Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico
At the Boca de Iguanas-Tenacatita Bay
on the Pacific Coast:
Report on Field Ornithology in October 2005 with
comparative reference to March 2005
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the
Certificate in Field Ornithology
University of California Riverside Extension
By
Allen C. Turner and Judy M. Boyd1
San Antonio Tlayacapan, Jalisco, Mexico
phone: 011 52 376 766 2759
email: [email protected]
October 30, 2005
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 1 of 23 Contents
Introduction
Itinerary
Travelogue
Frequency of Observation
Supplemental Observations at Lake Chapala
Appendix A: Comparative Chart of Bird Sitings: March and
October 2005
Appendix B: Jalisco, Mexico Checklist
Endnotes
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Introduction.
This report2 documents our October, 2005 field trip from Lake Chapala to Boca de Iguanas on the Pacific Coast with occasional comparative reference to a visit the preceding March. “Lifebirds” are indicated by an exclamation point! The March trip, while not specifically ornithological, did give rise to our more formal October trip which was carried out in fulfillment of the final requirements for Certification in Field Ornithology from the University of California-Riverside.
The comparative list3 of bird sitings in March and
November includes scientific names as well as common names in English and Spanish. We saw some 47 of the more than 500 species of birds in Jalisco.4
We used several field manuals including Peterson’s
Field Guide to Western Birds, Peterson’s Field Guide to
Mexican Birds, and Howell’s Bird Finding Guide to Mexico.
We consulted other sources on our return. 5
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 3 of 23 Itinerary
Day 1 Oct 21, 2005 Axixic to Boca de Iguanas via Cuota
Colima Route Mex 54.
9 AM – 1 pm en route windshield observations at Laguna
Sayula, Cuidad Guzmán, Colima, Manzanillo, Cihuatlan, Barra de Navidad, Melaque, Boca de Iguanas.
1-2 p.m. Ocean front at Bahia Santiago at Manzanillo.
2 PM – 4PM windshield observations along coastal Route Mex
200 to Boca de Iguana
Day 2 Oct 22, 2005 Boca de Iguanas
8-10 a.m. stationary observation from rocky bluffs over ocean, beach, coconut groves, and brackish pond.
10-12 a.m. ambulatory survey along hillside roadway above Bahia Tenacatita.
2-4 p.m. La Manzanilla, crocodiles, river bottom, from rocky overlook of Bay.
Day 3 Oct 23, 2005 Boca de Iguanas
7-10 a.m. Ambulatory observations along beach front, adjacent coconut groves, papaya and milpa fields, and road along riverine habitat.
2-4 p.m. observation from rocky overlook
Day 4 Oct 24, 2005 Boca de Iguanas to Lake Chapala
8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Return to Lake Chapala via Route Mex
80. Barre de Navidad, La Huerta, Autlan de Navarro,
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 4 of 23 Jocotepec. Mountains, large scale farming valley, agave
(tequila), hillside milpa, Lake Chapala.
Travelogue
Our trip begins at Lake Chapala, Jalisco (at 5000 ft) at 20o 16’ N 110 o E. The southernmost point was 18 o 30’ N
103 o 30’ E, Tepalcaltes Estuary, Colima. From there we
proceeded northwestward to Tenacatita Bay, Boca de Iguanas,
Jalisco at 19 o 16’ N 104 o 50’ E (at sea level). Our return was along the mountain road north from Barra de Navidad on the Coast, through Autlan, then Jocotopec on Lake Chapala.
Westward view of Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico
The five hour, five thousand foot descent from the mountain Lake Chapala to the Pacific Coast at Manzanillo passes a wide range of habitat: mountain lakeshore, dry
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 5 of 23 grazing land, irrigated agriculture, hillside deciduous forest, coastal plantations, beach, and the Ocean. Our destination being the Ocean, we did some windshield birding enroute.
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Maps of Routes and Terrain
Over the Jocotepec pass we proceed southward and downward crossing the dry lakes of Sayula. Residual waters in Sayula’s Laguna San Marcos gives hope to wading Black
Legged Stilts and American Avocets. Roadside rushes and cattails are topped and filled by Red-Winged and Yellow-
Headed Blackbirds. Distant ducks (spp?) paddle beyond our
10x Pentax range. Cattle Egrets outnumber cattle ten to
one. Aplomado Falcons! stake out territories from fence
posts every kilometer or so as innumerable Turkey Vultures
and Black Vultures scan the deserts for carrion. We are
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 7 of 23 told that Roseate Spoonbills occasion the lakebeds when and where the rains provide the proper depth for their swinging gait.
Continuing southward, we see the 12,000 foot conical
Colima Volcano. Ranging from tequila fields to a fiery mouth above the snow fields the Volcano provides an abundant range of elevationally distributed lifezones and some 200 or more species of birds. Another destination -- another day.
Deep canyons, barrancas, cut the mountains and our descent provides views unparalleled of riverine habitat some 100 meters below. And yet another adventure calls.
The coastal zone is proved by plantations of coconuts, bananas, and avocados. At Tecoman, a Loggerhead Shrike dangles the tail-end of a fairly good sized lizard or perhaps it is a snake. Great-tailed Grackles glean the roadside fruit stands.
Our southernmost point is the Tepalcaltes Bridge over the estuary near Manzanillo. Our stop just over the bridge rewards us with a trio of Brown Pelicans perch on the electric wires spanning the water as Neotropical Cormorants wing their way to brushy stickups. Across the way, a Wood
Stork! stands at ease beside a Great Egret as a White
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 8 of 23 Pelican drifts by. Magnificent Frigatebirds and Gulls –
Laughing Gulls or Sabine’s-- or perhaps both, wheel about.
Brown Pelicans on Wire
Our usual Manzanillo lunch stop is at the beach front
Hotel Real on the Bay of Santiago, the more northerly of the twin bays where a sun-browned Bo Derek’s cornrows and plunging swimwear first emerged. Now the “Perfect 10” goes to the Brown Boobies! plunging just beyond the breakers. We
share our abundant buffet with table-hopping House
Sparrows.
Manzanillo’s Santiago Bay
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 9 of 23 Passing-up the well-reputed birding opportunities at
the Manzanillo Airport swamps, we continue up the coast to
our destination at the west end of the south-facing Bay of
Tenacatita, at 19o 16’North latitude somewhere between the seaports of Manzanillo and Puerto Vallarta.
Arriving at about 4 p.m. we are cheerily greeted by our hosts at the house with the yellow roof.6
Coconuts-by-the-Sea
From our rocky aerie above Boca de Iguanas on Tenacatita
Bay, our vista includes the three mile coastline to the fishing village of La Manzanilla and beyond. Wind-drifting
Turkey Vultures tilt along the ledges below. And once in a while an Osprey or a Grey Hawk! cruises by.
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 10 of 23 Rising air currents carry a Magnificent Frigatebird who wakens briefly to adjust his angle.
East view of Bay of Tenacatita with La Manzanilla in the distance about three miles down the beach at Boca de Iguanas; coconut palms and riverine trees in foreground.
Magnificent Frigatebird filtered through palm fronds.
As a local family harvests sardines on the wet sand shore, squadrons of Brown Pelicans patrol the breaking surf, and Pacific Dolphins leap in perfect pairs.
Shearwaters (sp?) tip their wings into the brine while
Seagulls, again Laughing Gulls or Sabine’s, comb the beachfront for hermit crabs and leftovers from the sea.
Whimbrel, Black Legged Stilt, American Avocet, and a Semi-
Palmated Plover poke about in the evening and morning cool,
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 11 of 23 rapidly chasing the outgoing surf and not retreating quite
quickly enough from the incoming riffles. And clams exhale
the intruding wet sand.
Harvesting sardines
Crab hole
Pacific Dolphins
Just 40 meters from the water’s edge are the towering coconut groves with occasional glimpses of long tailed
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 12 of 23 Black-Throated Magpie Jay!. Rush hour crowds of Yellow-
Winged Caciques! jockey for command of tree space on the way to their daily toils in the grove. Sundown brings their raucous evening return to the deciduous forested hills above the mangrove swamp.
