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Guía rápida de las aves de los Tuxtlas

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Black Vulture Turkey Vulture
Zopilote Negro Zopilote Cabeza Roja

México Los Tuxtlas quick guide to the Coragyps atratus

22-26 in (56-66 cm)
Cathartes aura
26-30 in
(66-76.5 cm)
Veracruz

BIRDS Blue-winged Teal

Cerceta Aliazul
Anas discors

OF LOS TUXTLAS
15-16 in (30-40.5 cm)

Lesser Scaup
Pato Boludo Menor
Black-bellied Aythya affinis Great Blue Heron
15-17 in (38-43 cm) Garza Azul Ceniza
T Whistling-Duck
he region of Los Tuxtlas is unique to Mexico since it is formed by
a series of extinct volcanoes whose slopes are covered by cloud forest, guía rápida de las Pijiji Aliblanco
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Ardea herodias
40-50 in
(101.5 127 cm)
Cattle Egret
Garza Ganadera Ornate
Osprey
Águila Pescadora Roadside Hawk
Aguililla Caminera
18-20 in (45.5-50.5 cm) Pandion haliaetus
medium evergreen rainforest and dry tropical rainforest which are inhab-

AVES
Pied-billed Grebe Bubulcus ibis Hawk-Eagle 22-26 in (56-66 cm) Ruphornis magnirostris
ited by more than 485 species of birds. Los Tuxtlas is the northernmost Zambullidor Pico Pinto Great Egret Little Blue Heron 18-21 in (45.5-53 cm) Águila Elegante 13-16 in (33-40.5 cm)
Podilymbus podiceps Garza Grande Garceta Azul Spizaetus ornatus
site of all the American continent where you can see the magnificent 11-13 in (28-33 cm) Ardea alba Egretta caerulea 22-27 in (56-68.5 cm) American Kestrel
Scarlet Macaw along with endemic species like the Tuxtla Quail-dove or 33-39 in 20-24 in

DE LOS TUXTLAS
Cernícalo Americano
(84-99 cm) (51-61 cm)
the Long-tailed Sabrewing. Least Grebe Falco sparverius
Zambullidor Menor 10-11.5 in (25.5-29 cm)
This quick guide presents the illustrations of 150 species of birds Tachybaptus dominicus
common to Los Tuxtlas. Most illustrations show adult males while some 8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm) Crested Caracara
depict male and female of the species. Many migratory species appear in Caracara Común Common Black Hawk
winter plumage while endemic species are encircled. The measurements Caracara cheriway Aguililla Negra Menor
Green-winged Teal Great Black-Hawk

quick guide to the BIRDS OF LOS TUXTLAS

19-23 in (48-58.5 cm) Buteogallus anthracinus
from tip of the bill to end of the tail are given in inches and centimeters. Cerceta Ala Verde Yellow-crowned Black-crowned Snowy Egret Aguililla Negra Mayor

guía rápida de las AVES DE LOS TUXTLAS

Night-Heron Night-Heron Garza Nivea 18-21 in (45.5-53 cm)
This guide is the result of the partnership of Defenders of Wildlife Anas crecca Buteogallus urubitinga
14-15 in (35.5-38 cm) Pedrete Pedrete Corona Negra Egretta thula 20-24 in (51-61 cm) Snail Kite
and Teyeliz A.C. with CONANP, Biosphere Reserve of Los Tuxtlas, Corona-Clara Nycticorax 19-23 in Gavilán Caracolero
UNAM Biological Station, Network of Communal Monitors of Birds Nyctanassa violacea nycticorax (48.5-58.5 cm) Rostrhamus sociabilis
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fragata Magnífica 20-23 in (51-58.5 cm) 22-25 in (56-63.5 cm) 18-20 in (45.5-50.5 cm)
“Huilotl Toxtlan” and CONABIO, to promote birdwatching in the region
Fregata magnificens
to enhance the knowledge of the abundant Mexican bird species diversity. 35-42 in (89-107 cm)

