Birds of Cihuatlán, Jalisco is a list of the most common birds observed in the municipality. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
60% |
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysogenys Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
56% |
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
55% |
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
53% |
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
52% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
45% |
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
43% |
Inca Dove
Columbina inca Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
41% |
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
41% |
Yellow-winged Cacique
Cassiculus melanicterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
40% |
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
39% |
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
38% |
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
37% |
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
37% |
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
35% |
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
33% |
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater
Sporophila torqueola Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
32% |
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
32% |
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
30% |
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
30% |
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
27% |
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
27% |
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
26% |
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
26% |
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
25% |
Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
25% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
23% |
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
22% |
Rufous-backed Robin
Turdus rufopalliatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
22% |
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
22% |
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
22% |
Orange-breasted Bunting
Passerina leclancherii Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
21% |
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
21% |
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
20% |
Happy Wren
Pheugopedius felix Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
19% |
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
19% |
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
19% |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
19% |
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
18% |
Sinaloa Wren
Thryophilus sinaloa Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
18% |
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
17% |
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
16% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
16% |
West Mexican Chachalaca
Ortalis poliocephala Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae |
16% |
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
15% |
Citreoline Trogon
Trogon citreolus Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
15% |
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
14% |
Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
14% |
Blue Bunting
Cyanocompsa parellina Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
14% |
Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
13% |
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
12% |
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
12% |
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
12% |
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
12% |
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
12% |
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
12% |
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
10% |
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
10% |
Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
10% |
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
10% |
Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
10% |
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
9.9% |
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
9.9% |
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna Order: Gruiformes Family: Aramidae |
9.7% |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
9.4% |
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
9.4% |
Thick-billed Kingbird
Tyrannus crassirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
9.3% |
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
9.3% |
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
8.9% |
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
8.6% |
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
8.5% |
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
8.4% |
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
8.2% |
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
8.1% |
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
7.9% |
West Mexican Euphonia
Euphonia godmani Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
7.8% |
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
7.3% |
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
7.2% |
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
7.2% |
San Blas Jay
Cyanocorax sanblasianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
7.1% |
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
7.1% |
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
7.0% |
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
6.7% |
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
6.7% |
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
6.5% |
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
6.4% |
Golden-crowned Emerald
Cynanthus auriceps Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
6.3% |
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
6.1% |
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteriidae |
6.0% |
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
5.9% |
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
5.9% |
White-bellied Wren
Uropsila leucogastra Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
5.8% |
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
5.6% |
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
5.6% |
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
5.4% |
Nutting's Flycatcher
Myiarchus nuttingi Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
5.3% |
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
5.3% |
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
5.2% |
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
5.1% |
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Eupsittula canicularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
4.9% |
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
4.8% |
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
4.6% |
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
4.4% |
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
4.3% |
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
4.3% |
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
4.2% |
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.1% |
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
4.0% |
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
4.0% |
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
4.0% |
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
3.7% |
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.7% |
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
3.7% |
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
3.6% |
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
3.5% |
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
3.5% |
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
3.5% |
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
3.4% |
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.4% |
Lilac-crowned Parrot
Amazona finschi Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
3.2% |
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
3.2% |
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
3.1% |
Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
3.1% |
Olive Sparrow
Arremonops rufivirgatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
3.0% |
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
3.0% |
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
2.9% |
Golden Vireo
Vireo hypochryseus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
2.9% |
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.8% |
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
2.7% |
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.7% |
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.7% |
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.7% |
Black-vented Oriole
Icterus wagleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
2.7% |
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.6% |
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.6% |
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.6% |
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
2.4% |
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.4% |
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.4% |
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.3% |
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
2.3% |
Black-capped Gnatcatcher
Polioptila nigriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
2.3% |
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.3% |
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.2% |
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
2.1% |
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
2.1% |
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.0% |
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
1.9% |
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
1.9% |
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
1.8% |
Yellow Grosbeak
Pheucticus chrysopeplus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
1.8% |
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
1.8% |
Flammulated Flycatcher
Ramphotrigon flammulatum Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
1.8% |
Sora
Porzana carolina Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.7% |
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.7% |
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
1.7% |
Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.7% |
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.6% |
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.6% |
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.5% |
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.5% |
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.5% |
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.4% |
Red-breasted Chat
Granatellus venustus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
1.4% |
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.3% |
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.3% |
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.3% |
Collared Forest-Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.2% |
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.2% |
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.2% |
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.1% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.1% |
Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster constantii Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
1.1% |
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
1.0% |
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.0% |
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Morococcyx erythropygus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.0% |
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |