Birds of Baja California Sur, Mexico
Birds of Baja California Sur, Mexico is a list of the most common birds observed in the state. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Mexico
North America
List of Common Birds
| 46% |
|
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 45% |
|
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 42% |
|
Gila Woodpecker
Melanerpes uropygialis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 38% |
|
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 37% |
|
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 36% |
|
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 33% |
|
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 30% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 30% |
|
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 29% |
|
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Remizidae |
| 28% |
|
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 27% |
|
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 25% |
|
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 24% |
|
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 22% |
|
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 21% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 21% |
|
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 19% |
|
Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 19% |
|
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 19% |
|
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 18% |
|
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 17% |
|
Gray Thrasher
Toxostoma cinereum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 17% |
|
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 17% |
|
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 16% |
|
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 16% |
|
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 15% |
|
Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 15% |
|
Gilded Flicker
Colaptes chrysoides Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 14% |
|
Yellow-footed Gull
Larus livens Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 14% |
|
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 14% |
|
California Quail
Callipepla californica Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 13% |
|
Xantus's Hummingbird
Basilinna xantusii Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 13% |
|
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens Order: Passeriformes Family: Ptiliogonatidae |
| 13% |
|
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 13% |
|
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 13% |
|
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 12% |
|
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 12% |
|
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 11% |
|
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 11% |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 11% |
|
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 11% |
|
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 10% |
|
Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 10% |
|
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 9.8% |
|
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 9.7% |
|
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 9.4% |
|
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 9.1% |
|
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 9.1% |
|
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 9.1% |
|
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 8.9% |
|
California Gull
Larus californicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 8.7% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 8.6% |
|
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 8.4% |
|
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 8.3% |
|
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 8.3% |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 8.2% |
|
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 8.1% |
|
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 8.0% |
|
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.7% |
|
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.6% |
|
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 7.6% |
|
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.5% |
|
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.4% |
|
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 7.3% |
|
Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.2% |
|
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 7.2% |
|
Belding's Yellowthroat
Geothlypis beldingi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 7.0% |
|
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.9% |
|
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 6.9% |
|
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 6.9% |
|
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.8% |
|
Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Brandt's Cormorant
Urile penicillatus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.6% |
|
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 6.6% |
|
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.5% |
|
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.4% |
|
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.2% |
|
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.8% |
|
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 5.7% |
|
California Gnatcatcher
Polioptila californica Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.4% |
|
Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.2% |
|
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 5.1% |
|
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.9% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 4.8% |
|
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.8% |
|
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 4.6% |
|
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.6% |
|
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.4% |
|
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.2% |
|
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 4.1% |
|
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Gray Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.8% |
|
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Cocos Booby
Sula brewsteri Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.7% |
|
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.5% |
|
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Snowy Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.9% |
|
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.8% |
|
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.8% |
|
Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.7% |
|
Sora
Porzana carolina Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Wilson's Plover
Anarhynchus wilsonia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Cassin's Vireo
Vireo cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.6% |
|
American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Dunlin
Calidris alpina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.0% |
|
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.0% |
|
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Brant
Branta bernicla Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater
Sporophila torqueola Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.7% |
|
Mangrove Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Purple Martin
Progne subis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.6% |
|
Thick-billed Kingbird
Tyrannus crassirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.5% |
|
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.5% |
|
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.5% |
|
Black-vented Shearwater
Puffinus opisthomelas Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.3% |
|
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.1% |
|
Least Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates microsoma Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Pink-footed Shearwater
Ardenna creatopus Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Ridgway's Rail
Rallus obsoletus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
