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This is the Home Page for the Bird Division of Mexican Fauna.org. It became a stand alone in April 2022. It is set up as a .org (as it is most definitely a non-profit) and eventually will be one of six stand alone .org websites to cover the six basic areas (Birds, Crabs, Fish, Marine Life, Shells and Terrestrial Life), historically or currently found within Mexican-fish.com.
The current inventory of known living Mexican Birds according to the American Ornithological Society is 1,124 individual species as of 2021. Of these 112 are ENDEMIC and 69 are considered to be VULNERABLE or ENDANGERED. Each of the birds found within this website regularly occurs in Mexico as a permanent resident, summer or winter visitor or as a migrant. For Conservation Status and Nomenclature I follow Birds of the World. For Spanish Names I follow Avibase.com. The current bird inventory within this WWW site includes 474 individual birds (or 42% of the Mexican Bird population) all of which are found in various locations throughout Mexico of which (to be determined) are ENDEMIC and (to be determined) are VULNERABLE or ENDANGERED. There have been 75 New Bird Addition during calendar 2023. The photographs provided are taken in various locations throughout Mexico with the locations clearly noted. There are a handful of photographs that were taken in the southwestern United States of birds that are also Mexican residents or known visitors to Mexico. Via the links below you can also find a comprehensive list of all birds presented by: Birds (474) – Alphabetical Index by Common Name For all birds found within this website each name has been linked to a specific page that has additional photographs of each individual bird. A Special THANK YOU to my exceptional photographers that have given me access to their extensive portfolios: Dr. Thomas Bartol, Carlsbad, California Other Contributors of Photographs and/or Identifications: Dr. Dan Anderson, Davis, California; Jimmy Camacho, Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Baja California Sur; Servando Davis, Loreto, Baja California Sur; Mary Flicker, Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California, Bob Hillis, Ivins, Utah; Karen LeMay, Sierra Vista, Arizona; Barry Mastro, Escondido, California; Julie McGhee, Riverside, California; Cheryl Anne Orrell, Montrose, British Columbia; Juan Rojo, Akumal, Quintana-Roo; Chip Shapley, Las Barilles, Baja California Sur; Chris Wheaton, Fullerton, California; and, Ron Woheau, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero. Thank you for visiting. I hope you found this portfolio as interesting and diverse as we have. McKenna Andrews and John T. Snow, Ph.D.
Black Vulture, Cathartes atratus. Photograph courtesy of Marina Sutormina.
Crested Caracara, Caracara cheriway. Photograph courtesy of Carol Snow.
Mexican Jay, Aphelocoma wollweberi. Photograph courtesy of Bob Behrstock.
Gray Thrasher, Toxostoma cinereum. An Endemic. Photograph courtesy of George Flicker.
Birds (474) – Alphabetical Index by Genus and Species
Birds (474) – Alphabetical Index by 68 Families
Birds – Alphabetical Index with Photographs by Families – Anhinga to Flycatchers
Birds – Alphabetical Index with Photographs by Families – Frigates to Kinglet
Birds – Alphabetical Index with Photographs by Families – Mocking Birds to Swallows
Birds – Alphabetical Index with Photographs by Families – Tanagers to Wrens
Robert Behrstock, Sierra Vista, Arizona
George Flicker, Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California
Faith Hubsch, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
David F Smith, Alamos, Sonora
Carol Snow, Del Mar, California
Marina Sutormina, Stockholm
Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona. Photograph courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol.
