Veracruz "River of Raptors" Tour
TRIP LIST
October 1 - 9, 2000

Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heronn Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
Greater Flamingo Proenicopterus ruber
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Gray Hawk Asturina nitida
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
American Coot Fulica americana
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sanderling Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Royal Tern Sterna maxima
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Rock Dove Columba livia
Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Aztec Parakeet Aratinga astec
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus curvipennis
White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida
Azure-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia cyanocephala
Berylline Hummingbird Amazilia beryllina
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis
Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae
Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
Mexican Sheartail Doricha eliza
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons

Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Purple Martin Progne subis
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
No. Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio
Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens hypoleuca
Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha
Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Russet Nightingale-Thrush Catharus occidentalis
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
Gray Silky Flycatcher Ptilogonys cinereus
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus
Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
Crescent-chested Warbler Parula superciliosa
Northern Parula Parula americana
Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi
Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
Red Warbler Ergaticus ruber
Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus
Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus
Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas
Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentata
Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
Black-throated Shrike Tanager Lanio aurantius
Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps
Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
Dickcissel Spiza americana
Rufous-capped Brush-Finch Atlapetes pileatus
Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus
Blue-back Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola
Rusty Sparrow Aimophila rufescens
Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis
Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
Black-headed Siskin Carduelis notata
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
House Sparrow Passer domesticus

TOTAL: 269 species