Mexico bird checklist
1172 bird species in 104 families have been recorded in Mexico, according to eBird; about 935 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Mexico right now
1Barn Swallow
2Turkey Vulture
3Rock Pigeon
4White-winged Dove
5Brown Pelican
6House Sparrow
7Magnificent Frigatebird
8Mourning Dove
9Yellow-rumped Warbler
10Red-winged Blackbird
Mexico bird checklist
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Tinamous
- Great Tinamou
- Little Tinamou
- Thicket Tinamou
- Slaty-breasted Tinamou
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Snow Goose
- Ross's Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Brant
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Egyptian Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Garganey
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- Mexican Duck
- Mottled Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Canvasback
- Redhead
- Ring-necked Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Harlequin Duck
- Surf Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Barrow's Goldeneye
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Masked Duck
- Ruddy Duck
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows
- Highland Guan
- Crested Guan
- Horned Guan
- Great Curassow
- Plain Chachalaca
- White-bellied Chachalaca
- West Mexican Chachalaca
- Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Mountain Quail
- Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge
- Long-tailed Wood-Partridge
- Bearded Wood-Partridge
- Banded Quail
- Northern Bobwhite
- Black-throated Bobwhite
- Scaled Quail
- Elegant Quail
- California Quail
- Gambel's Quail
- Montezuma Quail
- Ocellated Quail
- Singing Quail
- Spotted Wood-Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Ocellated Turkey
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Pale-vented Pigeon
- Scaled Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Red-billed Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Short-billed Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Inca Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Blue Ground Dove
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- Caribbean Dove
- Gray-chested Dove
- Gray-headed Dove
- Tuxtla Quail-Dove
- White-faced Quail-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Zenaida Dove
- Mourning Dove
- Socorro Dove
Cuckoos
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Groove-billed Ani
- Striped Cuckoo
- Pheasant Cuckoo
- Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
- Lesser Roadrunner
- Greater Roadrunner
- Mexican Squirrel-Cuckoo
- Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Short-tailed Nighthawk
- Common Pauraque
- Spot-tailed Nightjar
- Eared Poorwill
- Yucatan Poorwill
- Common Poorwill
- Chuck-will's-widow
- Tawny-collared Nightjar
- Yucatan Nightjar
- Buff-collared Nightjar
- Eastern Whip-poor-will
- Mexican Whip-poor-will
Potoos
- Great Potoo
- Northern Potoo
Swifts
- Black Swift
- White-fronted Swift
- Chestnut-collared Swift
- White-collared Swift
- White-naped Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Vaux's Swift
- White-throated Swift
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
- Great Swallow-tailed Swift
Hummingbirds
- White-necked Jacobin
- Long-billed Hermit
- Mexican Hermit
- Stripe-throated Hermit
- Mexican Violetear
- Purple-crowned Fairy
- Green-breasted Mango
- Short-crested Coquette
- Black-crested Coquette
- Rivoli's Hummingbird
- Long-billed Starthroat
- Plain-capped Starthroat
- Green-throated Mountain-gem
- Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
- Blue-throated Mountain-gem
- Garnet-throated Hummingbird
- Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird
- Slender Sheartail
- Mexican Sheartail
- Lucifer Hummingbird
- Beautiful Hummingbird
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Anna's Hummingbird
- Costa's Hummingbird
- Calliope Hummingbird
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Allen's Hummingbird
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird
- Bumblebee Hummingbird
- Wine-throated Hummingbird
- Dusky Hummingbird
- Broad-billed Hummingbird
- Tres Marias Hummingbird
- Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird
- Golden-crowned Emerald
- Cozumel Emerald
- Canivet's Emerald
- White-eared Hummingbird
- Xantus's Hummingbird
- Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
- Rufous Sabrewing
- Emerald-chinned Hummingbird
- Violet Sabrewing
- Mexican Woodnymph
- White-tailed Hummingbird
- Blue-capped Hummingbird
- Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
- Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
- Violet-crowned Hummingbird
- Green-fronted Hummingbird
- Azure-crowned Hummingbird
- Berylline Hummingbird
- Blue-tailed Hummingbird
- Cinnamon Hummingbird
- Buff-bellied Hummingbird
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
- White-bellied Emerald
- Blue-throated Goldentail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Ridgway's Rail
- Aztec Rail
- King Rail
- Clapper Rail
- Virginia Rail
- Spotted Rail
- Uniform Crake
- Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
- Russet-naped Wood-Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Yellow Rail
- Yellow-breasted Crake
- Ruddy Crake
- Gray-breasted Crake
- Black Rail
Finfoots
- Sungrebe
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Cranes
- Sandhill Crane
Thick-knees
- Double-striped Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
