This quick guide contains
200 Species
(Around 60% of 331 total birds on the eBrid Hotspot)
Is a guide designed to help with their identification for the
Abundant, Common and Fairly common
birds that can be seen on the feeders, trails and around the ranch.
Antonio Robles
Published: Oct 20, 2023
Thicket Tinamou
Tinamú Canelo
(Crypturellus cinnamomeus)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Pijije Alas Blancas
(Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Blue-winged Teal
Cerceta Alas Azules
(Spatula discors)
Green-winged Teal
Cerceta Alas Verdes
(Anas crecca)
Ruddy Duck
Pato Tepalcate
(Oxyura jamaicensis)
Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
Chachalaca Vientre Castaño
(Ortalis wagleri)
Endemic to Mexico
West Mexican Chachalaca
Chachalaca Pálida
(Ortalis poliocephala)
Endemic to Mexico
Least Grebe
Zambullidor Menor
(Tachybaptus dominicus)
Pied-billed Grebe
Zambullidor Pico Grueso
(Podilymbus podiceps)
Rock Pigeon
Paloma Doméstica
(Columba livia)
Red-billed Pigeon
Paloma Morada
(Patagioenas flavirostris)
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Paloma de Collar Turca
(Streptopelia decaocto)
Inca Dove
Tortolita Cola Larga
(Columbina inca)
Common Ground-Dove
Tortolita Pico Rojo
(Columbina passerina)
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Tortolita Canela
(Columbina talpacoti)
White-tipped Dove
Paloma Arroyera
(Leptotila verreauxi)
White-winged Dove
Paloma Alas Blancas
(Zenaida asiatica)
Mourning Dove
Huilota Común
(Zenaida macroura)
Groove-billed Ani
Garrapatero Pijuy
(Crotophaga sulcirostris)
Squirrel Cuckoo
Cuclillo Canelo
(Piaya cayana)
Lesser Nighthawk
Chotacabras Menor
(Chordeiles acutipennis)
Common Pauraque
Chotacabras Pauraque
(Nyctidromus albicollis)
Vaux's Swift
Vencejo de Vaux
(Chaetura vauxi)
Mexican Hermit
Colibrí Ermitaño Mexicano
(Phaethornis mexicanus)
Endemic to Mexico
Plain-capped Starthroat
Colibrí Picudo Occidental
(Heliomaster constantii)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Colibrí Garganta Rubí
(Archilochus colubris)
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Colibrí Barba Negra
(Archilochus alexandri)
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Zumbador Cola Ancha
(Selasphorus platycercus)
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Colibrí Pico Ancho Norteño
(Cynanthus latirostris)
Golden-crowned Emerald
Esmeralda Occidental
(Cynanthus auriceps)
Endemic to Mexico
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Colibrí Corona Violeta
(Ramosomyia violiceps)
Berylline Hummingbird
Colibrí Berilo
(Saucerottia beryllina)
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Colibrí Canelo
(Amazilia rutila)
Sora
Polluela Sora
(Porzana carolina)
Common Gallinule
Gallineta Frente Roja
(Gallinula galeata)
American Coot
Gallareta Americana
(Fulica americana)
Purple Gallinule
Gallineta Morada
(Porphyrio martinica)
Killdeer
Chorlo Tildío
(Charadrius vociferus)
Northern Jacana
Jacana Norteña
(Jacana spinosa)
Spotted Sandpiper
Playero Alzacolita
(Actitis macularius)
Solitary Sandpiper
Playero Solitario
(Tringa solitaria)
Wood Stork
Cigüeña Americana
(Mycteria americana)
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fragata Tijereta
(Fregata magnificens)
Anhinga
Anhinga Americana
(Anhinga anhinga)
Neotropic Cormorant
Cormorán Neotropical
(Nannopterum brasilianum)
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Garza Tigre Mexicana
