CBRC Review List
Updated 30 June 2020
The California Bird Records Committee solicits information on all occurrences in California of the 199 Review List species, as well as species groups and hybrids on a supplemental list and species unrecorded in California.
Read More >>In general, review species average four or fewer occurrences per year in California over the most recent ten year period. Documentation should be sent to the CBRC Secretary by e-mail to [email protected]. We also seek documentation concerning the potential establishment of introduced species not currently on the state list but on our Watch List. Documentation for Watch List species go to the Introduced Birds Subcommittee.
The sequence of birds on this list has been updated to follow the 7th edition of the A.O.U Check-List of North American Birds, and supplements. << Read Less
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For species not supported by curated specimens (119 species):
P | At least one record supported by identifiable photograph (118 species) |
V | At least one record supported by identifiable video (24 species) |
A | At least one record supported by identifiable audio recording (13 species) |
S | Supported only by sight records (1 species) |
Main List
Anseriformes - Screamers, Swans, Geese, and Ducks
Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis - P
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
Emperor Goose Anser canagicus
Tundra Bean-Goose Anser serrirostris - P
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus - P
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
Garganey Spatula querquedula
Falcated Duck Mareca falcata - P
American Black Duck Anas rubripes
Common Pochard Aythya ferina - P
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri - P
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider Somateria mollissima - P
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra - P
Smew Mergellus albellus - PV
Podicipediformes - Grebes
Podicipedidae - Grebes
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Columbiformes - Pigeons and Doves
Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves
Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis - PV
Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
Cuculiformes - Cuckoos and Allies
Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris - P
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus - PV
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Caprimulgiformes - Nightjars
Caprimulgidae - Nightjars
Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi
Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus - PA
Apodiformes - Swifts and Hummingbirds
Apodidae - Swifts
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris - S
Common Swift Apus apus - P
Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus - P
Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens - P
Blue-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis clemenciae - P
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris - P
Xantus's Hummingbird Basilinna xantusii - P
Violet-crowned Hummingbird Leucolia violiceps - P
Gruiformes - Rails, Cranes, and Allies
Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
Gruidae - Cranes
Common Crane Grus grus - P
Charadriiformes - Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks, and Allies
Charadriidae - Lapwings and Plovers
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus - PV
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula - PVA
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus - P
Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus - P
Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii - PV
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia -
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis - PV
Little Curlew Numenius minutus - P
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica - P
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta - P
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis - P
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima - PV
Little Stint Calidris minuta
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago - P
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus - PV
Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes - P
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus - P
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia - PV
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola - P
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis - P
Alcidae - Auks, Murres, and Puffins
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix
Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris
Least Auklet Aethia pusilla
Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella
Laridae - Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus - P
Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea - P
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus - P
Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea - P
Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri - PV
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus - P
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus - P
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus - P
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus - P
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus - PV
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis - P
Phaethontiformes - Tropicbirds
Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus - P
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
Gaviiformes - Loons
Gaviidae - Loons
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
Procellariiformes - Tube-nosed Swimmers
Diomedeidae - Albatrosses
White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta - P
Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita - P
Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini - P
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata - PV
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans - P
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus
Hydrobatidae - Northern Storm-Petrels
Ringed Storm-Petrel Hydrobates hornbyi - P
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Hydrobates castro - P
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Hydrobates tethys
Tristram's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates tristrami - P
Procellariidae - Shearwaters and Petrels
Gray-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi - PV
Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta - P
Stejneger's Petrel Pterodroma longirostris - P
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii - P
Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax - P
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis - PV
Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni - P
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea - P
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica - P
Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis - P
Newell's Shearwater Puffinus newelli
Ciconiiformes - Storks
Ciconiidae - Storks
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Suliformes - Frigatebirds, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters, and Allies
Fregatidae - Frigatebirds
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel - P
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor - P
Sulidae - Boobies and Gannets
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus - P
Anhingidae - Darters
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga - P
Pelecaniformes - Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies
Ardeidae - Herons, Bitterns, and Allies
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus - P
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Cathartiformes - New World Vultures
Cathartidae - New World Vultures
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus - P
Accipitriformes - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
Accipitridae - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus - P
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus - P
Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus - PV
Strigiformes - Owls
Strigidae - Typical Owls
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi
Piciformes - Puffbirds, Jacamars, Toucans, Woodpeckers, and Allies
Picidae - Woodpeckers and Allies
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla - P
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Falconiformes - Caracaras and Falcons
Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway - PV
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus - P
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Passeriformes - Passerine Birds
Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi - PVA
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris - PV
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii - PA
Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris - PVA
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana - P
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens - PA
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons - P
Laniidae - Shrikes
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus - P
Vireonidae - Vireos
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus - PA
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Corvidae - Crows and Jays
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Alaudidae - Larks
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis - PA
Hirundinidae - Swallows
Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva - P
Troglodytidae - Wrens
Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis - PA
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis - PA
Phylloscopidae - Leaf Warblers
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Arctic/Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealis/examinandus - P
Locustellidae - Grasshopper-Warblers
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata - P
Muscicapidae - Old World Flycatchers
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica - P
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla - P
Stonechat Saxicola torquatus - P
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Turdidae - Thrushes
Veery Catharus fuscescens - PA
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus - PV
Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus - P
Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis - PA
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola - P
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea - P
White Wagtail Motacilla alba - P
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni - P
Fringillidae - Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla - PV
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus - P
Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata
Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica - P
Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera - P
Calcariidae - Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus - PV
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Emberizidae - Old World Buntings
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla - P
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica - P
Passerellidae - New World Sparrows
Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla - P
LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii
Baird's Sparrow Centronyx bairdii
Icteridae - Blackbirds
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna - PA
Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Parulidae - Wood-Warblers
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi - PV
Grace's Warbler Setophaga graciae
Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons
Cardinalidae - Cardinals and Allies
Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus - P
Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor
Supplemental List
We also review records of the following species groups and hybrids
- Taiga/Tundra Bean-Goose Anser fabalis/serrirostris
- Salvin's/Chatham Albatross Thalassarche salvini/eremita
- Golden-winged X Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera X V. cyanoptera