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Bird Conservation Region 39: Sierras De Baja California

This checklist includes all bird species found in Bird Conservation Region 39: Sierras De Baja California , 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 Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). 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: Bird Conservation Region 39: Sierras De Baja California [map]

Number of species: 269
Number of globally threatened species: 5
Number of introduced species: 1
Last modified: 2022-07-26

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	Rare/Accidental
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	Rare/Accidental
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	Rare/Accidental
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	Rare/Accidental
Redhead	Aythya americana	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Rare/Accidental
Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera	Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Rare/Accidental
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Rare/Accidental
Common Teal	Anas crecca
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
Mountain Quail	Oreortyx pictus	Rare/Accidental
California Quail	Callipepla californica
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Rare/Accidental
Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis	Rare/Accidental
Clark's Grebe	Aechmophorus clarkii	Rare/Accidental
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Rare/Accidental
Band-tailed Pigeon	Patagioenas fasciata
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	Rare/Accidental
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura
Common Ground Dove	Columbina passerina
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Lesser Nighthawk	Chordeiles acutipennis	Rare/Accidental
Common Poorwill	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Black Swift	Cypseloides niger
Vaux's Swift	Chaetura vauxi
White-throated Swift	Aeronautes saxatalis	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Trochilidae
Black-chinned Hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri	Rare/Accidental
Anna's Hummingbird	Calypte anna
Costa's Hummingbird	Calypte costae	Rare/Accidental
Calliope Hummingbird	Selasphorus calliope	Rare/Accidental
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	Rare/Accidental
Allen's Hummingbird	Selasphorus sasin	Rare/Accidental
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Greater Roadrunner	Geococcyx californianus	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola
Sora	Porzana carolina
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata
American Coot	Fulica americana
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica	Rare/Accidental
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Wood Stork	Mycteria americana
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	Rare/Accidental
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Rare/Accidental
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Rare/Accidental
Mountain Plover	Charadrius montanus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Rare/Accidental
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Rare/Accidental
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana
Willet	Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Phalarope	Steganopus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Rare/Accidental
California Gull	Larus californicus	Rare/Accidental
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri
Elegant Tern	Thalasseus elegans
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura
California Condor	Gymnogyps californianus	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Rare/Accidental
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Rare/Accidental
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	Rare/Accidental
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Harris's Hawk	Parabuteo unicinctus	Rare/Accidental
Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus	Rare/Accidental
Zone-tailed Hawk	Buteo albonotatus	Rare/Accidental
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus
Ferruginous Hawk	Buteo regalis	Rare/Accidental
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Common Barn Owl	Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Burrowing Owl	Athene cunicularia
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Long-eared Owl	Asio otus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Western Screech Owl	Megascops kennicottii	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Owl	Strix occidentalis
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus
Gilded Flicker	Colaptes chrysoides
Williamson's Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Red-naped Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus nuchalis	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus ruber	Rare/Accidental
Lewis's Woodpecker	Melanerpes lewis	Rare/Accidental
Acorn Woodpecker	Melanerpes formicivorus
Gila Woodpecker	Melanerpes uropygialis
Nuttall's Woodpecker	Picoides nuttallii	Rare/Accidental
Ladder-backed Woodpecker	Picoides scalaris	Rare/Accidental
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Rare/Accidental
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Rare/Accidental
Prairie Falcon	Falco mexicanus	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Cassin's Kingbird	Tyrannus vociferans	Rare/Accidental
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	Rare/Accidental
Dusky-capped Flycatcher	Myiarchus tuberculifer	Rare/Accidental
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus cinerascens	Rare/Accidental
Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus
Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	Rare/Accidental
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya	Rare/Accidental
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii
Hammond's Flycatcher	Empidonax hammondii	Rare/Accidental
Gray Flycatcher	Empidonax wrightii
Dusky Flycatcher	Empidonax oberholseri	Rare/Accidental
Pacific-slope Flycatcher	Empidonax difficilis
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi
Western Wood Pewee	Contopus sordidulus
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii
Gray Vireo	Vireo vicinior	Rare/Accidental
Cassin's Vireo	Vireo cassinii	Rare/Accidental
Hutton's Vireo	Vireo huttoni	Rare/Accidental
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Clark's Nutcracker	Nucifraga columbiana	Rare/Accidental
Common Raven	Corvus corax
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos
Pinyon Jay	Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Californian Scrub Jay	Aphelocoma californica
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	Rare/Accidental
Sprague's Pipit	Anthus spragueii
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus
Cassin's Finch	Haemorhous cassinii
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Rare/Accidental
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria
Lawrence's Goldfinch	Spinus lawrencei	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	Rare/Accidental
Black-chinned Sparrow	Spizella atrogularis	Rare/Accidental
Brewer's Sparrow	Spizella breweri
Black-throated Sparrow	Amphispiza bilineata	Rare/Accidental
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	Rare/Accidental
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys	Rare/Accidental
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum
Green-tailed Towhee	Pipilo chlorurus	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus
California Towhee	Kieneria crissalis	Rare/Accidental
Rufous-crowned Sparrow	Aimophila ruficeps	Rare/Accidental
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	Rare/Accidental
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla	Rare/Accidental
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca
Bell's Sparrow	Artemisiospiza belli	Rare/Accidental
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	Rare/Accidental
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Rare/Accidental
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata	Rare/Accidental
Lucy's Warbler	Leiothlypis luciae
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla	Rare/Accidental
MacGillivray's Warbler	Geothlypis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Rare/Accidental
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Gray Warbler	Setophaga nigrescens
Townsend's Warbler	Setophaga townsendi	Rare/Accidental
Hermit Warbler	Setophaga occidentalis	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla	Rare/Accidental
Painted Redstart	Myioborus pictus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	Rare/Accidental
Scott's Oriole	Icterus parisorum	Rare/Accidental
Bullock's Oriole	Icterus bullockii	Rare/Accidental
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula
Hooded Oriole	Icterus cucullatus	Rare/Accidental
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Rare/Accidental
Tricolored Blackbird	Agelaius tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Rare/Accidental
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea
Lazuli Bunting	Passerina amoena	Rare/Accidental
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Oak Titmouse	Baeolophus inornatus
Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
Verdin	Auriparus flaviceps	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Rare/Accidental
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Rare/Accidental
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Rare/Accidental
Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina
Purple Martin	Progne subis	Rare/Accidental
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae
Bushtit	Psaltriparus minimus
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Wrentit	Chamaea fasciata
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Ptiliogonatidae
Phainopepla	Phainopepla nitens	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
American Treecreeper	Certhia americana
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Pygmy Nuthatch	Sitta pygmaea
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	Rare/Accidental
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Boulder Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren	Catherpes mexicanus	Rare/Accidental
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon
Marsh Wren	Cistothorus palustris
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii	Rare/Accidental
Cactus Wren	Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Polioptilidae
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea
California Gnatcatcher	Polioptila californica	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Rare/Accidental
Sage Thrasher	Oreoscoptes montanus
Gray Thrasher	Toxostoma cinereum
California Thrasher	Toxostoma redivivum
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Western Bluebird	Sialia mexicana
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides	Rare/Accidental
Townsend's Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi	Rare/Accidental
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	Rare/Accidental
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	Rare/Accidental
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Rare/Accidental

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