Birds of Sonora

What birds are common in Sonora?

The birds you are most likely to run into in Sonora right now are Long-billed Curlew, Caspian Tern, and House Sparrow. Birders reported 184 species across Sonora on eBird during August 27 – September 2, 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.

• Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• House Sparrow Passer domesticus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Snowy Egret Egretta thula

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Willet Tringa semipalmata

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis

How this is measured: eBird publishes, for each day, every species reported anywhere in Sonora. We count how many of the 7 days sampled (August 27 – September 2, 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.