Birds of Culberson County, Texas is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
40% |
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
36% |
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
30% |
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
30% |
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
29% |
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
27% |
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
27% |
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
25% |
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
25% |
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
25% |
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
23% |
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
23% |
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
23% |
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
21% |
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
20% |
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
20% |
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
18% |
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
18% |
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
18% |
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
18% |
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
17% |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
17% |
American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
16% |
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
16% |
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
15% |
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
14% |
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
14% |
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
13% |
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
13% |
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
13% |
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
13% |
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
13% |
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
13% |
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
12% |
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae |
12% |
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
12% |
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
12% |
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
11% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
11% |
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
11% |
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
11% |
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
10% |
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
10% |
Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
10% |
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
9.7% |
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
9.7% |
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
9.6% |
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
9.4% |
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens Order: Passeriformes Family: Ptiliogonatidae |
9.2% |
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
9.1% |
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
8.6% |
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
8.6% |
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
8.4% |
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
8.2% |
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
8.1% |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
7.9% |
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
7.8% |
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
7.4% |
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
7.2% |
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
6.9% |
Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
6.8% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
6.4% |
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
6.3% |
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
5.9% |
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
5.7% |
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
5.7% |
Juniper Titmouse
Baeolophus ridgwayi Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
5.6% |
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
5.4% |
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
5.3% |
Chihuahuan Raven
Corvus cryptoleucus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
4.9% |
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
4.8% |
Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
4.6% |
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.6% |
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
4.5% |
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
4.4% |
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
4.4% |
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.4% |
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
4.4% |
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
4.3% |
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
4.3% |
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Remizidae |
4.3% |
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
4.3% |
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.9% |
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.9% |
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
3.7% |
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.7% |
Gray Vireo
Vireo vicinior Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
3.6% |
Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
3.5% |
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
3.4% |
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.3% |
Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
3.1% |
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
3.1% |
Gray Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
3.0% |
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
2.9% |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
2.9% |
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
2.8% |
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
2.7% |
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
2.6% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
2.5% |
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
2.5% |
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.4% |
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.4% |
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.3% |
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
2.3% |
Chihuahuan Meadowlark
Sturnella lilianae Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
2.3% |
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.2% |
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
2.2% |
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
2.1% |
Cassin's Sparrow
Peucaea cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.1% |
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.1% |
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.1% |
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.0% |
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.0% |
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.9% |
Cave Swallow
Petrochelidon fulva Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.9% |
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
1.9% |
Lark Bunting
Calamospiza melanocorys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.6% |
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
1.6% |
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.6% |
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.6% |
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.5% |
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
1.4% |
Crissal Thrasher
Toxostoma crissale Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
1.4% |
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.3% |
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.2% |
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
1.2% |
Sagebrush Sparrow
Artemisiospiza nevadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.2% |
Cassin's Vireo
Vireo cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
1.2% |
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
1.2% |
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
1.2% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.1% |
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.1% |
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
1.1% |
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
1.1% |
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
1.1% |
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
1.0% |
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.0% |
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
1.0% |
Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.0% |
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |