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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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Cliff Swallow 1
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow 2
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 3
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 4
Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Rusty Blackbird 6
Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird 7
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bronzed Cowbird 8
Molothrus aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Molothrus ater
Yellow-headed Blackbird 9
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bullock's Oriole 5
Icterus bullockii
Hooded Oriole 10
Icterus cucullatus
Baltimore Oriole 11
Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole 12
Icterus parisorum
Orchard Oriole 13
Icterus spurius
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Great-tailed Grackle 14
Quiscalus mexicanus
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Agelaius phoeniceus
Tricolored Blackbird 16
Agelaius tricolor
Loggerhead Shrike 11
Lanius ludovicianus
Oak Titmouse 17
Baeolophus inornatus
Mountain Chickadee 5
Poecile gambeli
House Sparrow 18
Passer domesticus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 19
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 20
Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch 21
Sitta pygmaea
European Starling 22
Sturnus vulgaris
Canyon Wren 23
Catherpes mexicanus
Cactus Wren 24
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Rock Wren 5
Salpinctes obsoletus
House Wren 5
Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren 5
Troglodytes hiemalis
Pacific Wren 25
Troglodytes pacificus
Bewick's Wren 26
Thryomanes bewickii
Marsh Wren 3
Cistothorus palustris
American Robin 27
Turdus migratorius
Hermit Thrush 7
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 28
Catharus ustulatus
Mountain Bluebird 29
Sialia currucoides
Western Bluebird 7
Sialia mexicana
Townsend's Solitaire 5
Myadestes townsendi
Varied Thrush 30
Ixoreus naevius
Ash-throated Flycatcher 4
Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested Flycatcher 31
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Olive-sided Flycatcher 5
Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee 32
Contopus sordidulus
Vermilion Flycatcher 24
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 5
Empidonax difficilis
Willow Flycatcher 5
Empidonax traillii
Gray Flycatcher 5
Empidonax wrightii
Thick-billed Kingbird 8
Tyrannus crassirostris
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 33
Tyrannus forficatus
Tropical Kingbird 34
Tyrannus melancholicus
Western Kingbird 16
Tyrannus verticalis
Cassin's Kingbird 23
Tyrannus vociferans
Black Phoebe 4
Sayornis nigricans
Eastern Phoebe 16
Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe 35
Sayornis saya
Bell's Vireo 5
Vireo bellii
Cassin's Vireo 5
Vireo cassinii
Yellow-throated Vireo 5
Vireo flavifrons
Yellow-green Vireo 5
Vireo flavoviridis
Warbling Vireo 32
Vireo gilvus
White-eyed Vireo 5
Vireo griseus
Hutton's Vireo 7
Vireo huttoni
Plumbeous Vireo 5
Vireo plumbeus
Gray Vireo 5
Vireo vicinior
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 36
Regulus satrapa
McCown's Longspur 5
Rhynchophanes mccownii
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
Wrentit 29
Chamaea fasciata
Phainopepla 37
Phainopepla nitens
Dark-eyed Junco 38
Junco hyemalis
Gray-headed Junco 5
Junco hyemalis caniceps
Slate-colored Junco 39
Junco hyemalis hyemalis
Pink-sided Junco 25
Junco hyemalis mearnsi
Oregon Junco 40
Junco hyemalis oreganus
Nelson's Sparrow 41
Ammodramus nelsoni
Grasshopper Sparrow 25
Ammodramus savannarum
Vesper Sparrow 5
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 29
Chondestes grammacus
Bell's Sparrow 7
Artemisiospiza belli
Swamp Sparrow 42
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow 43
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 38
Melospiza melodia
Black-chinned Sparrow 16
Spizella atrogularis
Brewer's Sparrow 44
Spizella breweri
Clay-colored Sparrow 5
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow 45
Spizella passerina
Fox Sparrow 32
Passerella iliaca
White-throated Sparrow 22
Zonotrichia albicollis
Golden-crowned Sparrow 46
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow 47
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Gambel's White-Crowned Sparrow 48
Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii
Harris' Sparrow 49
Zonotrichia querula
Green-tailed Towhee 5
Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee 50
Pipilo maculatus

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