- Black Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
- Mountain Plover
- Snowy Plover
Jacanas
- Northern Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- American Woodcock
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Wandering Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Black Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Surfbird
- Ruff
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- South Polar Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Rhinoceros Auklet
- Horned Puffin
- Cassin's Auklet
- Crested Auklet
- Marbled Murrelet
- Pigeon Guillemot
- Common Murre
- Ancient Murrelet
- Scripps's Murrelet
- Guadalupe Murrelet
- Craveri's Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Swallow-tailed Gull
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Gray Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Heermann's Gull
- Short-billed Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Yellow-footed Gull
- Western Gull
- Kelp Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Vega Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- California Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Elegant Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- Chilean Flamingo
- American Flamingo
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Eared Grebe
- Western Grebe
- Clark's Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Pacific Loon
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Albatrosses
- Laysan Albatross
- Black-footed Albatross
- Short-tailed Albatross
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Townsend's Storm-Petrel
- Ainley's Storm-Petrel
- Ashy Storm-Petrel
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Black Storm-Petrel
- Guadalupe Storm-Petrel
- Least Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Kermadec Petrel
- Herald Petrel
- Mottled Petrel
- Juan Fernandez Petrel
- Galapagos Petrel
- Hawaiian Petrel
- White-necked Petrel
- Cook's Petrel
- Stejneger's Petrel
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Tahiti Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Cory's Shearwater
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Pink-footed Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Buller's Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Christmas Shearwater
- Galapagos Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Townsend's Shearwater
- Black-vented Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Storks
- Jabiru
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Cocos Booby
- Masked Booby
- Nazca Booby
- Blue-footed Booby
Anhingas
- Anhinga
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Brandt's Cormorant
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- White-faced Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
- Boat-billed Heron
- Agami Heron
- American Bittern
- Pinnated Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- California Condor
- King Vulture
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- White-tailed Kite
- Hook-billed Kite
- Gray-headed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Black Hawk-Eagle
- Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Crested Eagle
- Harpy Eagle
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Bicolored Hawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- American Goshawk
- Northern Harrier
- Double-toothed Kite
- Bald Eagle
- Mississippi Kite
- Plumbeous Kite
- Crane Hawk
- Black-collared Hawk
- Snail Kite
- Common Black Hawk
- Great Black Hawk
- Solitary Eagle
- Roadside Hawk
- Harris's Hawk
- White-tailed Hawk
- White Hawk
- Gray Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Zone-tailed Hawk
- Short-tailed Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Ferruginous Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Flammulated Owl
- Whiskered Screech-Owl
- Middle American Screech-Owl
- Bearded Screech-Owl
- Balsas Screech-Owl
- Pacific Screech-Owl
- Western Screech-Owl
- Eastern Screech-Owl
- Crested Owl
- Spectacled Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Northern Pygmy-Owl
- Central American Pygmy-Owl
- Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl
- Colima Pygmy-Owl
- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
- Elf Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Mottled Owl
- Black-and-white Owl
- Spotted Owl
- Cinereous Owl
- Fulvous Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Striped Owl
- Stygian Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Northern Saw-whet Owl
- Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
Trogons
- Eared Quetzal
- Resplendent Quetzal
- Slaty-tailed Trogon
- Black-headed Trogon
- Citreoline Trogon
- Gartered Violaceous Trogon
- Coppery-tailed Trogon
- Mountain Trogon
- Collared Trogon
Motmots
- Tody Motmot
- Blue-throated Motmot
- Russet-crowned Motmot
- Blue-capped Motmot
- Lesson's Motmot
- Turquoise-browed Motmot
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
- Amazon Kingfisher
- American Pygmy Kingfisher
- Green Kingfisher
Puffbirds
- White-necked Puffbird
- White-whiskered Puffbird
Jacamars
- Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Toucans
- Northern Emerald-Toucanet
- Collared Aracari
- Keel-billed Toucan
Woodpeckers
- Williamson's Sapsucker
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Red-naped Sapsucker
- Red-breasted Sapsucker
- Lewis's Woodpecker
- Acorn Woodpecker
