Official California Checklist
	by the California Bird Records Committee Updated 13 January 2024 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 685 species is included on this official California checklist, 17 of which are established introductions, one of which has been extirpated within historical times, and one of which is in the process of being reintroduced but is not yet established. An additional six species have been recorded in the state, but are of uncertain natural occurrence and are included in a supplemental list following the main list. For new species to be added to the main list, at least one record of the species must be reviewed and accepted by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). All species on this list except those annotated with P, V, A or S are supported by at least one extant specimen obtained in California. Species not supported by specimens are documented either by photographs (P), video recordings (V), audio recordings (A), or (S) sight records with one or more convincing written descriptions, but no other tangible evidence. Documentation supporting all records reviewed by the CBRC (except for the physical specimens) is permanently archived at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo, California 93012-8506, where it is available to researchers. The CBRC solicits documentation for all occurrences in California of species on its Review List (those annotated below with an asterisk), as well as species not yet recorded in California. In general, review species average four or fewer occurrences per year in California over the most recent ten year period. Documentation should be sent to Guy McCaskie, California Bird Records Committee, by e-mail to [email protected]. We also seek documentation concerning the potential establishment of introduced species not currently on the state list.

Legend * - California Bird Records Committee Review Species (182 species) I - Introduced but now established in California (17 species) E - Extirpated from California (1 species) RI - Reintroduction in progress - not yet established. (1 species) For species not supported by curated specimens (130 species): P - At least one record supported by identifiable photograph (129 species) V - At least one record supported by identifiable video (26 species) A - At least one record supported by identifiable audio recording (13 species) S - Supported only by sight records (1 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 - * Emperor Goose Anser canagicus - * Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Ross's Goose Anser rossii Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Tundra Bean-Goose Anser serrirostris - *P 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 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa - * Garganey Spatula querquedula - * Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Gadwall Mareca strepera Falcated Duck Mareca falcata - *P Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope American Wigeon Mareca americana Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mexican Duck Anas diazi - *P American Black Duck Anas rubripes - * Northern Pintail Anas acuta 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 deglandi Common Scoter Melanitta nigra - *P Black Scoter Melanitta americana 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 Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo - I Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura - IP Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Sooty Grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus - E Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus - I Chukar Alectoris chukar - I 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 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 Inca Dove Columbina inca Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Cuculiformes - Cuckoos and Allies Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris - *P Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus - *PV Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus - * Caprimulgiformes - Nightjars Caprimulgidae - Nightjars Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis - * Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi - * Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus - *PA Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae 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 Common Swift Apus apus - *P White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis Trochilidae - Hummingbirds Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus - *P Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens - *P Blue-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis clemenciae - *P Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris - * Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris - P Xantus's Hummingbird Basilinna xantusii - *P Violet-crowned Hummingbird Ramosomyia violiceps - *P Gruiformes - Rails, Cranes, and Allies 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 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus - * Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Gruidae - Cranes Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis Common Crane Grus grus - *P Charadriiformes - Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks, and Allies Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Haematopodidae - Oystercatchers American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani Charadriidae - Lapwings and Plovers Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus - *PV Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula - *PVA Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Piping Plover Charadrius melodus - *P Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus - *P Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii - *PV Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia - * Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda - * Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis - *PV Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Little Curlew Numenius minutus - *P Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica - P 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 - * Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta - *P Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis - *P Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima - *PV Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Little Stint Calidris minuta - * Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis - * 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 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus - * American Woodcock Scolopax minor - * Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago - *P Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus - *PV Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes - *P Wandering Tattler Tringa incana Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Willet Tringa semipalmata Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus - *P Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia - *PV Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola - *P Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis - *P Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 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 Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris - * Scripps's Murrelet Synthliboramphus scrippsi Guadalupe 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 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 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea - *P Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri - *PV Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris - * Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Western Gull Larus occidentalis Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens California Gull Larus californicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus - P Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus - *P Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus - *P 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 Phaethontiformes - Tropicbirds Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus - *P Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda - * 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 Procellariiformes - Tube-nosed Swimmers Diomedeidae - Albatrosses White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta - *P Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita - *P Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini - *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 - * Oceanitidae - Southern Storm-Petrels Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Hydrobatidae - Northern Storm-Petrels Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Hydrobates furcatus Ringed Storm-Petrel Hydrobates hornbyi - *P Leach's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous Townsend's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates socorroensis Ainley's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates cheimomnestes - *T Ashy Storm-Petrel Hydrobates homochroa Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Hydrobates castro - *P Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Hydrobates tethys - * Black Storm-Petrel Hydrobates melania Tristram's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates tristrami - *P Least Storm-Petrel Hydrobates microsoma Procellariidae - Shearwaters and Petrels Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Gray-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi - *PV Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta - *P Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis - PV Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii Stejneger's Petrel Pterodroma longirostris - *P Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii - *P Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax - *P White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis - *PV Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni - *P Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas - * Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea - *P Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica - *P Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis - *P Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus - PV Newell's Shearwater Puffinus newelli - * Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas Ciconiiformes - Storks Ciconiidae - Storks Wood Stork Mycteria americana - * Suliformes - Frigatebirds, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters, and Allies Fregatidae - Frigatebirds Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel - *P Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Great Frigatebird Fregata minor - *P Sulidae - Boobies and Gannets Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Nazca Booby Sula granti Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Red-footed Booby Sula sula Northern Gannet Morus bassanus - *P Anhingidae - Darters Anhinga Anhinga anhinga - *P Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum - P Pelecaniformes - Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies Pelecanidae - Pelicans American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 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 - * Cathartiformes - New World Vultures Cathartidae - New World Vultures California Condor Gymnogyps californianus - RI Black Vulture Coragyps atratus - *P Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Accipitriformes - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies Pandionidae - Ospreys Osprey Pandion haliaetus Accipitridae - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus - *P Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii American Goshawk Accipiter atricapillus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus - *P Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus - *PV 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 Strigiformes - Owls Tytonidae - Barn Owls Barn Owl Tyto alba Strigidae - Typical Owls Flammulated Owl Psiloscops 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 Coraciiformes - Rollers, Motmots, Kingfishers, and Allies Alcedinidae - Kingfishers Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Piciformes - Puffbirds, Jacamars, Toucans, Woodpeckers, and Allies Picidae - Woodpeckers and Allies Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla - *P 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 Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens Nuttall's Woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus White-headed Woodpecker Dryobates albolarvatus Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Falconiformes - Caracaras and Falcons Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons Crested Caracara Caracara plancus - *PV Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus - *P American Kestrel Falco sparverius Merlin Falco columbarius Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus - * Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus Psittaciformes - Parrots Psittacidae - African and New World Parrots Nanday Parakeet Aratinga nenday - I Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus - I Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys - I Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri - I Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis - I Lilac-crowned Parrot Amazona finschi - I Passeriformes - Passerine Birds Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris - *P Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi - *PVA 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 - *PA Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris - *PVA Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana - *P Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax - * Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens - *PA 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 Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons - *P Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Vireonidae - Vireos White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus - PA Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior 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 Laniidae - Shrikes Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus - *P Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Northern Shrike Lanius borealis Corvidae - Crows and Jays Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata - * Island Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma insularis California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Raven Corvus corax Remizidae - Penduline Tits and Verdin Verdin Auriparus flaviceps 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 Alaudidae - Larks Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis - *PA Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Locustellidae - Grasshopper-Warblers Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata - *P Hirundinidae - Swallows Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Purple Martin Progne subis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva - *P Aegithalidae - Long-tailed Tits Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus Phylloscopidae - Leaf Warblers Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus - *P Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix - *P Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus - * Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus - *P Arctic/Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealis/examinandus - *P Pycnonotidae - Bulbuls Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus - I Sylviidae - Sylviid Warblers Wrentit Chamaea fasciata Regulidae - Kinglets Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Bombycillidae - Waxwings Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Ptiliogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens Sittidae - Nuthatches Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Certhiidae - Creepers Brown Creeper Certhia americana Polioptilidae - Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica Troglodytidae - Wrens Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii House Wren Troglodytes aedon Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis - *PA Sedge Wren Cistothorus stellaris - *PA Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre - * Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum LeConte's Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Sturnidae - Starlings European Starling Sturnus vulgaris - I Cinclidae - Dippers American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Turdidae - Thrushes Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi Veery Catharus fuscescens - *PA 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 Muscicapidae - Old World Flycatchers Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica - *P Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope - *P Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus - * Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla - *P Asian Stonechat Saxicola maurus - *P Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe - * Estrildidae - Waxbills and Allies Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata - I Passeridae - Old World Sparrows House Sparrow Passer domesticus - I Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis - *PA Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola - *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 Fringillidae - Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies Brambling Fringilla montifringilla - *PV Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus - *P Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata - * House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica - *P Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera - *P 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 Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus - *PV Thick-billed Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Emberizidae - Old World Buntings Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla - *P Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica - *P Passerellidae - New World Sparrows Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla - *P Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 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 Sagebrush Sparrow Artemisiospiza nevadensis Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii - * Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni Baird's Sparrow Centronyx bairdii - * Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana Abert's Towhee Melozone aberti 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 - Blackbirds Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna - *PA Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 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 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Parulidae - Wood-Warblers Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla - * Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera - * Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera - * Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata Lucy's Warbler Leiothlypis luciae Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla Virginia's Warbler Leiothlypis virginiae Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea - * Northern Parula Setophaga americana Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi - *PV 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 Grace's Warbler Setophaga graciae Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia - * Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons - * Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus 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 Supplemental List This list includes those species for which the CBRC has determined that all of the correctly identified records are of uncertain natural occurrence. Given available evidence, the CBRC could not reach a consensus as to whether records of these species involved true naturally occurring vagrants or escapes from captivity. However, a majority of CBRC members agreed that these species should be admitted to this Supplemental List. Species judged by the CBRC to be probable escapees are not admitted to the Supplemental List. Gruiformes - Rails, Cranes, and Allies Gruidae - Cranes Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo - P Passeriformes - Passerine Birds Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens - PVA Gray Thrasher Toxostoma cinereum - PV Ptiliogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers Gray Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus - PV Icteridae - Blackbirds Black-backed Oriole Icterus abeillei - P Cardinalidae -Cardinals and Allies Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysopeplus -P

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