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Stanley Park Bird Checklist (revised December 2007)
| A | = | Abundant (more than 100 /day) |
| C | = | Common (25-100 /day) |
| F | = | Fairly Common (5-25 /day) |
| U | = | Uncommon (0-5 /day) |
| R | = | Rare (seen most years but fewer than 10 sightings per year; usually singly or in very small numbers) |
| CA | = | Casual (seen on average less than once per year; may be regular somewhere else in Vancouver) |
| AC | = | Accidental (only 1-2 records; outside of it's regular range) |
| * | = | Introduced |
| Code | Common Name | Scientific Name | SPRING (Mar - May) |
SUMMER (Jun - Aug15) |
AUTUMN (Aug 15 - Nov) |
WINTER (Dec - Feb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMBI | bittern, American | Botaurus lentiginosus | AC | |||
| RWBL | blackbird, red-winged | Agelaius phoeniceus | C | C | ||
| BUFF | bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | F | F | F | |
| SNBU | bunting, snow | Plectrophenax nivalis | AC | |||
| BUSH | bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus | C | C | F | F |
| CANV | canvasback | Aythya valisineria | U | F | F | |
| BCCH | chickadee, black-capped | Poecile atricapillus | C | C | C | C |
| CBCH | chickadee, chestnut-backed | Poecile rufescens | C | C | C | C |
| AMCO | coot, American | Fulica americana | F | F | F | |
| BRCO | cormorant, Brandt's | Phalacrocorax penicillatus | CA | |||
| DCCO | cormorant, double-crested | Phalacrocorax auritus | C | C | C | C |
| PECO | cormorant, pelagic | Phalacrocorax pelagicus | C | C | C | C |
| BHCO | cowbird, brown-headed | Molothrus ater | U | U | ||
| SACR | crane, sandhill | Grus canadensis | CA | |||
| BRCR | creeper, brown | Certhia americana | F | F | F | F |
| RECR | crossbill, red | Loxia curvirostra | U | U | F | |
| NOCR | crow, northwestern | Corvus caurinus | A | A | A | A |
| AMDI | dipper, American | Cinclus mexicanus | R | R | ||
| RODO | dove, rock * | Columba livia | C | C | C | C |
| LBDO | dowitcher, long-billed | Limnodromus scolopaceus | R | R | R | |
| SBDO | dowitcher, short-billed | Limnodromus griseus | CA | CA | CA | |
| HADU | duck, harlequin | Histrionicus histrionicus | F | F | F | |
| LTDU | duck, long-tailed | Clangula hyemalis | U | R | U | |
| RNDU | duck, ring-necked | Aythya collaris | F | U | F | |
| RUDU | duck, ruddy | Oxyura jamaicensis | CA | CA | CA | |
| TUDU | duck, tufted | Aythya fuligula | CA | CA | ||
| WODU | duck, wood | Aix sponsa | F | F | F | F |
| BAEA | eagle, bald | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | F | F | F | F |
| GOEA | eagle, golden | Aquila chrysaetos | CA | CA | ||
| PEFA | falcon, peregrine | Falco peregrinus | U | U | U | U |
| HOFI | finch, house * | Carpodacus mexicanus | F | F | F | F |
| PUFI | finch, purple | Carpodacus purpureus | R | R | R | R |
| NOFL | flicker, northern | Colaptes auratus | F | F | F | F |
| ALFL | flycatcher, alder | Empidonax alnorum | CA | |||
| HAFL | flycatcher, Hammond's | Empidonax hammondii | U | U | R | |
| OSFL | flycatcher, olive-sided | Contopus cooperi | U | U | ||
| PSFL | flycatcher, Pacific-slope | Empidonax difficilis | F | F | ||
| WIFL | flycatcher, willow | Empidonax traillii | U | U | ||
