Sonoma County Bird List


Benjamin D. Parmeter and Alan N. Wight


October 23, 2018




This is a list of all of the bird species recorded in Sonoma County, California, United States as of the date shown above. A total of 456 species have been recorded.

In addition, a record of Veery is currently being reviewed by the California Bird Records Committee and will be added to the Sonoma County list if accepted.

The species names and order follow the eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018 which is "based largely on decisions of the North American Checklist Committee (NACC), through the Fifty-ninth supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds (July 2018)."






Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl)


Emperor Goose

Anser canagicus



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



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



Steller's Eider

Polysticta stelleri



King Eider

Somateria spectabilis



Harlequin Duck

Histrionicus histrionicus



Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata



White-winged Scoter

Melanitta deglandi



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




Odontophoridae (New World Quail)


Mountain Quail

Oreortyx pictus



California Quail

Callipepla californica




Phasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)


Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Introduced


Sooty Grouse

Dendragapus fuliginosus



Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Introduced



Podicipedidae (Grebes)


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




Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)


Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Introduced


Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata



Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Introduced


White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica



Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura




Cuculidae (Cuckoos)


Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus



Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus




Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)


Lesser Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis



Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor



Common Poorwill

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii




Apodidae (Swifts)


Black Swift

Cypseloides niger



Vaux's Swift

Chaetura vauxi



White-throated Swift

Aeronautes saxatalis




Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)


Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri



Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna



Costa's Hummingbird

Calypte costae



Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus



Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin



Calliope Hummingbird

Selasphorus calliope



Broad-billed Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostris



Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Amazilia violiceps




Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)


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




Gruidae (Cranes)


Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis




Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)


Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus



American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana




Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)


Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus bachmani




Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)


Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola



American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica



Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva



Lesser Sand-Plover

Charadrius mongolus



Snowy Plover

Charadrius nivosus



Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus



Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus



Mountain Plover

Charadrius montanus




Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)


Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus



Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus



Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica



Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica



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



Sanderling

Calidris alba



Dunlin

Calidris alpina



Rock Sandpiper

Calidris ptilocnemis



Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii



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



Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor



Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus



Red Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius



Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius



Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria



Wandering Tattler

Tringa incana



Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca



Willet

Tringa semipalmata



Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes




Stercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)


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



Scripps's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus scrippsi



Guadalupe Murrelet

Synthliboramphus hypoleucus



Craveri's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus craveri



Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus antiquus



Cassin's Auklet

Ptychoramphus aleuticus



Crested Auklet

Aethia cristatella



Rhinoceros Auklet

Cerorhinca monocerata



Horned Puffin

Fratercula corniculata



Tufted Puffin

Fratercula cirrhata




Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)


Swallow-tailed Gull

Creagrus furcatus



Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla



Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini



Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia



Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla



Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan



Heermann's Gull

Larus heermanni



Mew Gull

Larus canus



Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis



Western Gull

Larus occidentalis



California Gull

Larus californicus



Herring Gull

Larus argentatus



Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides



Slaty-backed Gull

Larus schistisagus



Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens



Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus



Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus



Least Tern

Sternula antillarum



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




Gaviidae (Loons)


Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata



Arctic Loon

Gavia arctica



Pacific Loon

Gavia pacifica



Common Loon

Gavia immer



Yellow-billed Loon

Gavia adamsii




Diomedeidae (Albatrosses)


White-capped Albatross

Thalassarche cauta



Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans



Laysan Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilis



Black-footed Albatross

Phoebastria nigripes



Short-tailed Albatross

Phoebastria albatrus




Oceanitidae (Southern Storm-Petrels)


Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus




Hydrobatidae (Northern Storm-Petrels)


Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma furcata



Leach's Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma leucorhoa



Ashy Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma homochroa



Black Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma melania



Least Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma microsoma




Procellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)


Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis



Murphy's Petrel

Pterodroma ultima



Hawaiian Petrel

Pterodroma sandwichensis



Cook's Petrel

Pterodroma cookii



Streaked Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas



Cory's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea



Pink-footed Shearwater

Ardenna creatopus



Flesh-footed Shearwater

Ardenna carneipes



Great Shearwater

Ardenna gravis



Buller's Shearwater

Ardenna bulleri



Sooty Shearwater

Ardenna grisea



Short-tailed Shearwater

Ardenna tenuirostris



Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus



Black-vented Shearwater

Puffinus opisthomelas




Ciconiidae (Storks)


Wood Stork

Mycteria americana




Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)


Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens




Sulidae (Boobies and Gannets)


Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii



Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster




Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)


Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus



Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax pelagicus



Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus




Pelecanidae (Pelicans)


American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos



Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis




Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)


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



Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis



Green Heron

Butorides virescens



Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax




Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)


