Kaweah Oaks Preserve -
Checklist of Native & Introduced Birds
There are
144 bird species (includes 5 Introduced species), as of Apr. 27, 2007,
and 42/144 of the species have nested at Kaweah Oaks Preserve.
Bird families and species are listed in phylogenetic order based on
American Ornithologist's Union 7th edition (1998).
I = an Introduced (also known as exotic or non-native) species
N = species that are documented to have nested at Kaweah Oaks Preserve
ORDER: ANSERIFORMES (Ducks and Relatives)
FAMILY: ANATIDAE (Swans, Geese, and Ducks)
o Canada goose (Branta Canadensis)
o wood duck N (Aix sponsa)
o mallard N (Anas platyrhynchos)
o cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera)
o Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)
o common merganser (Mergus merganser )
ORDER: GALLIFORMES (Pheasants and Relatives)
FAMILY: PHASIANIDAE (Pheasants and Relatives)
o ring-necked pheasant I (Phasianus colchicus)
FAMILY: ODONTOPHORIDAE (New World Quails)
o California quail N (Phasianus colchicus)
ORDER: PODICIPEDIFORMES (Grebes)
FAMILY: PODICIPEDIDAE (Grebes)
o pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
ORDER: PELECANIFORMES (Pelicans and Cormorants)
FAMILY: PELECANIDAE (Pelicans)
o American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
ORDER: CICONIIFORMES (Herons, Storks, Ibises, & Relatives)
FAMILY: ARDEIDAE (Herons and Bitterns)
o American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
o great blue heron N (Ardea herodias)
o great egret (Casmerodius albus)
o cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
o green heron (Butorides striatus)
o black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
FAMILY: CATHARTIDAE (New World Vultures)
o turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
ORDER: FALCONIFORMES (Hawks and Falcons)
FAMILY: ACCIPITRIDAE (Hawks and Harriers)
o white-tailed kite N (Elanus caeruleus)
o bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
o Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus)
o sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus)
o Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
o red-shouldered hawk N (Buteo lineatus)
o Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
o red-tailed hawk N (Buteo jamaicensis)
o ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis)
o golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
FAMILY: FALCONIDAE (Falcons)
o American kestrel N (Falco sparverius)
o merlin (Falco columbarius)
o prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus)
ORDER: GRUIFORMES (Cranes, Rails, and Relatives)
FAMILY: RALLIDAE (Rails, Moorhens, and Coots)
o American coot (Fulica Americana)
ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES (Shorebirds, Gulls, and Relatives)
FAMILY: CHARADRIIDAE (Plovers and Relatives)
o killdeer (Charadrius vociferous)
FAMILY: SCOLOPACIDAE (Sandpipers and Relatives)
o greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
o whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
o long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus)
o Wilson’s snipe (Gallinago delicate)
FAMILY: LARIDAE (Gulls and Terns)
o ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
o California gull (Larus californicus)
o Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
o Forster’s tern (Sterna forsteri)
ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES (Pigeons and Doves)
FAMILY: COLUMBIDAE (Pigeons and Doves)
o rock dove I (Columba livia)
o band-tailed pigeon (Columba fasciata)
o Eurasian collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
o mourning dove N (Zenaida macroura)
ORDER: STRIGIFORMES (Owls)
FAMILY: TYTONIDAE (Barn Owls)
o barn owl N (Tyto alba)
FAMILY: STRIGIDAE (Typical Owls)
o Western screech owl (Otus kennicottii)
o great horned owl N (Bubo virginianus)
o long-eared owl (Asio otus)
ORDER: APODIFORMES (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FAMILY: APODIDAE (Swifts)
o black swift (Cypseloides niger)
o vaux’s swift (Chaetura vauxi)
o white-throated swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
FAMILY: TROCHILIDAE (Hummingbirds)
o black-chinned hummingbird N (Archilocus alexandri)
o Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna)
o rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
ORDER: CORACIIFORMES (Kingfishers and Relatives)
FAMILY: ALCEDINIDAE (Kingfishers)
o belted kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
ORDER: PICIFORMES (Woodpeckers and Relatives)
FAMILY: PICIDAE (Woodpeckers)
o Lewis’s woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
o acorn woodpecker N (Melanerpes formicivorus)
o red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus rubber)
o Nuttall’s woodpecker N (Picoides nuttallii)
o downy woodpecker N (Picoides pubescens)
o hairy woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
o Northern flicker N (Colaptes auratus)
ORDER: PASSERIFORMES (Perching Birds)
FAMILY: TYRANNIDAE (Tyrant Flycatchers)
o olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
o Western wood-pewee N (Contopus sordidulus)
o willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
