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Calakmul Biosphere ReserveSatellite ViewCalakmul Biosphere reserve is also an area accepted by UNESCO as a natural heritage site. It has more than 1.7 million acres and it is the second largest protected area of Mexico. It is composed basically of a jungle area connecting with the jungle of Guatemala representing the second largest jungle in America after the Amazon. Calakmul has just recently started to be studied. There is not a lot of information on the reserve and the number of species, nevertheless it is known by the abundance and diversity of species that can be seen in the area. There are several groups working in the area such as WWF and Pronatura. A trip to the reserve early in the morning can provide you with a quite diverse view of bird species as well as other animals of the area. Siankaan Biosphere Reserve:Satellite ViewSiankaán was established as a Biosphere Reserve in 1986 and incorporated into UNESCO's list of natural world heritage sites in 1987. Covering more than 1.5 million acres along the central coast of the State of Quintana Roo, it is one of the largest protected areas of Mexico. The reserve is composed equally of semi evergreen tropical forest, wetlands & savannas and marine habitat. The Yucatan peninsula has at least 527 bird species in 62 families of which 12 are endemic with 4 subspecies, 2 morphs and 14 hipotetical registers. Siankaán itself is home to more than 345 bird species, including over 1 million wintering migratory songbirds from the US and Canada and the rare Jabiru stork. The challenge in the area is to promote rational and sustainable use of the natural resources that is compatible with the conservation of the reserve and at the same time beneficial to the local inhabitants; integrating environmental policy into regional development planning. Zona del silencioSatellite ViewZona del silencio is located in Durango and Coahuila in the north of Mexico and is a dessert ecosystem. Kenneth Johnson Number of bird species: 1062
Crested Caracara Polyborus plancus Number of endemics: 13 Sub-species which are endemic and may be accorded full species status:
Socorro Parakeet Aratinga brevipes Cape Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium hoskinsii Mexican Hermit Phaethornis mexicanus Doubleday's Hummingbird Cynanthus doubledayi Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird Amazilia wagneri Bronze-winged Woodpecker Piculus aeruginosus Strickland's Woodpecker Picoides stricklandi Cozumel Wren Troglodytes beani Grayson's Robin [Thrush] Turdus graysoni Vizcaino Thrasher Toxostoma arenicola Slate-blue Seedeater Amaurospiza relicta Guadalupe Junco Junco insularis Baird's Junco Junco bairdi Rufous-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis wagleri West Mexican Chachalaca Ortalis poliocephala Bearded Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx barbatus Long-tailed Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx macroura Elegant Quail Callipepla douglasii Banded Quail Philortyx fasciatus Tuxtla Quail-Dove Geotrygon carrikeri Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhynchus Maroon-fronted Parrot Rhynchopsitta terrisi Mexican (Blue-rumped) Parrotlet Forpus cyanopygius Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis Lilac-crowned Parrot Amazona finschi Balsas Screech-Owl Otus seductus Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium sanchezi Colima Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium palmarum Eared Poorwill Nyctiphrynus mcleodiiTawny-collared Nightjar Caprimulgus salvini White-naped Swift Streptoprocne semicollaris Long-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus excellens Short-crested Coquette Lophornis brachylophus Golden-crowned Emerald Chlorostilbon auriceps Cozumel Emerald Chlorostilbon forficatus Dusky Hummingbird Cynanthus sordidus Mexican Woodnymph Thalurania ridgwayi Xantus's Hummingbird Hylocharis xantusiiGreen-fronted Hummingbird Amazilia viridifrons White-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa poliocerca Blue-capped Hummingbird Eupherusa cyanophrys Mexican Sheartail Doricha eliza Beautiful Hummingbird Calothorax pulcher Bumblebee Hummingbird Atthis heloisa Citreoline Trogon Trogon citreolus Eared Trogon Euptilotis