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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Mexico: The Yucatan and Cozumel

Cumulative Checklist

With Steve Howell as leader

  • Column A = Number of tours out of seven on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B = Number of days this species was recorded on the 2010 tour
  • Column C = Maximum daily count for this species on the 2010 tour
  • Column D = H = heard but not seen; (H) mostly heard but seen at least once; X= Seen in 2010
A B C D
6 Thicket Tinamou 3 5 H Crypturellus cinnamomeus
3 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 1 60 Dendrocygna autumnalis
1 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
2 American Wigeon Anas americana
7 Blue-winged Teal 2 30 Anas discors
1 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
3 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
4 Lesser Scaup 1 20 Aythya affinis
6 Plain Chachalaca 4 40 Ortalis vetula
3 Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata
6 Black-throated (Yucatan) Bobwhite 1 15 Colinus nigrogularis
2 Singing Quail Dactylortyx thoracicus
5 Least Grebe 1 6 Tachybaptus dominicus
5 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
1 Eared Grebe 1 1 Podiceps nigricollis
7 American Flamingo 1 2000 Phoenicopterus ruber
1 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
7 American White Pelican 1 100 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
7 Brown Pelican 4 20 Pelecanus occidentalis
7 Neotropic Cormorant 1 50 Phalacrocorax brasilianus
7 Double-crested Cormorant 2 100 Phalacrocorax auritus
6 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
7 Magnificent Frigatebird 5 20 Fregata magnificens
1 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
5 Bare-throated Tiger-Heron 1 1 Tigrisoma mexicanum
7 Great Blue Heron 1 10 Ardea herodias
7 Great Egret 3 15 Ardea alba
7 Snowy Egret 3 20 Egretta thula
7 Little Blue Heron 2 5 Egretta caerulea
7 Tricolored Heron 1 10 Egretta tricolor
6 Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
7 Cattle Egret 5 10 Bubulcus ibis
7 Green Heron 2 1 Butorides virescens
1 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
5 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
6 Boat-billed Heron 1 3 Cochlearius cochlearius
7 White Ibis 2 50 Eudocimus albus
1 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
7 Roseate Spoonbill 2 15 Platalea ajaja
3 Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
7 Wood Stork 1 2 Mycteria americana
7 Black Vulture 8 200 Coragyps atratus
7 Turkey Vulture 8 80 Cathartes aura
7 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture 1 5 Cathartes burrovianus
3 King Vulture 1 1 Sarcoramphus papa
7 Osprey 1 8 Pandion haliaetus
3 Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
1 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
1 Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
3 Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
4 Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
6 Common Black-Hawk 1 1 Buteogallus anthracinus
2 Great Black Hawk 1 1 Buteogallus urubitinga
6 Roadside Hawk 2 Buteo magnirostris
7 Gray Hawk 4 2 Buteo nitidus
7 Short-tailed Hawk 1 1 Buteo brachyurus
4 White-tailed Hawk 1 2 Buteo albicaudatus
6 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
4 Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 Buteo jamaicensis
3 Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
2 Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
2 Collared Forest-Falcon 1 1 H Micrastur semitorquatus
7 Crested Caracara 1 6 Caracara cheriway
7 Laughing Falcon 2 1 Herpetotheres cachinnans
6 American Kestrel 2 1 Falco sparverius
5 Merlin 2 1 Falco columbarius
7 Bat Falcon 1 1 Falco rufigularis
7 Peregrine Falcon 3 2 Falco peregrinus
7 Ruddy Crake 2 10 Laterallus ruber
4 Clapper Rail 1 2 Rallus longirostris
1 Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
5 Sora 1 4 Porzana carolina
6 Common Moorhen 1 10 Gallinula chloropus
7 American Coot 2 60 Fulica americana
4 Limpkin Aramus guarauna
7 Black-bellied Plover 1 50 Pluvialis squatarola
7 Snowy Plover 1 5 Charadrius alexandrinus
7 Wilson's Plover 1 15 Charadrius wilsonia
7 Semipalmated Plover 1 150 Charadrius semipalmatus
3 Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
7 Killdeer 3 3 Charadrius vociferus
7 American Oystercatcher 1 3 Haematopus palliatus
7 Black-necked Stilt 2 300 Himantopus mexicanus
1 American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
5 Northern Jacana 1 16 Jacana spinosa
7 Spotted Sandpiper 1 1 Actitis macularius
4 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
7 Greater Yellowlegs 1 2 Tringa melanoleuca
7 Willet 1 20 Tringa semipalmata
7 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 1500 Tringa flavipes
3 Whimbrel 1 1 Numenius phaeopus
4 Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
4 Marbled Godwit 1 15 Limosa fedoa
7 Ruddy Turnstone 1 50 Arenaria interpres
2 Red Knot 1 8 Calidris canutus
7 Sanderling 1 50 Calidris alba
5 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 20 Calidris pusilla
7 Western Sandpiper 1 2000 Calidris mauri
7 Least Sandpiper 1 100 Calidris minutilla
7 Dunlin 1 20 Calidris alpina
7 Stilt Sandpiper 1 25 Calidris himantopus
7 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 100 Limnodromus griseus
4 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
2 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
