Birds of Oaxaca

The state of Oaxaca has a variety of climates and supports a rich variety of birds. Some of the varieties and their locations are listed below. Have any good bird photos from Oaxaca? Please send them and and I will post them here. tom@tomzap.com

Roseate Spoonbill

Pacific Coast Region
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis	Banded Wren Pheugopedius pleurostictus	Bare-Throated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum	Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina	Blue Heron Ardea herodias	Boat-Billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster	Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	Citreoline Trogon Trogon citreolus	Colima Pygmy Owl Glaucidium palmarum	Collared Plover Charadrius collaris	Doubleday's Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris doubledayi
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum	Frigatebird Fregata minor	Golden Cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys	Happy Wren Thryothorus felix	Lesser Ground-Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus	Orange-Breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii	Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis	Osprey Pandion haliaetus	Painted Bunting Passerina ciris	Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Red Breasted Chat Granatellus venustus	Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja	Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	Russet-Crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus	Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus	Spot-breasted Orioles Icterus pectoralis
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra	Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor	West-Mexican Chachalaca Ortalis poliocephala	White-throated Magpie jay Calocitta formosa	White-lored Gnatcatcher Polioptila albiloris	Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Yellow-winged Cacique Cacicus melanicterus

Sierra Madre del Sur, Pacific slope
Great Swallow tailed Swift Panyptila sanctihieronymi	Mexican Hermit Hummingbird Phaethornis Cephalus	Berylline Hummingbird Amazilia beryllina	Blue capped Hummingbird Eupherusa cyanophrys	Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae	Bumblebee Hummingbird Atthis heloisa
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila	Cinnamon-Sided Hummingbird Amazilia viridifrons	Green Fronted Hummingbird Amazilia viridifrons	Garnet-Throated Hummingbird Lamprolaima rhami	Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus	Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda dickeyae
Brown-Backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis	Chestnut-Sided Shrike Vireo Vireolanius melitophrys	Cinnamon-Bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa baritula baritula	Common Bush Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus	Grey Crowned Woodpecker Piculus auricularis	Golden-Crowned Emerald Chlorostilbon auriceps
Golden Vireo Vireo hypochryseus	Fan-tailed Warbler Euthlypis lachrymosa	Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava	Hooded Yellowthroat Geothlypis nelsoni	Ivory-billed woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster	Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax	Gray-Silky Flycatcher Ptilogonys cinereus	Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata	Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis	Red-headed Tanager Piranga erythrocephala	Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
Russet Nightingale-Thrush Catharus occidentalis	Slaty Vireo Vireo brevipennis	Wagler's Toucanet Aulacorhynchus wagleri	White Throated Jay Cyanolyca mirabilis	White-Throated Robin Irania gutturalis

Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Pacific Parakeet Aratinga strenua	Lesser Ground Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	Pacific Screech Owl Otus cooperi	Giant Wren Campylorhynchus chiapensis	Orange Breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii	Rosita's Bunting Passerina rositae
Ruddy breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta	Sumichrast's Sparrow Aimophila sumichrasti

Cloud Forest, Gulf slope
Wood partridge Rollulus roulroul	Rufous Breasted Spinetail Synallaxis erythrothorax	Azure Hooded Jay Cyanolyca cucullata	Sumichrast's Wren Hylorchilus sumichrasti	Blue Crowned Chlorophonia Chlorophonia occipitalis	Yellow Tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas

Cloud Forest, high elevations
Amethyst-Throated Hummingbird Lampornis amethystinus	Bumblebee Hummingbird Atthis heloisa	Green Violet-Ear Hummingbird Colibri thalassinus	White-Eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis	Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola	Brown Creeper Certhia americana
Chestnut-sided Shrike Vireo Vireolanius melitophrys	Cinnamon-Bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa baritula	Collared Towhee Pipilo ocai	Crescent-Chested Warbler Parula superciliosa	Dwarf Jay Cyanolyca nana	Gray-barred Wren Campylorhynchus megalopterus
Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis	Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni	Red Warbler Ergaticus ruber	Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri	Spot-Crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis affinis	Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi
White-Breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

Valley of Oaxaca
Beautiful Hummingbird Calothorax pulcher	Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina	Dusky Hummingbird Cynanthus sordidus	Green-Fronted Hummingbird Amazilia viridifrons	Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris	Black-Vented Oriole Icterus wagleri
Bridled Sparrow Aimophila mystacalis	Boucard's Wren Campylorhynchus jocosus	Brown-Backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis	Dwarf Vireo Vireo nelsoni	Gray-Breasted Woodpecker Melanerpes hypopolius	Gray Silky-Flycatcher Ptilogonys cinereus
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus	Green Heron Butorides virescens	Lesser Roadrunner Geococcyx velox	Ocellated Thrasher Toxostoma ocellatum	Oaxaca Sparrow Aimophila notosticta	Pileated Flycatcher Xenotriccus mexicanus
Russet Nightingale-Thrush Catharus occidentalis	Slate-Throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus miniatus	Slaty Vireo Vireo brevipennis	White-Striped Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes leucogaster	White-Throated Towhee Pipilo albicollis

Fauna of Mexico - Birds Viva Natura web site also has information on plants, animals and places.
Birds of Oaxaca and Chiapas by Dr. Brad Bergstrom
Oaxaca Birding Tours Birding and Cultural Tours by Roque Antonio Santiago.
Hutizil Journal of Mexican Ornithology
Notes on Birds of Central Oaxaca Part 1 by John M. Forcey
Notes on Birds of Central Oaxaca Part 2 by John M. Forcey
Michael Malone's Bird List of the Manialtepec and Puerto Escondido Region.
Biblioteca de Sonidos Aves de México Bird Songs of Mexico, mp3 recordings.

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