Birds

A collection of all the species I have seen from California, Arizona, New Mexico and Hawaii.

This page will be continuously updated as I continue encountering new species & taking photos of old friends.

For more check out my photography account on Instagram or my account on Bluesky.

Total Species Count: 133

Updated 4.1.25

Hawks, eagles, kites & Allies

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Accipitriformes

*** Not pictured is the Bald Eagle // Haliaeetus leucocephalus, the Sharp-shinned Hawk // Accipiter striatus

Waterfowl

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Anseriformes

*** Not pictured is the Surf Scoter // Melanitta perspicillata, the Canada Goose // Branta canadensis, the Snow Goose // Anser caerulescens, the Northern Shoveler // Spatula clypeata

HUmmingbirds & Swifts

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Apodiformes

New World Vultures

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Cathartiformes

Shorebirds

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Charadriiformes

*** Not pictured is the Snowy Plover // Anarhynchus nivosus, the California Least Tern // Sternula antillarum browni

Pigeons & doves

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Columbiformes

*** Not pictured is the Mourning Dove // Zenaida macroura, Rock Pigeon // Columba livia

Kingfishers

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

Cuckoos

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Cuculiformes

*** Not pictured is the Greater Roadrunner // Geococcyx californianus

Falcons & caracaras

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Falconiformes

Landfowl

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Galliformes

*** Not pictured is the California Quail // Callipepla californica and the Gambel’s Quail // Callipepla gambelii

Cranes, rails & allies

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Gruiformes

*** Not pictured is the Sandhill Crane // Antigone canadensis, the Sora // Porzana carolina, the Virginia Rail // Rallus limicola

Perching Birds

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

*** Not pictured is the Ruby-crowned Kinglet // Corthylio calendula, the Golden-crowned Kinglet // Regulus satrapa, the Cedar Waxwing // Bombycilla cedrorum, the American Robin // Turdus migratorius, the California Towhee // Melozone crissalis, the Phainopepla // Phainopepla nitens, the Pyrrhuloxia // Cardinalis sinuatus, the American Crow // Corvus brachyrhynchos, the Steller’s Jay // Cyanocitta stelleri, the House Finch // Haemorhous mexicanus, the Dark-eyed Junco // Junco hyemalis, the Yellow-billed Magpie // Pica nuttalli, the Cactus Wren // Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, the Northern Mockingbird // Mimus polyglottos, the Nothern Cardinal // Cardinalis cardinalis, the Red-breasted Nuthacth // Sitta canadensis, the Cave Swallow // Petrochelidon fulva

Herons, Ibises & Allies

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Pelecaniformes

Pelicans

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

Woodpeckers & Allies

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Piciformes

*** Not pictured is the Lewis’s Woodpecker // Melanerpes lewis, the White-headed Woodpecker // Dryobates albolarvatus

Grebes

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Podicipediformes

Owls

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Strigiformes

*** Not pictured is the Great Horned Owl // Bubo virginianus and the American Barn Owl // Tyto furcata

Gannets, Cormorants & Allies

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Suliformes

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