MEXICO

With a list of over 1060 species and a disproportionate number of endemics (86 in total), Mexico is a fascinating birding destination.  Here are some images from several recent trips.  Species are listed in Clements' taxonomic order. Taxonomy and sequence largely follows "Birds of the World: A Checklist", 5th edition, by J. F. Clements (2000). Some pages now contain links to video files ("with video").

PODICIPEDIDAE - Grebes

Least Grebes Tachybaptus dominicus brachypterus, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-22-2007

PELECANIDAE - Pelicans

American White Pelicans Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

SULIDAE - Gannets and boobies

Blue-footed Boobies Sula nebouxii nebouxii, San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico 11-17-2001

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster brewsteri, juvenile, San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico 11-17-2001

PHALACROCORACIDAE - Cormorants

Neotropic Cormorants Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

ANHINGIDAE - Anhingas

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga leucogaster, San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico 11-12-2001

FREGATIDAE - Frigatebirds

Magnificent Frigatebirds Fregata magnificens, Nayarit, Mexico 11-17-2001

ARDEIDAE - Herons, egrets and bitterns

Agami Heron Agamia agami, Chiapas, Mexico 05-09- 2002

Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius zeledoni, adult, San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico 11-13-2001

Boat-billed Herons Cochlearius cochlearius phillipsi, adults, Rio Lagartos, Yucatan, Mexico 03-19-2006

Bare-throated Tiger-Herons Tigrisoma mexicanum, Tabasco/Campeche, Mexico 05-06-2002

Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus, Tabasco/Campeche, Mexico 05-06-2002

CICONIIDAE - Storks

Wood Stork Mycteria americana, Usumacinta Marshes, Tabasco, Mexico 05-06-2002

ANATIDAE - Ducks, geese and swans

Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-22-2007

ACCIPITRIDAE - Hawks, eagles and kites

Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus, Jalisco, Mexico 02-12-2004 with video

Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus, Lagos de Montebello, Chiapas, Mexico 05-10-2002

Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis, Colima, Mexico 02-15-2004

Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis major, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

White Hawks Leucopternis albicollis ghiesbreghti, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis ghiesbreghti, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-21-2007

Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga ridgwayi, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga, immature, Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico 05-10-2002

Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis nigricollis, Route 175, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

Gray Hawk Asturina nitida plagiata, Colima, Mexico 02-15-2004

Gray Hawk Asturina nitida plagiata, juvenile, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris griseocauda, Route 180, Veracruz, Mexico 03-22-2007

Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus platypterus, Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-16-2007

Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus, Colima, Mexico 02-14-2004

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis hadropus, juvenile, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-21-2007

Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus vicarius, adult, Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-17-2007

FALCONIDAE - Falcons and caracaras

Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans chapmani, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans, Tabasco/Campeche, Mexico 05-06-2002

Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans, Nayarit, Mexico 11-12-2001

American Kestrel Falco sparverius, male, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis septentrionalis, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis septentrionalis, Tabasco, Mexico 05-05-2002

Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis, Chiapas, Mexico 05-06-2002

CRACIDAE - Guans, chachalacas and currasows

Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula vetula, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-16-2007

Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula vetula, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-22-2007

ARAMIDAE - Limpkin

Limpkin Aramus guarauna dolosus, Tabasco, Mexico 05-05-2002

RALLIDAE - Rails, gallinules and coots

Gray-necked Wood-Rails Aramides cajanea mexicanus, Usumacinta Marshes, Campeche, Mexico 05-06-2002

BURHINIDAE - Thick-knees

Double-striped Thick-knees Burhinus bistriatus bistriatus, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

CHARADRIIDAE - Plovers and lapwings

Wilson's Plovers Charadrius wilsonia beldingi, San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico 11-16-2001

LARIDAE - Gulls

Laughing x Black-headed Gull hybrid Larus atricilla x L. ridibundus (possibly?), second cycle, Rio Lagartos, Yucatan, Mexico 03-19-2006

