Noreen Doyle birdiing at the Wildlife Conservation Society Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala (courtesy of Greg R. Homel)Noreen Doyle's Life List of Wild Birds Seen in their Native (or Adopted) Habitats
total: 672 species (excluding subspecies)
thanks almost entirely to Greg R. Homel of Natural Encounters Birding Tours
LIST UPDATED: (COMPLETE) 16 February 2012 (latest life bird is yellow)
PHOTOS  UPDATED: 16 February  2012
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Scientific Name
 Common Name(s)
 Location of first recorded (or remembered) sighting (country/state [or region or city]), secondary "first in country" sightings, & other notes (dates are given month/day/year)
 Photograph
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TINAMIDAE
 TINAMOUS

Crypturellus boucardi
Slaty-breasted Tinamou Guatemala/El Peten
Tinamus major
Great Tinamou Guatemala/El Peten

ANATIDAE
 DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS

Aix sponsa Wood Duck USA/Maine
 Wood Duck, male (Gardiner, Maine; February 2012)

Female Wood Duck (photographed in California, USA)
Alopochen aegyptiacus Egyptian Goose Egypt/Cairo (Lake Fustat; 11/27/2010)
Anas acuta
 Northern Pintail
 USA/Nevada
Anas americana
 American Wigeon
 USA/California (12/2011)
Anas clypeata
Northern Shoveler Mexico/Chiapas
USA/California (Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; 1/16/2012)
 Male Northern Shoveler (photographed in California)

Female Northern Shoveler (photographed in California, January 2012)
Anas crecca Green-winged Teal, Common Teal Mexico/Western Mexico
Anas cyanoptera
 Cinnamon Teal
 USA/California (7/23/2011)
Anas diazi Mexican Duck Mexico/Western Mexico Mexican Duck
Anas discors Blue-winged Teal Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Anas falcata
 Falcated Duck
 USA/California (Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; 1/16/2012) Male Falcated Duck (photographed in California, 18 January 2012, as an accidental)
Anas penelope
 Eurasian Wigeon
 USA/California (Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; 1/16/2012)
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard USA/Maine
Anas rubripes American Black Duck USA/Maine
Anas stepera Gadwall USA/California (2/10/2010)
Anser albifrons
 Greater White-fronted Goose
 USA/California (Frazier Park; 1/7/12)
Athya affinis Lesser Scaup Mexico/Western Mexico
USA/California (1/2012)
Aythya collaris
 Ring-necked Duck
 USA/Wyoming (Yellowstone National Park; 8/12/2011)
Aythya valisineria
 Canvasback
 USA/California (1/2012)
Branta canadensis
 Canada Goose
 USA/Maine
Leucistic individual seen in a Los Angeles reservoir 1/16/2012
 Canada Goose
Branta hutchinsii
 Cackling Goose
 USA/California/Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; 1/17/12)
Bucephala albeola Bufflehead USA/Maine
Bucephala islandica
 Barrow's Goldeneye
 USA/Wyoming (Yellowstone National Park; (8/12/2011)
Chen caerulescens
 Snow Goose
 USA/New Mexico (12/11)
 Snow Goose (photographed in Caliornia, January 2012)
Chen rossii
 Ross's Goose
 USA/California (Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; 1/16/12)
Cygnus buccinator
 Trumpeter Swan
 USA/Wyoming (8/10/11)
Cygnus olor
 Mute Swan
 USA/New York (Southhampton; 1983)
Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling Duck Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Lophodytes cucullatus
Hooded Merganser
 USA/Maine (2/16/2012)
 Hooded Merganser, male (Gardiner, Maine; February 2012)
Melanitta fusca
 White-winged Scoter
 USA/California (1/2012)
Mergus merganser
 Common Merganser
 USA/Colorado (8/15/2011)
 Common Merganser, female (Iceland Gull (Gardiner, Maine, USA; February, 2012)
Mergus serrator
 Red-breasted Merganser
 USA/California (Los Angeles; 1/10/2012)
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck USA/California (2/2/2010)
Somateria mollissima
 Common Eider
 USA/Maine

CRACIDAE
 CURASSOWS, GUANS

Crax rubra Great Curassow Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Ortalis cinereiceps
Gray-headed Chachalaca Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Ortalis leucogastra

White-bellied Chachalaca Mexico/Chiapas
Ortalis poliocephala West Mexican Chachalaca Mexico/Western Mexico West Mexican Chachalaca
Ortalis vetuda
 Plain Chachalaca
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Plain Chachalaca
Ortalis wagleri
 Wagler's Chachalaca, Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Penelope purpurascens
 Crested Guan
 Mexico/Western Mexico
 Crested Guan

PHASIANIDAE
 PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, TURKEYS, OLD WORLD QUAIL

Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse USA/Maine
Centrocercus urophasianus
 Greater Sage-Grouse
 USA/Wyoming (8/15/2011)
Dendragapus obscurus
 Dusky Grouse
 USA/Colorado (Rocky Mountain National Park; 8/7/2011)
Lagopus muta
 White-tailed Ptarmigan
 USA/Colorado (Mount Evans; 8/2/2011)
 White-tailed Ptarmigan chick, photographed on Mount Evans (Colorado), August 2011
Meleagris gallopavo
 Wild Turkey
 USA/Maine
Meleagris ocellata
 Ocellated Turkey
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Male Ocellated Turkey (photographed at Tikal, El Peten, Guatemala, March 2011)
Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant, Common Pheasant USA/Maine

ODONTOPHORIDAE
 NEW WORLD QUAIL

Callipepla californica California Quail USA/California
Callipepla gambelii
 Gambel's Quail
 USA/California
Colinus nigrogularis Black-throated Bobwhite, Yucatan Bobwhite Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Dactylortyx thoracicus
 Singing Quail
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Oreortyx pictus
 Mountain Quail
 USA/California (Pine Mountain Club; 7/22/2011)

GAVIIDAE
 LOONS

Gavia immer
 Common Loon
 USA/Maine

PODICIPEDIDAE
 GREBES

Aechmophrus occidentalis
 Western Grebe
 USA/Colorado (8/9/2011)
Podiceps nigricollis
 Eared Grebe
 USA/Utah (Great Salt Lake; 11/16/2011)
Podilymus podiceps
 Pied-billed Grebe
 USA/California (2/2/2010)
Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe Mexico/Western Mexico
Tachybaptus ruficollis
 Little Grebe
 Egypt/Cairo (Lake Fustat; male in breeding plumage, 11//27/2010)

FREGATIDAE
 FRIGATEBIRDS

Fregata magnificens Magnificant Frigatebird Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Magnificent Frigatebird

SULIDAE
 BOOBIES, GANNETS

Sula leucogaster Brown Booby Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula

PELECANIDAE
 PELICANS

Pelecanus erythrorhnchos
 American White Pelican
 USA/California American White Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
 Brown Pelican
 USA/California Brown Pelican

ANHINGIDAE DARTERS

Anhinga anhinga Anhinga, Snakebird, American Darter USA/Georgia Anhinga

PHALACROCORACIDAE
 CORMORANTS

Phalacrocorax auritus
 Double-crested Cormorant
 USA/Maine Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
 Neotropic Cormorant, Olivaceous Cormorant
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
 Neotropic Cormorant

