This list of birds of British Columbia includes species documented in the Canadian province of British Columbia. As of September 2020, there are 592 species included in this list. Of them, 231 are rare or accidental and 17 have been introduced to British Columbia or elsewhere in North America. Five species have been extirpated and one is extinct. Thirty-nine species have only sight records or are classed as hypothetical (see below). An additional species of questionable origin is also included here. The following tags are used to describe some categories of occurrence.