Birds of San Jose, California
The birds most often spotted near San Jose, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
267,823
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 267,823 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Jose. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 11,265 recorded sightings.
Most-observed birds near San Jose
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
11,265 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
10,269 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
9,992 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
8,573 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
8,461 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
8,105 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
7,985 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
7,832 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
7,722 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
7,537 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
7,446 observations
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
6,860 observations
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
6,777 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
6,706 observations
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
6,486 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
6,473 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
6,236 observations
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
6,030 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
5,607 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
5,357 observations
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
5,345 observations
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
5,315 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
5,282 observations
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
5,130 observations
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
4,966 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
4,929 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
4,858 observations
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
4,694 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
4,377 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
4,291 observations
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
4,277 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
4,031 observations
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
3,909 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
3,678 observations
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
3,575 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
3,545 observations
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
3,531 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
3,481 observations · iNaturalist
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
3,358 observations
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
3,299 observations
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
3,220 observations
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
3,141 observations
California Quail
Callipepla californica
3,065 observations
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
3,055 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
3,046 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
2,984 observations
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
2,951 observations
California Gull
Larus californicus
2,945 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
2,930 observations
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
2,896 observations
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