Birds of Irvine, CA

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

185,501

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 185,501 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Irvine. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 10,238 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds near Irvine

Anas platyrhynchos

10,238 observations

7,334 observations

Great Blue Heron

6,980 observations

Sayornis nigricans

6,393 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

5,735 observations

Larus occidentalis

5,518 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

5,221 observations

5,033 observations

Branta canadensis

4,914 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

4,633 observations

Tringa semipalmata

4,614 observations

Fulica americana

4,565 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

4,417 observations

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

4,337 observations

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

4,335 observations

Pelecanus occidentalis

4,184 observations

Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin

4,152 observations

Zenaida macroura

4,119 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

3,842 observations

3,814 observations · iNaturalist

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

3,671 observations

Anna's Hummingbird

3,658 observations

Pandion haliaetus

3,632 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

3,541 observations

Melospiza melodia

3,529 observations

Passer domesticus

3,398 observations

3,335 observations

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

3,251 observations

Alopochen aegyptiaca

3,216 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

3,211 observations

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

2,967 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

2,959 observations

2,934 observations

White-faced Ibis

2,633 observations

Cassin's Kingbird

Tyrannus vociferans

2,628 observations

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

2,613 observations

2,449 observations

Oxyura jamaicensis

2,327 observations

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

2,263 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

2,234 observations

Psaltriparus minimus

2,205 observations

Sterna forsteri

2,189 observations

Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus

2,142 observations

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

2,117 observations

Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

2,088 observations

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

2,053 observations

Icterus cucullatus

2,051 observations

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

1,974 observations

Hudsonian Whimbrel

Numenius hudsonicus

1,938 observations

1,917 observations

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