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Valley Oak Woodland
Bird Species
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Species on Hardwood

Rangeland Habitats

This list is derived from Version 5.0 of the CaliforniaWildlife Habitat Relationships System (CWHR)

Common Name Scientific Name
Habitat Elements
Special Status
Acorns Riparian Logs, slash, brush piles Snags Burrows, rocks, talus, cliffs, caves Vernal pool, wetland Federal status State status Harvest species
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus x x . x . . . . .
Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin . x . . . . . . .
American Crow Corvus brachy-rhynchos . x . . . x . . .
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis . x . . . . . . .
American Kestrel Falco sparverius . x . x x x . . .
American Robin Turdus migratorius . x . . . . . . .
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna . x . . . . . . .
Ash-Throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens . x . . . . . . .
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus . x . x x x Threat End., Prot. .
Band-Tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata x x . x . . . . x
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia . x . . x x . Threat (a) .
Barn Owl Tyto alba . x . x x x . . .
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica . x . . x x . . .
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii . x x . x . . . .
Black Swift Cypseloides niger . x . . x . . Spec. conc. .
Black-Chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri . x . . . . . . .
Black-Crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax . x . . . x . . .
Black-Headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melano-cephalus . x . . . . . . .
Black-Throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens . x . . . . . . .
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea . x . . . . . . .
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus . x . . . x . . .
Brown Creeper Certhia americana . x . x . . . . .
Brown-Headed Cowbird Molothrus ater . x . . . x . . .
Burrowing Owl Speotyto cunicularia . x . . x . Cand. Spec. conc. .
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus . x . . . . . . .
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus . . . x x . End. End. .
California Quail Callipepla californica x x x . . . . . x
California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum . x . . . . . . .
California Towhee Pipilo crissalis . x x . . . Threat End. (c) .
Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope . x . . . . . . .
Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans . x . . . . . . .
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis . x . . . x . . .
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum . x . . . . . . .
Chestnut-Backed Chickadee Parus rufescens . x . x . . . . .
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina . x . . . . . . .
Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota . x . . x x . . .
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor . x . . . x . . .
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii . . x . x . . . .
Common Raven Corvus corax . x . . x x . . .
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii . x . x . . . Spec. conc. .
Dark-Eyed Junco Junco hyemalis . x x . . . . Spec. conc. (c) .
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens . x . x . . . . .
Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri . x . . . . . . .
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris . x . x . x . . .
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus . x . . . . . . .
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis . x . x x x Cand. . .
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca . x . . . . . . .
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos . x . x x x . Prot. .
Golden-Crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa . x . . . . . . .
Golden-Crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla . x x . . . . . .
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias . x . . . x . . .
Great Egret Casmerodius albus . x . . . x . . .
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus . x . x x x . . .
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus . x . . . . . . .
Green Heron Butorides virescens . x . . . x . . .
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus x x x x . . . . .
Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii . x . . . . . . .
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus . x . . . . . . .
Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis . x . . . . . . .
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris . . . . . . . Spec. conc. .
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus . x . . x . . . .
House Sparrow Passer domesticus . x . x . . . . .
House Wren Troglodytes aedon . x x x . . . . .
Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni . x . . . . . . .
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus . x . . . . . . .
Lawrence's Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei . x . . . . . . .
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena . x . . . . . . .
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria . x . . . . . . .
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis . x . . . x . . .
Lewis Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis x x . x . . . . .
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii . x . . . x . . .
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus . x . x . . End. Spec. conc. (b) .
Long-eared Owl Asio otus . x x x x . . Spec. conc. .
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos . x . . . x . . x
Merlin Falco columbarius . x . x . x . Spec. conc. .
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides . x . x x . . . .
Mountain Chickadee Parus gambeli . x . x . . . . .
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura . x . . . . . . x


Special Status Codes
Cand. = candidate species
Spec. conc. = species of special concern
Prot. = protected species
End. = endangered species
Threat = threatened species
(a) = Species or subspecies with special status primarily associated with wetlands, marshes, and riparian areas
(b) = Species or subspecies with special status occurs on the Channel Islands
(c) = Species or subspecies with special status primarily associated with shrub, sandy, scrub, and desert habitats


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