Birds
and
Other Wildlife
during the Focus On
Nature Tour
in the
Yucatan of Mexico
in
November 2008
List compiled by Armas
Hill, leader of the tour.
Photograph at right:
An ORANGE-BREASTED FALCON,
as found during this tour by a Mayan temple in the forest.
LISTS OF MAMMALS & OTHER WILDLIFE
DURING THE TOUR
FOLLOWS THAT OF THE BIRDS.
Dates:
November 2-12, 2008
Codes:
(t): a globally threatened or rare species,
designated by Birdlife International.
(t1): critical (t2): endangered
(t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally
(MXx): endangered & threatened birds in Mexico
(MX1): endangered in the country
(MX2): threatened in the country
(MX3): species of "special concern" in Mexico
(MXi): introduced species in Mexico
ny: in the northern Yucatan Peninsula, including Coba and the Rio
Lagartos Special Biosphere Reserve
my: in the middle Yucatan Peninsula, including the Sian Ka'an Biosphere
Reserve
sy: in the southern Yucatan Peninsula and west into Campeche,
including the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
The above codes given in the order in which seen during the tour.
Links:
List
of Birds of the Yucatan Region of Mexico (with some photos)
Cumulative List of Mexican Birds (part 1: tinamous to woodpeckers)
Cumulative List of Mexican Birds (part 2: manakins to
buntings)
Lists of Mexican Mammals & Other Wildlife (including Amphibians &
Reptiles)
List
of Selected Central American Butterflies (with some photos)
Upcoming
FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Mexico
This Jabiru was found during
our Nov 2008 tour in southern Mexico
(photo by Peter Mooney)
Bird-List:
- Great Tinamou (MX3) - my
Tinamus major
- Slaty-breasted Tinamou (MX3) - sy
Crypturellus boucardi
- Thicket Tinamou - sy
Crypturellus cinnamomeus
- Plain Chachalaca - my,sy
Ortalis vetula
- Crested Guan (MX2) - sy
Penelope purpurascens
- Great Curassow (MX2) - sy
Crax rubra
- Ocellated Turkey (nt) (MX2) - my,sy
Meleagris ocellata
- Yucatan Bobwhite - ny
Colinus leucopogon
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck - sy,ny
Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Blue-winged Teal - ny,sy
Anas discors
- Northern Shoveler - ny
Anas clypeata
- Least Grebe - my,ny
Tachybaptus dominicus
- Pied-billed Grebe - my,ny
Podilymbus p. podiceps
- American Flamingo (MX2) - ny
Phoenicopterus ruber
- Wood Stork (MX3) - sy,ny
Mycteria americana
- American White Ibis - ny,my,sy
Eudocimus albus
- Roseate Spoonbill - ny
Platalea ajaja
- Black-crowned Night Heron - ny,sy
Nycticorax nycticorax
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron (MX2) - ny
Nyctanassa violacea
- Bare-throated Tiger Heron (MX3) - my,ny
Tigrisoma mexicanum
- Great Blue Heron - ny,my,sy
Ardea herodias
- "Great White Heron" (a
morph of the Great Blue Heron) - ny
Ardea herodias
- Little Blue Heron - ny,my,sy
Egretta caerulea
- Tricolored Heron - ny,my,sy
Egretta tricolor
- Reddish Egret (MX3) - ny
Egretta rufescens
- Great Egret - ny,my,sy
Ardea alba
- Snowy Egret - ny,my,sy
Egretta thula
- Cattle Egret - ny,my,sy
Bubulcus ibis
- Green Heron - ny,my,sy
Butorides virescens
- Least Bittern - ny
Ixobrychus exilis
- Magnificent Frigatebird - my,ny
Fregata magnificens
- American White Pelican - ny
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Brown Pelican - ny
Pelecanus occidentalis
- Neotropic Cormorant - ny,sy
Phalacrocorax brasilianus (formerly P. olivaceous)
- Double-crested Cormorant - ny,sy
Phalacrocorax auritus
- Anhinga - my
Anhinga anhinga
- Black Vulture - ny,my,sy
Coragyps atratus
- Turkey Vulture - ny,my,sy
Cathartes aura
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture - my,ny
