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The following bird species are found in the Klamath Basin, Oregon, and related areas; (a few species listed are only "native" and have a larger continental range). The Klamath Basin is within the Pacific Flyway so, over 350 species can be spotted migrating through the flyover.[1]
Group | Common name | Scientific name | Features | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dippers | American dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | ||
Thrushes, bluebirds and solitaires | American robin | Turdus migratorius | A resident species frequently seen in towns and lawns. | |
Western bluebird | Sialia mexicana | Uncommonly observed but known to breed in the Klamath Basin | ||
Mountain bluebird | Sialia currucoides | Resident species | ||
Townsend's solitaire | Myadestes townsendi | Commonly observed; sighting likelihood good in appropriate habitat especially in the fall and winter. Known to breed in the Klamath Basin | ||
Swainson's thrush | Catharus ustulatus | Rarely observed, mostly in the spring through the fall; unlikely to be seen even in appropriate habitat but known to breed in the Klamath Basin | ||
Hermit thrush | Catharus guttatus | Uncommonly observed but known to breed in the Klamath Basin | ||
Varied thrush | Ixoreus naevius or Zoothera naevia | Rarely observed, mostly in the fall and winter; unlikely to be seen even in appropriate habitat but known to breed in the Klamath Basin | ||
Anna's hummingbird | Calypte anna | |||
Ash-throated flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | |||
Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica | |||
Bewick's wren | Thryomanes bewickii | |||
Black-headed grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | |||
Brewer's blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | |||
Brewer's sparrow | Spizella breweri | |||
Brown-headed cowbird | ||||
California quail | ||||
California towhee | ||||
Calliope hummingbird | Stellula calliope | |||
Canada goose | Branta canadensis | |||
Canyon wren | Catherpes mexicanus | |||
Cassin's finch | Carpodacus cassinii | |||
Chipping sparrow | Spizella passerina | |||
Clark's nutcracker | Nucifraga columbiana | |||
Common loon | Gavia immer | Uncommonly observed, mostly in the spring and then in the fall | ||
Common nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | |||
Common raven | Corvus corax | |||
Fox sparrow | Passerella iliaca | |||
Golden-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia atricapilla | |||
Green-tailed towhee | Pipilo chlorurus | |||
Great blue heron | Ardea herodias | |||
Horned lark | Eremophila alpestris | Resident species | ||
House finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | |||
House wren | Troglodytes aedon | Resident species | ||
Juniper titmouse | Baeolophus ridgwayi | |||
Lazuli bunting | Passerina amoena | Migrant species | ||
Lewis's woodpecker | Melanerpes lewis | |||
Loggerhead shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Resident species | ||
Mountain chickadee | Poecile gambeli | |||
Mourning dove | Zenaida macroura | |||
Northern flicker | Colaptes auratus | |||
Northern mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |||
Olive-sided flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | Migrant species | ||
Pacific loon | Gavia pacifica | Rarely observed, mostly in the spring and then in the fall; unlikely to be seen even in appropriate habitat | ||
Pygmy nuthatch | Sitta pygmaea | |||
Red-breasted nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | A permanent resident and an acrobatic species, hitching itself up and down tree trunks and branches.[2] | ||
Red crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | Migrant species | ||
Red-naped sapsucker | Sphyrapicus nuchalis | Migrant species | ||
Common pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | |||
Red-tailed hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |||
Red-winged blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | Resident species | ||
Sage grouse | Centrocercus urophasianus | |||
Sage sparrow | Amphispiza belli | |||
Sage thrasher | Oreoscoptes montanus | Resident species | ||
Savannah sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |||
Song sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |||
Spotted towhee | Pipilo maculatus | |||
Common starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Non-native species, common in widespread areas of the Upper Klamath Basin. | ||
Turkey vulture | Cathartes aura | |||
Western meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | A resident and the official state bird of Oregon and other 5 US states. | ||
Western tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | |||
Western wood pewee | Contopus sordidulus | |||
White-breasted nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |||
White-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | |||
White-faced ibis | Plegadis chihi | |||
White-headed woodpecker | Picoides albolarvatus | Resident species | ||
Yellow warbler | Dendroica petechia | A migrant species that lives in the basin during the spring and summer.[3] | ||
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