| GADW | gadwall | Anas strepera | F | U | F | |
| BAGO | goldeneye, Barrow's | Bucephala islandica | A | A | A | |
| COGO | goldeneye, common | Bucephala clangula | C | C | C | |
| AMGO | goldfinch, American | Carduelis tristis | U | U | U | R |
| CKGO | goose, cackling | Branta hutchinsii | R | |||
| CAGO | goose, Canada | Branta canadensis | C | A | C | C |
| GWFG | goose, greater white-fronted | Anser albifrons | R | R | ||
| SNGO | goose, snow | Chen caerulescens | R | R | R | |
| EAGR | grebe, eared | Podiceps nigricollis | R | R | R | |
| HOGR | grebe, horned | Podiceps auritus | F | F | F | |
| PBGR | grebe, pied-billed | Podilymbus podiceps | U | U | U | |
| RNGR | grebe, red-necked | Podiceps grisegena | R | R | U | |
| WEGR | grebe, western | Aechmophorus occidentalis | F | F | C | |
| BHGR | grosbeak, black-headed | Pheucticus melanocephalus | U | U | ||
| BHGR | grosbeak, evening | Coccothraustes vespertinus | R | R | ||
| PIGU | guillemot, pigeon | Cepphus columba | F | U | F | F |
| BOGU | gull, Bonaparte's | Larus philadelphia | F | F | F | U |
| CAGU | gull, California | Larus californicus | U | R | R | R |
| FRGU | gull, Franklin's | Larus pipixcan | AC | |||
| GWGU | gull, glaucous-winged | Larus glaucescens | A | A | A | A |
| HEGU | gull, herring | Larus argentatus | U | U | F | U |
| MEGU | gull, mew | Larus canus | F | F | F | |
| RBGU | gull, ring-billed | Larus delawarensis | F | F | F | F |
| THGU | gull, Thayer's | Larus thayeri | R | R | R | R |
| WEGU | gull, western | Larus occidentalis | R | R | R | |
| GYRF | gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | CA | |||
| NOHA | harrier, northern | Circus cyaneus | R | R | ||
| COHA | hawk, Cooper's | Accipiter cooperii | U | U | U | U |
| RTHA | hawk, red-tailed | Buteo jamaicensis | U | R | R | U |
| RLHA | hawk, rough-legged | Buteo lagopus | R | CA | R | R |
| SSHA | hawk, sharp-shinned | Accipiter striatus | U | R | U | U |
| BCNH | heron, black-crowned night | Nycticorax nycticorax | CA | |||
| GBHE | heron, great blue | Ardea herodias | A | A | F | F |
| GRHE | heron, green | Butorides virescens | R | R | ||
| RUHU | hummingbird, rufous | Selasphorus rufus | F | F | ||
| STJA | jay, Steller's | Cyanocitta stelleri | U | U | U | U |
| DEJU | junco, dark-eyed | Junco hyemalis | C | R | C | C |
| KILL | killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | R | R | R | R |
| BEKI | kingfisher, belted | Ceryle alcyon | U | U | U | U |
| GCKI | kinglet, golden-crowned | Regulus satrapa | C | C | C | C |
| RCKI | kinglet, ruby-crowned | Regulus calendula | C | U | C | C |
| HOLA | lark, horned | Eremophila alpestris | AC | |||
| COLO | loon, common | Gavia immer | F | R | F | F |
| PALO | loon, Pacific | Gavia pacifica | R | R | R | |
| RTLO | loon, red-throated | Gavia stellata | R | R | R | |
| MALL | mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | A | A | A | A |
| WEME | meadowlark, western | Sturnella neglecta | CA | CA | ||
| COME | merganser, common | Mergus merganser | F | U | F | U |
| HOME | merganser, hooded | Lophodytes cucullatus | U | U | U | |
| RBME | merganser, red-breasted | Mergus serrator | F | F | F | |
| MERL | merlin | Falco columbarius | R | R | R | |
| COMU | murre, common | Uria aalge | CA | CA | CA | |
