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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. 1House Finch52%
  2. 2Mourning Dove42%
  3. 3Black-chinned Hummingbird41%
  4. 4Lesser Goldfinch36%
  5. 5Spotted Towhee34%
  6. 6White-winged Dove30%
  7. 7American Robin29%
  8. 8Common Raven28%
  9. 9Broad-tailed Hummingbird24%
  10. 10House Sparrow22%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch22%
  12. 12Turkey Vulture21%
  13. 13Barn Swallow20%
  14. 14Eurasian Collared-Dove20%
  15. 15Chipping Sparrow19%
  16. 16Say's Phoebe19%
  17. 17Western Kingbird18%
  18. 18Blue Grosbeak18%
  19. 19Black-headed Grosbeak17%
  20. 20Western Wood-Pewee17%
  21. 21Northern Flicker17%
  22. 22Rufous Hummingbird16%
  23. 23Ash-throated Flycatcher16%
  24. 24Violet-green Swallow15%
  25. 25Mountain Chickadee15%
  26. 26Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay15%
  27. 27Canyon Towhee14%
  28. 28American Crow13%
  29. 29Yellow-breasted Chat13%
  30. 30Red-winged Blackbird13%
  31. 31Western Tanager12%
  32. 32Bewick's Wren12%
  33. 33Western Bluebird12%
  34. 34Bushtit12%
  35. 35Ladder-backed Woodpecker12%
  36. 36Northern Mockingbird12%
  37. 37Curve-billed Thrasher12%
  38. 38Rock Pigeon12%
  39. 39Mallard11%
  40. 40Cliff Swallow10%
  41. 41Pine Siskin10%

Arriving

New in summer

Leaving

Gone by the end of summer

Less common

Share of checklists
  1. 42Lark Sparrow10%
  2. 43Cassin's Kingbird9.8%
  3. 44Brown-headed Cowbird9.8%
  4. 45Hairy Woodpecker9.8%
  5. 46Cooper's Hawk9.3%
  6. 47Killdeer9.1%
  7. 48Northern Yellow Warbler9.0%
  8. 49Western Warbling Vireo9.0%
  9. 50Summer Tanager8.8%
  10. 51Black Phoebe8.7%
  11. 52Plumbeous Vireo8.5%
  12. 53Western Flycatcher8.5%
  13. 54Great-tailed Grackle8.4%
  14. 55American Kestrel8.4%
  15. 56Bullock's Oriole8.3%
  16. 57Gambel's Quail8.2%
  17. 58Pygmy Nuthatch8.2%
  18. 59Yellow-rumped Warbler7.9%
  19. 60Steller's Jay7.7%