(Tigrisoma mexicanum)
Great Blue Heron
Garza Morena
(Ardea herodias)
Great Egret
Garza Blanca
(Ardea alba)
Snowy Egret
Garza Dedos Dorados
(Egretta thula)
Little Blue Heron
Garceta Azul
(Egretta caerulea)
Tricolored Heron
Garceta Tricolor
(Egretta tricolor)
Cattle Egret
Garza Ganadera
(Bubulcus ibis)
Green Heron
Garcita Verde
(Butorides virescens)
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Garza Nocturna Corona Negra
(Nycticorax nycticorax)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Garza Nocturna Corona Clara
(Nyctanassa violacea)
White Ibis
Ibis Blanco
(Eudocimus albus)
White-faced Ibis
Ibis Ojos Rojos
(Plegadis chihi)
Roseate Spoonbill
Espátula Rosada
(Platalea ajaja)
Black Vulture
Zopilote Común
(Coragyps atratus)
Turkey Vulture
Zopilote Aura
(Cathartes aura)
Osprey
Águila Pescadora
(Pandion haliaetus)
Cooper's Hawk
Gavilán de Cooper
(Accipiter cooperii)
Crane Hawk
Gavilán Zancón
(Geranospiza caerulescens)
Common Black Hawk
Aguililla Negra Menor
(Buteogallus anthracinus)
Great Black Hawk
Aguililla Negra Mayor
(Buteogallus urubitinga)
Gray Hawk
Aguililla Gris
(Buteo plagiatus)
Broad-winged Hawk
Aguililla Alas Anchas
(Buteo platypterus)
Short-tailed Hawk
Aguililla Cola Corta
(Buteo brachyurus)
Light Morph
Short-tailed Hawk
Aguililla Cola Corta
(Buteo brachyurus)
Dark Morph
Zone-tailed Hawk
Aguililla Aura
(Buteo albonotatus)
Red-tailed Hawk
Aguililla Cola Roja
(Buteo jamaicensis)
Colima Pygmy-Owl
Tecolote Colimense
(Glaucidium palmarum)
Endemic to Mexico
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Tecolote Bajeño
(Glaucidium brasilianum)
Mottled Owl
Búho Café
(Strix virgata)
Citreoline Trogon
Coa Citrina
(Trogon citreolus)
Endemic to Mexico
Elegant Trogon
Coa Elegante
(Trogon elegans)
Russet-crowned Motmot
Momoto Corona Canela
(Momotus mexicanus)
Ringed Kingfisher
Martín Pescador de Collar
(Megaceryle torquata)
Belted Kingfisher
Martín Pescador Norteño
(Megaceryle alcyon)
Green Kingfisher
Martín Pescador Verde
(Chloroceryle americana)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Carpintero Moteado
(Sphyrapicus varius)
Acorn Woodpecker
Carpintero Bellotero
(Melanerpes formicivorus)
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
Carpintero Enmascarado
(Melanerpes chrysogenys)
Endemic to Mexico
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Carpintero Mexicano
(Dryobates scalaris)
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Carpintero Pico Plateado
(Campephilus guatemalensis)
Lineated Woodpecker
Carpintero Lineado
(Dryocopus lineatus)
Gray-crowned Woodpecker
Carpintero Corona Gris
(Colaptes auricularis)
Endemic to Mexico
Laughing Falcon
Halcón Guaco
(Herpetotheres cachinnans)
Collared Forest-Falcon
Halcón Selvático de Collar
(Micrastur semitorquatus)
Crested Caracara
Caracara Quebrantahuesos
(Caracara plancus)
American Kestrel
Cernícalo Americano
(Falco sparverius)
Bat Falcon
Halcón Murcielaguero
(Falco rufigularis)
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Perico Frente Naranja
(Eupsittula canicularis)
Military Macaw
Guacamaya Verde
(Ara militaris)
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Trepatroncos Bigotudo
(Xiphorhynchus flavigaster)
Masked Tityra
Titira Puerquito
(Tityra semifasciata)
Gray-collared Becard
Cabezón Mexicano
(Pachyramphus major)
Rose-throated Becard
Cabezón Degollado
(Pachyramphus aglaiae)
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Mosquerito Chillón
