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Birds and Other Wildlife
during the Focus On Nature Tour 
in
Guatemala 

in the Spring of 2009



List compiled by Armas Hill


Dates:

April 21 - May 2, 2009


Photograph at right: COLLARED ARACARI 



Codes:


In the Guatemalan highlands (hi),
 including the areas of Antigua, Lake Atitlan, upper Volcan Atitlan, & Verapaz 
 
On the Pacifc Slope (ps), including lower Volcan Atitlan

In the arid Motagua Valley (mv) of eastern Guatemala 

In the Peten region (pt)
 including areas of El Peru and Tikal      
  

(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International.
(t1): critical     (t2): endangered     (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally.
(r/GU): rare in Guatemala
(i): introduced species.
(h): heard only


The numbers in ( ) indicate the number of FONT Guatemala tours during which the bird has been found. There have been 15 tours in the highlands; 16 in the Peten region. 

Links:

Cumulative List of Birds during FONT Guatemala Tours (with some photos)

Central American Mammals (with some photos)

A list of mammals during our Guatemala April/May '09 Tour follows the bird-list below.

List of Selected Central American Butterflies
(with some photos)  

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Guatemala

 

Bird-List:

  1. Great Tinamou  (8)  _____  pt
    Tinamus major percautus

  2. Slaty-breasted Tinamou  (11)  _____  pt
    Crypturellus b. boucardi

  3. Highland Guan  (7)  _____  ps  (egg on nest)
    Penelopina nigra

  4. Crested Guan  (15)  _____  ps,pt
    Penelope purpurascens

  5. Plain Chachalaca  (15)  _____  pt
    Ortalis vetula

  6. White-bellied Chachalaca  (5) _____  ps
    Ortalis leucogastra

  7. Ocellated Turkey  (16) _____  pt
    Meleagris ocellata

  8. Pied-billed Grebe  (10) _____  pt
    Podilymbus p. podiceps

  9. Wood Stork  (9) _____  pt
    Mycteria americana

  10. Roseate Spoonbill  (2) _____  pt
    Platalea ajaja

  11. Great Blue Heron  (14) _____  pt 
    Ardea herodias

  12. Great Egret  (16) _____  pt
    Casmerodius
    (has been Ardea) alba

  13. Little Blue Heron  (15) _____  pt 
    Egretta caerulea

  14. Snowy Egret  (14) _____  pt 
    Egretta thula

  15. Tricolored Heron (11) _____  pt
    Egretta tricolor ruficollis

  16. Western Cattle Egret  (16) _____  hi,ps,pt 
    Bubulcus ibis

  17. Green Heron (16) _____  ps,pt 
    Butorides virescens

  18. Bare-throated Tiger Heron  (12) _____  pt
    Tigrisoma mexicanum

  19. Neotropic Cormorant  (15) _____  pt
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus

  20. Anhinga  (12) _____  pt
    Anhinga anhinga leucogaster

  21. Black Vulture  (16) _____  hi,ps,mv,pt
    Coragyps atratus 

  22. Turkey Vulture  (16) _____  hi,ps,mv.pl 
    Cathartes aura

  23. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture  (8) _____  pt
    Cathartes burroviamus

