New Mexico Ornithological Society
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Based on "Field Checklist of New Mexico Birds" published by the New Mexico Ornithological Society, July 2002, prepared by Dr. Sartor O. Williams, III, Chair, New Mexico Bird Records Committee, including changes in nomenclature and order through the 46th Supplement to the AOU Check-list. Family names are given in bold type. Recognizable forms within some species are given.

This list contains 516 species documented by photograph or specimen within the state and accepted by the New Mexico Bird Records Committee through 27 November 2005. Species designated as "review species" or not on this list should be reported to the NMOS Bird Records Committee.

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Waterfowl: Swans, Geese, and Ducks. Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys. New World Quails. Loons. Grebes. Storm-Petrels. Pelicans. Cormorants. Darters. Frigatebirds. Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets. Ibises and Spoonbills. Storks. American Vultures. Kites, Eagles, Hawks, etc. Caracaras and Falcons. Rails, Gallinules, and Coots. Cranes. Plovers. Stilts and Avocets. Sandpipers and Phalaropes. Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers. Jaegers. Murrelets, etc. Pigeons and Doves. Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis. Barn Owls. Typical Owls. Nighthawks and Nightjars. Swifts. Hummingbirds. Trogons. Kingfishers. Woodpeckers. Tyrant Flycatchers. Shrikes. Vireos. Jays, Magpies, Crows, Ravens, etc. Larks. Martins and Swallows. Chickadees and Titmice. Verdin. Bushtit. Nuthatches. Creepers. Wrens. Dippers. Kinglets. Gnatcatchers. Bluebirds, Thrushes, Robins, etc. Thrashers. Starlings. Pipits and Wagtails. Waxwings. Silky-flycatchers. Olive Warbler. Wood Warblers. Tanagers. Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, Longspurs, etc. Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings, etc. Blackbirds, Grackles, Orioles, etc. Finches. Old World Sparrows.


 
Waterfowl: Swans, Geese, and DucksAnatidae[return to top]
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalisReview species
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorReview species
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Snow Goose
     White morph
     Blue morph
Chen caerulescens
Ross's Goose Chen rossii
Brant Branta berniclaReview species
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinatorReview species
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
American Wigeon Anas americana
Mallard
     Common Mallard
     Mexican Duck
Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedulaReview species
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Redhead Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicusReview species
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillataReview species
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fuscaReview species
Black Scoter Melanitta nigraReview species
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandicaReview outside San Juan Co.
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
 
Pheasants, Grouse, TurkeysPhasianidae[return to top]
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicusIntroduced
Gunnison Sage Grouse Centrocercus minimusReview species; Extirpated (see NMOS Bulletin 28(3):65-66 for summary of introductions)
White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura
Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus
Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellusExtirpated; Review species
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctusfinding information
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
 
QuailsOdontophoridae[return to top]
Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae
LoonsGaviidae[return to top]
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataReview species
Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
Common LoonGavia immer
Yellow-billed LoonGavia adamsiiReview species
 
GrebesPodicipedidae[return to top]
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegenaReview species
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
 
Storm-PetrelsHydrobatidae[return to top]
Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsomaReview species
 
PelicansPelecanidae[return to top]
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
 
CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae[return to top]
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
 
DartersAnhingidae[return to top]
Anhinga Anhinga anhingaReview species
 
FrigatebirdsFregatidae[return to top]
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificensReview species
 
Bitterns, Herons, and EgretsArdeidae[return to top]
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescensReview species
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violaceaReview species
 
Ibises and SpoonbillsThreskiornithidae [return to top]
White Ibis Eudocimus albusReview species
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellusReview species
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajajaReview species
 
StorksCiconiidae[return to top]
Wood Stork Mycteria americanaReview species
 
American VulturesCathartidae[return to top]
Black Vulture Coragyps atratusReview species
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
 
Kites, Eagles, Hawks, etc.Accipitridae[return to top]
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatusReview species
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatusReview species
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Gray Hawk Buteo nitidusReview species
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurusReview species
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsonii
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk
     Harlan's Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
Golden Eagle Aquila chysaetos
 
