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Genus Species Common Name Synonyms
Gaviidae Loon Family
Gavia arctica Arctic Loon
Gavia immer Common Loon
Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon
Podicipedidae Grebe Family
Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe
Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
Pelecanidae Pelican Family
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican White Pelican
Ardeidae Heron Family
Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron
Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret
Butorides virescens Green Heron B. striatus
Casmerodias albus Great Egret
Egretta thula Snowy Egret
Nycticorax nycticorax Blck-crowned Night Heron
Anatidae Swan, Goose and Duck Family
Aix sponsa Wood Duck
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
Anas acuta Northern Pintail Pintail
Anas crecca Green-winged Teal
Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal
Anas americana American Wigeon
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler
Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup
Aythya americana Redhead
Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck
Branta canadensis Canada Goose
Bucephala albeola Bufflehead
Chen caerulescens Snow Goose
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck
Cathartidae New World Vulture Family
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
Accipitridae Hawk and Eagle Family
Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk
Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle
Aquila leucocephalus Bald Eagle
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk
Buteo albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk
Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier
Pandion haliaetus Osprey
Falconidae True Falcon Family
Falco columbarius Merlin
Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon
Falco sparverius American Kestrel
Odontophoridae New World Quail Family
Callipepla californicus California Quail Lophortus c.
Callipepla gambelii Gambell's Quail Lophortus g.
Oreortyx pictus Mountain Quail
Rallidae Rail Family
Fulica americana American Coot
Charadriidae Plover Family
Charadrius vociferus Killdeer
Recurvirostridae Stilt and Avocet Family
Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt
Recurvirostra americana American Avocet
Scolopacidae Sandpiper, Snipe and Phalarope Family
Actitus macularia Spotted Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet
Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe Capella gallinago Common Snipe
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher
Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Lobipes l. Northern Phalarope
Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs
Laridae Gull Family
Chlidonias niger Black Tern
Larus occidentalis Western Gull
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull
Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern
Columbidae Pigeon and Dove Family
Columba fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon
Columba livia Rock Dove Feral Pigeon
Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove
Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove
Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove
Columbina passerina Common
Common Ground Dove
Cuculidae Cuckoo Family
Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner
Tytonidae Barn Owl Family
Tyto alba Barn Owl
Strigidae Typical Owl Family
Asio otus Long-eared Owl
Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl
Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl
Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl
Micranthene whitneyi Elf Owl
Otus kennicottii Western Screech Owl O. asio
Strix occidentalis Spotted Owl
Caprimulgidae Goatsucker Family
Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill Poorwill
Alcedinidae Kingfisher Family
Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle a.
Apodidae Swift Family
Aeronautes saxatalis White-throated Swift
Chaetura vauxi Vaux's Swift
Trochilidae Hummingbird Family
Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird
Calypte anna Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte costae Costa's Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin Allen's Hummingbird
Stellula calliope Calliope Hummingbird
Picidae Woodpecker Family
Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker Common Flicker
Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis Lewis' Woodpecker
Picoides nuttallii Nuttal's Woodpecker
Picoides albolarvatus White-headed Woodpecker
Picoides scalaris Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatcher Family
Contopus sordidulus Western Wood Peewee
Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher Nuttallornis borealis
Empidonax difficilis Pacific-slope Flycatcher Western Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii Gray Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus Brown-crested Flycatcher Wied's Crested Flycatcher
Pyrocephelus rubinus Vermillion Flycatcher
Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe
Sayornis saya Say's Phoebe
Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Kingbird
Laniidae True Shrike Family
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike
Vireonidae Vireo Family
Vireo bellii Bell's Vireo
Vireo cassinii Solitary Vireo V. solitarius Solitary Vireo
Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo
Vireo plumbeus Plumbeous Vireo V. solitarius Solitary Vireo
Vireo vicinior Gray Vireo
Corvidae Crow and Jay Family
Aphelocoma californica Western Scrub Jay A. coerulescens Scrub Jay
Corvus corax Common Raven
Cyanocitta stelleri Steller Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Pinyon Jay
Nucifraga columbiana Clark's Nutcracker
Alaudidae Lark Family
Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark
Hirundinidae Swallow Family
Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Northern Rough-winged Swallow S. ruficollis Rough-winged
Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow Iridoprocne b.
Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green Swallow
Paridae Chickadee and Titmouse Family
Baeolophus inornatus Oak Titmouse Parus i. Plain Titmouse
Poecile gambeli Mountain Chickadee Parus g.
Remizidae Penduline Tit Family
Auriparus flaviceps Verdin
Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tit Family
Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit
Sittidae Nuthatch Family
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea Pygmy Nuthatch
Certhiidae Creeper Family
Certhia americana Brown Creeper C. familiaris
Troglodytidae Wren Family
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Cactus Wren
Catherpes mexicanus Canyon Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren
Thyromanes bewickii Bewick's Wren
Troglodytes aedon House Wren
Cinclidae Dipper Family
Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper Dipper
Timaliidae Typical Babbler Family
Chamaea fasciata Wrentit
Regulidae Kinglet Family
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Sylviidae Old World Warbler Family
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Turdidae Thrush Family
Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush
Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush
Myadestes townsendi Townsend's Solitaire
Sialia currucoides Mountain Bluebird
Sialia mexicana Western Bluebird
Turdus migratorius American Robin
Mimidae Mockingbird and Thrasher Family
Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird Mockingbird
Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher
Toxostoma crissale Crissal Thrasher
Toxostoma lecontei Le Conte's Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum California Thrasher
Motacillidae Pipit and Wagtail Family
Anthus rubescens American Pipit A. spinoletta Water Pipit
Bombycillidae Waxwing Family
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing
Ptilogonatidae Silky Flycatcher Family
Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla
Sturnidae Starling Family
Sturnus vulgaris European Starling
Parulidae New World Warbler Family
Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica nigrescens Black-throated Gray Warbler
Dendroica occidentalis Hermit Warbler
Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler
Dendroica townsendi Townsend's Warbler
Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat
Oporornis tolmiei MacGillivray's Warbler
Parula americana Northern Parula
Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler
Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville Warbler
Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler
Thraupidae Tanager Family
Piranga ludoviciana Western Tanager
Cardinalidae Cardinal and Grosbeak Family
Passerina amoena Lazuli Bunting
Passerina caerulea Blue Grosbeak Guiraca c.
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed Grosbeak
Emberizidae Emberizid Sparrow Family
Aimophila ruficeps Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Amphispiza belli Sage Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow
Pipilio aberti Abert's Towhee
Pipilio chlorurus Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilio fuscus California Towhee P. fuscus Brown Towhee
Pipilio maculatus Spotted Towhee P. erythrophthalmus Rufous-sided
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella breweri Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow
Icteridae Oriole and Blackbird Family
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird
Icterus bullockii Bullock's Oriole I. galbula Northern Oriole
Icterus cucullatus Hooded Oriole
Icterus parisorum Scott's Oriole
Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird
Quiscalis mexicanus Great-tailed Grackle
Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird
Fringillidae Finch Family
Carduelis lawrencei Lawrence's Goldfinch
Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin
Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch
Carpodacus cassinii Cassin's Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch
Carpodacus purpureus Purple Finch
Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill
Passeridae Old World Sparrow Family
Passer domesticus House Sparrow English Sparrow
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