| ANMU | murrelet, ancient | Synthliboramphus antiquus | CA | |||
| MAMU | murrelet, marbled | Brachyramphus marmoratus | CA | CA | CA | CA |
| CONI | nighthawk, common | Chordeiles minor | U | R | ||
| RBNU | nuthatch, red-breasted | Sitta canadensis | F | F | F | F |
| OSPR | osprey | Pandion haliaetus | U | U | U | |
| BAOW | owl, barred | Strix varia | U | U | U | R |
| GGOW | owl, great grey | Strix nebulosa | CA | |||
| GHOW | owl, great-horned | Bubo virginianus | R | R | ||
| NSWO | owl, northern saw-whet | Aegolius acadicus | CA | |||
| NPOW | owl, northern pygmy | Glaucidium gnoma | R | |||
| SNOW | owl, snowy | Bubo scandiacus | AC | |||
| SEOW | owl, short-eared | Asio flammeus | CA | |||
| WSOW | owl, western screech | Otus kennicottii | CA | |||
| BLOY | oystercatcher, black | Haematopus bachmani | F | F | F | |
| WEWP | pewee, western wood | Contopus sordidulus | U | U | ||
| RNPH | phalarope, red-necked | Phalaropus lobatus | CA | |||
| BTPI | pigeon, band-tailed | Columba fasciata | U | U | R | R |
| NOPI | pintail, northern | Anas acuta | U | R | U | U |
| BBPL | plover, black-bellied | Pluvialis squatarola | R | R | R | |
| VIRA | rail, Virginia | Rallus limicola | R | R | ||
| CORA | raven, common | Corvus corax | U | U | U | U |
| REDH | redhead | Aythya americana | CA | CA | ||
| CORE | redpoll, common | Carduelis flammea | R | CA | ||
| AMRE | redstart, American | Setophaga ruticilla | U | CA | CA | |
| AMRO | robin, American | Turdus migratorius | C | C | C | F |
| SAND | sanderling | Calidris alba | F | R | F | F |
| LESA | sandpiper, least | Calidris minutilla | CA | |||
| SESA | sandpiper, semipalmated | Calidris pusilla | R | R | ||
| SOSA | sandpiper, solitary | Tringa solitaria | R | |||
| SPSA | sandpiper, spotted | Actitis macularia | R | CA | ||
| WESA | sandpiper, western | Calidris mauri | CA | CA | ||
| RBSA | sapsucker, red-breasted | Sphyrapicus ruber | F | F | F | R |
| YBSA | sapsucker, yellow-bellied | Sphyrapicus varius | AC | |||
| GRSC | scaup, greater | Aythya marila | F | F | F | |
| LESC | scaup, lesser | Aythya affinis | F | U | F | C |
| AMSC | scoter, American | Melanitta americana | R | R | R | |
| SUSC | scoter, surf | Melanitta perspicillata | A | R | R | A |
| WWSC | scoter, white-winged | Melanitta fusca | U | U | U | |
| NOSL | shoveller, northern | Anas clypeata | F | F | F | |
| NOSH | shrike, northern | Lanius excubitor | AC | |||
| PISI | siskin, pine | Carduelis pinus | F | F | F | F |
| WISN | snipe, Wilson's | Gallinago delicata | R | R | ||
| CHSP | sparrow, chipping | Spizella passerina | R | R | ||
| FOSP | sparrow, fox | Passerella iliaca | F | F | F | |
| GCSP | sparrow, golden-crowned | Zonotrichia atricapilla | U | U | ||
| GRSP | sparrow, grasshopper | Ammodramus savannarum | AC | |||
| HOSP | sparrow, house * | Passer domesticus | C | C | C | C |
| LISP | sparrow, Lincoln's | Melospiza lincolnii | CA | CA | ||
| SOSP | sparrow, song | Melospiza melodia | C | C | C | C |
| SWSP | sparrow, swamp | Melospiza Georgiana | AC | |||
| WCSP | sparrow, white-crowned | Zonotrichia leucophrys | F | F | F | |
| WTSP | sparrow, white-throated | Zonotrichia albicollis | CA | CA | ||
| EUST | starling, European * | Sturnus vulgaris | C | C | C | C |