For information of bird watching tours please contact: Brown Pelican

Anhinga Great Curassow
Anhinga Americana Hocofaisán
Network of Communal Monitors of Birds “Huilotl Toxtlan” Pelícano Café
Crax rubra
Anhinga anhinga
huilotltoxtlan@hotmail.com or brauliocaballo@hotmail.com Pelecanus occidentalis
33-37 in (84-94 cm) 30-36 in (76-91.5 cm)
44-54 in
(112-137 cm)
L a región de Los Tuxtlas es única en México ya que está confor- Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Laughing Falcon
Halcón Guaco Aplomado Falcon
mada por una serie de volcanes extintos en cuyas laderas se encuentran Garza Tigre Mexicana Herpetotheres cachinnans
Green Heron Halcón Fajado
diversos ecosistemas formados por vegetación de bosque de niebla, selva Garza Verde
Tigrisoma mexicanum 18-22 in (46-56 cm) Falco femoralis
Neotropic Cormorant 28-32 in (71-81 cm)
mediana perennifolia y selva baja caducifolia donde habitan más de 485 Cormorán Neotropical Butorides virescens
Boat Billed Heron
Bat Falcon 15-18 in (38-45.5 cm) Plain Chachalaca Crested Guan
15-17 in (38-43 cm) Halcón Murcielaguero Chachalaca Vetula Pava Cojolita
especies de aves. Los Tuxtlas es la zona más norteña de todo el conti- Phalacrocorax brasilianus Garza Cucharón Falco rufigularis Ortalis vetula Penelope purpurascens
nente americano en la que se puede observar a la magnífica Guacamaya 25-27 in (63.5-68.5 cm) Common Moorhen Cochlearius cochlearius 32-36 in (81-91 cm)
9-11 in (23-28 cm) 16-22 in (40.5-56 cm)
Gallineta Común 18-21 in (45.5-53 cm)
Roja, junto con especies endémicas como la Paloma Perdiz Tuxtleña y el Gallinula galeata
Fandanguero de Cola Larga. 13-14 in (33-35.5 cm) Great Tinamou
Tinamú Mayor
Esta guía rápida presenta ilustraciones de 150 especies de aves American Coot
Tinamus major
Gallareta Americana
comunes a la zona de Los Tuxtlas. La mayoría de las ilustraciones son de Fulica americana 15-18 in (38-45.5 cm)
machos adultos, mientras que algunas muestran a los machos y hem- 14-16 in (35.5-40.5 cm)
White Ibis
bras de la especie. Las migratorias aparecen en plumaje de invierno y las Purple Gallinule Ibis Blanco
White-faced Ibis Common Pauraque Ferruginous
endémicas se presentan en un círculo. Las medidas de la punta del pico al Gallineta Morada Eudocimus albus
Tapacaminos Picuyo Pygmy-Owl
Ibis Cara Blanca 21-25 in (53.5-63.5 cm) Black Tern
final de la cola se dan en pulgadas y centímetros. Porphyrio martinicus Black-and-white Owl Nyctidromus albicollis Tecolote Bajeño
Plegadis chihi Charrán Negro
12-13 in (30.5-33 cm) Búho Blanquinegro 11-12 in (28-30.5 cm) Glaucidium brasilianum
La guía es el resultado de la alianza entre Defenders of Wildlife y 20-24 in Chlidonias niger
(51-61 cm) Ciccaba nigrolineata 6.5-7.5 in (16.5-19 cm)
Teyeliz, A.C. con la CONANP, Reserva de la Biosfera de Los Tuxtlas, 9-9.7 in (23-24.5 cm)
15-16 in (30-40.5)
Estación de Biología de la UNAM, Red de Monitores Comunitarios de Author / Autor
Aves “Huilotl Toxtlan” y la CONABIO para promover la observación de Juan Carlos Cantú Guzmán Slaty-tailed Trogon
