Birds of Baja California Sur

What birds are common in Baja California Sur?

The birds you are most likely to run into in Baja California Sur right now are House Sparrow, Yellow-footed Gull, and Brown Pelican. Birders reported 95 species across Baja California Sur 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.

• House Sparrow Passer domesticus

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Osprey Pandion haliaetus

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

How this is measured: eBird publishes, for each day, every species reported anywhere in Baja California Sur. We count how many of the 5 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.