Photo by R. Parmenter.

Wildlife

Resident wildlife at Sevilleta NWR includes desert bighorn sheep, pronghorn, mule deer, mountain lion, and bear. Bird species include bald eagle, peregrine falcon, northern shoveler, northern pintail, American coot, wood duck, canvasback, redhead, great blue heron, black-crowned night heron, sandhill crane, killdeer, long-billed dowitcher, red-tailed hawk, kestrel, and burrowing owl. There are also a variety of insects and reptiles, including the endangered horned lizard. For more complete information, please refer to the species lists.