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker
- Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
- Gray-breasted Woodpecker
- Yucatan Woodpecker
- Gila Woodpecker
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Nuttall's Woodpecker
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker
- Strickland's Woodpecker
- Arizona Woodpecker
- Pale-billed Woodpecker
- Imperial Woodpecker
- Lineated Woodpecker
- Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
- Golden-olive Woodpecker
- Gray-crowned Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Guatemalan Flicker
- Gilded Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Laughing Falcon
- Collared Forest-Falcon
- Barred Forest-Falcon
- Guadalupe Caracara
- Crested Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Aplomado Falcon
- Bat Falcon
- Orange-breasted Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
- Prairie Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Eastern Rosella
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Barred Parakeet
- Monk Parakeet
- Orange-chinned Parakeet
- Brown-hooded Parrot
- Scaly-headed Parrot
- White-crowned Parrot
- Red-crowned Amazon
- Lilac-crowned Amazon
- Red-lored Amazon
- Yellow-naped Amazon
- Yellow-headed Amazon
- Turquoise-fronted Amazon
- White-fronted Amazon
- Yellow-lored Amazon
- Mealy Amazon
- Mexican Parrotlet
- Burrowing Parakeet
- Thick-billed Parrot
- Maroon-fronted Parrot
- Olive-throated Parakeet
- Orange-fronted Parakeet
- Nanday Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Military Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Blue-crowned Parakeet
- Green Parakeet
- Socorro Parakeet
- Pacific Parakeet
- Mitred Parakeet
- Red-masked Parakeet
Typical Antbirds
- Great Antshrike
- Barred Antshrike
- Russet Antshrike
- Plain Antvireo
- Slaty Antwren
- Dot-winged Antwren
- Dusky Antbird
Antpittas
- Scaled Antpitta
Antthrushes
- Mayan Antthrush
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Middle American Leaftosser
- Scaly-throated Leaftosser
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper
- Ruddy Woodcreeper
- Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
- Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
- Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
- Black-banded Woodcreeper
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper
- Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
- Spotted Woodcreeper
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper
- White-striped Woodcreeper
- Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
- Northern Plain-Xenops
- Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
- Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Rufous-breasted Spinetail
Manakins
- Long-tailed Manakin
- White-collared Manakin
- Red-capped Manakin
Cotingas
- Lovely Cotinga
- Rufous Piha
Tityras and Allies
- Black-crowned Tityra
- Masked Tityra
- Northern Schiffornis
- Speckled Mourner
- Cinnamon Becard
- White-winged Becard
- Gray-collared Becard
- Rose-throated Becard
Royal Flycatchers and Allies
- Tropical Royal Flycatcher
- Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
- Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Stub-tailed Spadebill
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher
- Northern Bentbill
- Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher
- Common Tody-Flycatcher
- Eye-ringed Flatbill
- Yellow-olive Flatbill
- Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet
- Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
- Greenish Elaenia
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia
- Mountain Elaenia
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Guatemalan Tyrannulet
- Belted Flycatcher
- Pileated Flycatcher
- Tufted Flycatcher
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Greater Pewee
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Northern Tropical Pewee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- White-throated Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Hammond's Flycatcher
- Gray Flycatcher
- Dusky Flycatcher
- Pine Flycatcher
- Western Flycatcher
- Yellowish Flycatcher
- Buff-breasted Flycatcher
- Black Phoebe
- Eastern Phoebe
- Say's Phoebe
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Flammulated Flycatcher
- Bright-rumped Attila
- Rufous Mourner
- Yucatan Flycatcher
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher
- Ash-throated Flycatcher
- Nutting's Flycatcher
- Salvadoran Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Great Kiskadee
- Boat-billed Flycatcher
- Social Flycatcher
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
- Piratic Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Couch's Kingbird
- Cassin's Kingbird
- Thick-billed Kingbird
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike
- Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo
- Green Shrike-Vireo
- Ochre-crowned Greenlet
- Lesser Greenlet
- Golden Vireo
- Slaty Vireo
- Black-capped Vireo
- Dwarf Vireo
- White-eyed Vireo
- Mangrove Vireo
- Cozumel Vireo
- Bell's Vireo
- Gray Vireo
- Hutton's Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Cassin's Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Plumbeous Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Eastern Warbling Vireo
- Western Warbling Vireo
- Brown-capped Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-green Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
- Yucatan Vireo
Shrikes
