2002 Year List for
City of San FranciscoA total of 373 species are included on this list of San Francisco birds, four of which are non-native species. To be considered accepted on the San Francisco list, at least one record of review species must have been reviewed and accepted by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC).
B2002 Total 215 Possible 372 Percentage of Possible 57.80% Gaviidae - Loons Gaviiformes - Loons Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 1/1 Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica 1/1 Common Loon Gavia immer 1/1 Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii * Podicipediformes - Grebes Podicipedidae - Grebes Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 1/1 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 2/2 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1/6 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1/13 Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis 1/1 Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii 1/1 Procellariiformes - Tube-nosed Swimmers Procellariidae - Shearwaters and Petrels Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus 3/2 Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus* Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas Hydrobatidae - Storm-Petrels Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania Pelecaniformes - Totipalmate Swimmers Sulidae - Boobies and Gannets Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii * Red-footed Booby Sula sula * Pelecanidae - Pelicans American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1/1 Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 1/1 Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus 1/1 Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus 1/1 Anhingidae - Darters Anhinga Anhinga anhinga* Fregatidae - Frigatebirds Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Ciconiiformes - Herons, Ibises, Storks, American Vultures, and Allies Ardeidae - Bitterns and Herons American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1/2 Great Egret Ardea alba 1/2 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 1/2 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Green Heron Butorides virescens 2/2 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1/13 Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi Cathartidae - American Vultures Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 1/2 Anseriformes - Screamers, Swans, Geese, and Ducks Anatidae - Swans, Geese, and Ducks Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1/5 Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Ross's Goose Chen rossii Brant Branta bernicla 3/2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 1/11 Wood Duck Aix sponsa 1/11 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1/5 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 4/1 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 6/2 Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 1/5 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 1/6 Gadwall Anas strepera 1/6 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 1/6 American Wigeon Anas americana 1/1 Canvasback Aythya valisineria 1/6 Redhead Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1/1 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greater Scaup Aythya marila 1/7 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1/7 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 2/2 Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis Black Scoter Melanitta nigra 1/3 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1/3 White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca 1/3 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1/6 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 1/1 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 1/1 Common Merganser Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1/1 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1/1 Falconiformes - Diurnal Birds of Prey Accipitridae - Kites, Eagles, Hawks, and Allies Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1/3 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 1/3 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 3/2 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 1/3 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 1/3 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 1/1 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 1/1 Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1/1 Merlin Falco columbarius 1/1 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1/11 Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus Galliformes - Gallinaceous Birds Odontophoridae - New World Quail California Quail Callipepla californica 1/11 Gruiformes - Cranes, Rails, and Allies Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 2/2 Sora Porzana carolina 4/2 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus American Coot Fulica americana 1/1 Charadriiformes - Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks, and Allies Charadriidae - Plovers and Lapwings Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1/3 American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 1/3 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 2/2 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 1/1 Haematopodidae - Oystercatchers Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani 1/6 Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 1/6 Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 1/1 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus 1/1 Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus 1/1 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia 1/1 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 2/2 Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus 1/1 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica* Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa 1/1 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1/1 Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala 1/1 Surfbird Aphriza virgata 1/1 Red Knot Calidris canutus Sanderling Calidris alba 1/1 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 1/1 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 1/1 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis Dunlin Calidris alpina 2/2 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea* Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 3/2 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 3/2 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 3/2 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria Laridae - Skuas, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia 1/1 Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni 1/1 Mew Gull Larus canus 1/1 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 1/1 California Gull Larus californicus 1/1 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 1/7 Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri 1/7 Western Gull Larus occidentalis 1/1 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens 1/2 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 3/2 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 3/2 Elegant Tern Sterna elegans Common Tern Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 1/1 Least Tern Sterna antillarum Black Tern Chlidonias niger Alcidae - Auks, Murres, and Puffins Common Murre Uria aalge 2/2 Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba 3/2 Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus 1/2 Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus 1/2 Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata Columbiformes - Sandgrouse, Pigeons, and Doves Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves Rock Dove Columba livia 1/1 Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata 1/1 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 1/1 Cuculidae - Cuckoos and Allies Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners and Anis Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Strigiformes - Owls Tytonidae - Barn Owls Barn Owl Tyto alba 2/2 Strigidae - Typical Owls Western Screech-Owl Otus kennicottii 4/2 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 1/1 Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca* Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Long-eared Owl Asio otus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius funereus Caprimulgiformes - Goatsuckers, Oilbirds, and Allies Caprimulgidae - Goatsuckers Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Apodiformes - Swifts, and Hummingbirds Apodidae - Swifts Black Swift Cypseloides niger 6/2 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 4/2 White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis 2/2 Trochilidae - Hummingbirds Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna 1/1 Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus 4/2 Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin 1/1 Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope 4/2 Coraciiformes - Kingfishers, Rollers, Hornbills, and Allies Alcedinidae - Kingfishers Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon 1/1 Piciformes - Puffbirds, Toucans, Woodpeckers, and Allies Picidae - Woodpeckers and Allies Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus 1/1 Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber 1/1 Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus Nuttall's Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii 2/2 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 1/1 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 1/1 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 1/1 Passeriformes - Passerine Birds Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi 4/2 Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus 4/2 Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii 5/2 Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii 4/2 Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri 4/2 Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis 4/2 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 1/1 Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya 1/1 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer* Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens 4/2 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 1/5 Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris* Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis 4/2 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Laniidae - Shrikes Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor Vireonidae - Vireos Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius* Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii 4/2 Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons* Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni 1/5 Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 4/2 Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis* Corvidae - Jays, Magpies, and Crows Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 1/5 Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica 1/1 Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli 3/2 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 1/1 Common Raven Corvus corax 1/1 Alaudidae - Larks Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Hirundinidae - Swallows Purple Martin Progne subis Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 2/2 Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina 3/2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 3/2 Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 4/2 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1/6 Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 3/2 Paridae - Titmice Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens 1/1 Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus 2/2 Aegithalidae - Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 1/1 Sittidae - Nuthatches Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 1/1 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea 1/1 Certhiidae - Creepers Brown Creeper Certhia americana 1/1 Troglodytidae - Wrens Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii 3/2 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 1/1 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 1/1 Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis* Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris 1/1 Sylviidae - Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 2/2 Regulidae - Kinglets Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa 1/1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula 1/1 Turdidae - Solitaires, Thrushes, and Allies Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe* Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 4/2 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 1/1 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina* American Robin Turdus migratorius 1/1 Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius 1/1 Timaliidae - Babblers Wrentit Chamaea fasciata 5/2 Mimidae - Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1/1 Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus 1/2 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Sturnidae - Starlings and Allies European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 1/1 Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits American Pipit Anthus rubescens Bombycillidae - Waxwings Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 1/1 Ptilogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens (PA) Parulidae - Wood-Warblers Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera* Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina 1/3 Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata 1/3 Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla 1/3 Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae Northern Parula Parula americana 6/2 Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia 1/1 Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata 1/3 Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens 3/2 Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi 1/3 Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis 2/2 Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica* Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum 3/2 Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 6/2 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus* Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus* MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei 4/2 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 1/3 Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla 3/2 Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Thraupidae - Tanagers Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 1/3 Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 2/2 Emberizidae - Emberizines Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 1/4 California Towhee Pipilo crissalis 1/1 Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 4/2 Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 2/2 Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 1/2 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 1/1 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 1/1 Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 1/4 Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana 1/3 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 1/5 Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 1/1 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla 1/1 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 1/1 Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis* Cardinalidae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 5/2 Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus 4/2 Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena 4/2 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Icteridae - Blackbirds and Allies Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 1/5 Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor 1/6 Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1/6 Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 5/2 Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus 1/1 Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 5/2 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 1/5 Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 3/2 Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus 3/2 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii 3/2 Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum 1/5 Fringillidae - Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus 2/2 Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus 1/1 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1/1 Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus 1/1 Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria 1/1 Lawrence's Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis 1/1 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus Passeridae - Old World Sparrows House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1/1