The coyote is a species of canine found throughout North and Central America.

Coyote or El Coyote may also refer to:

Mythology

  • Coyote (mythology), trickster spirit of many indigenous cultures of North America
  • Coyote (Navajo mythology)

Geography

  • Coyote, California, an unincorporated community
  • Coyote, Lincoln County, New Mexico, an unincorporated community
  • Coyote, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, a census-designated place
  • Coyote Buttes, Utah and Arizona
  • Coyote Creek (disambiguation)
  • Coyote Dam (Santa Clara County, California)
  • Coyote Gold Mine, in the remote Tanami Desert of Australia
  • Coyote Hills (disambiguation)
  • Coyote Lake (disambiguation)
  • Coyote Mountain (disambiguation)
  • Coyote Mountains (Arizona)
  • Coyote Mountains, California
  • Coyote Valley, California
  • Coyote Valley, Colorado (Kawuneeche Valley)
  • Rancho Los Coyotes, an 1834 Mexican land grant

People

  • Coyote (person), a person who smuggles people illegally into the US from Mexico
  • Coyote (racial category), in colonial Mexico, a person with Amerindian and Spanish ancestry

People with the given name Coyote

  • Coyote Park (born 1999), Spanish-born American visual artist, of mixed heritage
  • Coyote Peterson (born 1981), American YouTuber and wildlife educator
  • Coyote Shivers (born 1965), Canadian musician and actor
  • El Coyote (singer), Mexican singer José Angel Ledezma Quintero (born 1970)

People with the surname Coyote

  • Alberto Coyote (born 1967), Mexican football player
  • Ivan Coyote (born 1969), Canadian spoken word performer and writer
  • Peter Coyote (born 1941), American actor

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

  • Coyote, a character in the TV series Gargoyles
  • Coyote, a character in the webcomic Gunnerkrigg Court
  • Calamity Coyote, a cartoon character in the TV series Tiny Toon Adventures
  • Coyote Bergstein, a character in the TV series Grace and Frankie
  • El Coyote (character), a Zorro-like character created by José Mallorquí
  • Tech E. Coyote, a cartoon character
  • Wile E. Coyote, a cartoon character
  • Coyote Stark, a character in the anime and manga Bleach

Films

  • The Coyote (film), a 1955 Mexican-Spanish western film
  • Coyote (1992 film), a Canadian-French film
  • Coyote (2007 film), an independent film
  • Coyote (2017 film), a biography of the sailor Mike Plant
  • Coyote (2022 film), a Canadian drama film directed by Katherine Jerkovic
  • Coyotes (film), a 2025 American horror comedy directed by Colin Minihan

In print

  • Coyotes (book), a 1987 nonfiction book on Mexican migrant workers
  • Coyote (comics), a comic book series by Steve Englehart
  • Coyote (novel), a 2002 science fiction novel by Allen Steele
  • Coyote, a manga by Kouta Hirano
  • Coyote, a 1990 mystery novel by Linda Barnes

Other arts and entertainment

  • Coyote (TV series), an American drama TV series
  • Coyote: I Like America and America Likes Me, 1974 performance by Joseph Beuys

Music

Albums

  • Coyote (Tommy Richman album) (2024)
  • Coyote (Dylan LeBlanc album) (2023)
  • Coyote (Kayo Dot album) (2010)
  • Coyote (Matt Mays album) (2012)

Songs

  • "Coyote" (song), from the 1976 Joni Mitchell album Hejira
  • "Coyote", a song from the 1989 album Water in Time and Space by Susumu Hirasawa
  • "Coyote", a song from the 1993 album Deluxe (Better Than Ezra album) by Better Than Ezra
  • "Coyote", a song from the 2002 album The Ragpicker's Dream by Mark Knopfler
  • "Coyote", a song from the 2026 album Middle of Nowhere by Kacey Musgraves
  • "Coyote", a song by Country Joe McDonald
  • "Coyotes" (song), an American Western song by Bob McDill
  • "Coyotes", a song from We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things by Jason Mraz
  • "El Coyote", a song from My Favorite Picture of You by Guy Clark

Radio stations

  • KCLQ, licensed to Lebanon, Missouri, branded as 107.9 FM The Coyote
  • KCYE, licensed to serve Meadview, Arizona, branded as 107.9 Coyote Country
  • KIOT, licensed to Los Lunas, New Mexico, branded as Coyote 102.5 FM
  • KLQB, licensed to Austin, Texas, at one time branded as KOYT 104.3 FM The Coyote
  • KVGS, in Boulder City, Nevada, formerly branded as 102.7 FM The Coyote
  • WCYO, licensed to Irvine, Kentucky, branded as 100.7 FM The Coyote
  • WYOT, licensed to Rochelle, Illinois, branded as 102.3 FM The Coyote

Military

  • Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle, used by the Canadian Armed Forces
  • Coyote Tactical Support Vehicle, used by the United Kingdom Armed Forces
  • GQM-163 Coyote, a United States Navy target drone
  • HMLA-775, a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron known as the Coyotes
  • Raytheon Coyote, a small, expendable, unmanned aircraft system
  • USS Coyote (SP-84), United States Navy patrol craft, training vessel, and supply boat
  • Coyote brown is a color, often used in military camouflage

Sports

Teams

  • Alliston Coyotes, a Canadian Junior A ice hockey team in Ontario
  • Arizona Coyotes, a National Hockey League team
  • Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes, the athletics teams of Cal State University, San Bernardino
  • Canton Coyotes, a former minor league baseball team from Ohio
  • Central Valley Coyotes, a defunct arena football team from California
  • Connecticut Coyotes, a former arena football team from Connecticut
  • Edinburg Roadrunners, a defunct independent baseball team from Texas, known as the Edinburg Coyotes from 2006 to 2008
  • Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes, the athletics teams of Kansas Wesleyan University
  • Las Vegas Coyotes, a former inline hockey team
  • Osoyoos Coyotes, a Canadian Junior B ice hockey team in British Columbia
  • Palm Desert Coyotes, a possibly defunct independent baseball team from Palm Springs, California
  • South Dakota Coyotes, the University of South Dakota athletics teams
  • Thetford Mines Coyotes, former name of the Thetford Mines Isothermic, a Canadian ice hockey team in Quebec

Other sports uses

  • Los Coyotes LPGA Classic, an LPGA golf tournament from 1989 to 1992
  • The Coyote (mascot), mascot of the National Basketball Association team San Antonio Spurs

Transportation

Air

  • Advanced Aviation Coyote
  • Rans S-4 Coyote
  • Rans S-5 Coyote
  • Rans S-6 Coyote II

Land

  • Coyote (automobile), American automobile built from 1909 to 1910
  • Coyote (chassis), a brand of car chassis used by A. J. Foyt's race team
  • 5.0 L Coyote, a version of the Ford Modular engine

Other uses

  • Coyote Building, Chicago
  • Coyote (Apache), an HTTP connector built into the Apache Tomcat Web container
  • Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics (COYOTE), a sex workers' rights organization

See also

  • Coyote Ugly (film) (2000)
  • Eugene Little Coyote, president of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
  • Koyote, South Korean pop group