Birds Of Mexico
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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)
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
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)
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