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