BIRDS TO BE SEEN AT
MONTE CARLO COFFEE PLANTATION


CATHARTIDAE
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)

 
ACCIPITRIDAE
Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus)
(Eagles, Hawks Double-toothed Kite ( Harpagus bidentatus)
Kites) Bicolor Hawk (Accipeter bicolor)
Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)
Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)
Solitary Eagle (Harpyhaliaetus solitarius)
Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyrus)
 
CRACIDAE
West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis policephala)
 
PHASIANIDAE
Long Tailed Wood-Partridge ( Dendrortyx mascroura)
(Partridges, Quails) Singing Quail (Dactilortix thoracicus)
 
COLUMBIDAE
Red Billed Pigeon (Columba flavirostis)
(Pigeons, Doves) Short Billed Pigeon (Columba nigrirostris)
Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
Inca Dove (Scardafella inca)
Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina)
White-Tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)
Gray-headed Dove (Leptotila plumbeiceps)
 
PSITTACIDAE
Orange-Fronted Parakeet (Aratinga canicularis)
(Parakeets, Parrots) Lilac-Crowned Parrot (Amazona finschi)
 
CUCULIDAE
Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
(Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis) Groove-Billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirrostris)
Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox)
 
CAPRIMULGIDAE
Pauraque (Nyctridomus albicollis)
(Nightjars) Buff-Collared Nightjar (Caprimulgus ridgwayi)
 
HIRUNDINIDAE
Black-Capped Swallow (Notiochelidon pileata)
(Swallows)
 
TROCHILIDAE
Long-Tailed Hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus)
(Hummingbirds) Roufus Sabrewing (Campylopterus rufus)
Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus)
Green Violet-Ear (Colibri thalassinus)
Emerald-Chinned Hummingbird (Abeillia abeillei)
White-Eared Hummingbird ( Hylocharis leucotis)
Blue-Throated Goldentail (Hylocharis eliciae)
White-Bellied Emerald (Amazilia candida)
Red-Billed Azurecrown (Amazilia cyanocephala)
Berylline Hummingbird (Amazilia beryllina)
Violet-Crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps)
Green-Fronted Hummingbird (Amazilia viridifrons)
Stripe-Tailed Hummingbird (Eupherusa eximia)
Blue-Capped Oaxaqueña (Eupherusa cyanophrys)
Blue-Throated H. (Lampornis clemenciae)
Amethyst-Throated H. (Lampornis amethystinus)
Garnet-Throated Hummingbird (Lampornis rhami)
Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)
Plained-Capped Starthroat(Heliomaster constantii)
Long-Billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris)
Ruby-Throated H. (Archilochus colubris)
Bumblebee Hummingbird (Atthis heloisa)
 
TROGONIDAE
Violaceous Trogon (Trogon violaceus)
(Trogons) Mountain (Mexican) Trogon (Trogon mexicanus)
 
ALCETINIDAE
Ringed Kingfisher (Ceryle torquata)
(Kingfishers) Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)
 
MOMOTIDAE
Turquoise-Browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa)
(Motmots) Blue-Crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
Russet-Crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus)
Keel-Billed Motmot (Electron carinatum) ? ? ?
 
RAMPHASTIDAE
Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus)
(Toucans)
 
PICIDAE
Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)
(Woodpeckers) Pale-Billed W. (Campephilus guatemalensis)
Golden-Cheeked W. (Centurus chrysogenys)
DENDROCOLAPTIDAE
Strong-Billed W. (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhyncus)

 
(Woodcreeper) Ivory-Billed W. (Xiphorhynchus flavigaster)
Spotted W. (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius)
Streak-Headed W. (Lepidocolaptes souleyetti)
Spot-Crowned W. (Lepidocolaptes affinis)
 
FORMICARIIDAE
Scaled Antpitta (Grallaria guatemalensis)
(Antbirds)
 
PIPRIDAE
Long-Taild Manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis)
(Manakins) White-Collared Manakin (Manacus candei)
 
COTINGIDAE
Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata)
(Cotingas) Gray-Collared Becard (Pachyramphus major)
Rose-Throated Becard (Platypsaris aglaiae)
 