  24. Northern Crested Caracara  (9) _____  ps
    Caracara cheriway

  25. Laughing Falcon  (14) _____  pt
    Herpetotheres cachinnans chapmani

  26. Bat Falcon  (11) _____  pt
    Falco rufigularis petoensis

  27. Orange-breasted Falcon  (9) _____  pt
    Falco deiroleucus

  28. Osprey  (10) _____  pt
    Pandion haliaetus

  29. White-tailed Kite  (11) _____  pt
    Elanus leucurus

  30. Swallow-tailed Kite  (10) _____  pt
    Elanoides forficatus

  31. Gray-headed Kite  (5) _____  pt
    Leptodon cayanensis

  32. Hook-billed Kite  (2) _____  pt
    Chonodrohierax u. uncinatus

  33. Mississippi Kite  (2) _____  pt
    Ictinia mississippiensis

  34. Plumbeous Kite  (9) _____  ps,pt
    Ictinia plumbea

  35. Snail Kite  (7) _____  pt
    Rostrhamus sociabilis

  36. Short-tailed Hawk  (7) _____  pt 
    Buteo brachyurus fuliginosus

  37. Roadside Hawk  (16) _____  pt 
    Buteo magnirostris

  38. Gray (-lined) Hawk  (13) _____  pt 
    Buteo nitida 

  39. Black-collared Hawk  (1) _____  pt
    Busarellus nigricollis

  40. Black Hawk-Eagle  (6) _____  ps
    Spizaaetus tyrannus

  41. Limpkin  (11) _____  pt
    Aramus guarauna dolosus

  42. Gray-necked Wood-Rail  (16) _____  pt
    Aramides cajanea albiventris

  43. Ruddy Crake  (12) _____  pt
    Laterallus ruber

  44. Common Moorhen (or Gallinule (6) _____  pt
    Gallinula chloropus cachinnans

  45. Purple Gallinule  (10) _____  pt
    Porphyrula martinica

  46. American Coot  (9) _____  pt
    Fulica americana

  47. Northern Jacana  (16) _____  pt
    Jacana spinosa

  48. Killdeer  (7) _____  hi
    Charadrius vociferus

  49. Spotted Sandpiper  (11) _____  pt
    Actitis macularia

  50. Solitary Sandpiper  (10) _____  pt
    Tringa solitaria

  51. Common (or Feral) Pigeon (i)  (16) _____  hi
    Columba livia

  52. Red-billed Pigeon  (9) _____  ps
    Patagioenas flavirostris

  53. Pale-vented Pigeon  (13) _____  pt
    Patagioenas cayennensis

  54. Scaled Pigeon  (3) _____  pt
    Patagioenas speciosa

  55. Short-billed Pigeon  (13) _____  pt
    Patagioenas nigrirostris

  56. White-winged Dove (15) _____  hi,mv 
    Zenaida asiatica

  57. Inca Dove  (15) _____  hi,mv 
    Scardafella
    (has been Columbina) inca

  58. Common Ground Dove  (14) _____  hi,mv
    Columbina passerina pallescens 
     
  59. Ruddy Ground Dove  (15) _____  pt 
    Columbina taipacoti

  60. Blue Ground Dove  (7) _____  pt
    Claravis pretiosa

  61. White-tipped Dove  (15) _____  hi,ps,pt 
    Leptotila verrreauxi

  62. Ruddy Quail-Dove  (7) _____  pt
    Geotrygon m. montana

  63. Scarlet Macaw  (3) _____  pt  (heard at nest box)
    Ara macao cyanopterus

  64. Green Parakeet  (x) _____  mv
    Aratinga holochlora rubritorquis

  65. Pacific Parakeet  (11) _____  ps
    Aratinga strenua

  66. Aztec Parakeet  (14) _____  pt
    Aratina a. astec

  67. Orange-chinned Parakeet  (9) _____  ps
    Brotogeris j. jugularis

  68. Brown-hooded Parrot  (12) _____  pt
    Pionopsitta h. haematotis

  69. White-fronted Amazon  (15) _____  pt
    Amazona albifrons 

  70. Red-lored (or Yellow-cheeked) Amazon  (16) _____  pt 
    Amazona autumnalis

  71. Mealy Amazon  (13) _____  pt
    Amazona farinosa guatemalae

  72. Squirrel Cuckoo  (14) _____  pt
    Piaya cayana

  73. Groove-billed Ani  (15) _____  pt 
    Crotophaga suicirostris

  74. Striped Cuckoo  (6) _____  pt
    Tapera naevia excellens  

  75. Ferruginous Pygmy Owl  (5) _____  pt
    Glaucidium brasilianum ridgwayi

