MEXICO
BIRDS
Jaegers to Woodpeckers
those found during
Focus On Nature Tours
noted with an (*)
Part 2 of a List of Mexico Birds
with some photos,
compiled by
Armas Hill
PHOTO AT UPPER RIGHT: the RESPLENDENT QUETZAL,
a name from an Aztec word, "Quetzalli", meaning "precious"
or "beautiful"
Links to Other Parts of
this Mexico Bird List:
Part 1:
Tinamous to Shorebirds Part 3: Manakins to Buntings
ALSO IN
PART 3: Pelagics, Vagrants & Rarities, Hypotheticals, and
Extinct Birds or those presumed to be so.
Cumulatively, there have been 12 FONT birding & nature tours in Mexico.
Codes:
a globally threatened or rare species,
designated by Birdlife International.
(t1): critical (t2): endangered (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally.
(i): an introduced species.
(MXe): a species endemic to Mexico
In the list that follows, relating to sightings during FONT tours, the
Mexican region & the months are noted.
BC: in Baja California
CZ: on Cozumel Island
SN: in Sonora
YP: on & near the Yucatan Peninsula
lower-case letters indicate that the species occurs in the region, but not found
(yet) during a FONT tour
The birds in the list below are coded as to their status IN MEXICO:
(MX1): endangered
(MX2): threatened
(MX3): of special concern (or near-threatened)
(ph): species with a photo in this FONT web-site
A fine book, "Jungle of the
Maya" has recently been published (in 2006) by the University of Texas
Press. In it, there some very good photographs of wildlife in Belize, and in
nearby Guatemala & Mexico. In the following lists, pages in that book with
photos of particular species are referred to with a (p. xx)
Links:
Upcoming
FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Central America & Mexico
Birds of Cozumel Island, Mexico
Birds of Sonora, Mexico
Birds of the Yucatan region of Mexico
Mammals of
Mexico (with
some photos) Amphibians & Reptiles of
Mexico (with
some photos)
Butterflies
of
Mexico
(with some photos)
Directory
of Photos in this Website
Bird-List,
Part #2:
- Pomarine Jaeger ______
Stercorarius pomarinus
- Parasitic Jaeger ______
Stercorarius parasiticus
- Long-tailed Jaeger ______
Stercorarius longicaudus
- South Polar Skua ______
Stercorarius maccormicki
- Laughing Gull (*) ______
CZ:dec SN:aug YP:mar,jun,nov
Larus atricilla
- Franklin's Gull (*) ______ sn
YP:nov
Larus pipixcan
(monotypic)
- Bonaparte's Gull (*) ______
SN:jan
Larus philadelphia
- Heermann's Gull (*) ______ (MX3) bc
SN:jan,aug
(a Mexican endemic breeder)
Larus heermanni
Heermann's Gull
(photo by Armas Hill)
- Mew Gull _____ bc
Larus canus brachyrhnchus
- Ring-billed Gull (*) ______
bc
SN:jan yp
Larus delawarensis
A Ring-billed Gull in Sonora, Mexico along the coast
of the Sea of Cortez
(photo by Abram Fleishman)
- California Gull (*) _____ bc
SN:jan
Larus californicus
California Gull
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- "American" Herring Gull (*) ______
cz SN:jan,aug YP:nov
Larus argentatus smithsonianus
- Thayer's Gull _____ bc
sn
Larus thayeri
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (*) ______
YP:mar,nov
Larus fuscus graellsii
An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Kelp Gull _____ yp
(may
best be listed as a vagrant, but this South American species has occurred
repeatedly, since November 1987, in the northern Yucatan)
Larus domincanus
An adult Kelp Gull
(photo by Alan Brady)
- Yellow-footed Gull (*) ______ (MX3)
bc SN:jan,aug
Larus livens
Yellow-footed Gulls, along the coast of the Sea of Cortez
(photos by Abram Fleishman)
- Western Gull ______ bc
sn
Larus occidentalis wymani
- Glaucous-winged Gull ______
bc sn
Larus glaucescens
- Gull-billed Tern (*) ______
SN:jan YP:mar,jun,nov
Gelochelidon (formerly Sterna) nilotica
vanrossemi
- Sandwich Tern (*) ______ cz
YP:mar,jun,nov
Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) sandvicensis acuflavida
- Royal Tern (*) ______ bc
CZ:mar,dec SN:jan,aug YP:mar,jun,nov
Thalasseus (formerly
Sterna) m. maxima
- Elegant Tern (*) ______ (nt) (MX3)
bc SN:jan,aug
Thalasseus
(formerly Sterna) elegans
- Caspian Tern (*) ______ bc
cz
SN:jan,aug YP:mar,nov
Hydroprogne (formerly Sterna) caspia
(monotypic)
The Caspian Tern, the largest of the world's terns,
in flight.
