Birds of Mexico
CHIAPAS'S CENTRAL DEPRESSION
(arid scrub, tropical deciduous forest --
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Angostura Reservoir area; see map)

Adapted from distribution maps and descriptions in
A Guide to The Birds of Mexico and Northern interior America
by Steve Howell & Sophie Webb

*** 322 species on this tentative list ***

(The eastern Depression is more humid and supports more species)

Order Tinamiformes

Tinamous (Family Tinamidae)

  • Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeus -- permanent

Order Podicipediformes

Grebes (Family Podicipedidae)

  • Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis californicus -- winter
  • Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps podiceps -- winter
  • Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus -- permanent

Order Ciconiiformes

Herons, Egrets, etc. (Family Ardeidae)

  • Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias -- winter
  • American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus -- winter in west
  • Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis ibis -- permanent
  • Green Heron, Butorides virescens -- winter
  • Boat-billed Heron, Cochlearius cochlearius -- permanent in west
  • Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea -- winter
  • Great Egret, Egretta alba egretta -- winter
  • Snowy Egret, Egretta thula -- winter
  • Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor -- winter
  • Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis -- winter
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli -- winter
  • Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax violaceus -- permanent in west
  • Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, Tigrisoma mexicanum -- permaent in west

New World Vultures (Family Cathartidae)

  • Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura -- permanent
  • Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus -- permanent
  • King Vulture, Sacrcoramphus papa -- permanent in west

Order Anseriformes

Ducks, Geese & Swans (Family Anatidae)

  • Northern Pintail, Anas acuta acuta -- winter
  • American Wigeon, Anas americana -- winter in west
  • Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca carolinensis -- winter in west
  • Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata -- winter in west
  • Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera septentrionalium -- winter in west
  • Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors -- winter
  • Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis -- winter
  • Redhead, Aythya americana -- winter in west
  • Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata -- permanent in west
  • Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis autumnalis -- permanent in west
  • Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis jamaicensis -- winter

Order Falconiformes

Hawks, Eagles & Kites (Family Accipitridae)

  • Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperi -- winter
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus -- winter
  • White-tailed Hawk, Buteo albicaudatus hypospodius -- permanent
  • Zone-tailed Hawk, Buteo albonotatus albonotatus -- winter
  • Short-tailed Hawk, Buteo brachyurus fuliginosus -- permanent
  • Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis -- permanent
  • Roadside Hawk, Buteo magnirostris -- permanent in west
  • Gray Hawk, Buteo nitidus -- permanent
  • Browad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus platypterus -- migrant
  • Swainson's Hawk, Buteo swainsoni -- migrant
  • Great Black Hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga ridgwayi -- permanent in west
  • Hook-billed Kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus -- permanent in west
  • Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus hudsonius -- winter
  • White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus majusculus -- permanent
  • Crane Hawk, Geranospiza caerulescens -- permanent in west
  • Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis -- migrant in west
  • Plumbeous Kite, Ictinia plumbea -- summer, migrant in west
  • Osprey, Pandion haliaetus -- winter in west, migrant

Falcons & Allies (Family Falconidae)

  • Crested Caracara, Caracara plancus -- permanent
  • Merlin, Falco columbarius -- winter
  • Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus -- winter
  • Bat Falcon, Falco rufigularis -- permanent in west
  • American Kestrel, Falco sparverius -- permanent
  • Laughing Falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans -- permanent in west
  • Collared Forest-Falcon, Micrastur semitorquatus naso -- permanent in west

Order Galliformes

Chachalacas & Allies (Family Cracidae)

  • Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula -- permanent
  • Crested Guan, Penelopina purpurascens purpurascens -- permanent in west

Turkeys & Quail (Family Phasianidae)

  • Spotted Wood-Quail, Odontophorus guttatus -- permanent in west
  • Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus -- permanent

Order Gruiformes

Rails, Gallinules & Coots (Family Rallidae)

  • American Coot, Fulica americana americana -- permanent
  • Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans -- permanent
  • Ruddy Crake, Laterallus ruber -- permanent
  • Purple Gallinule, Porphyrula martinica -- winter, permanent in west
  • Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola -- permanent in north
  • Sora, Porzana carolina -- winter
  • Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola -- permanent in north
  • Spotted Rail, Rallus maculatus insolitus -- permanent