(Camptostoma imberbe)
Greenish Elaenia
Mosquerito Chichihi
(Myiopagis viridicata)
Greater Pewee
Papamoscas José María
(Contopus pertinax)
Willow Flycatcher
Papamoscas Saucero
(Empidonax traillii)
White-throated Flycatcher
Papamoscas Garganta Blanca
(Empidonax albigularis)
Least Flycatcher
Papamoscas Chico
(Empidonax minimus)
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Papamoscas Amarillo del Pacífico
(Empidonax difficilis)
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Papamoscas Amarillo Barranqueño
(Empidonax occidentalis)
Black Phoebe
Papamoscas Negro
(Sayornis nigricans)
Vermilion Flycatcher
Papamoscas Cardenalito
(Pyrocephalus rubinus)
Male: ♂
Vermilion Flycatcher
Papamoscas Cardenalito
(Pyrocephalus rubinus)
Female: ♀
Flammulated Flycatcher
Papamoscas Mexicano
(Ramphotrigon flammulatum)
Bright-rumped Attila
Mosquero Atila
(Attila spadiceus)
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Papamoscas Triste
(Myiarchus tuberculifer)
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Papamoscas Cenizo
(Myiarchus cinerascens)
Nutting's Flycatcher
Papamoscas Huí
(Myiarchus nuttingi)
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Papamoscas Gritón
(Myiarchus tyrannulus)
Great Kiskadee
Luis Bienteveo
(Pitangus sulphuratus)
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Luis Pico Grueso
(Megarynchus pitangua)
Social Flycatcher
Luis Común
(Myiozetetes similis)
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Papamoscas Rayado Común
(Myiodynastes luteiventris)
Tropical Kingbird
Tirano Pirirí
(Tyrannus melancholicus)
Cassin's Kingbird
Tirano Chibiú
(Tyrannus vociferans)
Thick-billed Kingbird
Tirano Pico Grueso
(Tyrannus crassirostris)
Western Kingbird
Tirano Pálido
(Tyrannus verticalis)
Golden Vireo
Vireo Amarillo
(Vireo hypochryseus)
Endemic to Mexico
Black-capped Vireo
Vireo Gorra Negra
(Vireo atricapilla)
Bell's Vireo
Vireo de Bell
(Vireo bellii)
Cassin's Vireo
Vireo de Cassin
(Vireo cassinii)
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo Plomizo
(Vireo plumbeus)
Warbling Vireo
Vireo Gorjeador
(Vireo gilvus)
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo Verdeamarillo
(Vireo flavoviridis)
Black-throated Magpie-Jay
Urraca Cara Negra
(Calocitta colliei)
Endemic to Mexico
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Urraca Cara Blanca
(Calocitta formosa)
Green Jay
Chara Verde
(Cyanocorax yncas)
San Blas Jay
Chara de San Blas
(Cyanocorax sanblasianus)
Endemic to Mexico
Common Raven
Cuervo Común
(Corvus corax)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Golondrina Alas Aserradas
(Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Sinaloa Martin
Golondrina Sinaloense
(Progne sinaloae)
Gray-breasted Martin
Golondrina Pecho Gris
(Progne chalybea)
Violet-green Swallow
Golondrina Verdemar
(Tachycineta thalassina)
Barn Swallow
Golondrina Tijereta
(Hirundo rustica)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Perlita Azulgris
(Polioptila caerulea)
Black-capped Gnatcatcher
Perlita Sinaloense
(Polioptila nigriceps)
Endemic to Mexico
House Wren
Saltapared Común
(Troglodytes aedon)
Happy Wren
Saltapared Feliz
(Pheugopedius felix)
Endemic to Mexico
Sinaloa Wren
Saltapared Sinaloense
(Thryophilus sinaloa)
Endemic to Mexico
Blue Mockingbird
Mulato Azul
(Melanotis caerulescens)
Endemic to Mexico
Northern Mockingbird
Centzontle Norteño
(Mimus polyglottos)
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Zorzal Pico Naranja
