Birds of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Key
- b-Sandy Beach
- l-Shallow Nearshore
- p-Pelagic
- r-Rocky Coast
- s-Estuarine Sloughs, Estuarine Wetlands, River Mouths
- n-nests within one of the above habitats;
note that several species listed here as non-nesters
DO nest in freshwater habitats of watersheds feeding into MBNMS.
- * observed 3 times or less in MBNMS habitats listed above
Loons
|
| Common Loon | l s |
|
| Pacific Loon | l s |
|
| Red-throated Loon | l s |
| Yellow-billed Loon | l s |
Grebes
|
| Clark's Grebe | l s |
|
| Eared Grebe | s |
|
| Horned Grebe | s |
| n
| Pied-billed Grebe | s |
|
| Red-necked Grebe | s |
| Western Grebe | l s |
Albatrosses
|
| Black-footed Albatross
| p |
| Laysan Albatross | p |
| Short-tailed Albatross | p |
Shearwaters/Fulmars
| Black-vented Shearwater
| p |
| Buller's Shearwater
| p |
| Flesh-footed Shearwater
| p |
| * | Greater Shearwater
| p |
| Manx Shearwater
| p |
| Northern Fulmar
| p |
| Pink-footed Shearwater
| p |
| Short-tailed Shearwater
| p |
| Sooty Shearwater
| l p |
| Streaked Shearwater
| p |
| * | Wedge-tailed Shearwater | p |
Storm-/Gadfly Petrels
| Ashy Storm-petrel
| p |
| Black Storm-petrel
| p |
| Fork-tailed Storm-petrel
| p |
| Leach's Storm-petrel
| p |
| * | Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel
| p |
| Wilson's Storm-petrel
| p |
| Cook's Petrel
| p |
| * | Mottled Petrel | p |
Frigatebirds/Tropicbirds
| Magnificent Frigatebird
| p |
| Red-billed Tropicbird
| p |
| * | Red-tailed Tropicbird | p |
Pelicans
| American White Pelican
| s |
| Brown Pelican | l s r |
Boobies
| * | Blue-footed Booby
| p |
| * | Brown Booby
| p |
| * | Masked Booby | p |
| * | Red-footed Booby | p |
Cormorants
| n | Brandt's Cormorant
| l r |
| n | Double-crested Cormorant
| l s r |
| n | Pelagic Cormorant | l r |
Herons/Egrets
| n | Black-crowned Night Heron
| r s |
| Cattle Egret
| s |
| n | Great Blue Heron
| l s |
| n | Great Egret
| l s |
| Green Heron
| b s |
| * | Reddish Egret
| s |
| Snowy Egret | s |
Ibis/Spoonbill
| White-faced Ibis
| s |
| * | Roseate Spoonbill | s |
Waterfowl
| American Wigeon
| l |
| Barrow's Goldeneye
| s |
| Black Scoter
| l |
| Blue-winged Teal
| s |
| Brant
| l s |
| Bufflehead
| s |
| Canada Goose
| s |
| Canvasback
| s |
| n | Cinnamon Teal
| s |
| Common Goldeneye
| l s |
| Common Merganser
| s |
| Emperor Goose
| s |
| Eurasian Wigeon
| s |
| Gadwall
| s |
| Greater Scaup
| l s |
| Greater White-fronted Goose
| s |
| Green-winged Teal
| s |
| Harlequin Duck
| r |
| Hooded Merganser
| s |
| King Eider
| l s |
| Lesser Scaup
| l s |
| n | Mallard
| s |
| n | Northern Pintail
| s |
| n | Northern Shoveler
| s |
| Oldsquaw
| l |
| Red-breasted Merganser
| l s |
| Redhead
| s |
| Ring-necked Duck
| s |
| Ross' Goose
| s |
| Ruddy Duck
| s |
| Snow Goose
| s |
| Surf Scoter
| ls |
| Tundra Swan
| s |
| White-winged Scoter
Wood Duck | ls |
| Wood Duck | s |
Rails/Coots
| Clapper Rail
Sora
Virginia Rail
American Coot | s |
| Sora
| s |
| Virginia Rail
| s |
| n | American Coot | s |
Oystercatcher
| n | Black Oystercatcher |
r |
Avocet/Stilt
| n | American Avocet
| s |
| n | Black-necked Stilt | s |
Plovers
| Black-bellied Plover
| b s |
| n | Killdeer
| s |
