List of Bird Species -- Bird Photos
 | Aix sponsa Wood duck Range: Southern Canada to Northern Mexico |
 | Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated sparrow |
 | Anas acuta Northern pintail |
 | Anas americana American wigeon |
 | Anas clypeata |
 | Anas crecca Green-winged teal Synonyms: green teal |
 | Anas discors Blue-winged teal |
 | Anas platyrhynchos Mallard |
 | Anous stolidus Brown noddy |
 | Aphelocoma ultramarina Mexican Jay |
 | Aptenodytes patagonicus King penguin |
 | Aquila chrysaetos Golden eagle Synonyms: gold eagle |
 | Ardea alba Great egret Synonyms: white egret, great white egret |
 | Ardea herodias Great blue heron Range: North America Synonyms: blue heron |
 | Athene cunicularia Burrowing owl |
| Athene cunicularia hypugaea Burrowing owl |
 | Aythya affinis Lesser scaup |
 | Aythya collaris Ring-necked duck |
 | Baeolophus wollweberi Bridled titmouse |
 | Branta bernicla Brant Synonyms: Brant goose |
 | Branta canadensis Canada goose Synonyms: Canada geese |
 | Bucephala albeola Bufflehead |
 | Butorides sundevalli Lava heron |
 | Callipepla gambelii Gambel's quail |
 | Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Cactus wren |
 | Cardinalis cardinalis Northern cardinal |
 | Cardinalis sinuatus Pyrrhuloxia |
 | Carpodacus mexicanus House finch |
 | Catoptrophurus semipalmatus Willet |
 | Chen caerulescens Snow goose |
 | Chloephaga hybrida Kelp goose |
 | Chloephaga hybrida malvinarum Kelp goose |
 | Chloephaga picta Upland goose |
 | Creagrus furcata Swallowtail gull Synonyms: swallow-tailed gull, swallowtailed gull |
 | Cyanocitta stelleri Steller's jay Synonyms: blue jay |
 | Diomedea exulans Wandering albatross |
 | Diomedea irrorata Waved albatross |
 | Egretta thula Snowy egret |
 | Eudyptes chrysocome Rockhopper penguin |
 | Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome Western rockhopper penguin |
 | Eudyptes chrysolophus Macaroni penguin |
 | Fratercula arctica |
 | Fregata magnificens Magnificent frigatebird Synonyms: Magnificent frigate bird |
 | Fregata minor Great frigatebird Synonyms: Great frigate bird |
 | Fregata sp. |
 | Fulica americana American coot |
 | Geococcyx californianus Greater roadrunner |
 | Grus canadensis Sandhill crane |
 | Gygis alba Fairy tern Synonyms: white tern, camar |
 | Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald eagle Range: North America south to northern Mexico |
 | Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis Bald eagle |
 | Icterus bullockii Bullock's oriole |
 | Icterus cucullatus Hooded oriole |
 | Larus delawarensis Ring-billed gull Synonyms: Ring billed gull |
 | Larus heermanni |
| Larus occidentalis Western gull |
 | Leucocarbo atriceps Imperial shag Synonyms: Blue-eyed shag |
 | Limosa fedoa Marbled godwit |
 | Lophonetta specularioides Patagonian crested duck |
 | Macrocystis pyrifera Giant kelp Synonyms: kelp forest, seaweed, sea weed, sea grass, sargazo gigante, harina de kelp, giant kelp, harina de la macroalga, gedroogde kelp, zeewier, reuzenkelp, braendeltang, macroalga marina, Phaeophyceae |
 | Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn woodpecker |
 | Melanerpes uropygialis Gila woodpecker |
 | Meleagris gallopavo Wild turkey |
 | Mirounga angustirostris Elephant seal Synonyms: elefante marino, sea elephant, sea cow |
 | Mirounga leonina Southern elephant seal |
 | Molothrus aeneus Bronzed cowbird |
 | Molothrus ater Brown-headed cowbird |
 | Nannopterum harrisi Flightless cormorant |
 | Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel |
 | Parabuteo unicinctus Harris' hawk Synonyms: Harris hawk |
 | Passer domesticus House sparrow |
 | Pelagophycus porra Elkhorn kelp Synonyms: elk kelp |
 | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos White pelican |
 | Pelecanus occidentalis |
