican Jay — Oak-woodland flocks.
Gambel's Quail — Desert coveys.
Vermilion Flycatcher — Brilliant red riparian bird.
Gila Woodpecker — Saguaro cavity-maker.
Rivoli's Hummingbird — A large Sky Island hummingbird.
Greater Roadrunner — Desert icon.
Red-faced Warbler — High-canyon breeder.
Phainopepla — Mistletoe specialist.
Black-throated Sparrow — Desert-scrub songster.

Your generated PDF includes every realistic species for the exact area you pick, with seasonal markers and a space to log each sighting.

This is a preview. For your full printable list:

Build a complete, customizable Arizona checklist — filter by season, by how common a bird is, and by family, then download the PDF.

What kind of list do you need?

Birders use “Big” challenges to make birding count. Pick the timeframe you're working with — we'll tune the list for it.

Better With Birds

Shop the birds you love

Chasing a Arizona big year? You're going to like the apparel, prints, and stickers we've designed around these birds.

Elegant Trogon, Cactus Wren, Painted Redstart, Mexican Jay — all illustrated and designed by Jaymi at Better With Birds. Made-to-order, never mass-printed.