eBird Field Checklist
Santa Clara County, California, US
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458 species (+149 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow/Ross's Goose
Graylag Goose
Swan Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Greater White-fronted x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Mute Swan
Black Swan
Tundra Swan
swan sp.
goose sp.
Egyptian Goose
Ruddy Shelduck
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)
Cinnamon Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid)
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Mallard
Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
Wood Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
Gadwall x Mallard (hybrid)
American Wigeon x Mallard (hybrid)
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
Tufted Duck x scaup sp. (hybrid)
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Aythya sp.
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common x Barrow's Goldeneye (hybrid)
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
Wild Turkey
Golden Pheasant
Ring-necked Pheasant
Kalij Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
pheasant sp.
Red Junglefowl
Chukar
Flamingos
American Flamingo
American/Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo
flamingo sp.
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Horned/Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Western/Clark's Grebe
grebe sp.
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
African Collared-Dove
Diamond Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Cuckoos
Greater Roadrunner
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
nighthawk sp.
Common Poorwill
Swifts
Black Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
Chimney/Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
large swift sp.
swift sp.
Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Anna's x Costa's Hummingbird (hybrid)
Anna's/Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus sp.
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Ridgway's Rail
large rail sp.
Virginia Rail
Rallus sp.
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Common Gallinule x American Coot (hybrid)
moorhen/coot/gallinule sp.
Yellow Rail
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Black Rail
rail/crake sp.
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
American/Pacific Golden-Plover (Lesser Golden-Plover)
golden-plover sp.
Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Mountain Plover
Snowy Plover
small plover sp.
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Hudsonian 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
phalarope sp.
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Ruff
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Little Stint
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western/Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
Calidris sp.
large shorebird sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger
Alcids
Cassin's Auklet
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Little Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
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)
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Glaucous x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Slaty-backed Gull
Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Arctic Tern
Common Tern
Sterna sp.
Elegant Tern
large tern sp.
tern sp.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Arctic Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
loon sp.
Storm-Petrels
Ashy Storm-Petrel
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Northern Fulmar
Sooty Shearwater
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Magnificent Frigatebird
Brown Booby
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
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
heron sp.
white egret sp.
Glossy Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Glossy/White-faced Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
California Condor
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
Red-tailed x Rough-legged Hawk (hybrid)
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
eagle sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Flammulated Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Burrowing Owl
Long-eared Owl
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Short-eared Owl
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
Downy x Nuttall's Woodpecker (hybrid)
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
large falcon sp.
small falcon sp.
falcon sp.
diurnal raptor sp.
Cockatoos
Cockatiel
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Budgerigar
Fischer's Lovebird
Yellow-collared Lovebird
lovebird sp.
Monk Parakeet
White-winged Parakeet
Yellow-headed Parrot
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Amazona sp.
Blue-crowned Parakeet
Mitred Parakeet
Red-masked Parakeet
Mitred/Red-masked Parakeet
White-eyed Parakeet
large parakeet sp. (former Aratinga sp.)
parakeet sp.
parrot sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Gray/Dusky Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Black Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Thick-billed 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
solitary vireo sp.
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo
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Red-eyed Vireo
vireo sp.
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Northern Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Pinyon Jay
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
jay sp.
Black-billed Magpie
Yellow-billed Magpie
Clark's Nutcracker
American Crow
Common Raven
raven sp.
crow/raven sp.
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
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
swallow sp.
Bulbuls
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
Dusky Warbler
Arctic/Kamchatka Leaf Warbler
Long-tailed Tits and Bushtit
Bushtit
Parrotbills, Wrentit, and Allies
Wrentit
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
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
Dippers
American Dipper
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
California Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
mimid sp.
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
bluebird sp.
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Catharus sp.
Wood Thrush
American Robin
thrush sp.
Old World Flycatchers
Siberian Rubythroat
Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
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Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla
Weavers and Allies
Northern Red Bishop
Black-winged Bishop
Estrildids
Zebra Finch
Scaly-breasted Munia
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Indigobirds and Whydahs
Pin-tailed Whydah
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Sudan Golden Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
White Wagtail
Red-throated Pipit
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Evening Grosbeak
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
House Finch
Purple Finch
House/Purple Finch
Cassin's Finch
Purple/Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous sp.
Yellow-fronted Canary
Red Crossbill
European Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
new world goldfinch sp.
Spinus sp.
finch sp.
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
longspur sp.
Snow Bunting
New World Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Lark Bunting
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned x Golden-crowned Sparrow (hybrid)
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned x White-throated Sparrow (hybrid)
Golden-crowned x White-throated Sparrow (hybrid)
Zonotrichia sp.
Bell's Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
LeConte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Lincoln's/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
Venezuelan Troupial
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Scott's Oriole
new world oriole sp.
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Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Red-winged/Tricolored Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Connecticut/MacGillivray's/Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May 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
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Townsend's x Hermit Warbler (hybrid)
Black-throated Gray/Hermit Warbler
Townsend's/Hermit Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Painted Redstart
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
tanager sp. (Piranga sp.)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Rose-breasted/Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Lazuli x Indigo Bunting (hybrid)
Lazuli/Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Passerina sp.
Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Blue-black Grassquit
Others
passerine sp.
bird sp.
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