Greater sage-grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus.Sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus (Ex).White-tailed ptarmigan, Lagopus leucurus (I).Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans. These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump with broad relatively short wings. Phasianidae consists of the pheasants and their allies, including partridges, grouse, turkeys, and Old World quail. California quail, Callipepla californica.The New World quails are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator.Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus.Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica.White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi.Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus.Steller's eider, Polysticta stelleri (*).Tundra bean-goose, Anser serrirostris (*).Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons.Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (*).Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis (*).54 Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies.43 Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis.Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them. This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 62nd Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS).

In the absence of evidence of wild origin, they are not included in the CBRC list. Individuals or even flocks of many additional species have been recorded in California but these birds are assumed to be deliberately released or escaped from captivity. (*) California Bird Records Committee Review Species (200 species in general, review species average four or fewer occurrences per year in California over the most recent ten-year period.).

(RI) Reintroduction in progress - not yet established.(I) Introduced but now established in California.The following tags note species in each of those categories and one additional category: Five additional species have been documented but 'the CBRC could not reach a consensus as to whether records of these species involved true naturally occurring vagrants or escapes from captivity.' Two of these species are endemic, 13 were introduced by humans (directly or indirectly), one species has been extirpated, and one was extirpated in the wild but its reintroduction is in progress. Īs of July 7, 2021, there are 676 species on the CBRC list. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC).

This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. The California quail is the official state bird of California.

California native game birds