Birds of Sacramento, California

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

Most-observed birds near Sacramento

Anas platyrhynchos

6,228 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

6,078 observations

Anna's Hummingbird

5,233 observations

Branta canadensis

4,629 observations

Sayornis nigricans

4,440 observations

4,348 observations

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

4,294 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

4,046 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

4,012 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

3,999 observations

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

3,775 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

3,710 observations

Zenaida macroura

3,678 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

3,602 observations

Great Blue Heron

3,340 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

3,151 observations · iNaturalist

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,822 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

2,643 observations

2,550 observations

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

2,354 observations

2,308 observations

Psaltriparus minimus

2,267 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

2,203 observations

Charadrius vociferus

2,142 observations

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

2,099 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

2,091 observations

Yellow-billed Magpie

2,069 observations · iNaturalist

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

2,003 observations

1,998 observations · iNaturalist

Turdus migratorius

1,980 observations

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

1,843 observations

White-faced Ibis

1,811 observations · iNaturalist

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

1,771 observations · iNaturalist

Fulica americana

1,758 observations

1,752 observations

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

1,731 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

1,723 observations

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

1,710 observations

Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

1,680 observations

Tachycineta bicolor

1,675 observations

White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

1,626 observations · iNaturalist

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

1,619 observations

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Dryobates nuttallii

1,613 observations · iNaturalist

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

1,592 observations

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

1,511 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,508 observations

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

1,477 observations · iNaturalist

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

1,465 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

1,451 observations

Baeolophus inornatus

1,388 observations