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	2836 Banded Wren (Thryophilus pleurostictus oaxacae) Wrens (Troglodytidae) Huatulco, Oaxaca (Oax), Mexico 2018-07-15 Song. Reminds a lot of Sinaloa Wren, which is only found further north. Also reminds of the Nightingale!
	2835 Banded Wren (Thryophilus pleurostictus oaxacae) Wrens (Troglodytidae) Huatulco, Oaxaca (Oax), Mexico 2018-07-13 Song. Reminds a lot of Sinaloa Wren, which is only found further north.
	2834 Arizona Woodpecker (Dryobates arizonae fraterculus) Woodpeckers (Picidae) Camino a laguna El Calaque, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2018-02-10 Call. Male. The sharp spotted woodpecker call which also Ladder-backed has. However Arizona often sounds a bit more rusty.
	2832 American Robin (Turdus migratorius migratorius (migratorius)) Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae) Durango Highway, Sinaloa (Sin), Mexico 2017-06-01 Song.
	2831 American Robin (Turdus migratorius migratorius (migratorius)) Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae) Volcán Nevado de Colima - acceso principal, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2018-06-23 Song.
	2830 American Robin (Turdus migratorius migratorius (migratorius)) Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae) Durango Highway, Sinaloa (Sin), Mexico 2017-05-27 Song.
	2829 (19 photos) (1 sounds) Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys) monotypic Wrens (Troglodytidae) Nevado de Colima - El Fresnito, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2018-08-29 Adult. Unmistakable when seen well. In this area it is only Happy Wren that looks alike, but it is bigger, and has a warmer and paler colored breast and a much longer tail. The species is a notorious skulker, and this bird only came out when I started to back play it's own call.
	2827 (2 photos) (1 sounds) Amethyst-throated Hummingbird (Lampornis amethystinus ?) Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) El Terrero, Minatitlán, Colima (Col), Mexico 2018-11-08 Female-type. Looks a lot like female of Blue-throated, but has less white in the tail and is warmer colored in front which could be appreciated in the field but not in these poor photos.
	2825 (14 photos) (3 sounds) Colima Warbler (Oreothlypis crissalis) monotypic New World Warblers (Parulidae) El Terrero, Minatitlán, Colima (Col), Mexico 2018-11-08 Can't say anything about age or sex, but I can say, that this bird is a Lifer! Finally I managed to find this rare winter visitor, and so very appropriate that it happens in Colima, exactly! It was alone foraging low in the bushes in the semi-open understory, a short distance above the km 12 sign. It responded to playback of the call, but didn't seem to take much notice of it, as it continued foraging the next 10 minutes close by before it decided to move on. This was my first visit at the locality, but the fact that the forest consists of first class mature tall small-leaf oaks with a healthy and dense understory, something I don't think I've seen on the other side of the volcanoes in the same degree, makes me suspect the species prefers exactly this type of oak forest as it's winter residence. As soon as I saw the bird, I knew it was something special that I hadn't seen before. But it took a while before the right species occurred to me. It is a big warbler, and the dark plumage makes it look bigger. It is very different from it's cousins Virginia's and Nashville, whereas the former always seems brightly gray white, with restricted yellow to the vent and the breast, and the latter generally looks overall yellowish. All field characters are seen in this set of photos, warm yellow undertail and ocher rump, dirty flanks, brownish back, strong eye-ring and liver red crown feathers. Plus the big size and the voice confirmation. The photos have been cropped, but are otherwise untouched, except for a few of them where I've lightened them slightly to have characters stand out better. But take a look at photo 14, which has not been post-processed, but was heavily over-exposed from the beginning. If someone showed me this photo alone, I'm pretty sure I would have called the bird a Virginia's, if anything, and never a Colima. So again again: Don't ever rely on single poor quality photos to make your decisions. Rare
	2768 (5 photos) (1 sounds) Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) monotypic Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) Nevado de Colima - El Fresnito, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2018-09-30 When I saw it in the binoculars, I thought it looked like a Pewee, because it looked so longish and overall gray, something the normal empidonax's from the area don't show. It was strange, however, that a constant empidonax whit call was heard in direct of the bird, and there didn't seem to be other birds around, why I assume that it came from this bird.The proportions fit a Gray Flycatcher well, and I allow myself to believe I can see a well-marked black tip to the bill below, on photo 2, why I in all likewise will allow myself to count my first Gray Flycatcher in Jalisco!
