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California Native Birds

You can attract California birds by providing water, food, nesting sites and foraging habitats by way of utilizing California native plants. Find out what specific plant or plants a bird uses.

Click on the bird's name to learn more about its habitat, the California native plants it uses, and to see pictures!

This page is an ongoing process. We hope to have all these ugly grey boxes filled in as soon as possible! Also, if there is no link on a bird it means we have not written the page yet.


Babblers (Timaliidae)

wrentit-chamaea-fasciata - grid24_12
Wrentit, Chamaea fasciata

Blackbirds (Icteridae)

western-meadowlark-sturnella-neglecta - grid24_12
Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
Red Wing Black bird, sorry he was about 50 meters away - grid24_12
Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
Tricolored Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor
Scott's Oriole, Icterus parisorum on a Juniper branch - grid24_12
Scott's Oriole, Icterus parisorum
Bullock's Oriole - grid24_12
Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii
brewers_blackbird-euphagus-cyanocephalus - grid24_12
Brewer's Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus
hooded-oriole-icterus-cucullatus - grid24_12
Hooded Oriole, Icterus cucullatus

Bushtits (Family Aegithalidae)

bushtit-psaltriparus-minimus - grid24_12
Bushtit, Psaltriparus minimus

Cardinals (Family Cardinalidae)

black-headed-grosbeak-pheucticus-melanocephalus - grid24_12
Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Blue Grosbeak, Guiraca caerulea
The thumbnail of Lazuli Bunting - grid24_12
Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena

Chickadees and Titmice (Family Paridae)

oak-titmouse-baeolophus-inornatus - grid24_12
Oak Titmouse, Baeolophus inornatus
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Mountain Chickadee, Poecile gambeli
chestnut-backed-chickadee-poecile-rufescens - grid24_12
Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Poecile rufescens

Creepers (Family Certhiidae)

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Brown Creeper, Certhia americana

Finches (Family Fringillidae)

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American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Red Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera
A Purple Finch watching camera in  the Heteromeles arbutifolia, Toyon - grid24_12
Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus
lawrences-goldfinch-carduelis-lawrencei - grid24_12
Lawrence's Goldfinch, Carduelis lawrencei
lesser-goldfinch-carduelis-psaltria - grid24_12
Lesser Goldfinch, Carduelis psaltria
Pine Siskin, Carduelis pinus is native here but I've not got close enough for a picture.

Tyrant Flycatchers (Family Tyrannidae)

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Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Western Wood-Pewee, Contopus sordidulus
Hammond's Flycatcher. - grid24_12
Hammond's Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Dusky Flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri
ash-throated-flycatcher-myiarchus-cinerascens - grid24_12
Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens
western-kingbird-tyrannus-verticalis - grid24_12
Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
A drawing of Cassin's Kingbird - grid24_12
Cassin's Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans
black-phoebe-sayornis-nigricans - grid24_12
Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya

Hummingbirds (Family Trochilidae)

annas_hummingbird-calypte-anna - grid24_12
Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna
allens_hummingbird_selasphorus-sasin - grid24_12
Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Black-chinned Hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri
costas-hummingbird-calypte-costae - grid24_12
Costa's Hummingbird, Calypte costae
Rufous hummingbird,  Selasphorus rufus watching camera - grid24_12
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus

Crows, Jays, and Magpies (Family Corvidae)

stellers-jay-cyanocitta-stelleri - grid24_12
Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri
western-scrub-jay-aphelocoma-californica - grid24_12
Western Scrub-Jay, Aphelocoma californica
yellow-billed-magpie-pica-nutalli - grid24_12
Yellow-billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli
american-crow-corvus-caurinus - grid24_12
American Crow, Corvus Caurinus
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Common Raven,Corvus corax

King Fishers (Family Alcedinidae)

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Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon

Larks (Family Alaudidae)

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Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris

Mocking birds and Thrashers (Family Mimidae)

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Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
california_thrasher_toxostoma-curvirostre - grid24_12
California Thrasher, Toxostoma Curvirostre

