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Birds found in British Columbia

The following is a list of all the birds that can be found in British Columbia. The list is in alphabetic order by common name.

A
Albatross, Black-footed
Albatross, Laysan
Albatross, Short-tailed
Auklet, Cassin's
Auklet, Crested
Auklet, Parakeet
Auklet, Rhinoceros
Avocet, American
 

B


Bittern, American
Bittern, Least
Blackbird, Brewer's
Blackbird, Red-winged
Blackbird, Rusty
Blackbird, Yellow-headed
Bluebird, Mountain
Bluebird, Western
Bobolink
Bobwhite, Northern
Brambling
Brant
Bufflehead
Bunting, Indigo
Bunting, Lark
Bunting, Lazuli
Bunting, McKay's
Bunting, Rustic
Bunting, Snow
Bushtit
 

C


Canvasback
Catbird, Gray
Chat, Yellow-breasted
Chickadee, Black-capped
Chickadee, Boreal
Chickadee, Chestnut-backed
Chickadee, Mountain
Chukar
Coot, American
Cormorant, Brandt's
Cormorant, Doubled-crested
Cormorant, Pelagic
Cormorant, Red-faced
Cowbird, Brown-headed
Crane, Sandhill
Crane, Whooping
Creeper, Brown
Crossbill, Red
Crossbill, White-winged
Crow, American
Crow, Northwestern
Cuckoo, Black-billed
Cuckoo, Yellow-billed
Curlew, Bristle-thighed
Curlew, Far Eastern
Curlew, Long-billed
 

D


Dickcissel
Dipper, American
Dove, Mourning
Dove, Rock
Dove, White-winged
Dowitcher, Long-billed
Dowitcher, Short-billed
Duck, American Black
Duck, Harlequin
Duck, Ring-necked
Duck, Ruddy
Duck, Tufted
Duck, Wood
Dunlin
 

E


Eagle, Bald
Eagle, Golden
Egret, Cattle
Egret, Great
Egret, Snowy
Eider, Common
Eider, King
Eider, Steller's
 

F


Falcon, Peregrine
Falcon, Prairie
Finch, Cassin's
Finch, House
Finch, Purple
Finch, Rosy
Flicker, Northern
Flycatcher, Acadian
Flycatcher, Alder
Flycatcher, Ash-throated
Flycatcher, Dusky
Flycatcher, Gray
Flycatcher, Hammond's
Flycatcher, Least
Flycatcher, Olive-sided
Flycatcher, Pacific-slope
Flycatcher, Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher, Willow
Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied
Frigatebird, Magnificent
Fulmar, Northern
 

G


Gadwall
Garganey
Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray
Godwit, Bar-tailed
Godwit, Hudsonian
Godwit, Marbled
Goldeneye, Barrow's
Goldeneye, Common
Golden-Plover, Lesser
Goldfinch, American
Goldfinch, Lesser
Goose, Canada
Goose, Emperor
Goose, Greater White-fronted
Goose, Ross'
Goose, Snow
Goshawk, Northern
Grackle, Common
Grackle, Great-tailed
Grebe, Clark's
Grebe, Eared
Grebe, Horned
Grebe, Pied-billed
Grebe, Red-necked
Grebe, Western
Grosbeak, Black-headed
Grosbeak, Evening
Grosbeak, Pine
Grosbeak, Rose-breasted
Grouse, Blue
Grouse, Ruffed
Grouse, Sage
Grouse, Sharp-tailed
Grouse, Spruce
Guillemot, Pigeon
Gull, Bonaparte's
Gull, California
Gull, Common Black-headed
Gull, Franklin's
Gull, Glaucous
Gull, Glaucous-winged
Gull, Great Black-backed
Gull, Heermann's
Gull, Herring
Gull, Iceland
Gull, Ivory
Gull, Little
Gull, Mew
Gull, Ring-billed
Gull, Ross'
Gull, Sabine's
Gull, Slaty-backed
Gull, Thayer's
Gull, Western
Gyrfalcon
H
Harrier, Northern
Hawk, Broad-winged
Hawk, Cooper's
Hawk, Ferruginous
Hawk, Red-tailed
Hawk, Rough-legged
Hawk, Sharp-shinned
Hawk, Swainson's
Heron, Great Blue
Heron, Green-backed
Heron, Little Blue
Humminbird, Costa's
Hummingbird, Anna's
Hummingbird, Black-chinned
Hummingbird, Calliope
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated
Hummingbird, Rufous
 

