British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia
Localities
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- Boundary Bay
- Bull River
- Coquitlam
- Cortes Island
- Cranbrook
- Desolation Sound
- Dixon Entrance
- Elkford
- George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary
- Hope
- Kelowna
- Ladysmith
- Langley
- Manning Provincial Park
- Osoyoos Lake
- Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
- Penticton
- Shannon Falls Provincial Park
- Shuttleworth Creek Road
- Surrey
- Triangle Island
- Tsawwassen
- Twin Lakes
- Vancouver
- Vancouver Island
- Vaseux Lake
- Whistler
- Wood Lake
- Yoho National Park
List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in British Columbia
Materials recorded in British Columbia
List of all the materials recorded in British Columbia, sorted by rating.241 Videos
Grey Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
Several shots of an adult bird, at the beginning besides a juvenile, perched and feeding on the hand of a birdwatcher.
LocalityManning Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada (ssp obscurus) Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2012 37 sec 4.9
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
A female feeding nestlings.
LocalityVancouver, British Columbia, Canada Sean McCann 07 July 2012 51 sec 4.9
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
A female attending a feeder, sucking and flying off following an insect (repeated at 33% speed).
LocalityDunbar, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2012 28 sec 4.8
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
An individual eating two small fishes on a pond.
LocalityGeorge C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 17 August 2012 39 sec 4.8
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
A close-up of an adult male perched on a fence post, looking alert and going away.
LocalityTwin Lakes, British Columbia, Canada Josep del Hoyo 14 August 2012 42 sec 4.8
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Female Osprey feeding a nestling
LocalityBritish Columbia, Canada Sean McCann 07 July 2012 95 sec 4.8
Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
A female walking while emiting soft calls to contact with its chick. The chick can be heard responding.
LocalityManning Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada (ssp fuliginosus) Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2012 58 sec 4.8
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
A pair on a track, calling twice in duet.
LocalityGeorge C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada Josep del Hoyo 17 August 2012 36 sec 4.7
210 Photographs
Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope)
Calliope courtship display.
LocalityBritish Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) Walter Nussbaumer 01 May 2009 5
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Male Rufous Hummingbird
LocalityBull River, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) Walter Nussbaumer 24 May 2012 4.7
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) at Galena Bay, British Columbia
LocalityBritish Columbia, Canada LHarding 01 May 2007 4.7
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
A juvenile bird at the shore's edge.
LocalityVictoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) Jeremy Gatten 31 August 2012 4.7
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
Perched adult male.
LocalityStanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ssp oregonus) Ken Simonite 24 July 2012 4.6
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
An adult perched low on a branch.
LocalityElkford, British Columbia, Canada (ssp larifuga) David Beadle 20 June 2012 4.5
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Male - perched on a tree branch
LocalityHope, British Columbia, Canada Blair Wainman 16 June 2010 4.4
Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
Standing on the rocky shore of the Pacific Ocean.
LocalityVictoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) Ken Simonite 10 December 2012 4.4
36 Sounds
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
A male giving "Seeee" call
Locality:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada lament 19 May 2012 5
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Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
A pair calling in duet, three times.
Locality:George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada Josep del Hoyo 17 August 2012 5
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Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
A female walking emiting low calls to contact with its chick.The chick can be listened responding.
Locality:Manning Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2012 5
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Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
juvenile begging; eventually the adult walks off, trumpeting
Locality:Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Joe Angseesing 14 September 2010 4.5
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Western Screech-owl (Otus kennicottii)
Calls by several birds in the forest, at night.
Locality:Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2012 4.5
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Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
Calls by two individuals on a wetland.
Locality:George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada Josep del Hoyo 17 August 2012 4.5
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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Adult in winter plumage calling
Locality:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Joe Angseesing 13 September 2003 4.5
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Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
juvenile begging
Locality:Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Joe Angseesing 14 September 2010 4.5
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in British Columbia
Species with materials recorded in British Columbia
List of species with materials recorded in British Columbia. Species that occur in British Columbia but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Divers (Gaviidae)
- Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
- Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- Black-footed Albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
- Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
- Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
- Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
- Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
- American Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
- Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
- American Wigeon (Anas americana)
- Gadwall (Anas strepera)
- Common Teal (Anas crecca)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
- White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
- Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
- Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
- Hooded Merganser (Mergus cucullatus)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
- Osprey (Pandionidae)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
- Grouse (Tetraonidae)
- Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis)
- Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
- Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
- New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
- Cranes (Gruidae)
- Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
- American Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
- Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
- Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
- Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
- Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
- Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Stilt Sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus)
- Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
- Gulls (Laridae)
- Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)
- Mew Gull (Larus canus)
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- California Gull (Larus californicus)
- Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
- Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
- Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
- Auks (Alcidae)
- Common Murre (Uria aalge)
- Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
- Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
- Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
- Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- Rock Dove (Columba livia)
- American Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)
- Western Screech-owl (Otus kennicottii)
- Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
- Barred Owl (Strix varia)
- Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
- Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
- Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope)
- Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
- Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
- Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
- American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis)
- Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
- Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
- Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
- Grey Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)
- Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
- Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Purple Martin (Progne subis)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Dippers (Cinclidae)
- American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
- Wrens (Troglodytidae)
- Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
- Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Kinglets and Firecrests (Regulidae)
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
- Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
- Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
- Long-tailed Tits (Aegithalidae)
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Nuthatches (Sittidae)
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Grey Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
- Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
- Northwestern Crow (Corvus caurinus)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Vireos (Vireonidae)
- Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii)
- Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
- Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
- Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii)
- House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
- Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina)
- New World Warblers (Parulidae)
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
- Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
- Black-throated Grey Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)
- Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
- MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporornis tolmiei)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Tanagers (Thraupidae)
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- Sooty Fox-sparrow (Passerella unalaschcensis)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- Cardinals (Cardinalidae)
- Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
- New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
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