White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi




Cathartidae (New World Vultures)


California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Extirpated


Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus



Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura




Pandionidae (Osprey)


Osprey

Pandion haliaetus




Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)


White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus



Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus



Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos



Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius



Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus



Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii



Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis



Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus



Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus



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




Tytonidae (Barn-Owls)


Barn Owl

Tyto alba




Strigidae (Owls)


Western Screech-Owl

Megascops kennicottii



Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus



Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus



Northern Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium gnoma



Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia



Spotted Owl

Strix occidentalis



Barred Owl

Strix varia



Long-eared Owl

Asio otus



Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus



Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus




Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)


Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon




Picidae (Woodpeckers)


Williamson's Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus thyroideus



Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius



Red-naped Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus nuchalis



Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber



Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis



Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus



Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens



Nuttall's Woodpecker

Dryobates nuttallii



Hairy Woodpecker

Dryobates villosus



White-headed Woodpecker

Dryobates albolarvatus



Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus



Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus




Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)


Crested Caracara

Caracara cheriway



American Kestrel

Falco sparverius



Merlin

Falco columbarius



Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus



Prairie Falcon

Falco mexicanus




Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)


Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi



Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus



Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens



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



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



Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus



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




Laniidae (Shrikes)


Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus



Northern Shrike

Lanius borealis




Vireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)


White-eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus



Bell's Vireo

Vireo bellii



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




Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)


Canada Jay

Perisoreus canadensis



Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri



Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata



California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica



Yellow-billed Magpie

Pica nuttalli



Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana



American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos



Common Raven

Corvus corax




Alaudidae (Larks)


Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris




Hirundinidae (Swallows)


Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis



Purple Martin

Progne subis



Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor



Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina



Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia



Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica



Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota




Paridae (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice)


Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli



Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Poecile rufescens



Oak Titmouse

Baeolophus inornatus




Aegithalidae (Long-tailed Tits)


Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus




Sittidae (Nuthatches)


Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis



White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis



Pygmy Nuthatch

Sitta pygmaea




Certhiidae (Treecreepers)


Brown Creeper

Certhia americana




Troglodytidae (Wrens)


Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus



Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus



House Wren

Troglodytes aedon



Pacific Wren

Troglodytes pacificus



Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris



Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii




Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers)


Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea




Cinclidae (Dippers)


American Dipper

Cinclus mexicanus




Regulidae (Kinglets)


Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa



Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula




Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills, Wrentit, and Allies)


Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata




Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers)


Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe




Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)


Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana



Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides



Townsend's Solitaire

Myadestes townsendi



Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius



Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus



Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus



American Robin

Turdus migratorius




Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)


Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis



Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum



California Thrasher

Toxostoma redivivum



Sage Thrasher

Oreoscoptes montanus



Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos




Sturnidae (Starlings)


European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Introduced



Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)


Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis



Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus



American Pipit

Anthus rubescens




Bombycillidae (Waxwings)


Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus



Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum




Ptiliogonatidae (Silky-flycatchers)


Phainopepla

Phainopepla nitens




Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)


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




Calcariidae (Longspurs and Snow Buntings)


Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus



Chestnut-collared Longspur

Calcarius ornatus



Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis




Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)


Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum



Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina



Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida



Black-chinned Sparrow

Spizella atrogularis



Brewer's Sparrow

Spizella breweri



Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata



Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus



Lark Bunting

Calamospiza melanocorys



American Tree Sparrow

Spizelloides arborea



Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca



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



Bell's Sparrow

Artemisiospiza belli



Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus



Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis



Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia



Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii



Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana



California Towhee

Melozone crissalis



Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps



Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus



Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus




Icteriidae (Yellow-breasted Chat)


Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens




Icteridae (Troupials and Allies)


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




Parulidae (New World Warblers)


Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla



Worm-eating Warbler

Helmitheros vermivorum



Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis



Golden-winged Warbler

Vermivora chrysoptera



Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia



Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea



Tennessee Warbler

Oreothlypis peregrina



Orange-crowned Warbler

Oreothlypis celata



Lucy's Warbler

Oreothlypis luciae



Nashville Warbler

Oreothlypis ruficapilla



Virginia's Warbler

Oreothlypis virginiae



Connecticut Warbler

Oporornis agilis



MacGillivray's Warbler

Geothlypis tolmiei



Kentucky Warbler

Geothlypis formosa



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



Black-throated Gray Warbler

Setophaga nigrescens



Townsend's Warbler

Setophaga townsendi



Hermit Warbler

Setophaga occidentalis



Canada Warbler

Cardellina canadensis



Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla




Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)


Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra



Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea



Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana



Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus



Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus



Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea



Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena



Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea



Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris




Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)


House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Introduced




Families: 68


Genera: 233


Species: 456





References:

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