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Birds

GenusSpeciesCommon NameSynonyms
Gaviidae Loon Family
GaviaarcticaArctic Loon
GaviaimmerCommon Loon
GaviastellataRed-throated Loon
Podicipedidae Grebe Family
AechmophorusoccidentalisWestern Grebe
PodicepsauritusHorned Grebe
PodicepsnigricollisEared Grebe
PodilymbuspodicepsPied-billed Grebe
Pelecanidae Pelican Family
PelecanuserythrorhynchosAmerican White PelicanWhite Pelican
Ardeidae Heron Family
ArdeaherodiasGreat Blue Heron
BotauruslentiginosusAmerican Bittern
BubulcusibisCattle Egret
ButoridesvirescensGreen HeronB. striatus
CasmerodiasalbusGreat Egret
EgrettathulaSnowy Egret
NycticoraxnycticoraxBlck-crowned Night Heron
Anatidae Swan, Goose and Duck Family
AixsponsaWood Duck
AnasplatyrhynchosMallard
AnasacutaNorthern PintailPintail
AnascreccaGreen-winged Teal
AnascyanopteraCinnamon Teal
AnasamericanaAmerican Wigeon
AnasclypeataNorthern Shoveler
AythyaaffinisLesser Scaup
AythyaamericanaRedhead
AythyacollarisRing-necked Duck
BrantacanadensisCanada Goose
BucephalaalbeolaBufflehead
ChencaerulescensSnow Goose
OxyurajamaicensisRuddy Duck
Cathartidae New World Vulture Family
CathartesauraTurkey Vulture
Accipitridae Hawk and Eagle Family
AccipitergentilisNorthern Goshawk
AccipiterstriatusSharp-shinned Hawk
AccipitercooperiiCooper’s Hawk
AquilachrysaetosGolden Eagle
AquilaleucocephalusBald Eagle
ButeojamaicensisRed-tailed Hawk
ButeoswainsoniSwainson’s Hawk
ButeoalbonotatusZone-tailed Hawk
ButeoregalisFerruginous Hawk
CircuscyaneusNorthern Harrier
PandionhaliaetusOsprey
Falconidae True Falcon Family
FalcocolumbariusMerlin
FalcomexicanusPrairie Falcon
FalcoperegrinusPeregrine Falcon
FalcosparveriusAmerican Kestrel
Odontophoridae New World Quail Family
CallipeplacalifornicusCalifornia QuailLophortus c.
CallipeplagambeliiGambell’s QuailLophortus g.
OreortyxpictusMountain Quail
Rallidae Rail Family
FulicaamericanaAmerican Coot
Charadriidae Plover Family
CharadriusvociferusKilldeer
Recurvirostridae Stilt and Avocet Family
HimantopusmexicanusBlack-necked Stilt
RecurvirostraamericanaAmerican Avocet
Scolopacidae Sandpiper, Snipe and Phalarope Family
ActitusmaculariaSpotted Sandpiper
CalidrisminutillaLeast Sandpiper
CalidrismauriWestern Sandpiper
CatoptrophorussemipalmatusWillet
GallinagodelicataWilson’s SnipeCapella gallinago Common Snipe
LimnodromusscolopaceusLong-billed Dowitcher
NumeniusamericanusLong-billed Curlew
PhalaropuslobatusRed-necked PhalaropeLobipes l. Northern Phalarope
TringasolitariaSolitary Sandpiper
TringamelanoleucaGreater Yellowlegs
Laridae Gull Family
ChlidoniasnigerBlack Tern
LarusoccidentalisWestern Gull
LarusdelawarensisRing-billed Gull
LarusphiladelphiaBonaparte’s Gull
SternaforsteriForster’s Tern
Columbidae Pigeon and Dove Family
ColumbafasciataBand-tailed Pigeon
ColumbaliviaRock DoveFeral Pigeon
ZenaidaasiaticaWhite-winged Dove
ZenaidamacrouraMourning Dove
StreptopeliachinensisSpotted Dove
ColumbinapasserinaCommon
Common Ground Dove
Cuculidae Cuckoo Family
GeococcyxcalifornianusGreater Roadrunner
Tytonidae Barn Owl Family
TytoalbaBarn Owl
Strigidae Typical Owl Family
AsiootusLong-eared Owl
AsioflammeusShort-eared Owl
AthenecuniculariaBurrowing Owl
BubovirginianusGreat Horned Owl
MicranthenewhitneyiElf Owl
OtuskennicottiiWestern Screech OwlO. asio
StrixoccidentalisSpotted Owl
Caprimulgidae Goatsucker Family
ChordeilesacutipennisLesser Nighthawk
ChordeilesminorCommon Nighthawk
PhalaenoptilusnuttalliiCommon PoorwillPoorwill
Alcedinidae Kingfisher Family
CerylealcyonBelted KingfisherMegaceryle a.
