Birds found during the FONT
Birding & Nature Tour
in Mexico
in the Yucatan Region
and on offshore Cozumel Island
in
March 2009
List compiled by Armas
Hill, leader of the tour.
Photograph at right: A SOCIAL FLYCATCHER
This photograph was taken by Alan Brady in 1979 (well before digital
photography).
30 years later, Alan was with us in Mexico during this tour in March 2009.
(During the years in between, Alan's done many tours with us in many
places).
LISTS OF MAMMALS & OTHER WILDLIFE
DURING THE TOUR
FOLLOWS THAT OF THE BIRDS.
Dates:
March 18-27, 2009
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
cz: on Cozumel Island
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
This Pinnated Bittern, hiding
in the reeds,
was photographed through a telescope
during the FONT March 2009 Mexico Tour,
by Dianne Smalley.
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
Upcoming
FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Mexico
An adult King Vulture was one
of the highlights of our March 2008 tour in southern Mexico.
When it was perched on a large tree branch, everyone observed it through a
scope.
Later, at the end of the tour, when the 10 participants voted for their
"top birds", it was Number #1.
Another bird
that was enjoyed was the Keel-billed Toucan.
(photo by Danny Leon Cordero,
of the Hotel Exploreana in southern Mexico)
Bird-List:
- Slaty-breasted Tinamou (MX3)
_____ sy
Crypturellus boucardi
- Thicket Tinamou _____ sy
Crypturellus cinnamomeus
- Plain Chachalaca _____ my,sy
Ortalis vetula
- Ocellated Turkey (nt) (MX2) _____
my,sy
Meleagris ocellata
- Yucatan Bobwhite _____ ny,sy
Colinus leucopogon
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck _____ cz
Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Blue-winged Teal _____ cz,my
Anas discors
- Least Grebe _____ cz,ny,sy
Tachybaptus dominicus
- Pied-billed Grebe _____ ny
Podilymbus p. podiceps
- American Flamingo (MX2) _____ ny
Phoenicopterus ruber
- American White Ibis - cz,ny
Eudocimus albus
- Glossy Ibis - ny
Plegadis falcinellus
- Roseate Spoonbill - cz,ny
Platalea ajaja
- Black-crowned Night Heron - ny
Nycticorax nycticorax
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron (MX2) -
cz,ny
Nyctanassa violacea
- Boat-billed Heron - ny
Cochlearius cochlearius phillipsi
- Bare-throated Tiger Heron (MX3) - ny,sy
Tigrisoma mexicanum
- Great Blue Heron - cz,ny
Ardea herodias
- "Great White Heron" (a
morph of the Great Blue Heron) - ny
Ardea herodias
- Little Blue Heron - cz,ny,my,sy
Egretta caerulea
- Tricolored Heron - cz,ny
Egretta tricolor
- Reddish Egret (MX3) - cz,ny
Egretta rufescens
- Great Egret - cz,ny,my,sy
Ardea alba
- Snowy Egret - cz,ny
Egretta thula
- Cattle Egret - cz,ny,my,sy
Bubulcus ibis
- Green Heron - cz,ny
Butorides virescens
- Pinnated Bittern - ny,sy
Botaurus pinnatus
- Least Bittern - ny
Ixobrychus exilis
- Magnificent Frigatebird - cz,ny,my
Fregata magnificens
- American White Pelican - ny
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Brown Pelican - cz,ny,my
Pelecanus occidentalis
- Neotropic Cormorant - ny
Phalacrocorax brasilianus (formerly P. olivaceous)
- Double-crested Cormorant - ny,my
Phalacrocorax auritus
- Anhinga - cz,ny
Anhinga anhinga
- King Vulture - sy
Sarcoramphus papa
- Black Vulture - cz,ny,my,sy