ARDEIDAE
 HERONS, BITTERNS, ALLIES

Ardea herodias
 Great Blue Heron
 USA/Maine Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
 Great Blue Heron white morph/Great White Heron
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula (Isla Holbox)
 Great White Heron (Great Blue Heron, white morph)
Botaurus lentiginosus
 American Bittern
 USA/California (Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; 1/16/2012)
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret USA/Georgia (1992)
Butorides virescens Green Heron Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Casmerodius albus Great Egret Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Great Egret
Cochlearius cochlearius Boat-billed Heron Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Boat-billed Heron
Egretta thula
 Snowy Egret
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Egretta caerulea
 Little Blue Heron
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Egretta trilcolor
 Tricolor Heron
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Egretta rufescens
 Reddish Egret
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Reddish Egret
Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Nycticorax nyticorax
 Black-crowned Night Heron
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
USA/Califonia (Los Angeles, 1/2012)
 Black-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
 Yellow-crowned Night Heron
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Tigrisoma mexicanum Bare-throated Tiger Heron Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Bare-throated Tiger Heron

CICONIIDAE
 STORKS

Jabiru mycteria
Jabiru Costa Rica/Alajuela
Mycteria americana
 Wood Stork
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula

PHOENICOPTERIDAE
 FLAMINGOS

Phoenicopterus ruber
 American Flamingo
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Greater Flamingo

THRESKIORNITHIDAE
 IBISES, SPOONBILLS

Ajaia ajaja Roseate Spoonbill Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Roseate Spoonbill
Eudocimus albus
 White Ibis
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula White Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Green Ibis Costa Rica/Alajuela
Plegadis chihi
 White-faced Ibis
 Mexico/Western Mexico
USA/Colorado (8/16/2011)

CATHARTIDAE NEW WORLD VULTURES

Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture USA/Maine Turkey Vultures (photographed in western Mexico, January 2011)
Cathartes burrovianus
 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Coragyps atratus
 Black Vulture
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Black Vulture
Gymnogyps californianus California Condor USA/California
Sarcoramphus papa
 King Vulture
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula King Vulture (photographed at Calakmul, Mexico, July 2010)

ACCIPITRIDAE
 HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES, ALLIES

Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk USA/Maine
Accipieter gentilis Northern Goshawk USA/Maine
Accipiter striatus
 Sharp-shinned Hawk
 USA/Maine
Aquilia chrysaetos Golden Eagle USA/California
Asturina nitida Grey Hawk Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Buteo albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk USA/Arizona
Buteo brachyurus
 Short-tailed Hawk
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk USA/Maine
Dark Morph: USA/California (1/2011)
Buteo lineatus
 Red-shouldered Hawk
 USA/California (7/27/2011)
 Immature Red-shouldered Hawk (with American Coot), photographed in Los Angles, January 2012
Buteo magnirostris
 Roadside Hawk
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Roadside Hawk (immature)
Buteo platypterus
 Broad-winged Hawk
 USA/Maine (Chelsea; 6/2011)
Buteo swainsoni
 Swanson's Hawk
 Mexico/Western Mexico
USA/Colorado (8/5/2011)
Dark morph: USA/Wyoming (Grand Teton National Park; 8/11/2011)
Buteogallus anthracinus Common Black-Hawk Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus subtilis
 Mangrove Black-Hawk
 Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Circus cyaneus
 Northern Harrier
 USA/Montana (8/13/2011)
Elanoides forficatus
Swallow-tailed Kite Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Elanus leucurus
 White-tailed Kite, Black-shouldered Kite
 Mexico/Western Mexico
USA/California (1/2012)
Geranospiza caerulescens Crane Hawk Mexico/Western Mexico
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle USA/Maine
Ictinia plumbea
Plumbeous Kite Guatemala/El Peten
Pandion haliaetus Osprey USA/Maine
Rostrhamus sociabilis
 Snail Kite
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Spizaetus ornatus
 Ornate Hawk-Eagle Guatemala/El Peten
 Ornate Hawk-Eagle

FALCONIDAE
 CARACARAS, FALCONS

Falco concolor
 Sooty Falcon
 Egypt/Cairo
Falco mexicanus
 Prairie Falcon
 USA/California (7/30/2011)
Falco peregrinus
 Peregrine Falcon
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula (also notably seen on home  apartment balcony in Egypt/Cairo/Zamalek, looking in through the open door between the balcony and bedroom on my last day living in Egypt)
USA/California (Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; 1/16/212)
 Peregrine Falcon
Falco sparverius
 American Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk
 USA/Maine
Herpetotheres cachinnans
 Laughing Falcon
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Milvago chimachima
Yellow-headed Caracara Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Polyborus plancus (Caracara cheriway) Crested Caracara, Northern Caracara Mexico/Western Mexico Crested Caracara

ARAMIDAE
 LIMPKINS

Aramus guarauna
 Limpkin
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula

RALLIDAE
 RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS

Aramides axilaris Rufous-necked Wood Rail Mexico/Western Mexico Rufous-necked Wood-rail (photographed in western Mexico, January 2011)
Aramides cajanea
 Gray-necked Wood Rail
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Gray-necked Wood Rail
Fulica americana American Coot Mexico/Isla Cozumel American Coot
Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen Mexico/Isla Cozumel
USA/California (Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; 1/17/2011)
Porphyrio martinica
 Purple Gallinule
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Porzana carolina Sora Mexico/Western Mexico
USA/California (Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; 1/16/2012)
Rallus limicola
 Virginia Rail
 USA/California (7/24/2011)
Rallus longirostris Clapper Rail Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula

HELIORNITHIDAE
 SUNGREBE

Heliornis fulica
 Sungrebe
 Costa Rica/Alajuela

GRUIDAE
 CRANES

Grus canadensis
 Sandhill Crane
 USA/Montana (8/13/2011)

BURHINIDAE
THICK-KNEES

Burhinus bistriatus
Double-striped Thick-knee Costa Rica/Guanacaste
 Double-striped Thick-knee, photographed in Costa Rica, May 2011

CHARADRIIDAE
 LAPWINGS, PLOVERS

Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover, Kentish Plover
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Charadrius alexandrinus nivosis
 Western Snowy Plover
 USA/California. Threatened
 Western Snowy Plover (male)
Charadrius melodus
 Piping Plover
 USA/Maine
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Charadrius vociferus
 Killdeer
 USA/Maine Killdeer, photographed in Maine, USA, June 2011
Hoplopterus spinosus Spur-winged Plover Egypt/Cairo
Pluvialis squatarola
 Grey Plover, Black-bellied Plover
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Vanellus vanellus
Northern Lapwing Denmark

HAEMATOPODIDAE
 OYSTERCATCHERS

Haematopus palliatus
 American Oystercatcher
 Mexico/Western Mexico

JACANIDAE
 JACANAS

Jacana spinosa
 Northern Jacana
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Northern Jacana

RECURVIROSTRIDAE
 STLTS, AVOCETS

Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt USA/California
Recurvirostra americana
 American Avocet
 USA/California
 American Avocet

SCOLOPACIDAE
 SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES, ALLIES

Actitis macularia
 Spotted Sandpiper
 USA/Maine Spotted Sandpiper
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Calidris alba Sanderling Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Gallinago delicata
 Wilson's Snipe
 USA/California (Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; 1/16/2012)
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher Mexico/Western Mexico
Limosa fedoa
 Marbled Godwit
 USA/California
 Marbled Godwit
Micropalama himantopus Stilt Sandpiper Mexico/Western Mexico
Numenius americanus
 Long-billed Curlew
 USA/Utah (Great Salt Lake; 8/16/2011)
Numenius phaeopus
 Whimbrel
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Phalaropus tricolor
 Wilson's Phalarope
 USA/Wyoming (8/10/2011)
Steganopus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Tringa flavipes Lesser Yelowlegs Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Tringa melanoleuca
 Greater Yellowlegs
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula

LARIDAE
 GULLS, TERNS, SKIMMERS

Larus argentatus Herring Gull USA/Maine Herring Gull, photographed in Maine, June 2011
Larus atricilla
 Laughing Gull
 USA/Maine
Larus californicus
 California Gull
 USA/California
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull USA/Maine
 Ring-billed Gull, photographed in Maine, June 2011
Larus glaucescens
 Glaucus-winged Gull
 USA/California
Larus glaucoides
 Iceland Gull
 USA/Maine (Gardiner; 2/10/2012)
 Iceland Gull (Gardiner, Maine, USA; February, 2012)
Larus heermanni
 Heermann's Gull
 USA/California (7/24/2011)
Larus marinus
 Great Black-backed Gull
 USA/Maine Great Black-backed Gull (Gardiner, Maine; February 2012)
Larus pipixcan
 Franklin's Gull
 USA/Utah (8/16/2011)
Larus occidentalis
 Western Gull
 USA/California (7/24/2011)
Rhynchops niger Black Skimmer USA/California Black Skimmer
Sterna antillarum Least Tern Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Sterna caspia Caspian Tern Mexico/Western Mexico
Sterna elegans Elegant Tern Mexico/Western Mexico
Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Sterna hirundo
 Common Tern
 USA/Maine
Sterna maxima
 Royal Tern Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Sterna niger Black Tern Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Sterna nilotica
 Gull-billed Tern Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula

STERCORARIIDAE
 SKUAS, JAEGERS

Stercorarius parasiticus
 Parasitic Jaeger
 Mexico/Western Mexico

ALCIDAE
 AUKS, MURRES, PUFFINS

Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
 Xantus's Murrelet
 USA/California

COLUMBIDAE
 PIGEONS, DOVES

Claravis pretiosa
 Blue Ground Dove
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Columba asiatica
 White-winged Dove
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula White-winged Dove
Columba cayennensis
 Pale-vented Pigeon
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Columba flavirostris
 Red-billed Pigeon
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Columba livia
 Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove, Feral Pigeon
 USA/New Jersey
 Rock Dove
Columba leucocephala
 White-crowned Pigeon
 Mexico/Isla Cozumel
Columba speciosa
 Scaled  Pigeon
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Columbina inca
 Inca Dove
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Columbina passerina
 Common Ground Dove
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Columbina talpacoti
 Ruddy Ground Dove
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Geotrygon montana
 Ruddy Quail Dove
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Leptotila jamaicensis
 Caribbean Dove, White-tailed Dove
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Leptotila verreauxi
 White-tipped Ground Dove
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Streptopelia decaocto
 Eurasian Collared Dove
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Isla Holbox. Listed as hypothetical for the region in the Princeton Illustrated Checklist: Birds of Mexico and Central America, 2006 ed. Photographed there (see photo), 7/2010.
 Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis
 Laughing Dove, Palm Dove
 Egypt/Luxor
Zenaida aurita
 Zenaida Dove
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Zenaida macroura
 Mourning Dove
 USA/Maine Mourning Dove, photographed in Maine, USA, June 2011

PSITTACIDAE
 LORIES, PARAKEETS, MACAWS, PARROTS

Amazona albafrons
 White-fronted Parrot
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula White-fronted Parrot
Amazona autumnalis
Red-lored Parrot, Yellow-cheeked Parrot
 Guatemala/El Peten
 Red-lored Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Mealy Parrot Guatemala/El Peten
Amazona ochrocephala
Yellow-crowned Parrot Mexico/Chiapas
Ara macao
Scarlet Macaw Guatemala/El Peten
 Scarlet Macaw
Ara militaris
 Military Macaw
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Aratinga canicularis
 Orange-fronted Parakeet
 Mexico/Western Mexico Orange-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga nana
 Olive-throated Parakeet, Aztec Parakeet
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Aratinga strenua
Pacific Parakeet Mexico/Chiapas
Brotogeris jugularis
Orange-chinned Parakeet Costa Rica/Guanacaste
Pionus senilis
White-crowned Parrot Guatemala/El Peten
Psittacula krameri
 Ring-necked Parakeet
 Egypt/Cairo

CUCULIDAE
 CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNERS, ANIS

Coccyzus americanus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Mexico/Chiapas
Crotophaga sulcirostris
 Groove-billed Ani
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Groove-billed Ani (photographed in San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico, January 2011)
Geococcyx californianus
 Greater Roadrunner
  USA/California
 Greater Roadrunner
Piaya cayana mexicana
 Squirrel Cuckoo
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Piaya cayana thermophila
 Squirrel Cuckoo
 Guatemala/El Peten

TYTONIDAE & STRIGIDAE
 OWLS

Athene cunicularia
 Burrowing Owl
 Mexico/Western Mexico
USA/California (12/2011)
Bubo virginianus
 Great Horned Owl
 USA/Maine
Glaucidium brasilianum
 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Glaucidium palmarum
 Colima Pygmy-Owl
 Mexico/Western Mexico Colima Pygmy-owl
Megascops asio (Otus asio)
 Eastern Screech-Owl
 USA/Maine
Megascops cooperi  (Otus cooperi)
 Pacific Screech-Owl Mexico/Chiapas
 Pacific Screech-Owl (photographed in Chiapas, Mexico, April 2011)
Megascops seductus (Otus seductus)
 Balsas Screech-Owl
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Strix fulvescens
Fulvous Owl Guatemala/Alta Verapaz
 Fulvous Owl (photographed in Altavera Paz, Guatemala, March 2011)
Strix virgata
 Mottled Owl
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Tyto alba
 Barn Owl
 Mexico/Western Mexico
USA/California (1/2011)

CAPRIMULGIDAE
 GOATSUCKERS

Caprimulgus badius
 Yucatan Nightjar
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Caprimulgus ridgwayi
 Buff-collared Nightjar
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Chordeiles acutipennis
 Lesser Nighthawk
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Chordeiles minor
 Common Nighthawk
 USA/Wyoming (8/15/2011)
Nyctibius grandis
Great Potoo Costa Rica/Alajuela
 Great Potoo, photographed in Costa Rica, May 2011
Nyctibius jamaicensis
 Northern Potoo
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Northern Potoo adult with chick, photographed in Costa Rica, May 2011
Nyctidromus albicollis
 Pauraque, Common Pauraque
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula

APODIDAE
 SWIFTS

Chaetura pelagica
 Chimney Swift
 USA/Maine
Chaetura vauxi
 Vaux's Swift
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Streptoprocne zonaris
White-collared Swift Mexico/Chiapas

