Ruddy Turnstone Vuelvepiedras Rojizo Arenaria interpres quick guide to the 8.5-9 in (21.5-23 cm) COMMON Ruddy Duck Western Sandpiper Green-winged Teal Pato Tepalcate Sanderling Playerito Occidental Cerceta Ala Verde Oxyura jamaicensis Playero Blanco Calidris mauri Anas crecca carolinensis Canvasback 14-16 in (35.5-40.5 cm) 1 Cabo San Lucas OF LOS CABOS, BCS. Calidris alba 6-6.5 in (15-16.5 cm) 2 14-15 in (35.5-38 cm) Pato Coacoxtle 7-7.5 in (18-19 cm) 1 Aythya valisineria 2 San José del Cabo 20-23 in (51-58.5 cm) Red Knot White-faced Ibis Playero Gordo Ibis Cara Blanca Calidris canutus rufa Los Cabos, which include Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, Plegadis chihi 10-10.5 in (25.5-26.5 cm) guía rápida de las 20-24 in (51-61 cm) Great Egret is located at the tip of the Peninsula of Baja , a place of fine Blue-winged Teal Garza Grande Snowy Egret Cerceta aliazul Great Blue Heron Ardea alba beaches bathed by the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortéz. Los Cabos is Northern Pintail Garza Nivea Anas discors Garza Azul Ceniza 33-39 in (84-99 cm) surrounded by desert and thorn brush ecosystems, with some estuar- Pato Golondrino Norteño Egretta thula 15-16 in (38-40.5 cm) Ardea herodias AVES COMUNES Anas acuta acuta Long-billed Dowitcher 19-23 in (48.5-58.5 cm) Common Snipe ies along the coastline. There are more than 400 species of birds in the 40-50 in (101.5 127 cm) 20-23 in (51-58.5 cm) Agachona Común Costurero Pico Largo state with 6 endemics to . Most of them can be seen in Los Cabos, American White Pelican Gallinago gallinago Limnodromus scolopaceus especially four endemics such as the Xantus hummingbird, Grey thrasher, Pelícano Blanco 9.7-10.5 in (25-26.5 cm) 10-11.5 in (25.5-29 cm) DE LOS CABOS, BCS. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Belding’s yellowthroat and the Yellow-footed gull. Brown Pelican 57-65 in (145-165 cm) This quick guide presents illustrations of 102 species of birds Pelícano Café Pelecanus occidentalis Short-billed Dowitcher found commonly around the Los Cabos region. Most illustrations show American Coot 44-54 in (112-137 cm) Costurero Pico Corto Gallareta Americana the adult male, while many depict male and female of the species. Limnodromus griseus Fulica americana 9.5-11 in (24-28 cm) Migrants are depicted in winter coloration and endemic species are circled. BCS. OF LOS CABOS, 14-16 in (35.5-40.5 cm) Magnificent Frigatebird Common Gallinule DE LOS CABOS, BCS. DE LOS CABOS,

The measurements from tip of bill to end of tail appear in inches and Fragata Magnífica Gallineta Común centimeters. Fregata magnificens Gallinula galeata American Avocet end 35-42 in (89-107 cm) em The guide is the result of the partnership of the Municipality 13-14 in (33-35.5 cm) Picocurvo Laughing Gull i Red Phalarope c of Los Cabos with Defenders of Wildlife and Teyeliz, A.C. to promote Recurvirostra americana Gaviota Reidora Falárapo Pico Grueso 15.5-17 in (39.5-43 cm) Larus atricilla Phalaropus fulicularia birdwatching in the region to enhance the knowledge of the abundant 15-17 in (38-43 cm) 8-8.5 in (20-21.5 cm)

e Mexican species diversity. Brown Booby n d Information on bird watching tours, call: Bobo Café é Author by Sula leucogaster m Tel: (52)-624-1050903 [email protected] Wilson’s Plover i / Autores Juan Carlos Cantú Guzmán 27-30 in (68.5-76 cm) ca Least Storm Chorlito Pico Grueso Graciela Tiburcio Pintos Petrel Paiño Menor Charadrius wilsonia El Municipio de Los Cabos (que incluye a las ciudades de Cabo San Daniel Galindo Espinoza Oceanodroma microsoma Killdeer 7-7.5 in (18-19 cm) Lucas y San José del Cabo), situado al extremo sur de la Península de Baja Yellow-footed Gull 5.5-6 in (13.5-15 cm) Chorlito Tildío Spotted Sandpiper Gaviota Pata Amarilla COMMON BIRDS California, es un verdadero edén donde el mar y el desierto se funden COMUNES AVES Charadrius vociferus vociferus Playero Alzacolita

Larus livens 9.5-10 in (24-25.5 cm) Actitis macularius 22-27 in (56-67.5 cm) armoniosamente. Es un lugar de playas arenosas bañadas por las aguas 6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm) California Gull del Océano Pacífico y el Mar de Cortéz que está rodeado de ecosistemas Bonaparte’s Gull Gaviota Californiana Gaviota de Bonaparte desérticos, arbustos espinosos y estuarios que son el hábitat natural de Larus californicus Larus philadelphia aves nativas y migratorias. En Baja California Sur se han reportado más 18-21 in (45.5-53 cm) 13-13.5 in (33-34.5 cm) de 400 especies de aves de las cuales 6 son endémicas; en Los Cabos podemos encontrar prácticamente a todas estas aves, entre las que destacan cuatro endémicas: el Colibrí de Xantus, el Cuitlacoche Peninsular, Black-necked Stilt

la Mascarita Peninsular y la Gaviota de Patas Amarillas. guía rápida de las quick guide to the quick Candelero Americano Esta guía rápida presenta ilustraciones de 102 especies de aves Common Loon Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Himantopus mexicanus comunes a la región de Los Cabos. La mayoría de las ilustraciones son de Colimbo Común Pata Amarilla Mayor Pata Amarilla Menor 14-16 in (35.5-40.5 cm) Heermann’s Gull Gavia immer Tringa melanoleuca Tringa flavipes machos adultos, mientras que algunas muestran a los machos y hem- Gaviota de Heermann 26-33 in (66-84 cm) 11.5-12.5 in (29-31.5 cm) 9.5-10 in (24-25.5 cm) bras de la especie. Las migratorias aparecen en plumaje de invierno y las Larus heermanni endémicas se presentan en un circulo. Las medidas de la punta del pico al 18-20 in (45.5-50.5 cm) Least Tern Elegant Tern final de la cola se dan en pulgadas y centímetros. Neotropic Cormorant Least Bittern Golondrina Marina Menor Golondrina Marina Elegante Cormorán Neotropical Avetoro Menor La guía es el resultado de la alianza entre el H. XI Ayunta- Sternula antillarum Thalasseus elegans Phalacrocorax brasilianus Ixobrychus exilis 8-9 in (20.5-23 cm) 14.5-16 in (37-41 cm) miento de Los Cabos, B.C.S., Defenders of Wildlife y Teyeliz, A.C. para 25-27 in (63.5-68.5 cm) 11-12 in (28-30.5 cm) promover la observación de aves en aras de impulsar el conocimiento de la abundante diversidad de aves de México. Información sobre tours de avistamiento de aves llamar al: Green Heron Pied-billed Grebe Willet Wandering Tattler Marbled Godwit Caspian Tern Tel: (52)-624-1050903 [email protected] Garza Verde Zambullidor Pico Pinto Playero Pihuihui Playero Vagabundo Picopando Canelo Golondrina Marina Caspica Illustrations / Ilustraciones Elías García López Butorides virescens Podilymbus podiceps Tringa semipalmata Heteroscelus incanus Limosa fedoa Hydroprogne caspia Los textos e ilustraciones son propiedad de Defenders of Wildlife. Coloring, image retouch, design / Color, retoque digital, diseño Raziel Levi Méndez 15-17 in (38-43 cm) 11-13 in (28-33 cm) 12.5-14 in (32-35.5 cm) 9.5-10 in (24-25.5 cm) 15-18 in (38-45.5 cm) 20-22 in (51-57 cm) ic em Turkey Vulture d n Zopilote Cabeza Roja e Cathartes aura 26-30 in (66-76.5 cm) Osprey Águila Pescadora Mourning Dove Pandion haliaetus Paloma Huilota White-winged Dove Common Ground-Dove 22-26 in Zenaida macroura Paloma Ala Blanca Tórtola Común Cassin’s Kingbird ca (56-66 cm) 10-12 in (25.5-30.5 cm) Zenaida asiatica Columbina passerina i endém White-crowned Sparrow 10.5-12 in (26.5-30.5 cm) 6.2-6.7 in (16-17 cm) Tirano de Cassin California Towhee Tyrannus vociferans Black and White Warbler Rascador Californiano Gorrión Corona Blanca Red-winged Blackbird 8-9 in (20.5-23 cm) Ash-throated Flycatcher Chipe Trepador Mexclilla Pipilo crissalis Zonotrichia leucophrys Vermillion Flycatcher Belding’s Yellowthroat Wilson’s Warbler Tordo charretero Copetón Cuello Cenizo Mniotilta varia 7.5-9 in (19-23 cm) 6.2-7 in (16-18 cm) Mosquero Cardenal Mascarita Peninsular Chipe de Wilson Agelaius phoeniceus ende Myiarchus cinerascens 4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm) Pyrocephalus rubinus mi Geothlypis beldingi Cardellina pusilla 8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm) 5-5.7 in (12.5-14.5 cm) c 7.5-8 in (19-20.5 cm) 5.3-5.8 in (13.5-14.5 cm) 4.3-4.8 in (11-12 cm)