| SURF | surfbird | Aphriza virgata | CA | CA | ||
| BASW | swallow, barn | Hirundo rustica | C | C | C | |
| CLSW | swallow, cliff | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | R | R | ||
| NRWS | swallow, northern rough-winged | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | F | F | F | |
| TRES | swallow, tree | Tachycineta bicolor | U | U | ||
| VGSW | swallow, violet-green | Tachycineta thalassina | C | C | C | |
| MUSW | swan, mute * | Cygnus olor | F | F | F | F |
| TRUS | swan, trumpeter | Cygnus buccinator | R | R | R | |
| TUSW | swan, tundra | Cygnus columbianus | CA | CA | ||
| BLSW | swift, black | Cypseloides niger | U | U | U | |
| VASW | swift, Vaux's | Chaetura vauxi | R | R | ||
| WETA | tanager, western | Piranga ludoviciana | R | F | R | |
| WATA | tattler, wandering | Heteroscelus incanus | CA | CA | ||
| BWTE | teal, blue-winged | Anas discors | CA | CA | ||
| CITE | teal, cinnamon | Anas cyanoptera | CA | |||
| GWTE | teal, green-winged | Anas crecca | F | R | F | F |
| CATE | tern, Caspian | Sterna caspia | U | U | CA | |
| COTE | tern, common | Sterna hirundo | F | F | ||
| FOTE | tern, Forster's | Sterna forsteri | CA | |||
| HETH | thrush, hermit | Catharus guttatus | U | U | R | |
| SWTH | thrush, Swainson's | Catharus ustulatus | C | C | ||
| VATH | thrush, varied | Ixoreus naevius | U | U | F | |
| SPTO | towhee, spotted | Pipilo maculatus | C | C | C | C |
| BLTU | turnstone, black | Arenaria melanocephala | R | R | R | |
| CAVI | vireo, Cassin's | Vireo cassinii | R | R | R | |
| HUVI | vireo, Hutton's | Vireo huttoni | R | R | R | |
| PHVI | vireo, Philadelphia | Vireo philadelphicus | AC | |||
| REVI | vireo, red-eyed | Vireo olivaceus | U | R | U | R |
| WAVI | vireo, warbling | Vireo gilvus | F | F | U | |
| TUVU | vulture, turkey | Cathartes aura | R | R | ||
| BAWW | warbler, black and white | Mniotilta varia | CA | |||
| BTYW | warbler, black-throated grey | Dendroica nigrescens | U | U | U | |
| MACW | warbler, MacGillivray's | Oporornis tolmiei | U | U | U | |
| OCWA | warbler, orange-crowned | Oreothlypis celata | F | R | U | |
| TOWA | warbler, Townsend's | Dendroica townsendi | F | U | U | |
| WIWA | warbler, Wilson's | Wilsonia pusilla | F | U | F | |
| YEWA | warbler, yellow | Dendroica petechia | F | U | F | |
| YRWA | warbler, yellow-rumped | Dendroica coronata | F | U | F | |
| NOWA | waterthrush, northern | Parkesia noveboracensis | CA | |||
| CEWA | waxwing, cedar | Bombycilla cedrorum | U | F | F | U |
| WHIM | whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | CA | |||
| AMWI | widgeon, American | Anas americana | C | R | C | C |
| EUWI | widgeon, Eurasian | Anas penelope | CA | CA | ||
| DOWO | woodpecker, downy | Picoides pubescens | U | U | U | U |
| HAWO | woodpecker, hairy | Picoides villosus | U | U | U | U |
| LEWO | woodpecker, Lewis' | Melanerpes lewis | CA | |||
| PIWO | woodpecker, pileated | Dryocopus pileatus | U | U | U | U |
| BEWR | wren, Bewick's | Thryomanes bewickii | R | R | R | R |
| PAWR | wren, Pacific | Troglodytes pacificus | C | C | C | C |
| GRYE | yellowlegs, greater | Tringa flauipes | R | R | R | R |
| COYE | yellowthroat, common | Geothlypis trichas | R |