(photo by Abram Fleishman)
- Roseate Tern ______ (MX3) cz
YP:mar (occurs at
Cozumel Island)
Sterna d. dougallii
- Common Tern (*) ______ cz
SN:aug
Sterna h. hirundo
- Forster's Tern (*) ______
SN:jan,aug YP:mar
Sterna forsteri
A Forster's Tern in non-breeding plumage
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Least Tern (*) ______ (MX3)
CZ:jun SN:aug YP:mar,jun
Sternula antillarum
Sternula antillarum browni ______ (MX1) (in west Mexico &
California)
- Bridled Tern ______ (MX3) cz
yp
(occurs at Cozumel Island)
Onychoprion anaethetus
Bridled Tern
(photo by Alan Brady)
- Sooty Tern _____
cz yp
Onychoprion fuscata
- Black Tern (*) ______
SN:aug yp
Chlidonias niger surinamensis
Black Tern
(photo by Kim Steininger)
- Brown Noddy ______ cz
yp
(offshore)
Anous stolidus
- Black Skimmer (*) ______ cz
sn
YP:mar,nov
Rynchops n. niger
Black Skimmer
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Common Murre _____ bc
(winter)
Uria aalge californica
- Craveri's Murrelet (*) _____
SN:jan
Synthliboramphus craveri
- Common (or Feral) Pigeon (i) (*) ______ bc
CZ:mar,jun,dec SN:jan,aug,sep YP:mar,jun,nov,dec
Columba livia
- Red-billed Pigeon (*) ______ sn
YP:mar,jun,nov
Patagioenas (formerly Columba) flavirostris
- Pale-vented Pigeon (*) ______ (MX3)
YP:jun,nov
Patagioenas (formerly
Columba) cayennensis pallidicrissa
- Scaled Pigeon (*) ______ (MX3)
YP:jun
Patagioenas (formerly
Columba) speciosa (monotypic)
- White-crowned Pigeon (*) ______ (MX2)
CZ:mar,jun,dec yp
Patagioenas
(formerly Columba) leccocephala
- Band-tailed Pigeon ______ sn
Patagioenas (formerly
Columba) fasciata
Patagioenas faciata vioscae ______ (MX3)
Band-tailed Pigeon
(photo by Fred Lesser)
- Short-billed Pigeon ______ (MX3)
Patagioenas (formerly
Columba) nigrirostris (monotypic)
- African Collared Dove (i) _____
CZ:mar
Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Eurasian Collared Dove (i) (*) _____
SN:jan.aug,sep YP:mar
Streptopelia decocto
- White-winged Dove (*) ______
CZ:mar,jun
SN:jan,aug,sep YP:mar,jun,nov
Zenaida a. asiatica
White-winged Dove
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Zenaida Dove (*) ______ (MX3)
CZ:mar YP:nov
Zenaida aurita salvadorii
A Zanaida Dove photographed during a FONT tour
(photo by Marie
Gardner)
- Mourning Dove (*) ______ cz
SN:jan,aug,sep YP:mar,jun
Zenaida macroura
- Inca Dove (*) ______ SN:jan,aug
Columbina (or said by some to Scardafella)
inca (monotypic)
Inca Doves
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Common Ground Dove (*) ______ bc
CZ:mar,jun,dec SN:jan,aug,sep YP:mar,jun,dec
Columbina passerina pallescens
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove______
Columbina minuta interrupta
- Ruddy Ground Dove (*) ______
CZ:dec sn YP:mar,jun,nov,dec
Columbina taipacoti
- Blue Ground Dove (*) ______ cz
YP:jun,nov
Claravis pretiosa (monotypic)
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove _____ (MX2)
Claravis mondetoura salvini
- White-tipped Dove (*) ______ sn
YP:mar,jun,nov,dec (was called White-fronted
Dove)
Leptotila verreauxi
- Gray-headed Dove______ (has
been considered by some to be conspecific with the Gray-fronted Dove
of South America)
Leptotila p. plumbeiceps
- Caribbean Dove (*) ______
CZ:mar,jun,dec yp
Leptotila jamaicensis gaumeri
- Gray-chested Dove ______
Leptotila cassinii cerviniventris
- Ruddy Quail-Dove (*) ______
YP:jun,nov
Geotrygon m. montana
- White-faced Quail-Dove (*) ______ (MX2)
Geotrygon albifacies
(now monotypic)
- Tuxtla Quail-Dove ______ (t2)
(MX1) (MXe) (was part of the Purplish-backed Quail-Dove, Geotrygon
lawrenci, in southern Central America)
Geotrygon carrikeri
- Scarlet Macaw______ (MX1) (p.