  76. Mottled Owl  (11) _____  pt
    Strix virgata centralis

  77. Lesser Nighthawk  (10) _____  mv
    Chordeiles acutipennis littoralis

  78. Pauraque  (15) _____  ps,pt
    Nyctidromus albicollis

  79. Yucatan Poorwill  (9) _____  pt
    Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

  80. Buff-collared Nightjar  (3) _____  mv
    Caprimulgus ridgwayi troglodytes

  81. White-collared Swift  (13) _____  hi,ps
    Streptoprocne zonaris

  82. Vaux's Swift  (16) _____  hi,ps 
    Chaetura vauxi

  83. Chestnut-collared Swift  (3) _____  ps
    Streptoprocne rutila brunnitorques

  84. Great Swallow-tailed Swift  (1) _____  hi
    Panyptila sanctihieronymi

  85. Scaly-breasted Hummingbird  (3) _____  pt
    Campylopterus cuvierii roberti

  86. Wedge-tailed Sabrewing  (11) _____  pt
    Campylopterus curvipennis pampa
     
  87. Rufous Sabrewing  (11) _____  hi
    Campylopterus rufus

  88. Violet Sabrewing  (6) _____  hi,ps
    Campylopterus h. hemileucurus

  89. Emerald-chinned Hummingbird  (3) _____  hi
    Abeillia a. abeillei

  90. Black-crested Coquette  (2) _____  hi
    Lophornis helenae

  91. Canivet's Emerald  (6) _____  pt
    Chlorostilbon canivetii

  92. Salvin's Emerald  (8) _____  mv
    Chloroctilbon salvini osberti

  93. White-bellied Emerald  (16) _____  pt 
    Amazilia candida

  94. Azure-crowned Hummingbird (or Red-billed Azurecrown)  (15) _____  hi
    Amazilia cyanocephala

  95. Blue-tailed Hummingbird  (5) _____  hi,ps
    Amazilia cyanura guatemalae

  96. Cinnamon Hummingbird  (10) _____  ps
    Amazilia rutila

  97. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird  (14) _____  pt
    Amazilia tzacati

  98. Green-throated Mountain-gem  (7) _____  hi
    Lampornis viridipallens ovandensis

  99. "Rivoli's" Magnificent Hummingbird _____  hi
    Eugenes f. fulgens

  100. Purple-crowned Fairy  (10) _____  pt
    Heliothryx barroti

  101. Long-billed Starthroat  (5) _____  hi
    Heliomaster longirostris 

  102. Resplendent Quetzal  (9) _____  hi
    Pharomachrus m. mocinno

  103. Slaty-tailed Trogon  (15) _____  pt
    Trogon m. massena

  104. Black-headed Trogon  (13) _____  pt
    Trogon melanocephalus

  105. Mountain Trogon  (12) _____  hi
    Trogon m. mexicanus

  106. Collared Trogon  (10) _____  hi
    Trogon collaris puella
     
  107. Gartered (formerly part of Violaceous) Trogon  (16) _____  pt 
    Trogon caligatus (formerly T. violaceus)

  108. Ringed Kingfisher  (13) _____  pt
    Megaceryle torquata

  109. Belted Kingfisher  (11) _____  pt 
    Megaceryle alcyon

  110. Amazon Kingfisher  (10) _____  pt
    Chloroceryle amazona

  111. Green Kingfisher  (14) _____  ps,pt
    Chloroceryle americana

  112. American Pygmy Kingfisher  (10) _____  pt
    Chloroceryle aenea stictoptera

  113. Blue-crowned Motmot  (16) _____  hi,ps,pt
    Momotus momota

  114. Rufous-collared Jacamar  (13) _____  pt
    Galbula ruficauda melanogenia

  115. "White-throated" Emerald Toucanet  (12) _____  hi,pt
    Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens

  116. Collared Aracari  (16) _____  pt 
    Pteroglossus torquatus

  117. Keel-billed Toucan  (16) _____  pt 
    Ramphastos sulfuratus

  118. "Guatemalan" Northern Flicker  (13) _____  hi
    Colaptes auratus mexicanoides

  119. Golden-olive Woodpecker  (12) _____  hi,ps,pt
    Piculus rubiginosus

  120. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker  (13) _____  pt
    Celeus castaneus 