Trips to the village of La Manzanilla for lunch at
“Martin’s” (Spanish for Kingfisher) or to Melaque for groceries suggest later, more focused, birding trips. We anticipate returning for a kayaking trip up the river.
Among the trees along the roads are Bronzed Cowbirds and Brown Headed Cowbirds and still more Grackles.
La Manzanilla estuary and Pacific (from Martin’s Restaurant)
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 13 of 23 In early March, before the summer rains bring green, the dry forest reveals Squirrel Cuckoo, a Streak-Backed
Oriole!, and a hair-on-fire Pale-Billed Woodpecker. We did not hear the distinctive “TOC TOC” that we heard in Belize so we are tempted to call it an Ivory-Billed but are reluctant given their rarity. It may be a Lineated
Woodpecker. Orange-Breasted Buntings! cobble-stone the winding roadway.
Mid-October’s greenery conceals much. But a bright
Hooded Oriole emerges into plain view as the distant calls of White Winged Doves ask their peculiar culinary question.
Abundant and varied butterflies, better named las mariposas, zig about their last rites. And wildly red zinnias border the road. Now, a solitary Blue Bunting! perches nearby. A Happy Wren! flitters about the brush just below our lookout. And just there was a Black-Capped
Gnatcatcher!.
Wild Zinnia
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Crocodiles, endangered but not uncommon, basking in sunny spaces wink at the Herons (Yellow-crowned Night Heron and a Tricolor Heron) stalking the mangrove-lined riverbank.
Crocodiles bask as herons watch. Close encounter with crocodile at La Manzanilla. He is about 12 inches between eyes.
Stepping out of the pond, a Snowy Egret reveals his yellow, muddy feet and joins a Great Egret to swap stories about the one-that-got-away. A pair of Ringed Kingfishers supervise from a low hanging branch, their Belted
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 15 of 23 Kingfisher cousins, there in March, are not evident this
time.
Kingfishers
A morning walk up the dusty track along the river passes by a papaya garden and a Blue Black Grassquit!.
Social Flycatchers, Tropical Kingbird, Cassin’s Kingbird,
and numerous Barn Swallows participate in clearing our way
through the mosquitoes, but shortly we make hasty retreat
to our lofty adobe.
Four days later, on Sunday, we return home by the old
road, ascending the foothills’ oak and cottonwood canyons
(Elegant Trogon habitat).
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A cattle-drive flows around us.
We pass the tequila and maize farmlands of Autlan, and then to the complex Colima-Morelia-Guadalajara intersection with no roadsign to either Jocotepec or Axixic.
We manage the mazeway and head up the mountain road toward Lake Chapala. Crawling through Jocotepec’s Sunday market crowd we manage to share “our” lane with bicycles, burros, babies, and truckloads of passengers. We pass the marisco restaurants with their flagmen’s red banners
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Mariscos and Mariachis
beckoning us to join the mariachis. We pass by but take silent note of the Egrets resting in the trees and floating islands of lirio.
We coast through Axixic and the welcome shade of La
Floresta. We find our humble adobe in Tlayacapan, weary but grateful to be home again on the shores of Mexico’s largest natural lake and its abundant, yet, inadequately documented bird life.
Our dogs are glad we’re back. The cats did not know we were gone.
Birders? Yes! Avid? Perhaps, but not like our vigorously enthusiastic 100 species-per-day mentors, Chet and Gene7, in Southern California. But we did log 47 remarkable species including 12 “lifebirds” in our March and October vacations-from-retirement at 19o 16’ North by the Sea.
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 18 of 23 And we identified many potentially productive day-trip
options along the way.
Frequency of Observations.
While we did not count the number of sitings of a particular species, nor its numbers, Turkey Vultures are ubiquitous, being found at every elevation and over every precinct. In sheer numerosity, however, the Orange-Breasted
Bunting reigned supreme despite its limited season (March) and place (ocean hillside). Pelicans, both White and Brown,
are found both at Lake Chapala and on the Pacific, and
presumably overhead between, as are Stilts and Avocets and
Wood Storks, Great and Snowy Egrets other wading birds (see
below).
Supplemental observations at Chapala Riviera.
