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      • ANI CUCKOO DOVE PIGEON
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      • BUNTING CARDINAL DICKCISSEL GROSBEAK PYRRHULOXIA
      • BUDGERIGAR COCKATIEL PARAKEET PARROT
    • BUSH LEAGUERS >
      • CHAT OVENBIRD REDSTART WARBLER YELLOWTHROAT
      • PARULA WARBLER 2
      • WARBLER 3 WHITE-EYE WATERTHRUSH
      • SPARROW
      • JUNCO TOWHEE
      • WREN WRENTIT
      • BUSHTIT CHICKADEE TITMOUSE VERDIN
      • CATBIRD LARK MOCKINGBIRD THRASHER
      • PHAINOPEPLA PIPIT STARLING WAGTAIL WAXWING
      • CREEPER LONGSPUR NUTHATCH
      • CROSSBILL FINCH GOLDFINCH SISKIN
      • BISHOP MUNIA WAXBILL WHYDAH
    • BLACK BIRDS AND ALLIES >
      • CROW GRACKLE RAVEN
      • BLACKBIRD
      • BOBOLINK COWBIRD
      • JAY MAGPIE MEADOWLARK NUTCRACKER ORIOLE
    • SEAFARERS >
      • GULL​ KITTIWAKE
      • BOOBY CORMORANT FRIGATEBIRD​ PELICAN
      • SKIMMER TERN
      • ALBATROSS FULMAR JAEGER SHEARWATER SKUA
      • AUKLET GUILLEMOTE MURRE MURRELET PUFFIN STORM-PETREL TROPICBIRD
    • AQUATIC CRUISERS >
      • GREBE LOON
      • BUFFLEHEAD DUCK MALLARD SCOTER
      • CANVASBACK GADWALL GARGANEY GOLDENEYE MERGANSER SCAUP
      • EIDER PINTAIL REDHEAD SHOVELER TEAL WIGEON
      • BRANT GOOSE SWAN
    • SHORE PATROL >
      • DOWITCHER DUNLIN KNOT RUFF SURFBIRD TURNSTONE
      • CURLEW GODWIT TATTLER WHIMBREL YELLOWLEGS
      • KILLDEER PLOVER SANDERLING WILLET
      • PHALAROPE SANDPIPER SNIPE STINT
    • WETLAND WADERS >
      • BITTERN EGRET IBIS SPOONBILL
      • CRANE HERON STORK
      • COOT GALLINULE RAIL SORA
      • AVOCET OYSTERCATCHER STILT
    • BIRDS OF PREY >
      • CONDOR EAGLE OSPREY VULTURE
      • HARRIER HAWK KITE
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      • OWL
    • AVIAN AERIALISTS >
      • MARTIN SWALLOW
      • HUMMINGBIRD SWIFT
      • BLUEBIRD DIPPER ROBIN SOLITAIRE THRUSH
    • GROUND HUGGERS >
      • PEAFOWL PEACOCK
      • CHUKAR GUINEAFOWL PHEASANT QUAIL TURKEY
      • CHICKEN EMU OSTRICH ROADRUNNER
    • PEST CONTROL >
      • FLYCATCHER PEWEE
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    • Group1 Ducks Doves + + >
      • ANSERIFORMES: -BRANT GOOSE SWAN
      • DUCKS ===> >
        • -BUFFLEHEAD DUCK​​ MALLARD SCOTER
        • -CANVASBACK GADWALL GARGANEY GOLDENEYE MERGANSER SCAUP
        • -EIDER PINTAIL REDHEAD SHOVELER TEAL WIGEON
      • GALLIFORMES: -CHUKAR ​GUINEAFOWL PHEASANT QUAIL TURKEY
      • -PEAFOWL PEACOCK
      • PODICIPEDIFORMES: -GREBE
      • DOVE AND KIN >
        • Columbiformes: ​-DOVE PIGEON
      • CUCKOO >
        • Cuculiformes: -ANI CUCKOO
        • -ROADRUNNER
      • Nighthawks >
        • Caprimulgiformes: -NIGHTHAWK POORWILL
      • Hummingbird and kin >
        • Apodiformes: -HUMMINGBIRD SWIFT
      • RAIL and kin >
        • GRUIFORMES: -COOT GALLINULE RAIL SORA
        • -CRANE
    • GROUP2 Sea&Shore birds >
      • Charadriiformes: -SHOREBIRDS ===> >
