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Chapparal

62 Bird Species
Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

This stocky hummingbird is a year-round resident along the West Coast. The bill is short and straight, and fairly stout. Male: Bronzy-green upperparts, gray-green below. The gorget and entire crown are rose-red to hot pink. In certain light, entire head may appear dark with light eye-ring. The tail i more...

Length: 9 cm Wingspan: 12 cm

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Ash-throated Flycatcher

This is the western counterpart of Great Crested Flycatcher; paler overall. Upperparts are brownish-gray. The wings are slightly darker, with whitish wing bars and whitish edges on the secondaries and tertials, and rufous edges on the primaries. The tail shows extensive rufous, especially on the unde more...

Length: 19 cm Wingspan: 30 cm

Bell's Vireo

Bell's Vireo

This small vireo is often heard singing from deep within heavy brush. A short primary projection makes this bird appear long-tailed compared to other vireos. Western populations have slightly longer tails than eastern. The face shows indistinct spectacles, with a broken eye ring. There are two pale w more...

Length: 12 cm Wingspan: 18 cm

Bewick's Wren

Bewick's Wren

This wren is easily recognized by its long tail, which it flips side to side. Also by its bold whitish supercilium, and by its loud scolding vocalizations. Upperparts are fairly plain, and range in color from warm reddish brown to dull gray-brown. The tail is proportionally longer than those of other more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 18 cm

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Black-chinned Hummingbird

This species is very similar in appearance to Ruby-throated Hummingbird. In all plumages, note the fairly long and slightly decurved bill, the dull crown, and the wide club-shaped outer primaries. Male: Emerald green above. The underparts are dull white with gray-green sides and flanks forming a dark more...

Length: 9 cm Wingspan: 10 cm

Black-chinned Sparrow

Black-chinned Sparrow

This sparrow has a slender build and is somewhat junco-like in appearance. The long tail is square or slightly notched. The entire head and underparts are gray, with a small pink bill and pink legs and feet. The back and wings are brown with dark streaks. In alternate plumage, males have black throat more...

Length: 12 cm Wingspan: 23 cm

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Like other gnatcatchers, this is a tiny active songbird. The upperparts are light blue-gray with a prominent white eye ring and white edges on the tertials. The tail is black with white outer tail feathers. The bill is fine, fairly short, and pale gray in color. The underparts are whitish. In alterna more...

Length: 10 cm Wingspan: 15 cm

Brewer's Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Males in alternate plumage are iridescent black, with a purplish sheen on the head and breast, greenish gloss on back, wings, and tail, pale whitish eye, medium-length tail, and thin, pointy bill. Basic plumaged males generally lack glossiness and have pale brown in the throat and supercilium. Irides more...

Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 39 cm

Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Male is stocky, all dark, with glossy wings and tail, thick neck, heavy bill, and red eye. Females are duller, varying from gray to black, darker in eastern populations. Juvenile is grayish brown, lacks red eye, and has diffuse streaks underneath. Head and bill are larger than those of more widesprea more...

Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 36 cm

Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrasher

This is the only species of thrasher expected east of the Great Plains. Upperparts are bright rufous overall, except for the grayish face. The tail is very long, and the wing coverts create two white wing bars. The bill is heavy and only slightly decurved. Eye color ranges from yellow to yellow-orang more...

Length: 24 cm Wingspan: 32 cm

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Like other flycatchers in the genus Myiarchus, this species has a long tail and a large head with a short bushy crest. Two subspecies occur in North America. The western subspecies is noticeably larger with a larger bill. The eastern subspecies is smaller and nearly identical to Great Crested Flycatc more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 33 cm

Buff-collared Nightjar

Buff-collared Nightjar

This little nightjar is slightly smaller and shorter-tailed than the similar Whip-poor-will. The bird gets its name from the buffy collar that completely surrounds the neck. On males, the front portion of the collar is white. Plumage is grayish overall, with black, brown, and buff barring and spottin more...

Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Bushtit

Bushtit

Very small songbird, with a round body, a long, narrow tail, and a small, short bill. Medium to pale gray overall with upperparts slightly darker than underparts. Females have pale yellow irises, while males are dark-eyed. Interior Great Basin subspecies "plumbeus" has brownish auriculars with a pale more...

