CBRC Review List
Updated 14 August 2024
The California Bird Records Committee solicits information on all occurrences in California of the 183 Review List species, as well as species groups and hybrids on a supplemental list and species unrecorded in California.
Read More >>In general, review species average two or fewer occurrences per year in California over the most recent ten year period. Documentation should be sent to the CBRC Secretary by e-mail to [email protected] or via this convenient form. We also seek documentation concerning the potential establishment of introduced species not currently on the state list but on our Watch List. Documentation for Watch List species go to the Introduced Birds Subcommittee.
The sequence of birds on this list has been updated to follow the 7th edition of the A.O.S Check-List of North American Birds, and supplements. << Read Less
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For species not supported by curated specimens (122 species):
P | At least one record supported by identifiable photograph (120 species) |
V | At least one record supported by identifiable video (24 species) |
A | At least one record supported by identifiable audio recording (12 species) |
T | Supported only by tracking or remote sensing data (1 species) |
S | Supported only by sight records (1 species) |
Main List
Anseriformes - Screamers, Swans, Geese, and Ducks
Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis - P
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
Emperor Goose Anser canagicus
Tundra Bean-Goose Anser serrirostris - P
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus - P
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
Garganey Spatula querquedula
Falcated Duck Mareca falcata - P
Mexican Duck Anas diazi - P
American Black Duck Anas rubripes
Common Pochard Aythya ferina - P
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri - P
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider Somateria mollissima - P
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra - P
Smew Mergellus albellus - PV
Podicipediformes - Grebes
Podicipedidae - Grebes
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Columbiformes - Pigeons and Doves
Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves
Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis - PV
Cuculiformes - Cuckoos and Allies
Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris - P
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus - PV
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Caprimulgiformes - Nightjars
Caprimulgidae - Nightjars
Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi
Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus - PA
Apodiformes - Swifts and Hummingbirds
Apodidae - Swifts
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris - S
Common Swift Apus apus - P
Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus - P
Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens - P
Blue-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis clemenciae - P
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Xantus's Hummingbird Basilinna xantusii - P
Violet-crowned Hummingbird Ramosomyia violiceps - P
Gruiformes - Rails, Cranes, and Allies
Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
Gruidae - Cranes
Common Crane Grus grus - P
Charadriiformes - Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks, and Allies
Charadriidae - Lapwings and Plovers
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus - PV
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula - PVA
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus - P
Siberian Sand-Plover Anarhynchus mongolus - P
Greater Sand-Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii - PV
Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia -
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis - PV
Little Curlew Numenius minutus - P
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta - P
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis - P
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima - PV
Little Stint Calidris minuta
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago - P
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus - PV
Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes - P
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus - P
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia - PV
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola - P
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis - P
Alcidae - Auks, Murres, and Puffins
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix
Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris
Least Auklet Aethia pusilla
Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella
Laridae - Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus - P
Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea - P
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus - P
Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea - P
Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri - PV
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus - P
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus - P
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus - P
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus - PV
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis - P
Phaethontiformes - Tropicbirds
Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus - P
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
Gaviiformes - Loons
Gaviidae - Loons
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica
Procellariiformes - Tube-nosed Swimmers
Diomedeidae - Albatrosses
White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta - P
Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita - P
Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini - P
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata - PV
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans - P
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus
Hydrobatidae - Northern Storm-Petrels
Ringed Storm-Petrel Hydrobates hornbyi - P
Ainley's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates cheimomnestes - T
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Hydrobates castro - P
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Hydrobates tethys
Tristram's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates tristrami - P
Procellariidae - Shearwaters and Petrels
Gray-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi - PV
Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta - P
Stejneger's Petrel Pterodroma longirostris - P
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii - P
Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax - P
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis - PV
Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni - P
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis - P
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica - P
Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis - P
Newell's Shearwater Puffinus newelli
Ciconiiformes - Storks
Ciconiidae - Storks
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Suliformes - Frigatebirds, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters, and Allies
Fregatidae - Frigatebirds
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel - P
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor - P
Sulidae - Boobies and Gannets
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus - P
Anhingidae - Darters
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga - P
Pelecaniformes - Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies
Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus - P
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Cathartiformes - New World Vultures
Cathartidae - New World Vultures
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus - P
Accipitriformes - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
Accipitridae - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus - P
Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus - P
Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus - PV
Strigiformes - Owls
Strigidae - Typical Owls
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi
Piciformes - Puffbirds, Jacamars, Toucans, Woodpeckers, and Allies
Picidae - Woodpeckers and Allies
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla - P
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Falconiformes - Caracaras and Falcons
Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons
Crested Caracara Caracara plancus - PV
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus - P
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Passeriformes - Passerine Birds
Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris - P
Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi - PVA
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris - PV
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii - PA
Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris - PVA
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana - P
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens - PA
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons - P
Laniidae - Shrikes
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus - P
Corvidae - Crows and Jays
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Alaudidae - Larks
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis - PA
Locustellidae - Grasshopper-Warblers
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata - P
Hirundinidae - Swallows
Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva - P
Phylloscopidae - Leaf Warblers
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus - P
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix - P
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus - P
Arctic/Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealis/examinandus - P
Troglodytidae - Wrens
Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis - PA
Sedge Wren Cistothorus stellaris - PA
Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
Turdidae - Thrushes
Veery Catharus fuscescens - PA
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus - PV
Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus - P
Muscicapidae - Old World Flycatchers
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica - P
Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope - P
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla - P
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius - P
Asian Stonechat Saxicola maurus - P
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis - PA
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola - P
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea - P
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni - P
Fringillidae - Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla - PV
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus - P
Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata
Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica - P
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera - P
Calcariidae - Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus - PV
Emberizidae - Old World Buntings
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla - P
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica - P
Passerellidae - New World Sparrows
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla - P
LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii
Baird's Sparrow Centronyx bairdii
Icteridae - Blackbirds
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna - PA
Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
Parulidae - Wood-Warblers
Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi - PV
Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons
Cardinalidae - Cardinals and Allies
Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus - P
Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor
Supplemental List
We also review records of the following species groups and hybrids
- Taiga/Tundra Bean-Goose Anser fabalis/serrirostris
- Salvin's/Chatham Albatross Thalassarche salvini/eremita
- Golden-winged X Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera X V. cyanoptera