Guía Rápida de
aves
de la Bahía de Banderas
bosque
Forest
agua dulce
freshwater MÉXICO
océano
ocean
Quick Guide to the
birds of Banderas Bay Petr Myska
- adulto adult
- juvenil juvenile American Oystercatcher Ostero Americano
Haematopus palliatus - 42 cm
Pelícano Café Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis - 120 cm
- juvenil juvenile Fragata Magnífica Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens - 100 cm
Gaviota de Heermann Heermann´s Gull
Larus heermanni - 47 cm
Gaviota Reidora Laughing Gull
Golondrina Marina Elegante Elegant Tern
Larus atricilla - 40 cm
Sterna elegans - 40 cm
Bobo Vientre-blanco Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster - 72 cm
Zarapito Trinador Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus - 40 cm
Playero Pihuihui Willet
Bobo Patiazul Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii- 72 cm
Cataptrophorus semipalmatus - 33 cm
Playero Alzacolita Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularia - 17 cm
Garza Grande Great Egret
Garz贸n Cenizo Great Blue Heron
Egretta alba - 100 cm
Garza Ganadera Cattle Egret
Ardea herodias - 115 cm
Ibis Blanco White Ibis
Eudocimus albus - 60 cm
Bubulcus ibis - 50 cm
Ibis Cariblanco White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi - 58 cm
Garza Nivea Snowy Egret
Garza Tricolor Tricolored Heron
Egretta thula - 53 cm
Egretta tricolor - 60 cm
Garza Azul Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea - 60 cm
Garza-nocturna Coroniclara Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Garza-tigre Gorjinuda Bare-throated Tiger-heron
Nycticorax violaceus - 55 cm
Tigrisoma mexicanum - 80 cm
Garza-nocturna Coroninegra Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax - 60 cm
Espátula Rosada Roseate Spoonbill
Cigüeña Americana Wood Stork
Mycteria americana - 100 cm
Garza Verde Green Heron
Platalea ajaja - 75 cm
Butorides virescens - 40 cm
Jacana Mesoamericana Northern Jacana
Avoceta Americana American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana - 40 cm
Candelero Americano Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus - 40 cm
Costurero Piquilargo Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus - 26 cm
Jacana spinosa - 22 cm
Gallineta Morada Purple Gallinule
Gallareta Americana American Coot
Fulica americana - 38 cm
Porphyrula martinica - 32 cm
Gallineta Común Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus - 32 cm
Cerceta Aliazul Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors - 40 cm
Pijiji Aliblanco Black-bellied Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis - 47 cm
Cucharón Norteño Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata - 45 cm
Zambullidor Menor Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus - 22 cm
Martín-pescador Verde Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana - 20 cm
Anhinga Americana Anhinga (Darter)
Anhinga anhinga - 90 cm
Cormorán Neotropical Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus - 66 cm
Aguililla Gris Grey Hawk
Buteo nitidus - 42 cm
Aguililla Negra Menor Common Black Hawk
Gavilán Pescador Osprey
Buteogallus anthracinus - 50 cm
Pandion haliaetus - 64 cm
Caracara Común Crested Caracara
Polyborus plancus - 55 cm
Aguililla Colirroja Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis - 55 cm
Tecolotito Colimense Colima Pygmy-owl
Glaucidium palmarum - 15 cm
Búho Café Mottled Owl
Strix virgata - 35 cm
Halcón Murciélaguero Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis - 27 cm
Cernícalo Americano American Kestrel
Falco sparverius - 27 cm
Búho Cornudo Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus - 50 cm
Chotacabras Mayor Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor - 24 cm
Aura Cabecirroja Turkey Vulture
Zopilote Negro Black Vulture
Cuervo Grande Common Raven
Corvus corax - 60 cm
Cathartes aura - 68 cm
Coragyps atratus - 63 cm
Cuervo Sinaloense Sinaloa Crow
Corvus sinaloae - 37 cm
Chara Verde Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncas - 28 cm
Urraca-hermosa Carinegra Black-throated Magpie-jay
Chara de San Blas San Blas Jay
Calocitta colliei - 50 cm
Cyanocorax sanblasianus - 33 cm
Cucu Ardilla Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana - 45 cm