I


Ibis, White-faced
 

J


Jaeger, Long-tailed
Jaeger, Parasitic
Jaeger, Pomarine
Jay, Blue
Jay, Gray
Jay, Scrub
Jay, Steller's
Junco, Dark-eyed
 

K


Kestrel, American
Kestrel, Eurasian
Killdeer
Kingbird, Eastern
Kingbird, Gray
Kingbird, Thick-billed
Kingbird, Tropical
Kingbird, Western
Kingfisher, Belted
Kinglet, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned
Kittiwake, Black-legged
Knot, Red
 

L


Lark, Horned
Longspur, Chestnut-collared
Longspur, Lapland
Longspur, McCown's
Longspur, Smith's
Loon, Common
Loon, Pacific
Loon, Red-throated
Loon, Yellow-billed
 

M


Magpie, Black-billed
Mallard
Martin, Purple
Meadowlark, Western
Merganser, Common
Merganser, Hooded
Merganser, Red-breasted
Merlin
Mockingbird, Northern
Moorhen, Common
Murre, Common
Murre, Thick-billed
Murrelet, Ancient
Murrelet, Kittlitz's
Murrelet, Marbled
Murrelet, Xantus'
Myna, Crested
 

N


Nighthawk, Common
Night-Heron, Blacked-crowned
Nutcracker, Clark's
Nuthatch, Pygmy
Nuthatch, Red-breasted
Nuthatch, White-breasted
 

O


Oldsquaw
Oriole, Northern
Osprey
Ovenbird
Owl, Barn
Owl, Barred
Owl, Boreal
Owl, Burrowing
Owl, Flammulated
Owl, Great Gray
Owl, Great Horned
Owl, Long-eared
Owl, Northern Hawk
Owl, Northern Saw-whet
Owl, Short-eared
Owl, Snowy
Owl, Spotted
Oystercatcher, Black
 

P


Partridge, Gray
Pelican, American White
Pelican, Brown
Petrel, Mottled
Phalarope, Red
Phalarope, Red-necked
Phalarope, Wilson's
Pheasant, Ring-necked
Phoebe, Black
Phoebe, Eastern
Phoebe, Say's
Pigeon, Band-tailed
Pigeon, Passenger
Pintail, Northern
Pipit, Red-throated
Pipit, Water
Plover, Black-bellied
Plover, Semipalmated
Plover, Snowy
Poorwill, Common
Ptarmigan, Rock
Ptarmigan, White-tailed
Ptarmigan, Willow
Puffin, Horned
Puffin, Tufted
Pygmy-Owl, Northern
 

Q


Quail, California
Quail, Mountain
 

R


Rail, Virginia
Raven, Common
Redhead
Redpoll, Common
Redpoll, Hoary
Redshank, Spotted
Redstart, American
Redstart, Painted
Robin, American
Ruff
 
 
S
Sanderling
Sandpiper, Baird's
Sandpiper, Buff-breasted
Sandpiper, Curlew
Sandpiper, Least
Sandpiper, Pectoral
Sandpiper, Rock
Sandpiper, Semipalmated
Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper, Solitary
Sandpiper, Spoonbill
Sandpiper, Spotted
Sandpiper, Stilt
Sandpiper, Terek
Sandpiper, Upland
Sandpiper, Western
Sandpiper, White-rumped
Sapsucker, Red-breasted
Sapsucker, Red-naped
Sapsucker, Williamson's
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied
Scaup, Greater
Scaup, Lesser
Scoter, Black
Scoter, Surf
Scoter, White-winged
Screech-Owl, Western
Shearwater, Black-vented
Shearwater, Buller's
Shearwater, Flesh-footed
Shearwater, Pink-footed
Shearwater, Short-tailed
Shearwater, Sooty
Shoveler, Northern
Shrike, Loggerhead
Shrike, Northern
Siskin, Pine
Skua, South Polar
Skylark, Eurasian
Smew
Snipe, Common
Solitaire, Townsend's
Sora
Sparrow, American Tree
Sparrow, Baird's
Sparrow, Black-throated
Sparrow, Brewer's
Sparrow, Chipping
Sparrow, Clay-colored
Sparrow, Fox
Sparrow, Golden-crowned
Sparrow, Grasshopper
Sparrow, Harris'
Sparrow, House
Sparrow, Lark
Sparrow, Le Conte's
Sparrow, Lincoln's
Sparrow, Sage
Sparrow, Savannah
Sparrow, Sharp-tailed
Sparrow, Song
Sparrow, Swamp
Sparrow, Vesper
Sparrow, White-crowned
Sparrow, White-throated
Starling, European
Stilt, Black-necked
Stint, Little
Stint, Rufous-necked
Stint, Temminck's
Stork, Wood
Storm-Petrel, Fork-tailed
Storm-Petrel, Leach's
Surfbird
Swallow, Bank
Swallow, Barn
Swallow, Cliff
Swallow, Northern Rough-winged
Swallow, Tree
Swallow, Violet-green
Swan, Mute
Swan, Trumpeter
Swan, Tundra
Swift, Black
Swift, Vaux's
Swift, White-throated

T


Tanager, Scarlet
Tanager, Western
Tattler, Wandering
Teal, Baikal
Teal, Blue-winged
Teal, Cinnamon
Teal, Green-winged
Tern, Aleutian
Tern, Arctic
Tern, Black
Tern, Caspian
Tern, Common
Tern, Elegant
Tern, Forster's
Thrasher, Brown
Thrasher, Sage
Thrush, Gray-cheeked
Thrush, Hermit
Thrush, Swainson's
Thrush, Varied
Towhee, Green-tailed
Towhee, Rufous-sided
Turkey, Wild
Turnstone, Black
Turnstone, Ruddy

V


Veery
Vireo, Hutton's
Vireo, Philadelphia
Vireo, Red-eyed
Vireo, Solitary
Vireo, Warbling
Vulture, Turkey

W


Wagtail, Black-backed
Wagtail, Yellow
Warbler, Bay-breasted
Warbler, Black-and-white
Warbler, Blackburnian
Warbler, Blackpoll
Warbler, Black-throated Blue
Warbler, Black-throated Gray
Warbler, Black-throated Green
Warbler, Canada
Warbler, Cape May
Warbler, Chestnut-sided
Warbler, Connecticut
Warbler, MacGillivray's
Warbler, Magnolia
Warbler, Mourning
Warbler, Nashville
Warbler, Orange-crowned
Warbler, Palm
Warbler, Tennessee
Warbler, Townsend's
Warbler, Wilson's
Warbler, Yellow
Warbler, Yellow-rumped
Waterthrush, Northern
Waxwing, Bohemian
Waxwing, Cedar
Wheatear, Northern
Whimbrel
Whistling-Duck, Fulvous
Wigeon, American
Wigeon, Eurasian
Willet
Woodpecker, Black-backed
Woodpecker, Downy
Woodpecker, Hairy
Woodpecker, Lewis'
Woodpecker, Pileated
Woodpecker, Red-headed
Woodpecker, Three-toed
Woodpecker, White-headed
Wood-Pewee, Western
Wren, Bewick's
Wren, Canyon
Wren, House
Wren, Marsh
Wren, Rock
Wren, Winter

Y


Yellowlegs, Greater
Yellowlegs, Lesser
Yellowthroat, Common

 

Other bird links

The following links may have useful information about birds found in British Columbia

  • Hinterland's Who's Who: general information available from the online Hinterland Who's Who series


  • Butler On Birds: additional information available on the Butler On Birds website


  • Royal British Columbia Museum: information on endangered species of the Thompson/Okanagan region can be found at the Royal British Columbia Museum


  • Data and Trends: data and trends on the species from the Canadian Bird Trends Database


  • British Columbia Conservation Data Centre (CDC): collects and disseminates information on rare and endangered plants, animals and plant communities in British Columbia - CDC





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Last updated: 2002-12-17
Last reviewed: 2002-12-17