Nuthatches (Family Sittidae)

white-breasted-nuthatch-sitta-carolinensis - grid24_12
White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis

Pigeons and Doves (Family Columbidae)

band-tailed_pigeon-columba-fasciata - grid24_12
Band-tailed Pigeon, Columba fasciata
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Rock Dove, Columba livia
mourning-dove-zenaida-macroura - grid24_12
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura

Quail, New World (Family Odontophoridae)

california-quail-callipepla-californica - grid24_12
California Quail, Callipepla californica
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Mountain Quail, Oreortyx pictus

Shrikes (Family Laniidae)

loggerhead-shrike-lanius-ludovicianus - grid24_12
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus

Silky-flycatchers (Family Ptilogonatidae)

Phainopepl nitens in red berry, Rhamnus ilicifolia - grid24_12
Phainopepla,Phainopepla nitens

Sparrows and Towhees (Family Emberizidae)

california_towhee_pipilo-crissalis - grid24_12
California Towhee, Pipilo crissalis
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Chipping Sparrow,Spizella passerina
lark-sparrow-chondestes-grammacus - grid24_12
Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus
Fox sparrow, Passerella iliaca watching the camera. - grid24_12
Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca stephensi
sage-sparrow-amphispiza-belli - grid24_12
Sage Sparrow, Amphispiza belli
A Rufous crowned sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps is a  natural checker-outer. Like little chickens, they'll peck anything once. - grid24_12
Rufous-crowned SparrowAimophila ruficeps
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Savanna Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
missing a  thumb? - grid24_12
Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
dark-eyed-junco-junco-hyemalis - grid24_12
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
white-crowned-sparrow-zonotrichia-leucophrys - grid24_12
White crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys
golden-crowned-sparrow-zonotrichia-atricapilla - grid24_12
Golden Crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla

Swallows (Family Hirundinidae)

Tree Swallow,
Tachycineta cyaneoviridis - grid24_12
Tree Swallow,
Tachycineta cyaneoviridis
violet-green-swallow-tachycineta-thalassina - grid24_12
Violet-green Swallow, Tachycineta thalassina
cliff-swallow-petrochelidon-pyrrhonota - grid24_12
Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
northern-rough-winged-swallow-stelgidopteryx-serripennis, thumb - grid24_12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Tanagers (Family Thraupidae)

Western Tanager - grid24_12
Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana

Thrushes (Family Turdidae)

Western Bluebirds at the birdbath - grid24_12
Western Bluebird, Sialia mexicana
Hermit-thrush, Datharus guttatus looking dejected. - grid24_12
Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus
american_robin_turdus-migratorius - grid24_12
American Robin, Turdus migratorius

Wrens (Family Troglodytidae)

Bewicks Wren  - grid24_12
Bewick's Wren, Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren,
Troglodytes aedon - grid24_12
House Wren, Troglodytes aedon
A very poor image of a Rock wren in flight. - grid24_12
Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus

Woodpeckers and Sapsuckers (Family Picidae)

Acorn woodpecker,  Melanerpes formicivorus - grid24_12
Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus
Downy woodpecker, Picoides pubescens. - grid24_12
Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
Ladder-backed Woodpecker,
Picoides scalaris - grid24_12
Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Picoides scalaris
Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus eating ants - grid24_12
Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
Nuttall's Woodpecker occasionally shows up here . - grid24_12
Nuttall's Woodpecker, Picoides nuttallii
Red-breasted sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber - grid24_12
Red-breasted sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber
This picture of the Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, was a little dirty window blurred but he was so close! - grid24_12
Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis

Wood-Warblers (Family Parulidae)

Wilson's Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla is beautiful and really cute - grid24_12
Wilson's Warbler, Wilsonia canadensis
yellow-warbler-dendroica-petechia - grid24_12
Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia
orange-crowned-warbler-vermivora-celata - grid24_12
Orange-crowned warbler, Vermivora celata
common-yellowthroat-geothlypis-trichas - grid24_12
Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas
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