Birds of Portland, Oregon

The birds most often spotted near Portland, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

95,310

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 95,310 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Portland. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 6,370 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds near Portland

Anas platyrhynchos

6,370 observations

Great Blue Heron

4,231 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

4,137 observations

Melospiza melodia

4,037 observations

Branta canadensis

3,702 observations

Turdus migratorius

3,407 observations

Anna's Hummingbird

2,990 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

2,907 observations

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

2,618 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,595 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

2,510 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

2,441 observations

Pipilo maculatus

2,397 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

2,234 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

2,165 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,138 observations

2,034 observations

2,019 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

1,859 observations

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

1,826 observations

Mareca strepera

1,775 observations

Psaltriparus minimus

1,567 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

1,496 observations

Branta hutchinsii

1,488 observations

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

1,452 observations

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

1,436 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,419 observations

Green-winged Teal

1,366 observations

Fulica americana

1,332 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,298 observations

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

1,293 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

1,239 observations

1,237 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

1,215 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,205 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,164 observations

1,153 observations · iNaturalist

Pandion haliaetus

1,150 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

1,140 observations

Zenaida macroura

1,137 observations

Cyanocitta stelleri

1,118 observations

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

1,105 observations

Passer domesticus

1,068 observations

American Goldfinch

1,059 observations

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

1,037 observations

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

982 observations

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

981 observations

937 observations

Thryomanes bewickii

928 observations

Bucephala albeola

916 observations

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