Cathartes burrovianus
- Northern Crested Caracara - ny
Caracara cheriway
- Laughing Falcon - my,sy,ny
Herpetotheres cachinnans
- Collared Forest Falcon (MX3) - sy
Micrastur semitorquatus
- American Kestrel - sy,ny
Falco sparverius
- Bat Falcon - sy
Falco rufigularis
- Orange-breasted Falcon (nt) (MX1) - sy
Falco deiroleucus
- Peregrine Falcon (MX3) - ny
Falco peregrinus
- Osprey - my,ny
Pandion haliaetus
- White-tailed Kite - sy
Elanus leucurus
- Snail Kite (MX3) - sy
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- White-tailed Hawk (MX3) - ny
Buteo albicaudatus
- Roadside Hawk - ny,my,sy
Buteo magnirostris
- Gray Hawk (now merged with the
more-southerly Gray-lined Hawk) - ny,my,sy
Buteo nitida plagiata
- Common Black Hawk (MX3) - ny
Buteogallus anthracinus
- Limpkin - my,ny
Aramus guarauna
- Gray-necked Wood-Rail
- sy
Aramides cajanea
- Ruddy Crake - sy
Laterallus ruber
- Common Gallinule (or Moorhen) - my,sy
Gallinula chloropus cachinnans
- American Coot - my,sy
Fulica americana
- American Oystercatcher - ny
Haematopus palliatus
- Northern Jacana - cz,ny,sy
Jacana spinosa
- Black-necked Stilt - ny,sy
Himantopus mexicanus
- American Avocet - ny
Recurvirostra americana
- Grey (or Black-bellied) Plover -
my,sy,ny
Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae
- Snowy Plover - ny
Charadrius nivosus
- Piping Plover (nt) (MX1) - ny
Charadrius melodus
- Semipalmated Plover - ny
Charadrius semipalmatus
- Wilson's Plover - ny
Charadrius wilsonia
- Killdeer - my,sy,ny
Charadrius v. vociferus
- Greater Yellowlegs - ny,sy
Tringa melanoleuca
- Lesser Yellowlegs - sy,ny
Tringa flavipes
- Solitary Sandpiper - sy
Tringa solitaria
- Willet - ny
Tringa (formerly Catoptrophorus) semipalmatus
- Spotted Sandpiper - sy,ny
Actitis macularia
- Marbled Godwit - ny
Limosa fedoa
- Ruddy Turnstone - ny
Arenaria interpres
- Red Knot - ny
Calidris canutus rufa
- Sanderling - ny
Calidris alba rubida
- Semipalmated Sandpiper - ny
Calidris pusilla
- Western Sandpiper - sy,ny
Calidris mauri
- Least Sandpiper - sy,ny
Calidris minutilla
- Dunlin - ny
Calidris alpina
- Stilt Sandpiper - sy,ny
Calidris (formerly Micropalama) himantopus
- Short-billed Dowitcher - sy,ny
Limnodromus riseus
- Wilson's Snipe - ny
Gallinago delicata
- Laughing Gull - ny,sy
Larus atricilla
- Franklin's Gull - ny
Larus pipixcan
- Herring Gull - ny
Larus argentatus smithsonianus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull - ny
Larus fuscus graellsii
- Gull-billed Tern - ny
Gelochelidon (formerly Sterna) nilotica vanrossemi
- Sandwich Tern - ny,sy
Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) sandvicensis acuflavida
- Royal Tern - ny,sy
Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) m. maxima
- Caspian Tern - sy,ny
Hydroprogne (formerly Sterna) caspia
- Black Skimmer - ny
Rynchops n. niger
- Common (or Feral) Pigeon (MXi) -
ny,my,sy
Columba livia
- Red-billed Pigeon - ny,sy
Patagioenas flavirostris
- Pale-vented Pigeon (MX3) - sy
Patagioenas cayennensis
- White-winged Dove - ny,my,sy
Zenaida asiatica
- Zenaida Dove (MX3) - ny
Zenaida aurita salvadorii
- Ruddy Ground Dove - ny,my,sy
Columbina taipacoti
- Blue Ground Dove - my
Claravis pretiosa
- White-tipped Dove - my,sy
Leptotila verrreauxi
- Ruddy Quail-Dove - sy
Geotrygon m. montana
- Aztec Parakeet (MX3) - ny,sy
Aratinga astec
- Brown-hooded Parrot (MX2) - sy
Pionopsitta haematotis
- White-fronted Amazon - sy
Amazona albifrons
- Yucatan Amazon (MX3) - my
Amazona xantholora
- Red-lored (or Yellow-cheeked) Amazon - sy
Amazona autumnalis
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo - ny
Coccyzus americanus
- Squirrel Cuckoo - my,sy
