Birds of Tuxtla Chico, Chiapas

Birds of Tuxtla Chico, Chiapas is a list of the most common birds observed in the municipality. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

Location

Chiapas, Mexico

Chiapas, Mexico

Mexico

Mexico

North America

North America

Location
Chiapas, Mexico

Chiapas, Mexico

Mexico

Mexico

North America

North America

List of Common Birds

32% Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) - Adult male Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

28% Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) - Adult Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Order: Cathartiformes

Family: Cathartidae

25% Giant Wren

Campylorhynchus chiapensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

25% Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi) - Adult Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

21% Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) - Adult Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

21% Cinnamon Hummingbird

Amazilia rutila

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

21% Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) - Adult male Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

19% Inca Dove (Columbina inca) - Adult Inca Dove

Columbina inca

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

18% Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) - Adult Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

18% Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) - Adult Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

17% Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) - Adult (northern) Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Order: Cathartiformes

Family: Cathartidae

16% Morelet's Seedeater (Sporophila morelleti) - Adult Morelet's Seedeater

Sporophila morelleti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

14% Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti) - Adult Ruddy Ground Dove

Columbina talpacoti

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

14% Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) - Adult Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

14% Yellow-winged Tanager

Thraupis abbas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

14% White-fronted Amazon (Amazona albifrons) - Adult White-fronted Amazon

Amazona albifrons

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

13% Spot-breasted Oriole

Icterus pectoralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

13% Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

12% White-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus) - Adult White-throated Magpie-Jay

Cyanocorax formosus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

11% Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris) - Adult Red-billed Pigeon

Patagioenas flavirostris

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

11% White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis leucogastra

Order: Galliformes

Family: Cracidae

11% Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives) - Adult Melodious Blackbird

Dives dives

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

11% Cinnamon-bellied Saltator (Saltator grandis) - Adult Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

Saltator grandis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

10% Scrub Euphonia

Euphonia affinis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

10% Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis) - Adult Orange-chinned Parakeet

Brotogeris jugularis

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

10.0% Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata) - Adult male Masked Tityra

Tityra semifasciata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tityridae

9.7% Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) - Adult male Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

9.4% Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) - Adult Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga sulcirostris

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

9.3% White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) - Adult White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

9.0% Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) - Adult Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

8.6% Turquoise-browed Motmot

Eumomota superciliosa

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Momotidae

8.4% Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

8.1% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

7.2% Orange-fronted Parakeet

Eupsittula canicularis

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

7.0% Lesson's Motmot (Momotus lessonii) - Adult Lesson's Motmot

Momotus lessonii

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Momotidae

6.4% Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Adult male Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

6.1% Pacific Parakeet

Psittacara strenuus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

5.9% Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - Adult male Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

5.9% Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) - Adult male Yellow-throated Euphonia

Euphonia hirundinacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

5.6% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.5% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.4% Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus) - Adult Gray Hawk

Buteo plagiatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.2% Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea) - Adult Gray-breasted Martin

Progne chalybea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

5.2% Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) - Adult Rose-throated Becard

Pachyramphus aglaiae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tityridae

4.8% Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps) - Adult Black-headed Saltator

Saltator atriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

4.8% Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - Breeding adult Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.7% Northern Tropical Pewee

Contopus bogotensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

4.7% Yellow-olive Flatbill

Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

4.7% Laughing Falcon

Herpetotheres cachinnans

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

4.5% Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus) - Adult male Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

4.3% Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi) - Adult Vaux's Swift

Chaetura vauxi

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

4.2% Common Squirrel-Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - Adult Common Squirrel-Cuckoo

Piaya cayana

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.2% Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) - Adult (light morph) Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.2% Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (Camptostoma imberbe) - Adult Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Camptostoma imberbe

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

4.0% Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) - Adult Blue-gray Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

3.7% Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) - Adult male Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

3.7% White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.6% Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - Adult Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.6% Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) - Adult Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.5% Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) - Adult Blue-black Grassquit

Volatinia jacarina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

3.1% Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) - Adult Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.1% Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) - Adult female Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.1% Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) - Adult Roadside Hawk

Rupornis magnirostris

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.0% Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) - Adult Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

3.0% Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) - Adult Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

3.0% Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) - Immature male Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

2.8% Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) - Adult Collared Aracari

Pteroglossus torquatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Ramphastidae

2.8% Golden-olive Woodpecker

Colaptes rubiginosus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.8% American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - Adult male American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.8% Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis) - Adult female Pale-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus guatemalensis

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.8% Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) - Adult Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.6% Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) - Adult (northern) Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

2.6% Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium brasilianum

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

2.6% Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - Adult (Blue form) Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.4% Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) - Adult male Red-legged Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes cyaneus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

2.3% Gartered Violaceous Trogon (Trogon caligatus) - Adult male Gartered Violaceous Trogon

Trogon caligatus

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

2.1% Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) - Adult Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.1% Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanocephala

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

2.1% Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) - Adult Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.1% Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) - Adult Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.1% Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) - Breeding Male Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Polioptilidae

2.1% Blue-tailed Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanura

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

2.1% Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) - Adult Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

2.1% Greenish Elaenia (Myiopagis viridicata) - Adult Greenish Elaenia

Myiopagis viridicata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

2.1% Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) - Adult male Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.1% Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) - Adult Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

2.1% Lesser Greenlet

Pachysylvia decurtata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

2.1% Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

Panyptila cayennensis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.1% Nutting's Flycatcher

Myiarchus nuttingi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

2.1% Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) - Adult Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

2.1% Rufous-backed Wren

Campylorhynchus capistratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

2.1% Streak-headed Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii) - Adult Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Furnariidae

2.1% Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris) - Adult Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Myiodynastes luteiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

2.1% Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) - Adult Wood Thrush

Hylocichla mustelina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.1% Worm-eating Warbler

Helmitheros vermivorum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.1% Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) - Adult Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteriidae

2.1% Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus) - Adult Zone-tailed Hawk

Buteo albonotatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.8% Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) - Adult male Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

1.7% Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) - Adult Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.7% Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) - Adult Common Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum cinereum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.6% Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) - Female/immature Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

1.5% White-throated Thrush

Turdus assimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

1.4% Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina) - Adult Berylline Hummingbird

Saucerottia beryllina

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

1.4% Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) - Adult male Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.3% Yellow-naped Amazon

Amazona auropalliata

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.2% White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) - Adult White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.0% Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) - Adult Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% Green Parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus) - Adult Green Parakeet

Psittacara holochlorus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.0% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

1.0% Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.0% Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - Adult Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.0% Northern Potoo

Nyctibius jamaicensis

Order: Nyctibiiformes

Family: Nyctibiidae

1.0% Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo brachyurus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae