Birds of San Jose, California
The birds most often spotted near San Jose, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
262,605
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 262,605 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Jose. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 11,094 recorded sightings.
Most-observed birds near San Jose
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
11,094 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
9,990 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
9,736 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
8,365 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
8,252 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
8,013 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
7,836 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
7,647 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
7,572 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
7,369 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
7,302 observations
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
6,654 observations
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
6,622 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
6,592 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
6,366 observations
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
6,339 observations · iNaturalist
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
6,072 observations
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
5,945 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
5,407 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
5,284 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
5,268 observations
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
5,213 observations
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
5,211 observations
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
5,037 observations
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
4,926 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
4,885 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
4,734 observations
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
4,674 observations · iNaturalist
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
4,326 observations
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
4,237 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
4,224 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
3,924 observations
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
3,811 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
3,648 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
3,495 observations
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
3,489 observations
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
3,430 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
3,408 observations · iNaturalist
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
3,287 observations
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
3,223 observations
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
3,206 observations
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
3,065 observations
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
3,005 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
2,998 observations
California Quail
Callipepla californica
2,974 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
2,934 observations · iNaturalist
California Gull
Larus californicus
2,904 observations
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
2,898 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
2,860 observations
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
2,854 observations
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