- Loggerhead Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- White-throated Jay
- Dwarf Jay
- Black-throated Jay
- Azure-hooded Jay
- Black-throated Magpie-Jay
- White-throated Magpie-Jay
- Brown Jay
- Green Jay
- Yucatan Jay
- Purplish-backed Jay
- San Blas Jay
- Tufted Jay
- Pinyon Jay
- Steller's Jay
- California Scrub-Jay
- Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
- Mexican Jay
- Transvolcanic Jay
- Unicolored Jay
- Clark's Nutcracker
- American Crow
- Tamaulipas Crow
- Sinaloa Crow
- Chihuahuan Raven
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Mountain Chickadee
- Mexican Chickadee
- Bridled Titmouse
- Oak Titmouse
- Juniper Titmouse
- Black-crested Titmouse
Penduline-Tits
- Verdin
Larks
- Horned Lark
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Mangrove Swallow
- Violet-green Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Sinaloa Martin
- Gray-breasted Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Black-capped Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- Bushtit
Parrotbills
- Wrentit
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Swinhoe's White-eye
Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Pygmy Nuthatch
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
- Long-billed Gnatwren
- Yucatan Gnatcatcher
- White-browed Gnatcatcher
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
- California Gnatcatcher
- Black-capped Gnatcatcher
- White-lored Gnatcatcher
Wrens
- Rock Wren
- Nightingale Wren
- Canyon Wren
- Sumichrast's Wren
- Nava's Wren
- Northern House Wren
- Cozumel Wren
- Southern House Wren
- Socorro Wren
- Clarion Wren
- Rufous-browed Wren
- Pacific Wren
- Winter Wren
- Sedge Wren
- Grass Wren
- Marsh Wren
- Carolina Wren
- Bewick's Wren
- Band-backed Wren
- Gray-barred Wren
- Giant Wren
- Russet-naped Wren
- Veracruz Wren
- Rufous-backed Wren
- Spotted Wren
- Boucard's Wren
- Yucatan Wren
- Cactus Wren
- Spot-breasted Wren
- Happy Wren
- Sinaloa Wren
- Banded Wren
- Rufous-and-white Wren
- Cabanis's Wren
- White-bellied Wren
- White-breasted Wood-Wren
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Dippers
- American Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Blue Mockingbird
- Blue-and-white Mockingbird
- Black Catbird
- Gray Catbird
- Curve-billed Thrasher
- Ocellated Thrasher
- Brown Thrasher
- Long-billed Thrasher
- Cozumel Thrasher
- Bendire's Thrasher
- Gray Thrasher
- California Thrasher
- LeConte's Thrasher
- Crissal Thrasher
- Sage Thrasher
- Socorro Mockingbird
- Tropical Mockingbird
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird
- Western Bluebird
- Mountain Bluebird
- Townsend's Solitaire
- Brown-backed Solitaire
- Slate-colored Solitaire
- Varied Thrush
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
- Russet Nightingale-Thrush
- Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
- Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
- Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- Aztec Thrush
- Black Thrush
- Rufous-collared Robin
- American Robin
- Rufous-backed Robin
- Mountain Thrush
- White-throated Thrush
- Clay-colored Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Northern Wheatear
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Silky-flycatchers
- Gray Silky-flycatcher
- Phainopepla
Olive Warbler
- Olive Warbler
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- Gouldian Finch
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
- American Pipit
- Sprague's Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Elegant Euphonia
- Blue-crowned Chlorophonia
- West Mexican Euphonia
- Scrub Euphonia
- White-vented Euphonia
- Yellow-throated Euphonia
- Olive-backed Euphonia
- Hooded Grosbeak
- Evening Grosbeak
- House Finch
- Purple Finch
- Cassin's Finch
- Red Crossbill
- Island Canary
- Pine Siskin
- Black-capped Siskin
- Black-headed Siskin
- Lesser Goldfinch
- Lawrence's Goldfinch
- American Goldfinch
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Chestnut-collared Longspur
- Thick-billed Longspur
Thrush-Tanager
- Rosy Thrush-Tanager
Old World Buntings
- Little Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Common Chlorospingus
- Rufous-winged Sparrow
- Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow
- Stripe-headed Sparrow
- Black-chested Sparrow
- Bridled Sparrow
- Botteri's Sparrow
- Cassin's Sparrow
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Olive Sparrow
- Green-backed Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Black-chinned Sparrow
- Field Sparrow
- Brewer's Sparrow
- Worthen's Sparrow
- Five-striped Sparrow
- Black-throated Sparrow
- Lark Sparrow
- Lark Bunting
- Orange-billed Sparrow
- Green-striped Brushfinch
- Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
- Fox Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Guadalupe Junco
- Yellow-eyed Junco
- Baird's Junco
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Harris's Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Sagebrush Sparrow
- Bell's Sparrow
- Striped Sparrow
- Vesper Sparrow
- LeConte's Sparrow
- Seaside Sparrow
- Nelson's Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Baird's Sparrow
- Sierra Madre Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow
- Canyon Towhee
- White-throated Towhee
- Abert's Towhee
- California Towhee
- Gray-crowned Ground-Sparrow
- White-faced Ground-Sparrow
- Rusty Sparrow
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow
- Oaxaca Sparrow
- Green-tailed Towhee