        • -AVOCETS OYSTERCATCHER STILT
        • -DOWITCHER DUNLIN KNOT RUFF SURFBIRD TURNSTONE
        • -CURLEW GODWIT TATTLER WHIMBREL YELLOWLEGS
        • -KILLDEER PLOVER SANDERLING WILLET​
        • -PHALAROPE SANDPIPER SNIPE STINT
      • JAEGER SKUA ===> >
        • -JAEGER SKUA
      • ALCIDA ===> >
        • -AUKLET GUILLEMOTE MURRE MURRELET PUFFIN STORM-PETREL TROPICBIRD
      • GULL TERNS SKIMMERS ===> >
        • -GULL KITTIWAKE
        • -TERN SKIMMER
      • LOON >
        • GAVIIFORMES: -LOONS
      • STORK >
        • Ciconiiformes: -STORK
      • BOOBY and kin >
        • SULIFORMES: -BOOBY FRIGATEBIRD
      • PELICAN OR HERON LIKE >
        • PELECANIFORMES: -CORMORANT PELICAN
        • -HERON
        • -BITTERN EGRET IBIS SPOONBILL
    • Group3 HAWKS + >
      • HAWK like >
        • ACCIPITRIFORMES: -CONDOR EAGLE OSPREY VULTURE
        • -HARRIER HAWK ​KITE
      • OWL >
        • STRIGIFORMES: -OWL
      • Kingfisher >
        • Coraciiformes: -KINGFISHER
      • Woodpecker LIKE >
        • Piciformes: -WOODPECKER
        • -FLICKER SAPSUCKER
      • Falcon and kin >
        • Falconiformes: -CARACARA FALCON GYRFALCON KESTREL MERLIN
      • Parrot and kin >
        • Psittaciformes: -BUDGERIGAR COCKATIEL PARAKEET PARROT
    • Group4 SONGBIRDS + >
      • Passeriformes: -FLYCATCHER + ===> >
        • -FLYCATCHER PEWEE
        • -KINGBIRD PHOEBE
        • -SHRIKE
        • -VIREO
        • -JAY MAGPIE MEADOWLARK NUTCRACKER
        • -CROW GRACKLE RAVEN
        • -LARK
        • -MARTIN SWALLOW
        • -CHICKADEE TITMOUSE
        • -BUSHTIT VERDIN
        • -CREEPER NUTHATCH
        • -WREN ​WRENTIT
        • -GNATCATCHER
        • -BULBUL KINGLET
      • THRUSH FINCH SPARROW + ===> >
        • -BULEBIRD​ DIPPER ​ROBIN SOLITAIRE THRUSH
        • -CATBIRD MOCKINGBIRD​ THRASHER
        • -PHAINOPEPLA PIPIT STARLING WAGTAIL WAXWING
        • -CROSSBILL ​FINCH GOLDFINCH SISKIN
        • -BISHOP MUNIA WAXBILL WHYDAH
        • -LONGSPUR
        • -SPARROW
        • -JUNCO TOWHEE
        • -BUNTING CARDINAL DICKCISSEL ​GROSBEAK PYRRHULOXIA
      • BLACKBIRD WARBLER + ===> >
        • -BLACKBIRDS
        • -GRACKLE
        • -BOBOLINK COWBIRD
        • -MAGPIE MEADOWLARK NUTCRACKER ORIOLE​
        • -CHAT​ OVENBIRD REDSTART WARBLER YELLOWTHROAT
        • -PARULA WARBLER 2 WATERTHRUSH
        • -WARBLER 3 WATERTHRUSH
        • -TANAGER
    • DOMESTICS >
      • -CHICKEN EMU OSTRICH
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    • 2022 Bird of the Year
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      • 2018 Bird of the Year
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      • BIRDS ofthe DAY 2018
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    • Local-birds of area >
      • IRVINE
      • Santa Rosa Plateau 3-9-2019
      • RIVERSIDE
      • SAN DIEGO
      • San Diego 3-27-2019
      • OCEANSIDE
      • DANA POINT
      • LAKE ELSINORE
