Birds in California
Explore 104 species found in this region.
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Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinusLC
Sep–Oct

Purple Martin
Progne subisLC
May–Jul

Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
May–Aug

Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Aug–Sep

Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Nov–May

Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruberLC
Year-round

Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
Nov–Jan

Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
May–Oct
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensisLC
Year-round

Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Sep–May

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceusLC
Year-round

Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensisLC
Year-round

Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Year-round

Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensisLC
Year-round

Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Jul–Jan

Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
May–Aug

Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Jul–May

Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensisLC
Sep–Jun

Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulataLC
Year-round

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusLC
Sep–Apr

Snow Goose
Anser caerulescensLC
Oct–Apr

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodiaLC
Year-round

Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna griseaNT
May–Oct