COMMON WINTER BIRDS of CHACALA with common English and Spanish names Please note: This list cannot be used for commercial gain. Most photos are from Flickr Birdshare & Flickr Birds Photos. Legend Habitat codes Status codes M – Montane (pine oak & semi-deciduous) CW – Common and widespread F – Forest CL – Common locally in proper habitat S – Scrub and agriculture A – Aquatic (Legend adapted from: Checklist of Birds found in MG – Mangrove & estuaries San Blas, Nayarit by Thomas P. Ryan) C – Coastal Note that sizes (cm) are average P – Pelagic Brown Pelican Snowy Egret Pelícano cafe Garceta pie-dorado 125 cm 60 cm CW CW P, C, A A Notes: Notes: Photo: Larry Meade Photo: Don McCullough Magnificent Frigate Yellow-crowned Night Heron Fragata magnifica Pedrete corona clara 230 cm 60 cm CW CL P, C, MG A Notes: Notes: Photo: ricmcarthur Photo: Zan Merrill Anhinga Black Vulture Anhinga americana Zopilote común 85 cm 145 cm CL CW A All Notes: Notes: Photo: Larry Meade Photo: Larry Meade Neotropic Cormorant Turkey Vulture Cormorán neotropical Zopilote aura 65 cm 190 cm CW CW P, MG All Notes: Notes: Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Photo: Larry Meade Great Egret Common Black Hawk Garza grande Aguililla-negra menor 95 cm 45 cm CW CL A F, S Notes: Notes: Photo: Fool-On-The-Hill 1 Photo: Zan Merrill Gray Hawk Rufous-bellied Aguillila gris Chachalaca 40 cm Chachalaca veintre- CW castaña F,S,MG 65 cm Notes: CL F,S Notes: Photo: Larry Mead Photo: fveronesi1's Willet Cinnamon Hummingbird Playero pihuiuí Colibri canelo 35 cm 10 cm CW CW A, C F, S, MG Notes: Notes: Photo: Jorge Montejo Photo: Zan Merrill Heerman’s Gull Citreoline Trogon Gaviota de Heerman Trogón citrino 45 cm 25 cm CW CL C,P F, S Notes: Notes: Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Photo: Dominic Sherony (Flickr) Caspian Tern Golden-cheeked Colondrina-marina Woodpecker caspica Carpentero cachetidorado 54 cm 20 cm CW CW A F, S Notes: Notes: Photo: mauricholas/Maureen Leong-Kee's Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Ruddy Ground Dove Pale-billed Woodpecker Tórtola rojiza Carpentero piquiclaro 16 cm 35 cm CW CL S F, S, MG Notes: Notes: Photo: Lip Kee Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Groove-billed Ani Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Garrapatero pijuy Trepatroncos piquiclaro 30 cm 25 cm CW CL F (2nd growth), S, MG F Notes: Notes: Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) 2 Photo: TurasPhoto Vermillion Flycatcher Black-throated Magpie Jay Mosquero cardenal Urraca-hermosa carinegra 16 cm 50 cm CL CL S F, S Notes: Notes: Photo: Mike’s photos Photo: Len Blumin Great Kiskadee Sinaloa Crow Luis grande Cuervo sinaloense 25 cm 35 cm CW CW All All Notes: Notes: Photo: Billtacular Photo: jerroldenettel Social Flycatcher N. Rough-winged Swallow Luis gregario Golondrina aliaserraada N. 17 cm 13 cm CW CW All All Notes: Notes: Photo: Kelly Colgan Azar Photo: Billtacular Thick-billed Kingbird Happy Wren Tirano piquegrueso Saltapared feliz 22 cm 13 cm Notes: CL CW F, S F, S, MG Notes: Notes: Photo: John Schwarz (www.birdpix.com) Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Masked Tityra Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Titra enmascarada Perlita grisilla 20 cm 11 cm CL CW F, S All Notes: Notes: Photo: almiyi Photo: Cláudio Timm 3 Rufous-backed Black & White Warbler Thrush (Robin) Chipe trepador Zorzal drosirrufo 13 cm 25 cm CL CL F, MG M, F, S Notes: Notes: Photo: Mike’s Birds Photo: Dominic Sherony Northern Mockingbird Wilson’s Warbler Centzontle norteño Chipe de Wilson 26 cm 11 cm CL CW M, F All Notes: Notes: Photo: Kelly Colgan Azar Photo: bmajoros Nashville Warbler Greyish Saltator Chipe de Nashville Saltador grisáceo 11 cm 20 cm CW CL All F, S Notes: Notes: Photo: bmajoror Photo: Gustavo (lu7frb) Yellow Warbler Blue Bunting Chipe amarillo Colorin azulnegro 12 cm 14 cm CW CL All S Notes: Notes: Photo: kdee64 Photo: Peter Bono (Flickr) Black-throated Grey Painted Bunting Warbler Colorín sietecolores Chipe negrigris CW 13 cm 13 cm CL F, S M Notes: Notes: Photo: Mike’s Birds Photo: Photomatt28 4 Orchard Oriole Great-tailed Grackle Bolsero castaño Zanate mayor 18 cm 40 cm CL CW F, S S, A Notes: Notes: Photo: Mike’s Birds Photo: Zan Merrill Hooded Oriole Yellow-winged Cacique Bolsero cuculafo Cacique mexicano Cm 30 cm CL CW F,S F, S, MG Notes: Notes: Photo: G. Tepke Photo: Linda Tanner (Flickr) (pbase.com/gtepke) Streaked-backed Oriole Bolsero dorsirrayado 18 cm CW F, S, MG Notes: Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) For a copy of this guide, go to http://freshbreezeinn.com/chacala-bird-watching/ There you will also find a link, where we welcome recommendations and additions. For a complete bird checklist of the area, we recommend: Checklist of Birds found in San Blas, Nayarit, Thomas P. Ryan, 2003, available at Hotel Posada del Rey and Hotel Garza Canela in San Blas, and through http://www.buteobooks.com/ Other bird guides/checklists for the area include: Birds of Chacala (checklist), updated 2012 & 2013 by Zan Merrill, and Peter E. Küng. Original by Kathi & Ron DeWitz, and Sue Vohanka. Available at local posadas (inns), restaurants, and http://freshbreezeinn.com/chacala-bird-watching/ The Birds from Paradise: The Guide & Checklist of the Birds of Puerto Vallarta, 2004, Dennis W. Boddy, available at local bookshops in and around Puerta Vallarta Guía de campo a las aves de Nortéamerica, 2005, Kenn Kaufman (Spanish translation of original) Birds of Mexico and Central America, 2006, Ber Van Perlo A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America, 2005, Steve N.G. Howell and Sophie Webb. These books are available from http://www.buteobooks.com/ This list has been compiled over the course of four winters in Chacala, Nayarit. © 2013 Zan Merrill 5 .