Birds of San Francisco, California
The birds most often spotted near San Francisco, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
336,189
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 336,189 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Francisco. The most frequently seen is the Black-crowned Night Heron, with 17,209 recorded sightings.
Most-observed birds near San Francisco
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
17,209 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
13,116 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
12,894 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
12,792 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
12,790 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
12,027 observations
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
11,388 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
11,104 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
10,184 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
8,984 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
8,892 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
8,388 observations
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
8,056 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
8,009 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
7,953 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
7,526 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
7,404 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
7,336 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
7,296 observations
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
7,250 observations · iNaturalist
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
6,917 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
6,572 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
6,204 observations
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
6,133 observations · iNaturalist
Common Raven
Corvus corax
5,915 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
5,907 observations
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
5,813 observations
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
5,610 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
5,321 observations
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
5,052 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
5,048 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
4,951 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
4,692 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
4,680 observations
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
4,273 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
4,240 observations
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
3,963 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
3,925 observations · iNaturalist
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
3,722 observations · iNaturalist
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
3,572 observations · iNaturalist
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
3,507 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
3,491 observations
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
3,373 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
3,370 observations
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
3,344 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
3,322 observations
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
3,225 observations
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
3,181 observations
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
3,149 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
3,119 observations
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