Caracaras and FalconsFalconidae[return to top]
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriwayReview species
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralisReview species
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
 
Rails, Gallinules, and CootsRallidae[return to top]
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensisReview species
King Rail Rallus elegansReview species
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
Sora Porzana carolina
Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinicaReview species
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
American Coot Fulica americana
 
CranesGruidae[return to top]
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
 
PloversCharadriidae[return to top]
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominicaReview species
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover Charadrius melodusReview species
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus
 
Stilts and AvocetsRecurvirostridae[return to top]
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
 
Sandpipers and PhalaropesScolopacidae[return to top]
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Wandering TattlerTringa incanaReview species
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Willet Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopusReview species
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemasticaReview species
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpresReview species
Red Knot Calidris canutusReview species
Sanderling Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Little Stint Calidris minutaReview species
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminatusReview species
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaReview species
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollisReview species
Ruff Philomachus pugnaxReview species
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseusReview species
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
American Woodcock Scolopax minorReview species
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicariusReview species
 
Gulls, Terns, and SkimmersLaridae[return to top]
Laughing Gull Larus atricillaReview species
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
Little Gull Larus minutusReview species
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanniReview species
Mew Gull Larus canusReview species
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
California Gull Larus californicus
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Thayer's Gull Larus thayeriReview species
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusReview species
Western Gull Larus occidentalisReview species
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescensReview species
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreusReview species
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactylaReview species
Least Tern Sternula antillarum
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern Childonias niger
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaeaReview species
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximusReview species
Elegant TernThalasseus elegansReview species
Black Skimmer Rhynchops nigerReview species
 
JaegersStercorariidae[return to top]
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinusReview species
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusReview species
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudusReview species
 
Murrelets, etc.Alcidae[return to top]
Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquusReview species
 
Pigeons and DovesColumbidae[return to top]
Rock PigeonColumba liviaIntroduced
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoIntroduced
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacotiReview species
 
Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and AnisCuculidae[return to top]
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythrophthalmusReview species
Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californicusNew Mexico State bird
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostrisReview species
 
Barn OwlsTytonidae[return to top]
Barn Owl Tyto alba
 
Typical OwlsStrigidae[return to top]
Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus
Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicotti
Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asioReview species
Whiskered Screech-Owl Megascops trichopsisReview outside Peloncillo Mtns.
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma
Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi
Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis
Barred Owl Strix variaReview species
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
 
Nighthawks and NightjarsCaprimulgidae[return to top]
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptila nuttallii
Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensisReview species
Buff-collared Nightjar Caprimulgus ridgwayiReview species
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus
 
SwiftsApodidae[return to top]
Black Swift Cypseloides niger
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatilis
 
HummingbirdsTrochilidae[return to top]
Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinusReview species
Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris
White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotisReview species
Berylline Hummingbird Amazilia beryllinaReview species
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutilaReview species
Violet-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia violiceps
Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciaeReview outside Catron, Grant, and Hidalgo Cos.
Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax luciferReview outside Peloncillo Mtns.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubrisReview species
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandrinus
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costaeReview species outside Grant and Hidalgo Cos.
Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasinReview species
 
TrogonsTrogonidae[return to top]
Elegant Trogon Trogon elegansReview outside Hidalgo County
 
KingfishersAlcedinidae[return to top]
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
 
WoodpeckersPicidae>[return to top]
Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinusReview species
Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
Arizona Woodpecker Picoides arizonae
American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis
Northern Flicker
     Yellow-shafted Flicker
     Red-shafted Flicker
Colaptes auratus
 
Tyrant FlycatchersTyrannidae[return to top]
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virensReview species
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventrisReview species
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescensReview species
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii
Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilisReview species
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifronxReview species
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitusReview species west of Pecos Valley
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratusReview species
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventrisReview species
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaiusReview species
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchiiReview species
Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
 
ShrikesLaniidae[return to top]
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
 
VireosVireonidae[return to top]
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseusReview species
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapillaReview species
Gray VireoVireo vicinior
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifronsReview species
Plumbeous VireoVireo plumbeus
Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitariusReview species
Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicusReview species
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridisReview species
 
