The Birds of the Mexican State of Tabasco
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Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School 1962 The irB ds of the Mexican State of Tabasco. Delwyn Green Berrett Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses Recommended Citation Berrett, Delwyn Green, "The irB ds of the Mexican State of Tabasco." (1962). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 766. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/766 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. This dissertation has been 63—2760 m icrofilm ed exactly as received BERRL’TT, Delwyn Green, 193 5- THE BIRDS OF THE MEXICAN STATE OF TABASCO. Louisiana State University, Ph.D., 1962 Z o o lo g y University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. THE BIBDS OF THE MEXICAN STATS OF TABASCO A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Zoology, Physiology, and Entomology by Delwyn Green Berrett B.S., Brigham Young University, 1957 M.S., Brigham Young University, 1958 August 1962 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Hie execution of a work of this nature involves the help of many people. I am indebted to ray field associates, Douglas Lay, Edward T. Armstrong, Laurence C. 3inford, and F. Mark Berrett, for their assistance and untiring labor in my behalf. Without the support and cooperation of many native Tabascans, this work would not have been possible. Sr. and Sra. Manuel Sevilla of Villa- hermcsa were especially helpful. Other residents of the State who contri’ou ted to the field operations were the following: Sr. Humberto Tapia Cordoba and Sr. Jose Matus, Villaherraosa; Sr. Francisco Otero Alcoser, Balancan; Sr. Ham6n Carnelia, Sr. Lino Camelia, Sr. Guillermo Caso de los Cobos, Sr. Aquilino Gonzales, and Sr. Manuel Carrasca, Teapa; and. Sr. Arturo Martinez and Sr. Cesar Lopez Chang, Huiaanguillo. I have had access to the field notes and records of several ornitholo gists who have visited Tabasco in recent years. Those who have shared in formation with me are Karl D. Bailey, L. Irby Davis, Robert W. Dickerman, Ernest P. Edwards, John P. Gee, J. Keith McDonald, Walter ?. Nickell, and Li. R. a o I-i.e. Dr. Ned K. Johnson verified the identifications of the Bnpidonax spe cimens, Dr. Wesley E, Lanyon examined the Myiarchus specimens, and Dr. Jame K. Baker racially identified the specimen of Petrochelidon pyrrhonota. Dr. Robert J. Newman critically examined the manuscript and offered many helpful suggestions. Professors Harry J. Bennett, H. Bruce Boudreaux, ii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. iii George C. Kent, Jr., J. Harvey Roberts, and Henry J, Werner also read the manuscript and made valuable comments. Dr. George H. Lowery, Jr., directed the study and offered counsel and advice throughout the investigation and the preparation of the report. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE 0? CONTENTS PAGE TITLE PAGE............................. i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .......... ii TABLE OF CONTENTS............... iv LIST OF TABLES.................. viii LIST OF FIGURES........ ix ABSTRACT........................ x INTRODUCTION................................ i SUMMARY OF ORNITHOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN TABASCO.............. ...... 14 GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE................. 29 General Geography. ........ 29 Major Tabascan Habitats ...... 30 Descriptions of the Major Collecting Localities..,,,..,,,..,..,.... 36 C l i m a t e .................... 56 METHODS AND PROCEDURES IK PRESENTATION OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE SPECIES 58 ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIES............ -....... 63 Tinaraidae63 Podicipedidae,..... 67 Pelecanidae. ..... 68 Phalacrccoracidae ........ 70 Anhingidae. ............. 70 Fregatidae ........... 71 Ardeidae ..... 72 iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. V PAGE Ccchleariidae...... 82 Ciccniidae 85 Threskiornithidae. ........ 84 Anatidae .......... 85 Cathartidae...... 93 Accipitridae .... .............................. ........... .. • 96 Pandionidae......... 112 Falconidae............ 112 Cracidae ............. 118 Phasianidae .... 122 Meleagrididae........ .................... 124 Aramidae..... ..... 