NEVADA COUNTY, CA bird list 


Birds of Nevada County, California
This list was compiled by the NH2020 Scientists, led by Ted Beedy


Loons (Gaviidae)

Pacific Loon-X (Extremely rare-X)

Common Loon

 

Grebes (Podicipedidae)

Pied-billed Grebe

Horned Grebe

Red-necked Grebe-X

Eared Grebe

Western Grebe

Clark's Grebe

 

Pelicans (Pelecanidae)

American White Pelican

 

Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)

Double-crested Cormorant

 

Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae)

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret 

Snowy Egret

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

 

Ibis (Threskiorinithidae)

White-faced Ibis-X

 

New World Vultures (Cathartidae)

Turkey Vulture

 

Swans, Geese, and Ducks (Anatidae)

Greater White-fronted Goose

Snow Goose

Ross’s Goose-X

Canada Goose

Trumpeter Swan-X

Tundra Swan-X

Wood Duck

Gadwall

Eurasian Wigeon-X

American Wigeon

Mallard

Cinnamon Teal

Northern Shoveler

Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Canvasback

Redhead

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup-X

Lesser Scaup

Surf Scoter-X

Bufflehead

Common Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye-X

Hooded Merganser

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser-X

Ruddy Duck

 

Osprey, Hawks, Kites, Harriers, and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Osprey 

White-tailed Kite

Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Northern Goshawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Swainson’s Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Ferruginous Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Golden Eagle

Falcons (Falconidae)

American Kestrel

Merlin

Peregrine Falcon

Prairie Falcon

 

Pheasants, Grouse, and Turkeys (Phasianidae)

Ring-necked Pheasant-I

Blue Grouse

Wild Turkey-I

 

Quail (Odontophoridae)

Mountain Quail

California Quail

 

Rails, Moorhens, and Coots (Rallidae)

Black Rail

Virginia Rail

Sora

Common Moorhen

American Coot

 

Cranes (Gruidae)

Sandhill Crane

 

Plovers and Relatives (Charadriidae)

Semipalmated Plover-X

Killdeer

 

Avocets and Stilts (Recurvirostridae)

Black-necked Stilt

American Avocet

 

Sandpipers and Relatives (Scolopacidae)

Greater Yellowlegs

Willet-X

Spotted Sandpiper

Whimbrel-X

Long-billed Curlew-X

Western Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Baird’s Sandpiper-X

Pectoral Sandpiper-X

Dunlin-X         

Long-billed Dowitcher

Common Snipe

Wilson's Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope-X

 

Gulls and Terns (Laridae)

Long-tailed Jaeger-X

Franklin’s Gull-X

Mew Gull-X

Ring-billed Gull

California Gull

Herring Gull

Thayer’s Gull

Sabine’s Gull-X

Caspian Tern

Common Tern-X

Forster’s Tern-X

Black Tern-X

 

Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Rock Dove-I

Band-tailed Pigeon

Mourning Dove

 

Cuckoos and Roadrunners (Cuculidae)

Greater Roadrunner

 

Barn Owls (Tytonidae)

Barn Owl

 

Typical Owls (Strigidae)

Flammulated Owl-X

Western Screech-Owl

Great Horned Owl

Northern Pygmy-Owl

Burrowing Owl

California Spotted Owl

Great Gray Owl

Long-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

 

Nighthawks and Poorwills (Caprimulgidae)

Common Nighthawk

Common Poorwill

 

Swifts (Apodidae)

Black Swift

Vaux's Swift

White-throated Swift

 

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird-X

Anna's Hummingbird

Costa’s Hummingbird-X

Calliope Hummingbird

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Allen’s Hummingbird-?

 

Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)

Belted Kingfisher

 

Woodpeckers (Picidae)

Lewis's Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

Williamson's Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker-X

Red-naped Sapsucker-X

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

White-headed Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

 

Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Western Wood-Pewee

Willow Flycatcher

Hammond's Flycatcher

Gray Flycatcher

Dusky Flycatcher

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Black Phoebe

Say's Phoebe

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Western Kingbird

 

Shrikes (Laniidae)

Loggerhead Shrike

Northern Shrike-X

 

Vireos (Vireonidae)

Cassin’s Vireo

Hutton's Vireo

Warbling Vireo

 

Jays, Magpies, and Crows (Corvidae)

Steller's Jay

Western Scrub-Jay

Pinyon Jay

Clark's Nutcracker

Black-billed Magpie

Yellow-billed Magpie

American Crow

Common Raven

 

Larks (Alaudidae)

Horned Lark

 

Martin and Swallows (Hirundinidae)

Purple Martin

Tree Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Bank Swallow-X

Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallow

 

Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae)

Mountain Chickadee

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Oak Titmouse

 

Bushtits (Aegithalidae)

Bushtit

 

Nuthatches (Sittidae)

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Pygmy Nuthatch

 

Creepers (Certhiidae)

Brown Creeper

 

Wrens (Troglodytidae)

Rock Wren

Canyon Wren

Bewick's Wren

House Wren

Winter Wren

Marsh Wren

 

Dippers (Cinclidae)

American Dipper

                  

Kinglets (Regulidae)

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

 

Gnatcatchers (Sylviidae)                                           

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

 

Thrushes (Turdidae)                                

Western Bluebird

Mountain Bluebird

Townsend's Solitaire

Swainson's Thrush-X

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Varied Thrush

 

Wrentits (Timaliidae)                                               

Wrentit

 

Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)

Northern Mockingbird

Sage Thrasher-X

California Thrasher

 

Starlings (Sturnidae)

European Starling-I

 

Pipits (Motacillidae)

American Pipit

 

Waxwings (Bombycillidae)

Bohemian Waxwing-X

Cedar Waxwing

 

Silky Flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae)

Phainopepla

 

Wood-Warblers (Parulidae)

Orange-crowned Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Townsend's Warbler

Hermit Warbler

Kentucky Warbler-X

MacGillivray's Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's Warbler

Yellow-breasted Chat

 

Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Western Tanager

 

Towhees, Sparrows, and Longspurs (Emberizidae)

Green-tailed Towhee

Spotted Towhee

California Towhee

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Brewer's Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

Black-throated Sparrow-X

Savannah Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow-X

Harris’s Sparrow-X

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Chestnut-collared Longspur-X

 

Grosbeaks and Buntings (Cardinalidae)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak-X

Black-headed Grosbeak

Lazuli Bunting

 

Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, and Orioles (Icteridae)

Red-winged Blackbird

Tricolored Blackbird-X

Western Meadowlark

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

Bullock’s Oriole

 

Finches (Fringillidae)

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Pine Grosbeak

Purple Finch

Cassin's Finch

House Finch

Red Crossbill

Pine Siskin

Lesser Goldfinch

Lawrence's Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

Evening Grosbeak

 

Weaver Finches (Passeridae)

House Sparrow-I

 

I  = Introduced, the taxa is not native to California

X = Extremely rare in Nevada County, documented by one or a few records or localities

? =  Status in Nevada County uncertain; suitable habitat is present, but no documented historical

       or current records