Piaya cayana thermophila
- Groove-billed Ani - ny,my,sy
Crotophaga suicirostris
- Vermiculated Screech Owl - my
Megascops (formerly Otus) guatemalae thompsoni
- Ferruginous Pygmy Owl - my,sy
Glaucidium brasilianum ridgwayi
- Burrowing Owl - ny
Athene cunicularia
- Mottled Owl - my,sy
Strix virgata
- Striped Owl (MX2) - sy
Pseudoscops clamator
- Northern Potoo - my
Nyctibius jamaicensis mexicanus
- Lesser Nighthawk - sy
Chordeiles acutipennis
- Pauraque - my,sy,ny
Nyctidromus albicollis
- Yucatan Poorwill - my
Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
- Yucatan Nightjar - my,sy,ny
Caprimulgus badius
- Vaux's (or "Dusky-backed") Swift -
sy
Chaetura vauxi
- Wedge-tailed Sabrewing - my,sy
Campylopterus curvipennis
- Canivet's (was part of what was Fork-tailed)
Emerald - my
Chlorostilbon canivetii
- White-bellied Emerald - my,sy
Amazilia candida
- Cinnamon Hummingbird - ny
Amazilia rutila corallirostris
- Buff-bellied Hummingbird - sy
Amazilia yucatanensis
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird - my,sy
Amazilia tzacati
- Mexican Sheartail (nt) (MX1) - ny
Calothorax eliza
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird - sy
Archilochus colubris
- Black-headed Trogon - my,sy
Trogon melanocephalus
- Collared Trogon (MX3) - my
Trogon collaris
- Ringed Kingfisher - my,sy
Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) torquata
- Belted Kingfisher - my,sy,ny
Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) alcyon
- Blue-crowned Motmot - sy
Momotus momota
- Collared Aracari (MX3) - sy
Pteroglossus torquatus erythrozonus
- Keel-billed Toucan (MX2) - my,sy
Ramphastos sulfuratus
- Yucatan Woodpecker - my,sy,ny
Melanerpes pygmaeus
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker - ny,my,sy
Melanerpes aurifrons
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker - my
Veniliornis fumigatus
- Golden-olive Woodpecker - my
Piculus rubiginosus
- Pale-billed Woodpecker (MX3) - my,sy
Campephilus guatemalensis
- Masked Tityra - sy
Tityra semifasciata personata
- Black-crowned Tityra - ny
Tityra inquisitor fraserii
- Rose-throated Becard - ny,my
Pachyramphus aglaiae
- Cinnamon Becard - sy
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus fulvidior
- Thrushlike Schiffornis - my,sy
Schiffornis turdinus veraepacis
- Northern Beardless Tyrannulet - sy,ny
Camptostoma i. imberbe
- Greenish Elaenia - my
Mylopagis viridicata
- Northern Bentbill - sy
Oncostoma cinereigulare
- Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher - my
Poecilotriccus sylvia schistaceiceps
- Yellow-olive Flatbill - sy
Tolmomyias sulphurescens cinereiceps
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - ny
Tyrannus forficatus
- Tropical Kingbird - ny,my,sy
Tyrannus melancholicus
- Couch's Kingbird - ny,my,sy
Tyrannus couchii
- Social Flycatcher - ny,my,sy
Myiozetetes similis
- Great Kiskadee - ny,my,sy
Pitangus sulphuratus
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher - ny
Myiarchus tuberculifer
- Great Crested Flycatcher - ny,my,sy
Myiarchus crinitus
- Brown-crested Flycatcher - sy
Myiarchus tyrannulus
- Yucatan Flycatcher - ny
Myiarchus yucatanensis
- Vermilion Flycatcher - sy,ny
Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Tropical Pewee - ny,my
Contopus cinereus
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - ny,my
Empidonax flaviventris
- Least Flycatcher - ny,my
Empidonax minimus
- Barred Antshrike - my,sy
Thamnophilus doliatus
- Dusky Antbird - my
Cercomacra tyrannina crepera
- Tawny-winged Woodcreeper - sy
Dendrocincla anabatina
- Ruddy Woodcreeper - my
Dendrocincla homochroa
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper - sy
