List of birds of the Klamath Basin

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]

GroupCommon nameScientific nameFeaturesImage
DippersAmerican dipperCinclus mexicanus
Thrushes, bluebirds and solitairesAmerican robinTurdus migratoriusA resident species frequently seen in towns and lawns.
Western bluebirdSialia mexicanaUncommonly observed but known to breed in the Klamath Basin
Mountain bluebirdSialia currucoidesResident species
Townsend's solitaireMyadestes townsendiCommonly observed; sighting likelihood good in appropriate habitat especially in the fall and winter. Known to breed in the Klamath Basin
Swainson's thrushCatharus ustulatusRarely 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 thrushCatharus guttatusUncommonly observed but known to breed in the Klamath Basin
Varied thrushIxoreus naevius or Zoothera naeviaRarely 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 hummingbirdCalypte anna
Ash-throated flycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
Barn swallowHirundo rustica
Bewick's wrenThryomanes bewickii
Black-headed grosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus
Brewer's blackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's sparrowSpizella breweri
Brown-headed cowbird
California quail
California towhee
Calliope hummingbirdStellula calliope
Canada gooseBranta canadensis
Canyon wrenCatherpes mexicanus
Cassin's finchCarpodacus cassinii
Chipping sparrowSpizella passerina
Clark's nutcrackerNucifraga columbiana
Common loonGavia immerUncommonly observed, mostly in the spring and then in the fall
Common nighthawkChordeiles minor
Common ravenCorvus corax
Fox sparrowPasserella iliaca
Golden-crowned sparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
Green-tailed towheePipilo chlorurus
Great blue heronArdea herodias
Horned larkEremophila alpestrisResident species
House finchCarpodacus mexicanus
House wrenTroglodytes aedonResident species
Juniper titmouseBaeolophus ridgwayi
Lazuli buntingPasserina amoenaMigrant species
Lewis's woodpeckerMelanerpes lewis
Loggerhead shrikeLanius ludovicianusResident species
Mountain chickadeePoecile gambeli
Mourning doveZenaida macroura
Northern flickerColaptes auratus
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Olive-sided flycatcherContopus cooperiMigrant species
Pacific loonGavia pacificaRarely observed, mostly in the spring and then in the fall; unlikely to be seen even in appropriate habitat
Pygmy nuthatchSitta pygmaea
Red-breasted nuthatchSitta canadensisA permanent resident and an acrobatic species, hitching
itself up and down tree trunks and branches.[2]
Red crossbillLoxia curvirostraMigrant species
Red-naped sapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalisMigrant species
Common pheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red-tailed hawkButeo jamaicensis
Red-winged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResident species
Sage grouseCentrocercus urophasianus
Sage sparrowAmphispiza belli
Sage thrasherOreoscoptes montanusResident species
Savannah sparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Song sparrowMelospiza melodia
Spotted towheePipilo maculatus
Common starlingSturnus vulgarisNon-native species, common in widespread areas of the Upper Klamath Basin.
Turkey vultureCathartes aura
Western meadowlarkSturnella neglectaA resident and the official state bird of Oregon and
other 5 US states.
Western tanagerPiranga ludoviciana
Western wood peweeContopus sordidulus
White-breasted nuthatchSitta carolinensis
White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
White-faced ibisPlegadis chihi
White-headed woodpeckerPicoides albolarvatusResident species
Yellow warblerDendroica petechiaA migrant species that lives in the basin during the
spring and summer.[3]
The western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) is the state bird of Oregon.
Over 500 bald eagle utilize the region's wetlands for foraging between November and April,[1] especially under the protection within the Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

See also

References

  1. Klamath Basin Birding Trail Presented by Klamath Basin Wingwatchers organization.
  2. Dunn, Jon L.; Alderfer, Jonathan, eds. (2006). National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America (5 ed.). Washington DC: National Geographic. p. 341. ISBN 0-7922-5314-0.
  3. Birds of the Basins by the Bureau of Land Management, Lakeview District; the Fremont National Forest; and the Klamath Basin Ecosystem Restoration.
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