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Sonoma County Bird List Sonoma County Bird List Benjamin D. Parmeter and Alan N. Wight October 23, 2018 This is a list of all of the bird species recorded in Sonoma County, California, United States as of the date shown above. A total of 456 species have been recorded. In addition, a record of Veery is currently being reviewed by the California Bird Records Committee and will be added to the Sonoma County list if accepted. The species names and order follow the eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018 which is "based largely on decisions of the North American Checklist Committee (NACC), through the Fifty-ninth supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds (July 2018)." Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl) Emperor Goose Anser canagicus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Ross's Goose Anser rossii Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Brant Branta bernicla Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Wood Duck Aix sponsa Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Gadwall Mareca strepera Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope American Wigeon Mareca americana Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Canvasback Aythya valisineria Redhead Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greater Scaup Aythya marila Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri King Eider Somateria spectabilis Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Black Scoter Melanitta americana Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Common Merganser Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Odontophoridae (New World Quail) Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus California Quail Callipepla californica Phasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced Sooty Grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Introduced Podicipedidae (Grebes) Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves) Rock Pigeon Columba livia Introduced Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Introduced White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Cuculidae (Cuckoos) Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies) Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Apodidae (Swifts) Black Swift Cypseloides niger Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris Violet-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia violiceps Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) Ridgway's Rail Rallus obsoletus Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Sora Porzana carolina Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata American Coot Fulica americana Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Gruidae (Cranes) Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets) Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala Red Knot Calidris canutus Surfbird Calidris virgata Ruff Calidris pugnax Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Wandering Tattler Tringa incana Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Willet Tringa semipalmata Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Stercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers) South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Alcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins) Common Murre Uria aalge Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus Scripps's Murrelet Synthliboramphus scrippsi Guadalupe Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus Craveri's Murrelet Synthliboramphus craveri Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni Mew Gull Larus canus Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Western Gull Larus occidentalis California Gull Larus californicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Least Tern Sternula antillarum Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Black Tern Chlidonias niger Common Tern Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Gaviidae (Loons) Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Arctic Loon Gavia arctica Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica Common Loon Gavia immer Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii Diomedeidae (Albatrosses) White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus Oceanitidae (Southern Storm-Petrels) Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Hydrobatidae (Northern Storm-Petrels) Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma Procellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels) Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas Ciconiidae (Storks) Wood Stork Mycteria americana Fregatidae (Frigatebirds) Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Sulidae (Boobies and Gannets) Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags) Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Pelecanidae (Pelicans) American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Great Egret Ardea alba Snowy Egret Egretta thula Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Green Heron Butorides virescens Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi Cathartidae (New World Vultures) California Condor Gymnogyps californianus Extirpated Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Pandionidae (Osprey) Osprey Pandion haliaetus Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles,
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