Birds of Villa Alta, Oaxaca

Birds of Villa Alta, Oaxaca is a list of the most common birds observed in the district. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

Location

Oaxaca, Mexico

Oaxaca, Mexico

Mexico

Mexico

North America

North America

Location
Oaxaca, Mexico

Oaxaca, Mexico

Mexico

Mexico

North America

North America

List of Common Birds

25% Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) - Adult Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Order: Cathartiformes

Family: Cathartidae

21% Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) - Adult Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

20% Yellow-winged Tanager

Thraupis abbas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

18% Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives) - Adult Melodious Blackbird

Dives dives

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

18% Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina) - Adult Berylline Hummingbird

Saucerottia beryllina

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

18% Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi) - Adult Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

17% Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) - Adult male Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

16% Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) - Adult Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

16% Inca Dove (Columbina inca) - Adult Inca Dove

Columbina inca

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

15% Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) - Adult (northern) Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Order: Cathartiformes

Family: Cathartidae

12% Blue Mockingbird

Melanotis caerulescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

11% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

11% Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) - Breeding Male Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Polioptilidae

11% Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) - Adult male Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

10% Rufous-capped Warbler

Basileuterus rufifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

9.9% Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) - Adult male Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

9.9% Brown-backed Solitaire

Myadestes occidentalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

9.4% Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus) - Adult male Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

9.4% White-throated Towhee

Melozone albicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passerellidae

9.3% Rusty Sparrow

Aimophila rufescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passerellidae

9.1% Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus) - Adult male Yellow-faced Grassquit

Tiaris olivaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

8.7% White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) - Adult White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

8.6% Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) - Adult male Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

7.8% Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) - Adult male Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

7.5% Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) - Adult Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

7.2% Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) - Adult Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

7.1% Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) - Adult male Hepatic Tanager

Piranga flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

7.0% Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) - Adult male Red-legged Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes cyaneus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

7.0% Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) - Adult Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

6.9% Audubon's Oriole

Icterus graduacauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

6.3% Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) - Adult Blue-gray Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

6.2% Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) - Adult male Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

5.7% Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) - Adult Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

5.6% Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) - Adult Northern House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

5.6% Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) - Adult Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

5.3% Spot-breasted Wren

Pheugopedius maculipectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

5.2% Rivoli's Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) - Adult male Rivoli's Hummingbird

Eugenes fulgens

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

5.2% Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) - Adult male Townsend's Warbler

Setophaga townsendi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

5.0% Common Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus flavopectus) - Adult Common Chlorospingus

Chlorospingus flavopectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passerellidae

4.9% Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) - Adult (northern) Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

4.8% Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus aurantiirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

4.7% Bumblebee Hummingbird

Selasphorus heloisa

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

4.7% House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) - Adult male House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

4.7% Black-headed Siskin

Spinus notatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

4.5% Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) - Adult male Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

4.5% Red-headed Tanager

Piranga erythrocephala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

4.5% Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata) - Adult male Flame-colored Tanager

Piranga bidentata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

4.5% MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) - Adult male MacGillivray's Warbler

Geothlypis tolmiei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

4.5% Couch's Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) - Adult Couch's Kingbird

Tyrannus couchii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

4.4% Yellow-eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus) - Adult Yellow-eyed Junco

Junco phaeonotus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passerellidae

4.4% Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps) - Adult Black-headed Saltator

Saltator atriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

4.3% Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) - Adult male and female Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

4.2% Greater Pewee (Contopus pertinax) - Adult Greater Pewee

Contopus pertinax

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

4.2% Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus) - Adult Golden-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus culicivorus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

4.2% Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris) - Adult Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Myiodynastes luteiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

4.1% Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - Adult male Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

4.1% American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - Adult male American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

4.1% Common Raven (Corvus corax) - Adult Common Raven

Corvus corax

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

4.0% Long-tailed Wood-Partridge

Dendrortyx macroura

Order: Galliformes

Family: Odontophoridae

3.8% White-throated Thrush

Turdus assimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

3.8% Lesser Roadrunner

Geococcyx velox

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.7% Crescent-chested Warbler

Oreothlypis superciliosa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

3.6% Elegant Euphonia

Chlorophonia elegantissima

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

3.5% Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) - Adult Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

3.5% Gray Silky-flycatcher

Ptiliogonys cinereus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ptiliogonatidae

3.2% Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) - Immature Hermit Warbler

Setophaga occidentalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

3.1% Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanocephala

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

3.1% White-winged Tanager

Piranga leucoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

3.0% Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) - Adult Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