COLUMBIDAE - Pigeons and doves

Short-billed Pigeons Columba nigrirostris, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Common Ground-Doves Columbina passerina pallescens, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Plain-breasted Ground-Doves Columbina minuta interrupta, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

Inca Dove Columbina inca, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

PSITTACIDAE - Parrots

White-crowned Parrots Pionus senilis, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

CUCULIDAE - Cuckoos

Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana, Jalisco, Mexico 02-12-2004

Groove-billed Anis Crotophaga sulcirostris, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris, Nayarit, Mexico 11-11-2001

Lesser Roadrunner Geococcyx velox, Colima, Mexico 02-14-2004 with video

STRIGIDAE - Owls

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-16-2007

NYCTIBIIDAE - Potoos

Northern Potoos Nyctibius jamaicensis, Nayarit, Mexico, November 2001

TROCHILIDAE  - Hummingbirds

Western Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris, Chiapas, Mexico 05-07-2002

Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae, Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-17-2007

Golden-crowned Emerald Chlorostilbon auriceps, male, Colima, Mexico 02-14-2004

Golden-crowned Emerald Chlorostilbon auriceps, female, Cerro de San Juan, Nayarit, Mexico 11-15-2001

Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila, Nayarit, Mexico 11-11-2003

White-bellied Emerald Agyrtria candida genini, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Azure-crowned Hummingbird Agyrtria cyanocephala cyanocephala, Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-17-2007

Green-fronted Hummingbird Agyrtria viridifrons, Route 190, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-19-2007

Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina, Colima, Mexico 02-14-2004

Calliope Hummingbirds Stellula calliope, Jalisco, Mexico, February 2004

Broad-tailed Hummingbirds Selasphorus platycercus, Jalisco, Mexico, February 2004

TROGONIDAE - Trogons and quetzals

Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus melanocephalus, male, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Citreoline Trogons Trogon citreolus citreolus, Nayarit, Mexico, November, 2001

Mountain Trogon Trogon mexicanus mexicanus, female, Route 175, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-17-2007

Collared Trogon Trogon collaris puella, male, Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-16-2007

Collared Trogon Trogon collaris puella, male, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans, male, La Bajada, Nayarit, Mexico 11-18-2001

Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena massena, female, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-21-2007

MOMOTIDAE - Motmots

Tody Motmot Hylomanes momotula, Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico 05-08-2002

Russet-crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus, Nayarit, Mexico 11-12-2001

Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota goldmani, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-22-2007

Turquoise-browed Motmots Eumomota superciliosa, San Salvador, Yucatan, Mexico 03-19-2006

GALBULIDAE - Jacamars

Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda melanogenia, Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico 05-08-2002

RAMPHASTIDAE - Toucans

Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus sulfuratus, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-16-2007

Keel-billed Toucans Ramphastos sulfuratus sulfuratus, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-21-2007

PICIDAE - Woodpeckers

Gray-breasted Woodpeckers Melanerpes hypopolius, Yagul, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-19-2007

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius, female, Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-17-2007

Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus yucatanensis, male, Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-16-2007

DENDROCOLAPTIDAE - Woodcreepers

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus, Chiapas, Mexico 05-09-2002

Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster eburneirostris, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

White-striped Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes leucogaster, Jalisco, Mexico 02-12-2004

THAMNOPHILIDAE - Typical antbirds

Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus intermedius, male, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

TYRANNIDAE - Tyrant flycatchers

Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster subpagana, Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico 05-08-2002

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus assimilis, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-21-2007

Pileated Flycatcher Xenotriccus mexicanus, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus, La Maria, Colima, Mexico 02-01-2002

Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax pertinax, La Maria, Colima, Mexico 02-01-2002

Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax pertinax, Colima, Mexico 02-14-2004

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-16-2007

Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii, Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-17-2007

Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri, Jalisco, Mexico 02-12-2004

Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus, male, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus blatteus, male, Usumacinta Marshes, Tabasco, Mexico 05-06-2002

Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer lawrenceii, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus texanus, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-22-2007