aves en aras de impulsar el conocimiento de la abundante diversidad de Martha Patricia Lozada Ronquillo Trogón Cola Oscura
Black-headed Trogon
Rubén Ortega Álvarez Trogon massena
aves de México. 13-14 in Trogón Cabeza Negra
(33-35.5 cm) Trogon melanocephalus
10.5-11 in (26.5-28 cm)
Para información de tours de observación de aves contactar a: Royal Tern
Red de Monitores Comunitarios de Aves “Huilotl Toxtlan” Northern Jacana Wood Stork Roseate Spoonbill Black-necked Stilt Charrán Real Laughing Gull Solitary Sandpiper Killdeer Sanderling Collared Trogon Gartered Trogon
huilotltoxtlan@hotmail.com ó brauliocaballo@hotmail.com Jacana Norteña Cigüeña Americana Espátula Rosada Candelero Americano Thalasseus maximus Gaviota Reidora Playero Solitario Chorlito Tildío Playero Blanco Trogón de Collar Trogón Violáceo
Illustrations / Ilustraciones Elías García López Jacana spinosa Mycteria americana Platalea ajaja Himantopus mexicanus 17-19 in (43-48 cm) Leucophaeus atricilla Tringa solitaria Charadrius vociferus Calidris alba Trogon collaris Trogon caligatus
El diseño, texto, e ilustraciones son propiedad de Defenders of Wildlife. Image retouch, design / Color, retoque digital, diseño Raziel Levi Méndez 8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm) 35-40 in (89-101.5 cm) 28-31 in (71-79 cm) 14-16 in (35.5-40.5 cm) 15-17 in (38-43 cm) 8-8.5 in (20.5-21.5 cm) 9.5-10 in (24-25.5 cm) 7-7.5 in (18-19 cm) 10.5-11 in (26.5-28 cm) 9.5-10 in (24-25.5 cm)
 Green Jay
Golden-olive Band-backed Wren Wilson’s Warbler
Ruddy Ground-dove Chara Verde
Ivory-billed Woodpecker Chipe de Wilson Yellow-throated Vireo White-eyed Vireo
Inca Dove Tórtola Rojiza Matraca Tropical Cyanocorax yncas
Woodcreeper Carpintero Oliváceo White-breasted Yellow Warbler Cardelina pusilla Vireo Garganta Amarilla Vireo Ojos Blancos
Tórtola Colilarga Columbina talpacoti White-tipped Dove Campylorhynchus zonatus Hooded Warbler 10.5-12 in
Trepatroncos Bigotudo Colaptes rubiginosus Wood-Wren House Wren Chipe Amarillo 4.3-4.8 in (11-12 cm) Vireo flavifrons Vireo griseus
Columbina inca 6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm) Paloma Arroyera 7.3-8 in (18.5-20.5 cm) Chipe Encapuchado (26.5-30.5 cm)
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 8.3-8.8 in (21-22.5 cm) Chivirín Pecho Blanco Chivirín Saltapared Setophaga petechia 5-5.5 in (13-14 cm) 4.3-4.7 in (11-12 cm) Brown Jay
8-9 in (20.5-23 cm) Leptotila verreauxi Setophaga citrina
8.5-10.5 in (21.5-26.5 cm) Henicorhina leucosticta Troglodytes aedon 4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm) Melodious Blackbird
11-12 in (28-30.5 cm) 4.8-5.3 in (12-13.5 cm) Chara Papán Bronzed Cowbird
Golden-fronted 4-4.5 in (10-11.5 cm) 4.5-4.7 in (11.5-12.5 cm) Tordo Cantor
Psilorhinus morio Tordo Ojo Rojo
Woodpecker Dives dives
15-17 in (38-43 cm) Molothrus aeneus
Carpintero Cheje 9-11.5 in (23-29 cm)
Melanerpes aurifrons 7.5-8.5 in (19-21.5 cm)
8.5-10 in (21.5-25.5 cm)

