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 116–138 of 228 species

Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon niloticaLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcanLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–Jun

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

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglectaLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

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

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestrisLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

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

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicaudaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

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

Mottled Owl

Strix virgataLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

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

Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianusLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

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

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White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollisVU

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Jul–May

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

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivaceaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–May

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

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotosLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serratorLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Nov–May

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

Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopusNT

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Jul–May

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

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostraLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

Common Loon

Gavia immerLC

Winter visitorRare

Recorded all year

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

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillataLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Aug

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

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchosLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bonaparte's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphiaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Jun

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

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–May

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

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphiaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Oct

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

Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax trailliiLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Aug–Jun

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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