Birds in New Mexico
Summer Birds in New Mexico
The most likely birds in New Mexico in summer are House Finch (52%), Mourning Dove (42%), and Black-chinned Hummingbird (41%). 169 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in New Mexico that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (114,965 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common this season
Share of checklists- 1
House Finch52% - 2
Mourning Dove42% - 3
Black-chinned Hummingbird41% - 4
Lesser Goldfinch36% - 5
Spotted Towhee34% - 6
White-winged Dove30% - 7
American Robin29% - 8
Common Raven28% - 9
Broad-tailed Hummingbird24% - 10
House Sparrow22% - 11
White-breasted Nuthatch22% - 12
Turkey Vulture21% - 13
Barn Swallow20% - 14
Eurasian Collared-Dove20% - 15
Chipping Sparrow19% - 16
Say's Phoebe19% - 17
Western Kingbird18% - 18
Blue Grosbeak18% - 19
Black-headed Grosbeak17% - 20
Western Wood-Pewee17% - 21
Northern Flicker17% - 22
Rufous Hummingbird16% - 23
Ash-throated Flycatcher16% - 24
Violet-green Swallow15% - 25
Mountain Chickadee15% - 26
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay15% - 27
Canyon Towhee14% - 28
American Crow13% - 29
Yellow-breasted Chat13% - 30
Red-winged Blackbird13% - 31
Western Tanager12% - 32
Bewick's Wren12% - 33
Western Bluebird12% - 34
Bushtit12% - 35
Ladder-backed Woodpecker12% - 36
Northern Mockingbird12% - 37
Curve-billed Thrasher12% - 38
Rock Pigeon12% - 39
Mallard11% - 40
Cliff Swallow10% - 41
Pine Siskin10%
Arriving
New in summer- Lesser Goldfinch
- Wilson's Warbler
- Chipping Sparrow
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Townsend's Solitaire
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Northern Shoveler
- Brewer's Sparrow
- Green-winged Teal
- Northern Harrier
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Pied-billed Grebe
Leaving
Gone by the end of summer- Say's Phoebe
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Ash-throated Flycatcher
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Northern Mockingbird
- Bullock's Oriole
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Killdeer
- Cliff Swallow
- Western Flycatcher
Less common
Share of checklists- 42
Lark Sparrow10% - 43
Cassin's Kingbird9.8% - 44
Brown-headed Cowbird9.8% - 45
Hairy Woodpecker9.8% - 46
Cooper's Hawk9.3% - 47
Killdeer9.1% - 48Northern Yellow Warbler9.0%
- 49Western Warbling Vireo9.0%
- 50
Summer Tanager8.8% - 51
Black Phoebe8.7% - 52
Plumbeous Vireo8.5% - 53Western Flycatcher8.5%
- 54
Great-tailed Grackle8.4% - 55
American Kestrel8.4% - 56
Bullock's Oriole8.3% - 57
Gambel's Quail8.2% - 58
Pygmy Nuthatch8.2% - 59
Yellow-rumped Warbler7.9% - 60
Steller's Jay7.7%