Birds of New Mexico

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

Most-observed birds in New Mexico

Haemorhous mexicanus

5,305 observations

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

4,711 observations

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

4,318 observations · iNaturalist

Turdus migratorius

4,311 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

4,283 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

4,055 observations

3,512 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

3,324 observations

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

3,221 observations

3,174 observations

Passer domesticus

3,028 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

3,013 observations

Curve-billed Thrasher

Toxostoma curvirostre

2,867 observations

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

2,801 observations

2,638 observations · iNaturalist

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

2,501 observations · iNaturalist

Pipilo maculatus

2,481 observations

Branta canadensis

2,307 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,295 observations

Antigone canadensis

2,260 observations

Zenaida macroura

2,219 observations

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

2,180 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

2,178 observations

Fulica americana

2,154 observations

2,144 observations · iNaturalist

Callipepla gambelii

2,090 observations

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Dryobates scalaris

2,060 observations · iNaturalist

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

2,032 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,930 observations

1,872 observations

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

1,834 observations

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

1,812 observations

1,766 observations

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

1,740 observations · iNaturalist

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

1,650 observations

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

1,642 observations

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

1,637 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

1,621 observations

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

1,563 observations

Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

1,552 observations

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

1,535 observations

Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

1,525 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

1,504 observations

1,471 observations

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

1,467 observations

Cyanocitta stelleri

1,429 observations · iNaturalist

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

1,428 observations

1,400 observations

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

1,391 observations · iNaturalist

Great Blue Heron

1,385 observations