Birds of New Mexico

The birds most often spotted in New Mexico, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

123,581

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 123,581 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in New Mexico. The most frequently seen is the House Finch, with 5,513 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds in New Mexico

Haemorhous mexicanus

5,513 observations

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

4,969 observations

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

4,458 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,444 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

4,390 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

4,154 observations

3,665 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

3,402 observations

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

3,309 observations

3,274 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

3,070 observations

Curve-billed Thrasher

Toxostoma curvirostre

3,054 observations

Passer domesticus

3,040 observations

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

2,991 observations

2,828 observations · iNaturalist

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

2,687 observations

Pipilo maculatus

2,611 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,416 observations

Branta canadensis

2,351 observations

Zenaida macroura

2,295 observations

2,275 observations

Antigone canadensis

2,274 observations

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

2,265 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

2,243 observations

Fulica americana

2,199 observations

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

2,193 observations

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Dryobates scalaris

2,160 observations

Callipepla gambelii

2,158 observations

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

2,018 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,988 observations

1,941 observations

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

1,912 observations

1,872 observations

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

1,842 observations

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

1,743 observations

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

1,699 observations

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

1,685 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

1,679 observations

Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

1,665 observations

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

1,651 observations

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

1,632 observations

Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

1,594 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

1,588 observations

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

1,555 observations

1,545 observations

Cyanocitta stelleri

1,500 observations

1,453 observations

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

1,450 observations

Great Blue Heron

1,443 observations

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

1,438 observations

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