Quick Guide to the Birds of Banderas Bay

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