111)
Ara macao cyanopterus
Scarlet Macaws
- Military Macaw ______ (MX1) sn
Ara militaris mexicanus
- Green Parakeet ______ (MX2) sn
Psittacara (formerly
Aratinga) holochlora
- Pacific Parakeet ______ (MX2)
Psittacara (formerly Aratinga) strenua (monotypic)
- Socorro Parakeet ______ (MX2)
Psittacara (formerly Aratinga) brevipes
The Socorro Parakeet is endemic to Isla Socorro in the Pacific Ocean.
It was conspecific with the Green and Pacific Parakeets.
- Aztec Parakeet (*) ______ (MX3)
YP:mar,jun,nov,dec
Eupsittula (formerly Aratinga) astec
The Aztec Parakeet was conspecific
with the Jamaican Parakeet of the West Indies. When so, it was then
called Olive-throated Parakeet.
Aztec Parakeets
(photo by
Dick Tipton)
- Orange-fronted Parakeet (*) ______ (MX3)
Eupsittula (formerly Aratinga) canicularis
- Thick-billed Parrot _____ (MX1) (MXe)
Rhynchopsitta pachyhyncha
- Maroon-fronted Parrot _____ (MX2) (MXe)
Rhynchopsitta terrisi
- Barred Parakeet______ (MX2)
Bolborhynchus l. lineola
- Mexican Parrotlet _____ (MX3) (MXe) sn
Forpus cyanopygius
- Orange-chinned Parakeet______ (MX2)
(another name has been
"Tovi Parakeet")
Brotogeris j. jugularis
- Brown-hooded Parrot (*) ______ (MX2)
YP:mar,jun,nov
Pionopsitta h. haematotis
A Brown-hooded Parrot photographed during a FONT tour
(photo
by Marie Z. Gardner)
- White-crowned Parrot______ (MX2)
Pionus senilis
(monotypic)
- White-fronted Amazon ______ sn
YP:mar,nov
Amazona albifrons
White-fronted Amazon
(photo by Dick Tipton)
- Yucatan Amazon (*) ______ (MX3)
CZ:dec YP:mar,jun,nov,dec (another name is Yellow-lored Amazon)
Amazona xantholora
- Red-crowned Amazon (*) ______
(t2) (MX1) (MXe)
Amazona viridigenalis
- Lilac-crowned Parrot (*) ______ (MX2) (MXe)
sn
Amazona finschi
- Red-lored Amazon (*) ______
YP:mar,jun,nov
(p. 17)
Amazona a. autumnalis
- Yellow-headed Amazon ______ (MX1)
Amazona oratrix
- Yellow-naped Amazon ______ (t2)
(MX1)
Amazona a. auropalliata
The Yellow-naped Amazon has been considered conspecific with
the Yellow-headed Amazon of Mexico and the Yellow-crowned Amazon
of Honduras.