neoxenus Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys Gray-breasted Woodpecker Melanerpes hypopolius Gray-crowned Woodpecker Piculus auricularis White-striped Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes leucogaster Pileated Flycatcher Xenotriccus mexicanus Flammulated Flycatcher Deltarhynchus flammulatus Slaty Vireo Vireo brevipennis Cozumel Vireo Vireo bairdi Dwarf Vireo Vireo nelsoni Golden Vireo Vireo hypochryseus Black-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta colliei Tufted Jay Cyanocorax dickeyi San Blas Jay Cyanocorax sanblasianus Purplish-backed Jay Cyanocorax beecheii Dwarf Jay Cyanolyca nana White-throated Jay Cyanolyca mirabilis Sinaloa Crow Corvus sinaloae Gray-barred Wren Campylorhynchus megalopterus Giant Wren Campylorhynchus chiapensis Spotted Wren Campylorhynchus gularis Boucard's Wren Campylorhynchus jocosus Yucatan Wren Campylorhynchus yucatanicus Sumichrast's Wren Hylorchilus sumichrasti Nava's Wren Hylorchilus navai Sinaloa Wren Thryothorus sinaloa Happy Wren Thryothorus felix Socorro Wren Thryomanes sissonii Clarion Wren Troglodytes tanneri Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps Russet Nightingale-Thrush Catharus occidentalis Rufous-backed Robin [Thrush] Turdus rufopalliatus Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola Socorro Mockingbird Mimodes graysoni Cozumel Thrasher Toxostoma guttatum Gray Thrasher Toxostoma cinereum Ocellated Thrasher Toxostoma ocellatum Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens Belding's Yellowthroat Geothlypis beldingi Altimira Yellowthroat Geothlypis flavovelata Black-polled Yellowthroat Geothlypis speciosa Hooded Yellowthroat Geothlypis nelsoni Red Warbler Ergaticus ruber Red-breasted Chat Granatellus venustus Red-headed Tanager Piranga erythrocephala Rufous-capped Brush-Finch Atlapetes pileatus Green-striped Brush-Finch Buarremon virenticeps Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow Melozone kieneri Collared Towhee Pipilo ocai White-throated Towhee Pipilo albicollis Black-chested Sparrow Aimophila humeralis Bridled Sparrow Aimophila mystacalis Cinnamon-tailed [Sumichrast's] Sparrow Aimophila sumichrasti Oaxaca Sparrow Aimophila notosticta Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus Worthen's Sparrow Spizella wortheni Sierra Madre Sparrow Xenospiza baileyi Crimson-collared Grosbeak Rhodothraupis celaeno Rose-bellied [Rosita's] Bunting Passerina rositae Orange-breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii ![]() A Bird Watcher's Guide to MexicoML Wheeler 96 pages, col plates, b/w photos, illus. Minutae Mexicana 1993ISBN: 9687074248 Buy this book from NHBS.com A Birders Checklist of the Birds of MexicoEdited by Dave Sargeant 23 pages 1884ISBN: 1994 Buy this book from NHBS.com A Checklist Birds of MexicoB Principe 32 pages American Birding Association 1999ISBN: 51235 Buy this book from NHBS.com A Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent AreasBelize, Guatemala, and El Salvador - Ernest Preston Edwards, Edward Murrell Butler (Illustrator) Hardcover - 288 pages (July 1998) University of Texas PressISBN: 0292720920 Buy this book from NHBS.com A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central AmericaSteve N.G. Howell, Sophie Webb Paperback - 868 pages (March 1995) Oxford University Press See Fatbirder ReviewISBN: 0198540124 Buy this book from NHBS.com Birding MexicoA Guide to Selected Sites J Curson 71 pages, 14 maps. 1991ISBN: 25235 Buy this book from NHBS.com Birds of MexicoMP3 Sound Collection Peter Boesman 6 hours playing time. Birdsounds Netherlands 2006ISBN: 160528 Buy this book from NHBS.com Collins Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Central AmericaBer Van Perlo 336 pages, 98 col plates. Harper Collins 2006ISBN: 0007134908 Buy this book from NHBS.com HUITZIL, Journal of Mexican Ornithologyhttp://www.huitzil.netMexico Field Guides: Sea and Shore BirdsBaja California - Sea of Cortez - Pacific Coast Robert Dean Series: MEXICO FIELD GUIDES 2 pages, A4 Laminated Guide, col illus. HML Enterprises Distributed by NHBS 2002ISBN: 1888538368 Buy this book from NHBS.com Where to Watch Birds in MexicoSteve Howell, Sophie Webb (Illustrator) Paperback - 376 pages (25 February, 1999) Christopher HelmISBN: 0713650877 Buy this book from NHBS.com National BirdCrested Caracara Caracara