Birds of Orange County, California

Compiled by Peter J. Bryant, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA92717

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Hamilton, R.A. & D.R. Willick. 1996. The Birds of Orange County, California: Status and Distribution. Sea & Sage Press, Sea & Sage Chapter of the National Audubon Society, Irvine, CA. [Available from Audubon House]

Sexton, C.W. & G.L. Hunt, Jr. 1979. An Annotated Checklist of The Birds of Orange County, California. Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UC Irvine, CA.

Orange County birding statistics and resources
Majesty of Birds, by Russ Kerr
OrangeCountyBirding
Magpies
Birds of prey
Herons and Egrets

Most of the following slides are from the Audubon Wildlife Slides collection.

GAVIIFORMES

Gaviidae (Loons)

PODICIPEDIFORMES

Podicipedidae (Grebes)

PELECANIFORMES

Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds)
Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

CICONIIFORMES

Ardeidae (Bitterns and Herons)
Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
Ciconiidae (Storks)

ANSERIFORMES

Anatidae (Swans, Geese and Ducks)

FALCONIFORMES

Cathartidae (Vultures)
Accipitridae (Kites, Hawks, Eagles and Allies)

GALLIFORMES

Phasianidae (Pheasants and Quail)

GRUIFORMES

Rallidae (Rails and Allies)

CHARADRIIFORMES

Charadriidae (Plovers)
Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers)
Laridae (Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)

COLUMBIFORMES

Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)

CUCULIFORMES
STRIGIFORMES

Tytonidae (Barn Owls)
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

APODIFORMES

Apodidae (Swifts)
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

CORACIIFORMES

Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

PICIFORMES

Picidae (Woodpeckers)

PASSERIFORMES

Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
Alaudidae (Larks)
Hirundinidae (Swallows)
Corvidae (Jays, Crows and Ravens)
Aegithalidae (Bushtits)
Troglodytidae (Wrens)
Muscicapidae

Turdinae (Thrushes)
Timaliinae (Babblers)

Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)
Motacillidae (Pipits and Wagtails)
Bombycillidae (Waxwings)
Ptilogonatidae (Silky-Flycatchers)
Laniidae (Shrikes)
Sturnidae (Starlings)
Vireonidae (Vireos)
Emberizidae

Thraupinae (Tanagers)
Cardinalinae (Finch-like Species)
Emberizinae (Sparrows and Allies)
Icterinae (Blackbirds, Orioles and Allies)

Fringillidae (Finches)
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)

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