Birds of New Mexico: The Official State Checklist

All 592 birds on the list

• Abert's Towhee Melozone aberti aberti
• Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
• Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus formicivorus
• Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
• Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
• American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
• American Barn Owl Tyto furcata pratincola
• American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
• American Black Duck Anas rubripes
• American Coot Fulica americana americana
• American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
• American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus unicolor
• American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica dominica
• American Goldfinch Spinus tristis pallidus
• American Goshawk Astur atricapillus
• American Kestrel Falco sparverius sparverius
• American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
• American Pipit Anthus rubescens
• American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
• American Robin Turdus migratorius
• American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis
• American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea ochracea
• American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
• American Wigeon Duck Mareca americana
• American Woodcock Scolopax minor
• Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
• Anhinga Anhinga anhinga leucogaster
• Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
• Apache Pocket Mouse Perognathus flavescens melanotis
• Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis septentrionalis
• Arctic Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus tundrius
• Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
• Arizona Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum ammolegus
• Arizona Woodpecker Dryobates arizonae
• Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens
• Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda
• Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola
• Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
• Baird's Sparrow Centronyx bairdii
• Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
• Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
• Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
• Bank Swallow Riparia riparia riparia
• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
• Barred Owl Strix varia
• Barrow's Goldeneye Duck Bucephala islandica
• Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
• Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
• Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
• Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei
• Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina
• Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
• Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans semiatra
• Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus
• Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata
• Black Scoter Melanitta americana
• Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
• Black Swift Cypseloides niger
• Black Tern Chlidonias niger surinamensis
• Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
• Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
• Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
• Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides articus
• Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens
• Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
• Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
• Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
• Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps
• Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla
• Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
• Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis evura
• Black-crested Titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus
• Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
• Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
• Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla tridactyla
• Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
• Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura melanura
• Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
• Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
• Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
• Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
• Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
• Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri
• Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
• Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
• Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea interfusa
• Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
• Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens
• Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea amoenissima
• Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
• Blue-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis clemenciae bessophilus
• Blue-winged Teal Duck Spatula discors discors
• Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
• Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
• Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus pallidiceps
• Bonaparte's Gull Choricocephalus philadelphia
• Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
• Botteri's Sparrow Peucaea botterii arizonae
• Brant Goose Branta bernicla
• Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
• Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
• Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi phillipsi
• Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris magicus
• Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus platycercus
• Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus platypterus
• Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus loyei
• Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
• Brown Creeper Certhia americana
• Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
• Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum longicauda
• Brown-capped Rosy-Finch Leucosticte australis
• Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus magister
• Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
• Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis
• Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons pygmaeus
• Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
• Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi ridgwayi
• Bufflehead Duck Bucephala albeola
• Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
• Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia hypugaea
• Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
• Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
• Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus couesi
• California Gull Larus californicus
• Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope
• Canada Goose Branta canadensis
• Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis capitalis
• Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
• Canvasback Duck Aythya valisineria
• Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca
• Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus conspersus
• Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
• Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
• Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
• Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii
• Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans vociferans
• Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii
• Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
• Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
• Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva pallida
• Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
• Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
• Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
• Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
• Chihuahuan Meadowlark Sturnella lilianae
• Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus
• Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
• Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina arizonae
• Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
• Chukar Alectoris chukar
• Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
• Cinnamon Teal Duck Spatula cyanoptera septentrionalium
• Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
• Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
• Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
• Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
• Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
• Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
• Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus anthracinus
• Common Crane Grus grus
• Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
• Common Goldeneye Duck Bucephala clangula americana
• Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula versicolor
• Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina pallescens
• Common Loon Gavia immer
• Common Merganser Duck Mergus merganser americanus
• Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
• Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttalli nuttalli
• Common Raven Corvus corax sinuatus
• Common Tern Sterna hirundo hirundo
• Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
• Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
• Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
• Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
• Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii
• Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway audubonii
• Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale crissale
• Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre celsum
• Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
• Dickcissel Spiza americana
• Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
• Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens leucurus
• Dunlin Calidris alpina pacifica
• Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
• Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus
• Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer olivaceus
• Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis californicus
• Eared Quetzal Euptilotus neoxenus
• Eastern Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis
• Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
• Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
• Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
• Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio
• Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
• Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
• Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
• Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
• Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans canescens
• Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi whitneyi
• Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
• Eurasian Wigeon Duck Mareca penelope
• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
• Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
• Fan-tailed Warbler Basileuterus lachrymosus
• Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
• Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla arenacea
• Five-striped Sparrow Amphispiza quinquestriata
• Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus
• Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
• Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
• Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
• Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
• Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
• Gadwall Duck Mareca strepera
• Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
• Garganey Duck Spatula querquedula
• Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis uropygialis
• Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
• Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
• Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos canadensis
• Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia
• Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
• Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
• Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
• Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
• Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
• Gould's Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo mexicana
• Grace's Warbler Setophaga graciae
• Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus
• Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis ruficrissa
• Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii
• Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus
• Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior
• Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus minimus
• Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
• Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
• Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus boreus
• Great Egret Ardea alba egretta
• Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
• Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
• Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
• Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax pallidiventris
• Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
• Greater Scaup Duck Aythya marila nearctica
• Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons frontalis
• Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
• Green Heron Butorides virescens
• Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
• Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
• Green-winged Teal Duck Anas crecca carolinensis
• Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
• Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
• Gunnison Sage-grouse Centrocercus minimus
• Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
• Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
• Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
• Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
• Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi
• Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
• Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
• Henslow's Sparrow Centronyx henslowii
• Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
• Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
• Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis
• Herring Gull Larus argentatus smithsonianus
• Hooded Merganser Duck Lophodytes cucullatus
• Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
• Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
• Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus cornutus
• Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
• House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus frontalis
• House Sparrow Passer domesticus
• Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
• Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni stephenii
• Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
• Inca Dove Columbina inca
• Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
• Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi
• Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
• Killdeer Charadrius vociferus vociferus
• King Rail Rallus elegans
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris
• Ladybug Beetle Scymnus flavescens
• Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus alascensis
• Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
• Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus strigatus
• Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
• Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei
• Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
• Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis exilis
• Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
• Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
• Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
• Least Storm-Petrel Hydrobates microsoma
• Least Tern Sternula antillarum athalassos
• LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii
• Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
• Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
• Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis texensis
• Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
• Lesser Scaup Duck Aythya affinis
• Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
• Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
• Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea caerulea
• Little Gull Hydrocoleus minutus
• Little Stint Calidris minuta
• Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
• Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus americanus
• Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
• Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix
• Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre
• Long-eared Owl Asio otus
• Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
• Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
• Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
• Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer
• Lucy's Warbler Leiothlypis luciae
• Macgillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
• Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens rothchildsi
• Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
• Mallard Duck Anas platyrhynchos
• Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
• Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
• Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
• Merlin Falco columbarius
• Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri eidos
• Mexican Duck Anas diazi
• Mexican Jay Aphelocoma woolweberi
• Mexican Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis lucida
• Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus
• Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae arizonae
• Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
• Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi
• Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula
• Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
• Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli gambeli
• Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus
• Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
• Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
• Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla ridgwayi
• Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni
• Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
• NM Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus hueyi
• Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe ridgwayi
• Northern Bobwhite Quail Colinus virginianus
• Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
• Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
• Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
• Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon parkmannii
• Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos leucopterus
• Northern Parula Setophaga americana
• Northern Pintail Anas acuta
• Northern Pygmy Owl Glaucidium gnoma
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
• Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus acadicus
• Northern Shoveler Duck Spatula clypeata
• Northern Shrike Lanius borealis invictus
• Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
• Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi
• Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus arizonae
• Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
• Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris
• Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
• Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus carolinensis
• Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla cinereus
• Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
• Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
• Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
• Painted Bunting Passerina ciris pallidior
• Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus pictus
• Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
• Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
• Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
• Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens lepida
• Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
• Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps podiceps
• Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
• Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator montana
• Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
• Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
• Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
• Piping Plover Charadrius melodus circumcinctus
• Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
• Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
• Plains Pocket Mouse Perognathus flavescens
• Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus
• Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
• Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
• Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
• Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
• Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
• Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
• Purple Martin Progne subis
• Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
• Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea melanotis
• Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus sinuatus
• Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
• Red Knot Calidris canutus rufus
• Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
• Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
• Red-breasted Merganser Duck Mergus serrator serrator
• Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
• Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
• Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus olivaceus
• Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons
• Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus caurinus
• Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
• Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
• Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
• Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
• Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
• Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
• Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
• Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
• Redhead Duck Aythya americana
• Redpoll Acanthis flammea
• Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
• Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
• Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
• Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens aureoviridis
• Rock Pigeon Columba livia
• Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
• Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
• Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
• Ross's Goose Anser rossii
• Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus johannis
• Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula calendula
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
• Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis rubida
• Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
• Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres morinella
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
• Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus
• Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
• Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
• Rufous-necked Wood-Rail Aramides axillaris
• Rufous-winged Sparrow Peucaea carpalis
• Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus carolinus
• Sabine's Gull Xema sabini sabini
• Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
• Sagebrush Sparrow Artemisiospiza nevadensis
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
• Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis nevadensis; anthinus
• Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
• Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata pallida
• Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
• Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
• Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum
• Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis stellaris
• Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
• Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
• Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus velox
• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
• Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus hendersoni
• Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus
• Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus flammeus
• Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
• Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus
• Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus
• Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis
• Snow Goose Anser caerulescens hyperborea
• Snowy Egret Egretta thula brewsteri
• Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
• Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus
• Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
• Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
• Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
• Sora Porzana carolina
• Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii extimus
• Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
• Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
• Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii
• Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha
• Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
• Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
• Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris swarthi
• Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
• Sungrebe Hiornis fulica
• Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
• Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
• Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
• Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
• Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus forficatus
• Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana ericrypta
• Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
• Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris
• Thick-billed Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii
• Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
• Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi townsendi
• Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
• Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
• Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor ruficollis
• Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
• Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
• Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
• Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
• Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus columbianus
• Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
• Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
• Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor
• Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius meruloides
• Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
• Veery Catharus fuscescens salicicola
• Verdin Auriparus flaviceps ornatus
• Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
• Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
• Violet-crowned Hummingbird Leucolia violiceps ellioti
• Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina lepida
• Virginia Rail Rallus limicola limicola
• Virginia's Warbler Leiothlypis virginiae
• Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens
• Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
• Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana bairdi
• Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
• Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
• Western Gull Larus occidentalis
• Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
• Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
• Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
• Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii
• Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
• Western Warbling-Vireo Vireo swainsoni
• Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
• Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
• Whiskered Screech-Owl Megascops trichopsis asperus
• White Ibis Eudocimus albus
• White Wagtail Motacilla alba
• White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis nelsoni
• White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola
• White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
• White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis borealis
• White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus noveboracensis
• White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
• White-headed Woodpecker Dryobates albolarvatus
• White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
• White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
• White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus majusculus
• White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura altipetens
• White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
• White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis saxatalis
• White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera leucoptera
• White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
• White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
• Whooping Crane Grus americana
• Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo merriami; intermedia; silvestris
• Willet Tringa semipalmata inornatus
• Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
• Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii brewsteri; adastus
• Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
• Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
• Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
• Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis
• Wood Duck Aix sponsa
• Wood Stork Mycteria americana
• Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
• Woodhouse's Scrub Jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii
• Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
• Worthen's Sparrow Spizella wortheni wortheni
• Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysopeplus
• Yellow Mud Turtle Kinosternon flavescens flavescens
• Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
• Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis noveboracensis
• Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
• Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius varius
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo (eastern pop) Coccyzus americanus americanus
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo (western pop) Coccyzus americanus occidentalis
• Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
• Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens auricollis
• Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea violacea
• Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus palliatus
• Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens
• Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
• Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
• Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
• Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
• Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
• Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus

Birds people confuse

Turkey vulture or Black vulture?

Turkey vulture Not stated

No confirmed photo of Black vulture

Black vulture Not stated

Black vulture: grayish-black head, shorter tail, a white patch near the wing tips (seen from below), and wings held nearly horizontal when soaring, with frequent flapping (Missouri). Tennessee and NPS Everglades say the same: black head, white patch at the wing tips, wings held flat. Turkey vulture: red head (adults), two-toned wings held in a V, rarely flaps. Note: juvenile turkey vultures also have dark heads.

Turkey vulture or Eagle?

Turkey vulture Not stated

Eagle Not stated

An eagle holds its wings flat and they are uniformly black; a turkey vulture's are held in a slight V and are two-toned.

Red-tailed hawk or Red-shouldered hawk?

Red-tailed hawk Not stated

No confirmed photo of Red-shouldered hawk

Red-shouldered hawk Not stated

A red-tail's rust-colored, broad, short tail distinguishes it from the smaller red-shouldered hawk (North Carolina). Tennessee: the red-shouldered hawk has a black and white banded tail and appears more uniformly colored.

Northern cardinal or Summer tanager?

Northern cardinal Not stated

Summer tanager Not stated

MDC: the adult male summer tanager is entirely rosy red, slightly darker on wings and tail, and is a summer resident; the adult male northern cardinal has a crest and a black area around its large red bill and is present year-round. TWRA says the summer tanager is the only other all-red songbird in Tennessee.

Photos show typical adults; individuals vary. Never get close to compare.

When birds are active in New Mexico

Records of birds in New Mexico peak in March to September. They show when people record birds, not how many there are (about month bars).

If you see one

Official advice from New Mexico Department of Wildlife:

• Bear encounter: stay calm, do not run, back away slowly; if a black bear attacks, fight back. New Mexico Department of Wildlife

About this list

The species list comes from BISON-M species search, taxonomic name "Aves" (New Mexico Department of Wildlife) (New Mexico Department of Wildlife (BISON-M, with Natural Heritage New Mexico), live database export 2026-11-03).

Venom does not apply to birds.