Rare Birds in Mexico
Our list for Mexico has 101 rare birds recorded regularly there: 22 residents, 8 summer visitors, 44 winter visitors, 25 passage migrants and 2 scarce 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 101, most common first
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorRare52–58 cmRegularly Nov–May
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorRare66–91 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentRare41–53 cmRecorded all year
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaWinter visitorRare28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorRare16–22 cmRegularly Sep–May
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaPassage migrantRare10–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusWinter visitorRare11–13 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern Pygmy-owlGlaucidium gnomaResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year
Arizona WoodpeckerPicoides arizonaeResidentRare19–21 cmRecorded all year
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaPassage migrantRare14–14 cmRegularly Oct–May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorRare69–84 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorRare55–66 cmRegularly Oct–May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorRare52–64 cmRegularly Aug–May
California GnatcatcherPolioptila californicaResidentRare10–11 cmRecorded all year
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorRare66–102 cmRecorded all year
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusWinter visitorRare17–18 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
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