(Source: CDFW here)

I – species Introduced to California, non-native

* – extremely limited distribution in California

Loons (Gaviiformes)

  • Loons (Gaviidae)
    • Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
    • Arctic Loon (Gavia arctica) *
    • Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
    • Common Loon (Gavia immer)
    • Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) *

Grebes (Podicipediformes)

  • Grebes (Podicipedidae)
    • Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) *
    • Clark’s Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)
    • Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
    • Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
    • Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
    • Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
    • Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)

Albatrosses, Shearwaters, Petrels and Relatives (Procellariiformes)

  • Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
    • Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
    • Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) *
    • Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
    • Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) *
    • Light-mantled Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) *
    • Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) *
  • Shearwaters and Fulmars (Procellariidae)
    • Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus)
    • Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
    • Buller’s Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
    • Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) *
    • Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) *
    • Greater Shearwater (Puffinus gravis) *
    • Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas)
    • Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
    • Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
    • Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) *
    • Cory’s Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) *
    • Bulwer’s Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) *
    • Cook’s Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
    • Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
    • Murphy’s Petrel (Pterodroma ultima)
    • Great-winged Petrel (Pterodoma macroptera) *
    • Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
    • Stejneger’s Petrel (Pterodroma longirostris) *
    • Parkinson’s Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) *
    • Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis)
    • White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) *
    • Townsend’s Shearwater (Puffinus auricularis) *
  • Storm Petrels (Hydrobatidae)
    • Black Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma melania)
    • Leach’s Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
    • Least Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma microsoma)
    • Ashy Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa)
    • Wilson’s Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) *
    • Fork-tailed Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma furcata)
    • Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma tethys) *
    • Ringed Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma hornbyi) *
    • Tristram’s Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami) *

Tropicbirds, Pelicans and Relatives (Pelecaniformes)

  • Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
    • White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) *
    • Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
    • Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) *

Tropicbirds (Phethontiformes)

  • Herons and Bitterns (Ardeidae)
    • Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
    • Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    • Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
    • Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
    • Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
    • Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) *
    • Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
    • Great Egret (Ardea alba)
    • Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
    • American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
    • Yellow-crowned Night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
    • Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
  • Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
    • American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
    • Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
  • Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
    • White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
    • Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) *
    • Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) *
    • White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) *

Frigatebirds, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters, and Allies (Suliformes)

  • Boobies and Gannets (Sulidae)
    • Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) *
    • Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) *
    • Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) *
    • Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
    • Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) *
  • Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
    • Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
    • Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
    • Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
    • Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) *
  • Darters (Anhingidae)
    • Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) *
  • Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
    • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
    • Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) *
    • Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) *

Herons, Storks, Ibises and Relatives (Ciconiiformes)

  • Storks and Wood Ibises (Ciconiidae)
    • Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies (Accipitriformes)

  • Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies (Accipitridae)
    • Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
    • Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) *
    • Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
    • Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
    • Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
    • Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
    • Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albontatus)
    • Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
    • Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
    • White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
    • Common Black-hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) *
    • Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
    • Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
    • Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
    • Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
    • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
    • Harris’s Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
    • Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) *
    • Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus) *
  • New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
    • Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) *
    • Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
    • California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
  • Ospreys (Pandionidae)
    • Osprey (Pandion haliastus)

Screamers, Ducks and Relatives (Anseriformes)

  • Swans, Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)
    • Redhead (Aythya americana)
    • King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) *
    • Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) *
    • Steller’s Eider (Polysticta stelleri) *
    • Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
    • Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
    • Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) *
    • Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
    • Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) *
    • Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
    • Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
    • Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
    • Baikal Teal (Anas formosa) *
    • Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
    • Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
    • Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
    • 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)
    • Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
    • Garganey (Anas querquedula) *
    • White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
    • Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) I
    • American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) *
    • 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)
    • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) I
    • Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) *
    • Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
    • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
    • Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
    • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
    • Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
    • Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) *
    • Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
    • American Wigeon (Anas americana)
    • Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
    • Falcated Duck (Anas falcata) *
    • Gadwall (Anas strepera)
    • Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) I
    • Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
    • Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
    • Taiga/Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)

Caracaras and Falcons (Falconiformes)

  • Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae)
    • Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
    • Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
    • Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) *
    • Merlin (Falco columbarius)
    • Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) *
    • American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
    • Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) *

Gallinaceous Birds (Galliformes)

  • Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail (Phasianidae)
    • White-tailed (Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura) I
    • Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
    • Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) I
    • Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
    • Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
    • Chukar (Alectoris chukar) I
    • Common Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) I
    • Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) I
    • Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus)
  • New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
    • Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)
    • California Quail (Callipepla californica)
    • Gambel’s Quail (Callipepla gambelii)

Cranes, Rails and Relatives (Gruiformes)

  • Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
    • Ridgway’s Rail (Rallus longirostris)
    • American Coot (Fulica americana)
    • Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
    • Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) *
    • Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
    • Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
    • Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)
    • Sora (Porzana carolina)
  • Cranes (Gruidae)
    • Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
    • Common Crane (Grus grus)

Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks, and Relatives (Charadriiformes)

  • Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae)
    • Wilson’s Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) *
    • Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)
    • Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) *
    • Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
    • Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) *
    • Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
    • Greater Sand-Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) *
    • Lesser Sand-Plover (Charadrius mongolus) *
    • Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
    • American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
    • Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
    • Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus)
    • Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) *
  • Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
    • Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
    • American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
  • Avocets and Stilts (Recurvirostridae)
    • American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
    • Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
  • Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Relatives (Scolopacidae)
    • Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
    • Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
    • Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
    • White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) *
    • Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
    • Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) *
    • Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis)
    • Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) *
    • Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
    • Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
    • Little Stint (Calidris minuta) *
    • Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
    • Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) *
    • Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
    • Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) *
    • Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
    • Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) *
    • Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
    • American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) *
    • Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
    • Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
    • Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
    • Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
    • Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
    • Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
    • Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) *
    • Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
    • Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) *
    • Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
    • Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
    • Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
    • Gray -tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) *
    • Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
    • Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) *
    • Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) *
    • Surfbird (Calidris virgata)
    • 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)
    • Sanderling (Calidris alba)
    • Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
    • Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) *
    • Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) *
    • Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) *
    • Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) *
  • Gulls, Terns and Skimmers (Laridae)
    • Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
    • Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
    • Gull -billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
    • Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) *
    • Red -legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) *
    • Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans)
    • Swallow -tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) *
    • Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) *
    • Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini)
    • Black -legged (Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla)
    • Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) *
    • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
    • Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
    • Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri)
    • Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) *
    • White -winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) *
    • Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
    • Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
    • Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
    • Mew Gull (Larus canus)
    • Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
    • Black -headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) *
    • Laughing Gull (Leucophacus atricilla)
    • California Gull (Larus californicus)
    • Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) *
    • Glaucous -winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
    • Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
    • Heermann’s Gull (Larus heermanni)
    • Yellow -footed Gull (Larus livens)
    • Franklin’s Gull (Leucophacus pipixcan)
    • Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
    • Belcher’s Gull (Larus belcheri) *
    • Lesser Black -backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
    • Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) *
    • Thayer’s Gull (Larus thayeri)
    • Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
    • Ring -billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
    • Black -tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) *
    • Slaty -backed Gull (Larus schistisagus) *
    • Ross’s Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) *
    • Great Black -backed Gull (Larus marinus) *
  • Auks, Murres and Puffins (Alcidae)
    • Kittlitz’s Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) *
    • Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
    • Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella) *
    • Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla) *
    • Parakeet Auklet (Aethia psittacula)
    • Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
    • Cassin’s Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus)
    • Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata)
    • Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
    • Long-billed Murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix) *
    • Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
    • Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) *
    • Common Murre (Uria aalge)
    • Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
    • Craveri’s Murrelet (Synthliboramphus craveri)
    • Scripp’s Murrelet (Synthliboramphus scrippsi)
    • Guadalupe Murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus)
  • Skuas (Stercorariidae)
    • South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
    • Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
    • Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
    • Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)

Pigeons and Doves (Columbiformes)

  • Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
    • Ringed Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia risoria) I
    • Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) *
    • Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti)
    • Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina)
    • Inca Dove (Columbina inca)
    • Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
    • Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) I
    • Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
    • Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) I
    • Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) I
    • White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

Parrots and Relatives (Psittaciformes)

