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Birds of San Diego County, California

San Diego County, California has over 500 birds on the accepted ABA list and many other introduced species. Waters of the Pacific Ocean, mountains over a mile high and deserts all within the boundaries of the county provide many varied habitats for a broad variety of birds.

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Eurasian Wigeon 1
Anas penelope
Mallard 2
Anas platyrhynchos
Domesticated Duck 3
Anas platyrhynchos domesticus
Gadwall 4
Anas strepera
Bufflehead 5
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 6
Bucephala clangula
Common Merganser 4
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 7
Mergus serrator
Greater White-fronted Goose 8
Anser albifrons
Swan Goose 9
Anser cygnoides
Domestic Swan Goose 10
Anser cygnoides domesticus
Domestic Goose 11
Anser anser domesticus
White-winged Scoter 5
Melanitta fusca
Surf Scoter 5
Melanitta perspicillata
Lesser Scaup 12
Aythya affinis
Redhead
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 5
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Canvasback 13
Aythya valisineria
Snow Goose 5
Chen caerulescens
Ross' Goose 14
Chen rossii
Ruddy Duck 15
Oxyura jamaicensis
Brant 16
Branta bernicla
Atlantic Brant 16
Branta bernicla hrota
Canada Goose 17
Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose 18
Branta hutchinsii
Mandarin Duck 19
Aix galericulata
Wood Duck 20
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 21
Lophodytes cucullatus
Muscovy Duck 22
Cairina moschata
Domestic Muscovy Duck 23
Cairina moschata domestica
Long-tailed Duck 24
Clangula hyemalis
Brown Booby 25
Sula leucogaster
Blue-footed Booby 26
Sula nebouxii
Cormorants and Shags 27
Phalacrocorax
Double-crested Cormorant 28
Phalacrocorax auritus
Neotropic Cormorant 29
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Pelagic Cormorant 30
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Brandt's Cormorant 31
Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Magnificent Frigatebird 22
Fregata magnificens
Cliff Swallow 32
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow 33
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 5
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 1
Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 13
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Rusty Blackbird 34
Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird 18
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bronzed Cowbird 35
Molothrus aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird 13
Molothrus ater
Yellow-headed Blackbird 36
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bullock's Oriole 13
Icterus bullockii
Hooded Oriole 37
Icterus cucullatus
Baltimore Oriole 38
Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole 39
Icterus parisorum
Orchard Oriole 40
Icterus spurius
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Great-tailed Grackle 41
Quiscalus mexicanus
Red-winged Blackbird 42
Agelaius phoeniceus
Tricolored Blackbird 43
Agelaius tricolor
Loggerhead Shrike 38
Lanius ludovicianus
Oak Titmouse 44
Baeolophus inornatus
Mountain Chickadee 13
Poecile gambeli
House Sparrow 45
Passer domesticus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 46
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 47
Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch 48
Sitta pygmaea
European Starling 49
Sturnus vulgaris
Canyon Wren 50
Catherpes mexicanus
Cactus Wren 6
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Rock Wren 13
Salpinctes obsoletus
House Wren 13
Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren 13
Troglodytes hiemalis
Pacific Wren 23
Troglodytes pacificus
Bewick's Wren 51
Thryomanes bewickii
Marsh Wren 5
Cistothorus palustris
American Robin 16
Turdus migratorius
Hermit Thrush 18
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 52
Catharus ustulatus
Mountain Bluebird 28
Sialia currucoides
Western Bluebird 18
Sialia mexicana
Townsend's Solitaire 13
Myadestes townsendi
Varied Thrush 53
Ixoreus naevius
Ash-throated Flycatcher 1
Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher 13
Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested Flycatcher 54
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Olive-sided Flycatcher 13
Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee 8
Contopus sordidulus
Vermilion Flycatcher 6
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 13
Empidonax difficilis
Willow Flycatcher 13
Empidonax traillii
Gray Flycatcher 13
Empidonax wrightii
Thick-billed Kingbird 35
Tyrannus crassirostris
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 55
Tyrannus forficatus
Tropical Kingbird 56
Tyrannus melancholicus
Western Kingbird 43
Tyrannus verticalis
Cassin's Kingbird 50
Tyrannus vociferans
Black Phoebe 1
Sayornis nigricans
Eastern Phoebe 43
Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe 57
Sayornis saya
Bell's Vireo 13
Vireo bellii

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