31 December 2019
The sequence of birds on this list follows the 7th edition of the A.O.U. Check-List of North American Birds and updates through to the 60th supplement.
The BC Bird Records Committee solicits information on the following 174 species on the Review List, as well as species unrecorded in the province. In general, review species average two or fewer occurrences per year over the past ten year period. There are a few cases where species may exceed this threshold, but are included so that we can get a better idea of occurrence in the province. Documentation should be submitted to the BCBRC via the online report submission form at https://bcfo.ca/review-list/ or via email to bcbrc.chair AT gmail DOT com
Note: This review list will be updated periodically as new species are added to the Provincial Main and/or Provisional lists, as our understanding of annual occurences increases, and as taxonomy changes. Check the BCFO website to ensure you have the latest version.
Review List 2019
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ORDER: ANSERIFORMES
Family: Anatidae – Ducks, Geese, and Swans
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor |
| Emperor Goose | Anser canagicus |
| Pink-footed Goose | Anser brachyrhynchus |
| Whooper Swan | Cygnus cygnus |
| Baikal Teal | Sibirionetta formosa |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula |
| Falcated Duck | Mareca falcata |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula |
| Steller’s Eider | Polysticta stelleri |
| Spectacled Eider | Somateria fischeri |
| King Eider | Somateria spectabilis |
| Common Eider | Somateria mollissima |
| Smew | Mergellus albellus |
ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES
Family: Columbidae – Pigeons and Doves
| Oriental Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia orientalis |
| White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica |
ORDER: CUCULIFORMES
Family: Cuculidae – Cuckoos
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus |
ORDER: CAPRIMULGIFORMES
Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars
| Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis |
| Eastern/Mexican Whip-poor-will | Antrostomus sp |
ORDER: APODIFORMES
Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds
| Mexican Violetear | Colibri thalassinus |
| Rivoli’s Hummingbird | Eugenes fulgens |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris |
| Costa’s Hummingbird | Calypte costae |
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Selasphorus platycercus |
| Xantus’s Hummingbird | Hylocharis xantusii |
ORDER: GRUIFORMES
Family: Rallidae – Rails, Gallinules and Coots
| Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata |
Family: Gruidae – Cranes
| Common Crane | Grus grus |
| Whooping Crane | Grus americana |
ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES
Family: Charadriidae – Plovers
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula |
| Piping Plover | Charadrius melodus |
| Lesser Sand-Plover | Charadrius mongolus |
| Mountain Plover | Charadrius montanus |
| Snowy Plover | Charadrius nivosus |
Family: Scolopacidae – Sandpipers and Allies
| Bristle-thighed Curlew | Numenius tahitiensis |
| Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica |
| Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea |
| Temminck’s Stint | Calidris temminckii |
| Spoon-billed Sandpiper | Calidris pygmea |
| Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis |
| Purple Sandpiper | Calidris maritima |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus |
| Willet | Tringa semipalmata |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola |
Family: Alcidae – Auks
| Dovekie | Alle alle |
| Thick-billed Murre | Uria lomvia |
| Kittlitz’s Murrelet | Brachyramphus brevirostris |
| Scripps’s Murrelet | Synthliboramphus scrippsi |
| Guadalupe Murrelet | Synthliboramphus hypoleucus |
| Parakeet Auklet | Aethia psittacula |
| Least Auklet | Aethia pusilla |
| Whiskered Auklet | Aethia pygmaea |
| Crested Auklet | Aethia cristatella |
Family: Laridae – Gulls and Terns
| Red-legged Kittiwake | Rissa brevirostris |
| Ivory Gull | Pagophila eburnea |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
| Little Gull | Hydrocoloeus minutus |
| Ross’s Gull | Rhodostethia rosea |
| Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla |
| Black-tailed Gull | Larus crassirostris |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus |
| Slaty-backed Gull | Larus schistisagus |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus |
| Aleutian Tern | Onychoprion aleuticus |
| Least Tern | Sternula antillarum |
| Elegant Tern | Thalasseus elegans |
ORDER: PHAETHONTIFORMES
Family: Phaethontidae – Tropicbirds
| Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda |
ORDER: GAVIIFORMES
Family: Gaviidae – Loons
| Arctic Loon | Gavia arctica |
ORDER: PROCELLARIIFORMES
Family: Diomedeidae – Albatrosses
| Short-tailed Albatross | Phoebastria albatrus |
Family: Procellariidae – Petrels and Shearwaters
| Murphy’s Petrel | Pterodroma ultima |
| Mottled Petrel | Pterodroma inexpectata |
| Hawaiian Petrel | Pterodroma sandwichensis |
| Cook’s Petrel | Pterodroma cookii |
| Great Shearwater | Ardenna gravis |
| Manx Shearwater | Puffinus puffinus |
| Black-vented Shearwater | Puffinus opisthomelas |
ORDER: CICONIIFORMES
Family: Ciconiidae – Storks
| Wood Stork | Mycteria americana |
ORDER: SULLIFORMES
Family: Fregatidae – Frigatebirds
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens |
Family: Sulidae – Boobies and Gannets
| Nazca Booby | Sula granti |
| Blue-footed Booby | Sula nebouxii |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster |
Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants
| Red-faced Cormorant | Phalacrocorax urile |
ORDER: PELECANIFORMES
Family: Ardeidae – Herons
| Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
Family: Threskiornithidae – Ibises
| White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi |
ORDER: CATHARTIFORMES
Family: Cathartidae – New World Vultures
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus |
ORDER: ACCIPITRIFORMES
Family: Accipitridae – Hawks, Eagles and Kites
| White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus |
| Ferruginous Hawk | Buteo regalis |
ORDER: STRIGIFORMES
Family: Strigidae – Owls
| Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia1 |
ORDER: PICIFORMES
Family: Picidae – Woodpeckers
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus |
| White-headed Woodpecker | Dryobates albolarvatus |
ORDER: FALCONIFORMES
Family: Falconidae – Caracaras and Falcons
| Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway |
| Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
ORDER: PASSERIFORMES
Family: Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus |
| Thick-billed Kingbird | Tyrannus crassirostris |
| Gray Kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens |
| Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans |
| Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus |
Family: Laniidae – Shrikes
| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus |
Family: Vireonidae – Vireos
| Black-capped Vireo | Vireo atricapilla |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireo griseus |
| Yellow-green Vireo | Vireo flavoviridis |
Family Corvidae – Crows, Jays, and Magpies
| Pinyon Jay | Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus |
| California Scrub-Jay | Aphelocoma californica |
Family: Alaudidae – Larks
| Eurasian Skylark | Alauda arvensis2 |
Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows
| Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon fulva |
Family: Troglodytidae – Wrens
| Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis |
Family: Polioptilidae – Gnatcatchers
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea |
Family: Muscicapidae – Old World Flycatchers
| Red-flanked Bluetail | Tarsiger cyanurus |
| Blue Rock-Thrush | Monticola solitarius |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe |
Family: Turdidae – Thrushes and Allies
| Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis |
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina |
| Dusky Thrush | Turdus naumanni |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus |
Family: Mimidae – Mockingbirds and Thrashers
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Toxostoma curvirostre |
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum |
Family: Prunellidae – Accentors
| Siberian Accentor | Prunella montanella |
Family: Motacillidae – Wagtails and Pipits
| Eastern Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis |
| Citrine Wagtail | Motacilla citreola |
| Gray Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus |
| Sprague’s Pipit | Anthus spragueii |
Family: Fringillidae – Finches and Allies
| Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla |
| Oriental Greenfinch | Chloris sinica |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria |
Family: Calcariidae – Longspurs and Snow Buntings
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcarius ornatus |
| McCown’s Longspur | Rhynchophanes mccownii |
| McKay’s Bunting | Plectrophenax hyperboreus |
Family: Emberizidae – Old World Buntings
| Rustic Bunting | Emberiza rustica |
Family: Passerellidae – New World Sparrows
| Black-throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata |
| Lark Bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys |
| Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Artemisiospiza nevadensis |
| Baird’s Sparrow | Centronyx bairdii |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Pipilo chlorurus |
Family: Icteridae – Blackbirds and Allies
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius |
| Hooded Oriole | Icterus cucullatus |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus |
Family: Parulidae – New World Warblers
| Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea |
| Lucy’s Warbler | Leiothlypis luciae |
| Hooded Warbler | Setophaga citrina |
| Northern Parula | Setophaga americana |
| Blackburnian Warble | Setophaga fusca |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Setophaga pensylvanica |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Setophaga caerulescens |
| Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Setophaga dominica |
| Prairie Warbler | Setophaga discolor |
| Hermit Warbler | Setophaga occidentalis |
| Painted Redstart | Myioborus pictus |
Family: Cardinalidae – Cardinals and Allies
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra |
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis |
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea |
| Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris |
| Dickcissel | Spiza americana |
1 Records of Burrowing Owl are being solicited for birds that are outside of known re-introduction areas. In most cases it will not be possible to know if individuals are from the re-introduced population or wild vagrants from other populations unless origin can be determined from band results.
2 Eurasian Skylark records are being solicited for all areas outside of the Saanich Peninsula where a long-established introduced population persists. Records from within the Saanich Peninsula are sought for any birds that are suspected of being of the Asian pekinensis subspecies.
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