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Pacific Golden-Plover © Mick Thompson
Current Total
Swallow-tailed Gull
Added December 2023
Taxonomic Update
July 2024
Santa Barbara County Bird List
This list contains all bird species recorded in Santa Barbara County, CA to date. The list area
includes the Channel Islands within the county and offshore waters to the 200 nautical mile
limit. This list follows the official California Bird Records Committee (CBRC) state list.
Taxonomic sequence follows that of the American Ornithological Society (AOS), "Checklist of
North American Birds" 7th Edition and all incorporated supplements. This sequence differs
from the Clements Checklist used by eBird. This bird list will be updated when additional
species are recorded, and when AOS taxonomic changes or CBRC decisions are published. See
the Introduced Birds page for a list of Introduced and Exotic species reported in the county.
Ducks, Geese & Swans (Anatidae)
Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) (Is)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Ross’s Goose (Anser rossii)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Brant (Branta bernicla)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Baikal Teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicilatta)
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Partridges and Turkeys (Phasianidae)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) (In)
Chukar (Alectoris chukar) (In)
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
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)
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) (In)
Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) (In)
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) (In)
Inca Dove (Columbina inca)
Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina)
Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti)
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis (Cuculidae)
Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
Eastern/Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus/arizonae)
Swifts (Apodidae)
Black Swift (Cypseloides niger)
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
Vaux’s Swift (Chaetura vauxi)
White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
Ridgway’s Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
Sora (Porzana carolina)
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)
Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
Cranes (Gruidae)
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostidae)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Plovers (Charadriidae)
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Wilson’s Plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia)
Mountain Plover (Anarhynchus montanus)
Snowy Plover (Anarhynchus nivosus)
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Little Curlew (Numenius minutus)
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
Surfbird (Calidris virgata)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae)
South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Auks, Murres, and Puffins (Alcidae)
Common Murre (Uria aalge)
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
Scripps’s Murrelet (Synthliboramphus scrippsi)
Guadalupe Murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus)
Craveri’s Murrelet (Synthliboramphus craveri)
Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
Cassin’s Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus)
Parakeet Auklet (Aethia psittacula)
Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata)
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)
Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini)
Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
Heermann’s Gull (Larus heermanni)
Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
California Gull (Larus californicus)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri)
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans)
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
Loons (Gaviidae)
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)
Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
Southern Storm-Petrels (Oceanitidae)
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
Northern Storm-Petrels (Hydrobatidae)
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates furcatus)
Ringed Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates hornbyi)
Leach’s Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous)
Townsend’s Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates socorroensis)
Ashy Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa)
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates tethys)
Black Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates melania)
Least Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates microsoma)
Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Murphy’s Petrel (Pterodroma ultima)
Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis)
Cook’s Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
Stejneger’s Petrel (Pterodroma longirostris)
Jouanin’s Petrel (Bulweria fallax) (Is)
White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
Buller’s Shearwater (Ardenna bulleri)
Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)
Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea)
Pink-footed Shearwater (Ardenna creatopus)
Flesh-footed Shearwater (Ardenna carneipes)
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelis)
Storks (Ciconiidae)
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Boobies (Sulidae)
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
Nazca Booby (Sula granti)
Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)
Cocos Booby (Sula brewsteri)
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Brandt’s Cormorant (Urile penicillatus)
Pelagic Cormorant (Urile pelagicus)
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)
Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (Ardeidae)
Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis)
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) (R)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Ospreys (Pandionidae)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Hawks, Kites, Eagles and Allies (Accipitridae)
White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus)
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)
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
Barn Owls (Tytonidae)
American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata )
Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus)
Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis)
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Williamson’s Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii)
Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)
White-headed Woodpecker (Dryobates albolarvatus)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Caracaras & Falcons (Falconidae)
Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris)
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Cassin’s Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)
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)
Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
Vireos (Vireonidae)
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Gray Vireo (Vireo vicinior)
Hutton’s Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
Cassin’s Vireo (Vireo cassinii)
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Yellow-green Vireo (Vireo flavoviridis)
Shrikes (Laniidae)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Jays and Crows (Corvidae)
Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)
Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Island Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma insularis) (Is)
California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Verdin (Remizidae)
Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)
Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae)
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
Larks (Alaudidae)
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Swallows (Hirundinidae)
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Purple Martin (Progne subis)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Bushtits (Aegithalidae)
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae)
Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
Sylviid Warblers (Sylviidae)
Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)
Kinglets (Regulidae)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Silky-Flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae)
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
Nuthatches (Sittadae)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
Creepers (Certhiidae)
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica)
Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Bendire’s Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)
California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
LeConte's Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei)
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Starlings (Sturnidae)
European Starling (Sternus vulgaris) (In)
Dippers (Cinclidae)
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Thrushes (Turdidae)
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
Waxbills and Allies (Estrildidae)
Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) (In)
Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) (In)
Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
Sprague’s Pipit (Anthus spragueii)
Finches and Allies (Fringillidae)
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
Cassin’s Finch (Haemorhous cassinii)
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
Lawrence’s Goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei)
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
Longspurs (Calcariidae)
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)
Thick-billed Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)
New World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
Cassin’s Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Black-chinned Sparrow (Spizella atrogularis)
Brewer’s Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Sagebrush Sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis)
Bell’s Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli)
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
LeConte’s Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii)
Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
California Towhee (Melzone crissalis)
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
Yellow-breasted Chats (Icteriidae)
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
Blackbirds (Icteridae)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Scott’s Oriole (Icterus parisorum)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
Wood-Warblers (Parulidae)
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
Lucy’s Warbler (Leiothlypis luciae)
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
Virginia’s Warbler (Leiothlypis virginiae)
Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis)
MacGillivray’s Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia)
Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosus)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
Grace’s Warbler (Setophaga graciae)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)
Townsend’s Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus)
Tanagers, Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies (Cardinalidae)
Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava)
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) (Is)
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)
Key:
Red text - CBRC "Review List" species
(In) Introduced species
(Is) Recorded on the Channel Islands only
(R) Reintroduced species
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