Coragyps atratus
- Turkey Vulture - cz,ny,my,sy
Cathartes aura
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture - ny
Cathartes burrovianus
- Northern Crested Caracara - ny
Caracara cheriway
- Laughing Falcon - ny,sy
Herpetotheres cachinnans
- American Kestrel - sy
Falco sparverius
- Bat Falcon - sy
Falco rufigularis
- Peregrine Falcon (MX3) - cz,ny
Falco peregrinus
- Osprey - cz,ny
Pandion haliaetus
- White-tailed Kite - sy
Elanus leucurus
- Gray-headed Kite - sy
Leptodon cayanensis
- Plumbeous Kite - sy
Ictinia plumbea
- Snail Kite (MX3) - sy
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Cooper's Hawk - ny (rare in the
Yucatan)
Accipiter cooperii
- Crane Hawk - ny
Geranospiza c. nigra
- Zone-tailed Hawk - ny
Buteo a. albonotatus
- 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) - sy
Buteo nitida plagiata
- Common Black Hawk (MX3) - ny
Buteogallus anthracinus
- Great Black Hawk (MX3) - ny
Buteogallus urubitinga ridgwayi
- Limpkin - ny,sy
Aramus guarauna
- Common Gallinule (or Moorhen) -
cz,ny,sy
Gallinula chloropus cachinnans
- American Coot - cz
Fulica americana
- American Oystercatcher - ny
Haematopus palliatus
- Northern Jacana - cz,ny,sy
Jacana spinosa
- Black-necked Stilt - cz,ny
Himantopus mexicanus
- Grey (or Black-bellied) Plover -
cz,ny
Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae
- Snowy Plover - ny
Charadrius nivosus
- Wilson's Plover - cz,ny
Charadrius wilsonia
- Killdeer - sy
Charadrius v. vociferus
- Greater Yellowlegs - ny
Tringa melanoleuca
- Lesser Yellowlegs - ny,my
Tringa flavipes
- Solitary Sandpiper - cz,ny
Tringa solitaria
- Willet - ny
Tringa (formerly Catoptrophorus) semipalmatus
- Spotted Sandpiper - cz,ny
Actitis macularia
- Ruddy Turnstone - cz,ny
Arenaria interpres
- Sanderling - cz,ny
Calidris alba rubida
- Semipalmated Sandpiper - ny
Calidris pusilla
- Western Sandpiper - ny
Calidris mauri
- Least Sandpiper - cz,ny,my
Calidris minutilla
- Stilt Sandpiper - ny
Calidris (formerly Micropalama) himantopus
- Short-billed Dowitcher - ny
Limnodromus riseus
- Laughing Gull - ny
Larus atricilla
- Lesser Black-backed Gull - ny
Larus fuscus graellsii
- Gull-billed Tern - ny
Gelochelidon (formerly Sterna) nilotica vanrossemi
- Sandwich Tern - ny
Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) sandvicensis acuflavida
- Royal Tern - cz,ny
Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) m. maxima
- Caspian Tern - ny,my
Hydroprogne (formerly Sterna) caspia
- Roseate Tern - ny
Sterna d, dougallii
- Forster's Tern - ny
Sterna forsteri
- Least Tern (MX3) - ny
Sternula (formerly Sterna) a. antillarum
- Black Skimmer - ny
Rynchops n. niger
- Common (or Feral) Pigeon (MXi) - cz,ny,my,sy
Columba livia
- White-crowned Pigeon (MX2) - cz
Patagioenas (formerly Columba) leccocephala
- Red-billed Pigeon - sy
Patagioenas (formerly Columba) flavirostris
- Short-billed Pigeon - sy
Patagioenas (formerly Columba) nigrirostris
- African Collared Dove (MXi) - cz
Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Eurasian Collared Dove (MXi) - my
Streptopelia decaocto
- Mourning Dove - ny
Zenaida macroura marginella
- White-winged Dove - cz,ny,my,sy
Zenaida asiatica
- Zenaida Dove (MX3) - cz,ny
Zenaida aurita salvadorii
- Common Ground Dove - cz,ny
