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State · BBS 2026 Release · 1966–2025

New Mexico Breeding Birds

264 species recorded across 88 survey routes, 1968 to 2025. Browse by family or guild below.

New Mexico Bird Population TrendsNotable signalsLong-arc shifts the engine flags automatically — sustained declines or increases large enough to stand out from year-to-year noise.Full methodology →

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Mountain Plover has collapsed in New Mexico: down 96% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Canada Goose has surged in New Mexico: up 25× on the route-weighted index since 1992.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Blue-winged Teal has collapsed in New Mexico: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1977.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Yellow-breasted Chat has surged in New Mexico: up 12× on the route-weighted index since 1977.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Snowy Egret has collapsed in New Mexico: down 92% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Eurasian Collared-Dove has surged in New Mexico: up 12× on the route-weighted index since 2004.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in New MexicoGuild trendA mean-index aggregate across the species in this group — the structural direction of the guild, with individual-species noise smoothed out.Full methodology →

-45%

Shorebirds

7 species
-44%

Grassland birds

11 species
-34%

Arid-land birds

16 species
-31%

Wetland birds

18 species
-27%

Birds of prey

17 species
-20%

Generalists

17 species
-5%

Forest birds

78 species
-2%

Game birds

6 species
+7%

Aerial insectivores

27 species
+366%

Waterfowl

11 species

New Mexico Bird Survey Routes

Browse New Mexico Birds By FamilyTrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →

Each species links to its trend in New Mexico.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

American Goshawk -45%Cooper's Hawk -46%Ferruginous Hawk -61%Golden Eagle -89%Harris's Hawk -84%Northern Harrier -75%Red-tailed Hawk +18%Sharp-shinned Hawk -80%Swainson's Hawk +80%Zone-tailed Hawk -50%

Bushtits Aegithalidae

Bushtit -39%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -59%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -86%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

Blue-winged Teal -94%Canada Goose 25×Cinnamon Teal -61%Gadwall -0%Green-winged Teal -91%Mallard -60%Mexican Duck -63%Northern Pintail -59%Northern Shoveler -72%Redhead -70%Ruddy Duck -78%

Swifts Apodidae

White-throated Swift +14%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

Black-crowned Night Heron -68%Great Blue Heron +87%Great Egret -13%Green Heron -25%Snowy Egret -92%Western Cattle-Egret -81%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk -60%Common Poorwill +198%Lesser Nighthawk +74%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Black-headed Grosbeak +101%Blue Grosbeak +505%Dickcissel +33%Hepatic Tanager +108%Indigo Bunting -75%Lazuli Bunting -86%Northern Cardinal +255%Painted Bunting +228%Pyrrhuloxia +333%Summer Tanager +166%Western Tanager +354%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture +41%

Treecreepers Certhiidae

Brown Creeper -62%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer -9%Mountain Plover -96%

Dippers Cinclidae

American Dipper -37%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Band-tailed Pigeon -79%Eurasian Collared-Dove 12×Inca Dove -24%Mourning Dove +30%Rock Pigeon -33%White-winged Dove +283%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow +10%Black-billed Magpie -35%Chihuahuan Raven +21%Clark's Nutcracker -71%Common Raven +87%Pinyon Jay -60%Steller's Jay +188%Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay -62%

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Greater Roadrunner +151%Yellow-billed Cuckoo -91%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel -47%Peregrine Falcon +17%Prairie Falcon -82%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch -60%Cassin's Finch -76%Evening Grosbeak -34%House Finch +3%Lesser Goldfinch +6%Pine Siskin -32%Red Crossbill -71%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow -86%Barn Swallow -14%Cliff Swallow +148%Northern Rough-winged Swallow -13%Purple Martin -69%Tree Swallow +71%Violet-green Swallow +1%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Brewer's Blackbird -20%Bronzed Cowbird -36%Brown-headed Cowbird -9%Bullock's Oriole +101%Chihuahuan Meadowlark +17%Common Grackle -54%Great-tailed Grackle +655%Hooded Oriole +6%Red-winged Blackbird -19%Scott's Oriole +17%Western Meadowlark -41%Yellow-headed Blackbird -90%