2.8% Greenish Elaenia (Myiopagis viridicata) - Adult Greenish Elaenia

Myiopagis viridicata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

2.8% Morelet's Seedeater (Sporophila morelleti) - Adult Morelet's Seedeater

Sporophila morelleti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

2.8% Band-backed Wren

Campylorhynchus zonatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

2.8% Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) - Adult male Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

2.8% Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) - Adult male Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

2.8% Gray-breasted Wood-Wren

Henicorhina leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

2.8% Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) - Adult Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

2.8% Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

Panyptila cayennensis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.8% Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) - Adult Rose-throated Becard

Pachyramphus aglaiae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tityridae

2.8% Spot-crowned Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes affinis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Furnariidae

2.8% White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.7% Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) - Adult Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.7% Golden Vireo

Vireo hypochryseus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

2.7% Golden-olive Woodpecker

Colaptes rubiginosus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.6% Black-vented Oriole

Icterus wagleri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

2.6% Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens) - Adult Crested Guan

Penelope purpurascens

Order: Galliformes

Family: Cracidae

2.6% Gray-barred Wren

Campylorhynchus megalopterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

2.5% Dusky Hummingbird

Phaeoptila sordida

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

2.4% Cinnamon-bellied Saltator (Saltator grandis) - Adult Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

Saltator grandis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

2.4% Unicolored Jay

Aphelocoma unicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

2.3% White-eared Hummingbird (Basilinna leucotis) - Adult male White-eared Hummingbird

Basilinna leucotis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

2.2% Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) - Adult Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.1% American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - Adult male American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.1% Black Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus tyrannus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.1% Brown Jay (Cyanocorax morio) - Adult Brown Jay

Cyanocorax morio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

2.1% Chestnut-headed Oropendola

Psarocolius wagleri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

2.1% Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer

Diglossa baritula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

2.1% Garnet-throated Hummingbird

Lamprolaima rhami

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

2.1% Laughing Falcon

Herpetotheres cachinnans

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.1% Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) - Adult Lesser Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

2.1% Louisiana Waterthrush

Parkesia motacilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.1% Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passerellidae

2.1% Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana) - Adult Olive-throated Parakeet

Eupsittula nana

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

2.1% Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) - Adult Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.1% Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) - Adult male Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Regulidae

2.1% Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus frantzii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.0% Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Adult male Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

1.8% Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

1.8% Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Cyclarhis gujanensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

1.7% Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans) - Adult Cassin's Kingbird

Tyrannus vociferans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.6% Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) - Adult Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passerellidae

1.6% Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) - Adult Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Elaenia flavogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.5% Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) - Adult male Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.5% Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus) - Adult Slate-throated Redstart

Myioborus miniatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.3% Lesson's Motmot (Momotus lessonii) - Adult Lesson's Motmot

Momotus lessonii

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Momotidae

1.3% Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) - Male (Audubon's) Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.3% Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) - Adult Roadside Hawk

Rupornis magnirostris

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Ivory-billed Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus flavigaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Furnariidae

1.3% Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) - Adult male Yellow-throated Euphonia

Euphonia hirundinacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.3% Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) - Adult Long-billed Starthroat

Heliomaster longirostris

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

1.3% Mountain Trogon

Trogon mexicanus

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

1.3% Olivaceous Woodcreeper

Sittasomus griseicapillus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Furnariidae

1.3% Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus ornatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Tufted Flycatcher

Mitrephanes phaeocercus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.2% Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) - Adult (calurus/alascensis) Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) - Adult Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteriidae

1.2% Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) - Adult Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passerellidae

1.2% Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) - Breeding male Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

1.1% Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) - Adult male Violet Sabrewing

Campylopterus hemileucurus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

1.1% Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata) - Adult male Masked Tityra

Tityra semifasciata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tityridae

1.1% Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) - Adult Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.1% Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus) - Adult Buff-throated Saltator

Saltator maximus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

1.1% Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) - Adult male Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.1% Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) - Adult Hammond's Flycatcher

Empidonax hammondii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

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

Buteo platypterus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo brachyurus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% Black-crested Coquette (Lophornis helenae) - Adult male Black-crested Coquette

Lophornis helenae

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

1.0% Blue Ground Dove

Claravis pretiosa

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.0% Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium brasilianum

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.0% Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) - Adult Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

1.0% Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) - Adult male Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.0% Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) - Adult Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.0% Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) - Adult Montezuma Oropendola

Psarocolius montezuma

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

1.0% Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) - Adult male Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.0% Northern Tropical Pewee

Contopus bogotensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.0% Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) - Adult male Red-faced Warbler

Cardellina rubrifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.0% Streak-backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus) - Adult male Streak-backed Oriole

Icterus pustulatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

1.0% Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) - Adult Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae