Birds of Sacramento, California

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

135,919

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 135,919 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Sacramento. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 6,364 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed near Sacramento include Yellow-billed Magpie - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Yellow-billed Magpie

Most-observed birds near Sacramento

Anas platyrhynchos

6,364 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

6,170 observations

Anna's Hummingbird

5,368 observations

Branta canadensis

4,707 observations

Sayornis nigricans

4,563 observations

4,444 observations

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

4,422 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

4,111 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

4,073 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

4,028 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

3,860 observations

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

3,852 observations

Zenaida macroura

3,771 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

3,706 observations

Great Blue Heron

3,431 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

3,244 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,852 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

2,710 observations

2,624 observations

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

2,460 observations

2,350 observations

Psaltriparus minimus

2,341 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

2,252 observations

Charadrius vociferus

2,182 observations

Yellow-billed Magpie

2,127 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

2,116 observations

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

2,107 observations

2,083 observations · iNaturalist

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

2,018 observations

Turdus migratorius

2,014 observations

White-faced Ibis

1,926 observations

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

1,870 observations

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

1,817 observations

1,791 observations

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

1,781 observations

Fulica americana

1,780 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

1,744 observations

Tachycineta bicolor

1,726 observations

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

1,726 observations

Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

1,688 observations

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

1,686 observations

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Dryobates nuttallii

1,656 observations

White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

1,655 observations

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

1,640 observations

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

1,561 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,536 observations

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

1,526 observations

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

1,515 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

1,507 observations

Baeolophus inornatus

1,438 observations

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