- Mealy Amazon ______ (MX2)
Amazona farinosa
- Black-billed Cuckoo ______ yp
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo (*) ______ cz
SN:aug,sep YP:nov
Coccyzus americanus
(now monotypic)
- Mangrove Cuckoo (*) ______
CZ:jun sn YPjun
Coccyzus minor
Mangrove Cuckoo
(photo by Marie Grenouillet)
- Squirrel Cuckoo (*) ______ sn
YP:mar,nov,dec
Piaya cayana
Squirrel Cuckoo
(photo by Dick Tipton)
- Groove-billed Ani (*) ______ cz,sn
YP:mar,jun,nov,dec
Crotophaga sulcirostris (now
monotypic, as a "second form" that was in Mexico is now extinct)
Groove-billed Ani
(photo by Alan Brady)
- Smooth-billed Ani (*) ______ (MX2)
cz YP:jun (occurs on Cozumel Island, and along the nearby coast of
Quintana Roo)
Crotophaga ani
Smooth-billed Ani
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Striped Cuckoo______ yp
Tapera naevia excellens
- Lesser Ground Cuckoo______
Morococcyx erythropygus
- Lesser Roadrunner (*) ______
sn YP:mar,jun
Geococcyx velox (now
monotypic)
- Greater Roadrunner (*) ______
SN:jan,aug,sep
Geococcyx californianus
Greater Roadrunner
(photo by Doris Potter)
- Pheasant Cuckoo (*) ______
YP:jun
Dromococcyx phasianellus (now monotypic)
- Barn Owl ______
cz sn yp
Tyto alba
- Flammulated Owl ______ sn
Megascops
(formerly Otus) flammeolus
- Eastern Screech Owl (*) ______ (MX3)
Megascops
(formerly Otus) asio mccallii
- Western Screech Owl ______ bc
sn
Megascops
(formerly Otus) kennicottii
Western Screech Owl
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Balsas Screech Owl (*) ______ (nt)
(MX3) (MXe)
Megascops
(formerly Otus) seductus
- Bearded Screech Owl (nt)______ (nt) (MX2)
(has also been called Bridled
Screech Owl)
Megascops (formerly
Otus) barbaus (monotypic)
- Vermiculated Screech Owl (*) ______
cz YP:mar,nov (was
at one time considered part of what was then the "Variable
Screech Owl" of Central America & South America)
Megascops (formerly Otus) g.
guatemalae
- Pacific Screech Owl______ (MX3)
(formerly said to be part of Western Screech-Owl of North
America)
Megascops (formerly
Otus) c. cooperi
- Whiskered Screech Owl (*) ______ sn
Megascops
(formerly Otus) trichopsis
- Crested Owl ______ (MX2)
Lophostrix cristata stricklandi
- Spectacled Owl ______ (MX2)
Pulsatix perspicillata saturata
- Great Horned Owl______ sn
yp
Bubo virginianus
(Subspecies, B. v. mayensis (MX2), in the region of the Yucatan Peninsula)
- "Ridgway's" Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
(*) ______ sn YP:mar,jun,nov,dec
Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum
(west Mexico) sn
Glaucidium brasilianum ridgwayi (elsewhere in Mexico)
YP
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
(photo
by Dick Tipton)
- Central American Pygmy Owl ______ (MX3)
sn (formerly considered conspecific with what's now the East
Brazilian Pygmy-Owl of east Brazil in South
America; the bird with the expanded range was called the Least Pygmy
Owl)
Glaucidium griseiceps
- Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl ______ (MX1) (MXe)
Glaucidium sanchezi
- Colima Pygmy Owl ______ (MX3) (MXe)
Glaucidium palmarum
- Mountain Pygmy Owl (*) ______ sn
Glaucidium gnoma
- Cape Pygmy Owl ______ (MXe) bc
Glaucidium hoskinsii
- Elf Owl (*) ______ SN:aug,sep
Micrathene whitneyi
- Burrowing Owl (*) ______ sn
YP:nov(YP:rare)
Athene cunicularia
- Mottled Owl (*) ______ sn
YP:jun,nov
Strix virgata
- Black-and-white Owl______ (MX2) yp
Strix (formerly Ciccaba) nigrolineata (monotypic)
- Spotted Owl ______ (MX2) sn
Strix occidentalis
A "Mexican" Spotted Owl photographed
during a FONT tour
- Barred Owl ______ (MX3)
Strix varia sartorii
Barred Owl
(photo by Kim Steininger)
- Fulvous Owl______ (MX2) (closely
related to the Barred Owl)
Strix fulvescens
(monotypic)
- Northern Long-eared Owl ______ sn
Asio otus wilsonianus
- Stygian Owl ______ (MX3) cz
Asio stygius
- Striped Owl (*) ______ (MX2)
YP:nov
Pseudoscops clamator forbesi
- Short-eared Owl ______ (MX3) sn
Asio f. flammeus
