Sacramento Fish & Wildlife OfficeServing the people, conserving the fish, wildlife and plants of California

Endangered
Species
- Endangered Species
  
  Working to reduce the effects of contaminants and other stressful impacts on fish wildlife and their habitats and to plan, implement and monitor restoration projects so that fish and wildlife resources can be recovered.
- Program Overview
- Division Contacts
- Conservation Banking
- Consultation
- Critical Habitat
- Five-Year Reviews
- Habitat Conservation Plans
- Kids' Species Information
- Permits
- Recovery Planning
- Species
- Survey Protocols & Guidelines
- Species List
Environmental
Contaminants
- Environmental Contaminants
  
  Working to reduce the effects of contaminants and other stressful impacts on fish wildlife and their habitats and planning, implementing and monitoring restoration projects so that fish and wildlife resources can recover.
- Program Overview
- Investigations and Prevention
- Damage Assessment & Restoration
Fisheries
- Fisheries
  
  Restoring the San Joaquin River and monitoring anadromous fish numbers and assessing the effectiveness of restoration methods in the Central Valley of California.
- Assessment & Monitoring
- Instream Flow
- San Joaquin River Restoration
Habitat
Conservation
- Habitat Conservation
  
  Reviews and commenting on State and Federal environmental documents, helping to minimize impacts on fish and wildlife species and their habitats.
- Program Overview
- Flood & Waterway Planning
- Renewable Energy
- Watershed Planning
News and
Features
- News and Features
  
  Providing information and assistance to Congressional offices, other agencies, media outlets, and the general public about Service activities.
- Program Overview
- Stories & Videos
- Kids Resources
- News Room
Partnerships
- Partnerships
  
  Implementing conservation efforts by working cooperatively with landowners, community groups, conservation organizations and other governmental agencies.
- Program Overview
- Coastal Program
- Partners for Fish & Wildlife
- Safe Harbor Program
- Schoolyard Habitats

Birds

Bird watching at San Luis National Wildlife Refuge

Photo: USFWS

The birds shown on this page occur within our service area and are listed, proposed or candidate for listing under the Federal Endangered Species Act. The office shown is the lead on the species. Get a list of all listed, proposed and candidate species within our jurisdiction.

Sacramento Fish & Wildlife Office

California brown pelican RTF
California clapper rail RTF
California Least Tern RTF
Yellow-billed cuckoo RTF
Ashy Storm-Petrel See below
California Spotted Owl See News release

Arcata Fish & Wildlife Office

Ventura Fish & Wildlife Office

Least Bell's Vireo

Species Info for Kids

We have some species accounts for 4th, 5th and 6th grade students, including:

California_Brown_Pelican
California Clapper Rail
California Condor*
California Least Tern
Least Bell's Vireo
*See also Hopper Mt. National Wildlife Refuge concerning the condor.

More Information

Featured Story

Endangered Bird Gets a Home Away from Home

Information about other
Species of Concern
Listing/critical habitat status of all species
National Threatened & Endangered Species System (TESS)
More information
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Endangered Species page
Information about bird laws, regulations, research, management, and other topics National Bird page
The University of California, Davis, Wildlife Health Center has information about the effect of West Nile virus on birds and other wildlife.