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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Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ¹
Laridae

Gulls ²
Larus

Herring Gull ³
Larus argentatus

California Gull ⁴
Larus californicus

Mew Gull ⁵
Larus canus

Ring-billed Gull ⁶
Larus delawarensis

Glaucous-winged Gull ⁷
Larus glaucescens

Heermann's Gull ⁸
Larus heermanni

Glaucous Gull ⁹
Larus hyperboreus

Western Gull ⁸
Larus occidentalis

Thayer's Gull ¹⁰
Larus thayeri

Bonaparte's Gull ¹¹
Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Least Tern ¹²
Sternula antillarum

California Least Tern ¹³
Sternula antillarum browni

Gull-billed Tern ¹⁴
Gelochelidon nilotica

Caspian Tern ¹¹
Hydroprogne caspia

Elegant Tern ¹⁵
Thalasseus elegans

Royal Tern ¹⁶
Thalasseus maximus

Forster's Tern ¹⁷
Sterna forsteri

Common Tern ¹⁸
Sterna hirundo

Black-legged Kittiwake ¹⁹
Rissa tridactyla

Black Skimmer ²⁰
Rynchops niger

Black Tern ⁹
Chlidonias niger

Sabine's Gull ²¹
Xema sabini

Laughing Gull ²¹
Leucophaeus atricilla

Dowitchers ⁵
Limnodromus

Short-billed Dowitcher ²²
Limnodromus griseus

Long-billed Dowitcher ¹⁷
Limnodromus scolopaceus

Sanderling ²³
Calidris alba

Dunlin ²⁴
Calidris alpina

Red Knot ¹¹
Calidris canutus

Curlew Sandpiper ²⁵
Calidris ferruginea

Stilt Sandpiper ²⁶
Calidris himantopus

Western Sandpiper ²⁷
Calidris mauri

Pectoral Sandpiper ²⁸
Calidris melanotos

Least Sandpiper ²⁹
Calidris minutilla

Ruff ³⁰
Calidris pugnax

Semipalmated Sandpiper ³¹
Calidris pusilla

Red-necked Stint ¹⁴
Calidris ruficollis

Buff-breasted Sandpiper ²¹
Calidris subruficollis

Surfbird ³²
Calidris virgata

Wandering Tattler ³³
Tringa incana

Greater Yellowlegs ¹¹
Tringa melanoleuca

Willet ²¹
Tringa semipalmata

Western Willet ³⁴
Tringa semipalmata inornatus

Solitary Sandpiper ¹¹
Tringa solitaria

Long-billed Curlew ¹⁷
Numenius americanus

Whimbrel ³⁵
Numenius phaeopus

Wilson's Snipe ³⁶
Gallinago delicata

Ruddy Turnstone ³⁷
Arenaria interpres

Black Turnstone ³⁸
Arenaria melanocephala

Marbled Godwit ³⁹
Limosa fedoa

Bar-tailed Godwit ⁴⁰
Limosa lapponica

Red Phalarope ⁴¹
Phalaropus fulicarius

Red-necked Phalarope ¹⁷
Phalaropus lobatus

Wilson's Phalarope ⁴²
Phalaropus tricolor

Spotted Sandpiper ⁴³
Actitis macularius

Snowy Plover ⁴⁴
Charadrius alexandrinus

Lesser Sand-Plover ¹⁴
Charadrius mongolus

Mountain Plover ³⁹
Charadrius montanus

Semipalmated Plover ⁴⁵
Charadrius semipalmatus

Killdeer ⁴⁶
Charadrius vociferus

Wilson's Plover ¹¹
Charadrius wilsonia

American Golden-Plover ²¹
Pluvialis dominica

Pacific Golden-Plover ¹⁹
Pluvialis fulva

Black-bellied Plover ¹¹
Pluvialis squatarola

Common Murre ⁴⁷
Uria aalge

Cassin's Auklet ⁵
Ptychoramphus aleuticus

Rhinoceros Auklet ⁴⁸
Cerorhinca monocerata

Ancient Murrelet ⁴⁹
Synthliboramphus antiquus

Craveri's Murrelet ⁵⁰
Synthliboramphus craveri

Scripps's Murrelet ⁵
Synthliboramphus scrippsi

Black Oystercatcher ¹⁷
Haematopus bachmani

American x Black Oystercatcher hybrid ⁵⁰
American × black oystercatcher

American Oystercatcher ⁵¹
Haematopus palliatus

Black-necked Stilt ³⁸
Himantopus mexicanus

American Avocet ⁵²
Recurvirostra americana

South Polar Skua ⁵³
Stercorarius maccormicki

Parasitic Jaeger ⁵⁴
Stercorarius parasiticus

Pomarine Jaeger ⁵⁵
Stercorarius pomarinus

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Birds of San Diego County, California