Hooded Oriole Ruddy Ground-Dove e n Calandria Zapotera Zone-tailed Hawk Tórtola Rojiza d Icterus cucullatus é Halcón Aura Columbina talpacoti m 7.3-7.8 in (18.5-20 cm) Buteo albonotatus 6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm) ic 18-21 in a California Quail (45.5-53 cm) en de Codorniz Californiana Red-tailed Hawk m i Callipepla californica Halcón Cola Roja c Greater Roadrunner 9-10 in (23-25.5 cm) Buteo jamaicensis Correcaminos Mayor Bullock’s Oriole 19-23 in Geococcyx californianus Scrub Jay Grey Thrasher Rock Wren Calandria Veteada (48.5-58.5 cm) 20-24 in (50.5-61 cm) Chara Azuleja Cuitlacoche Peninsular Saltapared Roquero Summer Tanager Icterus bullockii e n Aphelocoma coerulescens Toxostoma cinereum Salpinctes obsoletus Piranga Roja Northern Cardinal 7-8 in (18-20.5 cm) d Piranga rubra émi 10.5-12.5 in (26.5-32 cm) 9.5-10.5 in (24-26.5 cm) 5.2-5.7 in (13.5-14.5 cm) Cardenal ca 6.5-8 in (16.5-20 cm) Cardinalis cardinalis Xantus’s Hummingbird Lesser Nighthawk 8-9 in (20.5-23 cm) Colibrí de Xantus Chotacabras Menor Hylocharis xantusii Chordeiles acutipennis 3.3-3.8 in (8-9 cm) 8-9 in (20.5-23 cm)

Costa’s Hummingbird Scott’s Oriole Colibrí de Costa California Gnatcatcher Calandria Tunera Sharp-shinned Hawk Archilochus costae Perlita Californiana Icterus parisorum Gavilán Pajarero Cooper’s Hawk 3-3.4 in (7.5-8.5 cm) Polioptila californica 7.5-8.3 in (19-21 cm) Accipiter striatus Gavilán de Cooper 4-4.2 in (10-11 cm) 11-14 in Cactus Wren Accipiter cooperi (28-35.5 cm) Matraca Desértica 15-20 in Pyrrhuloxia Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus (38-51 cm) Cardenal Desértico 7-7.5 in (18-19 cm) Cardinalis sinuatus 7.5-8.5 in (19-21.5 cm)

Western Tanager Gila Woodpecker Piranga Cabeza Roja Carpintero de Gila Piranga ludoviciana Centurus uropygialis Carpintero Collarejo 6.5-7.2 in (16.5-18.5 cm) 8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm) Colaptes auratus chrysoides 10-12 in (25.5-30.5 cm) Northern Mockingbird Ladder-backed Cenzontle Norteño Woodpecker Mimus polyglottos leucopterus Crested Caracara Carpintero Listado 9-10 in (23-25.5 cm) Caracara Común Picoides scalaris Caracara cheriway American Kestrel 6-8 in (15-20 cm) 19-23 in Cernícalo Americano (48-58.5 cm) Falco sparverius 10-11.5 in (25.5-29 cm) Barn Swallow Northern Rough- Golondrina Ranchera winged Swallow Hirundo rustica Golondrina aliserrada 5-5.7 in (12.5-14.5 cm) Stelgidopteryx serripennis 5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm) Verdin Baloncillo Auriparus flaviceps 4-4.2 in (10-11cm) Black Phoebe Violet-green Swallow Phainopepla Bell’s Vireo Varied Bunting Lazuli Bunting Blue Grosbeak Lesser Goldfinch House Sparrow House Finch Mosquero Negro Golondrina Cara Blanca Capulinero Negro Vireo de Bell Colorín Morado Colorín Lazulita Picogrueso Azul Dominico Dorso Oscuro Gorrión Común Gorrión Mexicano Sayornis nigricans Tachycineta thalassina Phainopepla nitens Vireo bellii Passerina versicolor Passerina amoena Passerina caerulea Spinus psaltria Passer domesticus Carpodacus mexicanus 6-7 in (15-17.5 cm) 4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm) 6.7-7.7 in (17-19.5 cm) 4.3-4.7 in (11-12 cm) 4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm) 5-5.5 in (13-14 cm) 6.5-7 in (16.5-17.5 cm) 4-4.5 in (10-11.5 cm) 5.5-6 in (14-15 cm) 5.5-6.3 in (14-15.5 cm)