California bird checklist
900 bird species in 93 families have been recorded in California, according to eBird; about 538 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 California right now
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Double-crested Cormorant
3American Coot
4Mourning Dove
5Great Egret
6House Sparrow
7Canada Goose
8Mallard
9Turkey Vulture
10Rock Pigeon
California bird checklist
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Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
Cassowaries and Emu
- Emu
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Emperor Goose
- Snow Goose
- Ross's Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Brant
- Barnacle Goose
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Hawaiian Goose
- Red-breasted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Black-necked Swan
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Upland Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- South African Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Crested Duck
- 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
- Chiloe Wigeon
- Mallard
- Mexican Duck
- 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
- King Eider
- Common Eider
- Harlequin Duck
- Surf Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Stejneger's Scoter
- Common 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
- Scaled Quail
- California Quail
- Gambel's Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Ruffed Grouse
- Greater Sage-Grouse
- Sooty Grouse
- Sharp-tailed Grouse
- White-tailed Ptarmigan
- Gray Partridge
- Reeves's Pheasant
- Golden Pheasant
- Lady Amherst's Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Green Pheasant
- Kalij Pheasant
- Silver Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Gray Peacock-Pheasant
- Red Junglefowl
- Black Francolin
- Brown Quail
- Blue-breasted Quail
- Common Quail
- Japanese Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Crested Pigeon
- Diamond Dove
- Zebra Dove
- Inca Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Mourning Dove
Turacos
- Gray Go-away-bird
- White-cheeked Turaco
Cuckoos
- Groove-billed Ani
- Greater Roadrunner
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Poorwill
- Chuck-will's-widow
- Buff-collared Nightjar
- Eastern Whip-poor-will
- Mexican Whip-poor-will
Swifts
- Black Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Vaux's Swift
- Common Swift
- White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
- Mexican Violetear
- Rivoli's Hummingbird
- Blue-throated Mountain-gem
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Anna's Hummingbird
- Costa's Hummingbird
- Calliope Hummingbird
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Allen's Hummingbird
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird
- Broad-billed Hummingbird
- Xantus's Hummingbird
- Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Ridgway's Rail
- Virginia Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Yellow Rail
- Black Rail
Cranes
- Gray Crowned-Crane
- Sandhill Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
- Black Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Killdeer
- Common Ringed Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Wilson's Plover
- Mountain Plover
- Snowy Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Bristle-thighed Curlew
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Long-billed Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- American Woodcock
- Common Snipe
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Wandering Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Black Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Surfbird
- Ruff
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- 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
- Least Auklet
- Crested Auklet
- Parakeet Auklet
- Long-billed Murrelet
- Kittlitz's Murrelet
- Marbled Murrelet
- Pigeon Guillemot
- Thick-billed Murre
- Common Murre
- Ancient Murrelet
- Scripps's Murrelet
- Guadalupe Murrelet
- Craveri's Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Swallow-tailed Gull
- 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
- Belcher's Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Heermann's Gull
- Common Gull
- Short-billed Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Yellow-footed Gull
- Western Gull
- Kelp 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
- Black Skimmer
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Elegant Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- Chilean Flamingo
- American Flamingo
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Eared Grebe
- Western Grebe
- Clark's Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Pacific Loon
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Albatrosses
- Waved Albatross
- Laysan Albatross
- Black-footed Albatross
- Short-tailed Albatross
- Light-mantled Albatross
- White-capped Albatross
- Salvin's Albatross
- Chatham Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
- Ringed Storm-Petrel
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Townsend's Storm-Petrel
- Ainley's Storm-Petrel
- Ashy Storm-Petrel
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Black Storm-Petrel
- Tristram's Storm-Petrel
- Least Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Gray-faced Petrel
- Kermadec Petrel
- Murphy's Petrel
- Mottled Petrel
- Hawaiian Petrel
- Cook's Petrel
- Stejneger's Petrel
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Jouanin's Petrel
- White-chinned Petrel
- Parkinson's Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Cory's Shearwater
- Pink-footed Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Buller's Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Newell's Shearwater
- Black-vented Shearwater
Storks
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Red-footed Booby
- Cocos Booby
- Masked Booby
- Nazca Booby
- Blue-footed Booby
Anhingas
- Anhinga
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Brandt's Cormorant