- Northern Saw-whet Owl _____ sn
Aegolius a. acadicus
- Unspotted Saw-whet Owl _____ (MX2)
Aegolius ridgwayi
- Great Potoo ______ (MX2)
Nyctibius grandis guatemalensis
- Northern Potoo (*) ______ cz
YP:nov
Nyctibius jamaicensis mexicanus
A Northern Potoo at rest during the day
(photo during a FONT tour by Alan Brady)
- Common Nighthawk (*) ______
CZ:jun sn
YP:mar
Chordeiles minor (as
many as 8 subspecies occur in Mexico as migrants)
- Lesser Nighthawk (*) ______ bc
CZ:mar,jun SN:sep YP:mar,nov
Chordeiles acutipennis
- Short-tailed Nighthawk ______
(has also been called the Semicollared Nighthawk)
Lurocalis semitorquatus stonei
- Pauraque (*) ______
CZ:mar,jun sn YP:mar,jun,nov,dec
Nyctidromus albicollis (the
single member of its genus)
A Pauraque photographed during a FONT tour
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Common Poorwill (*) ______ SN:jan,aug,sep
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
- Eared Poorwill ______ (MX3) (MXe)
Nyctiphrynus meleodii
- Yucatan Poorwill (*)______
CZ:mar,jun YP:nov,dec
Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
(monotypic)
- Chuck-will's-widow ______ yp
Caprimulgus carolinensis
- Tawny-collared Nightjar ______
Caprimulgus salvini
- Yucatan Nightjar (*) ______
CZ:mar,jun YP:nov,dec
Caprimulgus badius
- Buff-collared Nightjar (or "Cookacheea")
(*) ______ SN:aug
Caprimulgus ridgwayi
- Whip-poor-will (*) ______ sn
Caprimulgus vociferus
- Spot-tailed Nightjar ______
Caprimulgus maculicaudus
- White-naped Swift (*) ______ (MX3) (MXe)
Streptoprocne semicollaris
- White-collared Swift (*) ______
Streptoprocne zonaris
- Chestnut-collared Swift (*) ______
Cypseloides rutilus
- American Black Swift ______ sn
Cypseloides niger
- White-fronted Swift ______ (nt) (MX3) (MXe)
(described as recently as 1992; previously considered part of the
White-chinned Swift, which occurs further south in Central America)
Cypseloides cryptus
- Chimney Swift (*) ______ cz
Chaetura pelagica
- Vaux's Swift (*) ______
CZ:mar,jun,dec sn YP:jun,nov,dec
Chaetura vauxi
Chaetura vauxi gaumeri (subspecies
in the area of the Yucatan Peninsula)
- White-throated Swift (*) ______
sn
Aeronautes saxatalis
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift ______ (MX3)
Panyptila cayennensis
- Great Swallow-tailed Swift ______ (MX3)
Panyptila sanctihieronymi
- Long-billed Hermit______ (p.
30) (was part of a
wider-ranging Long-tailed Hermit, now restricted to South
America)
Phaethornis longirostris
- Mexican Hermit ______ (MXe)
Phaethornis mexicanus
- Stripe-throated Hermit______ (MX3)
(p. 30) (was part of a wider-ranging Little
Hermit, now in northeast South America; by some this Central American
birds have been called Boucard's Hermit, Phaethornis
adolphi)
Phaethornis striigularis (genus was Pygmornis)
- Wedge-tailed Sabrewing (*) ______
YP:mar,jun,nov
Campylopterus curvipennis
- Long-tailed Sabrewing ______ (nt) (MX3) (MXe)
Campylopterus excellens
- Rufous Sabrewing ______ (MX3)
Campylopterus rufus
(monotypic)
- Violet Sabrewing ______ (MX3)
Campylopterus h. hemileucurus
- White-necked Jacobin ______
Florisuga m. mellivora
- Green Violet-ear (*) ______
Colibri t. thalassinus
A Green Violetear photographed during a FONT tour
(photo by Rosemary Lloyd)
- Green-breasted Mango (*) ______
CZ:mar,jun,dec YP:mar (another name has been
"Prevost's Mango")
Anthracothorax prevostii
A Green-breasted Mango photographed during the FONT
March 2009 Mexico Tour
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- White-eared Hummingbird (*) ______
sn
Basilinna leucotis
A White-eared Hummingbird photographed during a FONT
tour
- Xantu's Hummingbird ______
bc (endemic to Baja California)
Basilinna xantusii
A Xantu's Hummingbird at
a feeder.
This bird was actually photographed out-of-range
in British Columbia, Canada, during FONT's Pacific Coast Tour, in September
1998.
This species is a
resident in Baja California, Mexico, and does not migrate.
