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		National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

		Species List for

		Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)

This species list is a work in progress. It represents information currently in the NPSpecies data system and records are continually being added or updated by National Park Service staff. To report an error or make a suggestion, go to https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies/suggest.


Scientific Name	Preferred Common Names	Park Occurrence	Abundance	Nativeness

Birds
Accipitriformes/Accipitridae
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipiter gentilis	Northern Goshawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Present	Common	Native
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	Present	Uncommon	Native
Buteo jamaicensis	Red-tailed Hawk	Present	Common	Native
Buteo lagopus	Roughleg, Rough-legged Buzzard, Rough-legged Hawk	Present	Rare	Native
Buteo lineatus	Red-shouldered Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Buteo platypterus	Broad-winged Hawk	Present	Rare	Native
Buteo swainsoni	Swainson's Hawk	Present	Occasional	Native
Circus cyaneus	Hen Harrier	Present	Rare	Native
Elanus leucurus	white-tailed kite	Present	Rare	Native
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Present	Rare	Native
Accipitriformes/Cathartidae
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipitriformes/Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Present	Rare	Native
Anseriformes/Anatidae
Aix sponsa	Wood Duck	Present	Rare	Native
Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Anas crecca	Common Teal, Eurasian Teal, Green-winged Teal	Present	Rare	Native
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Present	Uncommon	Native
Anas strepera	Gadwall	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose	Present	Rare	Native
Bucephala albeola	Bufflehead	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Cygnus atratus	black swan	Present	Rare	Non-native
Cygnus columbianus	Tundra Swan	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Histrionicus histrionicus	Harlequin Duck	Present	Rare	Native
Melanitta perspicillata	Surf Scoter	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Mergus merganser	Common Merganser, Goosander	Present	Uncommon	Native
Oxyura jamaicensis	Ruddy Duck	Present	Occasional	Native
Apodiformes/Apodidae
Aeronautes saxatalis	White-throated Swift	Present	Common	Native
Chaetura vauxi	Vaux's Swift	Present	Rare	Native
Cypseloides niger	American Black Swift, Black Swift	Present	Rare	Native
Apodiformes/Trochilidae
Archilochus alexandri	Black-chinned Hummingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Calypte anna	Anna's Hummingbird	Present	Common	Native
Selasphorus rufus	Rufous Hummingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Selasphorus sasin	Allen's Hummingbird	Present	Rare	Native
Stellula calliope	Calliope Hummingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Caprimulgiformes/Caprimulgidae
Chordeiles minor	Common Nighthawk	Present	Rare	Native
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	Common Poorwill	Present	Rare	Native
Charadriiformes/Charadriidae
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Present	Rare	Native
Charadriiformes/Laridae
Larus californicus	California Gull	Present	Rare	Native
Sterna caspia	Caspian Tern	Present	Occasional	Native
Charadriiformes/Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostra americana	American Avocet	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae
Actitis macularia	Spotted Sandpiper	Present	Uncommon	Native
Gallinago gallinago	Common Snipe	Present	Rare	Native
Phalaropus lobatus	Red-necked Phalarope	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Columbiformes/Columbidae
Columba livia	Common Pigeon, Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon	Present	Rare	Non-native
Patagioenas fasciata	Band-tailed Pigeon	Present	Common	Native
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Present	Uncommon	Native
Coraciiformes/Alcedinidae
Megaceryle alcyon	Belted Kingfisher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Cuculiformes/Cuculidae
Geococcyx californianus	Greater Roadrunner	Present	Rare	Native
Falconiformes/Falconidae
Falco columbarius	Merlin	Present	Rare	Native
Falco mexicanus	Prairie Falcon	Present	Rare	Native
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Present	Rare	Native
Falco rusticolus	Gyrfalcon	Present	Rare	Native
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel	Present	Common	Native
Galliformes/Odontophoridae
Callipepla californica	California Quail, Californian Quail	Present	Uncommon	Native
Oreortyx pictus	Mountain Quail	Present	Uncommon	Native
Galliformes/Phasianidae
Alectoris chukar	Chukar, Chukar Partridge	Present	Rare	Non-native
Dendragapus obscurus	Blue Grouse, Dusky Grouse	Present	Uncommon	Native
Lagopus leucura	White-tailed Ptarmigan	Present	Rare	Non-native
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey	Present	Rare	Non-native
Pavo cristatus	Common Peafowl, Indian Peafowl	Present	Rare	Non-native
Gaviiformes/Gaviidae
Gavia immer	Common Loon, Great Northern Diver, Great Northern Loon	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Gruiformes/Rallidae
Fulica americana	American Coot	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Aegithalidae
Psaltriparus minimus	American Bushtit, Bushtit	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Alaudidae
