RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Year-round Birds - Common

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Mallard

(Anas platyrhynchos)

Family: Anatidae
Common Family Grouping:
Swans, Geese and Ducks
4-Letter Species Code: mall
Size: Large

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Male   Rio Arriba County

Female   Rio Arriba County

Male   Maxwell Lakes
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Mallard


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Upland Game Birds

Grebes

Pigeons and Doves

Eurasian Collared-Dove

(Streptopelia decaocto)

Family: Columbidae
Common Family Grouping:
Pigeons and Doves
4-Letter Species Code: eucd
Size: Medium

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   Peñasco

ABQ   Albuquerque

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Eurasian Collared-Dove


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Cuckoos and their Allies

Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts

Hummingbirds

Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails

Smaller Wading Birds

Gulls, Terns and Skimmers

Medium to Large Waterbirds: Pelicans and their Allies

Long-legged Wading Birds

Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks

Red-tailed Hawk

(Buteo jamaicensis)

Family: Accipitridae
Common Family Grouping:
Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks
4-Letter Species Code: rtha
Size: Large

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

Dark Morph   Rio Arriba County
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Red-tailed Hawk


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Nocturnal Raptors: Owls

Kingfishers

Woodpeckers

Northern Flicker

(Colaptes auratus)

Family: Picidae
Common Family Grouping:
Woodpeckers
4-Letter Species Code: nofl
Size: Medium

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Male   Rio Arriba County

Female   Rio Arriba County

Male   Rio Arriba County
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Northern Flicker


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Falcons

Tyrant Flycatchers

Shrikes and Vireos

Jays, Crows and their Allies

Black-billed Magpie

(Pica hudsonia)

Family: Corvidae
Common Family Grouping:
Jays, Crows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: bbma
Size: Large

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Black-billed Magpie


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Common Raven

(Corvus corax)

Family: Corvidae
Common Family Grouping:
Jays, Crows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: cora
Size: Large

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   Rio Arriba County

   Santa Fe

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Common Raven


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Larks

Swallows

Chickadees and their Allies

Black-capped Chickadee

(Poecile atricapillus)

Family: Paridae
Common Family Grouping:
Chickadees and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: bcch
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Black-capped Chickadee


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Nuthatches and Creepers

Wrens

Gnatcatchers

Dippers

Kinglets

Thrushes and their Allies

American Robin

(Turdus migratorius)

Family: Turdidae
Common Family Grouping:
Thrushes and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: amro
Size: Medium

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

Juvenile   Rio Arriba County
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American Robin


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Mimids "Mimic Thrushes"

Starlings and Mynas

European Starling

(Sturnus vulgaris)

Family: Sturnidae
Common Family Grouping:
Starlings and Mynas
4-Letter Species Code: eust
Size: Small

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Adult - Breeding   Rio Arriba County

Adults Non-breeding   Rio Arriba County

Juvenile   Rio Arriba County
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European Starling


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Waxwings

European Passerines

Wagtails and Pipits

Finches

House Finch

(Haemorhous mexicanus)

Family: Fringillidae
Common Family Grouping:
Finches
4-Letter Species Code: hofi
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

Male   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County
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House Finch


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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American Goldfinch

(Spinus tristis)

Family: Fringillidae
Common Family Grouping:
Finches
4-Letter Species Code: amgo
Size: Small

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Female   Rio Arriba County

Male   Rio Arriba County

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American Goldfinch


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Sparrows and their Allies

Song Sparrow

(Melospiza melodia)

Family: Passerellidae
Common Family Grouping:
Sparrows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: sosp
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Song Sparrow


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Chats

Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies

Red-winged Blackbird

(Agelaius phoeniceus)

Family: Icteridae
Common Family Grouping:
Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: rwbl
Size: Small

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   Rio Fernando Wetlands

   

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Red-winged Blackbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Wood-Warblers

Tanagers

Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)

Buntings

Range data provided by Infonatura/Natureserve. Ridgely, R. S., T. F. Alnutt, T. Brooks, D. K. McNicol, D. W. Mehlman, B. E. Young, and J. R. Zook. 2005 Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere, version 2.1 NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA

eBird and CBC Graphs created with Google Charts: https://developers.google.com/chart

Data for CBC Graph: National Audubon Society (2020). The Christmas Bird Count Historical Results Online. Available http://www.christmasbirdcount.org November, 2020

Data for eBird Graph: eBird. 2021. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org. (Accessed: January 7, 2021).