124 Rallidae............................... 125 Heliomithidae............................... 130 Eurypygidae ....... 131 Jacanidae. ......... 132 Haematopodidae........ 132 Charadriidae. ....... 133 Soolopacidae ........................ 136 Hecurvirostridae .......... .,..... 146 Burhinidae. ............ 147 Laridae. ...... 147 I^nchopidae........ 154 Columbidae.................................... 155 Psittacidae .......... 167 Cuculidae. ............................ 173 Tytonidae. ............................ 177 Strigidae. ........................... 178 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. vi PAGE Hyctibiidae. ......... 183 Caprimulgidae ...... 185 Apodidae. ............... 188 Trochllidae. .... 190 Trogonidae ......... 200 Alcedinidae .... 204 Komotidae................. 208 Galbulidae .... 211 Bucconidae .......... ...,.................... 212 Ramphastidae ............... ..................... 214 Picidae. .... 216 Dendrocolaptidae ....... 22? Furnariidae....... 234 Fomicariidae ..... 238 Cotingidae ...... 245 Pipridae .... 252 lyrannidae. ....... 255 Hirundinidae .... 281 Corvidae. ...... 236 Troglodvtidae .......... ........................ 292 Kimidae...... .« 298 Turdidae. .... 300 Sylviidae. .... 304 Kotacillid ae ......... 307 Bombycillidae .... 308 Laniidae .......... 308 Cyclarhidae .... 308 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. PAGE Vireolaniidae ............ 309 Sturnldae .................... 310 Vireonidae ..... 310 Coerebidae. ....... 316 Parulidae. .... 318 Ploceidae. .................................................... 340 I c t e r i d a e . o ............... 340 Ihraupldae ..... ....................................... 351 Fringillidae ..... 362 ANALYSIS OF THE AVIFAUNA ......... 381 LITERATURE CITED................................ 397 BIOGRAPHY. ....... 404 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF TABLES TABLE PAGE I Species Added to the Ihbascan Avifaunal List Since the Publication of the Mexican Check-list...... 7 II Day by Day Itinerary of the Four LSUKZ Tabascan Expeditions 21 III Gazetter of Localities and Important Collecting Sites...... 49 IV Species that Probably Occur in Tabasco, but Which Are Yet Unreported .... 382 V Resident Tabascan Species that Are Most Frequently Recorded in the Rain Forest Belt .... 385 VI Resident Thbascan Species that Are Most Frequently Recorded in the Marshland and its Brushy Edges .......... 389 VII Resident Thbascan Species that Are Most Frequently Recorded in the Savanna or in the Trees and Brush at its Edge 391 VIII Resident Tabascan Species that Are Most Frequently Recorded in the Swamp Forest........ 393 IX Resident Tabascan Species that Are Most Frequently Recorded in the Littoral Habitat. .................... 393 X Resident Tabascan Species that Are Most Frequently Recorded in the Dry Tropical Evergreen Forest................ 393 XI Resident Thbascan Species that Are Most Frequently Recorded in the Mangroves ................. 394 XII Resident Tabascar. Species that Are Widespread in Their Distribution and Cannot Be Classified in Any One Major Habitat.................. 394 viii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE PAGE 1. Map of Tabasco Showing All Localities and Municipios Mentioned in Text.. .......... 3 2. Map of Tabasco Illustrating the Routes of Travel Taken by the Four LSUKZ Expeditions ......... 28 3. Map of Tabasco Illustrating the Locations of the Seven Major Ikbascan Habitats As Described in the Itext....... 32 4. Photographs of Littoral and MarshlandHabitats ............. 38 5. Photographs of Rain Forest Habitat........... ........... 40 6. Photographs of Rain Forest and Mangrove Habitats............. 42 7. Photographs of Savanna Habitat .... 44 ix Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to determine the composition of the avifauna of the Mexican State of Tabasco as well a3 the geographic and ecologic distribution, the seasonal status^ and the identification of each subspecies that occurs within the State. Since the publication of the Distributional Check-list of the Birds of Mexico. 166 species have been added to the list of Tabascan birds main ly as a result of four expeditions sponsored by the Louisiana State Univer sity Museum of Zoology. TVro species never before taken in Mexico were collected: Terenotriceus