RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Year-round Birds - Rare

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Upland Game Birds

Scaled Quail

(Callipepla squamata)

Family: Odontophoridae
Common Family Grouping:
Upland Game Birds
4-Letter Species Code: scqu
Size: Medium

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   Rio Arriba County


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Scaled Quail


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Scaled Quail at xeno-canto.org

Grebes

Pigeons and Doves

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

Golden Eagle

(Aquila chrysaetos)

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

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   Maxwell Lakes

   Maxwell Lakes

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Golden Eagle


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Nocturnal Raptors: Owls

Great Horned Owl

(Bubo virginianus)

Family: Strigidae
Common Family Grouping:
Nocturnal Raptors: Owls
4-Letter Species Code: ghow
Size: Large

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   RFW-Corridor
Photo by: John Lay

   RFW-Corridor
Photo by: John Lay

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Great Horned Owl


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Great Horned Owl at xeno-canto.org

Kingfishers

Woodpeckers

Falcons

Prairie Falcon

(Falco mexicanus)

Family: Falconidae
Common Family Grouping:
Falcons
4-Letter Species Code: prfa
Size: Large

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   Chaco Canyon


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Prairie Falcon


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Tyrant Flycatchers

Shrikes and Vireos

Jays, Crows and their Allies

Pinyon Jay

(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Pinyon Jay


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Larks

Swallows

Chickadees and their Allies

Nuthatches and Creepers

Wrens

Gnatcatchers

Dippers

Kinglets

Thrushes and their Allies

Mountain Bluebird

(Sialia currucoides)

Family: Turdidae
Common Family Grouping:
Thrushes and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: mobl
Size: Small

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   Orilla Verde

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Mountain Bluebird


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Mountain Bluebird at xeno-canto.org

Mimids "Mimic Thrushes"

Starlings and Mynas

Waxwings

European Passerines

Wagtails and Pipits

Finches

Sparrows and their Allies

Canyon Towhee

(Melozone fusca)

Family: Passerellidae
Common Family Grouping:
Sparrows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: cant
Size: Medium

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   Bosque del Apache

   Rio Arriba County

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Canyon Towhee


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Chats

Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies

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).