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T he Natural Monument of Yaxchilan in the state of Chiapas, has an area of 6,476 acres of evergreen tropical rainforest adjacent to the Usumacinta River surrounding the Archeological Mayan city of Yaxchilan. This tropical protected area is the home of 494 species of tropical and mi-gratory birds, including king vulture, ornate hawk eagle, toucans, parrots, hummingbirds, tinamous, tanagers and much more.

This quick guide presents the illustrations of 140 species of birds common to the Natural Monument of Yaxchilan. Most illustrations show adult males while some depict male and female of the species. Many migratory species appear in winter plumage. The measurement from tip of the bill to end of the tail are given in inches and centimeters.

This guide is the result of the partnership of Defenders of Wildlife and Teyeliz A.C. with the National Commission of Natural Protec-ted Areas, Siyaj Chan S.C. and Dimensión Natural S.C. to promote birdwatching in the region to enhance the knowledge of the abundant Mexican bird species diversity.

For information of bird watching tours please contact: Silvano López siyajchan_sc@hotmail.com tel: 00502-5047-5908

E l Monumento Natural Yaxchilan, Chiapas tiene una superficie de 2,621 hectáreas de selva alta siempre verde junto al río Usumacinta que rodea el sitio arqueológico de la ciudad maya de Yaxchilan. Esta área tropical protegida es el hogar de más de 494 especies de aves tropicales y migratorias, incluyendo águilas tropicales, zopilote rey, tucanes, coas, colibríes, pericos, tinamúes y muchas más.

Esta guía rápida presenta ilustraciones de 140 especies de aves comunes a la zona del Monumento Natural Yaxchilan. La mayoría de las ilustraciones son de machos adultos, mientras que algunas muestran a los machos y hembras de la especie. Las migratorias aparecen en plumaje de invierno. Las medidas de la punta del pico al final de la cola se dan en pulgadas y centímetros.

La guía es el resultado de la alianza entre Defenders of Wildlife y Teyeliz, A.C. con la Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, Siyaj Chan S.C. y Dimensión Natural S.C. para promover la observación de aves en aras de impulsar el conocimiento de la abundante diversidad de aves de México Para información de tours de observación de aves contactar a: Silvano López siyajchan_sc@hotmail.com

tel: 00502-5047-5908

El diseño, texto, e ilustraciones son propiedad de Defenders of Wildlife.

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Roadside HawkAguililla CamineraRuphornis magnirostris13-16 in (33-40.5 cm)

Black-headed TrogonTrogón Cabeza NegraTrogon melanocephalus10.5-11 in (26.5-28 cm)

Violaceous TrogonTrogón VioláceoTrogon caligatus 9.5-10 in (24-25.5 cm)

Black VultureZopilote Negro Coragyps atratus22-26 in(56-66 cm)

Turkey Vulture Zopilote Cabeza Roja Cathartes aura 26-30 in (66-76.5 cm)

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Bat FalconHalcón MurcielagueroFalco rufigularis9-11 in (23-28 cm)

Black-and-white Hawk-EagleÁguila BlanquinegraSpizaetus melanoleucus 20-25 in (51-63.5 cm)

Gray HawkAguililla GrisButeo plagiatus16-18 in (40.5-45.5 cm)

White HawkAguililla BlancaPseudastur albicollis19-22 in (48.5-53.5 cm)

Red-billed PigeonPaloma MoradaPatagioenas flavirostris12-14 in (30.5-35.5 cm)

Ruddy Ground-Dove Tórtola Rojiza Columbina talpacoti 6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm)

Short-billed PigeonPaloma Triste Patagioenas nigrirostris11-12 in (28-30.5 cm)

White-tipped DovePaloma Arroyera Leptotila verreauxi11-12 in (28-30.5 cm)

Squirrel CuckooCuclillo CanelaPiaya cayana16-19.5 in (40.5-50 cm)

Rufous-tailed JacamarJacamar Cola RufaGalbula ruficauda8.7-9.2 in (22-23.5 cm)

White-whiskered PuffbirdBuco BarbónMalacoptila panamensis7.5-8 in (19-20 cm)

White-neckedPuffbirdBuco CollarejoNotharchus hyperrhynchus9.5-10 in (24-25.5 cm)

Great TinamouTinamú Mayor Tinamus major 15-18 in (38-45.5 cm)

Little TinamouTinamú MenorCrypturellus soui 8.5-9.5 in (20-24 cm)

Spotted Wood-QuailCodorniz BolonchacoOdontophorus guttatus 9-10 in (23-25.5 cm)