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers 1 Laridae

Gulls 2 Larus

Herring Gull 3 Larus argentatus

California Gull 4 Larus californicus

Mew Gull 5 Larus canus

Ring-billed Gull 6 Larus delawarensis

Glaucous-winged Gull 7 Larus glaucescens

Heermann's Gull 8 Larus heermanni

Glaucous Gull 9 Larus hyperboreus

Western Gull 8 Larus occidentalis

Thayer's Gull 10 Larus thayeri

Bonaparte's Gull 11 Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Least Tern 12 Sternula antillarum

California Least Tern 13 Sternula antillarum browni

Gull-billed Tern 14 Gelochelidon nilotica

Caspian Tern 11 Hydroprogne caspia

Elegant Tern 15 Thalasseus elegans

Royal Tern 16 Thalasseus maximus

Forster's Tern 17 Sterna forsteri

Common Tern 18 Sterna hirundo

Black-legged Kittiwake 19 Rissa tridactyla

Black Skimmer 20 Rynchops niger

Black Tern 9 Chlidonias niger

Sabine's Gull 21 Xema sabini

Laughing Gull 21 Leucophaeus atricilla

Dowitchers 5 Limnodromus

Short-billed Dowitcher 22 Limnodromus griseus

Long-billed Dowitcher 17 Limnodromus scolopaceus

Sanderling 23 Calidris alba

Dunlin 24 Calidris alpina

Red Knot 11 Calidris canutus

Curlew Sandpiper 25 Calidris ferruginea

Stilt Sandpiper 26 Calidris himantopus

Western Sandpiper 27 Calidris mauri

Pectoral Sandpiper 28 Calidris melanotos

Least Sandpiper 29 Calidris minutilla

Ruff 30 Calidris pugnax

Semipalmated Sandpiper 31 Calidris pusilla

Red-necked Stint 14 Calidris ruficollis

Buff-breasted Sandpiper 21 Calidris subruficollis

Surfbird 32 Calidris virgata

Wandering Tattler 33 Tringa incana

Greater Yellowlegs 11 Tringa melanoleuca

Willet 21 Tringa semipalmata

Western Willet 34 Tringa semipalmata inornatus

Solitary Sandpiper 11 Tringa solitaria

Long-billed Curlew 17 Numenius americanus

Whimbrel 35 Numenius phaeopus

Wilson's Snipe 36 Gallinago delicata

Ruddy Turnstone 37 Arenaria interpres

Black Turnstone 38 Arenaria melanocephala

Marbled Godwit 39 Limosa fedoa

Bar-tailed Godwit 40 Limosa lapponica

Red Phalarope 41 Phalaropus fulicarius

Red-necked Phalarope 17 Phalaropus lobatus

Wilson's Phalarope 42 Phalaropus tricolor

Spotted Sandpiper 43 Actitis macularius

Snowy Plover 44 Charadrius alexandrinus

Lesser Sand-Plover 14 Charadrius mongolus

Mountain Plover 39 Charadrius montanus

Semipalmated Plover 45 Charadrius semipalmatus

Killdeer 46 Charadrius vociferus

Wilson's Plover 11 Charadrius wilsonia

American Golden-Plover 21 Pluvialis dominica

Pacific Golden-Plover 19 Pluvialis fulva

Black-bellied Plover 11 Pluvialis squatarola

Common Murre 47 Uria aalge

Cassin's Auklet 5 Ptychoramphus aleuticus

Rhinoceros Auklet 48 Cerorhinca monocerata

Ancient Murrelet 49 Synthliboramphus antiquus

Craveri's Murrelet 50 Synthliboramphus craveri

Scripps's Murrelet 5 Synthliboramphus scrippsi

Black Oystercatcher 17 Haematopus bachmani

American x Black Oystercatcher hybrid 50 American × black oystercatcher

American Oystercatcher 51 Haematopus palliatus

Black-necked Stilt 38 Himantopus mexicanus

American Avocet 52 Recurvirostra americana

South Polar Skua 53 Stercorarius maccormicki

Parasitic Jaeger 54 Stercorarius parasiticus