Columbina paserina pallescens
- Ruddy Ground Dove - ny,my,sy
Columbina taipacoti
- White-tipped Dove - ny,sy
Leptotila verrreauxi
- Caribbean Dove - cz
Leptotila jamaicensis gaumeri
- Aztec Parakeet (MX3) - ny,my,sy
Aratinga astec
- Brown-hooded Parrot (MX2) - sy
Pionopsitta haematotis
- White-fronted Amazon - ny
Amazona albifrons
- Yucatan Amazon (MX3) - ny
Amazona xantholora
- Red-lored (or Yellow-cheeked) Amazon - sy
Amazona autumnalis
- Yellow-headed Amazon (t2) (MX2) - sy
Amazona o. oratris
- Squirrel Cuckoo - ny,sy
Piaya cayana thermophila
- Groove-billed Ani - ny,my,sy
Crotophaga suicirostris
- Lesser Roadrunner - ny
Geococcyx velox
- Vermiculated Screech Owl - sy
Megascops (formerly Otus) guatemalae thompsoni
- Ferruginous Pygmy Owl - ny,sy
Glaucidium brasilianum ridgwayi
- Common Nighthawk - ny
Chordeiles minor
- Lesser Nighthawk - cz,ny
Chordeiles acutipennis
- Pauraque - cz,ny
Nyctidromus albicollis
- Yucatan Poorwill - cz
Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
- Yucatan Nightjar - cz
Caprimulgus badius
- Vaux's Swift -
cz
Chaetura vauxi
- Wedge-tailed Sabrewing - sy
Campylopterus curvipennis
- Green-breasted Mango - cz,ny,sy
Anthracothorax p. prevostii
- Canivet's (was part of what was Fork-tailed)
Emerald - my
Chlorostilbon canivetii
- Cozumel (was part of what was
Fork-tailed) Emerald - cz
Chlorostilbon forficatus
- White-bellied Emerald - ny,sy
Amazilia candida
- Cinnamon Hummingbird - ny
Amazilia rutila corallirostris
- Buff-bellied Hummingbird - ny
Amazilia yucatanensis
- Mexican Sheartail (nt) (MX1) - ny
Calothorax eliza
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird - ny
Archilochus colubris
- Black-headed Trogon - ny,sy
Trogon melanocephalus
- Gartered (formerly part of Violaceous) Trogon
- sy
Trogon calgatus (was Trogon violaceus braccatus)
- Belted Kingfisher - cz,ny,my,sy
Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) alcyon
- American Pygmy Kingfisher - ny,sy
Chloroceryle aenea stictoptera
- Turquoise-browed Motmot - ny
Eumomota s. superciliosa
- Keel-billed Toucan (MX2) - my,sy
Ramphastos sulfuratus
- Yucatan Woodpecker - cz,ny
Melanerpes pygmaeus
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker - cz,ny,my,sy
Melanerpes aurifrons
- Pale-billed Woodpecker (MX3) -
sy
Campephilus guatemalensis
- White-collared Manakin (MX3) - sy
Manacus candei
- Masked Tityra - ny,sy
Tityra semifasciata personata
- Black-crowned Tityra - ny
Tityra inquisitor fraserii
- Rose-throated Becard - ny,sy
Pachyramphus aglaiae
- Caribbean Elaenia - cz
Elaenia martinica remota (the subspecies on Yucatan coastal islands)
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia - sy
Elaenia flavogaster subpagana
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher - sy
Mionectes oleagineus assimilis
- Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher - sy
Poecilotriccus sylvia schistaceiceps
- Eye-ringed Flatbill - ny,sy
Rhynchcyclus brevirostris
- Eastern Kingbird - cz,sy
Tyrannus tyrannus
- Tropical Kingbird - cz,ny,my,sy
Tyrannus melancholicus
- Couch's Kingbird - ny,sy
Tyrannus couchii
- Streaked Fllycatcher - sy
Myiodynastes masculatus insolens
- Boat-billed Flycatcher - ny,sy
Megarynchus pitangua
- Social Flycatcher - ny,my,sy
Myiozetetes similis
- Great Kiskadee - ny,my,sy