	2720 (7 photos) (1 sounds) Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa baritula baritula) Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae) Cerro Guzmán, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2018-08-19 Adult male. Unmistakable when seen well, with the combination of color and the hooked bill tip. It's a species I've had difficulties with. It was therefore a big surprise to find it here, in my local hills. It is known from the volcanoes, but I've never had much success with it there either. This bird sang, as you can hear, and chased another bird, which most likely was a female. The song reminds me of The European Serin - to have a memorable reference at hand.
	2690 (6 photos) (1 sounds) Map Slaty Vireo (Vireo brevipennis) monotypic Vireos, Shrike-Babblers and Erpornis (Vireonidae) Cerro Guzmán, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2018-07-05 A surprise to find a pair of this species on this side of Ciudad Guzmán. Sang spontaneously when I passed by along the road. Thick understory in pine-oak forest. Recording also: Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush. Endemic
	2581 (8 photos) (1 sounds) Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus arundinaceus) Reed Warblers and Allies (Acrocephalidae) Villahøj, Vestamager, Denmark 2018-05-16 Adult. Rare or at least uncommon and practically unmistakable with the big size and in particular its coarse acrocephalus voice. Continues singing, but the question is if a mate will show up in time, or at all... Rare
	2569 Eared Quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus) monotypic Trogons (Trogonidae) La Bufa, San Sebastián del Oeste, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2018-03-13 Heard calling spontaneous a few times close to the road bend with the blue signs. Tried to playback it, but it never showed itself.
	2563 Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma gnoma) Owls (Strigidae) Cerro Guzmán, Cd. Guzmán, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2018-03-04 Surprised to hear this species away from the volcanoes, but habitat and altitude is perfectly fine for the species, so good it's here as well!
	2562 Eared Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus mcleodii mcleodii) Nightjars and Allies (Caprimulgidae) Cerro Guzmán, Cd. Guzmán, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2018-03-04 Two birds calling shortly at the same time, on opposite sides of the road. Great with an alternative to the volcanoes for this species.
	2561 Stygian Owl (Asio stygius lambi) Owls (Strigidae) Cerro Guzmán, Cd. Guzmán, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2018-03-04 Wasn't aware of this bird in the field, but only after hearing the recording of a calling Northern Pygmy-Owl. Could be something else, but it sounds exactly like a single hoot from a Stygian, so I take the chance and call it that. The habitat is very suited as well with tall pines and oaks.
	2560 Pine Flycatcher (Empidonax affinis ?) Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) Cerro Guzmán, Cd. Guzmán, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2018-03-04 Saw several birds that made me doubt whether they were Pine or Hammond's. But this recording, to me, sounds like a Pine; the call not being as sharp toned as that of the Hammond. But admitting that I'm still not an expert on these differences, I could be wrong. If you think so, please let me know.
	2461 (8 photos) (3 sounds) Elegant Quail (Callipepla douglasii douglasii) New World Quail (Odontophoridae) Behind Mazatlán Airport, Sinaloa (Sin), Mexico 2017-06-03 Male. Unmistakable in the area. Defended it's territory vigorously by running toward us when playing the voice. Apparently common in the area.
	2455 (7 photos) (2 sounds) Aztec Thrush (Ridgwayia pinicola) monotypic Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae) The Tufted Jay Reserve, Sinaloa (Sin), Mexico 2017-06-01 Female. Likely a ung bird because of the mottled belly. Was calling heavily while we were there, as if it was protecting a nest site. Nick saw a male briefly close to this spot, but those were the only observations we made of the species.
	2215 Buff-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi ridgwayi) Nightjars and Allies (Caprimulgidae) Barranca de Huentitán, Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2016-03-25 3 birds calling within a 100-meter triangle, and the only ones heard during a stretch of 1 km. Only two can be heard in this recording. The one much closer than the other.
	2211 Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii ?) Troupials and Allies (Icteridae) Parque Metropolitano - Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-24 Call from foraging bird. More present.
	2208 Aztec Rail (Rallus tenuirostris) monotypic Rails, Gallinules and Allies (Rallidae) Presa La Vega, west of Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2016-02-11 Eeehh call repeated throughout the recording. The other individuals present only called with the more common clapper call.
	1915 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata auduboni) New World Warblers (Parulidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-22 Typical call. Reminds of the calls of some of the other warblers present here, such as: Wilson's, Orange-crowned and MacGillivray's. However it has a less sharp quality above it, and is rather characteristic once you catch the difference. The eastern birds, white-throated coronata have a sharper call than audubonis.
