This page is dedicated to tracking the species found, along with their location and the date they were found. I’ve listed all 557 bird species included in the official NM Ornithological Society State Checklist and will highlight the species and enter date/location information as I find them. (To see the full list for each family, click the arrow, and the list will appear.)
Family Anatidae: Ducks, Geese, Swans
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Ross’s Goose Anser rossii Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Brant Branta bernicla Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Canada Goose Branta canadensis Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Wood Duck Aix sponsa Garganey Spatula querquedula Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Gadwall Mareca strepera Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope American Wigeon Mareca americana Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mexican Duck Anas diazi Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Canvasback Aythya valisineria Redhead Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Greater Scaup Aythya marila Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Black Scoter Melanitta americana Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Common Merganser Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Family Odontophoridae: New World Quail
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata Gambel’s Quail Callipepla gambelii Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae
Family Phasianidae: Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura Gunnison Sage-Grouse Centrocercus minimus [Extirpated] Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus [Extirpated] Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Family Podicipedidae: Grebes
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Clark’s Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
Family Columbidae: Pigeons, Doves
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Rock Pigeon Columba livia Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Inca Dove Columbina inca Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Family Cuculidae: Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Family Caprimulgidae: Nightjars
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Chuck-will’s-widow Antrostomus carolinensis Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae
Family Apodidae: Swifts
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Black Swift Cypseloides niger Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
Family Trochilidae: Hummingbirds
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus Rivoli’s Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens Blue-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis clemenciae Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Anna’s Hummingbird Calypte anna Costa’s Hummingbird Calypte costae Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Allen’s Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis Violet-crowned Hummingbird Ramosomyia violiceps Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
Family Rallidae: Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Rufous-necked Wood-Rail Aramides axillaris King Rail Rallus elegans Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Sora Porzana carolina Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata American Coot Fulica americana Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
Family Heliornithidae: Finfoots
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
Family Gruidae: Cranes
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis Common Crane Grus grus
Family Recurvirostridae: Stilts, Avocets
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
Family Charadriidae: Plovers
Name Scientific Name Location Date Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Mountain Plover Anarhynchus montanus Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
Family Scolopacidae: Sandpipers
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala Red Knot Calidris canutus Ruff Calidris pugnax Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Little Stint Calidris minuta Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus American Woodcock Scolopax minor Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Wandering Tattler Tringa incana Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Willet Tringa semipalmata Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Family Stercorariidae: Skuas, Jaegers
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Family Alcidae: Auks, Murres, Puffins
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
Family Laridae: Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini Bonaparte’s Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Franklin’s Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris Heermann’s Gull Larus heermanni Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Western Gull Larus occidentalis Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens California Gull Larus californicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Least Tern Sternula antillarum Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Black Tern Chlidonias niger Common Tern Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Family Gaviidae: Loons
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica Common Loon Gavia immer Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
Family Hydrobatidae: Northern Storm-Petrels
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Least Storm-Petrel Hydrobates microsoma
Family Ciconiidae: Storks
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Family Fregatidae: Frigatebirds
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Family Sulidae: Gannets and Boobies
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Family Anhingidae: Darters
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
Family Pelecanidae: Pelicans
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Family Ardeidae: Bitterns, Herons
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Least Bittern Botaurus exilis American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Snowy Egret Egretta thula Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Green Heron Butorides virescens Great Egret Ardea alba Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Family Threskiornithidae: Ibises, Spoonbills
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found White Ibis Eudocimus albus Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Family Cathartidae: American Vultures
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Family Pandionidae: Ospreys
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Family Accipitridae: Kites, Eagles, Hawks
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii American Goshawk Accipiter atricapillus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus Harris’s Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Buteo lineatus Buteo platypterus Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
Family Tytonidae: Barn Owls
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
Family Strigidae: Typical Owls
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus Whiskered Screech-Owl Megascops trichopsis Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis Barred Owl Strix varia Long-eared Owl Asio otus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
Family Trogonidae: Trogons
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans Eared Quetzal Euptilotis neoxenus
Family Alcedinidae: Kingfishers
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Family Picidae: Woodpeckers
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Lewis’s Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Williamson’s Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus Arizona Woodpecker Dryobates arizonae Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Family Falconidae: Caracaras, Falcons
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Crested Caracara Caracara plancus American Kestrel Falco sparverius Merlin Falco columbarius Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
Family Tityridae: Becards and allies
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Rose-throated Becard Pachyrampos aglariae
Family Tyrannidae: Tyrant Flycatchers
Name Scientific Name Location Date Found Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Nutting’s Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Couch’s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii Cassin’s Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Hammond’s Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Say’s Phoebe Sayornis saya Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Unintelligible Rambler 