Sittasomus griseicapillus
- Northern Barred Woodcreeper (MX3) - my
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike - my
Cyclarhis gujanensis yucatanensis
- White-eyed Vireo - ny,my,sy
Vireo griseus
- Mangrove Vireo - ny,my,sy
Vireo pallens
- Yellow-throated Vireo - sy
Vireo flavifrons
- Red-eyed Vireo - sy
Vireo olivaceus
- "Gray-headed" Lesser Greenlet -
ny,my,sy
Hylophilus decurtatus
- Brown Jay - ny,my,sy
Cyanocorax morio
- Yucatan Jay - ny,my,sy
Cyanocorax yucatanicus
- Gray-breasted Martin - sy
Progne chalybea
- Northern Rough-winged
Swallow (with some possibly Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallows) - my,sy
Steigidopteryx ridgwayi
- Mangrove Swallow - sy
Tachycineta albilinea
- Barn Swallow - ny
Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
- White-bellied Wren - ny,my,sy
Uropsila leucogastra
- Spot-breasted Wren - ny,my,sy
Thryothous maculipectus
- Carolina Wren (the race known as the
"White-browed Wren") - my
Thryothorus ludovicianus albinucha
- White-breasted Wood Wren - my
Henicorhina leucosticta
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - ny
Polioptila caerulea
- Tropical Gnatcatcher (MX3) - sy
Polioptila plumbea
- Long-billed Gnatwren - my
Ramphocaenus rufiventris
- Tropical Mockingbird - ny,my,sy
Mimus gilvus
- Gray Catbird - ny,my,sy
Dumetella carolinensis
- Black Catbird - ny,my
Melanoptila glabrirostris
- Clay-colored Thrush (or Robin) - my,sy
Turdus grayi
- Wood Thrush - my,sy
Hylocichia (formerly Catharus) mustelinus
- Swainson's Thrush - ny,sy
Catharus ustulatus
- Black-headed Munia (MXi) - ny
Lonchura malacca
- Yellow-throated Euphonia - my,sy
Euphonia hirundinacea
- Lesser Goldfinch - ny
Carduelis psaltria
- Blue-winged Warbler - my
Vermivora pinus
- Northern Parula - ny
Parula americana
- American Yellow Warbler - my
Dendroica petechia
- Mangrove Warbler - sy
Dendroica erithachoriides
- Magnolia Warbler - ny,my,sy
Dendroica magnolia
- Black-throated Green Warbler - ny,my,sy
Dendroica virens
- Palm Warbler - ny
Dendroica discolor
- Yellow-throated Warbler - ny,my
Dendroica dominica
- Black-and-white Warbler - ny,my,sy
Mniotilta varia
- Worm-eating Warbler - my
Helmitheros vermivorus
- Swainson's Warbler - my
Limnothlypis swainsonii
- Ovenbird - my
Seiurus aurocapillus
- Northern Waterthrush - ny,my,sy
Seiurus noveboracensis
- Louisiana Waterthrush - my,sy
Seiurus motacilla
- Hooded Warbler - my,sy
Wilsonia citrina
- Kentucky Warbler - sy
Oporornis formosus
- Common Yellowthroat - ny,my
Geothlypis t. trichas
- Gray-crowned Yellowthroat - sy,ny
Chamaethlypis poliocephala
- American Redstart - ny,my,sy
Setophaga ruticilla
- Yellow-breasted Chat - sy
Icteria virens auricollis
- Gray-throated Chat - sy
Granatellus saliaei
- Yellow-billed Cacique - my
Amblycercus (formerly Cacicus). h. holosericeus
- Bronzed Cowbird - ny,my,sy
Molothrus aeneus
- Shiny Cowbird - my
Molothrus bonariensis
- Great-tailed Grackle - ny,my,sy
Quiscalus mexicanus
- Melodious Blackbird - ny,my,sy
Dives dives
- Red-winged Blackbird - ny,my
Agelaius phoeniceus
- Black-cowled Oriole - ny
Icterus p. prosthemelas
- Hooded Oriole - ny,my,,sy
Icterus cucullatus
- Yellow-backed Oriole - ny
Icterus chrysater
- Yellow-tailed Oriole - ny
Icterus m. mesomeias
- Altamira Oriole - ny,my,sy
Icterus gularis
- Orange Oriole - ny,sy
Icterus auratus
- Eastern Meadowlark - sy,ny
Sturnella magna
- Grassland Yellow Finch - ny
Sicalis luteola
- Olive Sparrow - ny
Arremonops rufivirgatus
- Green-backed Sparrow - my
Arremonops chloronotus
- Botteri's Sparrow - ny
Aimophila botteri petenica
- Summer Tanager - ny,my
Piranga rubra
