The CBRC Watch List

Established Naturalized Bird Species not yet Accepted to the State List

Updated 27 September 2019. The following list includes introduced bird species in California known to be breeding in the wild and having populations likely totalling >100 individuals (in some cases >1000), but which either do not meet all of the criteria for addition to the California state list or may meet these criteria but have yet to have a proposal developed for addition to the official state list. These 21 species meet most of the CBRC criteria for addition to the California state list, but are either "data deficient" or geographically limited enough within California to call into question the wisdom of adding them to the official state list at this time.

The CBRC has formalized this "Watch List" of naturalized species that merit detailed study to determine when and if all CBRC criteria for addition to the state list have been met. The CBRC Introduced Birds Sub-committee maintains files on these species to serve as the basis for potential listing packages. We encourage gathering and submission of information on population sizes, distribution, breeding status, and trends for these species via eBird, reports to county sub-regional editors for North American Birds, or directly to the CBRC Introduced Birds Sub-Committee via chair Kimball Garrett: Introduced Birds Sub-Committee

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Anseriformes - Screamers, Swans, Geese, and Ducks

Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, and Swans

Mute Swan Cygnus olor

Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca

Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata

Psittaciformes - Parrots

Psittaculidae - Old World Parrots

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

Psittacidae - New World and African Parrots

Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus

Lilac-crowned Parrot Amazona finschi

Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis

Yellow-headed Parrot Amazona oratrix

Turquoise-fronted Parrot Amazona aestiva

Nanday Parakeet Aratinga nenday

Blue-crowned Parakeet Thectocercus acuticaudatus

Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus

Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys

Passeriformes - Passerine Birds

Corvidae - Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Black-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta colliei

Zosteropidae - White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus

Ploceidae - Weavers and Allies

Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus

Viduidae - Indigobirds

Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura

Estrildidae - Waxbills and Allies

Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda

Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata

Fringillidae - Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

Thraupidae - Tanagers and Allies

Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater Sporophila torqueola