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New Mexico

530 Bird species

Abert's Towhee

This large pale sparrow-like bird is recognized by its rather uniform buffy, clay-brown plumage and poorly-defined black face mask, which contrasts with the pale bill. Underparts are slightly paler than the upperparts and can show a bit of pinkish cast. The tail is darker than the body and the undert more...

Length: 21 cm Wingspan: 30 cm

Acorn Woodpecker

This western woodpecker has a bold facial pattern. Black surrounds the base of the bill. The forehead, front half of the cheek, and throat are yellowish white. The area surrounding the eye and the back half of the cheek are black, highlighting the white eye. The back of the crown is all red on males. more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 43 cm

Allen's Hummingbird

This small hummingbird, nearly identical to Rufous Hummingbird, is limited to the West Coast. Best identified by male’s display flight. Male: Rusty-orange, with a bronze-green crown and back. The gorget is coppery-red and elongated at the sides. The upper breast is white, while the belly and sides more...

Length: 10 cm Wingspan: 12 cm

American Avocet

This species is recognized by its bold black-and-white pattern, long blue-gray legs, and long upturned bill. Alternate Adult: Wings are black with white scapulars and secondaries. The back and underparts are white. The head, neck, and upper breast are buffy orange to cinnamon--about the color of a pe more...

Length: 43 cm Wingspan: 69 cm

American Bittern

A rather compact heron-like bird with a fairly long tapering neck and head. The head is mostly brown with white supercillium and pale iris. Large, long, sharp, dirty-yellowish bill. White throat bordered with dark malar. Neck patterned with broad, bold brown vertical stripes. Heavy body with smudgy, more...

Length: 71 cm Wingspan: 107 cm

American Coot

A small, dark, duck-like rail. Adults solid charcoal gray with a white, chicken-like bill, red or white forehead, and pale yellow legs with large feet and large lobed toes. Juveniles have paler bellies, gray legs and feet and a grayer bill. Very similar to Eurasian and Caribbean Coots. Larger and les more...

Length: 39 cm Wingspan: 61 cm

American Crow

All black. Bill strong, stout, and black. Black back with hint of gloss. Fish Crows are smaller and sound different. Northwestern Crows may be indistinguishable, but may have faster wing beats, are smaller, sound hoarser, and probably do not overlap in range. more...

Length: 45 cm Wingspan: 99 cm

American Dipper

Dark, plump aquatic songbird with stout tail and short wings. Adults slate-colored, with brown cast on head. Pale legs and small, dark bill. Juveniles have paler belly and especially throat, with lighter bill and white scalloping on the wings. Belly may have light streaks. more...

Length: 19 cm Wingspan: 23 cm

American Golden-Plover

Very similar to other golden-plovers. At rest, the wingtips of this species extend well beyond the tail, with four or five primaries visible beyond the tertials. In flight, the undersides of the wings are gray. The upperside of the wings show an indistinct white stripe. In flight, the toes usually do more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 46 cm

American Goldfinch

Small finch varying from bright yellow to drab brown. Short, thick, pointy bill. Pink legs. Alternate Male: bright yellow with black cap, forehead and eye. Pink bill. Black wings with yellow lesser coverts, two white wingbars and white tertial edges. Black tail with white streaks. White rump and unde more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 23 cm

American Kestrel

The smallest of North America's raptors, this extremely colorful and delicate falcon shows a striking head pattern with two vertical dark bars and a dark spot on the nape. Adult Male: The wings and crown are blue-gray, with a rufous spot on top of the crown. The back is rufous with black barring. The more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 51 cm

American Pipit

This species is recognized by its slender build, white outer tail feathers, and constant tail-bobbing. Several subspecies occur, creating a lot of variation. Alternate Adult: Birds that breed in the Rocky Mountains are pale gray above, with light edges on the wing feathers. The underparts, cheek, and more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 25 cm

American Redstart

This warbler is easily recognized by its bold pattern and active feeding behavior. Adult Male: Black upperparts, including the entire head and upper breast. Belly is white. Bright salmon-orange patches occur on the tail, the bases of the secondaries and inner primaries, and on the sides of the breast more...

Length: 11 cm Wingspan: 20 cm

American Robin

The largest and most familiar thrush across North America, this species is quickly recognized by its slate-gray or brownish-gray upperparts and orange-red breast. The head is blackish, with white crescents around the eyes (occasionally a whitish supercillium), a yellow bill, and a white throat with f more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 36 cm

American Three-toed Woodpecker

One of two woodpecker species in North America with only three toes, this trait requires extremely close approach to be of much use in identification. Black upperparts, with white outer tail feathers and irregular black barring on the white back. The amount of barring on the back varies with subspeci more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 36 cm

American Tree Sparrow

This sparrow winters farther north than most other species, and frequents bird feeders. It appears long and slender, with a long notched tail and short bill. The upper mandible is blackish, while the lower mandible is yellow. Upperparts are streaked with black, brown and buffy, with two crisp white w more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 25 cm

Abert's Towhee
3 Photographs
Acorn Woodpecker
12 Photographs
Allen's Hummingbird
3 Photographs
American Avocet
26 Photographs
American Bittern
23 Photographs
American Coot
40 Photographs
American Crow
10 Photographs
American Dipper
26 Photographs
American Golden-Plover
41 Photographs
American Goldfinch
38 Photographs
American Kestrel
30 Photographs
American Pipit
17 Photographs
American Redstart
13 Photographs
American Robin
42 Photographs
American Three-toed Woodpecker
6 Photographs
American Tree Sparrow
34 Photographs