TROCHILIDAE
 HUMMINGBIRDS

Amazilia beryllina
 Berylline Humimingbird
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Amazilia candida
 White-bellied Emerald
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Amazilia cyanocephala
Azure-crowned Hummingbird Guatemala/Alta Verapaz
Amazilia rutila
 Cinnamon Hummingbird
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia saucerrottei
Steely-vented Hummingbird Costa Rica/Alajuela
Amazilia tzacatl Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Guatemala/El Peten
Amazilia violiceps
 Violet-crowned Hummingbird
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Amazilia viridifrons
Green-fronted Hummingbird Mexico/Chiapas
Amazilia yucatanensis
 Buff-bellied Hummingbird
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Anthracothorax prevostii
Green-breasted Mango Guatemala/El Peten
Archilochus alexandri
 Black-chinned Hummingbird
 USA/Arizona
Archilochus colubris
 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
 USA/Maine
Calothorax lucifer
 Lucifer Hummingbird
 USA/Arizona
Calypte annae
 Anna's Hummingbird
 USA/California
Calypte costae
 Costa's Hummingbird
 USA/California
Campylopterus curvipennis
 Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Violet Sabrewing Guatemala/El Peten
 Violet Sabrewing, photographed in Costa Rica (May 2011)
Chlorostilbon auriceps
 Golden-crowned Emerald
 Mexico/Western Mexico
 Golden-crowned Emerald
Chlorostilbon canivetii
 Canivet's Emerald, Fork-tailed Emerald
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Chlorostilbon canivetii salvini
 Salvini's Emerald
 Costa Rica/Guanacaste
Colibri delphinae
Brown Violetear Costa Rica/Heredia
Colibri thalassinus Green Violetear Costa Rica/Heredia Green Violet-ear, photographed in Costa Rica (May, 2011)
Cynanthus latirostris
 Broad-billed Hummingbird
 USA/Arizona
Discosura conversii
Green Thorntail Costa Rica/Heredia
Dorycha eliza
 Mexicn Sheartail
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Elvira cupreiceps
Coppery-headed Emerald Costa Rica/Heredia
 Coppery-headed Emerald (photographed in Heredia Province, Costa Rica, 2011)
Eugenes fulgens
 Magnificent Hummingbird
 USA/Arizona Magnificent Hummingbird
Eupherusa eximia
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Eupherusa nigriventris
Black-bellied Hummingbird Costa Rica/Heredia
Heliodoxa jacula
Green-crowned Brilliant Costa Rica/Heredia
Heliomaster constantii
 Plain-capped Starthroat
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Heliothryx barroti
Purple-crowned Fairy Guatemala/El Peten
Hylocharis leucotis
 White-eared Hummingbird
 Mexico/Western Mexico White-eared Hummingbird
Lampornis amethystinus
Amethyst-throated Hummingbird Mexico/Chiapas
Lampornis clemenciae
 Blue-throated Hummingbird
 USA/Arizona
Lampornis viridipallens
 Green-throated Mountain-gem Guatemala/Alta Verapaz
Lamprolaima rhami
Garnet-throated Hummingbird Guatemala/Alta Verapaz Garnet-throated Hummingbird (photographed in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, March 2011)
Phaethornis guy
Green Hermit Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Phaethornis longirostris
Long-billed Hermit Guatemala/El Peten
Phaethornis striigularis
Stripe-throated Hermit Guatemala/El Peten
Selasphorus heloisa
 Bumblebee Hummingbird
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Selasphorus platycercus
 Broad-tailed Hummingbird
 USA/Arizona
Selasphorus rufus
 Rufous Hummingbird
 USA/Arizona
Selasphorus sasin
 Allen's Hummingbird
 USA/California
Stellula calliope
 Calliope Hummingbird
 USA/Arizona
Thalurania ridgwayi
 Mexican Woodnymph
 Mexico/Western Mexico
 Mexican Woodnymph (photographed in western Mexico, January 2011)

TROGONIDAE
 TROGONS

Trogon citreolus
Citreoline Trogon Mexico/Chiapas
Trogon collaris
Collared Trogon Guatemala/El Peten
Trogon elegans
 Elegant Trogon
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Trogon massena
Slaty-tailed Trogon Guatemala/El Peten Slaty-tailed Trogon
Trogon melanocephalus
 Black-headed Trogon
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Trogon mexicanus
 Mountain Trogon
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Trogon caligatus (formerly Trogon violaceus caligatus)
 Gartered Trogon, Northern Violaceous Trogon
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Violaceous Trogon

MOTMOTIDAE
 MOTMOTS

Eumomota superciliosa
 Turquoise-browed Motmot
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Turquoise-browed Motmot
Hylomanes momotula
Tody Motmot Guatemala/El Peten
 Tody Motmot
Motmotus mexianus
 Russet-crowned Motmot
 Mexico/Western Mexico
 Russet-crowned Motmot
Momotus momota
Blue-crowned Motmot Guatemala/El Peten

ALCEDINIDAE
 KINGFISHERS

Alcedo atthis
 Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher
 Egypt/Eastern Delta
Ceryle alcyon
 Belted Kingfisher
 USA/Maine
Ceryle rudis
 Pied Kingfisher
 Egypt/Eastern Delta
Ceryle torquata
 Ringed Kingfisher
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Ringed Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
 American Pygmy Kingfisher Guatemala/El Peten
 American Pygmy Kingfisher, female
Chloroceryle amazona
 Amazon Kingfisher Mexico/Chiapas
Chloroceryle americana
 Green Kingfisher
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Halcyon smyrnensis
 White-breasted Kingfisher
 Egypt/Eastern Delta (also heard from apartment in Zamalek)

UPUPIDAE
 HOOPOE

Eremophila alpestris
 Hoopoe
 Egypt/Luxor (9/2002)
 Hoopoe

GALBULIDAE
 JACAMARS

Galbula ruficauda
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Guatemala/El Peten

RAMPHASTIDAE
 TOUCANS, TOUCANETS, ARACARIS

Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Emerald Toucanet Costa Rica/Puntarenas
 Emerald Toucanet (photographed in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, 2011)
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Keel-billed Toucan Guatemala/El Peten Keel-billed Toucan
Pteroglossus frantzii
Fiery-billed Aracari Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Pteroglossus torquatus
 Collared Aracari
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula

PICIDAE
 WOODPECKERS, ALLIES

Campephilus guatemalensis
Pale-billed Woodpecker Mexico/Western Mexico
Celeus castaneus Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Guatemala/El Peten(!) Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Colaptes auratus
 Northern Flicker, Common Flicker
 USA/Maine
Dryocopus lineatus
 Lineated Woodpecker
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
 Pileated Woodpecker
 USA/Maine
Melanerpes aurifrons
 Golden-fronted Woodpecker
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Melanerpes chrysogenys
 Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
 Mexico/Western Mexico Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
 Acorn Woodpecker
 USA/California
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Hoffmann's Woodpecker Costa Rica/Guanacaste
Melanerpes pygmaeus
 Yucatan Woodpecker, Red-vented Woodpecker
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Melanerpes uropygialis Gila Woodpecker
 USA/Arizona
Picoides albolarvatus
 White-headed Woodpecker
 USA/California (7/30/2011)
Picoides arizonae
 Arizona Woodpecker
 USA/Arizona
Picoides dorsalis
 American Three-toed Woodpecker
 USA/Colorado (8/3/2011)
Picoides pubescens
 Downy Woodpecker
 USA/Maine Downy Woodpecker feeding on a Praying Mantis egg case, photographed in California, January 2012
Picoides scalaris
 Ladder-backed Woodpecker
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Picoides villosus
 Hairy Woodpecker
 USA/Maine
Piculus auricularis
 Grey-crowned Woodpecker
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Piculus rubiginous
 Golden-olive Woodpecker
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
 Red-naped Sapsucker
 USA/Montana (8/13/2011)
Sphyrapicus ruber
 Red-breasted Sapsucker
 USA/California (7/30/2011)
Sphyrapicus thyroides
 Williamson's Sapsucker
 USA/Colorado (8/6/2011)
Sphyrapicus varius
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 USA/Maine
Veniliornis fumigatus
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Costa Rica/Puntarenas

FURNARIIDAE (some formerly DENDROCOLAPTIDAE)
 OVENBIRDS, WOODCREEPERS

Cranioleuca erythrops
Red-faced Spinetail Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Dendrocincla anabatina
 Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Dendrocincla homochroa
Ruddy Woodcreeper Guatemala/El Peten
Lepidocolaptes leucogaster
 White-striped Woodcreeper
 Mexico/Western Mexico
 White-striped Woodcreeper (photographed in Sinaloa State, Mexico, January 2011)
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Mexico/Chiapas
Sittasomus griseicapillus
 Olivaceous Woodcreeper
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Xenops minutus
Plain Xenops Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
 Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Ivory-billed Woodcreeper

