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Anseriformes - Screamers, Swans, Geese, and Ducks

Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, and Swans

  • Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
  • Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
  • Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
  • Emperor Goose Chen canagica
  • Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
  • Ross's Goose Chen rossii
  • Brant Branta bernicla
  • Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
  • Canada Goose Branta canadensis
  • Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
  • Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
  • Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Wood Duck Aix sponsa
  • Gadwall Anas strepera
  • Falcated Duck Anas falcata
  • Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
  • American Wigeon Anas americana
  • American Black Duck Anas rubripes
  • Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
  • Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
  • Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
  • Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
  • Northern Pintail Anas acuta
  • Garganey Anas querquedula
  • Baikal Teal Anas formosa
  • Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
  • Canvasback Aythya valisineria
  • Redhead Aythya americana
  • Common Pochard Aythya ferina
  • Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
  • Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
  • Greater Scaup Aythya marila
  • Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
  • Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri
  • King Eider Somateria spectabilis
  • Common Eider Somateria mollissima
  • Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
  • Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
  • White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
  • Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
  • Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
  • Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
  • Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
  • Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
  • Smew Mergellus albellus
  • Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
  • Common Merganser Mergus merganser
  • Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
  • Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

Galliformes - Gallinaceous Birds

Odontophoridae - New World Quail

  • Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus
  • California Quail Callipepla californica
  • Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii

Phasianidae - Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail

  • Chukar Alectoris chukar
  • Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
  • Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
  • Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura
  • Sooty Grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus
  • Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus E
  • Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

Gaviiformes - Loons

Gaviidae - Loons

  • Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
  • Arctic Loon Gavia arctica
  • Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
  • Common Loon Gavia immer
  • Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii

Podicipediformes - Grebes

Podicipedidae - Grebes

  • Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
  • Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
  • Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
  • Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
  • Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
  • Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
  • Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii

Procellariiformes - Tube-nosed Swimmers

Diomedeidae - Albatrosses

  • Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
  • Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
  • Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
  • Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
  • Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
  • Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus

Procellariidae - Shearwaters and Petrels

  • Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
  • Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
  • Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima
  • Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
  • Dark-rumped Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia/sandwichensis
  • Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
  • Stejneger's Petrel Pterodroma longirostris
  • Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
  • Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
  • Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
  • Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
  • Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus
  • Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
  • Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
  • Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri
  • Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
  • Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
  • Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
  • Townsend's Shearwater Puffinus auricularis
  • Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas

Hydrobatidae - Storm-Petrels

  • Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
  • Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata
  • Ringed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma hornbyi
  • Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
  • Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa
  • Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tethys
  • Tristram's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tristrami
  • Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania
  • Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma

Phaethontiformes - Tropicbirds

Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds

  • White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
  • Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
  • Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda

Ciconiiformes - Storks

Ciconiidae - Storks

  • Wood Stork Mycteria americana

Suliformes - Frigatebirds, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters, and Allies

Fregatidae - Frigatebirds

  • Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
  • Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
  • Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel

Sulidae - Boobies and Gannets

  • Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
  • Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
  • Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
  • Red-footed Booby Sula sula

Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants

  • Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus
  • Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
  • Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
  • Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Anhingidae - Darters

  • Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

Pelecaniformes - Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies

Pelecanidae - Pelicans

  • American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
  • Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

Ardeidae - Herons, Bitterns, and Allies

  • American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
  • Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
  • Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
  • Great Egret Ardea alba
  • Snowy Egret Egretta thula
  • Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
  • Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
  • Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
  • Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
  • Green Heron Butorides virescens
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
  • Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea

Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills

  • White Ibis Eudocimus albus
  • Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
  • White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
  • Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja

Accipitriformes - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies

Cathartidae - New World Vultures

  • Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
  • Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
  • California Condor Gymnogyps californianus

Pandionidae - Ospreys

  • Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies

  • Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
  • White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
  • Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
  • Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  • Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
  • Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
  • Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
  • Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
  • Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
  • Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
  • Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
  • Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
  • Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
  • Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
  • Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
  • Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
  • Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Falconiformes - Caracaras and Falcons

Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons

  • Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
  • Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
  • American Kestrel Falco sparverius
  • Merlin Falco columbarius
  • Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
  • Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
  • Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus

Gruiformes - Rails, Cranes, and Allies

Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

  • Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
  • Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
  • Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris
  • Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
  • Sora Porzana carolina
  • Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
  • Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
  • American Coot Fulica americana

Gruidae - Cranes

  • Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis

Charadriiformes - Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks, and Allies

Charadriidae - Lapwings and Plovers

  • Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
  • American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
  • Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
  • Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus
  • Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
  • Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
  • Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
  • Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
  • Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
  • Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
  • Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus
  • Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus

Haematopodidae - Oystercatchers

  • American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
  • Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani

Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets

  • Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
  • American Avocet Recurvirostra americana

Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies

  • Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
  • Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
  • Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
  • Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
  • Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
  • Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
  • Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
  • Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
  • Willet Tringa semipalmata
  • Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
  • Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
  • Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
  • Little Curlew Numenius minutus
  • Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
  • Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
  • Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
  • Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
  • Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
  • Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
  • Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
  • Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
  • Surfbird Aphriza virgata
  • Red Knot Calidris canutus
  • Sanderling Calidris alba
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
  • Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
  • Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
  • Little Stint Calidris minuta
  • Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
  • Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
  • White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
  • Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
  • Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
  • Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
  • Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis
  • Dunlin Calidris alpina
  • Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
  • Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
  • Ruff Philomachus pugnax
  • Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
  • Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
  • Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
  • Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata
  • American Woodcock Scolopax minor
  • Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
  • Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
  • Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius

Laridae - Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

  • Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus
  • Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
  • Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris
  • Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
  • Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
  • Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
  • Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
  • Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
  • Ross’s Gull Rhodostethia rosea
  • Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
  • Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
  • Belcher’s Gull Larus belcheri
  • Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
  • Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
  • Mew Gull Larus canus
  • Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
  • Western Gull Larus occidentalis
  • Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens
  • California Gull Larus californicus
  • Herring Gull Larus argentatus
  • Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri
  • Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
  • Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
  • Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
  • Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
  • Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
  • Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
  • Least Tern Sternula antillarum
  • Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
  • Black Tern Chlidonias niger
  • White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
  • Common Tern Sterna hirundo
  • Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
  • Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
  • Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
  • Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
  • Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
  • Black Skimmer Rynchops niger

Stercorariidae - Skuas

  • South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
  • Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
  • Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus

Alcidae - Auks, Murres, and Puffins

  • Common Murre Uria aalge
  • Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
  • Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
  • Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix
  • Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
  • Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris
  • Xantus's Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
  • Craveri's Murrelet Synthliboramphus craveri
  • Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
  • Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus
  • Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula
  • Least Auklet Aethia pusilla
  • Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella
  • Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
  • Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata
  • Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata

Columbiformes - Pigeons, and Doves

Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves

  • Rock Pigeon Columba livia
  • Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
  • Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
  • Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
  • White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
  • Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
  • Inca Dove Columbina inca
  • Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
  • Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti

Psittaciformes - Parrots

Psittacidae - Lories, Parakeets, Macaws, and Parrots

  • Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis

Cuculiformes - Cuckoos and Allies

Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis

  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
  • Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
  • Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
  • Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris

Strigiformes - Owls

Tytonidae - Barn Owls

  • Barn Owl Tyto alba

Strigidae - Typical Owls

  • Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus
  • Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii
  • Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
  • Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma
  • Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi
  • Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
  • Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis
  • Barred Owl Strix varia
  • Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa
  • Long-eared Owl Asio otus
  • Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
  • Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus

Caprimulgiformes - Goatsuckers, Oilbirds, and Allies

Caprimulgidae - Goatsuckers

  • Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
  • Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
  • Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
  • Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
  • Buff-collared Nightjar Caprimulgus ridgwayi
  • Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus

Apodiformes - Swifts, and Hummingbirds

Apodidae - Swifts

  • Black Swift Cypseloides niger
  • White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
  • Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
  • Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
  • White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis

Trochilidae - Hummingbirds

  • Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus
  • Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris
  • Xantus's Hummingbird Hylocharis xantusii
  • Violet-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia violiceps
  • Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae
  • Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
  • Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
  • Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
  • Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope
  • Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
  • Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
  • Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin

Coraciiformes - Rollers, Motmots, Kingfishers, and Allies

Alcedinidae - Kingfishers

  • Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon

Piciformes - Puffbirds, Jacamars, Toucans, Woodpeckers, and Allies

Picidae - Woodpeckers and Allies

  • Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
  • Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
  • Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
  • Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
  • Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
  • Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
  • Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
  • Nuttall's Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii
  • Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
  • Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
  • White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus
  • Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus
  • Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
  • Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides
  • Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus

Passeriformes - Passerine Birds

Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers

  • Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
  • Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
  • Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
  • Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
  • Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
  • Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
  • Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
  • Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
  • Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii
  • Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
  • Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
  • Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
  • Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
  • Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
  • Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
  • Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
  • Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
  • Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
  • Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi
  • Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
  • Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
  • Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
  • Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
  • Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii
  • Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
  • Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris
  • Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
  • Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
  • Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana

Laniidae - Shrikes

  • Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
  • Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
  • Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor

Vireonidae - Vireos

  • White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
  • Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
  • Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior
  • Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
  • Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus
  • Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
  • Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
  • Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
  • Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
  • Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
  • Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
  • Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis

Corvidae - Crows and Jays

  • Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis
  • Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
  • Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
  • Island Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma insularis
  • Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
  • Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
  • Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
  • Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
  • Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli
  • American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
  • Common Raven Corvus corax

