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Riverside Citizen Science - Birds

Use this guide as a reference to bird species documented to occur within the City of Riverside.
Riverside Citizen Science seeks to engage our community in observing and documenting Riverside's natural environment. Observers are welcome to contribute to a growing database of biodiversity ...more ↓

Killdeer 1
Charadrius vociferus
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Bushtit 2
Psaltriparus minimus
Song Sparrow 3
Melospiza melodia
Black Phoebe 4
Sayornis nigricans
American Goldfinch 5
Spinus tristis
American Kestrel 6
Falco sparverius
American Coot
Fulica americana
American Crow 7
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Tree Sparrow 8
Spizella arborea
American Pipit 9
Anthus rubescens
American Robin 10
Turdus migratorius
Anna's Hummingbird 11
Calypte anna
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Bell's Vireo 9
Vireo bellii
Baltimore Oriole 12
Icterus galbula
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 9
Polioptila caerulea
Burrowing Owl 13
Athene cunicularia
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 14
Polioptila melanura
Blue Grosbeak 6
Passerina caerulea
California Quail 15
Callipepla californica
Cactus Wren 16
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Brewer's Sparrow 17
Spizella breweri
California Towhee 18
Melozone crissalis
California Thrasher 19
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Kingbird 20
Tyrannus vociferans
Canyon Wren 20
Catherpes mexicanus
Cedar Waxwing 21
Bombycilla cedrorum
Chipping Sparrow 22
Spizella passerina
Cinnamon Teal 23
Anas cyanoptera
Common Snipe 24
Gallinago gallinago
Common Raven 25
Corvus corax
Costa's Hummingbird 26
Calypte costae
Ferruginous Hawk 9
Buteo regalis
Downy Woodpecker 27
Picoides pubescens
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Junco hyemalis
Common Yellowthroat 12
Geothlypis trichas
Fox Sparrow 28
Passerella iliaca
Hairy Woodpecker 29
Picoides villosus
Hooded Oriole 14
Icterus cucullatus
Hermit Thrush 19
Catharus guttatus
Golden-crowned Sparrow 30
Zonotrichia atricapilla
House Wren 9
Troglodytes aedon
Lark Sparrow 6
Chondestes grammacus
Loggerhead Shrike 12
Lanius ludovicianus
Lawrence's Goldfinch 9
Spinus lawrencei
Lewis's Woodpecker 16
Melanerpes lewis
Lesser Nighthawk 31
Chordeiles acutipennis
Lesser Scaup 32
Aythya affinis
Northern Pintail 33
Anas acuta
Mourning Dove 10
Zenaida macroura
Marsh Wren 34
Cistothorus palustris
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 9
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Northern Flicker 35
Colaptes auratus
Lesser Goldfinch 36
Spinus psaltria
Orange-crowned Warbler 28
Oreothlypis celata
Nuttall's Woodpecker 37
Picoides nuttallii
Rufous Hummingbird 34
Selasphorus rufus
Red-winged Blackbird 38
Agelaius phoeniceus
Sage Thrasher 9
Oreoscoptes montanus
Ruddy Duck 39
Oxyura jamaicensis
Say's Phoebe 40
Sayornis saya
Rock Wren 9
Salpinctes obsoletus
Horned Lark 41
Eremophila alpestris
Phainopepla 42
Phainopepla nitens
Savannah Sparrow 37
Passerculus sandwichensis
Short-eared Owl 34
Asio flammeus
Tree Swallow 34
Tachycineta bicolor
Turkey Vulture 43
Cathartes aura
Violet-green Swallow 4
Tachycineta thalassina
Warbling Vireo 28
Vireo gilvus
Western Kingbird 44
Tyrannus verticalis
Swainson's Hawk 45
Buteo swainsoni
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-breasted Chat 44
Icteria virens
Western Bluebird 19
Sialia mexicana
Willow Flycatcher 9
Empidonax traillii
White-crowned Sparrow 46
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-throated Swift 9
Aeronautes saxatalis
Great Egret 37
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 37
Ardea herodias
Western Screech-Owl 39
Megascops kennicottii
Peregrine Falcon 47
Falco peregrinus
Sharp-shinned Hawk 48
Accipiter striatus
Red-tailed Hawk 49
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk 50
Buteo lineatus
Rock Dove 51
Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon 16
Patagioenas fasciata
Greater Roadrunner 52
Geococcyx californianus

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