	1914 White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi angelica) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae) Barranca de Huentitán, Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-08-04 Typical almost suppressed call that you often hear. However the birds you don't see that often; mostly because it can be difficult to figure out where the sound comes from.
	1913 Rufous-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis wagleri) monotypic Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae) Barranca de Huentitán, Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-08-04 Typical chachalaca calls in the background.
	1912 West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala) monotypic Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae) Laguna la María, Comala, Colima (Col), Mexico 2015-08-09 Call.
	1911 Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris clarus) Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae) Barranca de Huentitán, Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-08-04 Singing male. Sinaloa Wren in the background.
	1910 Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor dickeyae) Cardinals and Allies (Cardinalidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-08-29 Characteristic call from excited juvenile. 3 young women were taking photos of themselves in front of the bird, so per definition I feel confident that it had to be a male!
	1909 Thick-billed Kingbird (Tyrannus crassirostris pompalis) Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) Lo de Marcos, Nayarit (Nay), Mexico 2015-10-12 Call. The eager and rather shrill chatter. Not sure how common this call is. Also Inca Dove.
	1908 Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana mexicana) Cuckoos (Cuculidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-22 Call. Classic call from this species. Reminds of the call of Ladder-backed Woodpecker,and sometimes you get cheated, but normally there is a more slow quality about the call from the cuckoo.
	1907 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) monotypic Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae) Presa Las Pintitas, Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-21 Alarm call. Worried about my presence it stood still on a floating object constantly calling.
	1906 Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis hesperis) Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-07-25 Call. Typical voice you hear from this species: ihr-ihr-ihr...
	1905 Sinaloa Wren (Thryophilus sinaloa sinaloa) Wrens (Troglodytidae) Lo de Marcos, Nayarit (Nay), Mexico 2015-10-12 Song.
	1904 Sinaloa Wren (Thryophilus sinaloa sinaloa) Wrens (Troglodytidae) Barranca de Huentitán, Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-08-04 Song. Typical phrase. In the field this species gives associations toward the European Thrush Nightingale.
	1903 Sinaloa Wren (Thryophilus sinaloa sinaloa) Wrens (Troglodytidae) Laguna la María, Comala, Colima (Col), Mexico 2015-08-09 Call. Has a rather varied repertoire, and with various wrens in the area, it sometimes can be difficult to distinguish these by call. Think that both sounds on this recording belong to this species.
	1902 Russet-crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus mexicanus) Motmots (Momotidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-07-25 Call. The typical subdued call you always hear from the species. In the background House Sparrow and Inca Dove.
	1901 Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons dugesi) New World Warblers (Parulidae) Cerro el Colli - Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-08-01 Song. Bad recording and bird not seen.
	1900 Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (Habia rubica rosea) Cardinals and Allies (Cardinalidae) Laguna la María, Comala, Colima (Col), Mexico 2015-08-09 Call from male, somewhat worried by our presence. Saw a young bird nearby which might have been the reason.
	1899 Rufous-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis wagleri) monotypic Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae) Sierra Álica, Nayarit (Nay), Mexico 2015-09-18 Call. Somewhat different from the coarse crackling calls you normally hear from chachalacas.
	1898 Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus pictus) New World Warblers (Parulidae) Bosque la Primavera, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-08-23 Song. Reminds of the song of Coal Tit from Europe.
	1897 Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris clarus) Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae) Barranca de Huentitán, Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-07-29 Song. A rather anonymous series of short clear thrush-like notes, often repeated over longer periods.
	1896 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis ?) Cardinals and Allies (Cardinalidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-07-25 Song. A calm serie of up-and-down notes.
	1895 Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla ?) New World Warblers (Parulidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-07 Call and toward the end a song phrase. Not sure whether song here in the winter quarters is an act of territorialism or perhaps young birds practicing.
	1894 Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla ?) New World Warblers (Parulidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-07 Call. Sharp characteristic call. The species is less common than Yellow-rumped Warbler in the park, but still it is my impression that it doesn't use to call as frequently as YRW.
	1893 MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) monotypic New World Warblers (Parulidae) Lo de Marcos, Nayarit (Nay), Mexico 2015-10-12 Calling from low above the ground in brushy habitat, as they normally do.
	1892 Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) monotypic New World Warblers (Parulidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-08-29 Calling.
	1891 Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) monotypic New World Warblers (Parulidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-22 Calling bird. Only heard, but likely the same bird as 1892 from August. Northern Waterthrush has tendencies toward a sharper call.
	1890 Lilac-crowned Parrot (Amazona finschi) monotypic New World and African Parrots (Psittacidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-07-25 Contact call while foraging in tall eucalyptus trees.