      • LAKE ELSINORE 2019
      • LAKE ELSINORE 11-23-2019
      • PERRIS
      • WINCHESTER/LAKE SKINNER
      • Whelan Lake
      • Wild Bird Center, Indio
      • TEMECULA
    • RED WHITE AND BLUE
    • Murrieta Mountain Blue
    • I AM THE BIRD
    • Thanks Firefighters
    • BABIES PLUS
    • FAVORITES I
    • FAVORITES II
    • DUCK HYBRIDS
  • BIRDS
    • TREE TOPPERS >
      • ANI CUCKOO DOVE PIGEON
      • WOODPECKER
      • FLICKER SAPSUCKER
      • KINGFISHER SHRIKE TANAGER
      • BUNTING CARDINAL DICKCISSEL GROSBEAK PYRRHULOXIA
      • BUDGERIGAR COCKATIEL PARAKEET PARROT
    • BUSH LEAGUERS >
      • CHAT OVENBIRD REDSTART WARBLER YELLOWTHROAT
      • PARULA WARBLER 2
      • WARBLER 3 WHITE-EYE WATERTHRUSH
      • SPARROW
      • JUNCO TOWHEE
      • WREN WRENTIT
      • BUSHTIT CHICKADEE TITMOUSE VERDIN
      • CATBIRD LARK MOCKINGBIRD THRASHER
      • PHAINOPEPLA PIPIT STARLING WAGTAIL WAXWING
      • CREEPER LONGSPUR NUTHATCH
      • CROSSBILL FINCH GOLDFINCH SISKIN
      • BISHOP MUNIA WAXBILL WHYDAH
    • BLACK BIRDS AND ALLIES >
      • CROW GRACKLE RAVEN
      • BLACKBIRD
      • BOBOLINK COWBIRD
      • JAY MAGPIE MEADOWLARK NUTCRACKER ORIOLE
    • SEAFARERS >
      • GULL​ KITTIWAKE
      • BOOBY CORMORANT FRIGATEBIRD​ PELICAN
      • SKIMMER TERN
      • ALBATROSS FULMAR JAEGER SHEARWATER SKUA
      • AUKLET GUILLEMOTE MURRE MURRELET PUFFIN STORM-PETREL TROPICBIRD
    • AQUATIC CRUISERS >
      • GREBE LOON
      • BUFFLEHEAD DUCK MALLARD SCOTER
      • CANVASBACK GADWALL GARGANEY GOLDENEYE MERGANSER SCAUP
      • EIDER PINTAIL REDHEAD SHOVELER TEAL WIGEON
      • BRANT GOOSE SWAN
    • SHORE PATROL >
      • DOWITCHER DUNLIN KNOT RUFF SURFBIRD TURNSTONE
      • CURLEW GODWIT TATTLER WHIMBREL YELLOWLEGS
      • KILLDEER PLOVER SANDERLING WILLET
      • PHALAROPE SANDPIPER SNIPE STINT
    • WETLAND WADERS >
      • BITTERN EGRET IBIS SPOONBILL
      • CRANE HERON STORK
      • COOT GALLINULE RAIL SORA
      • AVOCET OYSTERCATCHER STILT
    • BIRDS OF PREY >
      • CONDOR EAGLE OSPREY VULTURE
      • HARRIER HAWK KITE
      • CARACARA FALCON GYRFALCON KESTREL MERLIN
      • OWL
    • AVIAN AERIALISTS >
      • MARTIN SWALLOW
      • HUMMINGBIRD SWIFT
      • BLUEBIRD DIPPER ROBIN SOLITAIRE THRUSH
    • GROUND HUGGERS >
      • PEAFOWL PEACOCK
      • CHUKAR GUINEAFOWL PHEASANT QUAIL TURKEY
      • CHICKEN EMU OSTRICH ROADRUNNER
    • PEST CONTROL >
      • FLYCATCHER PEWEE
      • KINGBIRD PHOEBE
      • BULBUL KINGLET
      • GNATCATCHER ​VIREO
      • NIGHTHAWK POORWILL
  • IN ORDER
    • Group1 Ducks Doves + + >
      • ANSERIFORMES: -BRANT GOOSE SWAN
      • DUCKS ===> >
        • -BUFFLEHEAD DUCK​​ MALLARD SCOTER
        • -CANVASBACK GADWALL GARGANEY GOLDENEYE MERGANSER SCAUP
        • -EIDER PINTAIL REDHEAD SHOVELER TEAL WIGEON
      • GALLIFORMES: -CHUKAR ​GUINEAFOWL PHEASANT QUAIL TURKEY
      • -PEAFOWL PEACOCK
      • PODICIPEDIFORMES: -GREBE
      • DOVE AND KIN >