Eremophila alpestris	Horned Lark	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Bombycillidae
Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing	Present	Uncommon	Native
Bombycilla garrulus	Bohemian Waxwing	Present	Occasional	Native
Passeriformes/Cardinalidae
Guiraca caerulea	Blue Grosbeak	Present	Rare	Native
Passerina amoena	Lazuli Bunting	Present	Uncommon	Native
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Pheucticus melanocephalus	Black-headed Grosbeak	Present	Common	Native
Piranga ludoviciana	Western Tanager	Present	Common	Native
Piranga rubra	Summer Tanager	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Certhiidae
Certhia americana	brown creeper	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Cinclidae
Cinclus mexicanus	American Dipper	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Corvidae
Aphelocoma californica	western scrub-jay	Present	Uncommon	Native
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow	Present	Rare	Native
Corvus corax	Northern Raven	Present	Common	Native
Cyanocitta stelleri	Steller's Jay	Present	Common	Native
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus	Pinyon Jay	Present	Occasional	Native
Nucifraga columbiana	Clark's Nutcracker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Fringillidae
Carduelis lawrencei	Lawrence's Goldfinch	Present	Rare	Native
Carduelis pinus	Pine Siskin	Present	Uncommon	Native
Carduelis psaltria	Lesser Goldfinch	Present	Common	Native
Carduelis tristis	American Goldfinch	Present	Rare	Native
Carpodacus cassinii	Cassin's Finch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Carpodacus mexicanus	House Finch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Carpodacus purpureus	Purple Finch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Coccothraustes vespertinus	Evening Grosbeak	Present	Uncommon	Native
Leucosticte tephrocotis	gray-crowned rosy finch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Loxia curvirostra	Red Crossbill	Present	Rare	Native
Pinicola enucleator	Pine Grosbeak	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Hirundinidae
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Present	Rare	Native
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	cliff swallow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Progne subis	Purple Martin	Present	Occasional	Unknown
Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Present	Rare	Native
Tachycineta bicolor	Tree Swallow	Present	Rare	Native
Tachycineta thalassina	Violet-green Swallow	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Icteridae
Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-winged Blackbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Euphagus cyanocephalus	Brewer's Blackbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Icterus bullockii	Bullock's oriole	Present	Uncommon	Native
Icterus cucullatus	Hooded Oriole	Present	Rare	Native
Molothrus ater	Brown-headed Cowbird	Present	Uncommon	Non-native
Quiscalus mexicanus	Great-tailed Grackle	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Sturnella neglecta	Western Meadowlark	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Laniidae
Lanius excubitor	Great Grey Shrike, Northern Shrike	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Mimidae
Dumetella carolinensis	Gray Catbird, Grey Catbird	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Mimus polyglottos	Northern Mockingbird	Present	Rare	Native
Toxostoma redivivum	California Thrasher	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Motacillidae
Anthus rubescens	American pipit	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Paradoxornithidae
Chamaea fasciata	Wrentit	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Paridae
Baeolophus inornatus	oak titmouse	Present	Common	Native
Poecile gambeli	mountain chickadee	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Parulidae
Dendroica coronata		Present	Common	Native
Dendroica nigrescens		Present	Uncommon	Native
Dendroica occidentalis		Present	Uncommon	Native
Dendroica pensylvanica		Present	Rare	Native
Dendroica petechia		Present	Uncommon	Native
Dendroica townsendi		Present	Rare	Native
Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat	Present	Rare	Native
Oporornis tolmiei		Present	Uncommon	Native
Vermivora celata		Present	Uncommon	Native
Vermivora luciae		Present	Occasional	Native
Vermivora ruficapilla		Present	Common	Native
Wilsonia pusilla		Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Passerellidae
Aimophila ruficeps	Rufous-crowned Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Amphispiza belli	Sage Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Amphispiza bilineata	Black-throated Sparrow	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Present	Abundant	Native
Melospiza lincolnii	Lincoln's Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Passerella iliaca	Fox Sparrow, Red Fox Sparrow, Red Fox-sparrow	Present	Common	Native
Pipilo chlorurus	Green-tailed Towhee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Pipilo crissalis	California towhee	Present	Common	Native
Pipilo maculatus	spotted towhee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Spizella atrogularis	Black-chinned Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Spizella breweri	Brewer's Sparrow	Present	Occasional	Native
Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Zonotrichia atricapilla	Golden-crowned Sparrow	Present	Common	Native