- Spotted Towhee
- Collared Towhee
- Rufous-capped Brushfinch
- White-naped Brushfinch
Greater Antillean Tanagers
- Western Spindalis
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Troupials and Allies
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Bobolink
- Western Meadowlark
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Chihuahuan Meadowlark
- Yellow-billed Cacique
- Yellow-winged Cacique
- Chestnut-headed Oropendola
- Montezuma Oropendola
- Black-vented Oriole
- Bar-winged Oriole
- Black-cowled Oriole
- Orchard Oriole
- Hooded Oriole
- Yellow-backed Oriole
- Yellow-tailed Oriole
- Streak-backed Oriole
- Bullock's Oriole
- Orange Oriole
- Spot-breasted Oriole
- Altamira Oriole
- Audubon's Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Black-backed Oriole
- Scott's Oriole
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Tricolored Blackbird
- Shiny Cowbird
- Bronzed Cowbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Giant Cowbird
- Melodious Blackbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Brewer's Blackbird
- Common Grackle
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Slender-billed Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Swainson's Warbler
- Crescent-chested Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Colima Warbler
- Lucy's Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Virginia's Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
- MacGillivray's Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Black-polled Yellowthroat
- Belding's Yellowthroat
- Altamira Yellowthroat
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Tropical Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Grace's Warbler
- Black-throated Gray Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Hermit Warbler
- Golden-cheeked Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Fan-tailed Warbler
- Rufous-capped Warbler
- Chestnut-capped Warbler
- Golden-browed Warbler
- Golden-crowned Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
- Red-faced Warbler
- Red Warbler
- Pink-headed Warbler
- Painted Redstart
- Slate-throated Redstart
Cardinals and Allies
- Rose-throated Tanager
- Hepatic Tanager
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Flame-colored Tanager
- White-winged Tanager
- Red-headed Tanager
- Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
- Red-throated Ant-Tanager
- Crimson-collared Grosbeak
- Black-faced Grosbeak
- Northern Cardinal
- Pyrrhuloxia
- Yellow Grosbeak
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Red-breasted Chat
- Gray-throated Chat
- Blue Seedeater
- Blue-black Grosbeak
- Blue Bunting
- Blue Grosbeak
- Lazuli Bunting
- Indigo Bunting
- Rose-bellied Bunting
- Orange-breasted Bunting
- Varied Bunting
- Painted Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Gray-headed Tanager
- Black-throated Shrike-Tanager
- Crimson-collared Tanager
- Scarlet-rumped Tanager
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Yellow-winged Tanager
- Azure-rumped Tanager
- Golden-hooded Tanager
- Shining Honeycreeper
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Green Honeycreeper
- Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer
- Slaty Finch
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
- Thick-billed Seed-Finch
- Variable Seedeater
- Morelet's Seedeater
- Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater
- Slate-colored Seedeater
- Bananaquit
- Yellow-faced Grassquit
- Buff-throated Saltator
- Black-headed Saltator
- Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Most common birds in Mexico
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Mexico’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
- Great EgretArdea alba
- American KestrelFalco sparverius
- American CootFulica americana
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Largest bird families in Mexico
Among its regular birds.
- New World Warblers61
- Tyrant Flycatchers60
- Hummingbirds53
- New World Sparrows52
- Troupials and Allies34
- Wrens32
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl30
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites30
Reported in the last 30 days
921 species reported to eBird in Mexico in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Northern Tropical Pewee, Hooded Oriole, Bewick's Wren, Great Kiskadee, Clay-colored Thrush, Great-tailed Grackle, Green Jay, White-winged Dove, Tropical Kingbird, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Wilson's Warbler, Broad-billed Hummingbird, Common Yellowthroat, Berylline Hummingbird, House Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Inca Dove, White-crowned Pigeon, Black Vulture, Tropical Mockingbird, Yellow-throated Warbler, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Rock Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Tennessee Warbler, Turkey Vulture, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Curve-billed Thrasher, Barn Swallow, House Finch, Brown-backed Solitaire, Golden-cheeked Woodpecker, Magnificent Frigatebird, Zone-tailed Hawk, Social Flycatcher, Brown Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Canyon Wren, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Gull, …
Get to know some of them
Bank Swallow
Great-tailed Grackle
Great Egret
American Kestrel
American Coot
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Tennessee Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black-crowned Night Heron
Eastern Kingbird