List of birds of British Columbia

The Steller's jay is the provincial bird of British Columbia

This is a list of birds that are found across the province of British Columbia.

Here is a guide to the conservation status of each bird in British Columbia, labeled by the IUCN:

Lower Risk = * LC = Least Concern * NT = Near Threatened

Threatened = * VU = Vulnerable * EN = Endangered * CR = Critically Endangered

Extinct = * EW = Extinct in the Wild * EX = Extinct

(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014[1])

And here is a guide to the occurrence of birds in British Columbia:

Ducks, geese and swans

Canada goose
Trumpeter swan
Harlequin duck

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

Partridges, grouse, turkeys and Old World quail

Spruce grouse

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

New World quail

Order: Galliformes   Family: Odontophoridae

Loons

Order: Gaviiformes   Family: Gaviidae

Grebes

Western grebe

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

Albatrosses

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Diomedeidae

Shearwaters and petrels

Buller's shearwater

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

Storm petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Hydrobatidae

Cormorants

Double-crested cormorant

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

Herons, egrets and bitterns

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

Storks

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

New World vultures

Turkey vulture

Order: Cathartiformes   Family: Cathartidae

Osprey

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

Hawks, kites and eagles

Northern goshawk

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

Caracaras and falcons

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Rails, gallinules and coots

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

Cranes

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae

Lapwings and plovers

Killdeer

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

Stilts and avocets

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

Sandpipers, curlews, godwits, snipes and phalaropes

Spotted sandpiper
Ruddy turnstone

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Skuas and jaegers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

Gulls, terns and skimmers

Arctic tern

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Auks, murres and puffins

Tufted puffin

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Alcidae

Pigeons and doves

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Lories, parakeets, macaws and parrots

Monk parakeet

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittacidae

Cuckoos, roadrunners and anis

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

Barn owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

True owls

Northern hawk-owl

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

Nightjars

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

Swifts

White-throated swift

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Apodidae

Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Trochilidae

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Cerylidae

Woodpeckers

Downy woodpecker

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

Tyrant flycatchers

Western kingbird

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tyrannidae

Shrikes

Northern shrike

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae

Vireos

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vireonidae

Jays, crows, magpies and ravens

Black-billed magpie

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

Larks

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae

Swallows and martins

Violet-green swallow

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

Chickadees and titmice

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paridae

Long-tailed tits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Aegithalidae

Nuthatches

White-breasted nuthatch

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sittidae

Treecreepers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Certhiidae

Wrens

Marsh wren

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Troglodytidae

Dippers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cinclidae

Kinglets

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Regulidae

Thrushes

Townsend's solitaire

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

Mockingbirds and thrashers

Sage thrasher

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Mimidae

Starlings and mynas

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

Wagtails and pipits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

Waxwings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Bombycillidae

Wood-warblers

Cape May warbler
Ovenbird

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Parulidae

Tanagers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Thraupidae

New World sparrows, towhees and juncos

American tree sparrow
Dark-eyed junco

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae

Longspurs and Arctic buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calcariidae

Cardinals and grosbeaks

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cardinalidae

Meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles, New World orioles and American blackbirds

Western meadowlark

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Icteridae

Finches, siskins and crossbills

White-winged crossbill

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Old World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

References

  1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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