Birds of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Birds of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco is a list of the most common birds observed in the municipality. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Jalisco, Mexico
Mexico
North America
List of Common Birds
| 65% |
|
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 61% |
|
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 50% |
|
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 48% |
|
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 43% |
|
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysogenys Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 41% |
|
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 40% |
|
Yellow-winged Cacique
Cassiculus melanicterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 36% |
|
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 36% |
|
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 34% |
|
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 34% |
|
Rufous-backed Robin
Turdus rufopalliatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 34% |
|
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 33% |
|
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 33% |
|
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 33% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 32% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 31% |
|
Inca Dove
Columbina inca Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 30% |
|
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 30% |
|
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 29% |
|
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Eupsittula canicularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 24% |
|
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 24% |
|
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 23% |
|
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 22% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 21% |
|
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 20% |
|
Sinaloa Wren
Thryophilus sinaloa Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 20% |
|
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 19% |
|
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater
Sporophila torqueola Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 19% |
|
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 19% |
|
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 19% |
|
Happy Wren
Pheugopedius felix Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 19% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 18% |
|
San Blas Jay
Cyanocorax sanblasianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 18% |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 16% |
|
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 16% |
|
Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 15% |
|
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 14% |
|
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 14% |
|
Citreoline Trogon
Trogon citreolus Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 13% |
|
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 13% |
|
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 13% |
|
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 13% |
|
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 12% |
|
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 12% |
|
Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 12% |
|
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 12% |
|
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 11% |
|
Russet-crowned Motmot
Momotus mexicanus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 11% |
|
West Mexican Chachalaca
Ortalis poliocephala Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae |
| 11% |
|
Military Macaw
Ara militaris Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 11% |
|
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 11% |
|
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 11% |
|
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 11% |
|
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 11% |
|
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
| 11% |
|
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 10% |
|
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 10.0% |
|
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 9.9% |
|
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 9.7% |
|
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 9.3% |
|
Mexican Parrotlet
Forpus cyanopygius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 9.2% |
|
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 9.0% |
|
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 8.9% |
|
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 8.7% |
|
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 8.4% |
|
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 8.2% |
|
Thick-billed Kingbird
Tyrannus crassirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 8.0% |
|
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 8.0% |
|
Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.3% |
|
Coppery-tailed Trogon
Trogon ambiguus Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 7.2% |
|
West Mexican Euphonia
Euphonia godmani Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 7.2% |
|
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 7.0% |
|
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 6.9% |
|
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.8% |
|
Mexican Squirrel-Cuckoo
Piaya mexicana Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 6.8% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 6.5% |
|
Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
Ortalis wagleri Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae |
| 6.5% |
|
Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 6.4% |
|
Black-throated Magpie-Jay
Cyanocorax colliei Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 6.2% |
|
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 6.2% |
|
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.2% |
|
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 6.2% |
|
Lilac-crowned Amazon
Amazona finschi Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 6.1% |
|
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 6.0% |
|
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteriidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.2% |
|
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 5.2% |
|
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 5.2% |
|
Elegant Quail
Callipepla douglasii Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 5.0% |
|
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 4.9% |
|
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.6% |
|
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Blue Bunting
Cyanocompsa parellina Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster constantii Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 4.2% |
|
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 4.1% |
|
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Yellow Grosbeak
Pheucticus chrysopeplus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Golden Vireo
Vireo hypochryseus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 3.9% |
|
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Cocos Booby
Sula brewsteri Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 3.5% |
|
White-throated Thrush
Turdus assimilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.2% |
|
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Collared Forest-Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Golden-crowned Emerald
Cynanthus auriceps Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.9% |
|
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.7% |
|
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.6% |
|
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Blue Mockingbird
Melanotis caerulescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Nutting's Flycatcher
Myiarchus nuttingi Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna Order: Gruiformes Family: Aramidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Colima Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium palmarum Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.1% |
|
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.0% |
|
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncas Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.9% |
|
Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.8% |
|
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow
Melozone kieneri Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.7% |
|
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Greater Pewee
Contopus pertinax Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Rosy Thrush-Tanager
Rhodinocichla rosea Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhodinocichlidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Ramosomyia violiceps Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.3% |
|
California Gull
Larus californicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.2% |
|
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.1% |
|
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
