Nongame Wildlife Program
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Nongame Wildlife Program
1812 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Related Waterfowl Links
- Report a Banded Bird
- Duck Identification
- 2007/08 Waterfowl Hunt Results on Public Hunt Areas
- 2006-07 Waterfowl Hunting Regulations
- Aleutian Goose Hunting in North Coast Special Management Area
- Delta Island Waterfowl Hunting Applications
- Waterfowl Hunting Zones
- 2006 CA Breeding Pair Population Estimate for All Species Combined
Threatened and Endangered Birds
Species Accounts
The list below provides access to species accounts for 33 species and subspecies of birds listed as either threatened or endangered by the State of California or the federal government. This list is provided in alphabetical order, by the general name of the animal (for example: eagle, pelican, rail, sparrow, etc).
Each species account contains the latest status report from the Department of Fish and Game's periodic report on the status of these species. Each account also may contain links to additional, available status or life history information.
The list and the accompanying species accounts may not be complete or reflect the current legal status of these birds because of listing activities more recent than the status accounts in the links below. The current legal status for each species is provided online at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/pdfs/TEAnimals.pdf and is updated quarterly.
To see a species account click the scientific name of the animal you're interested in.
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Albatross, short-tailed | (Phoebastria albatrus) |
| Condor, California | (Gymnogyps californianus) |
| Crane, greater sandhill | (Grus canadensis tabida) |
| Cuckoo, western yellow-billed | (Coccyzus americanus occidentalis) |
| Eagle, bald | (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) |
| Falcon, American peregrine | (Falco peregrinus anatum) |
| Falcon, Arctic peregrine (RECOVERED) | (Falco peregrinus tundrius) |
| Flicker, gilded northern | (Colaptes auratus chrysoides) |
| Flycatcher, willow | (Empidonax traillii) |
| Flycatcher, southwestern willow | (Empidonax traillii extimus) |
| Gnatcatcher, coastal California | (Polioptila californica californica) |
| Goose, Aleutian Canada (RECOVERED) | (Branta canadensis leucopareia) |
| Hawk, Swainson's | (Buteo swainsoni) |
| Murrelet, marbled | (Brachyramphus marmoratus) |
| Owl, great gray | (Strix nebulosa) |
| Owl, northern spotted | (Strix occidentalis caurina) |
| Owl, elf | (Micrathene whitneyi) |
| Pelican, California brown | (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) |
| Plover, mountain | (Charadrius montanus) |
| Plover, western snowy | (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) |
| Rail, California black | (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus) |
| Rail, California clapper | (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) |
| Rail, light-footed clapper | (Rallus longirostris levipes) |
| Rail, Yuma clapper | (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) |
| Shrike, San Clemente loggerhead | (Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi) |
| Sparrow, Belding's savannah | (Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi) |
| Sparrow, San Clemente sage | (Amphispiza belli clementeae) |
| Swallow, bank | (Riparia riparia) |
| Tern, California least | (Sterna antillarum browni) |
| Towhee, Inyo California | (Pipilo crissalis eremophilus) |
| Vireo, Arizona Bell's | (Vireo bellii arizonae) |
| Vireo, least Bell's | (Vireo bellii pusillus) |
| Woodpecker, Gila | (Melanerpes uropygialis) |