THAMNOPHILIDAE
 ANTSHRIKES

Thamnophilus bridgesi
Black-hooded Antshrike Costa Rica/Puntarenas
 Black-hooded Antshrike, photographed in Costa Rica, June 2011
Thamnophilus doliatus
 Barred Antshrike
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula

FORMICARIIDAE (formerly THAMNOPHILIDAE)
 GROUND-ANTBIRDS

Formicarius monileger
 Mexican Antthrush
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula

TYRANNIDAE
 TYRANT FLYCATCHERS

Attila spadiceus Bright-rumped Atilla Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Bright-rumped Attila
Contopus cinereus
 Tropical Pewee
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Contopus pertinax
Greater Pewee Mexico/Chiapas
Contopus sordidulus
 Western Wood-pewee
 USA/Arizona
Contopus virens
 Eastern Wood-pewee USA/Maine
Deltarhynchus flammulatus
 Flammulated Flycatcher
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Elaenia flavogaster
 Yellow-bellied Elaenia
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Empidonax affinis
 Pine Flycatcher Mexico/Western Mexico Pine Flycatcher (photographed in Sinaloa State, Mexico, January 2011)
Empidonax difficilis
 Pacific-slope Flycatcher
 Mexico/Western Mexico Pacific Slope Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Mexico/Chiapas
Empidonax fulvifrons
 Buff-breasted Flycatcher
 Mexico/Western Mexico Buff-breasted Flycatcher (photographed in Colima State, Mexico, January 2011)
Empidonax minimus
 Least Flycatcher
 USA/Maine
Empidonax oberholseri
 Dusky Flycatcher
 USA/California (7/26/2011)
Empidonax occidentalis
 Cordilleran Flycatcher
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Empidonax trailii
 Willow Flycatcher
 USA/Arizona
Legatus leucophaius
Piratic Flycatcher Costa Rica/Alajuela
Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Sepia-capped Flycatcher Guatemala/El Peten
Megarynchus pitangua
 Boat-billed Flycatcher
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Mionectes oleagineus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Guatemala/El Peten
Mitrephanes phaeocercus
 Tufted Flycatcher
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Myiarchus cinerascens
 Ash-throated Flycatcher
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Myiarchus crinitus
Great Crested Flycatcher Guatemala/El Peten
Myiarchus tuberculifer
 Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Olivaceous Flycatcher
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Myiarchus tyrannulus
 Brown-crested Flycatcher
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Myiarchus yucatanensis
 Yucatan Flycatcher
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Myiobius sulphureipygius
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Guatemala/El Peten
Myiodynastes luteiventris
 Sulfur-bellied Flycatcher
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula; USA/Arizona
Myiozetetes similis
 Social Flycatcher
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Social Flycatcher
Oncostoma cinereigulare
 Northern Bentbill
 Guatemala/El Peten
Ornithion semiflavum
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Guatemala/El Peten
Pitangus sulphuratus
 Great Kiskadee
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Platyrinchus cancrominus
 Stub-tailed Spadebill Guatemala/El Peten
Poecilotriccus sylvia
 Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Pyrocephalus rubinus
 Vermillion Flycatcher
 USA/Arizona
Mexico/Colima
 Vermillion Flycatcher (photographed in Colima State, Mexico, January 2011)
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
 Eye-ringed Flatbill
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Sayornis nigricans
 Black Phoebe
 Mexico/Western Mexico
USA/California
Sayornis phoebe
 Eastern Phoebe
 USA/Maine
Sayornis saya
 Say's Phoebe
 USA/California (12/2011)
Todirostrum cinereum
 Common Tody-Flycatcher Costa Rica/Alajuela
 Common Tody-Flycatcher, photographed in Costa Rica, May 2011
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
 Yellow-olive Flycatcher
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Tyrannus couchii
 Couch's Kingbird
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Tyrannus crassirostris
 Thick-billed Kingbird
 USA/Arizona
Tyrannus forficatus
 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
 USA/Texas
Tyrannus melancholicus
 Tropical Kingbird
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus savana
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Guatemala/El Peten
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird
 USA/Colorado (8/9/2011)
Tyrannus verticalis
 Western Kingbird
 USA/California
 Western Kingbird, male, displaying

TITYRIDAE
 TITYRAS, BECARDS

Pachyramphus aglaiae
 Rose-throated Becard
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Tityra inquisitor
Black-crowned Tityra Guatemala/El Peten
Tityra semifasciata
 Masked Tityra
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Masked Tityra

COTINGIDAE
 COTINGAS

Procnias tricarunculatus
Three-wattled Bellbird Costa Rica/Puntarenas
 Three-wattled Bellbird


PIPRIDAE
 MANAKINS

Chiroxiphia linearis
Long-tailed Manakin Mexico/Chiapas
 Long-tailed Manakin (photographed in Chiapas, Mexico, April 2011)
Manacus aurantiacus
Orange-collared Manakin Costa Rica/Puntarenas
 Male Orange-collared Manakin, photographed in Costa Rica, June 2011
Pipra mentalis
Red-capped Manakin Guatemala/El Peten

LANIIDAE
 SHRIKES

Lanius excubitor Northern Shrike USA/Maine
Lanius ludovicianus
 Loggerhead Shrike
 USA/California Loggerhead Shrike

VIREONIDAE
 VIREOS

Cyclarhis gujanensis
 Rufous-browed Peppershrike
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Hylophilus decurtis
 Lesser Greenlet
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Viroe bairdi
 Cozumel Vireo
 Mexico/Isla Cozumel
Vireo flavifrons
Yellow-throated Vireo Guatemala/El Peten
Vireo flavoviridis
 Yellow-green Vireo
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Vireo gilvus
 Warbling Vireo
 USA/Colorado (Rocky Mountain National Park; 8/7/2011)
Vireo griseus
White-eyed Vireo Guatemala/El Peten
 White-eyed Vireo
Vireo huttoni
 Hutton's Vireo
 USA/Arizona
Vireo leucophrys Brown-capped Vireo
 Guatemala/Alta Verapaz
Vireo magister
Yucatan Vireo Guatemala/El Peten
Vireo olivaceus
 Red-eyed Vireo
 USA/Maine
Vireo pallens
 Mangrove Vireo
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Vireo plumbeus
 Plumbeous Vireo
 USA/Arizona
Vireolanius melitophrys
 Chestnut-sided Shrike Vireo
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Vireo solitarius
Blue-headed Vireo, Solitary Vireo
 Guatemala/Alta Verapaz