Mourning Dove Louisiana Waterthrush American Redstart

Blue Ground-Dove Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Paloma Huilota Chipe Charquero Chipe Flameanta
Tórtola Azul Pale-billed Papamoscas Triste Scrub Euphonia
Zenaida macroura Parkesia motacilla Setophaga ruticilla White-throated Thrush Clay-colored Thrush
Claravis pretiosa Woodpecker Great Kiskadee Myiarchus tuberculifer Eufonia Gorjinegro Slate-colored Solitaire
10-12 in (25.5-30.5 cm) 5.5-6 in (14-15 cm) 4.7-5.2 in (12-13 cm) Mirlo Garganta Blanca Mirlo Pardo
8-8.5 in (20.5-21.5 cm) Carpintero Pico Plata Social Flycatcher Luis Bienteveo 6.3-7.3 in (16-18.5 cm) Euphonia affinis Altamira Oriole
Turdus assimilis Clarín Unicolor
Red-billed Pigeon Campephilus Luis Gregario Pitangus sulphuratus 3.7-4.2 in (9.5-10.5 cm) Turdus grayi Calandria de Altamira
9-10 in (23-25.5 cm) Myadestes unicolor
Paloma Morada guatemalensis Myiozetetes similis 9-10 in (23-25.5 cm) 9-10.5 in (23-26.5 cm) Icterus gularis
endém 14-15 in (35.5-38 cm)
Squirrel Cuckoo
6.7-7.2 in (17-18.5 cm)
7.5-8 in (19-20.5 cm)
i Patagioenas flavirostris Lineated Woodpecker Cuclillo Canela Eastern Meadowlark 9-10 in (23-25.5 cm)
12-14 in (30.5-35.5 cm) Carpintero Lineado Pradero Tortilla con chile Montezuma Oropendola
Piaya cayana
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Dryocopus lineatus 16-19.5 in Sturnella magna Oropéndola de Moctezuma

