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Mexico is the 10th country in the world with most birds species. More than 1000 species of birds reside or visit Mexico.

note: species numbers (Peterson, R.T., Chalif, E.L: A Field Guide to Mexican Birds, 1973. 298 pp).
For full list of bird families occuring in Mexico, consult the same source.

Darters - Anhingas (Anhingidae)
No. of species : World, 4 (or 1); Mexico, 1

select species Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
No. of species : World, 5; Mexico, 2

select species Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)

Herons and Bitterns (Ardeidae)
No. of species : World, 63; Mexico, 15 or 16 (+1 hypothetical)

select species Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) Yellow - crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)

Storks (Ciconiidae)
No. of species : World, 17; Mexico, 2

select species Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
No. of species : World, 6; Mexico, 1

select species American (Greater) Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
No. of species : World, 30; Mexico, 3

select species Rosate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)

Ducks, Swans, and Geese (Anatidae)
No. of species : World, 147; Mexico, 34 (+ 5 accidential)

select species Black- bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
No. of species : World, 7; Mexico, 4 (+1 formerly)

select species Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)

Kites, Hawks, Harriers, Eagles (Acciptridae)
No. of species : World, 208; Mexico, 38

select species Gray Hawk (Buteo nitidus)

Caracaras, Forest falcons & Falcons (Falconidae)
No. of species : World, 58; Mexico, 12 (1 extinct)

select species Crested caracara (Caracara plancus)

Chacalacas, Guans, Curassows (Cracidae)
No. of species : World, 39; Mexico, 7

select species West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala) Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)

Turkeys and Quails (Phasianidae)
No. of species : World, 174; Mexico, 15 (+2 introduced)

select species Elegant Quail (Callipepla douglasii)

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
No. of species : World, 119; Mexico, 15

select species Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) American Coot (Fulica americana)

Sandpipers and allies (Scolopacidae)
No. of species : World, 75; Mexico, 30

select species Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)

Jacanas (Jacanidae)
No. of species : World, 7; Mexico, 1

select species Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa)

Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
No. of species : World, 6 (or 4); Mexico, 2

select species American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)

Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
No. of species : World, 7; Mexico, 2

select species Black -necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

Gulls and Terns (Laridae)
No. of species : World, 78 ; Mexico, 24 (+3 accidential)

select species Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans) Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni) Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)

Skimmers (Rynchopidae)
No. of species : World, 3; Mexico, 1

select species Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
No. of species : World, 285; Mexico, 23 + 1 introduced

select species Inca Dove (Columbina inca)

Macaws, Parakeets, Parrots (Psittacidae)
No. of species : World, 317; Mexico, 19

select species Orange -fronted Parakeet (Aratinga canicularis) Military Macaw (Ara militaris) White -fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons)

Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
No. of species : World, 125; Mexico, 11

select species Groove -billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)

True Owls (Strigidae)
No. of species : World, 120; Mexico, 26

select species Colima Pygmy -Owl (Glaucidium palmarum) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
No. of species : World, 320; Mexico, 50

select species Blue -throated Hummingbird (Lampornis clemenciae)

Trogons (Trogonidae)
No. of species : World, 35; Mexico, 8

select species Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) Citroline Trogon (Trogon citreolus)

Motmots (Momotidae)
No. of species : World, 8; Mexico, 6

select species Russet -crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus) Turquoise -browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa)

Toucans (Ramphastidae)
No. of species : World, 37; Mexico, 3

select species Keel- billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

Woodpeckers (Picidae)
No. of species : World, 209 (incl. piculets); Mexico, 25 (or 27)

select species Pale -billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis) Golden -cheeked Woodpecker (Centurus chrysogenys)

Cotingas (Cotingidae)
No. of species : World, 91; Mexico, 10 (+1 in Guatemala)

select species Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata)

Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyraniidae)
No. of species : World, 365; Mexico, 63 (+1 accidential)

select species Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarhynchus pitangua) Sulphur -bellied Flycather (Myiodynastes luteiventris) Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) Pileated Flycatcher (Xenotriccus mexicanus)

Crows and Jays (Corvidae)
No. of species : World, 102; Mexico, 21 or 22

select species San Blas Jay (Cissilopha sanblasiana) Yucatan Jay (Cissilopha yucatanica) Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) Brown Jay (Cyanocorax morio) Black -throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta formosa) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Thrushes & allies (Turdidae)
No. of species : World, 300; Mexico, 25- 26

select species Rufous- backed Thrush (Turdus rufopalliatus) White -throated Thrush (Turdus assimilis)

Mockingbirds, Thrashers, & allies (Mimidae)
No. of species : World, 31; Mexico, 18

select species Blue mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens)

Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks (Icteridae)
No. of species : World, 88;
Mexico, 30 to 33 (+2 accidential, 1 extinct)

select species Streak -backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus) Great -tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) Yellow -winged Cacique (Cacicus melanicterus) Black -backed Oriole (Icterus abeillei)

Grosbeaks, Buntings, Sparrows, Finches (Fringillidae)
No. of species : World, 422+; Mexico, 97 or 98 (+2 accidential)

select species House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Greyish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens) Stripe -headed Sparrow (Aimophila ruficauda)

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