Social Flycatchers Myiozetetes similis texensis, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

Social Flycatchers Myiozetetes similis hesperis, San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico 11-12-2001

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa, Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico 05-08-2002

Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans, Jalisco, Mexico 02-12-2004

Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris pompalis, Cerro de San Juan, Nayarit, Mexico 11-15-2001

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus, Route 175, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana monachus, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

Thrush-like Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus, Chiapas, Mexico 05-08-2002

Masked Tityras Tityra semifasciata personata, males, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor fraserii, female, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

HIRUNDINIDAE - Swallows

Gray-breasted Martins Progne chalybea chalybea, Route 180, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

TROGLODYTIDAE - Wrens

Boucard's Wrens Campylorhynchus jocosus, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

MIMIDAE - Mockingbirds and thrashers

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos leucopterus, Yagul, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-19-2007

Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus leucophaeus, Usumacinta Marshes, Tabasco, Mexico 05-06-2002

Ocellated Thrasher Toxostoma ocellatum villai, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre curvirostre, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

TURDIDAE - Thrushes

Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

POLIOPTILIDAE - Gnatcatchers

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

White-lored Gnatcatcher Polioptila albiloris vanrossemi, male in basic plumage, Route 190, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-19-2007

White-lored Gnatcatchers Polioptila albiloris vanrossemi, males in basic and alternate plumage, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-19-2007

CORVIDAE - Crows and jays

White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-19-2007

Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio morio, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-22-2007

Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica sumichrasti, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Unicolored Jay Aphelocoma unicolor oaxacae, Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-17-2007

VIREONIDAE - Vireos and allies

Slaty Vireo Vireo brevipennis, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-22-2007

FRINGILLIDAE - Finches, siskins and crossbills

House Finches Carpodacus mexicanus mexicanus, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

PARULIDAE - New World warblers

Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Northern Parula Parula americana, male, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-22-2007

Audubon's Warbler Dendroica coronata auduboni, first year female, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla, first year male, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina, male, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-21-2007

Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubifrons, Jalisco, Mexico 02-13-2004

Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons, Route 175 north of Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-19-2007

Golden-browed Warbler Basileuterus belli, Route 175, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-17-2007

THRAUPIDAE - Tanagers and allies

Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus ophthalmicus, Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-17-2007

Red-throated Ant-Tanagers Habia fuscicauda, Muyil, Quintana Roo, Mexico 03-20-2006

Summer Tanager Piranga rubra, female, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-22-2007

Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana, male, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii, male, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea hirundinacea, male, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-22-2007

Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea, Chiapas, Mexico 05-13-2002

EMBERIZIDAE - Buntings, seedeaters and allies

White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola morelleti, male, Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico 05-07-2002

Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa baritula baritula, male, Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-17-2007

Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola chrysops, male, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

Collared Towhee Pipilo ocai brunnescens, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus oaxacae, Route 175 north of Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-19-2007

White-throated Towhees Pipilo albicollis albicollis, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Bridled Sparrow Aimophila mystacalis, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Sumichrast's Sparrow Aimophila sumichrasti, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-19-2007

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

CARDINALIDAE - Saltators, cardinals and allies

Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens grandis, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-16-2007

Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens grandis, Uxpanapa Road, Veracruz, Mexico 03-20-2007

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis coccineus, male, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-16-2007

Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides concreta, female, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-16-2007

Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor versicolor, male, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Orange-breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii grandior, male, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-19-2007

ICTERIDAE - Blackbirds, orioles and allies

Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna mexicana, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

Melodious Blackbird Dives dives, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-16-2007

Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus mexicanus, female, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-22-2007

Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii, male, Jalisco, Mexico 02-16-2004 with video

Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius, first year male, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico 03-18-2007

Ochre Oriole Icterus (spurius) fuertesi, male, Las Barrancas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-15-2007

Montezuma Oropendolas Gymnostinops montezuma, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 03-21-2007

Montezuma Oropendolas Gymnostinops montezuma, Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico 05-11-2002