Aside and beyond our ocean ventures, are the numerous birds of our backyard and lakeside on Lake Chapala where, after a rainfall, we may see four or five species of Oriole within an hour. We also have seen and checked-off Northern
Jacana, Common Moorhen, White Pelican, Brown Pelican, Great
Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron, White-Faced Iris, Wood
Stork, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs,
Boat-Billed Heron, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Crested
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 19 of 23 Caracara, Inca Dove, White Winged Dove, Common Ground Dove,
Smooth Billed Ani, various Hummingbirds, Red-Breasted
Sapsucker, Golden Cheeked Woodpecker, Golden Fronted
Woodpecker, several tyrant flycatchers including Western
Kingbird, Tropical Kingbird, Black Phoebe, Cassin’s
Kingbird, Great Kiskadee, Social Flycatcher, as well as
Vermillion Flycatcher. Bronzed and Brown-headed Cowbirds and Brown Jays abound at the hot springs and a Canyon Wren grazes the walls of our house. Curve-billed Thrasher, Blue
Mockingbird, Grey-Silky Flycatcher, Rufous-Backed Robin,
Yellow Rumped Warbler, Golden Warbler, Yellow Warbler
(likely the “Chapala” variety and an occasional couple of high flying parrots (spp?), and of course the Rock Dove and
House Sparrow comprise our local Lake Chapala birding.
Allen C. Turner
Judy M. Boyd
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 20 of 23 Appendix A: Comparative Chart of Bird Sitings: March and
October 2005
Turner & Boyd 11/05 Birds of Southern Jalisco, Mexico. Page 21 of 23 MEXICO PACIFIC COAST BIRDS IDENTIFIED 2005 MARCH OCTOBER MEXICAN RANGE [Family Name: Common Name English/Spanish] 10 hours 16 hours (Source: Mexican Birds by R.T. Peterson/E. L. Chalif) P e l e c a n i f o r m e s Entire length of Pacific Coast, breeding locally on offshore islands; also 1. Pelecanide: Brown Pelican/Pelicano Pardo X X entire length of east coast (Gulf of Mexico) Breeds on islands off Baja Calif. And in Gulf of Calif.; ranges thence south 2. Sulidae: Brown Booby/Bobo de Pato X along Pacific Coast Coastal waters and fresh lakes and streams from Sonora in west and 3. Phalacrocoracidae: Neotropic Comorant/ Cormarán Neotropical X Tamaulipas in east through central And s. Mexico Both coasts, breeding in colonies on a few wooded coastal islands; may 4. Fregatide: Magnificant Frigatbird/Fregata Magnifica X X soar well inland at times C i c o n i i f o r m e s Nearly throughout 5. Ardeidae: Great Blue Heron/Garzón Cenizo X Nearly throughout; mainly lowlands 6. Ardeidae: Great Egret/Garza Blanca X From s. Baja California, s. Sonora, and n. Tamaulipas south; mainly in 7. Ardeidae: Little Blue Heron//Garceta Azul X lowlands 8. Ardeidae: Snowy Egret/Egretta Thula X X Nearly throughout; mainly lowlands 9. Ardeidae: Cattle Egret/Bulbucus Ibis X Mainly lowlands of both coastal slopes; locally in highlands Mostly coastal lowlands; in west, from s. Baja California, s. Sonora south; 10. Ardeidae: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron/Pedrete de Corona Clara X X in east, from n. Tamaulipas through Yucatan Pen. Wanders along Pacific Coast from Chiapas north to Sonora, n. Baja 11. Cicondiidae: Wood Stork/Mycteria Americana X California; also Yucatan Pen. To Tamaulipas; mostly coastal F a l c o n i f o r m e s Coasts, forest edges, farms, villages, cities, open country; less frequent at 12. Cathartidae: Black Vulture/Zipolote Común X X high elevations Throughout 13. Cathartidae: Turkey Vulture/Zipolote Aura X X Mainly lowlands; Sonora and Tamaulipas south and east. 14. Accipitridae: Gray Hawk/Aguililla Gris X X Baja California and most of mainland from U.S. border south 15. Falconidae: Crested Caracara/Caracara Quebrantahuesos X Coastal scrub, arid country from Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Tamaulipas to 16. Falconide: Aplomado Falcon/Halcón Aplomado X Chiapas, Yucatan Charadriiformes Lowlands of both coasts; local in interior 17. Recurvirostridae: Black-necked Stilt/Candelero Americano X X 18. Recurvirostridae: American Avocet/Avoceta Americana X Has bred Luis Potosi. Winters locally to Guatemala; not Yucatan Pen. Migrates and winters along both coasts 19. Charadriidae: Semipalmated Plover/Chorlito Semipalmeado X 20. Scolopacidae: Greater Yellowlegs/Patamarilla X Migrates and winters in coastal lowlands; migrant to interior C o l u m b i f o r m e s Throughout except rain forest and higher mountains 21. Columbidae: White-winged Dove/Paloma de ala Blanca X X C u c u l i f o r m e s S. Sonora, Chihuahua, Tamaulipas south and east through Chiapas, 22. Cuculidae: Squirrel Cuckoo/Cuco X Yucatan Pen.
