Birds of California, United States is a list of the most common birds observed in the state. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
44% |
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
42% |
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
39% |
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
36% |
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
34% |
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
32% |
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
30% |
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
29% |
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
29% |
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
28% |
Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
27% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
27% |
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
26% |
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
26% |
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
26% |
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
24% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
23% |
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae |
22% |
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
21% |
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
21% |
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
20% |
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
20% |
American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
19% |
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
18% |
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
18% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
18% |
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
18% |
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
17% |
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
17% |
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
16% |
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
16% |
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
16% |
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
16% |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
16% |
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
15% |
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
15% |
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
15% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
14% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
14% |
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
14% |
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
14% |
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
13% |
California Gull
Larus californicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
13% |
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
13% |
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
13% |
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
13% |
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
12% |
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
12% |
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
11% |
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
11% |
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
11% |
California Quail
Callipepla californica Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
10% |
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
10% |
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Paradoxornithidae |
10% |
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
9.7% |
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
9.6% |
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
9.6% |
Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
9.5% |
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
9.4% |
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
9.2% |
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
8.6% |
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
8.5% |
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
8.5% |
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
8.4% |
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
8.2% |
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
8.1% |
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
8.1% |
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.9% |
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
7.6% |
Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.5% |
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
7.4% |
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
7.3% |
American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.2% |
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
7.2% |
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
7.1% |
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
7.1% |
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
7.0% |
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
7.0% |
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
7.0% |
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
6.9% |
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
6.9% |
Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
6.8% |
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
6.8% |
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
6.6% |
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
6.5% |
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
6.4% |
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
6.2% |
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
6.1% |
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
6.1% |
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
6.0% |
Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
6.0% |
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
5.8% |
Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
5.7% |
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
5.5% |
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
5.5% |
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
5.5% |
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.4% |
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
5.4% |
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
5.4% |
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
5.3% |
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
5.3% |
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
5.2% |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
5.2% |
Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.1% |
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
4.9% |
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
4.9% |
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
4.9% |
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
4.8% |
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
4.8% |
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
4.7% |
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
4.7% |
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
4.5% |
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
4.4% |
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
4.4% |
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
4.3% |
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
4.3% |
Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
4.3% |
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
4.2% |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
4.2% |
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
4.2% |
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
4.2% |
Brandt's Cormorant
Urile penicillatus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
4.2% |
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
4.1% |
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
4.1% |
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
4.1% |
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.0% |
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
4.0% |
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
4.0% |
Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
4.0% |
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.9% |
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
3.8% |
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
3.8% |
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.5% |
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
3.4% |
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.4% |
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
3.3% |
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.3% |
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
3.2% |
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
3.2% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
3.0% |
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
3.0% |
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
2.9% |
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
2.8% |
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.8% |
Pelagic Cormorant
Urile pelagicus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
2.8% |
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.7% |
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.7% |
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens Order: Passeriformes Family: Ptiliogonatidae |
2.7% |
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.7% |
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.7% |
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
2.6% |
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.6% |
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.5% |
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
2.4% |
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.4% |
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
2.4% |
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.4% |
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.3% |
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.3% |
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
2.2% |
Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
2.2% |
Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.2% |
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
2.2% |
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
2.1% |
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
2.1% |
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
2.0% |
Dunlin
Calidris alpina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.0% |
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.0% |
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.9% |
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
1.9% |
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
1.9% |
Yellow-billed Magpie
Pica nuttalli Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
1.9% |
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
1.8% |
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
1.8% |
Sora
Porzana carolina Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.8% |
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
1.7% |
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.7% |
Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
1.7% |
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.6% |
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.6% |
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.6% |
Common Murre
Uria aalge Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
1.6% |
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.6% |
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.6% |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
1.5% |
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.5% |
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.5% |
Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.5% |
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.5% |
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.5% |
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Remizidae |
1.5% |
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.4% |
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
1.4% |
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.3% |
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.3% |
Cassin's Vireo
Vireo cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
1.3% |
Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
1.3% |
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
1.3% |
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.3% |
Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
1.3% |
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.3% |
Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.3% |
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.3% |
Barn Owl
Tyto alba Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae |
1.2% |
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.2% |
Snowy Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.2% |
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.2% |
Brant
Branta bernicla Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.2% |
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.2% |
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.1% |
White-headed Woodpecker
Dryobates albolarvatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.1% |
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.1% |
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.1% |
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.1% |
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
1.1% |
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteriidae |
1.1% |
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
1.0% |
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.0% |
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
1.0% |
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |