Bird Checklist for Quinta Mazatlan compiled by John C. Arvin Symbols used: R – resident M – migrant W – winter S – summer V – visitor; might appear at any time of the year but is not usually present at the site X – rare; very few records F – fly-over; not usually seen perched Pelecanidae Pelicans American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos MW Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus MW Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus R Anhingidae Anhingas Anhinga Anhinga anhinga R Ardeidae Herons Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias MW Great Egret Ardea alba R Snowy Egret Egretta thula R Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulescens R Cattle Egret Bulbulcus ibis R Green Heron Butorides virescens MS Ciconidae Storks Wood Stork Mycteria americana S Cathartidae American Vultures Black Vulture Coragyps atratus R Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura R Anatidae Swans, Geese, & Ducks Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis R Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons MW Snow Goose Chen caerulescens MW Acciptridae Kites, Eagles, and Hawks Osprey Pandion haliaetus MW White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus R Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis M Northern Harrier Circus cyanea MW Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus MW Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperi MW Harris's Hawk Parabuteo uncinatus R Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus MW Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus M Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni MS Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis MW Falconidae Falcons & Caracaras American Kestrel Falco sparverius MW Merlin Falco columbarius MW Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus MW Cracidae Chachalacas, & Guans Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula R Odontophoridae American Quails Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus R Gruidae Cranes Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis M Charadriidae Plovers Killdeer Charadrius vociferans R Laridae Jaegers, Gulls, & Terns Laughing Gull Larus atricilla V Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan M Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Rock Dove Columba livia R White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica MS Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura R Inca Dove Columbina inca R Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina R White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi R Psittacidae Parrots & Parakeets Green Parakeet Aratinga holochlora Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis Cuculidae Cuckoos, Roadrunners, & Anis Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus MS Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californicus R Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris S Tytonidae Barn Owls Common Barn-Owl Tyto alba R Strigidae Typical Owls Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio R Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus R Caprimulgidae Nightjars Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis S Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor S Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis R Chuck-wills-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis M Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus M Apodidae Swifts Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica M Trochilidae Hummingbirds Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis S Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris M Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri S Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus W Picidae Woodpeckers Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons R Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphryapicus varius MW Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris R Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus MW Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi M Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens M Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris M Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens M Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum M Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii M Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus M Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe MW Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus MW Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerescens M Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus M Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus S Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus R Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii R Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis M Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus M Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus MS Hirundinidae Swallows Purple Martin Progne subis MS Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor MW Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis MS Bank Swallow Riparia riparia MS Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica MS Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota MS Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva R Corvidae Crows, Ravens, & Jays Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica American Crow Corvus brachyurus Tamaulipas Crow Corvus imparatus Chihuahuan Raven Corvus crytoleucus Common Raven Corvus corax Paridae Titmice & Chickadees Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Black-crested Titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus R Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis Remizidae Penduline Tits & Verdins Verdin Auriparus flaviceps R Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tits & Bushtits Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus Sittidae Nuthatches Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Certhiidae Creepers Brown Creeper Certhia americana Troglodytidae Wrens Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus R Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus R Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii R House Wren Troglodytes aedon MW Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes MX Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris MW Regulidae Kinglets Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula MW Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa W Sylviidae Gnatcatchers Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea MW Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura Turdidae Thrushes Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis W Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris Veery Catharus fuscescens M Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus M Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus M Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus W Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina M Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi R White-throated Robin Turdus assimilis VX Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus American Robin Turdus migratorius W Varied Thrush, Ixoreus naevius WX Aztec Thrush Ridgewayia pinicola Mimidae Mockingbirds & Thrashers Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis MW Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos R Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum WX Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre R Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre R Sturnidae Starlings European Starling Sturnus vulgaris R Motacillidae Pipits American Pipit Anthus rubescens MW Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii Bombycillidae Waxwings Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum MW Ptilogonatidae Silky-Flycatchers Gray Silky-Flycatcher Ptilogonys cinereus Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens Laniidae Shrikes Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus R Vireonidae Vireos White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus R Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii MX Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapillus Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius MW Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassini Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons M Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus M Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus M Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus M Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis SX Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus Parulidae Wood Warblers Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus M Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera M Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina M Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata MW Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla MW Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae Northern Parula Parula americana M Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi VX Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia M Yellow (Mangrove) Warbler Dendroica (petechia) erithrachorides Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica M Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia M Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler Dendroica c. coronata MW Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) WarblerDendroica (coronata) auduboni MW Black-throated Gray Warbler, Dendroica nigrescens W Townsend's Warbler, Dendroica townsendi MWX Hermit Warbler, Dendroica occidentalis Black-throated Green Warbler, Dendroica virens MW Golden-cheeked Warbler, Dendroica chrysoparia Blackburnian Warbler, Dendroica fusca M Yellow-throated Warbler, Dendroica dominica M Pine Warbler, Dendroica pinus MW Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea M Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea M Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia MW American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla M Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus M Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus M Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis M Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla M Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus M Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia M MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei MX Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas M Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis (Chamaethlypis) poliocephala Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina M Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla M Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis M Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens M Thraupidae Tanagers Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava Summer Tanager Piranga rubra R