Laughing FalconHalcón GuacoHerpetotheres cachinnans18-22 in (46-56 cm)

Groove-billed AniGarrapatero PijuyCrotophaga sulcirostris12-13.5 in (30.5-34.5 cm)

Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogón Cola Oscura Trogon massena 13-14 in (33-35.5 cm)

Collared TrogonTrogón de CollarTrogon collaris 10.5-11 in (26.5-28 cm)

Illustrations and design / Ilustraciones y diseño Raziel Levi Méndez y Elías García López

Authors / Autores

Juan Carlos Cantú Guzmán

María Elena Sánchez Saldaña

Silvano López Gómez

Alan Monroy Ojeda

PauraqueChotacabras PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis11-12 in (28-30.5 cm)

White-bellied EmeraldColibrí CándidoAmazilia candida3.5-3.7 in (9-9.5 cm)

Long-tailed HermitErmitaño Cola LargaPhaethornis longirostris6.3-6.8 in (16-17 cm)

Little HermitErmitaño EnanoPhaethornis striigularis3.5 in (9 cm)

Rufous-tailed HummingbirdColibrí Cola rojizaAmazilia tzacatl4-4.3 in (10-11 cm)

Scaly-breasted HummingbirdFandanguero Pecho EscamosoPhaeochroa cuvierii4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

Great Blue Heron Garza MorenaArdea herodias 40-50 in (101.5-127 cm)

Great Egret Garza BlancaArdea alba33-39 in(84-99 cm)

Snowy Egret Garza Pie-doradoEgretta thula 19-23 in(48.5-58.5 cm)

King VultureZopilote ReySarcoramphus papa28-32 in (71-81.5 cm)

Amazon KingfisherMartín Pescador AmazónicoChloroceryle amazona11-11.5 in (28-29 cm)

Ringed KingfisherMartín Pescador de CollarMegaceryle torquata15-16 in (30-40.5 cm)

Green KingfisherMartín Pescador VerdeChloroceryle americana7.5-8.2 in (19-21 cm)

Little Blue HeronGarceta Azul Egretta caerulea20-24 in (51-61 cm)

Green Heron Garza Verde Butorides virescens 15-17 in (38-43 cm)

Spotted Sandpiper Playero Alzacolita Actitis macularius6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm)

Neotropic Cormorant Cormorán OliváceoPhalacrocorax brasilianus 25-27 in (63.5-68.5 cm)

Crested GuanPava CojolitaPenelope purpurascens32-36 in (81-91 cm)

Plain ChachalacaChachalaca VetulaOrtalis vetula 16-22 in (40.5-56 cm)

OrnateHawk-EagleÁguila EleganteSpizaetus ornatus 22-27 in (56-68.5 cm)

Harpy EagleÁguila ArpíaHarpia harpyja 34-42 in (86.5-107 cm)

White-collared SwiftVencejo Cuello BlancoStreptoprocne zonaris8-8.5 in (20.5-21.5 cm)

Blue Ground-DoveTórtola Azul Claravis pretiosa8-8.5 in (20.5-21.5 cm)

Scaled PigeonPaloma Escamosa Patagioenas speciosa12-14 in (30.5-35.5 cm)

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Golondrina AliaserradaStelgidopteryx serripennis5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm)

Mangrove SwallowGolondrina MangleraTachycineta albilinea4.3-4.7 in (11-12 cm)

Osprey Águila Pescadora Pandion haliaetus 22-26 in (56-66 cm)

Great-tailed Grackle Zanate Mexicano Quiscalus mexicanus 13.5-18.5 in (34.5-47 cm)

American RedstartChipe FlameantaSetophaga ruticilla4.7-5.2 in (12-13 cm)

Yellow-breasted ChatGritón Pecho AmarilloIcteria virens6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm)

Golden-hooded TanagerTángara Capucha DoradaTangara larvata5-5.3 in (12.5-13 cm)

Black-throated Shrike-TanagerTángara Garganta NegraLanio aurantius7.5-8.5 in (19-21.5 cm)

Olive-backed EuphoniaEufonia OliváceaEuphonia gouldi4-4.3 in (10-11 cm)

Red-crowned Ant-TanagerTángara-Hormiguero Corona RojaHabia rubica6.8-8 in (17-20 cm)

Louisiana WaterthrushChipe CharqueroParkesia motacilla5.5-6 in (14-15 cm)

Melodious BlackbirdTordo CantorDives dives9-11.5 in (23-29 cm)