o gray flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)
o Pacific-slope flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
o black phoebe N (Sayornis nigricans)
o Say’s phoebe (Sayornis saya)
o ash-throated flycatcher N (Myiarchus cinerascens)
o Western kingbird N (Tyrannus verticalis)
o Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
FAMILY: LANIIDAE (Shrikes)
o loggerhead shrike N (Lanius ludovicianus)
FAMILY: VIREONIDAE (Typical Vireos)
o Cassin’s vireo (Vireo cassinii)
o Hutton’s vireo (Vireo huttoni)
o warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus)
FAMILY: CORVIDAE (Jays, Magpies, and Crows)
o Western scrub-jay N (Aphelocoma californica)
o American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
o common raven (Corvus corax)
FAMILY: ALAUDIDAE (Larks)
o horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)
FAMILY: HIRUNDINIDAE (Swallows)
o tree swallow N (Tachycineta bicolor)
o violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
o Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
o barn swallow N (Hirundo rustica)
o cliff swallow N (Hirundo pyrrhonota)
FAMILY: PARIDAE (Titmice)
o oak titmouse N (Baeolophus inornatus)
FAMILY: AEGITHALIDAE (Bushtit)
o bushtit N (Psaltriparus minimus)
FAMILY: SITTIDAE (Nuthatches)
o white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
FAMILY: CERTHIIDAE (Creepers)
o brown creeper (Certhia Americana)
FAMILY: TROGLODYTIDAE (Wrens)
o rock wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
o Bewick’s wren N (Thryomanes bewickii)
o house wren N (Troglodytes aedon)
o marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris)
FAMILY: REGULIDAE (Old World Warblers)
o golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
o ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula)
FAMILY: SYLVIIDAE (Gnatcatchers)
o blue-gray gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
FAMILY: TURDIDAE (Thrushes)
o Western bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
o mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
o hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)
o American robin (Turdus migratorius)
o varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
FAMILY: MIMIDAE (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)
o Northern mockingbird N (Mimus polyglottos)
FAMILY: STURNIDAE (Starlings)
o European starling I N (Sturnus vulgaris)
FAMILY: MOTACILLIDAE (Pipits)
o American pipit (Anthus rubescens)
FAMILY: BOMBYCILLIDAE (Waxwings)
o Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
FAMILY: PTILOGONATIDAE (Silky-flycatchers)
o phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
FAMILY: PARULIDAE (Wood Warblers)
o orange-crowned warbler (Vermivora celata)
o Nashville warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
o yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia)
o yellow-rumped warbler (Dendroica coronata)
FAMILY: PARULIDAE (Wood Warblers…continued)
o black-throated gray warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)
o Townsend’s warbler (Dendroica townsendi)
o common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
o Wilson’s warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
o yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens)
FAMILY: THRAUPIDAE (Tanagers)
o Western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
FAMILY: EMBERIZIDAE (Emberizines)
o green-tailed towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
o spotted towhee N (Pipilo maculates)
o California towhee N (Pipilo crissalis)
o lark sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
o savannah sparrow (Passerculus sanwichensis)
o fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
o song sparrow N (Melospiza melodia)
o Lincoln’s sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
o white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
o white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
o golden-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
o dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
FAMILY: CARDINALIDAE (Grosbeaks and Relatives)
o black-headed grosbeak N (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
o blue grosbeak N (Guiraca caerulea)
o lazuli bunting N (Passerina amoena)
FAMILY: ICTERIDAE (Icterines)
o red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
o tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor)
o Western meadowlark N (Sturnella neglecta)
o Brewer’s blackbird N (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
o brown-headed cowbird N (Molothrus ater)
o Bullock’s oriole N (Icterus galbula)
FAMILY: FRINGILLIDAE (Finches)
o purple finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
o house finch N (Carpodacus mexicanus)
o pine siskin (Carduelis pinus)
o lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)
o Lawrence’s goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei)
o American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
FAMILY: PASSERIDAE (Weaver Finches)
o house sparrow I N (Passer domesticus)
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