Zonotrichia leucophrys	White-crowned Sparrow	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Passeridae
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Present	Rare	Non-native
Passeriformes/Polioptilidae
Polioptila caerulea	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-grey Gnatcatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Ptiliogonatidae
Phainopepla nitens	Phainopepla	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Regulidae
Regulus calendula	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Present	Common	Native
Regulus satrapa	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Sittidae
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sitta pygmaea	Pygmy Nuthatch	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris	Common Starling, European Starling	Present	Rare	Non-native
Passeriformes/Troglodytidae
Catherpes mexicanus	Canyon Wren	Present	Uncommon	Native
Salpinctes obsoletus	Rock Wren	Present	Uncommon	Native
Thryomanes bewickii	Bewick's Wren	Present	Uncommon	Native
Troglodytes aedon	House Wren	Present	Common	Native
Troglodytes troglodytes	Winter Wren	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Turdidae
Catharus guttatus	Hermit Thrush	Present	Uncommon	Native
Catharus ustulatus	Swainson's Thrush	Present	Rare	Native
Ixoreus naevius	Varied Thrush	Present	Uncommon	Native
Myadestes townsendi	Townsend's Solitaire	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sialia currucoides	Mountain Bluebird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sialia mexicana	Western Bluebird	Present	Common	Native
Turdus migratorius	American Robin	Present	Abundant	Native
Passeriformes/Tyrannidae
Contopus cooperi	olive-sided flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Contopus sordidulus	Western Wood Pewee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax difficilis	Pacific slope flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax hammondii	Hammond's Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax oberholseri	American Dusky Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax traillii	Willow Flycatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Empidonax wrightii	American Grey Flycatcher	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Myiarchus cinerascens	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sayornis nigricans	Black Phoebe	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sayornis saya	Say's Phoebe	Present	Rare	Native
Tyrannus tyrannus	Eastern Kingbird	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Tyrannus verticalis	Western Kingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Vireonidae
Vireo cassinii	Cassin's vireo	Present	Uncommon	Native
Vireo gilvus	Warbling Vireo	Present	Uncommon	Native
Vireo huttoni	Hutton's Vireo	Present	Rare	Native
Pelecaniformes/Ardeidae
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Present	Uncommon	Native
Pelecaniformes/Pelecanidae
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	American White Pelican	Present	Occasional	Native
Piciformes/Picidae
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Dryocopus pileatus	Pileated Woodpecker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Melanerpes formicivorus	Acorn Woodpecker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Melanerpes lewis	Lewis' Woodpecker, Lewis's Woodpecker	Present	Rare	Native
Picoides albolarvatus	White-headed Woodpecker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Picoides arcticus	Black-backed Woodpecker	Present	Rare	Native
Picoides nuttallii	Nuttall's Woodpecker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Picoides pubescens	Downy Woodpecker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Picoides scalaris	Ladder-backed Woodpecker	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Picoides villosus	Hairy Woodpecker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sphyrapicus nuchalis	Red-naped Sapsucker	Present	Rare	Native
Sphyrapicus ruber	Red-breasted Sapsucker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sphyrapicus thyroideus	Williamson's Sapsucker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Podicipediformes/Podicipedidae
Podiceps auritus	Horned Grebe	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Podiceps nigricollis	Black-necked Grebe, Eared Grebe	Present	Occasional	Native
Podilymbus podiceps	pied-billed grebe	Present	Occasional	Native
Procellariiformes/Hydrobatidae
Oceanodroma melania	Black Storm Petrel	Present	Occasional	Non-native
Strigiformes/Strigidae
Aegolius acadicus	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Asio otus	Long-eared Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl	Present	Uncommon	Native
Glaucidium gnoma	Mountain Pygmy Owl	Present	Uncommon	Native
Megascops kennicottii	Tecolote occidental, Western Screech Owl, Western Screech-Owl	Present	Common	Native
Otus flammeolus	Flammulated Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Strix nebulosa	Great Gray Owl, Great Grey Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Strix occidentalis	spotted owl	Present	Uncommon	Native
Strix varia	Barred Owl	Present	Rare	Non-native
Strigiformes/Tytonidae
Tyto alba	Barn Owl, Common Barn Owl, Common Barn-Owl, Western Barn Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Suliformes/Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Present	Occasional	Non-native


