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A - INTERNAL LINKS
Anagram creator Creates up to 100 anagrams based on the word you enter.
Blurs Photographic illusions to re-awaken your senses.
Book Reviews Book reviews relevant to birding in Mexico.
Commercials Commercial fly-swatting as a naïve intend to free us from the obvious and unsubtle brain control imposed by a lower? lifeform in the human realm...
Daily Non-breaking thoughts about life and beyond.
From the Heart Poetry mostly in Danish.
GPS link generator Creates a quick and simple link for use in mails or the like.
Mexican ebird updates 2016-2022 (pdf-download) A yearly compilation of changes to the ebird/Clements taxonomy relevant to Mexico. Latest November 2022.
News Yesterday news about life and beyond.
Quiz Admin Quiz administration!
Rancho Primavera Bird List An attempt to what the bird list for Rancho Primavera in El Tuito, south of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco could look like. In present state it reflects the status per 2019, but the work was never approved or commented by the owner, and is therefore not continued or updated.
Reports My own bird reports.
Sound guide A stalled attempt to make a sound guide to the Mexican birds. Not so easy...
Species comparison Comparing similar-looking species
Species with split potential Mexican species that might be subject to splitting in the future.
Spontaneous Freezing the moments of uncontrollable imagination and emotion as the days go by.
Time to Quiz Quiz yourself to a richer world!
ACCOMMODATION
MEXICO
CAMPECHE
Cabañas Calakmul Cheaper and more primitive cabins than nearby Hotel Puerta Calakmul. Good recommendations. Will go there January 2020 to try myself...update to come.
Campamento YAAX´CHE en Calakmul Camping facilities in the middle of the jungle along the road toward the ruins. Reservations can be made via booking.com and other portals. Or phone: +52 044 983 134 8818. No website anymore.
Hotel Puerta Calakmul Fully equipped cabins with a good restaurant service. This is the closest you can stay to the Calakmul ruins in a comfortable manner. It is rather expensive, but saves you the 50 kilometers drive from Xpujil in the morning, and in the evening too...
COLIMA
Hotel Marbella in Manzanillo Nice middle priced hotel with restaurant and seafront view.
JALISCO
Rancho Primavera Lies south of Puerto Vallarta close to the village El Tuito. Cabins and guest houses. The guest houses are normally rented for minimum 3 nights and will have breakfast included. The 3 cabins (fully equipped houses. Really!) are rented without food service and the two larger ones only for at least two nights. The smaller one per night.
NAYARIT
Bungalows Conny Small hotel in San Blas north of the town square. Fair prices, nice owner (Tom) but neighbors can be a bit noisy.
Casa Roxanna Bungalows in the southern part of the town center. Quiet neighborhood and modest prices. A good choice.
Garza Canela Good hotel in San Blas. Big but rather expensive. Really good restaurant, El Delfín. The standard choice of much birding tours.
La Casa de Fortu Bungalows and hotel rooms in the center of San Blas.
QUINTANA ROO
Hotel Pal Cozumel Simple hotel close to the main square. Reasonably priced and reasonably quiet considering location. No elevator. Barn Owl in water tower on the other side of the street.
Hotel Turquesa Maya Probably the best hotel in town with middle low prices. Is located nicely away from the town center, thus more quiet in the night. Breakfast included normally, if you have time to wait for it before heading to Vigía chico road...
SINALOA
Hotel Posada del Hidalgo, El Fuerte More expensive than hotel Río Vista and without the river view. But they have many hummingbirds visiting their feeders. It is posible to go there to have breakfast and photograf these charming angle birds.
Hotel Río Vista, El Fuerte Birder friendly hotel with a spectacular view toward the river and good birding right from the terrace in the morning. One of the owners is working as a bird guide as well, arranging trips to the river and surrounding areas.
Tufted Jay Reserve No website. Cabins in the middle of the reserve. Different sizes (pt. 4-bed cabin 1300 Pesos/night, 2-bed cabin 900 pesos/night). Limited access to electricity for charging devices, but good mobile signal in open areas. Hot water for shower, but no refrigerator. Close to village El Palmito, where you find a very limited selection of eating places. So it will be nothing fancy, but you won't starve to death. Contact Santos (Spanish only): +52 669 218 35 67 (casa) or 694 116 19 89 (mobile). He works as guide as well, if you would like to hire him. Can be an advantage the first time you're there. Is paid separately.
VERACRUZ
La Mancha, Veracruz - ecoturism Ecological camp with activities like bicycling, kayaking, mangrove trips and swimming. Beautiful lushful surroundings. Worth it both for the common tourist and the serious birder.
YUCATÁN
Hotel Punta Ponto Simple hotel on the water front. Few rooms it appears, and you have to pay with cash. A basic breakfast is included. Mexican Sheartails at the hummingbird feeders, and they can provide a boat to do the ría (estuary). 1500 pesos, January 2020, for a birding boat trip of duration 3-4 hours.
Hotel San Felipe de Jesús No website. Good little hotel in San Felipe. Rooms 8, 9 and 10 with topfloor balcony and view of the ocean. No web site but contact here: hotelsf@hotmail.com or hotelsfjesus@hotmail.com.