| Pacific Golden Plover
| s |
| American Golden Plover
| b s |
| Semipalmated Plover
| s |
| n | Snowy Plover
| b |
| Mongolian Plover
| b s |
| * | Wilson's Plover
| b s |
| * | Mountain Plover | s |
Sandpipers and Kin
| Baird's Sandpiper
| b s |
| * | Bar-tailed Godwit
| s |
| Black Turnstone
| r s |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper
| s |
| Common Snipe
| s |
| * | Curlew Sandpiper
| s |
| Dunlin
| s |
| Greater Yellowlegs
| s |
| * | Hudsonian Godwit
| s |
| Least Sandpiper
| s |
| Lesser Yellowlegs
| s |
| * | Little Curlew
| b |
| * | Little Stint
| s |
| Long-billed Curlew
| b s |
| Long-billed Dowitcher
| s |
| Marbled Godwit
| b s |
| Pectoral Sandpiper
| s |
| Red Knot
| s |
|
Red Phalarope
| p s |
| Red-necked Phalarope
| p s |
| Wilson's Phalarope
| p s |
| Rock Sandpiper
| r |
| Ruddy Turnstone
| s |
| Ruff
| s |
| Sanderling
| b s |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper
| s |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
| s |
| Short-billed Dowitcher
| s |
| Spotted Sandpiper
| s |
| Stilt Sandpiper
| s |
| Surfbird
| b r |
| * | Terek Sandpiper
| b r |
| Wandering Tattler
| r s |
| Western Sandpiper
| s |
|
Whimbrel
| b s |
| * |
White-rumped Sandpiper
| s |
|
Willet | b r s |
Skuas/Jaegers
| South Polar Skua
| p |
| Long-tailed Jaeger
| p |
| Parasitic Jaeger
| p s |
| Pomerine Jaeger | p |
Gulls/Kittiwakes
| Bonaparte's Gull
| b l s |
| California Gull
| b l s |
| Franklin's Gull
| b l s |
| Glaucous Gull
| b l s |
| Glaucous-winged Gull
| b l s |
| Heermann's Gull
| b l s |
| Herring Gull
| b l s |
| Laughing Gull
| b l |
| Little Gull
| b l |
| Mew Gull
| b l s |
| Ring-billed Gull
| b l s |
| Sabine's Gull
| l s |
| * | Swallow-tailed Gull
| b l |
| Thayer's Gull
| b l s |
| n | Western Gull | b l s |
| Black-legged Kittiwake | b l s |
Terns/Skimmers
| Arctic Tern
| b l p s |
| Black Tern
| b s |
| n | Caspian Tern
| b l s |
| Common Tern
| b l s |
| Elegant Tern
| b l s |
| n | Forster's Tern
| b l s |
| Least Tern
| b l s |
| Royal Tern
| l s |
| Black Skimmer | b s |
Alcids (Murres and Kin)
| Cassin's Auklet
| p s |
| Parakeet Auklet
| p |
| n | Rhinoceros Auklet
| p s |
| n | Common Murre
| l p s |
| Thick-billed Murre
| p s |
| Ancient Murrelet
| p s |
| Craveri's Murrelet
| p s |
| n | Marbled Murrelet
| p s |
| Xantus' Murrelet
| p |
| n | Pigeon Guillemot
| l p s |
| Horned Puffin
| p |
| Tufted Puffin | p |
Land Birds Which Feed in Sandy Beach; Estuarine Sloughs, Estuarine Wetlands, River Mouths; and Rocky coast habitats
| American Crow
| |
| American Kestrel
| |
| Bald Eagle
| |
| Belted Kingfisher
| |
| Black Phoebe
| |
| n | Black Swift
| |
| Brewer's Blackbird
| |
| Burrowing Owl
| |
| Common Raven
| |
| European Starling
| |
| Loggerhead Shrike
| |
| n | Marsh Wren
| |
| Merlin
| |
| Northern Harrier
| |
| Osprey
| |
| n | Peregrine Falcon
| |
| Rock Dove
| |
| Salt Marsh Common Yellowthroat
| |
| n | Savannah Sparrow
| |
| Savannah Sparrow
| |
| Short-eared Owl
| |
| Song Sparrow
| |
| n | Song Sparrow
| |
| Turkey Vulture
| |
| White-crowned Sparrow
| |
| n | White-crowned Sparrow
| |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | |
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