Birds in Mexico

228 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Mexico has 228 bird species recorded regularly there: 81 residents, 13 summer visitors, 99 winter visitors, 33 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 14 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Mexico in September

176 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 176 birds in September

Arriving in September: Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Nashville Warbler, American Redstart, Magnolia Warbler, Lincoln's Sparrow, Black-throated Green Warbler, Broad-winged Hawk and 28 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Mexico each month: most in April (202), fewest in June (121). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated HummingbirdSmallest · 7cm
to
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue HeronLargest · 137cm
From the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7 cm) to the Great Blue Heron (137 cm)51 families

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All 228 birds on the list

Showing 70–92 of 228 species

Great Crested Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cinnamon Teal

Cinnamon Teal

Spatula cyanopteraLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratusLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Merlin

Merlin

Falco columbariusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

Anas acutaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Tennessee Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrinaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Common Starling

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgarisLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
White-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensisLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipesVU

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
American Avocet

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americanaLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopusLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gadwall

Gadwall

Mareca streperaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ovenbird

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapillaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus variusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-necked Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollisLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Swainson's Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blue-headed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitariusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Clay-colored Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallidaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianusLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolorLC

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Mar–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Solitary Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitariaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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