Birds of Sacramento, California

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

137,420

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 137,420 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Sacramento. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 6,408 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed near Sacramento include Yellow-billed Magpie - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Yellow-billed Magpie

Most-observed birds near Sacramento

Anas platyrhynchos

6,408 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

6,238 observations

Anna's Hummingbird

5,427 observations

Branta canadensis

4,746 observations

Sayornis nigricans

4,626 observations

4,504 observations

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

4,502 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

4,144 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

4,090 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

4,049 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

3,933 observations

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

3,884 observations

Zenaida macroura

3,828 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

3,751 observations

Great Blue Heron

3,489 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

3,262 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,866 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

2,727 observations

2,685 observations

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

2,499 observations

2,374 observations

Psaltriparus minimus

2,372 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

2,278 observations

Charadrius vociferus

2,201 observations

Yellow-billed Magpie

2,166 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

2,152 observations

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

2,122 observations

2,113 observations · iNaturalist

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

2,038 observations

Turdus migratorius

2,025 observations

White-faced Ibis

1,941 observations

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

1,879 observations

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

1,877 observations

1,820 observations

Fulica americana

1,788 observations

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

1,785 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

1,775 observations

Tachycineta bicolor

1,734 observations

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

1,729 observations

Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

1,693 observations

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

1,690 observations

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Dryobates nuttallii

1,680 observations

White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

1,673 observations

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

1,664 observations

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

1,569 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,550 observations

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

1,547 observations

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

1,531 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

1,529 observations

Baeolophus inornatus

1,467 observations

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