Length: 11 cm Wingspan: 15 cm

California Condor

California Condor

The largest soaring bird in North America, California Condor dwarfs even the eagles. The plumage is black with a single white wing bar. A ruff of loose feathers surrounds the base of the neck. The head and neck are unfeathered, and range from yellow to red-orange. The feet are whitish, and the expose more...

Length: 117 cm Wingspan: 183 cm

California Gnatcatcher

California Gnatcatcher

A tiny, long-tailed, gray bird of Southern California. Alternate adult male is bluish-gray overall with dark wings, long dark tail, pale throat, black cap, thin eye ring, and slender, pointed bill. Underside of tail is mostly dark. Basic adult male lacks black on head except for a spot over the eye. more...

Length: 11 cm Wingspan: 14 cm

California Quail

California Quail

Plump adult stands upright and has stubby wings, relatively short legs and tail, and forward-curling plume on head. Male has blue-gray upperparts and breast, scaly belly, reddish sides streaked with white, scaly nape, black face with white borders, and dark reddish cap. Female lacks black on face and more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 36 cm

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  • Anna's Hummingbird

    Anna's Hummingbird

    40 Photographs
  • Ash-throated Flycatcher

    Ash-throated Flycatcher

    13 Photographs
  • Bell's Vireo

    Bell's Vireo

    15 Photographs
  • Bewick's Wren

    Bewick's Wren

    7 Photographs
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird

    Black-chinned Hummingbird

    8 Photographs
  • Black-chinned Sparrow

    Black-chinned Sparrow

    22 Photographs
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

    Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

    13 Photographs
  • Brewer's Blackbird

    Brewer's Blackbird

    17 Photographs
  • Bronzed Cowbird

    Bronzed Cowbird

    9 Photographs
  • Brown Thrasher

    Brown Thrasher

    4 Photographs
  • Brown-crested Flycatcher

    Brown-crested Flycatcher

    2 Photographs
  • Buff-collared Nightjar

    Buff-collared Nightjar

    0 Photographs
  • Bushtit

    Bushtit

    16 Photographs
  • California Condor

    California Condor

    1 Photograph
  • California Gnatcatcher

    California Gnatcatcher

    6 Photographs
  • California Quail

    California Quail

    11 Photographs

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Non-vegetated-areas-sm

Non-vegetated Areas

5 species

California Condor

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands
Canyon Wren

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Bare Rocky Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Common Raven

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands
Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Salt-water-sm

Salt Water

7 species

Brewer's Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Northern Wooded Swamps
California Condor

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands
Common Raven

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands
Great-tailed Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest
Northern Shrike

Northern Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Wrentit

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

Coastal Dunes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
Human-altered-areas-sm

Human-altered Areas

35 species

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Bewick's Wren

Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Black-chinned Hummingbird

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Brewer's Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Northern Wooded Swamps
Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Thickets
Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Brown-crested Flycatcher

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Bushtit

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
California Quail

California Quail

Callipepla californica

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
California Thrasher

California Thrasher

Toxostoma redivivum

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal
California Towhee

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Common Raven

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands
Costa's Hummingbird

Costa's Hummingbird

Calypte costae

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Couch's Kingbird

Couch's Kingbird

Tyrannus couchii

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Great Kiskadee

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Great-tailed Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest
Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Green-tailed Towhee

Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
House Finch

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
House Wren

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Lawrence's Goldfinch

Lawrence's Goldfinch

Spinus lawrencei

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Lazuli Bunting

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal
Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Verdin

Verdin

Auriparus flaviceps

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Western Scrub-Jay

Western Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest
Fresh-water-sm

Fresh Water

7 species

Brewer's Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Northern Wooded Swamps
Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Thickets
Great Kiskadee

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Great-tailed Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest
Northern Shrike

Northern Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Grassland-and-scrubland-sm

Grassland and Scrubland

62 species

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Ash-throated Flycatcher

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Myiarchus cinerascens

Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Bell's Vireo

Bell's Vireo

Vireo bellii

Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Bewick's Wren

Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Black-chinned Hummingbird

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Black-chinned Sparrow

Black-chinned Sparrow

Spizella atrogularis

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Brewer's Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Northern Wooded Swamps
Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Thickets
Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Brown-crested Flycatcher