  121. Lineated Woodpecker  (16) _____  pt
    Dryocopus lineatus
      

  122. Acorn Woodpecker  (15) _____  hi 
    Melanerpes formicivorus

  123. Golden-fronted Woodpecker  (16) _____  hi,ps,mv,pt
    Melanerpes aurifrons

  124. Smoky-brown Woodpecker  (10) _____  pt
    Veniliornis fumigatus sanguinolentus

  125. Pale-billed Woodpecker  (16) _____  ps,pt
    Campephilus guatemalensis

  126. Rose-throated Becard  (12) _____  pt 
    Pachyramphus aglaiae

  127. Long-tailed Manakin  (5) _____  ps
    Chiroxiphia linearis

  128. White-collared Manakin  (10) _____  pt
    Manacus candei

  129. Red-capped Manakin  (11) _____  pt
    Pipra m. mentalis

  130. Thrush-like Schiffornis  (13) _____  pt  (has been called Thrush-like Mourner or Manakin 
    Schiffornis turdinus 

  131. Masked Tityra  (15) _____  ps,pt
    Tityra semifasciata

  132. Black-crowned Tityra  (7) _____  pt
    Tityra semifasciata personata
     
  133. Fork-tailed Flycatcher  (8) _____  pt
    Tyrannus savana monachus

  134. Eastern Kingbird  (2) _____  pt
    Tyrannus tyrannus

  135. Tropical Kingbird  (16) _____  hi,ps,mv,pt  (may include some sightings of the very-similar Couch's Kingbird, which winters in areas where we were in the Peten)
    Tyrannus melancholicus

  136. Piratic Flycatcher  (2) _____  pt
    Legatus leucophaius variegatus

  137. Streaked Flycatcher  (3) _____  pt
    Myiodynastes maculatus insolens

  138. Boat-billed Flycatcher  (13) _____  ps,mv,pt
    Megarynchus pitangua
     
  139. Social Flycatcher  (16) _____  hi,ps,pt
    Myiozetetes similis

  140. Great Kiskadee  (16) _____  ps,mv,pt
    Pitangus sulphuratus

  141. Bright-rumped Attila  (7) _____  pt
    Attila spadiceus flammulatus

  142. Rufous Mourner  (6) _____  pt
    Rhytipterna h. holerythra

  143. Great Crested Flycatcher  (10) _____  pt
    Myiarchus crinitus

  144. Nutting's Flycatcher  (3) _____  mv
    Myiarchus n. nuttingi

  145. Yucatan Flycatcher  (7) _____  pt
    Myiarchus yucatanensis

  146. Dusky-capped Flycatcher  (12) _____  ps
    Myiarchus tuberculifer

  147. Olive-sided Flycatcher (nt)  (4) _____  hi
    Contopus cooperi

  148. Greater Pewee  (12) _____  hi   (has been called Coue's Flycatcher) 
    Contopus p. pertinax
     
  149. Tropical Pewee  (10) _____  pt
    Contopus cinereus

  150. Eastern Wood Pewee  (6) _____  pt
    Contopus virens

  151. Western Wood Pewee  (3) _____  ps
    Contopus sordidulus

  152. Northern Tufted Flycatcher  (12) _____  hi
    Mitrephanes phaeocercus
     
  153. Yellowish Flycatcher  (11) _____  hi
    Empidonax flavescens salvini

  154. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  (7) _____  pt
    Empidonax flaviventris

  155. Acadian Flycatcher  (2) _____  pt
    Empidonax virescens

  156. Least Flycatcher  (11) _____  ps
    Empidonax minimus

  157. Stub-tailed (formerly part of White-throated) Spadebill  (14) _____  pt
    Platyrinchus cancominus

  158. Common Tody-Flycatcher  (4) _____  ps
    Todirostrum cinereum

  159. Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher  (7) _____  pt
    Poecilotriccus
    (formerly Todirostrum) sylvia schistaceiceps