Loro Corona-violeta Lilac-crowned Parrot
Gucamaya Verde Military Macaw
Amazona finschi - 33 cm
Ara militaris - 72 cm
Perico Frentinaranja Orange-fronted Parakeet
Garrapatero Pijuy Groove-billed Ani
Aratinga canicularis - 24 cm
Crotophaga sulcirostris - 32 cm
Chachalaca Vientre-casta帽a Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
Chachalaca Mexicana West-Mexican Chachalaca
Ortalis p. wagleri - 63 cm
Ortalis poliocephala - 63 cm
Pavo Cojolito Crested Guan
Codorniz Elegante Elegant Quail
Callipepla douglasii - 24 cm
Penelope purpurascens - 85 cm
Paloma Huilota Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura - 27 cm
T贸rtola Rojiza Ruddy Ground-dove
Columbina talpacoti - 17 cm
T贸rtola Colilarga Inca Dove
Columbina inca - 22 cm
Carpintero Arlequín Acorn Woodpecker
Carpintero Cachetidorado Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus - 22 cm
Carpintero Lineado Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus - 33 cm
Carpintero Piquiclaro Pale-billed Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysogenys - 20 cm
Campephilus guatemalensis - 36 cm
Bolsero Cuculado Hooded Oriole
Icterus cuculatus - 20 cm Momoto Coronicafé Russet-crowned Motmot
Bolsero Dorsirrayado Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus - 21 cm
Momotus mexicanus - 33 cm
Trogon Citrino Citreoline Trogon
Trogon citreolus - 27cm
Cacique Mexicano Yellow-winged Cacique
Cacicus melanicterus - 28 cm
Tordo Sargento Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus - 22 cm
Vaquero Ojirojo Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus - 20 cm
Zanate Mayor Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus Mexicanus - 25-45 cm
Luis Gregario Social Flycatcher
Mosquero Cardenal Vermilion Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis - 18 cm
Luis Grande Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus - 25 cm
Pyrocephalus rubinus - 14 cm
Tirano Tropical Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus - 22 cm
Copetón de Nutting Nutting’s Flycatcher
Luis Piquigrueso Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarhynchus pitangua - 24 cm
Papamoscas Vientre-amarillo Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris - 20 cm
Myiarchus nuttingi - 18 cm
Tityra Enmascarada Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata - 23 cm
Tángara Occidental Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana - 17 cm
Zorzal Dorsirrufo Rufous-backed Robin
Turdus rufopalliatus - 23 cm
Zorzal Gorjiblanco Saltador Grisáceo White-throated Robin Greyish Saltator Turdus asimilis - 23 cm
Saltator coerulescens - 23 cm
Colibri Piquiancho Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris - 10 cm
Pico Largo Coronioscuro Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster constantinii - 13 cm
Colibri Canelo Cinnamon Hummingbird
Colibri Gorjirrubi Rubby-throated Hummingbird
Amazililla rutila - 10 cm
Archilochus colubris - 9 cm
Zacatonero Cabecirrayado Stripe-headed Sparrow Aimophila ruficauda - 17 cm
Colorín Pechinaranja Orange-breasted Bunting
Passerina leclancherii - 12 cm
Gorión Arlequín Lark Sparrow
Picogrueso Amarillo Yellow Grosbeak
Chondestes grammacus - 16 cm
Pheucticus chrysopeplus - 22 cm
migratory/ visitor migratoria/ visitante
endemic to MX Pacific Coast endémica en la costa del Pacífico MX nectar néctar
resident residente
cm
body length tamaño del cuerpo fruit frutas
carrion carroña
terrestrial invertebrates invertebrados terrestres
shellfish moluscos
small vertebrates vertebrados pequeños
leaves and plant matter hojas y plantas
seeds semillas
fish peces
water invertebrates invertebrados acuáticos
Esta guía rápida contiene más de 100 especies (cerca de 30% del total) de aves de la región de Bahía de Banderas y su objetivo es ayudar a identificarlas en el campo. Para mayor información sobre la biodiversidad de México visite el sitio www.VivaNatura.org This quick guide contains more than 100 bird species (around 30% of the total) of Banderas Bay region and its purpose is to help with their identification in the field. For more information on biodiversity of Mexico visit www.VivaNatura.org
Photos and Design © Petr Myska, Viva Natura, 2010 www.vivanatura.org
VN Birds 2010