 | Pelecanus occidentalis californicus California brown pelican Range: Nesting by this subspecies is restricted to islands in the Gulf of California and along the outer coast from Baja California to West Anacapa and Santa Barbara Islands in Southern California. Non-breeding California brown pelicans range northward along the Pacific Coast from the Gulf of California to Washington and southern British Columbia. Roosting and loafing sites provide important resting habitat for breeding and non-breeding birds. Important roosting sites include offshore rocks and islands, river mouths with sand bars, breakwaters, pilings, and jetties along the Pacific Coast and San Francisco Bay. Notable: The brown pelican was listed as endangered in 1970 because of widespread pollutant-related reproductive failures. They are extremely sensitive to bioaccumulation of the pesticide DDT, which causes reproductive failure by altering calcium metabolism and thinning eggshells. In 1985, brown pelicans on the Atlantic Coast, had recovered enough that they could be removed from the endangered species list. Although California breeding populations have rebounded since the elimination of DDT use, persistent residues in the coastal environment continue to cause chronic reproductive problems. Despite the banning of DDT, some birds still show relatively high levels of pesticides in their tissues. Pelicans are dependent on northern anchovies and Pacific sardines, which have declined due to over-fishing by humans. Breeding populations and nesting productivity vary dramatically from year to year depending on El Nino events and other climatic changes. Pelicans are also threatened by the possibility of oil spills from tanker traffic in the Santa Barbara Channel, disturbance at post-breeding roosts on the central California coast, entanglement with hooks and fishing line, and disease outbreaks resulting from overcrowding in harbors. |
 | Phaethon aethereus Red-billed tropicbird Synonyms: redbilled tropic bird, red billed tropic bird |
| Phalacrocorax atriceps Imperial shag Synonyms: Blue-eyed shag |
 | Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested cormorant |
| Phalacrocorax harrisi Flightless cormorant |
 | Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt's cormorant |
 | Phalacrocorax sp. |
 | Phalcoboenus australis Straited caracara |
 | Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed grosbeak |
| Phoebastria irrorata Waved albatross |
 | Phoenicopterus ruber Greater flamingo |
 | Picoides arizonae Arizona woodpecker |
 | Pipilo fuscus Canyon towhee |
 | Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed grebe |
 | Pygoscelis adeliae Adelie penguin |
 | Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap penguin |
| Pygoscelis papua Gentoo penguin |
 | Recurvirostra americana American avocet |
 | Rynchops niger Black skimmer |
 | Sitta carolinensis White-breasted nuthatch |
 | Spheniscus magellanicus Magellanic penguin |
 | Spheniscus mendiculus Galapagos penguin Range: Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
| Sterna elegans Elegant tern |
| Sterna forsteri Forster's tern |
 | Sterna fuscata Sooty tern |
 | Sterna maxima Royal tern |
 | Sula dactylatra Masked booby Synonyms: masked boobie |
 | Sula granti Nazca booby Synonyms: Nazca boobie |
 | Sula leucogaster |
 | Sula nebouxii |
 | Sula sula Red-footed booby Synonyms: red footed booby, red-footed boobie |
 | Tachyeres Brachypterus |
 | Tachyeres brachypterus Flightless steamer duck |
 | Thalassarche chrysostoma Gray-headed albatross |
 | Thalassarche melanophrys Black-browed albatross |
 | Toxostoma curvirostre Curve-billed thrasher |
 | Turdus migratorius American robin |
 | Zenaida asiatica White-winged dove |
 | Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned sparrow |
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