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

*** 321 species on this tentative list ***

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

Order Tinamiformes

Tinamous (Family Tinamidae)

Order Podicipediformes

Grebes (Family Podicipedidae)

Order Ciconiiformes

Herons, Egrets, etc. (Family Ardeidae)
New World Vultures (Family Cathartidae)

Order Anseriformes

Ducks, Geese & Swans (Family Anatidae)

Order Falconiformes

Hawks, Eagles & Kites (Family Accipitridae)

Falcons & Allies (Family Falconidae)

Order Galliformes

Chachalacas & Allies (Family Cracidae)

Turkeys & Quail (Family Phasianidae)

Order Gruiformes

Rails, Gallinules & Coots (Family Rallidae)

Order Charadriiformes

Plovers (Family Charadriidae)

Stilts & Avocets (Family Recurvirostridae)

Jacanas (Family Jacanidae)

Sandpipers & Allies (Family Scolopacidae)

Gulls & Terns (Family Laridae)

Order Columbiformes

Doves & Pigeons (Family Columbidae)

Order Psittaciformes

Parrots & Parakeets (Family Psittacidae)

Order Cuculiformes

Cuckoos, Anis & Roadrunners (Family Cuculidae)

Order Strigiformes

Barn Owl (Family Tytonidae)

Typical Owls (Family Strigidae)

Order Caprimulgiformes

Goatsuckers (Family Caprimulgidae)

Potoos (Family Nyctibiidae)

Order Apodiformes

Swifts (Family Apodidae)

Hummingbirds (Family Trochilidae)

Order Trogoniformes

Trogons (Family Trogonidae)

Order Coraciiformes

Motmots (Family Momotidae)

Kingfishers (Family Alcedinidae)

Toucans (Family Ramphastidae)

Order Piciformes

Woodpeckers (Family Picidae)

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 -- migrantr
  • Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica erythrogaster -- winter
  • Gray-breasted Martin, Progne chalybea -- permanent
  • Purple Martin, Progne subis -- migrant
  • Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia riparia -- migrantr
  • 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