  • Lories, Parakeets, Macaws and Parrots (Psittacidae)
    • Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri) I
    • Black-hooded Parakeet (Nandayus nenday) I
    • Yellow-headed Parrot (Amazona oratrix) I
    • Lilac-crowned Parrot (Amazona finschi) I
    • Red-crowned Parrot (Amazona viridigenalis) I
    • Blue-crowned Parakeet (Aratinga acuticaudata) I
    • Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) I
    • Red-masked Parakeet (Aratinga erythrogenys) I
    • White-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus) I
    • Mitred Parakeet (Aratinga mitrata) I

Cuckoos and Relatives (Cuculiformes)

  • Roadrunners and Allies (Cuculidae)
    • Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) *
    • Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) *
    • Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
    • Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
    • Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canors) *

Owls (Strigiformes)

  • Barn Owls (Tytonidae)
    • Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
  • Typical Owls (Strigidae)
    • Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
    • Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
    • Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
    • Barred Owl (Strix varia) *
    • Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
    • Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
    • Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
    • Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi) *
    • Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) *
    • Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii)
    • Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus)
    • Northern Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)
    • Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis)

Goatsuckers and Relatives (Caprimulgiformes)

  • Goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae)
    • Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
    • Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
    • Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
    • Chuck-will’s-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) *
    • Buff-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi) *
    • Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferous)
    • Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus arizonae)

Swifts and Hummingbirds (Apodiformes)

  • Swifts (Apodidae)
    • Vaux’s Swift (Chaetura vauxi)
    • White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
    • White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) *
    • Black Swift (Cypseloides niger)
    • Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagic)
    • Common Swift (Apus apus) *
  • Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
    • Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
    • Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
    • Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)
    • Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)
    • Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
    • Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
    • Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) *
    • Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
    • Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) *
    • Blue-throated Hummingbird (Lampornis clemenciae) *
    • Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps) *
    • Xantus’s Hummingbird (Hylocharis xantusii) *
    • Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) *
    • Green Violet-ear (Colibri thalassinus) *

Kingfishers and Relatives (Coraciiformes)

  • Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
    • Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Woodpeckers and Relatives (Piciformes)

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

Perching Birds (Passeriformes)

  • Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
    • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
    • Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
    • 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) *
    • Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
    • Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) *
    • Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
    • Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) *
    • Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
    • Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)
    • Nutting’s Flycatcher (Myiarchus nuttingi) *
    • Western Wood-pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
    • Eastern Wood-pewee (Contopus virens) *
    • Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) *
    • Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) *
    • Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
    • Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
    • Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)
    • Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri)
    • Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
    • Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis)
    • Greater Pewee (Contopus pertinax) *
    • Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
    • Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
    • Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
    • Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
  • Shrikes (Laniidae)
    • Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
    • Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) *
    • Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
  • Typical Vireos (Vireonidae)
    • Hutton’s Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
    • Yellow-green Vireo (Vireo flavoviridis) *
    • Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
    • White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) *
    • Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
    • Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitaries) *
    • Cassin’s Vireo (Vireo cassinii)
    • Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)
    • Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
    • Gray Vireo (Vireo vicinior)
    • Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii)
    • Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) *
  • Jays, Magpies and Crows (Corvidae)
    • Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
    • Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
    • Common Raven (Corvus corax)
    • American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
    • Yellow -billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)
    • Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)
    • Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
    • Island Scrub -Jay (Aphelocoma insularis)
    • Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) *
    • Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
    • Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
  • Larks (Alaudidae)
    • Sky Lark (Alauda arvensis) *
    • Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
  • Swallows (Hirundinidae)
    • Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
    • Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) *
    • Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
    • Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
    • Violet -green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
    • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
    • Purple Martin (Progne subis)
    • Northern Rough -winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
  • Titmice and Relatives (Paridae)
    • Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
    • Juniper Titmouse (Baeolophus ridgewayi)
    • Chestnut -backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
    • Black -capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
    • Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
  • Verdin (Remizidae)
    • Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)
  • Bushtit (Aegithalidae)
    • Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
  • Nuthatches (Sittidae)
    • Red -breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
    • White -breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
    • Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
  • Creepers (Certhiidae)
    • Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
  • Wrens (Troglodytidae)
    • House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
    • Winter Wren (Troglodytes heimalis) *
    • Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) *
    • Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
    • Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
    • Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
    • Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
    • Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
    • Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
  • Dippers (Cinclidae)
    • American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
  • Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
    • Red -whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) I,*
  • Kinglets (Regulidae)
    • Golden -crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
    • Ruby -crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
  • Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae)
    • Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) *
    • Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) *
  • Sylviid Warblers (Sylviidae)
    • Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)
    • Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
  • Grassbirds (Megaluridae)
    • Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata) *
  • Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae)
    • Black -tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)
    • Blue -gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
    • California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica)
  • Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
    • Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) *
    • Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) *
    • Red -flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) *
    • Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) *
    • Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) *
  • Thrushes (Turdidae)
    • Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
    • Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
    • Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
    • American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
    • Rufous -backed Robin (Turdus rufopalliatus) *
    • Eyebrowed Thrush (Turdus obscurus) *
    • Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) *
    • Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
    • Gray -cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) *
    • Veery (Catharus fuscescens) *
    • Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
    • Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
  • Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
    • California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
    • Le Conte’s Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei)
    • Crissal Thrasher (Toxostoma crissale)
    • Bendire’s Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)
    • Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
    • Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
    • Curve -billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) *
    • Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
  • Starlings and Allies (Sturnidae)
    • European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) I
  • Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
    • 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 rubrescens)
    • Sprague’s Pipit (Anthus spragueii)
  • Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
    • Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
    • Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
  • Silky Flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae)
    • Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
  • Wood Warblers and Relatives (Parulidae)
    • Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) *
    • Bay -breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
    • Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
    • Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga 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 (Parkesia noveboracensis)
    • Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosus)
    • Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) *
    • Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) *
    • Macgillivray’s Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
    • Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
    • Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)
    • Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
    • Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
    • Red -faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) *
    • Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus)
    • Yellow -breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
    • Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
    • Golden -winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) *
    • Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
    • Blue -winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) *
    • Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina)
    • Orange -crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata)
    • Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla)
    • Virginia’s Warbler (Oreothlypis virginiae)
    • Lucy’s Warbler (Oreothlypis luciae)
    • Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
    • Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
    • Chestnut -sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
    • Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
    • Grace’s Warbler (Setophaga graciae) *
    • Black -throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
    • Yellow -rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
    • Black -throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)
    • Golden -cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) *
    • Black -throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
    • Townsend’s Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
    • Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis)
    • Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
    • Yellow -throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) *
    • Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) *
    • Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
  • Longspurs and Snow Buntings (Calcariidae)
    • Mccown’s Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)
    • Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
    • Smith’s Longspur (Calcarius pictus) *
    • Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) *
    • Chestnut -collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)
  • Emberizines (Emberizidae)
    • Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
    • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
    • Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica) *
    • Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)
    • Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
    • Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
    • White -throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
    • Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
    • White -crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
    • Golden -crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla)
    • Dark -eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
    • Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla) *
    • Le Conte’s Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii) *
    • Black -throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
    • Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
    • Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)
    • Baird’s Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii) *
    • Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
    • California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
    • Abert’s Towhee (Melozone aberti)
    • Cassin’s Sparrow (Pemcaea cassinii) *
    • American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
    • Green -tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
    • 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)
    • Bell’s Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli)
    • Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
    • Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
    • Rufous -crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
    • Sagebrush Sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis)
  • Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Allies (Cardinalidae)
    • Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
    • Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
    • Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
    • Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor) *
    • Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
    • Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
    • Black -headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
    • Rose -breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
    • Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) I
    • Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) *
    • Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
    • Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava)
    • Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
    • Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea) *
  • Blackbirds, Orioles and Allies (Icteridae)
    • Scott’s Oriole (Icterus parisorum)
    • Baltimore Oriole (Icterus glabula)
    • Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
    • Streak -backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus) *
    • Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
    • Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
    • Brown -headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
    • Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) *
    • Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
    • Great -tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
    • 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)
    • Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus)
  • Finches (Fringillidae)
    • Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
    • Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
    • Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
    • American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
    • Lawrence’s Goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei)
    • Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
    • Black Rosy -finch (Leucosticte atrata) *
    • Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) *
    • Gray -crowned Rosy -finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis)
    • House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
    • Cassin’s Finch (Haemorhous cassinii)
    • Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
    • Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
    • White -winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) *
    • Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) *
    • Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) *
  • Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
    • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) I
  • Waxbills and Allies (Estrildidae)
    • Nutmeg Mannikin (Lonchura punctulata) I,*