	1889 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon aedon (Northern)) Wrens (Troglodytidae) Presa Las Pintitas, Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-21 Alarm call caused by my presence. However, seemed rather unaffected at the same time, staying in the same spot, allowing for a few pictures, as seen.
	1888 Happy Wren (Pheugopedius felix pallidus) Wrens (Troglodytidae) Barranca de Huentitán, Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-08-04 Typical song phrase. The chip-call in the foreground is a Varied Bunting and in the background the sound of a West Mexican Chachalaca. Much less common than Sinaloa Wren at this locality.
	1887 Happy Wren (Pheugopedius felix pallidus) Wrens (Troglodytidae) Barranca de Huentitán, Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-08-04 Call. As the sound of sweeping across the teeth of a metal comb. Normally it is Spot-breasted Wren that is associated with this call, but Happy also has one sounding in that direction.
	1886 Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) monotypic Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-07 Typical call, sharper than the whip call heard from many of the other empidonax species.
	1885 Golden Vireo (Vireo hypochryseus hypochryseus) Vireos, Shrike-Babblers and Erpornis (Vireonidae) Laguna la María, Comala, Colima (Col), Mexico 2015-08-09 Song. Rather monotonous but characteristic voice.
	1884 Fan-tailed Warbler (Basileuterus lachrymosus) monotypic New World Warblers (Parulidae) Laguna la María, Comala, Colima (Col), Mexico 2015-08-09 Calling. The sharp drawn out sound that reminds somewhat of a thrush calling, just stronger.
	1883 Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus montanus) Old World Sparrows (Passeridae) Vinkelhuse, Tårnby, Amager, Denmark 2015-06-27 Calling birds from the local balcony-population. Normally has a sharper call than House Sparrow. In the background Eurasian Blackbird.
	1882 Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula merula) Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae) Vinkelhuse, Tårnby, Amager, Denmark 2015-06-27 Song during the day as you hear it constantly from this charismatic thrush - the essence of a Danish summer. In the foreground Eurasian Tree Sparrow.
	1881 Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis ?) Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-22 Characteristic call shared by both Pacific-slope and Cordilleran Flycatchers. The two are difficult to distinguish in the field, why the geography often dictates the id..!
	1880 Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii cassinii) Vireos, Shrike-Babblers and Erpornis (Vireonidae) Parque Metropolitano - Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-03 Territorial song.
	1879 Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii cassinii) Vireos, Shrike-Babblers and Erpornis (Vireonidae) Parque Metropolitano - Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-24 Territorial song. Same place as 1880, thus likely same bird, though 1880 sounds somewhat sharper than this one.
	1878 Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii cassinii) Vireos, Shrike-Babblers and Erpornis (Vireonidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-22 Territorial song. Other than 1877.
	1877 Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii cassinii) Vireos, Shrike-Babblers and Erpornis (Vireonidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-22 Territorial song which is common among wintering birds. Sounds a lot like Plumbeous Vireo, but tones sharper.
	1876 Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii ?) Troupials and Allies (Icteridae) Parque Metropolitano - Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-24 Call. 3 birds were interacting in low pine trees.
	1875 Blue Mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens caerulescens) Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae) Parque Los Colomos, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-10-07 Subdued song without imitation, but rather characteristic in the area with these tones and the rythm.
	1874 Blue Mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens caerulescens) Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae) Laguna la María, Comala, Colima (Col), Mexico 2015-08-09 Song at midday - the clear round notes. Here not so active and not imitating.
	1873 Berylline Hummingbird (Amazilia beryllina viola) Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) Cerro el Colli - Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-09-26 Foraging bird at dusk.
	1872 Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens cinerescens) Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) Lo de Marcos, Nayarit (Nay), Mexico 2015-10-12 Characteristic peep-call.
	1769 Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens purpurascens) Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae) Laguna la María, Comala, Colima (Col), Mexico 2015-08-09 Unusual call or part of song? Haven't been able to find a similar call on xeno-canto.org. Heard from the slope at 8 am. Another bird responded from another direction with the same call.
	1728 (1 photos) (1 sounds) Five-striped Sparrow (Amphispiza quinquestriata quinquestriata) New World Sparrows (Passerellidae) Barranca de Huentitán, Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico 2015-08-04 Male singing. Had a bird in the same spot the year before, but haven't been able to locate more birds in the Barranca. I assume breeding though I have only seen one bird. Seen at the big lookout just after crossing the rails on the way down.