        • Columbiformes: ​-DOVE PIGEON
      • CUCKOO >
        • Cuculiformes: -ANI CUCKOO
        • -ROADRUNNER
      • Nighthawks >
        • Caprimulgiformes: -NIGHTHAWK POORWILL
      • Hummingbird and kin >
        • Apodiformes: -HUMMINGBIRD SWIFT
      • RAIL and kin >
        • GRUIFORMES: -COOT GALLINULE RAIL SORA
        • -CRANE
    • GROUP2 Sea&Shore birds >
      • Charadriiformes: -SHOREBIRDS ===> >
        • -AVOCETS OYSTERCATCHER STILT
        • -DOWITCHER DUNLIN KNOT RUFF SURFBIRD TURNSTONE
        • -CURLEW GODWIT TATTLER WHIMBREL YELLOWLEGS
        • -KILLDEER PLOVER SANDERLING WILLET​
        • -PHALAROPE SANDPIPER SNIPE STINT
      • JAEGER SKUA ===> >
        • -JAEGER SKUA
      • ALCIDA ===> >
        • -AUKLET GUILLEMOTE MURRE MURRELET PUFFIN STORM-PETREL TROPICBIRD
      • GULL TERNS SKIMMERS ===> >
        • -GULL KITTIWAKE
        • -TERN SKIMMER
      • LOON >
        • GAVIIFORMES: -LOONS
      • STORK >
        • Ciconiiformes: -STORK
      • BOOBY and kin >
        • SULIFORMES: -BOOBY FRIGATEBIRD
      • PELICAN OR HERON LIKE >
        • PELECANIFORMES: -CORMORANT PELICAN
        • -HERON
        • -BITTERN EGRET IBIS SPOONBILL
    • Group3 HAWKS + >
      • HAWK like >
        • ACCIPITRIFORMES: -CONDOR EAGLE OSPREY VULTURE
        • -HARRIER HAWK ​KITE
      • OWL >
        • STRIGIFORMES: -OWL
      • Kingfisher >
        • Coraciiformes: -KINGFISHER
      • Woodpecker LIKE >
        • Piciformes: -WOODPECKER
        • -FLICKER SAPSUCKER
      • Falcon and kin >
        • Falconiformes: -CARACARA FALCON GYRFALCON KESTREL MERLIN
      • Parrot and kin >
        • Psittaciformes: -BUDGERIGAR COCKATIEL PARAKEET PARROT
    • Group4 SONGBIRDS + >
      • Passeriformes: -FLYCATCHER + ===> >
        • -FLYCATCHER PEWEE
        • -KINGBIRD PHOEBE
        • -SHRIKE
        • -VIREO
        • -JAY MAGPIE MEADOWLARK NUTCRACKER
        • -CROW GRACKLE RAVEN
        • -LARK
        • -MARTIN SWALLOW
        • -CHICKADEE TITMOUSE
        • -BUSHTIT VERDIN
        • -CREEPER NUTHATCH
        • -WREN ​WRENTIT
        • -GNATCATCHER
        • -BULBUL KINGLET
      • THRUSH FINCH SPARROW + ===> >
        • -BULEBIRD​ DIPPER ​ROBIN SOLITAIRE THRUSH
        • -CATBIRD MOCKINGBIRD​ THRASHER
        • -PHAINOPEPLA PIPIT STARLING WAGTAIL WAXWING
        • -CROSSBILL ​FINCH GOLDFINCH SISKIN
        • -BISHOP MUNIA WAXBILL WHYDAH
        • -LONGSPUR
        • -SPARROW
        • -JUNCO TOWHEE
        • -BUNTING CARDINAL DICKCISSEL ​GROSBEAK PYRRHULOXIA
      • BLACKBIRD WARBLER + ===> >
        • -BLACKBIRDS
        • -GRACKLE
        • -BOBOLINK COWBIRD
        • -MAGPIE MEADOWLARK NUTCRACKER ORIOLE​
        • -CHAT​ OVENBIRD REDSTART WARBLER YELLOWTHROAT
        • -PARULA WARBLER 2 WATERTHRUSH
        • -WARBLER 3 WATERTHRUSH
        • -TANAGER
    • DOMESTICS >
      • -CHICKEN EMU OSTRICH
  • SimplEfect
    • SOCAL CHECKLIST New order
    • ALPHABETIC FAMILY NAMES