CORVIDAE
 CROWS, JAYS

Aphelocoma californica
 Western Scrub-Jay
 USA/California (7/23/2011)
Aphelocoma ultramarina
 Mexican Jay, Grey-breasted Jay
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Calocitta colliei
 Black-throated Magpie Jay
 Mexico/Western Mexico Black-throated Magpie Jay
Calocitta formosa
 White-throated Magpie Jay Mexico/Western Mexico White-throated Magpie Jay
Corvus brachyrhynchos
 American Crow
 USA/Maine
Corvus corax
 Common Raven, Northern Raven
 USA/Maine
Corvus corone cornix
 Hooded Crow
 Egypt/Luxor
 Hooded Crow
Corvus cryptoleucus
 Chihuahuan Raven
 USA/Arizona
Corvus sinaloae
 Sinaloa Crow
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Cyanocitta cristata
 Blue Jay
 USA/Maine
Cyanocitta stellari
 Stellar's Jay
 USA/California
Cyanocitta stellari suavis
 Stellar's Jay
 Mexico/Chiapas
Cyanocorax dickeyi
 Tufted Jay
 Mexico/Western Mexico Tufted Jay
Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
Bushy-crested Jay Guatemala/Alta Verapaz
Cyanocorax morio
 Brown Jay
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Brown Jay
Cyanocorax sanblasianus
 San Blas Jay
 Mexico/Western Mexico San Blas Jay
Cyanocorax yncas
 Green Jay
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Green Jay
Cyanocorax yucatanicus
 Yucatan Jay
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Nucrifaga columbiana
 Clark's Nutcracker
 USA/Colorado (Rocky Mountain National Park; 8/7/2011)
Perisoreus canadensis
 Gray Jay, Canada Jay
 USA/Colorado (8/3/2011)
Pica hudsonia
 Black-billed Magpie
 USA/Colorado (8/4/2011)
Pica nuttalli
 Yellow-billed Magpie
 USA/California (near Colusa; 1/16/2012)

PASSERIDAE
 OLD WORLD SPARROWS

Passer domesticus
 House Sparrow
 USA/New Jersey

ALAUDIDAE
 LARKS

Eremophila alpestris
 Horned Lark
 USA/Maine

HIRUNDINIDAE
 SWALLOWS

Hirundo fulva
 Cave Swallow
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Hirundo rustica
 Barn Swallow
 USA/Maine
Hirundo rustica savignii
 Barn Swallow, Mosque Swallow
 Egypt/Cairo
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
 Cliff Swallow
 USA/California (7/23/2011)
Progne chalybea
 Grey-breasted Martin
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Progne subis
 Purple Martin
 USA/Maine
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Blue-and-white Swallow Costa Rica/Alajuela
Riparia riparia
 Bank Swallow
 USA/Maine
Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi
 Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallow
 Guatemala/El Peten
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
 Northern Rough-winged Swallow USA/California (7/23/2011)
Tachycineta albilinea
 Mangrove Swallow
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Mangrove Swallow (photographed at San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico, January 2011)
Tachycineta bicolor
 Tree Swallow
 USA/Maine
Tachycineta thalassina
 Violet-green Swallow
 USA/Colorado (8/3/2011)

TIMALIIDAE
 BABBLERS

Chamaea fasciata
 Wrentit
 USA/California (7/24/2011)


PARIDAE
 CHICKADEES, TITMICE

Baeolophus bicolor
 Tufted Titmouse
 USA/Maine
Baeolophus inornatus
 Oak Titmouse
 USA/California (7/23/2011)
Baeolophus wollweberi
 Bridled Titmouse
 USA/Arizona
Poecile atricapillus
 Black-capped Chickadee
 USA/Maine Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
 Carolina Chickadee
 USA/Virginia (11/26/2011)
Poecile gambeli
 Mountain Chickadee
 USA/California (7/23/2011)
Poecile rufescens
 Chestnut-backed Chickadee
 USA/California (7/23/2011)
Parus caeruleus
 Blue Tit
 British Isles/England/Merseyside
Parus palustris
 Marsh Tit
 British Isles/England/Merseyside
Poecile sclateri
 Mexican Chickadee
 USA/Arizona

AEGITHALIDAE
 LONG-TAILED TITS, BUSHTITS

Psaltriparus minimus
 Bushtit, American Bushtit
 USA/Arizona

CERTHIIDAE
 CREEPERS

Certhia americana
 Brown Creeper
 USA/Maine Brown Creeper (photographed in Arizona, September 2010)

SITTIDAE
 NUTHATCHES

Sitta canadensis
 Red-breasted Nuthatch USA/Maine
Sitta carolinensis
 White-breasted Nuthatch USA/Maine White-breasted Nuthatch (photographed in Kennebec County, Maine, USA)
Sitta pygmaea
 Pygmy Nuthatch
 USA/Arizona

TROGLODYTIDAE
 WRENS

Campylorrhynchus brunneicapillus
 Cactus Wren
 USA/California
Campylorhynchus chiapensis
Giant Wren Mexico/Chiapas
 Giant Wren, photographed in Chiapas, Mexico, April 2011
Campylorhynchus rufinucha
Rufous-naped Wren Costa Rica/Guanacaste
Campylorrhynchus yucatanensis
 Yucatan Wren
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Campylorhynchus zonatus
Band-backed Wren Mexico/Chiapas
Cistothorus palustris
 Marsh Wren
 USA/California (7/23/2011)
Thryomanes bewickii
 Bewick's Wren
 USA/California (7/23/2011)
Thryothorus felix
 Happy Wren
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Thryothorus ludovicianus
 Carolina Wren, White-browed Wren
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Thryothorus maculipectus
 Spot-breasted Wren
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Thryothorus pleurostictus
 Banded Wren
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Thryothorus rufalbus
Rufous-and-white Wren Costa Rica/Guanacaste
Thryothorus sinaloa
 Sinaloa Wren, Bar-vented Wren
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Troglodytes aedon
 House Wren
 USA/Maine
Troglodytes troglodytes pacificus
 Winter Wren, Pacific Wren
 USA/California (7/30/2011)
Uropsila leucogastra
 White-bellied Wren
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula

REGULIDAE
 KINGLETS

Regulus calendula
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 USA/Maine Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet
 USA/Maine

SYLVIIDAE
 OLD WORLD WARBLERS, GNATCATCHERS

Polioptila albiloris
 White-lored Gnatcatcher
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Polioptila caerula
 Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
 Mexico/Western Mexico
Polioptila nigriceps
 Black-capped Gnatcatcher
 Mexico/Western Mexico

CINCLIDAE
 Dippers

Cinclus mexicanus
 American Dipper
 USA/Colorado (Rocky Mountain National Park; 8/7/2011)
 American Dipper, photographed in Colorado, August 2011

PYCNONOTIDAE
 BULBULS

Pycnonotus barbatus
 Common Bulbul
 Egypt/Cairo
 Common Bulbul

MUSCICAPIDAE
 OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS

Erithacus rubecula
 Robin
 British Isles/England/Merseyside

TURDIDAE
 THRUSHES

Catharus aurantiirostris
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Mexico/Western Mexico
 Orange-billed Nightingale Thrush (photographed in Colima State, Mexico, January 2011)
Catharus frantzii
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush, Rufous-capped Nightingale-Thrush Guatemala/Alta Verapaz
Catharus fuscater
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Catharus fuscescens
 Veery
 USA/Maine
Catharus guttatus
 Hermit Thrush
 USA/Maine
Catharus occidentalis
Russet Nightingale-Thrush Mexico/Western Mexico Russet Nightingale-Thrush (photographed in western Mexico, January 2011)
Hylocichla mustelina
 Wood Thrush
 USA/Maine
Myadestes occidentalis
Brown-backed Solitaire Guatemala/Alta Verapaz
Myadestes townsendi
 Townsend's Solitaire
 USA/Colorado (8/4/2011)
Sialia currucoides
 Mountain Bluebird
 USA/Colorado (8/5/2011)
Sialia mexicana
 Western Bluebird
 USA/California
 Western Bluebird (male)
Sialia sialia
 Eastern Bluebird
 USA/Maine
Turdus assimilis White-throated Thrush, White-throated Robin
 Mexico/Western Mexico White-throated Robin (photographed in Sinaloa State, Mexico, January 2011)
Turdus grayi
 Clay-colored Thrush, Clay-colored Robin
 Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
 Clay-colored Robin, photographed in Costa Rica, May 2011
Turdus infuscatus
Black Thrush Guatemala/Alta Verapaz
Turdus migratorius
 American Robin
 USA/Maine American Robin (photographed in Kennebec County, Maine, USA, May 2011)
Turdus rufitorques
Rufous-collared Robin, Rufous-collared Thrush
 Mexico/Chiapas
Turdus rufopalliatus
Rufous-backed Robin, Rufous-backed Thrush Mexico/Western Mexico

