Birds of the Carrizo Plain National Monument

JAYS, CROWS, MAGPIES

• Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
• Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)
• American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
• Common Raven (Corvus corax)

TITMICE & CHICKADEES

• Plain Titmouse (Parus inomatus)
• Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Parus rufescens)

BUSHTITS

• Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)

NUTHATCHES

• White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
• Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)

WRENS

• House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
• Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
• Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
• Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
• Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)

THRUSHES

• Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
• Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
• Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
• Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
• Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
• Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
• Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
• American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
• Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)Sometimes regarded as a member of the Babbler Family.

SHRIKES

• Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

MIMIC THRUSHES

• Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
• Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
• LeConte's Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei)
• California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)

 PIPITS

• Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)

WAXWINGS

• Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

SILKY FLYCATCHERS

• Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)

STARLINGS

• European Starling (Stumus vulgaris)

TYPICAL VIREOS

• Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
• Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
• Solitary Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
• Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)

WARBLERS

• Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
• Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
• Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)
• Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica townsendi)
• Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
• MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporonis tolmiei)
• Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
• Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

GROSBEAKS & SPARROWS

• Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
• Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea)
• Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
• Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
• California Towhee (Pipilo fuscus)
• Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes grammacus)
• Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
• Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
• Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
• Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
• Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli)
• Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
• Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
• Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
• Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyernalis)
• White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
• Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
• Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
• Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
• Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)

BLACKBIRDS

• Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
• Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
• Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
• Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor)
• Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocepahlus)
• Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
• Northern Oriole (Icterus galbula)

FINCHES

• American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
• Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psalitria)
• Lawrence Goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei)
• Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
• House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

TANAGERS

• Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)

WEAVER FINCHES

• House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

GREBES

• Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
• Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

PELICANS

• American White(Pelecanus erythorhynchos)

HERONS & EGRETS

• Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
• Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)
• Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
• Green Heron (Butorides striatus)

SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS

• Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
• Great White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
• Fulvous Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
• Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
• Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
• Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
• Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
• Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
• Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
• Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
• Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
• Gadwall (Anas strepera)
• American Widgeon (Anas americana)
• Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
• Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
• Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
• Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
• Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

PLOVERS

• Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
• Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)
• Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

STILTS & AVOCETS

• Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
• American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)

SANDPIPERS

• Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
• Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
• Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
• Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
• Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
• Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
• Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
• Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
• Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
• Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
• Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)

GULLS & TERNS

• California Gull (Larus californicus)
• Ring-billed Gull (Larus delewarensis)
• Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)

DOVES

• Rock Dove (Columbia livia)
• Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
• Band-tailed Pigeon (Columbia fasciata)

CUCKOOS

• Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)

OWLS

• Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

TYPICAL OWLS

• Western Screech-Owl (Otus kennicotti)
• Great Horned Owl (Bubo viginianus)
• Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
• Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
• Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

CRANES

• Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)

RAILS & COOTS

• Sora (Porzana carolina)
• Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
• American Coot (Fulica americana)

SWIFTS

• White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
• Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi)

HUMMINGBIRDS

• Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
• Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
• Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope)
• Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
• Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)

KINGFISHERS

• Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)

WOODPECKERS

• Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)
• Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)
• Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
• Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

LARKS

• Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)

SWALLOWS

• Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
• North Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
• Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota)
• Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

FLYCATCHERS

• Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
• Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
• Say's Phoebe (Soyornis saya)
• Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
• Western Kingbird (Myiarchus cinerascens)

GOATSUCKERS (NIGHTJARS)

• Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
• Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)

VULTURES

• Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
• California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)

KITES, EAGLES, HAWKS

• White-tailed Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
• Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
• Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
• Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
• Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
• Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
• Red-shoulder Hawk (Bueio lineatus)
• Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
• Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
• Ferruginous Hawk (Beteo regalis)
• Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)

FALCONS

• American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
• Merlin (Falco columbarius)
• Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
• Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)

QUAILS

• Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
• California Quail (Callipepla californica)
• Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)