  160. Northern Bentbill  (9) _____  pt
    Oncostoma cinereigulare

  161. Yellow-olive Flycatcher (or Flatbill (11) _____  pt
    Tolmomyias sulphurescens

  162. Eye-ringed Flatbill  (10) _____  pt
    Rhynchcyclus brevirostris

  163. Mountain Elaenia  (7) _____  hi
    Elaenia frantzii

  164. Yellow-bellied Elaenia  (12) _____  ps,pt
    Elaenia flavogaster 

  165. Paltry Tyrannulet  (8) _____  ps
    Zimmerius vilissimus

  166. Sepia-capped Flycatcher  (13) _____  pt
    Leptopogon amaurocephalus

  167. Barred Antshrike  (15) _____  ps,pt
    Thamnophilus doliatus

  168. Russet Antshrike  (1) _____  pt
    Thamnistes a. anabatinus

  169. Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner  (7) _____  pt
    Automolus ochrolaemus cervinigularis 

  170. Plain Xenops  (15) _____  pt
    Xenops minutus mexicanus 

  171. Scaly-throated Leaftosser  (4) _____  pt
    Sclerurus g. guatemalensis

  172. Tawny-winged Woodcreeper  (10) _____  pt
    Dendrocincla a. anabatina

  173. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper  (9) _____  pt
    Glyphorynchus spirurus pectoralis

  174. Ivory-billed (or Laughing) Woodcreeper  (16) _____  pt
    Xiphorhynchus flavigaster eburneirostris

  175. Spot-crowned Woodcreeper  (14) _____  hi
    Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger

  176. Rufous-browed Peppershrike  (15) _____  ps,hi
    Cyclarhis gujanensis

  177. Mangrove Vireo  (13) _____  pt
    Vireo pallens semiflavus

  178. Blue-headed Vireo  (11)  _____  pt
    Vireo solitarius

  179. Plumbeous Vireo  (10) _____  ps
    Vireo plumbeus montanus

  180. Hutton's Vireo  (11) _____  hi
    Vireo huttoni vulcani

  181. "Gray-headed" Lesser Greenlet  (16) _____  pt
    Hylophilus d. decurtatus

  182. White-throated Magpie-Jay  (13) _____  ps
    Calocitta formosa

  183. Brown Jay  (16) _____  pt
    Cyanocorax m. morio

  184. Bushy-crested Jay  (15) _____  hi
    Cyanocorax melanocyanneus

  185. Azure-hooded Jay  (4) _____  hi
    Cyanolyca cucullata guatemalae

  186. Steller's Jay  (12) _____  hi
    Cyanocitta stelleri coronata 

  187. Gray Silky Flycatcher  (12) _____  hi
    Ptilogonys cinereus molybdophanes

  188. Purple Martin  (2) _____  pt
    Progne subis

  189. Sinaloa (or Snowy-bellied) Martin  (2) _____  pt
    Progne sinaloae

  190. Gray-breasted Martin  (13) _____  ps
    Progne c. chalybea
     
  191. Northern Rough-winged Swallow  (14) _____  hi,ps,pt
    Steigidopteryx serripennis

  192. Ridgway's (has been part of Northern) Rough-winged Swallow  (16) _____  pt
    Steigidopteryx (serripennis) ridgwayi
     
  193. Black-capped Swallow  (14) _____  hi
    Notiochelidon pileata

  194. Mangrove Swallow  (14) _____  pt
    Tachycineta albilinea
     
  195. Barn Swallow  (11) _____  ps.mv,pt
    Hirundo rustica

  196. American Cliff Swallow  (4) _____  mv
    Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

  197. "Black-eared" American Bushtit  (13) _____  hi
    Psaltriparus minimus

  198. Band-backed (or Barred) Wren  (16) _____  hi,ps
    Campylorhynchus zonatus
     
  199. "Southern" House Wren  (16) _____  hi,ps,pt
    Troglodytes musculis

  200. Rufous-naped Wren  (13) _____  ps,mv
    Campylorhynchus rufinucha

  201. Plain Wren  (10) _____  ps
    Thryothorus modestus

  202. Rufous-and-white Wren  (7) _____  hi
    Thryothorus r. rufalbus

  203. Spot-breasted Wren  (14) _____  ps,pt
    Thryothous maculipectus

  204. White-breasted Wood Wren  (11) _____  pt
    Henicorhina leucosticta smithei

  205. Gray-breasted Wood Wren  (14) _____  hi
    Henicorhina leucophrys

  206. White-bellied Wren  (13) _____  pt
    Uropsila leucogastra brachyura

  207. Ruby-crowned Kinglet  (6) _____  hi
    Regulus c. calendula

  208. Blue-and-white Mockingbird  (11) _____  hi
    Melanotis hypoleucus
     
  209. Tropical Mockingbird  (15) _____  hi,pt
    Mimus gilvus
     
  210. Gray Catbird  (11) _____  hi
    Dumetella carolinensis

  211. Rufous-collared Thrush (or Robin (14) _____  hi
    Turdus rufitorques
     
  212. Clay-colored Thrush (or Robin (16) _____  hi,ps,pt
    Turdus grayi

  213. Mountain Thrush (or Robin)   (9) _____  hi
    Turdus plebejus differens

  214. Brown-backed Solitaire  (15) _____  hi,ps
    Myadestes occidentalis

  215. Slate-colored Solitaire  (9) _____  hi
    Myacestes u. unicolor

  216. Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush  (8) _____  hi
    Catharus frantzii

  217. Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush  (7) _____  hi
    Catharus aurantiirostris bangsi

  218. Swainson's Thrush  (8) _____  hi,ps
    Catharus ustulatus
     
  219. Eastern Bluebird  (14) _____  hi,ps
    Sialia sialis
     
  220. House Sparrow  (i)  (15) _____  hi,ps,mv
    Passer domesticus

  221. Blue-crowned Chlorophonia  (5) _____  hi
    Chlorophonia occipitalis

  222. Olive-backed Euphonia  (11) _____  pt
    Euphonia g. gouldi

  223. Yellow-throated Euphonia  (15) _____  ps,pt
    Euphonia h. hirundinacea

  224. Hooded Grosbeak  (8) _____  hi
    Hesperiphona
    (formerly Coccothraustes) abeillei cobanensis

  225. Black-and-white Warbler  (13) _____  hi,pt
    Mniotilta varia

  226. Tennessee Warbler  (13) _____  hi,ps
    Vermivora peregrina

  227. Crescent-chested Warbler  (14) _____  hi
    Parula
    (formerly Vermivora) superciliosa

  228. Northern Parula  (4) _____  pt
    Parula americana
     
  229. Yellow Warbler  (13) _____  ps
    Dendroica aestiva
     
  230. Magnolia Warbler  (13) _____  ps,pt
    Dendroica magnolia

  231. Townsend's Warbler  (12) _____  hi
    Dendroica townsendi
     
  232. Black-throated Green Warbler  (13) _____  hi
    Dendroica virens

  233. Blackburnian Warbler  (4) _____  hi
    Dendroica fusca

  234. Grace's Warbler  (8) _____  hi
    Dendroica graciae remota

  235. Chestnut-sided Warbler  (6) _____  pt
    Dendroica pensylvanica

  236. Blackpoll Warbler  (2) _____  pt
    Dendroica striata

  237. Ovenbird  (12) _____  ps,pt
    Seiurus aurocapillus
     
  238. Northern Waterthrush  (12) _____  pt
    Seiurus noveboracensis
     
  239. MacGillivray's Warbler  (8) _____  hi
    Oporornis tolmiei

  240. Common Yellowthroat  (12) _____  hi,pt
    Geothlypis trichas

  241. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat  (5) _____  pt
    Chamaethlypis poliocephala

  242. Wilson's Warbler  (12) _____  hi,ps
    Wilsonia pusilla
     
  243. American Redstart  (12) _____  pt
    Setophaga ruticilla

  244. Slate-throated Whitestart (or Redstart)  (15) _____  hi
    Myioborus miniatus
     
  245. Pink-headed Warbler (nt)  (14) _____  hi
    Ergaticus versicolor
     
  246. Chestnut-capped Warbler  (12) _____  hi,ps  (very closely related to the Rufous-capped Warbler
    Basileuterus rufifrons