1 of 2 MEXICO PACIFIC COAST BIRDS IDENTIFIED 2005 MARCH OCTOBER MEXICAN RANGE C o r a c i i f o r m e s 23. Alcedinidae: Belted Kingfisher/Martín Pescador Norteño X Widespread in winter throughout Pacific slope from S. Sinaloa south; Gulf slope from lower Rio Grand south 24. Alcedinidae: Ringed Kingfisher/ Martín Pescador de Collar X and east P i c i f o r m e s 25. Picidae: Golden-fronted Woodpecker/Carpentero de Frente X Broad-barred form found in Texas and ne. and central Mexico Dorada In west, from Sonora south; in east, from Tamaulipas south to n. Chiapas 26. Picidae: Pale-billed Woodpecker/Carpentero X and east to Yucatan Pen. Absent from central plateau P a s s e r i f o r m e s Pacific slope from s. Sonora south; Atlantic slope from s. Tamaulipas 27. Tyrannidae: Social Flycatcher/ X through Yucatan Pen. Pacific slope from Sonora south; Gulf slope from Tamaulipas south 28. Tyrannidae: Tropical Kingbird/Tirano Tropical X X including Yucatan Pen. Breeds from n. Baja California east to Nuevo Leon and south to 29. Tyrannidae: Cassin’s Kingbird/Tirano Gritón X Michoacán and Guanajuato. Winters widely Widespread migrant. Breeds nw. Baja and from n. Sonora, Chihuahua, s. in 30. Hirundinidae: Barn Swallow/Golondrina Riquera X highlands to Michoacán, cen. Puebla, w. Veracruz. W. Mexico only; Pacific slope from s. Sonora to Oaxaca 31. Troglodytidae: Happy Wren/Saltapared X W. Mexico only; resident on Pacific slope from Sonora, w. Chihuahua 32. Polioptilidae: Black-capped Gnatcatcher/Perlita Sinaloense X south to Colima and Durango 33. Corvidae: Black-throated Magpie-Jay X Pacific slope; Colima south through Chiapas. Breeds in interior from n. Sonora, n. Chihuahua south to Oaxaca. In winter 34. Parulidae: Yellow Warbler/Chipe Amarillo X also lowlands throughout Pacific slope from s. Sonora (rare), Sinaloa south; Gulf slope from s. 35. Emberizidae: Blue-black Grassquit X Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi through n. Chiapas and east through Yucatan Pen. Breeds in n. Baja California and from northern tier of states south 36. Cardinalidae: Blue Bunting/Colorín Azul Negro X throughout except Yucatan en, where it is a winter visitor. Winters from s. Baja California, s. Sonora, Veracruz south and east. 37. Cardinalidae: Orange-breasted Bunting/ Colorín X Sw. Mexico only; Pacific slope from Jalisco south to w. Chiapas. Resident in n. Baja California and Pacific slop from Sonora to Nayarit; 38. Icteridae: Red-winged Blackbird/Tordo Sargento X widespread elsewhere where marshes occur Widespread except Baja California; sea level to 9000 ft. 39. Icteridae: Great-tailed Grackle/Zanate Mexicano X X Widespread; from northern status to Chiapas, Yucatán Pen.; absent Baja 40. Icteridae: Bronzed Cowbird/Vaquero de Cabeza Café X California Breeds south to n. Baja California, Guerrero, Puebla, Veracruz. Winters to 41. Icteridae: Brown-headed Cowbird/Vaquery de Ojo Rojo X Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Pacific slope; lowlands, foothills from cen. Sonora, Chihuahua south to 42. Icteridae: Streak-backed Oriole/Bolsero de Dorso Rayado X Chiapas. Also Tres Marías Is. Breeds Baja Calif., Sonora, Chihuahua s. to Guerrero; also on Gulf slope 43. Icteridae: Hooded Oriole/Bolsero Enmascarado X from Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas s. and e. to n. Chiapas and Yucatan 44. Icteridae: Yellow-winged Cacique X X Mexico only; Pacific lowlands from s. Sonora to Chiapas Resident around cities, towns, farms; south locally to Chiapas. Still 45. Passeridae: House Sparrow/Gorrión Domesticado X X extending range
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Appendix B: Jalisco, Mexico Checklist
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Jalisco, Mexico BIRD LIST
Species: 559; Threatened species: 14; Introduced species: 1 (Source: Avibase, http://www.bsc-eoc.org)
TINAMIFORMES: Tinamidae PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae (continued) Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae Common Loon Gavia immer Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae Great Egret Ardea alba Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Snowy Egret Egretta thula Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae Green Heron Butorides virescens Juan Fernandez Petrel Pterodroma externa VULNERABLE Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus VULNERABLE Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas VULNERABLE Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Townsend's Shearwater Puffinus auricularis American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae Wood Stork Mycteria americana Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tethys White Ibis Eudocimus albus Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Snow Goose Chen caerulescens PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae Canada Goose Branta Canadensis Rare/Accidental Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Wood Duck Aix sponsa Red-footed Booby Sula sula Eurasian Wigeon Anas Penelope Rare/Accidental Brown Booby Sula leucogaster American Wigeon Anas americana PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae Gadwall Anas strepera Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Northern Pintail Anas acuta ANSERIFORMES (continued): Anatidae FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae (continued)e Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus Canvasback Aythya valisineria FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae Redhead Aythya americana Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Rare/Accidental American Kestrel Falco sparverius Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Rare/Accidental Merlin Falco columbarius Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus FALCONIFORMES: Cathartidae Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Black Vulture Coragyps atratus GALLIFORMES: Cracidae Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Rufous-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis wagleri ENDEMIC King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa EXTRIPATED West Mexican Chachalaca Ortalis poliocephala ENDEMIC FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens Osprey Pandion haliaetus GALLIFORMES: Meleagrididae FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Long-tailed Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx macroura ENDEMIC Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus Rare/Accidental Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Elegant Quail Callipepla douglasii ENDEMIC Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Banded Quail Philortyx fasciatus ENDEMIC Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentiles Singing Quail Dactylortyx thoracicus Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus GRUIFORMES: Gruidae Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Rare/Accidental Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus Whooping Crane Grus Americana ENDANGERED Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius Ruddy Crake Laterallus rubber Gray Hawk Asturina nitida Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris King Rail Rallus elegans Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Rufous-necked Wood-Rail Aramides axillaris Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus Sora Porzana Carolina Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis American Coot Fulica americana
GRUIFORMES (continued): Rallidae CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae Rufous-necked Wood-Rail Aramides axillaris Bonaparte's Gull Larus Philadelphia Rare/Accidental Sora Porzana Carolina Laughing Gull Larus atricilla CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa Sabine's Gull Xema sabini CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Rare/Accidental American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus Caspian Tern Sterna caspia American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Elegant Tern Sterna elegans NEAR THREATENED CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Rare/Accidental American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Royal Tern Sterna maxima Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Common Tern Sterna hirundo Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatu Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Least Tern Sterna antillarum Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus Collared Plover Charadrius collaris Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae Black Tern Chlidonias niger Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus CHARADRIIFORMES: Rynchopidae Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Rock Pigeon Columba livia Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus NEAR THREATENED Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerine Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta Rare/Accidental Wandering Tattler Heterosceles incanus Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Inca Dove Columbina inca Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Military Macaw Ara militaris VULNERABLE Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha ENDEMIC ENDANGERED Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae Mexican Parrotlet Forpus cyanopygius ENDEMIC Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni NEAR THREATENED White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Lilac-crowned Parrot Amazona finschi ENDEMIC California Gull Larus californicus Yellow-headed Parrot Amazona oratrix ENDANGERED American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae APODIFORMES: Apodidae (continued) Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus White-fronted Swift Cypseloides storeri ENDEMIC Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus White-chinned Swift Cypseloides cryptus Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana White-naped Swift Streptoprocne semicollaris Rare/Accidental Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Rare/Accidental Lesser Ground-Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis Lesser Roadrunner Geococcyx velox Great Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila sanctihieronymi STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae TROCHILIFORMES: Trochilidae Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae Golden-crowned Emerald Chlorostilbon auriceps ENDEMIC Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus Cozumel Emerald Chlorostilbon forficatus Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris Balsas Screech-Owl Megascops seductus ENDEMIC NEAR THREATENED Mexican Woodnymph Thalurania ridgwayi ENDEMIC VULNERABLE Whiskered Screech-Owl Megascops trichopsis White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis Guatemalan Screech-Owl Megascops guatemalae Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Violet-crowned Hummingbird Agyrtria violiceps Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis NEAR THREATENED Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina Barred Owl Strix varia Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata Amethyst-throated Hummingbird Lampornis amethystinus Mountain Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens Colima Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium palmarum ENDEMIC Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium sanchezi Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Tilmatura dupontii Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax Lucifer Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus Bumblebee Hummingbird Atthis heloisa ENDEMIC Stygian Owl Asio stygius Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope Long-eared Owl Asio otus Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Nyctibiidae Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Citreoline Trogon Trogon citreolus ENDEMIC Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis Mountain Trogon Trogon mexicanus Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Eared Quetzal Euptilotis neoxenus ENDEMIC NEAR THREATENED Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae Eared Poorwill Nyctiphrynus mcleodii ENDEMIC Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Buff-collared Nightjar Caprimulgus ridgwayi Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquatus Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona APODIFORMES: Apodidae Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Black Swift Cypseloides niger CORACIIFORMES: Momotidae PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (continued) Russet-crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans PICIFORMES: Picidae Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys ENDEMIC Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis Flammulated Flycatcher Deltarhynchus flammulatus ENDEMIC Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua Arizona Woodpecker Picoides arizonae Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similes Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris Gray-crowned Woodpecker Piculus auricularis ENDEMIC Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Imperial Woodpecker Campephilus imperialisExtirpated Possibly extinct Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Rare/Accidental PASSERIFORMES: Dendrocolaptidae Gray-collared Becard Pachyramphus major Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata White-striped Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes leucogaster ENDEMIC PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae PASSERIFORMES: Formicariidae Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae Purple Martin Progne subis Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe Sinaloa Martin Progne sinaloae Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Bank Swallow Riparia riparia White-throated Flycatcher Empidonax albigularis Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii American Pipit Anthus rubescens Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii VULNERABLE Pine Flycatcher Empidonax affinis PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe PASSERIFORMES: Ptilogonatidae PASSERIFORMES: Polioptilidae Gray Silky-flycatcher Ptilogonys cinereus Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus PASSERIFORMES: Paridae PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri Gray-barred Wren Campylorhynchus megalopterus ENDEMIC Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae Spotted Wren Campylorhynchus gularis ENDEMIC Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus Brown Creeper Certhia americana Happy Wren Thryothorus felix ENDEMIC PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae Sinaloa Wren Thryothorus sinaloa ENDEMIC Verdin Auriparus flaviceps Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae House Wren Troglodytes aedon Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra Black-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta colliei ENDEMIC Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta Formosa PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos San Blas Jay Cyanocorax sanblasianus ENDEMIC Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarine Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens ENDEMIC Common Raven Corvus corax PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Slaty Vireo Vireo brevipennis ENDEMIC Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla VULNERABLE Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis Dwarf Vireo Vireo nelsoni ENDEMIC Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus Russet Nightingale-Thrush Catharus occidentalis ENDEMIC Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Golden Vireo Vireo hypochryseus ENDEMIC White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus ENDEMIC Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius melitophrys American Robin Turdus migratorius PASSERIFORMES: Peucedramidae Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola ENDEMIC Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae (continued) Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Rare/Accidental Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata Colima Warbler Vermivora crissalis NEAR THREATENED Red-headed Tanager Piranga erythrocephala ENDEMIC Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis Crescent-chested Warbler Parula superciliosa Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza concolor Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa baritula Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi Rufous-capped Brush-Finch Atlapetes pileatus ENDEMIC Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis Green-striped Brush-Finch Buarremon virenticeps ENDEMIC Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica Rare/Accidental Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow Melozone kieneri ENDEMIC Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Rare/Accidental Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Collared Towhee Pipilo ocai ENDEMIC American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Rare/Accidental Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculates Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis Black-chested Sparrow Aimophila humeralis ENDEMIC Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Stripe-headed Sparrow Aimophila ruficauda MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei Botteri's Sparrow Aimophila botterii Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii Black-polled Yellowthroat Geothlypis speciosa ENDANGERED Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala Five-striped Sparrow Aimophila quinquestriata Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Rusty Sparrow Aimophila rufescens Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus ENDEMIC Red Warbler Ergaticus rubber ENDEMIC Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerine Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri Fan-tailed Warbler Euthlypis lachrymose Worthen's Sparrow Spizella wortheni ENDANGERED Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Golden-browed Warbler Basileuterus belli Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Red-breasted Chat Granatellus venustus ENDEMIC Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Rosy Thrush-Tanager Rhodinocichla rosea Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica Sierra Madre Sparrow Xenospiza baileyi Rare/Accidental ENDANGERED PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae (continued) PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae (continued_ Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus Swamp Sparrow Melospiza Georgiana Black-headed Siskin Carduelis notata White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus Hooded Grosbeak Coccothraustes abeillei Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysopeplus Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Orange-breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii ENDEMIC Dickcissel Spiza americana PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii Orchard Oriole Icterus spurious Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum Yellow-winged Cacique Cacicus melanicterus PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii Endnotes:
1 Allen and Judy are a husband and wife team. Both of us have jointly participated in all our field trips credited by the University of California-Riverside Extension.
2 The narrative was written by Allen C. Turner and edited by Judy M. Boyd.
3 The comparative listing was prepared by Judy M. Boyd and edited by Allen C. Turner. See Appendix A.
4 Checklist of Jalisco Birds. See Appendix B.
5 Resources:
Alden. Finding the Birds in Western Mexico. University of Arizona Press.
Boddy, The Birds from Paradise: The Guide and Checklist of the Birds of Puerto Vallarta. One of the best checklists with habitat descriptions, its illustrations are brief and must be supplemented by pictorial guides. To many too many, “Paradise” is Puerto Vallarta. For the birds, unfortunately, “economic” development is rapidly displacing habitat in those tourist-centered zones. Reluctantly, lest a pathway be beaten to this endangered spot, we report our sitings of the birds from “Just South of Paradise” just north of the 19th parallel on the Coast.
Edwards. A Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas. University of Texas Press.
Howell. A Bird-Finding Guide to Mexico. Cornell University Press.
Kaufman. Guía de campo a las aves de Norteamérica. Houghton Mifflin. Spanish edition of Kaufman’s Guide to the Birds of North America.
Paulson. Shorebirds of North America. Princeton University Press.
Peterson. Field Guide to Western Birds. Houghton Mifflin.
Peterson and Chalif. Field Guide to Mexican Birds. Houghton Mifflin.
Wauer. Birder’s Mexico. Texas A&M University Press.
Wheatley and Brewer. Where to Watch Birds in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Princeton University Press.
6 www.Coconutsbythesea.com
7 Our inaugural field trip to Southeastern Arizona, directed by Chet McGaugh, opened our eyes to the importance of “birding” as a new way of appreciating our environment. Eugene Cardiff showed us the meaning of dedication.
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