- Rose-throated Tanager - ny
Piranga roseogularis
- Red-throated Ant-Tanager - my
Habia fuscicauda
- Yellow-faced Grassquit - my
Tiaris olivacea
- White-collared Seedeater - my,sy,ny
Sporophila torqueola
- Blue-black Grassquit - sy
Volatinia jacarina spendens
- Black-headed Saltator - ny,my,sy
Saltator atriceps
- "Northern" Grayish Saltator - ny
Saltator coerulescens
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak - my,sy
Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Blue Grosbeak - ny
Passerina (formerly Guiraca) caerulea
- Blue Bunting - sy
Cyanocompsa parellina
- Indigo Bunting - ny,my,sy
Passerina cyanea
Mammals during the
November'08 FONT Mexico Tour
1. Southern Opossum - my
Didelphis marsupialis
2. Virginia Opossum - my
Didelphis virginiana
3. Eastern Cottontail - ny
Sylvilagus floridanus
4. Yucatan Squirrel - my,sy
Sciurus yucatanensis
5. mouse (sp.) - ny
6. Central American Agouti - my
Dasyprocta punctata
7. Jaguar - sy
Panthera (formerly Jaguarius) onca
8. Gray Fox - my,sy
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
9. Long-tailed Weasel - sy
Mustela frenata
10. Tayra - my
Eira barbara
11. Northern Raccoon - ny
Procyon lotor
12. White-nosed Coati - ny,sy
Nasua narica
13. Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat - my
Artibeus jamaicensis
14. Hairy-legged Myotis - my
Myotis (formerly Selysius) keaysi
15. other bats (sp.)
16. Yucatan (or Mexican) Black Howler Monkey
Alouatta palliata
17. Central American Spider Monkey
Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis
18. Collared Peccary - ny
Dicotyles tajacu
19. A Northern Tamandua, Tamandua mexicana, also seen as a roadkill - my
Other Wildlife, including Amphibians & Reptiles
1. Cane (or Marine) Toad - sy
Bufo marinus
2. Gulf Coast Toad - my,sy
Bufo valliceps
3. Common Mexican Treefrog - my,sy (heard)
Smilisca baudinii
4. Yucatecan Casquehead Treefrog - my (heard)
Triprion petasatus
5. Rio Grande Leopard Frog - sy
Rana berlandieri
6. Vaillant's Frog - sy
Rana vaillanti
7. Morelet's Crocodile - ny
Crocodylus moreletii
8. Furrowed Wood Turtle - my
Rhinoclemmys areolata
9. Mexican Giant Musk Turtle - sy
Staurotypus triporcatus
10. Common Slider - sy,ny
Trachemys scripta
11. Yucatan Banded Gecko
Coleonyx elegans
12. House Gecko - my
Hemidactylus frenatus
13. Black Iguana - ny
Ctenosaura similes
14. Brown Basilisk - my,sy,ny
Basiliscus vittatus
15. Yucatan Spiny Lizard - sy
Sceloporus chrysostictus
16. Yucatan Whiptail - ny
Cnemidophorus angusticeps
17. Yucatan White-lipped Snake - sy
Symphimus mayae
18. Black-striped Snake - sy
Coniophanes imperialis
19. Tropical Rat Snake - my
(in a cave with bats: "La Cueva de las
Serpientes Colgantes", "the Cave of the Hanging Snakes")
Elaphe flavirufa
20. Terciopela (or Fer-de-lance) - my
Bothrops asper
21. An Indigo Snake,
Drymarchon corais, seen as a roadkill - sy
22. A Tiger Tree Snake, Spilotes pullatus, seen as a roadkill - sy
23. A Variable Coral Snake, Micrurus diastema, seen as a roadkill - my
24. "needlefish"
25. "pufferfish"
26. Anguila Ciega ("Blind Eel") - a small white eyeless eel in an underground pool in a
cave
Ophisternon infernale
27. Dama Blanca ("White Lady") - an eyeless white fish in an underground
pool in a cave
Ogilbia pearsei
28. Cameron Ciego ("Blind Shrimp") - eyeless, in an underground pool in a cave
Creaseria morleyi
29. Cochinilla Aguatica - an eyeless, white crustacean in an underground pool in a cave
Creaseriella anops
30. leaf-cutter, and other, ants
31. various butterflies (including numbers of Common Morphos, Gray Crackers,
Zebra Heliconians, and Monarchs)
A listing of some of the butterflies seen will follow here.
