Birds of San Francisco, California
The birds most often spotted near San Francisco, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds near San Francisco
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
16,276 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
12,798 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
12,583 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
12,514 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
12,404 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
11,737 observations
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
11,018 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
10,995 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
9,892 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
8,813 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
8,670 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
8,237 observations
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
7,902 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
7,776 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
7,757 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
7,356 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
7,296 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
7,183 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
7,055 observations
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
7,052 observations · iNaturalist
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
6,736 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
6,510 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
6,056 observations
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
5,906 observations · iNaturalist
Common Raven
Corvus corax
5,773 observations
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
5,720 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
5,696 observations
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
5,604 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
5,198 observations
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
5,048 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
5,043 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
4,783 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
4,583 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
4,503 observations
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
4,211 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
4,162 observations
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
3,896 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
3,846 observations · iNaturalist
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
3,597 observations · iNaturalist
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
3,568 observations · iNaturalist
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
3,484 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
3,443 observations
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
3,349 observations
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
3,319 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
3,281 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
3,280 observations
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
3,156 observations
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
3,134 observations
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
3,125 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
3,046 observations