- Emerald-chinned Hummingbird ______ (MX3)
(another name has been "Abeille's
Hummingbird")
Abeillia abeillei (the single member of its
genus)
- Short-crested Coquette ______ (t1) (MX1) (MXe)
Lophornis brachylopha
- Black-crested Coquette______ (MX3)
Lophornis helenae (monotypic)
- Canivet's Emerald (*) ______
YP:mar,jun,nov (was part of the former
Fork-tailed Emerald)
Chlorostilbon canivetii
(monotypic)
- Golden-crowned Emerald (*)
______ (MXe)
(was part of the former Fork-tailed
Emerald)
Chlorostilbon auriceps
- Cozumel Emerald (*) ______
(MXe) CZ:mar,jun,dec (endemic to Cozumel Island) (was part of the former Fork-tailed
Emerald)
Chlorostilbon forficatus
Two photographs of the Cozumel Emerald during the FONT
March 2009 Mexico Tour
(photos by Marie Gardner)
- Dusky Hummingbird (*) _____ (MXe)
Cynanthus sordidus
- Broad-billed Hummingbird (*) _____
SN:jan
Cynanthus latirostris
- Doubleday's Hummingbird ______ (MXe)
Cynanthus doubledayi
- Mexican Woodnymph (*) ______
(t3) (MX3) (MXe)
Thalurania ridgwayi
- Blue-throated Sapphire ______
(has also been called Blue-throated Goldentail)
Hylocharis e. eliciae
- White-bellied Emerald (*) ______
YP:mar,nov (p. 31)
Amazilia candida
- Azure-crowned Hummingbird ______ (another
name has been Red-billed Azurecrown)
Amazilia cyanocephala
- Berylline Hummingbird (*) ______
SN:aug
Amazilia beryllina
- Blue-tailed Hummingbird______
Amazilia cyanura guatemalae
- Cinnamon Hummingbird (*) ______ cz
YP:mar,nov,dec
Amazilia rutila corallirostris
A Cinnamon Hummingbird photographed during the FONT
March 2009 Mexico Tour
(photo by Marie Gardner)
- Buff-bellied Hummingbird (*) ______
YP:mar,jun,nov (another name has been Fawn-breasted
Hummingbird)
Amazilia y. yucatanensis
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (*) ______
YP:jun,nov (p. 31)
Amazilia t. tzacatl
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
- Violet-crowned Hummingbird _____
sn
Amazilia violiceps
- Green-fronted Hummingbird ______ (MX2) (MXe)
Amazilia viridifrons
- Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird ______ (MXe)
Amazilia wagneri
- Stripe-tailed Hummingbird ______
Eupherusa eximia
- White-tailed Hummingbird ______ (t3) (MX2) (MXe)
Eupherusa poliocerca
- Blue-capped Hummingbird ______ (t2) (MX2) (MXe)
Eupherusa cyanophrys
- Amethyst-throated Hummingbird (*)
______
(another name has been
"Cazique Hummingbird")
Lampornis amethystinus salvini
- Green-throated Mountain-gem ______ (MX3)
Lampornis viridipallens ovandensis
- Blue-throated Mountain-gem (*) ______
sn (has been called
Blue-throated Hummingbird)
Lampornis clemenciae
- Garnet-throated Hummingbird ______ (MX2)
Lamprolaima rhami (monotypic,
and the single member of its genus)
- "Rivoli's" Magnificent
Hummingbird (*) ______ sn
Eugenes f. fulgens
- Purple-crowned Fairy______ (MX3) (p.
8 & 31)
Heliothryx barroti (monotypic)
- Plain-capped Starthroat ______ sn
Heliomaster constantii
- Long-billed Starthroat ______ (MX3)
Heliomaster longirostris
- Slender Sheartail ______ (MX3)
Doricha enicura (monotypic)
- Mexican Sheartail (nt) (MX1) (MXe)
(*) ______ YP:mar,jun,nov
Calothorax eliza
(monotypic, but 2 geographically distinct populations: one in the
northern Yucatan where it is threatened, and another smaller population in
Veracruz where it is critically endangered)
The northern Yucatan population of the Mexican
Sheartail is found exclusively in a narrow coastal strip, only about one
kilometer wide, mainly between mangroves and tropical deciduous forest. It
has also been found to breed in gardens.
The Veracruz population occurs in undisturbed,
dry deciduous forest and overgrazed habitats at about 25 kilometers inland.
