Birds in British Columbia

Explore 150 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for Chipping Sparrow and Cinnamon Teal arriving this month, and Black-crowned Night-heron and Bohemian Waxwing depart for the season.

Pacific Wren
Pacific WrenSmallest · 8cm
to
Mute Swan
Mute SwanLargest · 160cm
Ranges from the Pacific Wren (8cm) to the Mute Swan (160cm)37 families represented

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Showing 70–92 of 150 species

Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalisVU

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Magnolia Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnoliaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Marbled Godwit

Marbled Godwit

Limosa fedoaVU

PassageRarely spotted

Sep–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Marsh Wren

Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustrisLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Merlin

Merlin

Falco columbariusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mountain Bluebird

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoidesLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Mar–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macrouraLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Cygnus olorLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Nashville Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapillaLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratusLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

Anas acutaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Pygmy-owl

Northern Pygmy-owl

Glaucidium gnomaLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Saw-whet Owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jan–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeataLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Waterthrush

Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensisLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Yellow Warbler

Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestivaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Orange-crowned Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celataLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Mar–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Osprey

Osprey

Pandion haliaetusLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ovenbird

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapillaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pacific Loon

Pacific Loon

Gavia pacificaLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Aug–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pacific Wren

Pacific Wren

Troglodytes pacificusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotosLC

PassageRarely spotted

May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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