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Western Field Ornithologists
California Bird Records Committee

Updated 14 August 2009

The sequence of birds on this list has been updated to follow the 7th edition of the A.O.U Check-List of North American Birds, and supplements.

A total of 641 species is included on the main list of California birds, ten of which are non-native species, and two of which have been extirpated within historical times. An additional six species have been recorded in the state, but are of uncertain natural occurrence and therefore are included in a supplemental list following the main list. To be considered accepted on the California list, at least one record of the species must be reviewed and accepted by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). Species on this list lacking annotation (or marked with just an E or I) are supported by at least one extant specimen for which there is convincing evidence that it was obtained in California. Species marked with a non-specimen annotation are supported by at least one record for which there is one or more photographs (P), videotapes (V), or tape recordings of vocalization (T) that clearly demonstrate definitive characters and for which there is convincing evidence that the photographs, video, or recording was made in California. Species marked with an S are only supported by sight records with one or more convincing written descriptions. Documentation supporting all records reviewed by the CBRC (except for the physical specimens in specimen-supported records) is permanently archived at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo, California 93012-8506, and is available to researchers.

The CBRC solicits information on all occurrences in California of species on its Review List (those annotated below with an asterisk), as well as species unrecorded in California. In general, review species average four or fewer occurrences per year in California, and have been recorded fewer than 100 times. Documentation should be sent to Guy McCaskie, California Bird Records Committee, P.O. Box 275, Imperial Beach, CA 91933-0275 (or by e-mail to guymcc@pacbell.net). Documentation concerning the potential establishment of exotic species not currently on the state list is also sought.

 

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* - California Bird Records Committee Review Species (183 species)
I - Introduced; non-native but now established in California (10 species)
E - Extirpated from California (2 species)

For species not supported by specimens (102 species):

P - At least one record supported by identifiable photograph (100 species)
V - At least one record supported by identifiable videotape (21 species)
T - At least one record supported by identifiable taped vocalization (6 species)
S - Supported only by sight records (2 species)

Main List

Anseriformes - Screamers, Swans, Geese, and Ducks
Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, and Swans

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis - *P
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
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator - *P
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus - *P
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Gadwall Anas strepera
Falcated Duck Anas falcata - *P
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
American Wigeon Anas americana
American Black Duck Anas rubripes - *
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedula - *
Baikal Teal Anas formosa - *
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Redhead Aythya americana
Common Pochard Aythya ferina - *P
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri - *P
King Eider Somateria spectabilis - *
Common Eider Somateria mollissima - *P
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
Smew Mergellus albellus - *PV
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

Galliformes - Gallinaceous Birds
Odontophoridae - New World Quail

Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus
California Quail Callipepla californica
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii

Phasianidae - Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Chukar Alectoris chukar - I
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus - I
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura - IP
Sooty Grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus
Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus - E
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo - I

Gaviiformes - Loons
Gaviidae - Loons

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica - *
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
Common Loon Gavia immer
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii - *

Podicipediformes - Grebes
Podicipedidae - Grebes

Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus - *
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

Procellariiformes - Tube-nosed Swimmers
Diomedeidae - Albatrosses

Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta - *P
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata - *PV
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans - *P
Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus - *

Procellariidae - Shearwaters and Petrels
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera - *PV
Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima
Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
Dark-rumped Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia/sandwichensis - *PV
Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
Stejneger's Petrel Pterodroma longirostris - *P
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii - *P
Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni - *P
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas - *
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea - *P
Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus
Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis - *P
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus - *P
Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus - PV
Townsend's Shearwater Puffinus auricularis - *
Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas

Hydrobatidae - Storm-Petrels
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata
Ringed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma hornbyi - *P
Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tethys - *
Tristram's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tristrami - *P
Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania
Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma

Pelecaniformes - Totipalmate Birds
Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds

White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus - *P
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda - *

Sulidae - Boobies and Gannets
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra - *P
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii - *
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Red-footed Booby Sula sula - *

Pelecanidae - Pelicans
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants
Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus - *P
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Anhingidae - Darters
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga - *P

Fregatidae - Frigatebirds
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens - *
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor - *P
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel - *P

Ciconiiformes - Herons, Ibises, Storks, American Vultures, and Allies
Ardeidae - Herons, Bitterns, and Allies

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor - *
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea - *

Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills
White Ibis Eudocimus albus - *
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus - *P
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja - *

Ciconiidae - Storks
Wood Stork Mycteria americana

Cathartidae - New World Vultures
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus - *P
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus - E

Falconiformes - Diurnal Birds of Prey
Accipitridae - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies

Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus - *P
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis - *
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus - *P
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus - *
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
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway - *PV
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus - *P
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus - *
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus

Gruiformes - Rails, Cranes, and Allies
Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
Sora Porzana carolina
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica - *
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
American Coot Fulica americana

Gruidae - Cranes
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis

Charadriiformes - Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks, and Allies
Charadriidae - Lapwings and Plovers

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica - *
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus - *P
Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii - *PV
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia - *
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus - *P
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus - *PV

Haematopodidae - Oystercatchers
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani

Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana

Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus - *PV
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes - *P
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus - *P
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia - *PV
Willet Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola - *P
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda - *
Little Curlew Numenius minutus - *P
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis - *PV
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica - *P
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica - *
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
Surfbird Aphriza virgata
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis - *P
Little Stint Calidris minuta - *
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta - *P
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis - *
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea - *
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus - *
Wilsons Snipe Gallinago delicata
American Woodcock Scolopax minor - *P
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius

