U.S.A. Magnificent Frigatebird Turkey Vulture Black Vulture Osprey Common Black Hawk Roadside Hawk Peregrine Falcon Snail Kite Fragata Magnífica Zopilote Cabeza Roja Zopilote Negro Águila Pescadora Aguililla Negra Menor Aguililla Caminera Halcón Peregrino Gavilán Caracolero Reserve of Coragyps atratus Sian Ka’an Fregata magnificens Cathartes aura Pandion haliaetus Buteogallus anthracinus Ruphornis magnirostris Falco peregrinus Rostrhamus sociabilis 35-42 in 26-30 in 22-26 in (56-66 cm) 22-26 in (56-66 cm) 18-21 in (45.5-53 cm) 13-16 in (33-40.5 cm) 15-20 in (38-51 cm) 18-20 in (45.5-50.5 cm) México Quintana quick guide to the (89-107 cm) (66-76.5 cm) Roo OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE OF Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl SIAN KA´AN Tecolote Bajeño Brown Booby Glaucidium brasilianum Plain Chachalaca Bobo Café 6.5-7.5 in (16.5-19 cm) T he Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka’an has an area of 1,305,082 acres Sula leucogaster Chachalaca Vetula Anhinga 27-30 in (68.5-76 cm) that represents 10% of the state of . It has a mosaic of guía rápida de las Ortalis vetula Anhinga Americana ecosystems: tropical rainforest, dry tropical forest, tropical low flooded 16-22 in (40.5-56 cm) Anhinga anhinga forest (tintal), mangrove, marshes, peten vegetation, sand dunes and AVES 33-37 in (84-94 cm) coral reefs. This great diversity of ecosystems is the home of more than 385 species of marine, coastal, aquatic, tropical and migratory birds. DE LA RESERVA DE LA BIÓSFERA DE This quick guide presents the illustrations of 140 species of birds common to the Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka’an, including 10 species Mangrove SIAN KA´AN Lesser Yellow-headed Cuckoo of cuasiendemic birds. Most illustrations show adult males while some Vulture Groove-billed Ani Cuclillo Manglero depict male and female of the species. Many migratory species appear in zopilote sabanero Garrapatero Pijuy Coccyzus minor Cathartes burrovianus Crotophaga 12-13 in (30.5-33 cm) winter plumage while cuasiendemic species are encircled. The mea- 22-24 in (56-61 cm) sulcirostris surement from tip of the bill to end of the tail are given in inches and 12-13.5 in centimeters. (30.5-34.5 cm) This guide is the result of the partnership of Defenders of Wildlife Snowy Egret Neotropic Cormorant Ringed Kingfisher and Teyeliz A.C. with the National Commission of Natural Protected Garza Nivea Cormorán Neotropical Martín Pescador de Collar Egretta thula Laughing Gull Least Tern Areas, to promote birdwatching in the region to enhance the knowledge Phalacrocorax brasilianus Megaceryle torquata Great Egret Great Blue Heron 19-23 in Gaviota Reidora Golondrina Marina Menor Double-crested Cormorant 25-27 in (63.5-68.5 cm) Sandwich Tern 15-16 in (30-40.5 cm) of the abundant Mexican species diversity. Garza Grande Garza Azul Ceniza (48.5-58.5 cm) Leucophaeus atricilla Sternula antillarum Cormorán Orejudo Cattle Egret Charrán de Sandwich Ardea alba Ardea herodias 15-17 in (38-43 cm) 8-9 in (20.5-23 cm) Phalacrocorax auritus 40-50 in Garza Ganadera Thalasseus sandvicensis OF LOS TUXTLAS 28-32 in (71-81 cm) 33-39 in (84-99 cm) Squirrel Cuckoo (101.5-127 cm) Bubulcus ibis 13.5-14 in (34.5-35.5 cm) DE LOS TUXTLAS DE LOS 18-21 in Cuclillo Canela

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