Jays, Magpies, Crows, Ravens, etc.Corvidae>[return to top]
Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis
Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina
Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus
Common Raven Corvus corax
 
LarksAlaudidae[return to top]
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
 
Martins and SwallowsHirundinidae[return to top]
Purple Martin Progne subis
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
 
Chickadees and TitmiceParidae[return to top]
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri
Bridled TitmouseBaeolophus wollweberi
Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi
 
VerdinRemizidae[return to top]
Verdin Auriparus falviceps
 
BushtitAegithalidae[return to top]
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
 
NuthatchesSittidae[return to top]
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
 
CreepersCerthiidae[return to top]
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
 
WrensTroglodytidae[return to top]
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianusReview species
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensisReview species
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
 
DippersCinclidae[return to top]
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
 
KingletsRegulidae[return to top]
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
 
GnatcatchersSylviidae[return to top]
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura
 
Bluebirds, Thrushes, Robins, etc.Turdidae[return to top]
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
Veery Catharus fuscescensReview outside San Juan and Sangre de Cristo Mtns.
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimusReview species
Swainson's Thrush
     Russet-backed
     Olive-backed
Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelinaReview species
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayiReview species
Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatusReview species
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naeviusReview species
 
ThrashersMimidae[return to top]
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostreReview species
Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma dorsalis
 
StarlingsSturnidae[return to top]
European Starling Sturnus vulgarisIntroduced
 
Pipits and WagtailsMotacillidae[return to top]
White Wagtail Motacilla albaReview species
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit Anthus spraguei
 
WaxwingsBombycillidae[return to top]
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulusReview species
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
 
Silky-flycatchersPtilogonatidae[return to top]
Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
 
Olive WarblerPeucedramidae[return to top]
Olive WarblerPeucedramus taeniatus
 
Wood WarblersParulidae[return to top]
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinusReview species
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysopteraReview species
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrinaReview species
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae
Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae
Northern Parula Parula americana
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnoliaReview species
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrinaReview species
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler
     Myrtle Warbler
     Audubon's Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Gray WarblerDendroica nigrescens
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virensReview species
Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi
Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fuscaReview species
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominicaReview species
Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinusReview species
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolorReview species
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarumReview species
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castaneaReview species
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striataReview species
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica ceruleaReview species
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorumReview species
Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsoniiReview species
Ovenbird Seiurus auricapilla
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacillaReview species
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosusReview species
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphiaReview species
MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmei
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensisReview species
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons
Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus
Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatusReview species
Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorusReview species
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
 
TanagersThraupidae[return to top]
Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivaceaReview species
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
 
Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, Longspurs, etc.Emberizidae[return to top]
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmusReview species
Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus
Abert's Towhee Pipilo aberti
Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii
Botteri's Sparrow Aimophila botteriiReview outside Hidalgo Co.
Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Worthen's Sparrow Spizella wortheniReview species
Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
Black-throated SparrowAmphispiza bilineata
Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Baird's Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii
Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowiiReview species
Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteiiReview species
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoniReview species
Fox Sparrow
     Red forms
     Gray forms
Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
White-crowned Sparrow
     White-lored forms
     Black-lored forms
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapillus
Dark-eyed Junco
     Slate-colored Junco
     White-winged Junco
     Oregon Junco
     Pink-sided Junco
     Gray-headed Junco
     Red-backed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus
McCown's Longspur Calcarius mccownii
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalisReview species
 
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings, etc.Cardinalidae[return to top]
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus
Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysopeplusReview species
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
Dickcissel Spiza americana
 
Blackbirds, Grackles, Orioles, etc.Icteridae[return to top]
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorusReview species
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatusReview species
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbulaReview species
Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum
 
FinchesFringillidae[return to top]
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
     Gray-crowned
     Hepburn's
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch Leucosticte australis
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureusReview species
Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassini
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucopteraReview species
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
Lesser Goldfinch
     Black-backed
     Green-backed
Carduelis psaltria
Lawrence's Goldfinch Carduelis lawrenceiReview species
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
 
Old World SparrowsPasseridae[return to top]
House Sparrow Passer domesticusIntroduced


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