Laridae - Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus - *P
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris - *
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea - *P
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus - *P
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus - *
Rosss Gull Rhodostethia rosea - *P
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
Belchers Gull Larus belcheri - *PV
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris - *
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
Mew Gull Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Western Gull Larus occidentalis
Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens
California Gull Larus californicus
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides - *P
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus - *PV
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus - *P
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus - *
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus - *P
Least Tern Sternula antillarum
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus - *PV
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis - *P
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger

Stercorariidae - Skuas
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus

Alcidae - Auks, Murres, and Puffins
Common Murre Uria aalge
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia - *
Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix - *
Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris - *
Xantus's Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
Craveri's Murrelet Synthliboramphus craveri
Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula - *
Least Auklet Aethia pusilla - *
Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella - *
Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata

Columbiformes - Pigeons, and Doves
Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon Columba livia - I
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis - *PV
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto - I
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis - I
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti

Psittaciformes - Parrots
Psittacidae - Lories, Parakeets, Macaws, and Parrots

Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis - I

Cuculiformes - Cuckoos and Allies
Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis

Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus - *
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris - *P

Strigiformes - Owls
Tytonidae - Barn Owls

Barn Owl Tyto alba

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

Caprimulgiformes - Goatsuckers, Oilbirds, and Allies
Caprimulgidae - Goatsuckers

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis - *
Buff-collared Nightjar Caprimulgus ridgwayi - *
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus

Apodiformes - Swifts, and Hummingbirds
Apodidae - Swifts

Black Swift Cypseloides niger
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris - *S
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis

Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus - *P
Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris - *P
Xantus's Hummingbird Hylocharis xantusii - *P
Violet-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia violiceps - *P
Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae - *P
Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens - *P
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris - *
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin

Coraciiformes - Rollers, Motmots, Kingfishers, and Allies
Alcedinidae - Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon

Piciformes - Puffbirds, Jacamars, Toucans, Woodpeckers, and Allies
Picidae - Woodpeckers and Allies

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

Passeriformes - Passerine Birds
Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax - *
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens - *PT
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
Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer - *
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi - *PVT
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus - *
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris - *PV
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii - *PT
Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris - *PVT
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana - *P

Laniidae - Shrikes
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus - *P
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor

Vireonidae - Vireos
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus - *PT
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus
Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius - *
Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis - *

Corvidae - Crows and Jays
Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis
Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata - *
Island Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma insularis
Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven Corvus corax

Alaudidae - Larks
Sky Lark Alauda arvensis - *P
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

Hirundinidae - Swallows
Purple Martin Progne subis
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva - *P
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Paridae - Chickadees and Titmice
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi

Remizidae - Penduline Tits and Verdins
Verdin Auriparus flaviceps

Aegithalidae - Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus

Sittidae - Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea

Certhiidae - Creepers
Brown Creeper Certhia americana

Troglodytidae - Wrens
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis - *PT
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris

Cinclidae - Dippers
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus

Regulidae - Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula

Sylviidae - Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata - *P
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus - *
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis - *P
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura

Muscicapidae - Old World Flycatchers
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla - *P

Turdidae - Thrushes
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica - *P
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus - *P
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe - *
Stonechat Saxicola torquatus - *P
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
Veery Catharus fuscescens - *P
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus - *
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina - *
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus - *PV
Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus - *P
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius

Timaliidae - Babblers
Wrentit Chamaea fasciata

Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre - *
California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum
Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale
Le Conte's Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei

Sturnidae - Starlings
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris - I

Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis - *P
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea - *P
White Wagtail Motacilla alba - *P
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni - *P
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii

Bombycillidae - Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

Ptilogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens

Parulidae - Wood-Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus - *
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera - *
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae
Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae
Northern Parula Parula americana
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens
Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia - *
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi
Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica - *
Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae - *
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus - *
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica 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 Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla - *
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis - *
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia - *
MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons - *
Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens

Emberizidae - Emberizids
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
California Towhee Pipilo crissalis
Abert's Towhee Pipilo aberti
Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii - *
Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla - *P
Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Baird's Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii - *
Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii - *
Nelson's Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
McCown's Longspur Calcarius mccownii
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus - *PV
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla - *P
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica - *P
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis - *

Cardinalidae - Cardinals and Allies
Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus - *P
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

Icteridae - Blackbirds
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
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
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula - *
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus - *
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum

Fringillidae - Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla - *PV
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata - *
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus - *P
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera - *S
Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea - *
Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus

Passeridae - Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow Passer domesticus - I

Supplemental List
This list includes those species recorded in California for which the CBRC has determined that all records are of uncertain natural occurrence. Thus, the CBRC could not reach a consensus judgement, given available evidence, as to whether or not records of these species involved true vagrants or escapes from captivity. Species with questionable natural occurrence (those judged by the CBRC to be escapees) are not admitted to the Supplemental List.

Pelecaniformes - Totipalmate Birds
Sulidae - Boobies and Gannets

Nazca Booby Sula granti - P

Gruiformes - Rails, Cranes, and Allies
Gruidae - Cranes

Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo - P

Passeriformes - Passerine Birds
Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens - PVT

Ptilogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers
Gray Silky-flycatcher Ptilogonys cinereus - PV

Icteridae - Blackbirds
Black-backed Oriole Icterus abeillei - P

Fringillidae - Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies
Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica - P
 

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