California Bird List of the
	Western Field Ornithologists’ California Bird Records Committee 13 April 2008 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 640 species is included on this 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.

Legend * - California Bird Records Committee Review Species (181 species) I - Introduced; non-native but now established in California (10 species) E - Extirpated from California (2 species) For species not supported by specimens (99 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 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 Odontophoridae - New World Quail Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus California Quail Callipepla californica Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii Gaviiformes - Loons Gaviidae - Loons Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Arctic Loon Gavia arctica - *PV 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 - *P 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 - *P 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 - * Wilson’s 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 Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Little Gull Larus minutus - * Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus - *P Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni Belcher’s Gull Larus belcheri - *PV Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris - * Mew Gull Larus canus Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 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 Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens Western Gull Larus occidentalis Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus - *P Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris - * Ross’s Gull Rhodostethia rosea - *P Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea - *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 TernChlidonias 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 Violet-ear 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 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 Thraupidae - Tanagers Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 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 Sharp-tailed 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, Saltators, and Allies 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 Carduelis flammea - * Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria Lawrence's Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei American Goldfinch Carduelis 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 Carduelis sinica - P

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