Apodidae Swift Family
AeronautessaxatalisWhite-throated Swift
ChaeturavauxiVaux’s Swift
Trochilidae Hummingbird Family
ArchilochusalexandriBlack-chinned Hummingbird
CalypteannaAnna’s Hummingbird
CalyptecostaeCosta’s Hummingbird
SelasphorusrufusRufous Hummingbird
SelasphorussasinAllen’s Hummingbird
StellulacalliopeCalliope Hummingbird
Picidae Woodpecker Family
ColaptesauratusNorthern FlickerCommon Flicker
MelanerpesformicivorusAcorn Woodpecker
MelanerpeslewisLewis’ Woodpecker
PicoidesnuttalliiNuttal’s Woodpecker
PicoidesalbolarvatusWhite-headed Woodpecker
PicoidesscalarisLadder-backed Woodpecker
PicoidesvillosusHairy Woodpecker
SphyrapicusthyroideusWilliamson’s Sapsucker
SphyrapicusvariusYellow-bellied Sapsucker
Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatcher Family
ContopussordidulusWestern Wood Peewee
ContopuscooperiOlive-sided FlycatcherNuttallornis borealis
EmpidonaxdifficilisPacific-slope FlycatcherWestern Flycatcher
EmpidonaxhammondiiHammond’s Flycatcher
EmpidonaxoberholseriDusky Flycatcher
EmpidonaxtrailliiWillow Flycatcher
EmpidonaxwrightiiGray Flycatcher
MyiarchuscinerascensAsh-throated Flycatcher
MyiarchustyrannulusBrown-crested FlycatcherWied’s Crested Flycatcher
PyrocephelusrubinusVermillion Flycatcher
SayornisnigricansBlack Phoebe
SayornissayaSay’s Phoebe
TyrannusverticalisWestern Kingbird
TyrannusvociferansCassin’s Kingbird
Laniidae True Shrike Family
LaniusludovicianusLoggerhead Shrike
Vireonidae Vireo Family
VireobelliiBell’s Vireo
VireocassiniiSolitary VireoV. solitarius Solitary Vireo
VireogilvusWarbling Vireo
VireoplumbeusPlumbeous VireoV. solitarius Solitary Vireo
VireoviciniorGray Vireo
Corvidae Crow and Jay Family
AphelocomacalifornicaWestern Scrub JayA. coerulescens Scrub Jay
CorvuscoraxCommon Raven
CyanocittastelleriSteller Jay
GymnorhinuscyanocephalusPinyon Jay
NucifragacolumbianaClark’s Nutcracker
Alaudidae Lark Family
EremophilaalpestrisHorned Lark
Hirundinidae Swallow Family
HirundorusticaBarn Swallow
PetrochelidonpyrrhonotaCliff Swallow
StelgidopteryxruficollisNorthern Rough-winged SwallowS. ruficollis Rough-winged
TachycinetabicolorTree SwallowIridoprocne b.
TachycinetathalassinaViolet-green Swallow
Paridae Chickadee and Titmouse Family
BaeolophusinornatusOak TitmouseParus i. Plain Titmouse
PoecilegambeliMountain ChickadeeParus g.
