Birds Of Mexico

Welcome to Our ID Photo Bird Guide

Endemic birds of Mexico are shown in Green.

Anatidae – Ducks

Mexican Duck – Pato Mexicano (Anas diazi)

Masked Duck – Pato Enmascarado (Nomonyx dominicus)

Caprimulgidae – Chachalacas

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca – Chachalaca Vientre Castaño (Ortalis wagleri)

West Mexican Chachalaca – Chachalaca Pálida (Ortalis poliocephala)

Odontophoridae – Quails

Long-tailed Wood-Partridge – Codorniz Coluda Transvolcánica (Dendrortyx macroura)

Banded Quail – Codorniz Barrada (Philortyx fasciatus)

Elegant Quail – Codorniz Cresta Dorada (Callipepla douglasii)

Cuculidae – Cuckoos

Lesser Ground-Cuckoo – Cuclillo Terrestre (Morococcyx erythropygus)

Squirrel Cuckoo (West Mexico) – Cuclillo Canelo (Piaya cayana Mexicana)

Mangrove Cuckoo – Cuclillo Manglero (Coccyzus minor)

Caprimulgidae – 

Eared Poorwill – Tapacamino Prío (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii)

Nyctibiidae – Potoo

Northern Potoo – Pájaro Estaca Norteño (Nyctibius jamaicensis)

Apodidae – Swifts – Vencejos

White-fronted Swift – Vencejo Cara Blanca (Cypseloides storeri)

White-naped Swift – Vencejo Nuca Blanca (Streptoprocne semicollaris)

Great Swallow-tailed Swift – Vencejo Tijereta Mayor (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)

Trochilidae

Mexican Hermit – Colibrí Ermitaño Mexicano (Phaethornis mexicanus)

Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird – Colibrí Cola Pinta (Tilmatura dupontii)

Bumblebee Hummingbird – Zumbador Mexicano (Selasphorus heloisa)

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird (Cynanthus doubledayi)

Tres Marias Hummingbird – Colibrí Pico Ancho de Islas Marías (Cynanthus lawrencei)

Golden-crowned Emerald – Esmeralda Occidental (Cynanthus auriceps)

White-eared Hummingbird – Colibrí Orejas Blancas (Basilinna leucotis)

Cozumel Emerald (Cynanthus forficatus)

Mexican Woodnymph – Ninfa Mexicana (Eupherusa ridgwayi)

Rallidae

Ridgway’s Rail – Rascón Costero del Pacífico (Rallus obsoletus)

Aztec Rail – Rascón Azteca (Rallus tenuirostris)

Rufous-necked Wood-Rail – Rascón Cuello Canela (Aramides axillaris)

Yellow-breasted Crake – Polluela Pecho Amarillo (Laterallus flaviventer)

Haematopodidae

American Oystercatcher – Ostrero Americano (Haematopus palliatus)

Charadriidae

Collared Plover – Chorlo de Collar (Anarhynchus collaris)

Laridae

Heermann’s Gull – Gaviota Plomiza (Larus heermanni)

Elegant Tern – Charrán Elegante (Thalasseus elegans)

Hydrobatidae

Black Storm-Petrel – Paíño Negro (Hydrobates melania)

Least Storm-Petrel – Paíño Mínimo (Hydrobates microsoma)

Anatidae – Ducks

Mexican Duck – Pato Mexicano (Anas diazi)

Masked Duck – Pato Enmascarado (Nomonyx dominicus)

Caprimulgidae – Chachalacas

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca – Chachalaca Vientre Castaño (Ortalis wagleri)

West Mexican Chachalaca – Chachalaca Pálida (Ortalis poliocephala)

Odontophoridae – Quails

Long-tailed Wood-Partridge – Codorniz Coluda Transvolcánica (Dendrortyx macroura)

Banded Quail – Codorniz Barrada (Philortyx fasciatus)

Elegant Quail – Codorniz Cresta Dorada (Callipepla douglasii)

Cuculidae – Cuckoos

Lesser Ground-Cuckoo – Cuclillo Terrestre (Morococcyx erythropygus)

Squirrel Cuckoo (West Mexico) – Cuclillo Canelo (Piaya cayana Mexicana)

Mangrove Cuckoo – Cuclillo Manglero (Coccyzus minor)

Caprimulgidae – 

Eared Poorwill – Tapacamino Prío (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii)

Nyctibiidae – Potoo

Northern Potoo – Pájaro Estaca Norteño (Nyctibius jamaicensis)

Apodidae – Swifts – Vencejos

White-fronted Swift – Vencejo Cara Blanca (Cypseloides storeri)

White-naped Swift – Vencejo Nuca Blanca (Streptoprocne semicollaris)

Great Swallow-tailed Swift – Vencejo Tijereta Mayor (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)

Trochilidae

Mexican Hermit – Colibrí Ermitaño Mexicano (Phaethornis mexicanus)

Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird – Colibrí Cola Pinta (Tilmatura dupontii)

Bumblebee Hummingbird – Zumbador Mexicano (Selasphorus heloisa)

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird (Cynanthus doubledayi)

Tres Marias Hummingbird – Colibrí Pico Ancho de Islas Marías (Cynanthus lawrencei)

Golden-crowned Emerald – Esmeralda Occidental (Cynanthus auriceps)

White-eared Hummingbird – Colibrí Orejas Blancas (Basilinna leucotis)

Cozumel Emerald (Cynanthus forficatus)

Mexican Woodnymph – Ninfa Mexicana (Eupherusa ridgwayi)

Rallidae

Ridgway’s Rail – Rascón Costero del Pacífico (Rallus obsoletus)

Aztec Rail – Rascón Azteca (Rallus tenuirostris)

Rufous-necked Wood-Rail – Rascón Cuello Canela (Aramides axillaris)

Yellow-breasted Crake – Polluela Pecho Amarillo (Laterallus flaviventer)

Haematopodidae

American Oystercatcher – Ostrero Americano (Haematopus palliatus)

Charadriidae

Collared Plover – Chorlo de Collar (Anarhynchus collaris)

Laridae

Heermann’s Gull – Gaviota Plomiza (Larus heermanni)

Elegant Tern – Charrán Elegante (Thalasseus elegans)

Hydrobatidae

Black Storm-Petrel – Paíño Negro (Hydrobates melania)

Least Storm-Petrel – Paíño Mínimo (Hydrobates microsoma)