List Of Sonoran Desert Birds (Arizona)
The following birdspecies are endemic to the Sonoran Desert, and related areas; (a few species listed are only 'native' and have a larger continental range). They are retrieved from the List of Arizona-SW birds (Yuma County, Arizona), though not exclusively.
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Greater
Roadrunner -
Gila Woodpecker
Melanerpes uropygialis -
Burrowing Owl
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