The Mexican Sheartail has been observed feeding at flowers of Ipomoea,
Justicia, and Helicteres guazumaefolia, and its diet is supplemented by
small anthropods. The bird is often close to the ground.
In the northern Yucatan, nesting takes place August-April, with recently
fledged young reported in February and March
Two photographs of Mexican Sheartails during the FONT
March 2009 Mexico Tour.
Upper photo: a male; lower photo: a female.
(photos by Marie Gardner)
- Lucifer Sheartail (*) ______
sn (has been
called Lucifer Hummingbird)
Calothorax lucifer
- Beautiful Sheartail (*) ______ (MXe)
(has
been called Beautiful Hummingbird)
Calothorax pulcher
- Sparkling-tailed Woodstar ______ (MX2)
(another name has been
"Dupont's Hummingbird")
Tilmatura dupontii (monotypic,
and the single member of its genus)
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (*) ______
cz YP:mar,nov
Archilochus colubris (monotypic)
- Black-chinned Hummingbird (*) ______ SN:sep
Archilochus alexandri
A female Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Anna's Hummingbird ______ bc
sn
Archilochus anna
- Costa's Hummingbird ______ bc
sn
Archilochus costae
A male Costa's Hummingbird
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Calliope Hummingbird _____ sn
Archilochus calliope
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird (*) ______
sn
Selasphorus platycercus (monotypic, as S. p. guatemalae
now merged)
- Rufous Hummingbird ______ sn
Selasphorus rufus
- Allen's Hummingbird ______ sn
Selasphorus sasin
- Bumblebee Hummingbird ______ (MXe)
Selasphorus heloisa
- Wine-throated Hummingbird ______ (MX2)
(another name has been "Elliot's Hummingbird")
Atthis ellioti
- Resplendent Quetzal ______ (nt)
(MX1)
Pharomachrus m. mocinno
(Quetzal is from
an aztec word "quetzalli" meaning "precious" or
"beautiful".)
Resplendent Quetzal
- Eared Quetzal ______ (nt) (MX2) (MXe)
sn
Euptilotis neoxenus
- Slaty-tailed Trogon______ (MX2)
(p. 13) (another name has
been "Massena Trogon")
Trogon m. massena
- Citreoline Trogon (*) ______
(MXe)
Trogon citreolus
- Black-headed Trogon (*) ______
YP:mar,jun,nov
(was considered conspecific
with the Citreoline Trogon)
Trogon melanocephalus (now
monotypic)
Black-headed Trogon
(note the blue eye-ring)
- Mountain Trogon (*) ______ sn (another name
has been "Mexican Trogon")
Trogon m. mexicanus
- Elegant Trogon (*) ______
SN:jan,aug
Trogon elegans
- Collared Trogon (*) ______ (MX3)
YP:nov
Trogon collaris
- Gartered Trogon (*) ______
YP:mar,jun (p. 46)
(was part of the
Violaceous Trogon of South America)
Trogon caligatus
Gartered Trogon
(note the yellow eye-ring)
- Ringed Kingfisher (*) ______
YP:jun,nov
(p. 68)
Megaceryle (formerly
Ceryle) t. torquata
A Ringed Kingfisher photographed during a FONT tour
- Belted Kingfisher (*) ______
CZ:dec SN:jan YP:mar,nov
Megaceryle (formerly
Ceryle) alcyon (monotypic)
- Amazon Kingfisher______
Chloroceryle amazona (now
monotypic)
- Green Kingfisher (*) ______
SN:jan
yp (p. 68)
Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis
A Green Kingfisher photographed during a FONT tour
(photo by Andy Smith)
- American Pygmy Kingfisher (*) ______ cz
YP:mar,jun (p. 68)
Chloroceryle aenea stictoptera
An American Pygmy Kingfisher photographed during a
FONT tour
(photo by Andy Smith)
- Tody Motmot ______ (MX2)
Hylomanes momotula
(the single member of its genus)
- Blue-throated Motmot ______ (MX2)
Aspatha gularis (monotypic,
and the single member of its genus)
- Turquoise-browed Motmot (*) ______
YP:mar,jun,dec
Eumomota superciliosa (the
single member of its genus)
Turquoise-browed Motmot
(photo by Alan Brady)
- Keel-billed Motmot ______ (t3) (MX1)
Electron carinatum
- Russet-crowned Motmot ______ sn
Momotus mexicanus
- Blue-crowned Motmot (*) ______
YP:jun,nov (p. 13)
Momotus momota
Blue-crowned Motmot photographed during a FONT tour
(photo by Marie Grenouillet)
- Rufous-tailed Jacamar ______ (MX2) (p.
