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Isla La Ventana
This checklist includes all bird species found in Isla La Ventana , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements, version 2025. If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Isla La Ventana [map]
Number of globally threatened species: 5
Number of introduced species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2024-12-24
Last modified: 2026-02-17
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| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | |
| Surf Scoter | Melanitta perspicillata | |
| White-winged Scoter | Melanitta deglandi | |
| Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | Rare/Accidental Vulnerable |
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | |
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| California Quail | Callipepla californica | |
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| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Introduced species |
| White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | |
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| Greater Roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus | |
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| Common Poorwill | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | |
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| White-throated Swift | Aeronautes saxatalis | |
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| Anna's Hummingbird | Calypte anna | |
| Costa's Hummingbird | Calypte costae | |
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| American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | |
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| Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Vulnerable |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
| Wilson's Plover | Anarhynchus wilsonia | |
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| Hudsonian Whimbrel | Numenius hudsonicus | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus | |
| Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | Vulnerable |
| Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
| Wandering Tattler | Tringa incana | Rare/Accidental |
| Willet | Tringa semipalmata | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | Near-threatened |
| Black Turnstone | Arenaria melanocephala | |
| Surfbird | Calidris virgata | |
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | Near-threatened |
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | |
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| Craveri's Murrelet | Synthliboramphus craveri | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
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| Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | |
| Bonaparte's Gull | Chroicocephalus philadelphia | |
| Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | |
| Heermann's Gull | Larus heermanni | Near-threatened |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
| Yellow-footed Gull | Larus livens | Endemic (country/region) |
| Western Gull | Larus occidentalis | |
| California Gull | Larus californicus | |
| Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
| Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
| Elegant Tern | Thalasseus elegans | Near-threatened |
| Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus | |
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| Eared Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
| Western Grebe | Aechmophorus occidentalis | |
| Clark's Grebe | Aechmophorus clarkii | |
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| Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | |
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| Red-throated Loon | Gavia stellata | |
| Pacific Loon | Gavia pacifica | |
| Common Loon | Gavia immer | |
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| Wilson's Storm-Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Black Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates melania | |
| Least Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates microsoma | |
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| Pink-footed Shearwater | Ardenna creatopus | Vulnerable |
| Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | Near-threatened |
| Black-vented Shearwater | Puffinus opisthomelas | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
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| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | |
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| Cocos Booby | Sula brewsteri | |
| Blue-footed Booby | Sula nebouxii | |
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| Brandt's Cormorant | Urile penicillatus | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Nannopterum auritum | |
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| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | |
| Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens | Near-threatened |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
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| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | |
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| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Northern Harrier | Circus hudsonius | |
| Harris's Hawk | Parabuteo unicinctus | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
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| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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| Gila Woodpecker | Melanerpes uropygialis | |
| Gilded Flicker | Colaptes chrysoides | |
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| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | |
| Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | |
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| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Near-threatened |
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| Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
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| Verdin | Auriparus flaviceps | |
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| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
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| Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | |
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | |
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| Bewick's Wren | Thryomanes bewickii | |
| Cactus Wren | Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus | |
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| Gray Thrasher | Toxostoma cinereum | Endemic (country/region) |
| Sage Thrasher | Oreoscoptes montanus | Rare/Accidental |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
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| House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | |
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| Black-throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
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