British Columbia bird checklist
567 bird species in 76 families have been recorded in British Columbia, according to eBird; about 385 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
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Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in British Columbia right now
1American Wigeon
2Rock Pigeon
3Snow Goose
4Mallard
5American Crow
6House Sparrow
7Double-crested Cormorant
8Ring-billed Gull
9Canada Goose
10Yellow-rumped Warbler
British Columbia bird checklist
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Cassowaries and Emu
- Emu
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Bar-headed Goose
- Emperor Goose
- Snow Goose
- Ross's Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Pink-footed Goose
- Brant
- Barnacle Goose
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Ringed Teal
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- American Black Duck
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Canvasback
- Redhead
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Steller's Eider
- Spectacled Eider
- King Eider
- Common Eider
- Harlequin Duck
- Surf Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Barrow's Goldeneye
- Smew
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Mountain Quail
- Northern Bobwhite
- California Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Ruffed Grouse
- Dusky Grouse
- Sooty Grouse
- Sharp-tailed Grouse
- White-tailed Ptarmigan
- Willow Ptarmigan
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Spruce Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Golden Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Silver Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Common Quail
- Japanese Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Poorwill
Swifts
- Black Swift
- Vaux's Swift
- White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Anna's Hummingbird
- Costa's Hummingbird
- Calliope Hummingbird
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird
- Xantus's Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Virginia Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Yellow Rail
Cranes
- Sandhill Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Black Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Common Ringed Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Snowy Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Bristle-thighed Curlew
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Wandering Tattler
- Wood Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Spotted Redshank
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Black Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Surfbird
- Ruff
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Rock Sandpiper
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- South Polar Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Rhinoceros Auklet
- Tufted Puffin
- Horned Puffin
- Cassin's Auklet
- Crested Auklet
- Parakeet Auklet
- Kittlitz's Murrelet
- Marbled Murrelet
- Pigeon Guillemot
- Dovekie
- Thick-billed Murre
- Common Murre
- Ancient Murrelet
- Scripps's Murrelet
- Guadalupe Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Ross's Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Red-legged Kittiwake
- Ivory Gull
- Sabine's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Heermann's Gull
- Short-billed Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Western Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Vega Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- California Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Least Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Elegant Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Eared Grebe
- Western Grebe
- Clark's Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Pacific Loon
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Albatrosses
- Laysan Albatross
- Black-footed Albatross
- Short-tailed Albatross
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Murphy's Petrel
- Mottled Petrel
- Juan Fernandez Petrel
- Hawaiian Petrel
- Cook's Petrel
- Pink-footed Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Buller's Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Black-vented Shearwater
Storks
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Cocos Booby
- Masked Booby
- Nazca Booby
- Blue-footed Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Brandt's Cormorant
- Red-faced Cormorant
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Double-crested Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White-faced Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- American Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Snowy Egret
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- White-tailed Kite
- Golden Eagle
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- American Goshawk
- Northern Harrier
- Bald Eagle
- Mississippi Kite
- Harris's Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Ferruginous Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Flammulated Owl
- Western Screech-Owl
- Snowy Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Northern Pygmy-Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Spotted Owl
- Barred Owl
- Great Gray Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
- Northern Saw-whet Owl
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Williamson's Sapsucker
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Red-naped Sapsucker
- Red-breasted Sapsucker
- Lewis's Woodpecker
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Acorn Woodpecker
- American Three-toed Woodpecker
- Black-backed Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- White-headed Woodpecker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
- Prairie Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Monk Parakeet
- Green-cheeked Parakeet
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Hammond's Flycatcher
- Gray Flycatcher
- Dusky Flycatcher
- Western Flycatcher
- Black Phoebe
- Eastern Phoebe
- Say's Phoebe
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Ash-throated Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Black-capped Vireo
- White-eyed Vireo
- Bell's Vireo
- Hutton's Vireo
- Cassin's Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Western Warbling Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-green Vireo
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Northern Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Canada Jay
- Pinyon Jay
- Steller's Jay
- Blue Jay
- California Scrub-Jay
- Black-billed Magpie
- Clark's Nutcracker
- American Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Mountain Chickadee
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee
- Boreal Chickadee
Larks
- Eurasian Skylark
- Horned Lark
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Violet-green Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Yellow-browed Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- Bushtit
Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Pygmy Nuthatch
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
- Rock Wren
- Canyon Wren
- Northern House Wren
- Pacific Wren
- Winter Wren
- Sedge Wren
- Marsh Wren
- Bewick's Wren
Dippers
- American Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- White-cheeked Starling
- Crested Myna
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Brown Thrasher
- Sage Thrasher
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird
- Western Bluebird
- Mountain Bluebird
- Townsend's Solitaire
- Varied Thrush
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- Redwing
- Fieldfare
- Dusky Thrush
- American Robin
Old World Flycatchers
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Northern Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Cedar Waxwing
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- White-rumped Munia
Accentors
- Siberian Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
- American Pipit
- Sprague's Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Brambling
- Evening Grosbeak
- Pine Grosbeak
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
- House Finch
- Purple Finch
- Cassin's Finch
- Oriental Greenfinch
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- Pine Siskin
- Lesser Goldfinch
- American Goldfinch
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Chestnut-collared Longspur
- Smith's Longspur
- Thick-billed Longspur
- Snow Bunting
- McKay's Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Pine Bunting
- Pallas's Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Cassin's Sparrow
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Field Sparrow
- Brewer's Sparrow
- Black-throated Sparrow
- Lark Sparrow
- Lark Bunting
- American Tree Sparrow
- Fox Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Harris's Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Sagebrush Sparrow
- Vesper Sparrow
- LeConte's Sparrow
- Nelson's Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- Green-tailed Towhee
- Spotted Towhee
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Troupials and Allies
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Bobolink
- Western Meadowlark
- Orchard Oriole
- Hooded Oriole
- Bullock's Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Brewer's Blackbird
- Common Grackle
- Great-tailed Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Lucy's Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- MacGillivray's Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Black-throated Gray Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Hermit Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
- Painted Redstart
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Northern Cardinal
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Lazuli Bunting
- Indigo Bunting
- Painted Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Saffron Finch
Most common birds in British Columbia
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of British Columbia’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Common RavenCorvus corax
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Largest bird families in British Columbia
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl43
- Sandpipers and Allies33
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers25
- New World Warblers24
- New World Sparrows21
- Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies13
- Tyrant Flycatchers13
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites11
Reported in the last 30 days
336 species reported to eBird in British Columbia in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
American Crow, American Wigeon, Common Raven, Common Loon, Steller's Jay, Snow Goose, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Glaucous-winged Gull, Great Blue Heron, Black Turnstone, Pelagic Cormorant, Black Oystercatcher, Short-billed Gull, Black-billed Magpie, Northern Flicker, Red Crossbill, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, House Finch, Rock Pigeon, Bald Eagle, House Sparrow, American Robin, Western Grebe, Pacific Loon, Rhinoceros Auklet, Marbled Murrelet, Savannah Sparrow, Heermann's Gull, Common Murre, Common Merganser, California Gull, Bonaparte's Gull, Red-tailed Hawk, European Starling, California Quail, Dark-eyed Junco, Golden-crowned Sparrow, …
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Great Blue Heron
Bonaparte's Gull
European Starling
American Robin
Common Raven
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Savannah Sparrow
Black-bellied Plover
Red-tailed Hawk
Common Merganser
Bald Eagle
Mourning Dove