Order Charadriiformes

Plovers (Family Charadriidae)

  • Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus vociferus -- winter
  • American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica -- migrant

Stilts & Avocets (Family Recurvirostridae)

  • Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus -- permanent in west & migrant
  • American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana -- winter in west

Jacanas (Family Jacanidae)

  • Northern Jacana, Jacana spinosa spinosa -- permanent in west

Sandpipers & Allies (Family Scolopacidae)

  • Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia -- winter
  • Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda -- migrant
  • Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus -- winter in west & migrant
  • Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotus -- migrant
  • Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii -- migrant
  • Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla -- winter in west & migrant
  • Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago delicata -- winter
  • Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus -- winter in west
  • Wilson's Phalarope, Steganopus tricolor -- migrant
  • Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes -- winter
  • Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca -- winter in west & migrant
  • Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria -- winter

Gulls & Terns (Family Laridae)

  • Black Tern, Chlidonias niger surinamensis -- migrant
  • Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla -- winter
  • Franklin's Gull, Larus pipixcan -- migrant
  • Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri -- winter in west

Order Columbiformes

Doves & Pigeons (Family Columbidae)

  • Red-billed Pigeon, Columba flavirostris -- permanent in west
  • Inca Dove, Columbina inca -- permanent
  • Common Ground-Dove, Columbina minuta interrupta -- permanent
  • Feral Pigeon, Columba livia -- permanent
  • Ruddy Quail-Dove, Geotrygon montana montana -- permanent in west
  • White-tipped Dove, Leptotila verreauxi -- permanent
  • White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica -- permanent
  • Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura -- winter

Order Psittaciformes

Parrots & Parakeets (Family Psittacidae)

  • Green Parakeet, Aratinga holochlora -- permanent
  • White-crowned Parrot, Pionus senilis -- permanent in west

Order Cuculiformes

Cuckoos, Anis & Roadrunners (Family Cuculidae)

  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus -- migrant
  • Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus -- migrant
  • Mangrove Cuckoo, Coccyzus minor -- permanent in west
  • Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris -- permanent
  • Pheasant Cuckoo, Dromococcyx phasianellus rufigularis -- permanent  in west
  • Lesser Roadrunner, Geococcyx velox -- permanent
  • Lesser Ground-Cuckoo, Morococyx erythropygus -- permanent
  • Squirrel Cuckoo, Piaya cayana -- permanent in west
  • Striped Cuckoo, Tapera naevia excellens -- permanent in west

Order Strigiformes

Barn Owl (Family Tytonidae)

  • Barn Owl, Tyto alba -- permanent

Typical Owls (Family Strigidae)

  • Striped Owl, Asio clamator forbesi -- permanent in west
  • Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia -- winter
  • Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus -- permanent
  • Ferruginous Pygmy-owl, Glaucidum brasilianum -- permanent
  • Spectacled Owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata saturata -- permanent in west
  • Black-and-white Owl, Strix nigrolineata -- permanent in west
  • Mottled Owl, Strix virgata -- permanent  in west

Order Caprimulgiformes

Goatsuckers (Family Caprimulgidae)

  • Mexican Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus arizonae -- mostly winter on upper slopes
  • Chuck-will's-Widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis -- winter
  • Spot-tailed Nightjar, Caprimulgus maculicaudus -- winter in west
  • Buff-collared Nightjar, Caprimulgus ridgwayi -- permanent
  • Northern Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus -- winter
  • Lesser Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis -- permanent
  • Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor -- summer
  • Pauraque, Nyctidromus albicollis -- permanent

Potoos (Family Nyctibiidae)

  • Northern Potoo, Nyctibius jamaicensis -- permanent in west

Order Apodiformes

Swifts (Family Apodidae)

  • White-throated Swift, Aeronautes saxatalis -- permanent
  • Vaux's Swift, Chaetura vauxi -- permanent
  • Black Swift, Cypseloides niger -- summer
  • Chestunut-collared Swift, Cypseloides rutilus -- permanent
  • Great Swallow-tailed Swift, Panyptila sanctihieronymi -- permanent
  • White-collared Swift, Streptoprocne zonaris -- permanent

