New World Warblers in New Mexico
Our list for New Mexico has 18 new world warblers recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 3 summer visitors and 14 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in New Mexico in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 18, most common first
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataSummer visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPassage migrantUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantRare10–14 cmRegularly May–Oct
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly May–Nov
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaPassage migrantRare10–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaPassage migrantRare12–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaPassage migrantRare14–14 cmRegularly May
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensPassage migrantRare11–12 cmRegularly May–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Tennessee Warbler 10–13 cm
- Black-throated Green Warbler 11–12 cm
- Common Yellowthroat 11–13 cm
- Nashville Warbler 11–13 cm
- Chestnut-sided Warbler 10–14 cm
- Black-throated Blue Warbler 11–13 cm
- Magnolia Warbler 11–13 cm
- Northern Yellow Warbler 12–13 cm
- Orange-crowned Warbler 11–14 cm
- American Redstart 11–14 cm
- Cape May Warbler 12–14 cm
- Palm Warbler 12–14 cm
- Yellow-rumped Warbler 12–15 cm
- Northern Waterthrush 12–15 cm
- Ovenbird 12–15 cm
- Prothonotary Warbler 13–14 cm
- Blackpoll Warbler 13–15 cm
- Bay-breasted Warbler 14–14 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