Birds to See in Mexico in July
129 bird species on our list for Mexico are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are White-winged Dove, House Finch, House Sparrow, Barn Swallow and Golden-fronted Woodpecker. New this month: Least Sandpiper, Sanderling, Northern Pintail and Lesser Yellowlegs and 10 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Mexico’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 129 birds in July
129 birds
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jul
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jul
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifronsResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jul
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentUncommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentUncommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentUncommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
Gila WoodpeckerMelanerpes uropygialisResidentUncommon20–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentUncommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentUncommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianusResidentUncommon52–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentUncommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaResidentUncommon43–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaSummer visitorUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentUncommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaResidentUncommon40–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.06% in Jul
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusResidentUncommon11–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Forster's TernSterna forsteriResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentUncommon16–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Gilded FlickerColaptes chrysoidesResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jul
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.04% in Jul
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiResidentUncommon76–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentRare41–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraWinter visitorUncommon36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Arizona WoodpeckerPicoides arizonaeResidentRare19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Jul
Northern Pygmy-owlGlaucidium gnomaResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
California GnatcatcherPolioptila californicaResidentRare10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Jul
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Western Screech-owlMegascops kennicottiiResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Jul
Whiskered Screech-owlMegascops trichopsisResidentRare18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Great CurassowCrax rubraResidentRare84–92 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusWinter visitorUncommon18–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttalliiResidentRare17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatusWinter visitorRare43–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisResidentRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioSummer visitorRare16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Leach's Storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhousSummer visitorRare18–21 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Jul
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare91–122 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Elf OwlMicrathene whitneyiResidentRare13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.01% in Jul
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusResidentRare17–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.01% in Jul
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentRare47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.00% in Jul
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jul
Virginia RailRallus limicolaResidentRare20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusWinter visitorRare17–18 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.00% in Jul
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorRare66–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
California CondorGymnogyps californianusResidentRare109–140 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Jul
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorRare69–84 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.00% in Jul
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.00% in Jul
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorRare66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideusResidentRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.00% in Jul
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaWinter visitorRare58–74 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.00% in Jul
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.00% in Jul
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.00% in Jul
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