2 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
7 Laughing Gull 3 2000 Leucophaeus atricilla
3 Franklin's Gull 1 Leucophaeus pipixcan
7 Ring-billed Gull 1 2 Larus delawarensis
7 Herring Gull 1 60 Larus argentatus
6 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 4 Larus fuscus
2 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
1 Least Tern Sternula antillarum
6 Gull-billed Tern 1 1 Geochelidon nilotica
7 Caspian Tern 1 10 Hydroprogne caspia
3 Common Tern 1 Sterna hirundo
6 Forster's Tern 1 5 Sterna forsteri
7 Royal Tern 4 150 Thalasseus maxima
7 Sandwich Tern 2 50 Thalasseus sandvicensis
7 Black Skimmer 1 100 Rynchops niger
7 Rock Pigeon x X Columba livia
2 Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
5 White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
7 Red-billed Pigeon 2 3 Patagioenas flavirostris
2 Eurasian Collared Dove 4 4 Streptopelia decaocto
7 White-winged Dove 4 12 Zenaida asiatica
6 Zenaida Dove 1 2 Zenaida aurita
7 Common Ground-Dove 3 6 Columbina passerina
7 Ruddy Ground-Dove 5 30 Columbina talpacoti
1 Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
7 White-tipped Dove 2 5 (H) Leptotila verreauxi
6 Caribbean Dove 1 1 Leptotila jamaicensis
1 Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
7 Olive-throated (Aztec) Parakeet 4 30 Aratinga nana
1 White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
7 White-fronted Parrot 3 20 Amazona albifrons
7 Yellow-lored (Yucatan) Parrot 2 8 Amazona xantholora
7 Squirrel Cuckoo 2 2 Piaya cayana
5 Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
3 Lesser Roadrunner Geococcyx velox
5 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
7 Groove-billed Ani 5 20 Crotophaga sulcirostris
1 Barn Owl Tyto alba
7 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl 3 3 Glaucidium brasilianum
3 Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata
2 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
7 Pauraque 2 2 Nyctidromus albicollis
6 Yucatan Poorwill 1 2 H Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
3 Northern Potoo 1 Nyctibius jamaicensis
1 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
7 Vaux's Swift 4 50 Chaetura vauxi
7 Wedge-tailed Sabrewing 2 4 Campylopterus curvipennis
2 Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
7 Cozumel Emerald 2 10 Chlorostilbon forficatus
7 Canivet's Emerald 3 2 Chlorostilbon canivetii
7 White-bellied Emerald 2 4 Amazilia candida
7 Buff-bellied Hummingbird 2 2 Amazilia yucatanensis
7 Cinnamon Hummingbird 2 1 Amazilia rutila
7 Mexican Sheartail 1 1 Doricha eliza
7 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 1 Archilochus colubris
7 Black-headed Trogon 2 2 Trogon melanocephalus
6 Violaceous Trogon 1 1 Trogon violaceus
2 Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
5 Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
7 Turquoise-browed Motmot 1 1 Eumomota superciliosa
7 Belted Kingfisher 4 3 Ceryle alcyon
1 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
6 Collared Aracari 1 2 Pteroglossus torquatus
5 Keel-billed Toucan 1 1 H Ramphastos sulfuratus
7 Yucatan Woodpecker 4 5 Melanerpes pygmaeus
7 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 5 6 Melanerpes aurifrons
3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 1 Sphyrapicus varius
5 Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
4 Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus
7 Golden-olive Woodpecker 1 1 Piculus rubiginosus
1 Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus
7 Lineated Woodpecker 3 1 Dryocopus lineatus
7 Pale-billed Woodpecker 2 1 Campephilus guatemalensis
1 Rufous-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis erythrothorax
1 Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
4 Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina
3 Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa
7 Olivaceous Woodcreeper 1 1 Sittasomus griseicapillus
1 Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
7 Ivory-billed Woodcreeper 1 1 Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
7 Barred Antshrike 2 2 Thamnophilus doliatus
7 Northern Beardless Tyrannulet 2 1 H Camptostoma imberbe
6 Northern (Cozumel) Beardless Tyrannulet 1 3 Camptostoma imberbe thyellophila
6 Greenish Elaenia 1 1 Myiopagis viridicata
7 Caribbean Elaenia 1 3 Elaenia martinica
6 Yellow-bellied Elaenia 1 2 Elaenia flavogaster
2 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
6 Northern Bentbill 2 2 Oncostoma cinereigulare
7 Yellow-olive Flycatcher 1 1 Tolmomyias sulphurescens
6 Stub-tailed Spadebill 2 5 (H) Platyrinchus cancrominus
1 Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
7 Tropical Pewee 2 5 Contopus cinereus
7 Least Flycatcher 4 5 Empidonax minimus
1 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
6 Vermilion Flycatcher 1 Pyrocephalus rubinus
7 Bright-rumped Attila 2 1 Attila spadiceus
7 Yucatan Flycatcher 1 1 Myiarchus yucatanensis
7 Dusky-capped Flycatcher 3 1 H Myiarchus tuberculifer
7 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 2 H Myiarchus crinitus
3 Brown-crested Flycatcher 1 Myiarchus tyrannulus
7 Great Kiskadee 3 4 Pitangus sulphuratus
7 Boat-billed Flycatcher 2 2 Megarynchus pitangua
7 Social Flycatcher 3 10 Myiozetetes similis
7 Tropical Kingbird 5 40 Tyrannus melancholicus
7 Tropical/Couch's Kingbird 6 20 Tyrannus melancholicus/couchii
7 Couch's Kingbird 4 15 Tyrannus couchii
1 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