plancus ProactCoordinator: none (why not apply?) see http://www.proact-campaigns.net/coordinators Members: 2 Join us at http://www.proact-campaigns.net/team Biodiversity CommissionWebsiteConabio's mission is to co-ordinate conservation and research efforts designed to preserve biological resources. Conabio promotes and develops scientifically-based activities whose aim is to explore, study, protect or find a sustainable use for biological resources... CIPAMEX - Sección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las avesWebsiteCIPAMEX (Sección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las aves, actualmente BirdLife) es una asociación civil, con fines no lucrativos. Esta asociación incluye a la mayoría de los ornitólogos así como un número grande de personas interesadas en la conservación de las aves de México. Fundacion Ecologica de GuanajuatoWebsiteThe Fundacion Ecologica de Guanajuato A.C. is a non-governmental organization established in March 1988. It promotes and initiates projects, cooperative programs, and investigations, and provides information and education about the state`s biological resources. The Fundacion supports the concept of ecodevelopment and works to implement it. Our plan is to achieve sustainable developmentÑthe foundation of a new relationship between humankind and nature. We believe conserving biological diversity and achieving sustainable management of resources must involve local inhabitants, land owners, and both direct and indirect users of the ecosystems. Therefore, since the beginning we have worked alongside the ONG Desarrollo Rural de Guanajuato A.C. (Rural Development Agency); which provides social services to inhabitants of rural areas such as those encompassed by the Santa Rosa Forest of Guanajuato... HUITZIL - Journal of Mexican OrnithologyWebsiteHUITZIL is a scientific journal created with the intention of promoting the interchange of information generated about the birds of Mexico and achieving its quick and inexpensive distribution. Its distribution is carried out in electronic format. The issues in the electronic format can be obtained and printed free of charge through the internet. Important Mexican Bird Conservsation AreasWebsiteEl programa de las AICAS surgió como una idea conjunta de la Sección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la preservación de las aves (CIPAMEX) y BirdLife International. Inició con apoyo de la Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental de Norteamérica (CCA) con el propósito de crear una red regional de áreas importantes para la conservación de las aves... The database of ornithologist working at MexicoWebsiteA list with contact details... Museo de las Aves de Mexicohttp://www.museodelasaves.orgMéxico is host to about 1,000 species of birds, of 9,000 existing in the world. In these pages you will find data and pictures on over 70% of them, from the collection at the Museum of Mexican birds... *State PagesThere are many more trip reports for particular parts of the country - see the individual State pages 2001 [January] - Nicholas Block - NE MexicoReportThree other college students and I recently made a 10-day road trip to northeastern México, concentrating on the El Naranjo/Gómez Farías and Tlanchinol regions. We hoped to see all the northeastern endemics and as many other Mexican specialties as possible. We missed one endemic, unfortunately, most likely due to the fact we spent little time in the best habitat for it. However... 2002 [July] - Samuel Hansson - Central MexicoReportpdf file 2002 [November] - Oscar and Ariel Carmona - Northeast MexicoReportMy wife and I spent 4 days birding and sightseeing in North-eastern Mexico from November 22nd to 26th, 2002. We drove to and spent some time at the Horsetail Falls/Cola de Caballo area near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Gomez Farias, Tamaulipas, and the Xilitla, San Luis Potosi area. The roads were in good shape and the weather was excellent. Some areas were birdier than others. All in all, the trip was successful. Below is a detailed report for each day... 2003 [January] - Alex Kirschel - Southern MexicoReportOur plan was to bird Cozumel first, clean up there and then go south to Felipe Carillo Puerto. Our first hotel in touristy Puerto Morales proved the most expensive at US$45, and that for a room with a bathroom that had no door. I tried to identify the ferry crossing details the night before, and found that taking the car across is prohibitively expensive, and pedestrian crossings are best arranged from Calica, rather than the more expensive Playa Del Carmen... 