Remizidae Penduline Tit Family
AuriparusflavicepsVerdin
Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tit Family
PsaltriparusminimusBushtit
Sittidae Nuthatch Family
SittacarolinensisWhite-breasted Nuthatch
SittacanadensisRed-breasted Nuthatch
SittapygmaeaPygmy Nuthatch
Certhiidae Creeper Family
CerthiaamericanaBrown CreeperC. familiaris
Troglodytidae Wren Family
CampylorhynchusbrunneicapillusCactus Wren
CatherpesmexicanusCanyon Wren
SalpinctesobsoletusRock Wren
ThyromanesbewickiiBewick’s Wren
TroglodytesaedonHouse Wren
Cinclidae Dipper Family
CinclusmexicanusAmerican DipperDipper
Timaliidae Typical Babbler Family
ChamaeafasciataWrentit
Regulidae Kinglet Family
ReguluscalendulaRuby-crowned Kinglet
Sylviidae Old World Warbler Family
PolioptilacaeruleaBlue-gray Gnatcatcher
PolioptilamelanuraBlack-tailed Gnatcatcher
Turdidae Thrush Family
CatharusguttatusHermit Thrush
CatharusustulatusSwainson’s Thrush
IxoreusnaeviusVaried Thrush
MyadestestownsendiTownsend’s Solitaire
SialiacurrucoidesMountain Bluebird
SialiamexicanaWestern Bluebird
TurdusmigratoriusAmerican Robin
Mimidae Mockingbird and Thrasher Family
MimuspolyglottosNorthern MockingbirdMockingbird
OreoscoptesmontanusSage Thrasher
ToxostomacrissaleCrissal Thrasher
ToxostomaleconteiLe Conte’s Thrasher
ToxostomaredivivumCalifornia Thrasher
Motacillidae Pipit and Wagtail Family
AnthusrubescensAmerican PipitA. spinoletta Water Pipit
Bombycillidae Waxwing Family
BombycillacedrorumCedar Waxwing
Ptilogonatidae Silky Flycatcher Family
PhainopeplanitensPhainopepla
Sturnidae Starling Family
SturnusvulgarisEuropean Starling
Parulidae New World Warbler Family
DendroicacoronataYellow-rumped Warbler
DendroicanigrescensBlack-throated Gray Warbler
DendroicaoccidentalisHermit Warbler
DendroicapetechiaYellow Warbler
DendroicatownsendiTownsend’s Warbler
GeothlypistrichasCommon Yellowthroat
IcteriavirensYellow-breasted Chat
OporornistolmieiMacGillivray’s Warbler
ParulaamericanaNorthern Parula
VermivoracelataOrange-crowned Warbler
VermivoraruficapillaNashville Warbler
WilsoniapusillaWilson’s Warbler
Thraupidae Tanager Family
PirangaludovicianaWestern Tanager
Cardinalidae Cardinal and Grosbeak Family
PasserinaamoenaLazuli Bunting
PasserinacaeruleaBlue GrosbeakGuiraca c.
PheucticusludovicianusRose-breasted Grosbeak
PheucticusmelanocephalusBlack-headed Grosbeak
Emberizidae Emberizid Sparrow Family
AimophilaruficepsRufous-crowned Sparrow
AmphispizabelliSage Sparrow
AmphispizabilineataBlack-throated Sparrow
ChondestesgrammacusLark Sparrow
JuncohyemalisDark-eyed Junco
MelospizalincolniiLincoln’s Sparrow
PasserculussandwichensisSavannah Sparrow
PasserellailiacaFox Sparrow
PipilioabertiAbert’s Towhee
PipiliochlorurusGreen-tailed Towhee
PipiliofuscusCalifornia TowheeP. fuscus Brown Towhee
PipiliomaculatusSpotted TowheeP. erythrophthalmus Rufous-sided
PooecetesgramineusVesper Sparrow
SpizellaatrogularisBlack-chinned Sparrow
SpizellabreweriBrewer’s Sparrow
SpizellapasserinaChipping Sparrow
ZonotrichiaatricapillaGolden-crowned Sparrow
ZonotrichialeucophrysWhite-crowned Sparrow
Icteridae Oriole and Blackbird Family
AgelaiusphoeniceusRed-winged Blackbird
EuphaguscyanocephalusBrewer’s Blackbird
IcterusbullockiiBullock’s OrioleI. galbula Northern Oriole
IcteruscucullatusHooded Oriole
IcterusparisorumScott’s Oriole
MolothrusaterBrown-headed Cowbird
QuiscalismexicanusGreat-tailed Grackle
SturnellaneglectaWestern Meadowlark
XanthocephalusxanthocephalusYellow-headed Blackbird
Fringillidae Finch Family
CarduelislawrenceiLawrence’s Goldfinch
CarduelispinusPine Siskin
CarduelispsaltriaLesser Goldfinch
CarduelistristisAmerican Goldfinch
CarpodacuscassiniiCassin’s Finch
CarpodacusmexicanusHouse Finch
CarpodacuspurpureusPurple Finch
LoxiacurvirostraRed Crossbill
Passeridae Old World Sparrow Family
PasserdomesticusHouse SparrowEnglish Sparrow

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