Birds of Portland, Oregon

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

93,652

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 93,652 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Portland. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 6,265 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds near Portland

Anas platyrhynchos

6,265 observations

Great Blue Heron

4,103 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

4,085 observations

Melospiza melodia

3,980 observations

Branta canadensis

3,641 observations

Turdus migratorius

3,367 observations

Anna's Hummingbird

2,942 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

2,835 observations

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

2,563 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,540 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

2,470 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

2,403 observations

Pipilo maculatus

2,377 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

2,215 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

2,131 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,108 observations

1,983 observations

1,953 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

1,827 observations

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

1,810 observations

Mareca strepera

1,734 observations

Psaltriparus minimus

1,540 observations

Branta hutchinsii

1,484 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

1,440 observations

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

1,433 observations

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

1,409 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,387 observations

Green-winged Teal

1,355 observations

Fulica americana

1,304 observations

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

1,284 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,283 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

1,236 observations

1,201 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

1,193 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,182 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,137 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

1,124 observations

1,124 observations · iNaturalist

Zenaida macroura

1,113 observations

Pandion haliaetus

1,108 observations

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

1,084 observations

Cyanocitta stelleri

1,080 observations

Passer domesticus

1,054 observations

American Goldfinch

1,046 observations

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

1,035 observations

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

977 observations

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

974 observations

Bucephala albeola

916 observations

Thryomanes bewickii

914 observations

903 observations

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