Masked TityraTitira EnmascaradaTityra semifasciata8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm)

Lovely CotingaCotinga AzulejaCotinga amabilis7-7.5 in (18-19 cm)

Black and White Warbler Chipe Trepador Mexclilla Mniotilta varia 4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm

Wilson’s Warbler Chipe de Wilson Cardelina pusilla 4.3-4.8 in (11-12 cm)

Hooded WarblerChipe Encapuchado Setophaga citrina4.8-5.3 in (12-13.5 cm)

Summer Tanager Piranga Roja Piranga rubra 6.5-8 in (16.5-20 cm)

Montezuma Oropendola Oropéndola de MoctezumaPsarocolius montezuma 18-20 in (45.5. 50.5 cm)

Baltimore Oriole Calandria de Baltimore Icterus galbula 7-8 in (18-20.5 cm)

Yellow-bellied FlycatcherMosquero Vientre AmarilloEmpidonax flaviventris5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm)

Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMosquerito Rabadilla AmarillaMyiobius sulphureipygius4.7-5.2 in (12-13 cm)

Spot-breasted WrenChivirín MoteadoPheugopedius maculipectus5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm)

Black-throated Green WarblerChipe Dorso VerdeSetophaga virens4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

Green-backed SparrowRascador Dorso VerdeArremonops chloronotus6-6.3 in (15-16 cm)

Buff-throated SaltatorPicurero BosqueroSaltator maximus8-9 in (20.5-23 cm)

Black-headed SaltatorPicurero Cabeza NegraSaltator atriceps10-11 in (25.5-28 cm)

Yellow-oliveFlycatcherMosquero Ojos BlancosTolmomyias sulphurescens5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm)

Tropical KingbirdTirano Tropical Tyrannus melancholichus7.8-9.3 in (19.5-23.5 cm)

Royal FlycatcherMosquero Real Onychorhynchus coronatus6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm)

Magnolia WarblerChipe de MagnoliaSetophaga magnolia4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

Yellow-winged TanagerTángara Ala AmarillaThraupis abbas6.8-7.5 in (17.5-19 cm)

Blue-gray TanagerTángara Azul GrisThraupis episcopus6-7 in (15.5-18 cm)

House WrenChivirín SaltaparedTroglodytes aedon4.5-4.7 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

White-breasted Wood-WrenChivirín Pecho BlancoHenicorhina leucosticta4-4.5 in (10-11.5 cm)

Long-billed GnatwrenSoterillo PicudoRamphocaenus melanurus4.8-5 in (12-12.5 cm)

Yellow WarblerChipe Amarillo Setophaga petechia 4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

Golden-crowned WarblerChipe Corona Dorada Basileuterus culicivorus 4.8-5.3 in (12-13.5 cm)

Golden-winged WarblerChipe Ala Dorada Vermivora chrysoptera 4.5-4.7 in (11.5-12 cm)

Crimson-collared TanagerTángara SanguinolentoRamphocelus sanguinolentus7.5-8 in (19-20.5 cm)

Red-legged HoneycreeperMielero Pata RojaCyanerpes cyaneus4.2-4.7 in (11-12 cm)

BananaquitReinita MieleraCoereba flaveola3.7-4.3 in (9.5-10.5 cm)

White-collared SeedeaterSemillero CollarejoSporophila torqueola4-4.5 in (10-11.5 cm)

Black-faced GrosbeakPicogordo Cara NegraCaryothraustes poliogaster7-7.5 in (18-19 cm)

Wing-barred or Variable SeedeaterSemillero VariableSporophila americana4.2-4.5 in (11-11.5 cm)

Yellow-billed Cacique Cacique Pico ClaroAmblycercus holosericeus8.5-10 in (21.5-25.5 cm)

Barred AntshrikeBatará Barrado Thamnophilus doliatus6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm)

Great AntshrikeBatará Mayor Taraba major7.5-8.2 in (19-21cm)

Black-faced AntthrushHormiguero-Cholino Cara NegraFormicarius analis7-7.5 in (18-19.5 cm)

Dusky AntbirdHormiguero TiranoCercomacra tyrannina5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm)

Olive-throated ParakeetPerico Pecho SucioEupsittula nana8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm)

White-fronted ParrotLoro Frente BlancaAmazona albifrons10-11.5 in (25.5-29 cm)

Brown-hooded ParrotLoro Cabeza OscuraPyrilia haematotis8-9 in (20.5-23 cm)

White-crowned ParrotLoro Corona BlancaPionus senilis9-10 in (23-25.5 cm)

Red-lored ParrotLoro Cachete AmarilloAmazona autumnalis12.5-14 in (32-35.5 cm)

Scarlet MacawGuacamaya RojaAra macao32-38 in(81-96 cm)

Ivory-billed WoodcreeperTrepatroncos BigotudoXiphorhynchus flavigaster 8.5-10.5 in (21.5-26.5 cm)

Streak-headed WoodcreeperTrepatroncos Corona RayadaLepidocolaptes souleyetii7.5-8 in (19-20.5 cm)

Brown Jay Chara Papán Psilorhinus morio 15-17 in (38-43 cm)

Great KiskadeeLuis BienteveoPitangus sulphuratus9-10 in (23-25.5 cm)

Greenish ElaeniaElenia VerdosaMyiopagis viridicata5-5.7 in (12.5-14.5 cm)

Social FlycatcherLuis GregarioMyiozetetes similis6.7-7.2 in (17-18.5 cm)

Boat-billed FlycatcherLuis Pico GruesoMegarynchus pitangua9-9.5 in (23-24 cm)

Lesson´s MotmotMomoto Corona NegraMomotus lessoni15-17 in (38-43 cm)

Keel-billed ToucanTucán Pico CanoaRamphastos sulfuratus20-23 in (51-58.5 cm)

Collared AracariArasari de CollarPteroglossus torquatus15-17 in (38-43 cm)

Pale-billed WoodpeckerCarpintero Pico PlataCampephilus guatemalensis 14-15 in (35.5-38 cm)

Golden-olive WoodpeckerCarpintero OliváceoColaptes rubiginosus 8.3-8.8 in (21-22.5 cm)

Black-cheeked WoodpeckerCarpintero Cara NegraMelanerpes pucherani 7-7.5 in (18-19 cm)

Lineated WoodpeckerCarpintero LineadoDryocopus lineatus 12.5-13.5 in (31.5-34 cm)

Golden-fronted WoodpeckerCarpintero ChejeMelanerpes aurifrons8.5-10 in (21.5-25.5 cm)

Smoky-brownWoodpeckerCarpintero CaféPicoides fumigatus6-6.3 in (15-16 cm)

Wedge-billed WoodcreeperTrepatroncos Pico CuñaGlyphorynchus spirurus 5.5-6 in (14-15 cm)

Olivaceous WoodcreeperTrepatroncos OlivaceoSittasomus griseicapillus6-6.5 in (15-16.5 cm)

Northern Mealy ParrotLoro Corona AzulAmazona guatemalae15-17 in (38-43 cm)

Common Tody-FlycatcherEspatulilla AmarilloTodirostrum cinereum3.7-4 in (9.5-10 cm)

Stub-tailed SpadebillMosquero Pico ChatoPlatyrinchus cancrominus4.7-5.2 in (12-13.5 cm)

Bright-rumped AttilaAtila Attila spadiceus7.8-8.5 in (19.5-21.5 cm)

Yellow-tailed OrioleCalandria Cola AmarillaIcterus mesomelas8-9.3 in (20.5-23.5 cm)

Yellow-green VireoVireo Amarillo VerdosoVireo flavoviridis5.5-6 in (14-15 cm)

Green Shrike-VireoVireón Esmeralda Vireolanius pulchellus5.3-5.8 in (13.5-14.5 cm)

Lesser GreenletVerdillo GrisHylophilus decurtatus4-4.4 in (10-11 cm)

Dusky-capped FlycatcherPapamoscas TristeMyiarchus tuberculifer6.3-7.3 in (16-18.5 cm)

White-winged TanagerTángara Ala BlancaPiranga leucoptera4.7-5.9 in (12-15 cm)

OvenbirdChipe SueleroSeiurus aurocapilla5.3-5.8 in (13.5-14.5 cm)

Yellow-throated VireoVireo Garganta AmarillaVireo flavifrons 5-5.5 in (13-14 cm)

Gray-headed TanagerTángara Cabeza GrisEucometis penicillata6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm)

Red-capped ManakinManaquín Cabeza Roja Ceratopipra mentalis4-4.3 in (10-11 cm)

White-collared ManakinManaquín Cuello Blanco Manacus candei4.5-4.6 in (11.5-12 cm)

Wood ThrushZorzal MaculadoHylocichla mustelina7-8 in (18-20.5 cm)

Gray CatbirdMaullador GrisDumetella carolinensis8-8.5 in (20.5-21.5 cm)

Clay-colored ThrushMirlo PardoTurdus grayi9-10.5 in (23-26.5 cm)