Jun 13, 2026
Barrio De Analco Historic Districti
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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for New Mexico
Desert, mesas, mountains, and distinctive wildlife
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in New Mexico. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
310
Species
105
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across New Mexico
This guide focuses on birdlife within New Mexico's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in New Mexico
A recent look at bird sightings across New Mexico.
Jun 12, 2026
Mesilla Plazai
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Jun 12, 2026
Mesilla Plazai
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Jun 12, 2026
Mesilla Plazai
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(c) Suanne Pyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Jun 12, 2026
Mesilla Plazai
Photo attribution
(c) Suanne Pyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Jun 12, 2026
Mesilla Plazai
Photo attribution
(c) Suanne Pyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across New Mexico.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in New Mexico
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Greater Roadrunner
19 snaps
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Great-tailed Grackle
15 snaps
House Finch
10 snaps
Black-chinned Hummingbird
9 snaps
Killdeer
9 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in New Mexico
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park45 sightings50 species
New Mexico, US
Old Town Albuquerque
You might spot Duck, Greater Roadrunner, and American Robin.
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Park46 sightings50 species
New Mexico, US
Barrio De Analco Historic District
You might spot Tree Cholla, Colorado Pinyon, and House Finch.
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Park46 sightings50 species
New Mexico, US
Rio Grande Botanic Garden
You might spot Wood Duck, Duck, and Canada Goose.
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Park37 sightings50 species
New Mexico, US
Mesilla Plaza
You might spot White-Winged Dove and Silverleaf Nightshade.
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Park30 sightings12 species
New Mexico, US
Gallup Commercial Historic District
You might spot Common Raven, House Sparrow, and Fourwing Saltbush.
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Park30 sightings12 species
New Mexico, US
Downtown Deming Historic District
You might spot Soaptree Yucca and White-Winged Dove.
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Full Guide
Full New Mexico birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Greater Roadrunner
Great-tailed Grackle
House Finch
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Killdeer
Say's Phoebe
Barn Swallow
Gambel's Quail
Curve-billed Thrasher
House Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Western Kingbird
Narragansett Turkey
Vermilion Flycatcher
White-winged Dove
American Robin
Common Raven
Duck
Northern Flicker
Black-headed Grosbeak
Canada Goose
Great Horned Owl
Ladder-Backed Woodpecker
Lesser Goldfinch
Verdin
Western Wood-Pewee
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
American Kestrel
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Cassin's Kingbird
Common Merganser
Northern Mockingbird
Pied-billed Grebe
Summer Tanager
Vulture
Western Bluebird
Wood Duck
American Redstart
Black-billed Magpie
Black-throated Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Brewer's Sparrow
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
Bushtit
Canyon Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Great Egret
Lincoln's Sparrow
Mountain Chickadee
Mourning Dove
Northern Harrier
Northern Yellow Warbler
Pekin Duck
Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Rock Pigeon
Rock Wren
Western Grebe
Western Meadowlark
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-crowned Sparrow
Acorn Woodpecker
American Coot
American Goldfinch
American Wigeon
Ash-Throated Flycatcher
Bald Eagle
Bewick's Wren
Black Phoebe
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Brewer's Blackbird
Cliff Swallow
Cooper's Hawk
Crows And Ravens
Downy Woodpecker
European Starling
Gadwall
Golden Eagle
Green-winged Teal
Hairy Woodpecker
Inca Dove
Juniper Titmouse
Lark Sparrow
Long-eared Owl
Mississippi Kite
Neotropic Cormorant
Northern Cardinal
Orange-crowned Warbler
Pigeon
Pine Siskin
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Sandhill Crane
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Snow Goose
Swainson'S Hawk
Violet-green Swallow
Western Cattle-Egret
Western Screech-Owl
Western Tanager
Willet
Yellow-headed Blackbird
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