2003 [May] Oscar CarmonaReportI led a group of 6 people from the Dallas-Fort Worth area on a birding/history tour of NE and Central Mexico. About half the time was spent looking for birds and the other half was visiting museums and missions. The following is a report of the locations visited, birds seen, hotels we stayed at, and restaurants we ate at. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions... 2004 [April] - Simon Allen - Southern MexicoReportAfter a number of visits to South America over the past few years, I decided that it was time to fill in some gaps in my Neotropical list and headed to southern Mexico for three weeks in March and April of 2004... 2004 [May] - Phil and Charlotte Benstead - Northern MexicoReportWe spent the period between 20th April and 7h May 2004 birding in Northern Mexico. We flew with Continental from London (via Houston, where we had to overnight on the way out) to Mazatlan. This is an unusual destination but necessary as we had to stay out of potential malarial areas for the duration of the trip... 2004 [November] - Fatbirder/dbaReportThis is a report on an 7-day guided bird-watching tour of NE Mexico in November 2004 with a dba [disabled birders association] group... 2006 [April] - Dave Lowe & Richard RaeReportThis is a report on a mixed birding and general sightseeing trip to South East Mexico by DL, RR and Emer Callanan, focusing on sites in the Yucatan Peninsula and Northern and Central Chiapas. The trip was planned by ourselves to maximise birding time in the early mornings and then visit Mayan ruins later in the day. The final 4 days were spent on Isla Mujeres. This relaxing island lying 30 minutes off the coast of Cancun proved to be the ideal antidote to the excessively hot and humid forests of the Yucatan. Bird numbers were naturally low but the snorkelling and beaches were a welcome distraction... 2006 [April] - Pete Morris - Western MexicoReport...The combination of glorious weather, fine food and accommodation, good roads and great birding inevitably made this an excellent tour. The fact that we had a particularly humorous group and recorded over 400 species (401 to be precise) for the first time, including a very high percentage (just about 90%) of the diamond birds... 2007 [January] - Michael Retter - Northeast MexicoReport...birds like Mountain Trogon, Azure-hooded Jay, and Blue-crowned Motmot are all undeniably tropical, this tour offers a taste of the Neotropics without overwhelming numbers of unfamiliar bird families, making it an excellent tour for first-timers to the tropics.. 2008 [January] - Michael RetterReport...birds like Crested Guan, Azure-hooded Jay, and Collared Araçari are all undeniably tropical.. 2009 [January] - Michael Retter - Northwest MexicoReport...Dry coastal thorn forest gives way to moist pine-oak woodland as we ascend the Sierra Madre Occidental. It is here that we found one of the crown jewels of Mexican birds, the Tufted Jay, as well as a surprise observation of the near-mythical Eared Quetzal... Andean BirdingTour OperatorAndean Birding is a birdwatching tour company providing top bird guides, customized itineraries and logistics for your visit to the Andes, Amazon and Galapagos in Ecuador, as well as Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Mexico. In addition, we conduct bird conservation and ornithological research... Bird Mexico TravelTour OperatorTo develop the definitive online resource and marketing tools for promoting bird watching in Mexico as an important tourism and conservation activity... Birding Adventures in MexicoTour OperatorMany varieties of tropical birds, only found in Mexico, fill its trees and skies. Adventures in Mexico specializes in the out-of-the-way dream destinations. Birding and Ocean Life at Puerto VallartaTour OperatorAll birding tours depart from Puerto Vallarta at sunrise (the actual time depends on the season); returning at around 12:30 in the afternoon. We have several easy-to-get-to points of