eBird Field Checklist
San Luis Obispo County, California, US
ebird.org/region/US-CA-079
487 species (+165 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Emperor Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid)
Snow/Ross's Goose
Graylag Goose
Swan Goose
Graylag x Swan Goose (hybrid)
Greater White-fronted Goose
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Cackling/Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
swan sp.
goose sp.
Muscovy Duck
Wood Duck
Mandarin Duck
Garganey
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid)
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid)
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Eurasian/American Wigeon
Mallard
Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
Mexican Duck
Northern Pintail
Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid)
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
dabbling duck sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Aythya sp.
King Eider
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Surf/Black Scoter
scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common/Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
merganser sp.
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
waterfowl sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Helmeted Guineafowl
Mountain Quail
Northern Bobwhite
California Quail
new world quail sp.
Wild Turkey
Ring-necked Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
Chukar
Flamingos
American/Greater Flamingo
flamingo sp.
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Horned/Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid)
Western/Clark's Grebe
grebe sp.
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Eurasian/African Collared-Dove
Zebra Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Cuckoos
Greater Roadrunner
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
nighthawk sp.
Common Poorwill
Swifts
Black Swift
Vaux's Swift
Chimney/Vaux's Swift
Chaetura sp.
White-throated Swift
swift sp.
Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Anna's/Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Anna's x Allen's Hummingbird (hybrid)
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sp.
Broad-billed Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Ridgway's Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Yellow Rail
Black Rail
rail/crake sp.
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
American Oystercatcher
Black Oystercatcher
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Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
American/Pacific Golden-Plover (Lesser Golden-Plover)
Killdeer
Common Ringed Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Mountain Plover
Snowy Plover
small plover sp.
plover sp.
Whimbrel
Little Curlew
Long-billed Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red/Red-necked Phalarope
phalarope sp.
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Surfbird
Ruff
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Red-necked Stint
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Rock Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
large shorebird sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed/Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger
South Polar Skua
jaeger sp.
Alcids
Rhinoceros Auklet
Tufted Puffin
Horned Puffin
Cassin's Auklet
Parakeet Auklet
auklet sp.
Marbled Murrelet
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
large alcid sp.
Ancient Murrelet
Scripps's Murrelet
Guadalupe Murrelet
Craveri's Murrelet
Scripps's/Guadalupe/Craveri's Murrelet
murrelet sp.
alcid sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Little Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Ivory Gull
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
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Western Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Glaucous x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Arctic Tern
Common Tern
Common/Arctic Tern
Sterna sp.
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
Elegant/Royal Tern
large tern sp.
tern sp.
gull/tern sp.
Tropicbirds
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Arctic Loon
Pacific Loon
Arctic/Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
loon sp.
Albatrosses
Laysan Albatross
Black-footed Albatross
Short-tailed Albatross
albatross sp.
Storm-Petrels
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Leach's/Townsend's Storm-Petrel
Leach's/Townsend's Storm-Petrel (dark-rumped)
Ashy Storm-Petrel
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Black Storm-Petrel
Least Storm-Petrel
storm-petrel sp. (dark-rumped)
storm-petrel sp. (white-rumped)
storm-petrel sp.
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Northern Fulmar
Murphy's Petrel
Hawaiian Petrel
Galapagos/Hawaiian Petrel (Dark-rumped Petrel)
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma sp.
Pink-footed Shearwater
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Buller's Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Black-vented Shearwater
black-and-white shearwater sp.
shearwater sp.
procellariid sp.
Storks
Wood Stork
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Magnificent Frigatebird
frigatebird sp.
Red-footed Booby
Brown Booby
Masked Booby
Nazca Booby
Masked/Nazca Booby
Blue-footed Booby
booby sp.
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Cormorants and Anhingas
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
heron sp.
white egret sp.
White-faced Ibis
Glossy/White-faced Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
California Condor
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
American Goshawk
Accipiter sp.
Bald Eagle
Golden/Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
eagle sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Burrowing Owl
Spotted Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Asio sp.
Northern Saw-whet Owl
owl sp.
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Williamson's Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied/Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker (hybrid)
sapsucker sp.
Lewis's Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker
Dryobates sp.
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
falcon sp.
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diurnal raptor sp.
Cockatoos
Cockatiel
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Budgerigar
Scarlet Macaw
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Greater Pewee
Western Wood-Pewee
Western/Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Hammond's/Dusky Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Black Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Cassin's/Western Kingbird
yellow-bellied kingbird sp.
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
new world flycatcher sp.
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Cassin's/Plumbeous Vireo
solitary vireo sp.
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia/Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo
vireo sp.
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Pinyon Jay
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
jay sp.
Yellow-billed Magpie
Clark's Nutcracker
American Crow
crow sp.
Common Raven
crow/raven sp.
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Mountain Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Larks
Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Tree/Violet-green Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Cliff/Cave Swallow
swallow sp.
Leaf Warblers
Arctic Warbler
Arctic/Kamchatka Leaf Warbler
Long-tailed Tits and Bushtit
Bushtit
Parrotbills, Wrentit, and Allies
Wrentit
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White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Swinhoe's White-eye
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
nuthatch sp.
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Winter Wren
Pacific/Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
Dippers
American Dipper
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Bendire's Thrasher
California Thrasher
LeConte's Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
bluebird sp.
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Catharus sp.
American Robin
thrush sp.
Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla
Estrildids
Zebra Finch
Scaly-breasted Munia
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail
Red-throated Pipit
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Evening Grosbeak
Hawfinch
House Finch
Purple Finch
House/Purple Finch
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous sp.
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
new world goldfinch sp.
finch sp.
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Thick-billed Longspur
longspur sp.
New World Sparrows
Cassin's Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
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Spizella sp.
Black-throated Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco x White-crowned Sparrow (hybrid)
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned x Golden-crowned Sparrow (hybrid)
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned x White-throated Sparrow (hybrid)
Zonotrichia sp.
Bell's Sparrow
Sagebrush/Bell's Sparrow (Sage Sparrow)
Vesper Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
California Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bobolink
Western Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Hooded Oriole
Orchard/Hooded Oriole
Streak-backed Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Bullock's/Baltimore Oriole
Scott's Oriole
new world oriole sp.
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Red-winged/Tricolored Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis sp.
Connecticut Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
MacGillivray's/Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
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Prairie Warbler
Grace's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Yellow-rumped x Townsend's Warbler (hybrid)
Hermit Warbler
Townsend's x Hermit Warbler (hybrid)
Townsend's/Hermit Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga sp.
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Painted Redstart
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Hepatic Tanager
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Rose-breasted/Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Lazuli/Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Passerina sp.
Dickcissel
Others
passerine sp.
bird sp.
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