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Short-tailed Albatross
Phoebastria albatrus

37" (94 cm); wingspan 84-90" (214-229 cm). Adults have white body, including back; broad black band at tip of tail. Head and neck washed with yellow-buff; bill pale pink. Juveniles entirely dark brown with pink bill and feet. … read more

Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis

45-54" (1.1-1.4 m). W. 7'6" (2.3 m). Large, stocky bird, dark brown body, long flat bill. Only non-white pelican in the world. Head whitish in adults, dark brown on hindneck during breeding season. Young birds have dark brown head, whitish bellies.… read more

California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus

 

45-55" (1.1-1.4 m). W. 8' 6"-9' 6" (2.6-2.9 m). Largest bird of prey in North America. Black with bare head (reddish orange in adults, blackish in young), black ruff, conspicuous white wing linings, and pale feet.… read more

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

 

30-31" (76-79 cm). W. 6-7' 6" (1.8-2.3 m). A large blackish eagle with white head, tail, heavy yellow bill. Young birds lack the white head and tail, and resemble adult Golden Eagles, but are variably marked with white and have a black, more massive bill.… read more

Light-footed Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris levipes

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California Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris obsoletus

14-16" (36-41 cm). A reddish-brown, chickenlike saltmarsh bird with a long, slightly drooping bill and an often upturned tail. Light brownish with dark streaks above. Rust-colored breast; vertical gray and white bars on the flanks; white undertail coverts.… read more

Yuma Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris yumanensis

14-16" (36-41 cm). A chickenlike marsh bird with a long, slightly drooping bill and an often upturned tail. Light brownish with dark streaks above. Rust-colored breast; bold, vertical gray and white bars on the flanks; white undertail coverts.… read more

Western Snowy Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus

6 1/2" (16.5 cm). Light gray-brown upperparts (including the rump), a conspicuous dark patch on either side of the breast, a white eyebrow extending back from the white forehead, dark ear coverts, a long, thin, black bill, and slate-colored legs. … read more

California Least Tern
Sterna antillarum browni

9" (22 cm). California's smallest tern. Summer: back and wings silvery; neck and underparts white; crown black, with white forehead; bill yellow with black tip; legs yellow; tail forked. Juvenile pale scaly brown above.… read more

Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus

9 1/2-10" (24-25 cm). A chubby, robin-sized seabird, with very short neck and tail. In summer, brown above, marbled with light brown and gray below. In winter, black above, white below, with white wing patch and incomplete white collar.… read more

Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurina

17-19" (41.5-48.5 cm). A medium-size, round-headed, dark-eyed owl of dense northern forests. Dark brown with creamy white spots; breast and belly have regular pattern of brown and white spots. Male slightly smaller than female. … read more

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimus

5 1/4-6 1/2" (13-16.5 cm). A very small, gray-green to olive-brown bird with prominent light wingbars. Whitish to pale olive to yellowish below. Faint to no pale eye-ring. Lower bill light yellow to orange.… read more

San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi

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Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillus

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California Gnatcatcher
Polioptila californica

 

4 1/2 -5" (11-13 cm). Similar to Black-tailed Gnatcatcher but underparts grayer, and much less white in tail. Best identified by voice and range.… read more

San Clemente Sage Sparrow
Amphispiza belli clementeae

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Inyo California Towhee
Pipilo crissalis eremophilus

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