Common Birds in Mexico
Our list for Mexico has 18 common birds recorded regularly there: 13 residents, 1 summer visitor and 4 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mexico in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 18, most common first
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifronsResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendulaWinter visitorCommon9–11 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Ruby-crowned Kinglet 9–11 cm
- Nashville Warbler 11–13 cm
- Orange-crowned Warbler 11–14 cm
- Yellow-rumped Warbler 12–15 cm
- House Finch 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker 16–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker 21–26 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Mourning Dove 23–34 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Turkey Vulture 62–81 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made