Birds of San Francisco, California
The birds most often spotted near San Francisco, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
338,448
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 338,448 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Francisco. The most frequently seen is the Black-crowned Night Heron, with 17,438 recorded sightings.
Most-observed birds near San Francisco
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
17,438 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
13,173 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
13,033 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
12,891 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
12,867 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
12,088 observations
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
11,505 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
11,148 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
10,263 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
9,043 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
8,922 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
8,420 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
8,116 observations
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
8,104 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
8,006 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
7,581 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
7,432 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
7,384 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
7,375 observations
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
7,293 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
6,985 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
6,593 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
6,223 observations
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
6,152 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
5,988 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
5,965 observations
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
5,850 observations
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
5,610 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
5,340 observations
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
5,054 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
5,049 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
4,991 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
4,760 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
4,700 observations
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
4,305 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
4,287 observations
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
3,997 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
3,945 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
3,754 observations · iNaturalist
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
3,578 observations
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
3,518 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
3,504 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
3,399 observations
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
3,377 observations
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
3,363 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
3,326 observations
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
3,265 observations
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
3,196 observations
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
3,161 observations
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
3,131 observations
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