departure, depending on the type of tour and on your hotel`s location, so we`ll need to arrange this at the proper time. Birding PalInformationLocal birders willing to show visiting birders around their area... BirdQuestTour OperatorBirdQuest offer a number of Tours to a variety of destinations including the Yucatan Peninsula and Baja California... EcocolorsTour OperatorThis unique eco-tour is specially design for bird watchers. We will be able to visit the main protected areas in the Yucatan peninsula such as Sianka'an, Holbox, Coba, and El Eden, as well as Guatemala and Belize rainforest. Mexico has around 1,040 different bird species, just in the Yucatan peninsula there are 509 different species in 62 families, from which 12 are endemic, with 4 subspecies, 2 morphos and 14 hipotetical registers. Belize and Guatemala have also more than 550 species of birds... Ecotourismo YucatanTour OperatorWe are well known for our custom tours with highly skilled leaders for small private groups. Some of our clients like to explore the seldom seen sites far from the usual tourist routes or combine, for example rarely visited sites with discovering the birds and other wildlife and natural history of the Mayan empire. Hidden Voyages EcotoursTour OperatorJoin naturalist Michael Malone for exciting Birding Expeditions on the wild lagoons of the Pacific coast of Oaxaca state, Mexico. Open Air ExpeditionsTour OperatorChoose either the Coastal Bird Walk or the Mountain Bird Hike. We suggest the Coastal Birds if this is your first time birding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We will drive you to a local estuary down a road paralleling the river. This is great habitat for Seedeaters, Buntings, Oriols, Kestrels and more. At the estuary, we will use a Spyingscope to scan the Shores and Mangroves for Egrets, Herons, Avocets and Sandpipers. Next we will drive 15 minutes to a fresh water lagoon to view Rails, Coots, Jacanas and Ducks… Aves de MexicoForumBirders forum, photos, observations, IDs & sites in Mexico... Mex-BirdMailing ListTo subscribe to list:MEX-BIRD-Request@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG SUBSCRIBE MEX-BIRD + Your name Mailing List – Discussion Group Discussion of birds in Mexico. MexicobirdingMailing ListTo post to list:Mexicobirding@yahoogroups.com List contact:Mexicobirding-owner@yahoogroups.com To subscribe to list:Mexicobirding-subscribe@yahoogroups.com This page gives birders interested in keeping tabs on other birders trips into MExico, and to promote birding in Mexico and the Neo-tropics. This should be considered a clearing house for information about where and how to find the birds and their habitats. it is also meant to be a site for birders to exchange ideas and experiences related to birdwatching in Mexico, and to help one another in the creation of birding trips into Mexico. Ornitologica de MexicoMailing ListTo post to list:Ornitologica_de_Mexico@yahoogrupos.com.mx List contact:Ornitologica_de_Mexico-owner@yahoogrupos.com.mx To subscribe to list:Ornitologica_de_Mexico-subscribe@yahoogrupos.com.mx This is the electronic list of Birdlife International - Mexico the main Ornithological Association in our country. The list is in Spanish. Es la lista de discusión oficial de la Organización CIPAMEX/Birdlife-Méx. La cual agrupa a los Ornitólogos profesionales y aficionados de cualquier parte del mundo, interesados en las aves de México y sus hábitats, su conocimiento y los temas asociados a la conservación y aprovechamiento sustentable. Aves de MexicoWebsiteBirders forum, photos, observations, IDs & sites in Mexico... Birdwatching in MexicoWebsiteIn August 2004, our son and daughter-in-law and their two sons, Alejandro (8) and Josué (6), moved from a city in the northern Mexican State of Coahuila to a nearby small town... Mexican Perspective on Migratory Bird ConservationWebsiteby Yuriria Blanco-Castillo - Common names vary according to each language and areas within Mexico, for this reason ornithologists always refer to birds using their scientific name. Some, like the Amuzgos, call most birds of prey eagles and all the songbirds and parrots real birds. Photographer - Rene Valdes - Bird Pics & More…GalleryA site from Rene Valdes about Birds pictures from Mexico |
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