Pitangus sulphuratus
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher - ny
Myiarchus tuberculifer
- Brown-crested Flycatcher - cz,ny,sy
Myiarchus tyrannulus
- Yucatan Flycatcher - cz,ny,my,sy
Myiarchus yucatanensis
- Vermilion Flycatcher - ny,sy
Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Bright-rumped Attila - ny
Attila s. gaumeri
- Rufous Mourner - sy
Rhytipterna h. holerythra
- Tropical Pewee - sy
Contopus cinereus
- Least Flycatcher - ny
Empidonax minimus
- Barred Antshrike - cz,ny,sy
Thamnophilus doliatus
- Dusky Antbird - sy
Cercomacra tyrannina crepera
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper - sy
Sittasomus griseicapillus
- Ivory-billed (or Laughing) Woodcreeper -
ny,sy
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike - cz,ny
Cyclarhis gujanensis yucatanensis
- White-eyed Vireo - cz,ny,sy
Vireo griseus
- Mangrove Vireo - cz,ny,sy
Vireo pallens
- Cozumel Vireo (MX3) - cz
Vireo bairdi
- Yellow-green Vireo - ny
Vireo flavoviridis
- Yucatan Vireo - cz
Vireo m. magister
- Brown Jay - ny,my,sy
Cyanocorax morio
- Yucatan Jay - ny,my,sy
Cyanocorax yucatanicus
- Green Jay - ny
Cyanocorax l. maya
- Purple Martin - ny,sy
Progne subis
- Gray-breasted Martin - ny
Progne chalybea
- Tree Swallow - ny
Tachycineta bicolor
- Mangrove Swallow - ny,my,sy
Tachycineta albilinea
- Northern Rough-winged
Swallow - sy
Steigidopteryx ridgwayi
- Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallow - ny
Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi
- Barn Swallow - ny,sy
Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
- Cave Swallow - ny
Petrochelidon fulva
- Yucatan Wren (nt) (MX2) - ny
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
- White-bellied Wren - sy
Uropsila leucogastra
- Spot-breasted Wren - my
Thryothous maculipectus
- "Cozumel" House Wren - cz
Troglodytes aedon beani
- "Southern" House Wren - sy
Troglodytes aedon intermedius
- Carolina Wren (the race known as the
"White-browed Wren") - ny
Thryothorus ludovicianus albinucha
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - cz,ny
Polioptila caerulea
- Tropical Mockingbird - cz,ny,my,sy
Mimus gilvus
- Gray Catbird - cz,ny,sy
Dumetella carolinensis
- Black Catbird (nt) - cz,ny,my
Melanoptila glabrirostris
- Clay-colored Thrush (or Robin) - ny,sy
Turdus grayi
- Scrub Euphonia - cz
Euphonia affinis
- Yellow-throated Euphonia - ny,sy
Euphonia hirundinacea
- Blue-winged Warbler - cz,sy
Vermivora pinus
- Northern Parula - cz,ny
Parula americana
- Yellow Warbler - cz,ny
Dendroica petechia
- "Golden" Yellow Warbler - cz
Dendroica petechia rufivbertex
- Mangrove Warbler - ny
Dendroica erithachoriides
- Magnolia Warbler - cz,ny,sy
Dendroica magnolia
- "Myrtle" Yellow Warbler - ny
Dendroica c. coronata
- Black-throated Blue Warbler - ny
Dendroica caerulescens
- Black-throated Green Warbler - cz,ny,sy
Dendroica virens
- Palm Warbler - cz,ny
Dendroica discolor
- Yellow-throated Warbler - cz,ny,sy
Dendroica dominica
- Black-and-white Warbler - cz,ny,sy
Mniotilta varia
- Ovenbird - cz,ny,sy
Seiurus aurocapillus
- Northern Waterthrush - cz,ny,my,sy
Seiurus noveboracensis
- Louisiana Waterthrush - cz,ny
Seiurus motacilla
- Hooded Warbler - ny,sy
Wilsonia citrina
- Common Yellowthroat - cz,ny,sy
Geothlypis t. trichas