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae

Yellow-breasted Chat 12×

Shrikes Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike -80%

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Bendire's Thrasher -89%Crissal Thrasher +70%Curve-billed Thrasher +83%Gray Catbird -22%Northern Mockingbird -36%Sage Thrasher +210%

New World Quail Odontophoridae

Gambel's Quail +481%Montezuma Quail +333%Northern Bobwhite +59%Scaled Quail +9%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee -59%Bridled Titmouse -54%Juniper Titmouse -37%Mountain Chickadee +110%

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

Black-throated Gray Warbler -1%Common Yellowthroat +214%Grace's Warbler +85%Lucy's Warbler +358%MacGillivray's Warbler -22%Orange-crowned Warbler -30%Red-faced Warbler +49%Virginia's Warbler +61%Yellow Warbler +3%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Black-chinned Sparrow -1%Black-throated Sparrow +55%Brewer's Sparrow +11%Canyon Towhee -61%Cassin's Sparrow +6%Chipping Sparrow +8%Grasshopper Sparrow +299%Green-tailed Towhee +189%Lark Bunting -39%Lark Sparrow +183%Lincoln's Sparrow -32%Rufous-crowned Sparrow +40%Sagebrush Sparrow -50%Savannah Sparrow -73%Song Sparrow -51%Spotted Towhee +366%Vesper Sparrow +372%White-crowned Sparrow -67%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -4%

Olive Warbler Peucedramidae

Olive Warbler +87%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant +49%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Ring-necked Pheasant -53%Wild Turkey +241%

Woodpeckers Picidae

Acorn Woodpecker +154%Downy Woodpecker -85%Hairy Woodpecker +244%Ladder-backed Woodpecker +184%Lewis's Woodpecker +2%Red-headed Woodpecker +179%Red-naped Sapsucker -6%Williamson's Sapsucker -21%

Grebes Podicipedidae

Eared Grebe -89%Pied-billed Grebe +30%Western Grebe +14%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher +194%Blue-gray Gnatcatcher +296%

Silky-flycatchers Ptiliogonatidae

Phainopepla +168%

Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae

American Coot -85%Sora +26%Virginia Rail -26%

Avocets & Stilts Recurvirostridae

American Avocet -29%Black-necked Stilt +60%

Kinglets Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet -74%Ruby-crowned Kinglet -14%

Penduline Tits Remizidae

Verdin +282%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

Long-billed Curlew -37%Spotted Sandpiper -76%Wilson's Snipe -15%

Nuthatches Sittidae

Pygmy Nuthatch 11×Red-breasted Nuthatch -47%White-breasted Nuthatch +342%

Owls Strigidae

Burrowing Owl -28%Great Horned Owl +11%Northern Pygmy-Owl -54%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling -76%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Black-chinned Hummingbird +64%Broad-tailed Hummingbird -3%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Bewick's Wren +195%Cactus Wren +1%Canyon Wren -19%Northern House Wren +66%Rock Wren +27%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin -10%Hermit Thrush +621%Mountain Bluebird -43%Townsend's Solitaire -3%Western Bluebird -32%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Ash-throated Flycatcher +205%Black Phoebe -20%Cassin's Kingbird -2%Dusky Flycatcher -58%Eastern Kingbird +21%Eastern Phoebe +46%Gray Flycatcher +261%Greater Pewee -61%Hammond's Flycatcher +67%Olive-sided Flycatcher +58%Say's Phoebe +5%Scissor-tailed Flycatcher +173%Vermilion Flycatcher +356%Western Kingbird +70%Western Wood-Pewee +182%Willow Flycatcher -39%

Vireos Vireonidae

Bell's Vireo +800%Gray Vireo +137%Hutton's Vireo -50%Plumbeous Vireo +410%Warbling Vireo +244%

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14.