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- White-faced Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- American Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
- Pink-backed Pelican
New World Vultures
- California Condor
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Pearl Kite
- White-tailed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Golden Eagle
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- American Goshawk
- Northern Harrier
- White-tailed Eagle
- Bald Eagle
- Mississippi Kite
- Common Black Hawk
- Savanna Hawk
- Harris's Hawk
- Gray Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Zone-tailed 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 Pygmy-Owl
- Elf Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Spotted Owl
- Barred Owl
- Great Gray Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Northern Saw-whet Owl
Hornbills
- Oriental Pied-Hornbill
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Rollers
- Lilac-breasted Roller
Toucans
- Keel-billed Toucan
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Williamson's Sapsucker
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Red-naped Sapsucker
- Red-breasted Sapsucker
- Lewis's Woodpecker
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Acorn Woodpecker
- Gila Woodpecker
- Black-backed Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Nuttall's Woodpecker
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- White-headed Woodpecker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Gilded Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- Eurasian Kestrel
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
- Prairie Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Bourke's Parrot
- Crimson Rosella
- Eastern Rosella
- Budgerigar
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Meyer's Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
- White-winged Parakeet
- Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
- Scaly-headed Parrot
- Red-crowned Amazon
- Lilac-crowned Amazon
- Red-lored Amazon
- Yellow-headed Amazon
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- Turquoise-fronted Amazon
- White-fronted Amazon
- Mealy Amazon
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Pacific Parrotlet
- Maroon-bellied Parakeet
- Green-cheeked Parakeet
- Black-capped Parakeet
- Burrowing Parakeet
- Hyacinth Macaw
- Orange-fronted Parakeet
- Nanday Parakeet
- Sun Parakeet
- Jandaya Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Military Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Blue-crowned Parakeet
- Green Parakeet
- Mitred Parakeet
- Red-masked Parakeet
- White-eyed Parakeet
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Small-billed Elaenia
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Greater Pewee
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Hammond's Flycatcher
- Gray Flycatcher
- Dusky Flycatcher
- Western Flycatcher
- Buff-breasted Flycatcher
- Black Phoebe
- Eastern Phoebe
- Say's Phoebe
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher
- Ash-throated Flycatcher
- Nutting's Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Couch's Kingbird
- Cassin's Kingbird
- Thick-billed Kingbird
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-eyed Vireo
- Bell's Vireo
- Gray Vireo
- Hutton's Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Cassin's Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Plumbeous Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Eastern Warbling Vireo
- Western Warbling Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-green Vireo
Shrikes
- Brown Shrike
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Northern Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Canada Jay
- Black-throated Magpie-Jay
- White-throated Magpie-Jay
- Green Jay
- Pinyon Jay
- Steller's Jay
- Blue Jay
- Island Scrub-Jay
- California Scrub-Jay
- Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Black-billed Magpie
- Yellow-billed Magpie
- Clark's Nutcracker
- House Crow
- American Crow
- Pied Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Mountain Chickadee
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Oak Titmouse
- Juniper Titmouse
- Great Tit
- Asian Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Verdin
Larks
- Eurasian Skylark
- Horned Lark
Grassbirds and Allies
- Lanceolated Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Violet-green Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Bulbuls
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Red-vented Bulbul
- White-eared Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- Bushtit
Parrotbills
- Wrentit
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Swinhoe's White-eye
- Indian White-eye
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Red-billed Leiothrix
Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Pygmy Nuthatch
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
- California Gnatcatcher
Wrens
- Rock Wren
- Canyon Wren
- Northern House Wren
- Pacific Wren
- Winter Wren
- Sedge Wren
- Marsh Wren
- Bewick's Wren
- Cactus Wren
Dippers
- American Dipper
Starlings
- Common Hill Myna
- European Starling
- Bali Myna
- Brahminy Starling
- Common Myna
- Crested Myna
- Purple Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Blue Mockingbird
- Gray Catbird
- Curve-billed Thrasher
- Brown Thrasher
- Bendire's Thrasher
- Gray Thrasher
- California Thrasher
- LeConte's Thrasher
- Crissal Thrasher
- Sage Thrasher
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Western Bluebird
- Mountain Bluebird
- Townsend's Solitaire
- Varied Thrush
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- American Robin
- Rufous-backed Robin
Old World Flycatchers
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Bluethroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Northern Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Cedar Waxwing
Silky-flycatchers
- Gray Silky-flycatcher
- Phainopepla
Leafbirds
- Golden-fronted Leafbird
Weavers and Allies
- Golden Palm Weaver
- Taveta Golden-Weaver
- Southern Masked-Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Black-headed Weaver
- Northern Red Bishop
- Southern Red Bishop
- Zanzibar Red Bishop
- Black-winged Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- White-winged Widowbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Diamond Firetail
- Red-browed Firetail
- Star Finch
- Double-barred Finch
- Zebra Finch
- Bronze Mannikin
- Indian Silverbill
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-rumped Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- White-headed Munia
- Gouldian Finch
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill
- Cut-throat
- Zebra Waxbill
- Red Avadavat
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
- Blue-capped Cordonbleu
- Green-winged Pytilia
- Red-throated Twinspot
- Red-billed Firefinch
- African Firefinch
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Togo Paradise-Whydah
- Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah
- Village Indigobird
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Sudan Golden Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- 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
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Pine Grosbeak
- Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
- Black Rosy-Finch
- House Finch
- Purple Finch
- Cassin's Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Oriental Greenfinch
- White-rumped Seedeater
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Black-throated Canary
- Streaky Seedeater
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- Cassia Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- Gray-crowned Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Island Canary
- Pine Siskin
- Lesser Goldfinch
- Lawrence's Goldfinch
- American Goldfinch
- Hooded Siskin
- Black Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Chestnut-collared Longspur
- Smith's Longspur
- Thick-billed Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Cassin's Sparrow
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Black-chinned 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
- Bell's Sparrow
- Vesper Sparrow
- LeConte's Sparrow
- Nelson's Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Baird's Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- Abert's Towhee
- California Towhee
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow
- Green-tailed Towhee
- Spotted Towhee
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Troupials and Allies
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Bobolink
- Western Meadowlark
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Chihuahuan Meadowlark
- Crested Oropendola
- Orchard Oriole
- Hooded Oriole
- Epaulet Oriole
- Venezuelan Troupial
- Streak-backed Oriole
- Bullock's Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Black-backed Oriole
- Scott's Oriole
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Tricolored Blackbird
- Bronzed Cowbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Brewer's Blackbird
- Common Grackle
- Great-tailed Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Lucy's Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Virginia's Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- MacGillivray's Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Tropical Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Grace's Warbler
- Black-throated Gray Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Hermit Warbler
- Golden-cheeked Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
- Red-faced Warbler
- Painted Redstart
- Slate-throated Redstart
Cardinals and Allies
- Hepatic Tanager
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Northern Cardinal
- Pyrrhuloxia
- Yellow Grosbeak
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Lazuli Bunting
- Indigo Bunting
- Orange-breasted Bunting
- Varied Bunting
- Painted Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Red-crested Cardinal
- Yellow-billed Cardinal
- White-lined Tanager
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Blue Dacnis
- Saffron Finch
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Parrot-billed Seedeater
- Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater
- Yellow-faced Grassquit
Most common birds in California
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 California’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
- American CootFulica americana
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Great EgretArdea alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
- Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
Largest bird families in California
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl48
- New World Warblers35
- Sandpipers and Allies33
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers31
- New World Sparrows25
- Tyrant Flycatchers18
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites17
- Troupials and Allies16
Reported in the last 30 days
490 species reported to eBird in California in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
American Coot, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, Mallard, Pied-billed Grebe, Great Egret, Western Grebe, Mourning Dove, Great-tailed Grackle, Western Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, Western Gull, Turkey Vulture, Song Sparrow, California Scrub-Jay, California Quail, Northern Flicker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Anna's Hummingbird, California Thrasher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black Phoebe, White-crowned Sparrow, Say's Phoebe, Mountain Chickadee, Orange-crowned Warbler, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Acorn Woodpecker, Northern Mockingbird, Canada Goose, Double-crested Cormorant, White-faced Ibis, House Finch, Tree Swallow, House Sparrow, Oak Titmouse, Cassin's Kingbird, American Crow, Black-throated Gray Warbler, …
Get to know some of them
Tree Swallow
European Starling
American Crow
Dark-eyed Junco
Killdeer
Great Blue Heron
American Robin
Ring-billed Gull
Northern Flicker
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Red-winged Blackbird
Semipalmated Plover
Western Sandpiper
White-crowned Sparrow
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