    • SCIENTIFIC ORDER>FAMILY INDEX
    • 4-LETTER CODE
  • BIRDS OF
    • HICs PARADE >
      • Los Angeles County
      • San Diego County
      • ORANGE COUNTY
      • Riverside County
      • Santa Barbara County
      • Ventura County
      • San Bernardino County
      • San Luis Obispo County
      • Kern County
      • Imperial County
  • BIRDERS
    • MORE PoP
    • GULL IDENTIFICATION
  • ABOUT US
    • THE TEAM
    • OUR AREA
    • COMMON ABBREVIATIONS
    • CONTACT US
    • SAY WHAT
BIRDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA @ MURRIETA
BISHOP MUNIA WAXBILL WHYDAH
PROFILES      location symbol: coast  @==   deserts  @__  mountains @^^  migrations @>>    north  @""
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08-23-2017 Harvard Community Park, Irvine
Wiki Commons I, Luc Viatour
Carolina Birds Steve Garvie
11-16-2019 Madrona Marsh, Torrance
11-16-2019 Madrona Marsh, Torrance
Wiki Commons I, Luc Viatour
07-04-2017 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine
Carolina Birds Nathan Rupert
Northern Red Bishop
​BL 4.5" 11.4cm     WS 6.5" 16.5cm
NRBI eOCBP
WHATBIRD
WIKI
SPOT-CBQ ​
eBird Species Maps
10-26-2019 Scaly-breasted Munia -- Gilman Park, Fullerton
11-11-2018 Sykes Ranch Park Murrieta
11-16-2019 Madrona Marsh, Torrance
11-16-2019 Madrona Marsh, Torrance
05-22-2019 Scaly-breasted Munia, San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine
10-26-2019 Gilman Park, Fullerton
08-23-2017 Harvard Community Park, Irvine
08-23-2017 Harvard Community Park, Irvine
Scaly-breasted Munia 
aka 
Nutmag Mannikin
BL 4.7" 12cm     WS 9"   23cm
SBMU eRCBP
Neotropical
WIKI
SPOT-CBQ ​
eBird Species Maps
Wiki Commons Bernard Dupont
07-31-2020: Pin-tailed Whyda -- Huntinton Central Park, Orange County
Carolina Birds New Jersey irds
Wiki Commons Charles J Sharp
07-31-2020 Huntinton Central Park, Orange County
Wiki Commons Derek Keats
07-31-2020 Huntinton Central Park, Orange County
Carolina Birds Alan Manson
Wiki Commons Riverside California Mike's Birds
09-22-2017 Gilman Park, Brea
 Pin-tailed Whydah 
BL ​5" 12cm    WS  9"  23cm
PTWH eSBCBP
BOB
WIKI
FIC
SPOT-CBQ ​
eBird Species Maps
Carolina Birds Dick Daniels
Carolina Birds Dick Daniels
Wiki Commons Derek Keats
Wiki Commons Charles J Sharp
Wiki Commons Francesco Veronesi
Wiki Commons Francesco Veronesi
Carolina Bird Dick Daniels
Wiki Commons gisela gerson lohman-braun
 Bronze Mannikin/Munia 
BL 4" 10cm    WS  8"  20cm
BRMA eLACBP
BOB
WIKI
SPOT-CBQ ​
eBird Species Maps
Carolina Birds Liam Wolff
Carolina Birds Francesco Veronesi
Carolina Birds Steve Garvie
Wiki Commons Alan Schmierer
Carolina Birds Hiyashi Haka
08-11-2017 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine
08-23-2017 Harvard Community Park, Irvine
Wiki Commons Pearly85
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
BL  4" 10.2cm    WS 5.5" 14cm
OCHW ​eOCBP
BOB
WIKI
SPOT-CBQ ​
eBird Species Maps

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