Birds in British Columbia
Explore 150 species found in this region.
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodiasLC
Year-round

Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianusLC
Year-round

Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Sep–May

Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Sep–May

Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleucaNT
Year-round

Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Jul–May

Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosusLC
Year-round

Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatusLC
Apr–Feb
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatusLC
Year-round

Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Aug–May

Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestrisLC
Sep–Oct

House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanusLC
Year-round

House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Year-round

Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicusLC
Apr–May

Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
Sep–Apr

Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicusLC
Sep–Oct

Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacusLC
May–Jun

Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimusLC
May–Aug

Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutillaNT
Apr–Sep

Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipesVU
Apr–Oct

Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewisLC
May–Aug

Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolniiLC
Year-round

Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceusNT
May–Feb