(Catharus aurantiirostris)
Swainson's Thrush
Zorzal de Anteojos
(Catharus ustulatus)
Hermit Thrush
Zorzal Cola Canela
(Catharus guttatus)
White-throated Thrush
Mirlo Garganta Blanca
(Turdus assimilis)
Rufous-backed Robin
Mirlo Cuello Canela
(Turdus rufopalliatus graysoni)
Endemic to Mexico
House Sparrow
Gorrión Doméstico
(Passer domesticus)
West Mexican Euphonia
Eufonia Garganta Negra Mexicana
(Euphonia godmani)
Endemic to Mexico
Lesser Goldfinch
Jilguero Dominico
(Spinus psaltria)
Rosy Thrush-Tanager
Tangara Pecho Rosa
(Rhodinocichla rosea)
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Zacatonero Corona Rayada
(Peucaea ruficauda)
Lincoln's Sparrow
Gorrión de Lincoln
(Melospiza lincolnii)
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow
Rascador Nuca Canela
(Melozone kieneri)
Endemic to Mexico
Yellow-breasted Chat
Chipe Grande
(Icteria virens)
Yellow-winged Cacique
Cacique Mexicano
(Cassiculus melanicterus)
Black-vented Oriole
Calandria de Wagler
(Icterus wagleri)
Orchard Oriole
Calandria Castaña
(Icterus spurius)
Hooded Oriole
Calandria Dorso Negro Menor
(Icterus cucullatus)
Streak-backed Oriole
Calandria Dorso Rayado
(Icterus pustulatus)
Bullock's Oriole
Calandria Cejas Naranjas
(Icterus bullockii)
Baltimore Oriole
Calandria de Baltimore
(Icterus galbula)
Bronzed Cowbird
Tordo Ojos Rojos
(Molothrus aeneus)
Great-tailed Grackle
Zanate Mayor
(Quiscalus mexicanus)
Ovenbird
Chipe Suelero
(Seiurus aurocapilla)
Louisiana Waterthrush
Chipe Arroyero
(Parkesia motacilla)
Northern Waterthrush
Chipe Charquero
(Parkesia noveboracensis)
Black-and-white Warbler
Chipe Trepador
(Mniotilta varia)
Orange-crowned Warbler
Chipe Oliváceo
(Leiothlypis celata)
Nashville Warbler
Chipe Cabeza Gris
(Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
MacGillivray's Warbler
Chipe Lores Negros
(Geothlypis tolmiei)
Common Yellowthroat
Mascarita Común
(Geothlypis trichas)
Hooded Warbler
Chipe Encapuchado
(Setophaga citrina)
American Redstart
Chipe Migratorio
(Setophaga ruticilla)
Tropical Parula
Chipe Tropical
(Setophaga pitiayumi)
Yellow Warbler
Chipe Amarillo
(Setophaga petechia)
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chipe Flancos Castaños
(Setophaga pensylvanica)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipe Rabadilla Amarillas
(Setophaga coronata)
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Chipe Negrogris
(Setophaga nigrescens)
Fan-tailed Warbler
Pavito de Rocas
(Basileuterus lachrymosus)
Rufous-capped Warbler
Chipe Gorra Canela
(Basileuterus rufifrons)
Wilson's Warbler
Chipe Corona Negra
(Cardellina pusilla)
Summer Tanager
Piranga Roja
(Piranga rubra)
Western Tanager
Chipe Alas Blancas
(Myioborus pictus)
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Piranga Hormiguera Corona Roja
(Habia rubica)
Yellow Grosbeak
Picogordo Amarillo
(Pheucticus chrysopeplus)
Black-headed Grosbeak
Picogordo Tigrillo
(Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Blue Bunting
Colorín Azulnegro
(Cyanocompsa parellina)
Blue Grosbeak
Picogordo Azul
(Passerina caerulea)
Indigo Bunting
Colorín Azul
(Passerina cyanea)
Varied Bunting
Colorín Morado
(Passerina versicolor)
Painted Bunting
Colorín Sietecolores
(Passerina ciris)
Blue-black Grassquit
Semillero Brincador
(Volatinia jacarina)
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater
Semillero Rabadilla Canela
(Sporophila torqueola)
Endemic to Mexico
