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Reflections from Oaxaca & Chiapas

Posted Mar 24, 2026 by Steve Howell and Rich Hoyer
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Steve Howell

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Rich Hoyer

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Learn more about the Mexico: Oaxaca and Western Chiapas tour

Steve Howell and Rich Hoyer report from their recent foray in Mexico: Oaxaca and western Chiapas, a crucible of avian endemism and diversity, where birds ranged from...

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the aptly named Giant Wren, here collecting kapok seeds for its nest
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On the coastal plain of Chiapas,
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To the equally well-named Dwarf Jay...
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In the highland pine-oak forests of Oaxaca.
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Daytime owls included this pair of Bearded Screech Owls...
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And this somber-eyed Fulvous Owl.
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From this male Red-breasted Chat...
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And the enigmatic Blue Seedeater...
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To the very local Nava’s Wren...
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And splashes of color like this Mountain Trogon,
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A male Rosita’s (aka Rose-bellied) Bunting
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Or this handsome Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo,
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There was always something to look at, or for ... in the case of this Lesser Ground Cuckoo, which blended in so well. All in all, one more amazing trip to Mexico.
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