Species In Review - proposed or provisional records needing additional review
Birds
Accipitriformes/Accipitridae
Buteo regalis	Ferruginous Hawk	Unconfirmed		Non-native
Accipitriformes/Cathartidae
Gymnogyps californianus	California Condor	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Anseriformes/Anatidae
Anas clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Unconfirmed		Non-native
Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae
Tringa solitaria	Solitary Sandpiper	Unconfirmed		Non-native
Galliformes/Numididae
Numida meleagris	Helmeted Guineafowl	Not In Park (Historical)		Non-native
Gruiformes/Rallidae
Porzana carolina	Sora	Unconfirmed		Non-native
Rallus limicola	Virginia Rail	Unconfirmed		Native
Passeriformes/Icteridae
Icterus galbula	Baltimore Oriole	Unconfirmed		Non-native


Report Species Count: 220

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 6/16/2026 5:24:11 AM

Definitions


Term	Definition	Comments
Present in Park	Species occurrence in park is documented and assumed to be extant.	Extremely high confidence that the species occurs in the park for all or part of the year. Evidence, in the form of a current, verifiable reference, voucher or observation, readily available.
Probably Present	Documented occurrences of the species in the park and/or in the adjoining region of the park give reason to suspect that it probably occurs within the park.	Very high confidence that the species occurs in the park. Evidence may exist in NPSpecies, but may not be considered current or reliable enough to elevate the status to Present in Park. Efforts should be made to obtain current, verifiable evidence to elevate the status to “Present in Park.” If reasonable efforts to obtain current, verifiable evidence are unsuccessful, then the Occurrence should be changed to Unconfirmed or Not in Park, as applicable.
Unconfirmed	Attributed to the park based on weak ("unconfirmed record") or no evidence, giving minimal indication of the species' occurrence in the park.	Verifiable evidence is not considered sufficient enough to elevate the status to “Probably Present,” nor current enough to elevate the status to “Present in Park.” Efforts should be made to obtain current, verifiable evidence in NPSpecies to elevate the occurrence value to “Present in Park.” If reasonable efforts to obtain current, verifiable evidence are unsuccessful, status should be changed to Not Present.
Not Present	Species is not known to occur in park. Species may have occurred in the park historically, is currently known to occur in areas adjacent to the park, or is a potential long-distance invader (e.g., zebra mussels, other invasive exotics). Designation can also be used for T&E or other high-interest species whose identified range encompasses the park, but that are confirmed not present in the park.
Species in Review	These species records are provisional and are undergoing additional review.

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