56-57)
Galbula ruficauda melanogenia
A Rufous-tailed Jacamar photographed during a FONT
tour
(photo by Andy Smith)
- White-necked Puffbird ______ (MX2) yp
Notharchus macrorhynchos
- White-whiskered Puffbird ______ (MX2)
(an alternate name would be
White-whiskered Softwing)
Malacoptila panamensis inornata
- "White-throated" Emerald Toucanet
______
(MX3) (p. i)
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
- Collared Aracari (*) ______ (MX3) YP:nov
(p. 16)
Pteroglossus torquatus erythrozonus
Collared Aracari
(photo by Alan Brady)
- Keel-billed Toucan (*) ______ (MX2) YP:mar,jun,nov
(p. v)
Ramphastos s. sulfuratus
Keel-billed Toucan
- Lewis' Woodpecker ______ sn
Melanerpes lewis
- Acorn Woodpecker (*) ______
SN:jan,aug,sep
Melanerpes formicivorus
Acorn Woodpecker
(photo by Armas Hill)
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker ______
(p. 27)
Melanerpes (formerly Centurus or Tripsurus)
pucherani (monotypic)
- Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (*) ______
(MXe)
Melanerpes (formerly Centurus) cjrysogenys
- Gray-breasted Woodpecker ______ (MXe)
Melanerpes
(formerly Centurus) hypopolius
- Yucatan Woodpecker (*) ______
CZ:mar,jun YP:mar,jun,nov (another name has been Red-vented Woodpecker)
Melanerpes
(formerly Centurus) pygmaeus
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker (*) ______
CZ:jun,dec YP:mar,jun,nov,dec
Melanerpes (formerly
Centurus) aurifrons
The local race of the Golden-fronted Woodpecker in the
Yucatan area of Mexico,
Melanerpes (formerly Centurus) aurifrons dubius
(photo courtesy of Dick Tipton)
- Gila Woodpecker (*) ______ bc
SN:jan,aug,sep
Melanerpes
(formerly Centurus) uropygialis
Gila Woodpecker
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*) ______ cz
sn yp
Sphyrapicus varius
(monotypic)
- Red-naped Sapsucker ______ sn
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
A Red-naped Sapsucker photographed during a FONT
tour
- Red-breasted Sapsucker ______ bc
sn
Sphyrapicus ruber daggetti
- Williamson's Sapsucker ______ sn
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker (*) ______
cz SN:sep YP:jun
Picoides scalaris
Two Photos of Ladder-backed Woodpeckers
(upper photo by Howard Eskin)
(lower photo by Abram Fleishman in Sonora, Mexico)
- Nuttall's Woodpecker ______ bc
Picoides nuttallii
- Hairy Woodpecker (*) ______
sn
Picoides villosus
- Arizona Woodpecker ______ sn
(this & the Strickland's Woodpecker were considered
conspecific)
Picoides arizonae
- Strickland's Woodpecker ______ (MX3) (MXe)
Picoides stricklandi
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker (*) ______
YP:nov
Veniliornis fumigatus
- Bronze-winged Woodpecker (*) ______ (MXe)
Piculus aeruginosus
- Golden-olive Woodpecker (*)
Piculus rubiginosus (2 subspecies in Mexico)
Piculus rubiginosus maximus ______
Piculus rubiginosus yucatanensis (*) _____
YP:jun,nov
Golden-olive
Woodpecker
(photo
courtesy of Dick Tipton)
- Gray-crowned Woodpecker ______ (MXe) sn
Piculus auricularis
- Northern Flicker ______ sn
Colaptes auratus
- Gilded Flicker (*) ______
SN:jan
Colaptes chrysoides
Gilded Flicker
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Chestnut-colored Woodpecker (*) ______
(MX3) YP:jun (p. 5 & 129)
Celeus castaneus
(monotypic)
- Lineated Woodpecker (*) ______ sn
YP:jun (p.5)
Dryocopus lineatus
- Pale-billed Woodpecker (*) ______ (MX3) sn
YP:mar,nov
Campephilus guatemalensis
A Pale-billed Woodpecker photographed during a FONT
tour in Mexico
(photo
by Marie Gardner)
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