1 Thrush-like Schiffornis Schiffornis turdina
3 Gray-collared Becard Pachyramphus major
6 Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
6 Masked Tityra 2 1 Tityra semifasciata
4 Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
2 Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis
7 White-eyed Vireo 6 20 Vireo griseus
7 Mangrove (peten) Vireo 5 4 Vireo pallens
7 Cozumel Vireo 2 5 Vireo bairdi
7 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 1 Vireo flavifrons
7 Yucatan Vireo 2 5 Vireo magister
1 Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
7 Lesser Greenlet 2 4 Hylophilus decurtatus
7 Rufous-browed Peppershrike 1 2 Cyclarhis gujanensis
7 Rufous-browed (Cozumel) Peppershrike 2 5 (H) Cyclarhis gujanensis insularis
7 Green Jay 3 12 Cyanocorax yncas
7 Brown Jay 3 15 Cyanocorax morio
7 Yucatan Jay 4 40 Cyanocorax yucatanicus
4 Tree Swallow 5 50 Tachycineta bicolor
3 Mangrove Swallow 3 10 Tachycineta albilinea
6 Northern (Ridgway's) Rough-winged Swallow 3 50 Stelgidopteryx serripennis ridgwayi
6 Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
4 Barn Swallow 2 30 Hirundo rustica
7 Yucatan Wren 1 2 Campylorhynchus yucatanicus
7 Spot-breasted Wren 4 8 Thryothorus maculipectus
7 Carolina (White-browed) Wren 2 2 H Thryothorus ludovicianus
3 (Southern) House Wren Troglodytes aedon musculus
7 House (Cozumel) Wren 2 3 Troglodytes aedon beani
7 White-bellied Wren 4 2 Uropsila leucogastra
6 Long-billed Gnatwren 1 2 Ramphocaenus melanurus
7 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 6 Polioptila caerulea
7 Blue-gray (Cozumel) Gnatcatcher 2 20 Polioptila caerulea cozumelae
7 Tropical Gnatcatcher 2 5 Polioptila plumbea
1 Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
3 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
1 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
6 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
7 Clay-colored Thrush 1 1 Turdus grayi
1 American Robin Turdus migratorius
7 Gray Catbird 5 10 Dumetella carolinensis
7 Black Catbird 5 30 Melanoptila glabrirostris
7 Tropical Mockingbird 6 40 Mimus gilvus
4 Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
6 Tennessee Warbler 2 2 Vermivora peregrina
7 Northern Parula 6 10 Parula americana
7 Yellow Warbler 5 10 Dendroica petechia
5 Yellow (Mangrove) Warbler 1 1 Dendroica petechia bryanti
7 Yellow (Golden) Warbler 2 12 Dendroica petechia rufivertex
7 Magnolia Warbler 6 20 Dendroica magnolia
2 Cape May Warbler 2 1 Dendroica tigrina
6 Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 1 Dendroica coronata
7 Black-throated Green Warbler 4 2 Dendroica virens
7 Yellow-throated Warbler 4 12 Dendroica dominica
3 Prairie Warbler 1 1 Dendroica discolor
7 Palm Warbler 3 7 Dendroica palmarum
7 Black-and-white Warbler 4 8 Mniotilta varia
7 American Redstart 5 30 Setophaga ruticilla
4 Worm-eating Warbler 1 1 Helmitheros vermivorum
4 Swainson's Warbler 1 2 Limnothlypis swainsonii
7 Ovenbird 2 1 Seiurus aurocapilla
7 Northern Waterthrush 3 10 Seiurus noveboracensis
1 Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
7 Common Yellowthroat 6 20 Geothlypis trichas
7 Gray-crowned Yellowthroat 2 1 Geothlypis poliocephala
7 Hooded Warbler 5 8 Wilsonia citrina
2 Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
4 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
7 Gray-throated Chat 1 2 Granatellus sallaei
7 (Cozumel) Bananaquit 2 15 Coereba flaveola caboti
4 Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica
7 Red-throated Ant-Tanager 3 4 Habia fuscicauda
7 Rose-throated Tanager 2 3 Piranga roseogularis
7 Summer Tanager 6 2 Piranga rubra
7 Western (Cozumel) Spindalis 2 10 Spindalis zena benedicti
4 Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
3 Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas
3 Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
7 Blue-black Grassquit 1 1 Volatinia jacarina
7 White-collared Seedeater 2 15 Sporophila torqueola
7 Yellow-faced Grassquit 3 80 Tiaris olivaceus
7 Olive Sparrow 3 3 Arremonops rufivirgatus
7 Green-backed Sparrow 2 5 (H) Arremonops chloronotus
4 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
2 Grasshopper Sparrow 1 1 Ammodramus savannarum
1 Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
1 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
5 Grayish Saltator 1 2 Saltator coerulescens
7 Black-headed Saltator 3 3 Saltator atriceps
7 Northern Cardinal 4 5 Cardinalis cardinalis
7 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 1 Pheucticus ludovicianus
7 Blue Bunting 1 2 Cyanocompsa parellina
4 Blue Grosbeak 2 1 Passerina caerulea
7 Indigo Bunting 5 10 Passerina cyanea
7 Painted Bunting 2 2 Passerina ciris
2 Red-winged Blackbird 1 5 Agelaius phoeniceus
1 Dickey's [Audubon's] Oriole 1 2 Icterus graduacauda dickayae
7 Melodious Blackbird 4 30 Dives dives
7 Great-tailed Grackle 7 1000+ Quiscalus mexicanus
6 Bronzed Cowbird 1 20 Molothrus aeneus
6 Black-cowled Oriole 3 2 Icterus prosthemelas
7 Orchard Oriole 3 2 Icterus spurius
7 Hooded Oriole 4 15 Icterus cucullatus
5 Yellow-backed Oriole 1 2 Icterus chrysater
7 Yellow-tailed Oriole 1 2 Icterus mesomelas
7 Orange Oriole 4 5 Icterus auratus
7 Altamira Oriole 4 8 Icterus gularis
5 Baltimore Oriole 1 1 Icterus galbula
7 Yellow-billed Cacique 2 2 (H) Amblycercus holosericeus
6 Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
6 Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea
3 Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria

Mammals

Central Am. Spider Monkey X Ateles geoffroyi
Yucatan Squirrel X Sciurus yucatenensis
White-nosed Coati X Nasua narica
Gray Fox X Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Cozumel Raccoon X Procyon pygmaeus
Collared Peccary X Tayassu tajacu
Central American Agouti X Dasyprocta punctata

Amphibians and Reptiles

American Crocodile X Crocodylus acutus
House Gecko X Hemidactylus frenatus
Brown Basilisk X Basiliscus vittatus
Common (Green) Iguana X Iguana iguana
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana X Ctenosaura similis

Butterflies

Florida White X Appias drusilla
White-angled Sulphur X Anteos clorinde
Large Orange Sulphur X Phoebis agarithe
Julia Heliconian X Dryas iulia
Zebra Heliconian X Heliconius charitonius
Crimson-patched Heliconian X Heliconius erato
Gulf Fritillary X Agraullis vanillae
Malachite X Siproeta stelenes
Cracker sp. X Hamadryas sp.
prepona species X Archaeoprepona sp.
Peleides Morpho X Morpho peleides
Monarch X Danaus plexippus
Queen X Danaus gilippus
Dirce Beauty X Colobura dirce

Butterflies and Skippers

Cloudless Sulphur X Phoebis sennae