Birds of San Jose, California
The birds most often spotted near San Jose, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
264,578
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 264,578 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Jose. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 11,181 recorded sightings.
Most-observed birds near San Jose
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
11,181 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
10,082 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
9,817 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
8,424 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
8,333 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
8,061 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
7,893 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
7,710 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
7,632 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
7,429 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
7,373 observations
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
6,709 observations
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
6,698 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
6,630 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
6,412 observations
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
6,390 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
6,131 observations
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
5,974 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
5,494 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
5,304 observations
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
5,272 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
5,271 observations
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
5,258 observations
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
5,074 observations
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
4,937 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
4,895 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
4,793 observations
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
4,683 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
4,350 observations
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
4,253 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
4,245 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
3,970 observations
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
3,850 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
3,661 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
3,516 observations
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
3,504 observations
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
3,458 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
3,438 observations · iNaturalist
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
3,316 observations
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
3,254 observations
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
3,212 observations
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
3,101 observations
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
3,029 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
3,019 observations
California Quail
Callipepla californica
3,018 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
2,947 observations
California Gull
Larus californicus
2,922 observations
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
2,914 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
2,881 observations
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
2,860 observations
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