  247. Yellow-breasted Chat  (6) _____  ps
    Icteria virens auricollis

  248. Chestnut-headed Oropendola  (5) _____  hi
    Zarhynchus w. wagleri
     
  249. Montezuma Oropendola  (16) _____  pt
    Psarocolius montezuma

  250. Bronzed Cowbird  (16) _____  hi,ps
    Molothrus aeneus

  251. Giant Cowbird  (9) _____  pt
    Molothrus oryzivorus impacifa
     
  252. Great-tailed Grackle  (16) _____  hi,ps,mv,pt
    Quiscalus mexicanus

  253. Melodious Blackbird  (16) _____  hi,ps,mv,pt
    Dives dives
     
  254. Red-winged Blackbird  (11) _____  pt
    Agelaius phoeniceus

  255. Black-cowled Oriole  (13) _____  pt
    Icterus prosthemeias
     
  256. Baltimore Oriole  (13) _____  ps
    Icterus galbula

  257. Orchard Oriole  (13) _____  pt
    Icterus spurius

  258. Black-vented (or Wagler's) Oriole  (12) _____  hi
    Icterus wagleri

  259. Altamira Oriole  (13) _____  ps,mv
    Icterus gularis

  260. Prevost's Ground Sparrow  (11) _____  hi
    Melozone biarcuata

  261. Stripe-headed Sparrow  (9) _____  mv
    Aimophila ruficauda connectens

  262. Rusty Sparrow  (13) _____  hi
    Aimophila rufescens

  263. Rufous-collared Sparrow  (15) _____  hi
    Zonotrichia capensis septentrionalis

  264. Azure-rumped Tanager  (t2) (5) _____  hi
    Tangara cabanisi

  265. Blue-gray Tanager  (15) _____  ps
    Thraupis episcopus

  266. Yellow-winged Tanager  (16) _____  hi,ps,pt
    Thraupis abbas
     
  267. Summer Tanager  (12) _____  pt
    Piranga rubra

  268. Scarlet Tanager  (2) _____  pt
    Piranga olivacea
     
  269. Western Tanager  (12) _____  hi,ps
    Piranga ludoviciana

  270. Red-crowned Ant-Tanager  (12) _____  pt
    Habia rubica
     
  271. Red-throated Ant-Tanager  (15) _____  pt
    Habia fuscicauda

  272. Gray-headed Tanager  (8) _____  pt
    Eucometis penicillata pallida

  273. Common Bush Tanager  (14) _____  hi
    Chlorospingus ophthalmicus

  274. Green Honeycreeper  (3) _____  pt
    Chlorophanes spiza guatemalensis
     
  275. Red-legged Honeycreeper  (14) _____  ps,pt
    Cyanerpes cyaneus carneipes

  276. Blue-black Grassquit  (12) _____  pt
    Volatinia jacarina splendens

  277. White-collared Seedeater  (16) _____  ps,mv,pt
    Sporophila torqueola

  278. Black-headed Saltator  (16) _____  ps
    Saltator atriceps

  279. Buff-throated Saltator  (4) _____  pt
    Saltator maximus magnoides

  280. "Northern" Grayish Saltator  (8) _____  ps,pt
    Saltator coerulescens grandis
     
  281. Rose-breasted Grosbeak  (12) _____  ps
    Pheucticus ludovicianus

  282. Indigo Bunting  (12) _____  pt
    Passerina cyanea

Taxonomy in large part conforms with "A Guide to the Birds of Mexico & Northern Central America", by Steve Howell & Sophie Webb.


Mammals during the FONT Guatemala April/May 09 Tour


Yucatan (or Mexican) Black Howler Monkey -  pt
Alouatta palliata


Central American Spider Monkey - pt
Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis


Central American Agouti - ps,pt
Dasyprocta punctata


White-nosed Coati - pt
Nasua narica


Tayra - pt
Eira barbara


Mexican Gray Squirrel
(has been called Red-bellied Squirrel) - hi
Sciurus aureogaster


Yucatan Squirrel - pt
Sciurus yucatanensis


Baird's Tapir - pt
Tapirus bairdii 
 


Other Wildlife


Morelet's Crocodile - pt
Crocodylus acutus


Striped (or Brown) Basilisk - ps,pt
Basiliscus vittatus 

 
Leaf-cutter and other ants - pt


various butterflies (including Morphos) - hi,ps,pt