RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Year-round Birds - Less Common

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Upland Game Birds

Grebes

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon

(Columba livia)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Rock Pigeon


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less 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

Cooper’s Hawk

(Accipiter cooperii)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Cooper’s Hawk


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Nocturnal Raptors: Owls

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher

(Megaceryle alcyon)

Family: Alcedinidae
Common Family Grouping:
Kingfishers
4-Letter Species Code: beki
Size: Medium

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Female   Rio Arriba County

Male   Rio Arriba County

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Belted Kingfisher


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Woodpeckers

Downy Woodpecker

(Dryobates pubescens)

Family: Picidae
Common Family Grouping:
Woodpeckers
4-Letter Species Code: dowo
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Orilla Verde
Photo by: Tom Jackman

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Downy Woodpecker


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Falcons

American Kestrel

(Falco sparverius)

Family: Falconidae
Common Family Grouping:
Falcons
4-Letter Species Code: amke
Size: Medium

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Male   Rio Arriba County

Male   Rio Arriba County

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American Kestrel


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Tyrant Flycatchers

Shrikes and Vireos

Jays, Crows and their Allies

American Crow

(Corvus brachyrhynchos)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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American Crow


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Larks

Swallows

Chickadees and their Allies

Mountain Chickadee

(Poecile gambeli)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Orilla Verde

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Mountain Chickadee


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Nuthatches and Creepers

White-breasted Nuthatch

(Sitta carolinensis)

Family: Sittidae
Common Family Grouping:
Nuthatches and Creepers
4-Letter Species Code: wbnu
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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White-breasted Nuthatch


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Wrens

Gnatcatchers

Dippers

Kinglets

Thrushes and their Allies

Western Bluebird

(Sialia mexicana)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

Juvenile and Female   Rio Arriba County
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Western Bluebird


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Mimids "Mimic Thrushes"

Starlings and Mynas

Waxwings

European Passerines

House Sparrow

(Passer domesticus)

Family: Passeridae
Common Family Grouping:
European Passerines
4-Letter Species Code: hosp
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Albuquerque

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House Sparrow


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Wagtails and Pipits

Finches

Evening Grosbeak

(Coccothraustes vespertinus)

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

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Female   Rio Arriba County

Male   Rio Santa Fe, Downtown

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Evening Grosbeak


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Pine Siskin

(Spinus pinus)

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

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   Rio Santa Fe, Downtown

   Rio Santa Fe, Downtown

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Pine Siskin


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Sparrows and their Allies

Spotted Towhee

(Pipilo maculatus)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

Juvenile   Rio Arriba County
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Spotted Towhee


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Chats

Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies

Great-tailed Grackle

(Quiscalus mexicanus)

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

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   Arizona
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

   Rio Fernando Wetlands

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Great-tailed Grackle


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less 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).