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Buff-collared Nightjar

Buff-collared Nightjar

Antrostomus ridgwayi

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal
Bushtit

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
California Condor

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands
California Gnatcatcher

California Gnatcatcher

Polioptila californica

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal
California Quail

California Quail

Callipepla californica

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
California Thrasher

California Thrasher

Toxostoma redivivum

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal
California Towhee

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Canyon Wren

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Bare Rocky Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Common Pauraque

Common Pauraque

Nyctidromus albicollis

Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets
Common Poorwill

Common Poorwill

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands
Common Raven

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands
Costa's Hummingbird

Costa's Hummingbird

Calypte costae

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Couch's Kingbird

Couch's Kingbird

Tyrannus couchii

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Crissal Thrasher

Crissal Thrasher

Toxostoma crissale

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Dusky Flycatcher

Dusky Flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri

Chapparal, Clearcuts, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets
Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Gambel's Quail

Gambel's Quail

Callipepla gambelii

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal
Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Gray Flycatcher

Gray Flycatcher

Empidonax wrightii

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands
Gray Vireo

Gray Vireo

Vireo vicinior

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands
Great Kiskadee

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Great-tailed Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest
Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Green-tailed Towhee

Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
Hermit Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
House Finch

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
House Wren

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Island Scrub-Jay

Island Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma insularis

Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Lawrence's Goldfinch

Lawrence's Goldfinch

Spinus lawrencei

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Lazuli Bunting

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Nashville Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Oreothlypis ruficapilla

Chapparal, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal
Northern Shrike

Northern Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Olive Sparrow

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Chapparal, Thickets
Orange-crowned Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Oreothlypis celata

Chapparal, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Phainopepla

Phainopepla

Phainopepla nitens

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Pinyon Jay

Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands
Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal
Sagebrush Sparrow

Sagebrush Sparrow

Artemisiospiza nevadensis

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Verdin

Verdin

Auriparus flaviceps

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Western Scrub-Jay

Western Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Wrentit

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

Coastal Dunes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest
Forest-and-woodlands-sm

Forest and Woodlands

54 species

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Ash-throated Flycatcher

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Myiarchus cinerascens

Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Bell's Vireo

Bell's Vireo

Vireo bellii

Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Bewick's Wren

Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Black-chinned Hummingbird

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Brewer's Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Northern Wooded Swamps
Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Thickets
Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Brown-crested Flycatcher

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Bushtit

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
California Condor

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands
California Quail

California Quail

Callipepla californica

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
California Towhee

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Canyon Wren

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Bare Rocky Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Common Pauraque

Common Pauraque

Nyctidromus albicollis

Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets
Common Poorwill

Common Poorwill

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands
Common Raven

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands
Costa's Hummingbird

Costa's Hummingbird

Calypte costae

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Couch's Kingbird

Couch's Kingbird

Tyrannus couchii

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Crissal Thrasher

Crissal Thrasher

Toxostoma crissale

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Dusky Flycatcher

Dusky Flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri

Chapparal, Clearcuts, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets
Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Gray Flycatcher

Gray Flycatcher

Empidonax wrightii

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands
Gray Vireo

Gray Vireo

Vireo vicinior

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands
Great Kiskadee

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Great-tailed Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest
Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Green-tailed Towhee

Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
Hermit Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
House Finch

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
House Wren

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Island Scrub-Jay

Island Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma insularis

Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Lawrence's Goldfinch

Lawrence's Goldfinch

Spinus lawrencei

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Lazuli Bunting

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Nashville Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Oreothlypis ruficapilla

Chapparal, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Northern Shrike

Northern Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Olive Sparrow

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Chapparal, Thickets
Orange-crowned Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Oreothlypis celata

Chapparal, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Phainopepla

Phainopepla

Phainopepla nitens

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Pinyon Jay

Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands
Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Verdin

Verdin

Auriparus flaviceps

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Western Scrub-Jay

Western Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Wrentit

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

Coastal Dunes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest
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