Hummingbirds (Family Trochilidae)

  • Berylline Hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina -- permanent
  • White-bellied Emerald, Amazilia candida -- permanent or winter in west
  • Azure-crowned Hummingbird, Amazilia cyanocephala -- permanent in west
  • Green-fronted Hummingbird, Amazilia viridifrons -- permanent
  • Green-breasted Mango, Anthracothorax prevostii -- winter in west
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris -- winter
  • Slender Sheartail, Calothorax enicura -- permanent
  • Canivet's Emerald, Chlorostilbon canivetii -- permanent
  • Magnificent Hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens -- permanent in east
  • Plain-capped Starthroat, Heliomaster constantii -- permanent
  • Blue-throated Sapphire, Hylocharis eliciae -- permanent in west
  • Long-tailed Hermit, Phaethornis superciliosus -- permanent in west
  • Sparkling-tailed Woodstar, Philodice dupontii -- permanent
  • Little Hermit, Pygmornis longuemareus -- permanent in west

Order Trogoniformes

Trogons (Family Trogonidae)

  • Citreoline Trogon, Trogon citreolus -- permanent in west
  • Collared Trogon, Trogon collaris -- permanent in west
  • Violaceous Trogon, Trogon violaceus braccatus -- permanent in west

Order Coraciiformes

Motmots (Family Momotidae)

  • Tody Motmot, Hylomanes momotula -- permanent in west
  • Russet-crowned Motmot, Momotus mexicanus -- permanent
  • Blue-crowned Motmot, Momotus momota -- permanent in west

Kingfishers (Family Alcedinidae)

  • Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon -- winter
  • Ringed Kingfisher, Ceryle torquata torquata -- permanent in west
  • Amazone Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona mexicana -- permanent in west
  • Green Kingfisher, Chloroceryle americana -- permanent

Toucans (Family Ramphastidae)

  • Emerald Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus prasinus -- permanent in west

Order Piciformes

Woodpeckers (Family Picidae)

  • Pale-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus guatemalensis -- permanent in west
  • Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Centurus aurifrons -- permanent
  • Lineated Woodpecker, Dryocopus lineatus -- permanent
  • Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus -- permanent
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Picoides scalaris -- permanent
  • Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus -- permanent in east
  • Golden-olive Woodpecker, Piculus rubiginosus -- permanent
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius -- winter

Order Passeriformes

Woodcreepers (Family Dendrocolaptidae)

  • Ruddy Woodcreeper, Dendrocincla homochroa homochroa -- permanent in west
  • Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Sittasomus griseicapillus -- permanent in west
  • Ivory-billed Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus flavigaster -- permanent in west

Antbirds (Family Formicariidae)

  • Scaled Antpitta, Grallaria guatimalensis -- permanent
  • Barred Antshrike, Thamnophilus doliatus -- permanent

Tyrant Flycatchers (Family Tyrannidae)

  • Bright-rumped Attila, Attila spadiceus -- permanent
  • Northern Beardless Tyrannulet, Camptostoma imberbe -- permanent
  • Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus borealis -- winter
  • Western Pewee, Contopus sordidulus -- migrant
  • Eastern Pewee, Contopus virens -- migrant
  • Flammulated Flycatcher, Deltarhynchus flammulatus -- permanent in west
  • White-throated Flycatcher, Empidonax albigularis -- winter
  • Alnder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum -- migrant
  • Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris -- winter in west & migrant
  • Hammond's Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii -- migrant
  • Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus -- winter
  • Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii -- migrant
  • Acadian Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens -- migrant
  • Boat-billed Flycatcher, Megarynchus pitangua -- permanent
  • Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens -- winter
  • Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus -- winter
  • Nutting's Flycatcher, Myiarchus nuttingi -- permanent
  • Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Myiarchus tuberculifer -- permanent
  • Brown-crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus tyrannulus -- permanent in west
  • Sulphur-bellied Flycatacher, Myiodynastes luteiventris -- summer
  • Greenish Elaenia, Myiopagis veridicata -- permanent in west
  • Social Flycatacher, Myiozetetes similis -- permanent except east
  • Northern Bentbill, Oncostoma cinereigulare -- permanent in west
  • Royal Flycatcher, Onychorhynchus coronatus mexicanus -- permanent in west
  • Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus -- permanent except east
  • Stub-tailed Spadebill, Platyrinchus cancrominus -- permanent in west
  • Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus -- permanent
  • Eye-ringed Flatbill, Rhynchocyclus brevirostris -- permanent in west
  • Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans -- permanent
  • Yellow-olive Flycatcher, Tolmomyias sulphurescens cinereiceps -- permanent in west
  • Couch's Kingbird, Tyrannus couchii -- permanent in west
  • Thick-billed Kingbird, Tyrannus crassirostris -- winter in west
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus -- winter
  • Tropical Kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus -- permanent
  • Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus -- migrant
  • Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis -- winter
  • Cassin's Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans -- winter
  • Belted Flycatcher, Xenotriccus callizonus -- permanent

Cotingas (Family Cotingidae)

  • Rose-throated Becard, Pachyramphus aglaiae -- permanent
  • Masked Tityra, Tityra semifasciata -- permanent except east

Swallows (Family Hirundinidae)

  • Cave Swallow, Hirundo fulva -- summer
  • Cliff Swallow, Hirundo pyrrhonota -- migrant
  • Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica erythrogaster -- winter
  • Gray-breasted Martin, Progne chalybea -- permanent
  • Purple Martin, Progne subis -- migrant
  • Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia riparia -- migrant
  • Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis -- permanent
  • Mangrove Swallow, Tachycineta albilinea albilinea -- permanent in west
  • Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor -- winter
  • Violet-green Swallow, Tachycineta thalassina -- winter

Jays & Crows (Family Corvidae)

  • White-throated Magpie-Jay, Calocitta formosa -- permanent
  • Northern Raven, Corvus corax -- permanent
  • Green Jay, Cyanocorax yncas -- permanent  in west

Wrens (Family Troglodytidae)

  • Band-backed Wren, Campylorhynchus zonatus -- permanent in west
  • Canyon Wren, Catherpes mexicanus -- permanent in west
  • White-breasted Wood-Wren, Henicorhina leucostricta -- permanent in west
  • Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus -- permanent except west
  • Spot-breasted Wren, Thryothorus maculipectus -- permanent except east
  • Plain Wren, Thryothorus modestus -- permanent except east
  • Banded Wren, Thryothorus pleurostictus -- permanent
  • Southern House Wren, Troglodytes aedon -- permanent

Gnatcatachers & Allies (Family Sylviidae)

  • White-lored Gnatcatcher, Polioptila albiloris -- permanent
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea -- permanent or winter

Thrushes, Robins, Solitaires & Bluebirds (Family Turdidae)

  • Orange-billed Nightingale-thrush, Catharus aurantiirostris -- permanent
  • Veery, Catharus fuscescens -- migrant
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus -- migrant
  • Wood Thrush, Catharus mustelinus -- migrant
  • Swainson's Thrush, Catharus ustulatus -- winter and migrant
  • Clay-colored Thrush, Turdus grayi -- permanent

Mockingbirds & Thrashers (Family Mimidae)

  • Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis -- winter
  • Tropical Mockingbird, Mimus gilvus -- permanent

Waxwings (Family Bombycillidae)

  • Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum -- winter

Shrikes (Family Laniidae)

  • Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus -- irregular

Vireos (Family Vireonidae)

  • Leser Greenlet, Hylophilus decurtatus decurtatus -- permanent in west
  • Bell's Vireo, Vireo bellii -- migrant
  • Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flavifrons -- winter
  • Yellow-green Vireo, Vireo flavoviridis -- summer
  • Warbling Vireo, Vireo gilvus -- winter
  • Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus -- migrant
  • Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus -- winter
  • Blue-headed Vireo, Vireo solitarius -- winter
  • Green Shrike-Vireo, Vireolanius pulchellus -- permanent in west
  • Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Cyclarhis gujanensis -- permanent

Wood Warblers (Family Emberizidae, Subfamily Parulinae)

  • Fan-tailed Warbler, Basileuterus lachrymosa -- permanent except east
  • Rufous-capped Warbler, Basileuterus rufifrons -- permanent
  • Gray-crowned Yellowthroat, Chamaethlypis poliocephala -- permanent except east
  • Golden-cheeked Warbler, Dendroica chrysoparia -- migrant
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata -- winter
  • Yellow-throated Warbler, Dendroica dominica -- migrant
  • Blackburnian Warbler, Dendroica fusca -- migrant
  • Magnolia Warbler, Dendroica magnolia -- winter
  • Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia -- winter
  • Black-throated Green Warbler, Dendroica virens -- winter
  • Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis tricas -- winter
  • Red-breasted Chat, Granatellus venustus -- permanent
  • Worm-eating Warbler, Helmitheros vermivorus -- winter & migrant
  • Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria virens -- winter
  • Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia -- winter
  • Kentucky Warbler, Oporornis formosus -- winter & migrant
  • Mourning Warbler, Oporornis philadelphia -- migrant
  • MacGillivray's Warbler, Oporornis tolmiei -- winter
  • Northern Parula, Parula americana -- winter in west
  • Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus -- winter
  • Louisiana Waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla -- winter
  • Northern Waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis -- winter
  • American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla -- winter
  • Orange-crowned Warbler, Vermivora celata -- winter
  • Tennessee Warbler, Vermivora peregrina -- winter
  • Nashville Warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla -- winter
  • Canada Warbler, Wilsonia canadensis -- migrant
  • Wilson's Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla -- winter

Tanagers (Family Emberizidae, Subfamily Thraupinae)

  • Red-legged Honeycreeper, Cyanerpes cyaneus carneipes -- permanent in west
  • Scrub Euphonia, Euphonia affinis -- permanent  in west
  • Red-throated Ant-Tanager, Habia fuscicauda -- permanent in west
  • Red-crowned Ant-Tanager, Habia rubica -- permanent in west
  • Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava -- permanent in far west
  • Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana -- winter
  • Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea -- migrant
  • Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra -- winter
  • Yellow-wingted Tanager, Thraupis abbas -- permanent in west

Grosbeaks & Buntings (Family Emberizidae, Subfamily Cardinalinae)

  • Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea -- permanent
  • Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris -- winter
  • Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea -- winter
  • Varied Bunting, Passerina versicolor -- permanent
  • Yellow Grosbeak, Pheucticus chrysopeplus -- permanent
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus -- winter
  • Black-headed Saltator, Saltator atriceps -- permanent in west
  • Grayish Saltator, Saltator coerulescens -- permanent in west
  • Dickcissel, Spiza americana -- winter & migrant

Emberizids (Family  Emberizidae, Subfamily Emberizinae)

  • Botteri's Sparrow, Aimophila botterii -- permanent
  • Rusty Sparrow, Aimophila rufescens -- permanent
  • Blue Seedeater, Amaurospiza concolor concolor -- permanent
  • Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum -- winter
  • Olive Sparrow, Arremonops rufivirgatus -- permanent
  • Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii -- winter
  • White-collared Seedeater, Sporophila torqueola -- permanent
  • Blue-black Grassquit, Volatinia jacarina spendens -- permanent

Blackbirds & Orioles (Family Icteridae)

  • Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus -- permanent
  • Yellow-billed Cacique, Amblycercus holosericeus holosericeus -- permanent in west
  • Yellow-winged Cacique, Cacicus melanicterus -- permanent except east
  • Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii -- winter
  • Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula -- winter
  • Altamira Oriole, Icterus gularis -- permanent except east
  • Bar-winged Oriole, Icterus maculialatus -- permanent
  • Streak-backed Oriole, Icterus pustulatus -- permanent
  • Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius -- winter
  • Black-vented Oriole, Icterus wagleri -- permanent
  • Bronzed Cowbird, Molothrus aeneus -- permanent
  • Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus -- permanent
  • Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna -- permanent

Finches and Allies (Family Fringillidae)

  • Lesser Goldfinch, Carduelis psaltria -- permanent

Old World Sparrows (Family Passeridae)

  • House Sparrow, Passer domesticus -- permanent

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