TYRANNIDAE
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
(Tyrant Flycatchers) Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancolicus)
Thick-Billed Kingbird (Tyrannus crassirostris)
Boat-Billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)
Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
Grat Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
Great-Crested Flycatcher (Myarchus crinitus)
Olivaceous Flycatcher (Myarchus tuberculifer)
Ash-Throated Flycatcher (Myarchus cinerascens)
Nutting's Flycatcher (Myarchus nuttingi)
Brown-Crested Flycatcher (Myarchus tyrannulus)
Flammulated F. (Deltarhynchus flammulatus)
Tropical Pewee (Contopus cinereus)
Tufted Flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus)
White-Throated Flycatcher (Empidonax albigularis)
Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
Buff-Breasted Flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons)
Pileated Flycatcher (Aechmolophus mexicanus)
Greenish Elaenia (Myiopagis viridicata)
Beardless Flycatcher (Comtostoma imberbe)
 
CORVIDAE
White-Throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta formosa)
(Crows and Jays) Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas)
Unicolored Jay (Aphelocoma unicolor)
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stellari)
 
TROGLODYTIDAE
Banded Wren (Thryothorus pleurostictus)
(Wrens) Happy Wren (Thryothorus felix)
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
Brown-Throated W (Troglodytes aedon) Winter.
Tropical Wren (Troglodytres musculus) Winter.
Gray-Breasted Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys)
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
 
MIMIDAE
Ocellated Thrasher (Toxostoma ocellatum)
(Thrashers and Mockingbirds) Blue Mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens)
Common Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Curve-Billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
Gray Silky-Flycatcher (Ptiligonys cinereus)
 
TURDIDAE
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
(Thrushes, Solitaires) Rufous-Backed Robin (Turdus rufopalliatus)
White-Throated Robin (Turdus assimilis)
Clay-Colored Robin (Turdus grayi)
Brown-Backed Solitaire (Myadestes obscurus)
Thrushes (Catharus spp). Winter.
Spotted Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas)
Black Robin (Turdus infuscatus)
 
SILVIDAE
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
(Gnatcatchers) White-Lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris)
Golden-Crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
 
BOMBYCILLIDAE
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Winter
(Waxwings)
 
VIREONIDAE
Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
(Vireos) Golden Vireo (Vireo hypochryseus)
Yellow-green Vireo( Vireo flavoviridis) Summer
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilbus)
 
PARULIDAE
Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina) Winter
(Wood-Warblers) Red Warbler (Ergaticus ruber)
Tropical Parula (Parula pitiayumi)
Rufous-Capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons)
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
Grace's Warbler (Dendroica graciae)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Hooded Yellowthroat (Geothlypis nelsoni)
Gray-Crowned Y. (Geothyplis policephala)
Red-Breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus)
Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
Painted Redstart (Myoborus picta)
Fan-Tailed Warbler (Euthlypis lachrymosa)
 
ICTERIDAE
Mexican Cacique (Cassiculus melanicterus)
(Orioles, Meadowlarks Red-Eyed Cowbird (Molothrus (Tangavius) aeneus)
and Blackbirds) Black-Headed Oriole ( Icterus graduacauda)
Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis)
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Orange Oriole (Icterus auratus)
 
THRAUPIDAE
Blue-Hooded Euphonia (Euphonia elegantissima)
(Tanagers) Scrub Euphonia (Euphonia affinis)
Masked Tanager (Tangara larvata)
 
FRINGILLIDAE
Grayish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens)
(Grossbeaks and Finches) Black-Headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps)
Red Cardinal ( Cardinalis cardinalis)
Yellow Grossbeak (Pheucticus chrysopeplus)
Black-Headed G. (Pheuticus melanocephalus)
Blue Bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina)
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Winter
Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor) Winter
Rosita's Bunting (Passerina rositae)
Orange-Breasted Bunting (Passerina leclancherii)
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus)
Rusty-Crowned Sparrow (Melozone kieneri)
Stripe-Headed Sparrow (Aimophila ruficauda)
Cinnamon-Tailed Sparrow (Aimophila sumichrasti)

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