Birds of Baja California

What birds are common in Baja California?

The birds you are most likely to run into in Baja California right now are Brown Pelican, Rock Pigeon, and Great Blue Heron. Birders reported 92 species across Baja California on eBird during August 22–28, 2026 — the 18below are the ones that turned up on the most of those days, which is as close to “common” as sightings data gets.

• Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

  Reported on 6 of the last 7 days

• Rock Pigeon Columba livia

  Reported on 6 of the last 7 days

• Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

  Reported on 6 of the last 7 days

• Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto

  Reported on 6 of the last 7 days

• Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum

  Reported on 5 of the last 7 days

• Great Egret Ardea alba

  Reported on 5 of the last 7 days

• Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

  Reported on 5 of the last 7 days

• Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura

  Reported on 5 of the last 7 days

• Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens

  Reported on 5 of the last 7 days

How this is measured: eBird publishes, for each day, every species reported anywhere in Baja California. We count how many of the 7 days sampled (August 22–28, 2026) each species appears on and rank by that count — nothing here is estimated or modelled. Species tied on days are ordered by the total number of individuals in those records. Rarities work the other way round: rare bird alerts tell you when a bird that is not common shows up near you.