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12.5-13.5 in (31.5-34 cm) (40.5-50 cm) 8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm) Psarocolius montezuma
18-20 in (45.5. 50.5 cm)
Groove-billed Ani Baltimore Oriole
Garrapatero Pijuy Calandria de Baltimore
Crotophaga sulcirostris Icterus galbula
12-13.5 in 7-8 in (18-20.5 cm)
Red-legged Honeycreeper
(30.5-34.5 cm) Mielero Pata Roja
White-winged Dove Tuxtla Quail-Dove Yellow-throated Euphonia
Barn Swallow Cyanerpes cyaneus Gray Catbird
Paloma Ala Blanca Paloma Perdiz Tuxtleña Eufonia Garganta amarilla Blue-gray Tanager
Golondrina Ranchera Stub-tailed Spadebill 4.2-4.7 in (11-12 cm) Maullador Gris Wood Thrush
Zenaida asiatica Geotrygon carrikeri Euphonia hirundinacea Tángara Azul Gris
Hirundo rustica Mosquero Pico Chato Masked Tityra Black-crowned Tityra Dumetella carolinensis Zorzal Maculado
10.5-12 in (26.5-30.5 cm) 11.5-12.5 in (29-31.5 cm) 4-4.5 in (10-11.5 cm) Thraupis episcopus Blue-black Grassquit
5-5.7 in (12.5-14.5 cm) Platyrinchus cancrominus Titira Enmascarada Titira Pico Negro 8-8.5 in (20.5-21.5 cm) Hylocichla mustelina
6-7 in (15-17.5 cm) Semillero Brincador
4.7-5.2 in (12-13.5 cm) Tityra semifasciata Tityra inquisitor 7-8 in (18-20.5 cm)
Ringed Kingfisher Volatinia jacarina
Belted Kingfisher 8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm) 7.5-8 in (19-20.5 cm)
Martín Pescador de Collar 4-4.3 in (10-11 cm)
Martín Pescador Norteño
Megaceryle torquata
Megaceryle alcyon
15-16 in (30-40.5 cm)
12-13 in (30.5-33 cm)
Keel-billed Toucan
Tucán Pico Canoa
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Great-tailed Grackle 20-23 in (51-58.5 cm)
Zanate Mexicano Collared Aracari
Quiscalus mexicanus Arasari de Collar
Northern Painted Bunting 13.5-18.5 in (34.5-47 cm) Pteroglossus torquatus
Indigo Bunting Colorín Siete Colores White-collared Seedeater
Vaux’s Swift Rough-winged Swallow Crimson-collared Tanager Yellow-winged Tanager 15-17 in (38-43 cm)
Mangrove Swallow Colorín Azul Passerina ciris Semillero Collarejo
Vencejo de Vaux Golondrina Aliaserrada Red-capped Manakin Tángara Sanguinolento Tángara Ala Amarilla
Golondrina Manglera Yellow-breasted Chat Passerina cyanea 4.8-5.3 in (12-13 cm) Sporophila torqueola
Chaetura vauxi Stelgidopteryx serripennis Black and White Warbler Manaquín Cabeza Roja Ramphocelus sanguinolentus Thraupis abbas
Tachycineta albilinea Gritón Pecho Amarillo 4.8-5.3 in (12-13.5 cm) 4-4.5 in (10-11.5 cm) Scarlet Macaw
5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm) Green Kingfisher American Pygmy Rose-throated Becard Chipe Trepador Mexclilla Ceratopipra mentalis 7.5-8 in (19-20.5 cm) 6.8-7.5 in (17.5-19 cm)
4-4.5 in (10-11.5 cm) Icteria virens Guacamaya Roja
4.3-4.7 in (11-12 cm) Martín Pescador Verde Amazon Kingfisher Kingfisher Mosquero Cabezón Degollado Mniotilta varia 4-4.3 in (10-11 cm)
6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm) Ara macao
Chloroceryle americana Martín Pescador Amazónico Martín Pescador Enano Pachyramphus aglaiae 4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm 32-38 in (81-96 cm)
6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm)
en 7.5-8.2 in (19-21 cm) Chloroceryle amazona Chloroceryle aenea
d 11-11.5 in (28-29 cm) 5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm)
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Rufous-tailed Buff-bellied Violet Sabrewing Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Red-throated Ant-Tanager Common Chlorospingus
White-bellied Emerald Long-tailed Sabrewing Green-breasted Mango Hummingbird Hummingbird Fandanguero Morado Northern Parula Kentucky Warbler Rufous-capped Warbler Tángara-Hormiguero Tángara-Hormiguero Chinchinero Común Summer Tanager Northern Cardinal Black-headed Saltator Olive-throated Parakeet White-fronted Parrot Red-lored Parrot
Colibrí Cándido Fandanguero Cola Larga Colibrí Garganta Negra Colibrí Cola rojiza Colibrí Yucateco Campylopterus Parula Norteña Chipe Patilludo Chipe Gorra Rufa Corona Roja Garganta Roja Chlorospingus Piranga Roja Cardenal Picurero Cabeza Negra Perico Pecho Sucio Loro Frente Blanca Loro Cachete Amarillo
Amazilia candida Campylopterus excellens Anthracothorax prevostii Amazilia tzacatl Amazilia yucatanensis hemileucurus Setophaga americana Geothlypis formosa Basileuterus rufifrons Habia rubica Habia fuscicauda flavopectus Piranga rubra Cardinalis cardinalis Saltator atriceps Eupsittula nana Amazona albifrons Amazona autumnalis
3.5-3.7 in (9-9.5 cm) 5.2-5.5 in (13-14 cm) 4.5-4.8 in (11.5-12 cm) 4-4.3 in (10-11 cm) 3.8-4.3 in (10-11 cm) 5.5-6 in (14-15 cm) 4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm) 5-5.2 in (12.5-13.5 cm) 4.3-4.8 in (11-12 cm) 6.8-8 in (17-20 cm) 7.3-8.5 in (18.5-21.5 cm) 5.3-5.8 in (13.5-14.5 cm) 6.5-8 in (16.5-20 cm) 8-9 in (20.5-23 cm) 10-11 in (25.5-28 cm) 8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm) 10-11.5 in (25.5-29 cm) 12.5-14 in (32-35.5 cm)
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