Alaudidae - Larks

  • Sky Lark Alauda arvensis
  • Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

Hirundinidae - Swallows

  • Purple Martin Progne subis
  • Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
  • Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
  • Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
  • Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
  • Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  • Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
  • Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Paridae - Chickadees and Titmice

  • Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
  • Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
  • Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
  • Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
  • Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi

Remizidae - Penduline Tits and Verdins

  • Verdin Auriparus flaviceps

Aegithalidae - Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits

  • Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus

Sittidae - Nuthatches

  • Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
  • White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
  • Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea

Certhiidae - Creepers

  • Brown Creeper Certhia americana

Troglodytidae - Wrens

  • Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  • Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
  • Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
  • Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
  • House Wren Troglodytes aedon
  • Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
  • Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
  • Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris

Polioptilidae - Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens

  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
  • California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica
  • Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura

Cinclidae - Dippers

  • American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus

Regulidae - Kinglets

  • Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula

Phylloscopidae - Leaf Warblers

  • Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
  • Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis

Sylviidae - Sylviid Warblers

  • Wrentit Chamaea fasciata

Megaluridae - Grassbirds

  • Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata

Muscicapidae - Old World Flycatchers

  • Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
  • Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
  • Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
  • Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
  • Stonechat Saxicola torquatus

Turdidae - Thrushes

  • Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
  • Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
  • Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
  • Veery Catharus fuscescens
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
  • Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
  • Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
  • Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
  • Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
  • Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus
  • American Robin Turdus migratorius
  • Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius

Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers

  • Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
  • Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
  • Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
  • Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
  • Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei
  • Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
  • California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum
  • Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale
  • Le Conte's Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei

Sturnidae - Starlings

  • European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits

  • Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
  • Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
  • White Wagtail Motacilla alba
  • Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
  • Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
  • American Pipit Anthus rubescens
  • Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii

Bombycillidae - Waxwings

  • Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
  • Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

Ptilogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers

  • Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens

Calcariidae - Longspurs and Snow Buntings

  • Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
  • Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
  • Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus
  • McCown's Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii
  • Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivali

Parulidae - Wood-Warblers

  • Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
  • Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
  • Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
  • Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
  • Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
  • Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae
  • Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae
  • Northern Parula Parula americana
  • Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
  • Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
  • Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
  • Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
  • Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
  • Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens
  • Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia
  • Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
  • Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi
  • Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis
  • Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
  • Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
  • Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae
  • Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus
  • Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
  • Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
  • Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
  • Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
  • Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
  • Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
  • American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
  • Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
  • Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
  • Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
  • Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
  • Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
  • Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
  • Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
  • Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
  • MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei
  • Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
  • Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
  • Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
  • Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
  • Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons
  • Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus
  • Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens

Emberizidae - Emberizids

  • Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
  • Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
  • California Towhee Pipilo crissalis
  • Abert's Towhee Pipilo aberti
  • Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii
  • Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
  • American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
  • Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
  • Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
  • Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
  • Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
  • Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis
  • Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
  • Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
  • Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
  • Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli
  • Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
  • Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
  • Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
  • Baird's Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii
  • Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii
  • Nelson's Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni
  • Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
  • Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
  • Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
  • Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
  • White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
  • Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
  • White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
  • Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
  • Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
  • McCown's Longspur Calcarius mccownii
  • Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
  • Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus
  • Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
  • Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
  • Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
  • Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis

Cardinalidae - Cardinals and Allies

  • Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
  • Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
  • Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
  • Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
  • Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
  • Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
  • Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
  • Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
  • Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
  • Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
  • Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor
  • Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
  • Dickcissel Spiza americana

Icteridae - Blackbirds

  • Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
  • Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor
  • Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
  • Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
  • Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
  • Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
  • Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
  • Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
  • Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
  • Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
  • Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
  • Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
  • Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
  • Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
  • Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
  • Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum

Fringillidae - Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies

  • Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
  • Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
  • Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata
  • Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
  • Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
  • Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
  • Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii
  • House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
  • Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
  • White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
  • Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
  • Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
  • Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
  • Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei
  • American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
  • Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus

Passeridae Old World Sparrows

  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Supplemental List

This list includes those species recorded in California for which the CBRC has determined that all records are of uncertain natural occurrence. Thus, the CBRC could not reach a consensus judgment, given available evidence, as to whether or not records of these species involved true vagrants or escapes from captivity. Species with questionable natural occurrence (those judged by the CBRC to be escapees) are not admitted to the Supplemental List.

Suliformes - Frigatebirds, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters, and Allies

Sulidae - Boobies and Gannets

  • Nazca Booby Sula granti

Gruiformes Rails, Cranes, and Allies

Gruidae - Cranes

  • Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo

Passeriformes - Passerine Birds

Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers

  • Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens

Ptilogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers

  • Gray Silky-flycatcher Ptilogonys cinereus

Icteridae - Blackbirds

  • Black-backed Oriole Icterus abeillei

Fringillidae - Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies

  • Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica