Bird of the Month
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Groove-billed Ani - (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
Such as many other species of cuckoos, Anis often live communally.
September, 2007 - Read in English
Anhinga (Darter) (Anhinga anhinga)
Anhingas, sometimes called Darters are quite unique birds.
August, 2007 - Read in English
Grey Hawk (Buteo nitidus)
The Grey Hawk is a medium-sized stocky bird of pray
May, 2007 - Read in English
Pale-billed Woodpecker -
(Campephilus guatemalensis)
Woodpeckers usually belong to people's favorite birds.
April, 2007 - Read in English
Orange-fronted Parakeet (Aratinga canicularis)
About 10 inches in size, Parakeets are not large birds, but they sure are difficult to miss.
March, 2007 - Read in English
Word Stork (Mycteria americana)
Being a highly colonial species, a Wood Stork is rarely found alone.
February, 2007 - Read in English
Colima Pygmy-Owl [Glaucidium palmarum]
This baseball-sized owl is another of pacific slope endemics.
January, 2007 - Read in English
Russet-Crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus)
Motmots are colorful, long- tailed inhabitants of forested areas with most species concentrated in Middle American countries.
December, 2006 - Read in English
Yellow-Winged Cacique (Cacicus melanicterus)
If you come to see a black bird with strikingly yellow stripes in wings and tail, there is no mistake.
November, 2006 - Read in English
Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)
Many less seen bird species tend to escape our attention by being tiny or drab or silent, or all of the above.
October, 2006 - Read in English
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
This noisy and conspicuous bird represents one my earliest impressions from Vallarta.
September, 2006 - Read in English
Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas)
Green Jay can be found from southern Texas, through Mexico and Central Amercia south to Venezuela and Bolivia.
August, 2006 - Read in English
San Blas Jay
(Cyanocorax sanblasianus)
This loud and daring member of the family Corvidae belongs to the many black-and-blue species of Mexican jays.
July, 2006 - Read in English
Golden-Cheeked Woodpecker
[Centurus chrysogenys]
This species is certainly Vallarta's most seen and busiest woodpecker. This bird is almost always seen in company of its couple.
June, 2006 - Read in English
West-Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala)
This loud and raucous member of Cracid family can only be found on Pacific Slope of Western Mexico from Jalisco to Chiapas.
May, 2006 - Read in English
Black-Throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta formosa)
This impressively beautiful jay can be found only in North western Mexico from Sonora to Jalisco.
April, 2006 - Read in English
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