MIMIDAE
 MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS

Dumetella carolinensis
 Gray Catbird
 USA/Maine
 Gray Catbird (photographed in Kennebec County, Maine, May 2011)
Melanoptila glabrirostris (Dumetella glabrirostris) Black Catbird Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
 Black Catbird
Melanotis caerulescens
Blue Mockingbird Mexico/Western Mexico
 Blue Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Tropical Mockingbird Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Mimus polyglottos
 Northern Mockingbird
 USA/Maine
Oreoscoptes montanus
 Sage Thrasher
 USA/Wyoming (8/15/2011)
Toxostoma leconti
 Le Conte's Thrasher
 USA/California (Maricopa; 1/11/2011)
Toxostoma redivivum
 California Thrasher
 USA/California (7/23/2011)
Toxostoma rufum
 Brown Thrasher
 USA/Maine

STURNIDAE
 STARLINGS

Sturnus vulgaris
 European Starling
 USA/Maine

MOTACILLIDAE
 WAGTAILS, PIPITS

Anthus rubescens
 American Pipit
 USA/Colorado (Mount Evans; 8/2/2011)
Motacilla alba
 White Wagtail
 Egypt/Cairo (Lake Fustat)

BOMBYCILLIDAE
 WAXWINGS

Bombycilla cedrorum
 Cedar Waxwing
 USA/Maine Cedar Waxwing, photographed in Maine, June 2011

PYILOGONATIDAE
 SILKY-FLYCATCHERS

Phainopeplla nitens
 Phainopepla
 USA/California
Ptilogonys cinereus
 Grey Silky-flycatcher
 Mexico/Western Mexico
 Gray Silky-Flycatcher (photographed in Colima State, Mexico, January 2011)

PARULIDAE
 WOOD-WARBLERS

Basileuterus belli
Golden-browed Warbler Mexico/Western Mexico Golden-browed Warbler (photographed in Sinaloa State, Mexico, January 2011)
Basileuterus tristriatus
Three-striped Warbler Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Cardellina rubrifrons
Red-faced Warbler Mexico/Western Mexico
Dendroica coronata auduboni
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audobon's Warbler
 USA/California
Dendroica coronata coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle Warbler
 USA/Maine
Dendroica fusca
 Blackburnian Warbler
 USA/Maine
Dendroica magnolia
Magnolia Warbler Guatemala/El Peten
Dendroica nigrescens
 Black-throated Gray Warbler
 USA/Arizona
Dendroica pensylvanica
 Chestnut-sided Warbler
 Guatemala/El Peten
 Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler
 USA/Maine
 Yellow Warbler
Dendroica petechia Golden Warbler
 Mexico/Isla Cozumel
Dendroica petechia
Mangrove Warbler Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
 Mangrove Warbler
Dendroica pinus
 Pine Warbler
 USA/Maine
Dendroica townsendi
Townsend's Warbler Mexico/Western Mexico
Dendroica virens
 Black-throated Green Warbler
 USA/Maine
 Black-throated Green Warbler (photographed in Kennebec County, Maine, USA)
Ergaticus ruber
Red Warbler Mexico/Western Mexico
Ergaticus versicolor
Pink-headed Warbler Mexico/Chiapas
 Pink-headed Warbler
Geothlypis poliocephala
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Costa Rica/Guanacaste
Geothlypis trichas
 Common Yellowthroat
 USA/Maine
Helmitheros vermivorum
Worm-eating Warbler Guatemala/Alta Verapaz
Icteria virens
Yellow-breasted Chat Mexico/Chiapas
Mniotitla varia
 Black-and-white Warbler
 USA/Maine
Myioborus miniatus
Slate-throated Redstart, Slate-throated Whitestart Mexico/Western Mexico Slate-throated Whitestart
Myioborus pictus
 Painted Redstart
 USA/Arizona
Oporonis philadelphia
 Mourning Warbler
 USA/Maine
Oporornis tolmiei
MacGillivray's Warbler Mexico/Western Mexico
USA/Colorado (8/2/2011)
Oreothlypis celata (Vermivora celata) Orange-crowned Warbler Mexico/Western Mexico Orange-crowned Warbler
Oreothlypis luciae (Vermivora luciae) Lucy's Warbler Mexico/Western Mexico
Oreothlypis ruficapilla (Vermivora ruficapilla) Nashville Warbler Mexico/Western Mexico
Oreothlypis superciliosa (Vermivora superciliosa, Parula superciliosa) Crescent-chested Warbler Mexico/Western Mexico
Parkesia motacilla
Louisiana Waterthrush Mexico/Western Mexico
Parkesia noveboracensis
Northern Waterthrush Guatemala/El Peten
Parula pitiayumi
Tropical Parula Mexico/Western Mexico
Seiurus aurocapilla
 Ovenbird
 USA/Maine
 Ovenbird (photographed in Kennebec County, Maine, May 2011)
Setophaga ruticilla
 American Redstart
 USA/Maine
Vermivora cyanoptera
Blue-winged Warbler Guatemala/El Peten
 Blue-winged Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Hooded Warbler Guatemala/El Peten
Wilsonia pusilla
Wilson's Warbler Mexico/Western Mexico Wilson's Warbler (photographed in western Mexico, January 2011)

THRAUPIDAE
 TANAGERS

Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
Common Bush-Tanager Guatemala/El Peten
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Red-legged Honeycreeper Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Lanio aurantius
Black-throated Shrike-Tanager Guatemala/El Peten
Piranga ludoviciana
 Western Tanager
 USA/California
Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager
 USA/Maine
Ramphocelus costaricensis
Cherrie's Tanager, Scarlet-rumped Tanager
 Costa Rica/Puntarenas
Ramphocelus passerinii Passerini's Tanager, Scarlet-rumped Tanager Costa Rica/Heredia
Tangara icterocephala
Silver-throated Tanager Costa Rica/Heredia
 Silver-throated Tanager photographed in Costa Rica, May 2011

GENUS INCERTAE SEDIS
 BANANAQUIT

Coereba flaveola
 Bananaquit
 Mexico/Isla Cozumel
 Male Bananquit, photographed in Costa Rica, May 2011

EMBERIZIDAE
 EMBERIZIDS

Aimophila ruficauda
 Stripe-headed Sparrow
 Mexico/Western Mexico
 Stripe-headed Sparrow
Amphispiza belli
 Sage Sparrow
 USA/Nevada
Arremon brunneinucha
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Guatemala/Alta Verapaz
Arremonops chloronotus
Green-backed Sparrow Guatemala/El Peten
Arremon crassirostris
Sooty-faced Finch Costa Rica/Heredia
Arremonops rufivirgatus
Olive Sparrow Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Atlapetes albinucha
White-naped Brush-Finch Mexico/Chiapas
Atlapetes pileatus
 Rufous-capped Brush-Finch Mexico/Western Mexico
Calamospiza melanocorys
 Lark Bunting
 USA/Wyoming (8/15/2011)
Chondestes grammacus
 Lark Sparrow
 USA/California (Frazier Park; 1/7/2012)
Diglossa baritula
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer Guatemala/Alta Verapaz
Junco hyemalis hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco, Slate-colored Junco
 USA/Maine
Junco hyemalis mearnsi Pink-sided Junco
 USA/Wyoming (Grand Teton National Park; 8/12/2011)
Junco phaeonatus
 Yellow-eyed Junco
 USA/Arizona
 Yellow-eyed Junco
Melospiza lincolnii
Lincoln's Sparrow Mexico/Western Mexico
USA/Colorado (Guanella Pass area; 8/3/2011)
Melospiza melodia
 Song Sparrow
 USA/Maine
Melozone crissalis (Pipilo crissalis) California Towhee USA/California California Towhee
Melozone fusca (Pipilo fusca) Canyon Towhee Mexico/Western Mexico
Melozone kieneri
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow Mexico/Western Mexico
Melozone erythrophthalmus (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) Eastern Towhee, Rufous-sided Towhee USA/Maine
Passerculus sandwichensis
 Savannah Sparrow
 USA/California (1/2012)
Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow USA/Maine
Pipilo chlorurus
 Green-tailed Towhee
 USA/Nevada
Pipilo maculatus
 Spotted Towhee Mexico/Western Mexico
Pooecetes gramineus
 Vesper Sparrow
 USA/Wyoming (8/10/2011)
Spizella arborea
 American Tree Sparrow
 USA/Maine
Spizella passerina
 Chipping Sparrow
 USA/Maine
Sporophila americana corvina
 Variable Seedeater Costa Rica/Alajuela
Sporophila lineola
 Lined Seedeater
 Mexico/Jalisco (El Tuito)
Sporophila torqueola
White-collared Seedeater Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
 White-collared Seedeater
Tiaris olivaceus
Yellow-faced Grassquit Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Volatinia jacarina
Blue-black Grassquit Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Zonotrichia albicollis
 White-throated Sparrow
 USA/Maine White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow Guatemala/Alta Verapaz
Zonotrichia leucophrys
 White-crowned Sparrow
 USA/California
 White-crowned Sparrow

CARDINALIDAE
 CARDINALS, SALTATORS, ALLIES

Cardinalis cardinalis
 Northern Cardinal
 USA/Maine
 Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis sinuatus
 Pyrrhuloxia
 USA/California
Cyanocompsa parellina
Blue Bunting Mexico/Western Mexico
Eucometis penicillata
Gray-headed Tanager Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Granatellus sallaei
Gray-throated Chat Mexico/Chiapas
Granatellus venustus
Red-breasted Chat Mexico/Western Mexico
 Red-breasted Chat
Habia rubica
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Guatemala/El Peten
Passerina amoena
 Lazuli Bunting
 USA/California
Passerina caerulea
 Blue Grosbeak
 USA/Arizona
Passerina ciris
Painted Bunting Mexico/Western Mexico (female)
Passerina cyanea
 Indigo Bunting
 USA/Maine
 Indigo Bunting
Passerina leclancherii
Orange-breasted Bunting Mexico/Western Mexico Orange-breasted Bunting (photographed in Jalisco State, Mexico, January 2011)
Passerina rositae
Rose-bellied Bunting. Rosita's Bunting
 Mexico/Chiapas
 Rose-bellied Bunting
Passerina versicolor
Varied Bunting Mexico/Western Mexico
Pheucticus chrysopeplus
Yellow Grosbeak Mexico/Western Mexico Yellow Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
 USA/Maine
 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
 Black-headed Grosbeak
 USA/California (7/23/2011)
Piranga bidentata
Flame-colored Tanager Mexico/Western Mexico Flame-colored Tanager (photographed in Colima State, Mexico, January 2011)
Piranga erythrocephala
 Red-headed Tanager
 Mexico/Sinaloa State
 Red-Headed Tanager (photographed in Sinaloa State, Mexico, January 2011)
Piranga flava
Hepatic Tanager Mexico/Western Mexico
Piranga roseogularis
Rose-throated Tanager Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Rhodinocichla rosea
Rosy Thrush-Tanager Mexico/Western Mexico
Saltator atriceps
Black-headed Saltator Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Black-headed Saltator
Saltator coerulescens
Grayish Saltator Mexico/Western Mexico Greyish Saltator
Thraupis episcopus
Blue-gray Tanager Costa Rica/Heredia
 Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Palm Tanager Costa Rica/Heredia

ICTERIDAE
 BLACKBIRDS

Agelaius phoeniceus
 Red-winged Blackbird
 USA/Maine
 Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
 Tricolored Blackbird
 USA/California
Cacicus melanicterus
Yellow-winged Cacique Mexico/Western Mexico Yellow-winged Cacique
Dives dives
Melodious Blackbird Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
 Bobolink
 USA/Maine
Euphagus carolinus
 Rusty Blackbird
 USA/Maine
Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird
 USA/California (7/23/2011)
Icterus auratus
Orange Oriole Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Icterus cucullatus
Hooded Oriole Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula Hooded Oriole
Icterus galbula
 Baltimore Oriole
 USA/Maine
Icterus gularis
Altamira Oriole Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Icterus pectoralis
Spot-breasted Oriole Mexico/Chiapas
Icterus pustulatus
Streak-backed Oriole Mexico/Western Mexico Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus spurius
 Orchard Oriole
 Mexico/Colima
Icterus wagleri
Black-vented Oriole Mexico/Western Mexico
Molothrus aeneus
Bronzed Cowbird Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Molothrus ater
 Brown-headed Cowbird
 USA/Maine
Molothrus oryzivorus
Giant Cowbird Guatemala/El Peten
Quiscalus mexicanus
Great-tailed Grackle Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
USA/Utah (8/16/2011)
 Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus nicaraguensis
Nicaraguan Grackle Costa Rica/Alajuela
 Nicaraguan Grackle, photographed in Costa Rica (May 2011)
Quiscalus quiscula
 Common Grackle
 USA/Maine
Psarocolius montezuma
Montezuma Oropendola Guatemala/El Peten Montezuma Oropendola
Sturnella magna
 Eastern Meadowlark
 USA/Maine
Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark
 USA/California (7/23/2011)
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
 Yellow-headed Blackbird
 USA/Arizona
 Yellow-headed Blackbird

FRINGILLIDAE
 FRINGILLINE FINCHES, CARDEULINE FINCHES, ALLIES

Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch
 British Isles/England/Merseyside
Carduelis flammea
 Common Redpoll
 USA/Maine
Carduelis lawrencei
 Lawrence's Goldfinch
 USA/California
Carduelis pinus
 Pine Siskin
 USA/Maine
Carduelis psaltria
 Lesser Goldfinch
 USA/California
Carduelis tristis
 American Goldfinch
 USA/Maine
Carpodacus mexicanus
 House Finch
 USA/Maine
Carpodacus purpureus
 Purple Finch
 USA/Maine
Coccothraustes vespertinus
 Evening Grosbeak
 USA/Maine
Euphonia affinis
Scrub Euphonia Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Euphonia hirundinacea
Yellow-throated Euphonia Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula
Leucostiche atrata
 Black Rosy-Finch
 USA/New Mexico (Sandia Peak; 12/2011)
 Black Rosy-Finch male (Sandia Peak, New Mexico; December 2011)
Leucostiche australis
 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch USA/New Mexico (Sandia Peak; 12/2011)
Leucostiche tephrocotis Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch USA/New Mexico (Sandia Peak; 12/2011)
Loxia curvirostra
 Red Crossbill
 USA/Arizona
Pinicola enucleator
 Pine Grosbeak
 USA/Maine
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