COMMON WINTER BIRDS of CHACALA with English and Spanish names Legend Habitat codes Status codes M – Montane (pine oak & semi- CW – Common and widespread deciduous) CL – Common locally in proper F – Forest habitat (Legend adapted from: S – Scrub and agriculture Checklist of Birds found in San Blas, A – Aquatic Nayarit by Thomas P. Ryan) MG – Mangrove & estuaries C – Coastal Note that sizes (cm) are average P – Pelagic Photo: Larry Mead Photo: Larry Meade Brown Pelican Anhinga Pelícano cafe Anhinga americana 125 cm 85 cm CW/P, C, A CL/A Photo: ricmcarthur Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Magnificent Frigate Fragata magnifica 230 cm Neotropic Cormorant CW/P, C, MG Cormorán neotropical 65 cm CW/P, MG 1 Photo: Zan Merrill Photo: Larry Meade Black Vulture Zopilote común Great Egret 145 cm Garza grande CW/All 95 cm CW/A Photo: Larry Meade Photo: Don McCullough Snowy Egret Garceta pie-dorado Turkey Vulture 60 cm Zopilote aura CW/A 190 cm CW/All Photo: Zan Merrill Photo: Fool-On-The-Hill Yellow-crowned Night Heron Common Black Hawk Pedrete corona clara Aguililla-negra menor 60 cm 45 cm CL/A CL/F, S 2 Photo: Larry Mead Photo: mauricholas/Maureen Leong-Kee's Grey Hawk Caspian Tern Aguillila gris Colondrina-marina caspia 40 cm 54 cm CW/F, S, MG CW/A Photo: Zan Merrill Photo: Lip Kee Ruddy Ground Dove Willet Tórtola rojiza Playero pihuiuí 16 cm 35 cm CW/S CW/A, C Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Photo: TurasPhoto Heerman’s Gull Gaviota de Heerman 48 cm Groove-billed Ani CW/C, P Garrapatero pijuy 30 cm CW/F, S, MG 3 Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Photo: fveronesi1's Rufous-bellied Chachalaca Chachalaca vientre-castaña 65 cm Golden-cheeked Woodpecker CL/F, S Carpentero cachetidorado 20 cm CW/F, S Photo: Jorge Montejo Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Cinnamon Hummingbird Colibri canelo Pale-billed Woodpecker 10 cm Carpentero piquiclaro CW/F, S, MG 35 cm CL/F, S, MG Photo: Dominic Sherony Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Citreoline Trogon Trogón citrino Ivory-billed Woodcreeper 25 cm Trepatroncos piquiclaro CL/F, S 25 cm CL/F 4 Photo: Mike’s photos Photo: John Schwarz (www.birdpix.com) Thick-billed Kingbird Vermillion Flycatcher Tirano piquegrueso Mosquero cardenal 22 cm 16 cm CL/F, S CL/S Photo: Billtacular Masked Tityra Titra enmascarada 20 cm Great Kiskadee CL/F, S Luis grande 25 cm Photo: jerroldenettel CW/All Photo: Billtacular Black- throated Magpie Jay Urraca-hermosa carinegra Social Flycatcher Luis gregario 17 cm Photo: Len Blumin CW/All 50 cm CL/F, S 5 Photo: almivi : Photo: jerroldenettel Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Sinaloa Crow Perlita grisilla Cuervo sinaloense 11 cm 35 cm CW/All CW/All Photo: Kelly Colgan Azar Photo: Dominic Sherony N. Rough-winged Swallow Golondrina aliaserraada norteño Rufous-backed Thrush (Robin) 13 cm Zorzal dorsirrufo CW/All 25 cm CL/M, F, S Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Photo: Kelly Colgan Azar Northern Mockingbird Happy Wren Centzontle norteño Saltapared feliz 26 cm 13 cm CL/M, F CW/F, S, MG 6 Photo: bmajoror Photo: Mike’s Birds Nashville Warbler Chipe de Nashville Black & White Warbler 11 cm Chipe trepador CW/All 13 cm CL/F, MG Photo: kdee64 Photo: bmajoros Wilson’s Warbler Yellow Warbler Chipe de Wilson Chipe amarillo 11 cm 12 cm CW/All CW/All Photo: Mike’s Birds Photo: Gustavo (lu7frb) Greyish Saltator Saltador grisáceo Black-throated Grey Warbler 20 cm Chipe negrigris CL/F, S 13 cm CL/M 7 Photo: Peter Bono (Flickr) Photo: Photomatt28 Painted Bunting Colorín sietecolores 13 cm Blue Bunting Colorin azulnegro 14 cm CW/F, S CL/S Photo: visualharmony Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Streaked-backed Oriole Bullocks Oriole Bolsero dorsirrayado Bolsero calandria 18 cm 18 cm CW/F, S, MG CL/F, S Photo: Rob Pinkerton Photo: Mike’s Birds Hooded Oriole Orchard Oriole Bolsero cuculafo Bolsero castaño 19 cm 18 cm CL/F, S CL/F, S 8 Photo: Zan Merrill Photo: G. Tepke (pbase.com/gtepke) Yellow-winged Cacique Cacique mexicano Great-tailed Grackle 30 cm Zanate mayor CW/F, S, MG 40 cm CW/S, A Please note: This list cannot be used for commercial gain. The charge you paid helps to cover printing costs. Most photos are from Flickr Birdshare and Flickr Birds Photos. For a copy of this guide, go to http://freshbreezeinn.com/birds/ There you will also find a link, where we welcome recommendations and additions. For a bird checklist specifically for Chacala (updated yearly), see: Birds of Chacala, by Zan Merrill and Peter E. Küng. Available locally and also at http://freshbreezeinn.com/birds/ Other bird guides/checklists for the area include: 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/ 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. The last three books are available from http://www.buteobooks.com/ Compilation of this guide and the Birds of Chacala checklist would not have been possible without Peter E. Küng, my partner and world-class ornithologist who passed away in 2017. Thanks Pete. © 2018 Zan Merrill 9 Notes: .