- Gray-crowned Yellowthroat - ny
Chamaethlypis poliocephala
- American Redstart - cz,ny,sy
Setophaga ruticilla
- Gray-throated Chat - ny
Granatellus saliaei
- Montezuma Oropendola (MX3) - sy
Psarocolius montezuma
- Yellow-billed Cacique - sy
Amblycercus (formerly Cacicus). h. holosericeus
- Bronzed Cowbird - ny,my,sy
Molothrus aeneus
- Shiny Cowbird - ny
Molothrus bonariensis
- Giant Cowbird - sy
Molothrus oryzivorus impacifica
- Great-tailed Grackle - cz,ny,my,sy
Quiscalus mexicanus
- Melodious Blackbird - ny,my,sy
Dives dives
- Red-winged Blackbird - ny
Agelaius phoeniceus
- Black-cowled Oriole - ny,sy
Icterus p. prosthemelas
- Baltimore Oriole - sy
Icterus galbula
- Orchard Oriole - cz,ny,sy
Icterus spurious
- Hooded Oriole - cz,ny,sy
Icterus cucullatus
- Altamira Oriole - ny,my,sy
Icterus gularis
- Orange Oriole - ny
Icterus auratus
- Eastern Meadowlark - ny
Sturnella magna
- Olive Sparrow - ny
Arremonops rufivirgatus
- Botteri's Sparrow - ny
Aimophila botteri petenica
- Crimson-collared Tanager - sy
Phlogothraupis s. sanguinolenta
- Yellow-winged Tanager - sy
Thraupis abbas
- Summer Tanager - ny,sy
Piranga rubra
- Red-crowned Ant-Tanager - ny
Habia rubica rubicoides
- Red-throated Ant-Tanager - ny,sy
Habia fuscicauda
- Bananaquit - cz,ny
Coereba flaveola caboti
- Yellow-faced Grassquit - cz,ny
Tiaris olivacea
- White-collared Seedeater - ny,sy
Sporophila torqueola
- Blue-black Grassquit - ny,sy
Volatinia jacarina spendens
- Northern Cardinal - ny,my
Cardinalis cardinalis phillipsi
- Black-headed Saltator - ny,sy
Saltator atriceps
- Blue Grosbeak - ny,sy
Passerina (formerly Guiraca) caerulea
- Blue Bunting - sy
Cyanocompsa parellina
- Indigo Bunting - ny,sy
Passerina cyanea
- Painted Bunting (nt) - ny
Passerina ciris
Mammals during the
March'09 FONT Mexico Tour
1. Gray Four-eyed Opossum - sy
Philander opossum
2. Yucatan Squirrel - sy
Sciurus yucatanensis
3. JAGUAR - sy
Panthera (formerly Jaguarius) onca
4. Gray Fox - ny,sy
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
5 &
6. Long-tailed Weasel with a mouse - sy
Mustela frenata
7. Cozumel (or Pygmy) Raccoon - cz (endangered)
Procyon pygmaeus
8. White-nosed Coati - ny
Nasua narica
9. Cacomistle - sy
Bassariscus sumichrasti
10. various bats (sp.) - cz
11. Yucatan (or Mexican) Black Howler Monkey
Alouatta palliata
12. Central American Spider Monkey
Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis
Other Wildlife, including Amphibians & Reptiles
1. American Crocodile - cz
Crocodylus acutus
2. Morelet's Crocodile - ny
Crocodylus moreletii
3. Common Slider - sy,ny
Trachemys scripta
4. House Gecko - my
Hemidactylus frenatus
5. Black Iguana - ny
Ctenosaura similes
6. Green Iguana - cz
Iguana iguana
7. Brown Anole - cz
Norops sagrei
8. Brown Basilisk - sy
Basiliscus vittatus
9. Yucatan Spiny Lizard - ny
Sceloporus chrysostictus
10. Yucatan Whiptail - sy
Cnemidophorus angusticeps
11. Variable Coral Snake - ny
Micrurus diastema
12. Atlantic Black Sea Hare - ny
Aplysia morio
13. "flying fish" - ny/cz
14. "needlefish" - ny
15. "pufferfish" - ny
16. crab - ny
17. Horseshoe Crab (on beach) - ny
18. leaf-cutter, and other, ants - sy
19. various butterflies (including Common Morpho, Gray Cracker, and
Sulphurs)
A listing of some of the butterflies seen will follow here.