Hotel Villa de Pescadores Nice middle priced hotel lying right on the seafront. Mexican Sheartails at the feeders.
AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
DENMARK
Atlasprojektet Danmarks Padder og Krybdyr 2015-21 Atlas project covering the amphibians and reptiles in Denmark.
BANDING
DENMARK
Ringmærkningscentralen To report banded birds found in Denmark. The Danish Banding Central under Copenhagen University.
EUROPE
cr-birding.org "European colour-ring Birding is a platform between the field-observer and the project-leader. Therefore it can not provide any details or life-list of your sighting. To get this information, you have to go through this website, find the project-leader and contact her/him. "
EURING Coordinating bird ringing throughout Europe. You can report a find here too. OBS: LINK NOT WORKING ON 2022-10-25
NORWAY
cr-birding.org Report birds banded in or found in Norway.
POLAND
Ornithological Banding Central of Poland To report banded birds from Poland, you can use this formular. Also in English.
USA
ALL STATES
Patuxent Banding Laboratory If you find a banded bird, you can report it here. First of all if the bird has been banded in North America, but they can probably pass on the information if necessary.
BUTTERFLIES
AMERICA
Butterflies and moths of NA Big collection of pictures of butterflies and moths from Canada, USA and Mexico. Inclusive text, maps and more.
Butterflies of America Hugh collection of butterfly pictures from North and Central America including the Caribbean. Only photos but very competent.
North American Butterfly Association Association covering the public interest in butterflies in Canada, USA and Mexico.
DENMARK
Atlasprojektet Danmarks dagsommerfugle Survey of the butterflies of Denmark.
Danske-natur.dk (Lars Andersen) Competent resource to daytime butterflies. First of all Danish species but Nordic and rarer species treated also.
Lepidoptera.dk Website of the Danish Lepidopterological Association. Extensive source of information about the butterflies in Denmark.
Minmakroverden.dk - Thomas Larsen Hobby site in Danish with private photos mostly of Danish daytime butterflies but some European as well. Including references to some of the most popular localities to visit in Denmark.
EUROPE
Butterfly conservation Europe Butterfly Conservation Europe is a partnership organisation focused on halting and reversing the decline of butterflies, moths and their habitats throughout Europe.
European Butterflies and Moths (UFZ) UFZ - Helmholtz. Center for Invironmental Research. A german site with distribution maps of the European species.
Lepiforum e.V. In German, a thorough resource to photo identification of European daytime butterflies and moths.
GERMANY
Lepidoptera and their ecology - Wolfgang Wagner Focus on German species, and mostly larvae and species habitats. Photos of all stages but site doesn't handle identification issues. In English or German but only scientific names are used.
INTERNATIONAL
Butterflies and moths of the world (Adrian Hoskins) An almost complete resource of information about butterflies for the keen amateur and semi-professional.
SPAIN
Associación ZERYNTHIA Spanish NGO working for the study and protection of butterflies in Spain. Also maintains what appears to be the official species list of the country. "ZERYNTHIA es una asociación de ámbito estatal, sin ánimo de lucro, que se encarga del estudio, divulgación y conservación de las mariposas y los lugares donde habitan. Es además la entidad representante en España de la federación europea Butterfly Conservation Europe."
SWEDEN
Eriks Fjärilspodd Podcast in Swedish about Swedish butterflies, the people and their environment.
Lepidoptera.se - Magnus Unger Private site showing photos, hostplants and flying times for many of the Swedish species - both butterflies and moths. Also a competent list of host plants.
Svensk Dagfjärilövervakning The Swedish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme is a new national monitoring programme coordinated by Lund University for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. The programme was initiated in 2010, and is a partnership between the Entomological Society of Sweden, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Lund University, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the Swedish County Administration Boards.
Sveriges Entomologiska Förening The official Swedish organization covering entomology. Acting as an umbrella organization for 11 different niche organizations. Publishing the journals Entomologisk Tidskrift and Yrfän.
UNITED KINGDOM
British Lepidoptera (Chris Lewis) Systematic and thorough photo guide about Britains butterflies.
Butterfly Conservation British NGO working for the benefit of the butterflies and environment on the British Isles.
Cockayne collection British and Irish butterflies and moths. Photo collection including many aberrant forms. Under the National History Museum.
DRAGONFLIES
DENMARK
Atlasprojektet Danmarks Guldsmede Survey project covering Danish dragonflies and damselflies.
Danske Guldsmede (Lars Johansen) Information about Danish dragonflies and damselflies.
GERMANY
Robert Geerts Private - photos and notes on German species. "This site is my micro-philanthropy contribution to the wellbeing of the Odonata order of insects. I hope you enjoy the site!"
INTERNATIONAL
ADDO - African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online "African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online is a collaboration between ConsEnt (Stellenbosch) and ADU (Cape Town) funded by the JRS Biodiversity Foundation. ADDO brings all available knowledge together of Africa's 770 known species of Odonata."
Dragonflies by Antoine van der Heijden About the dragonflies and damselflies of Europe.
Dragonfly Society of the Americas "THE DRAGONFLY SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAS (DSA) ADVANCES THE DISCOVERY, CONSERVATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF ODONATA THROUGH OBSERVATION, COLLECTION, RESEARCH, PUBLICATION AND EDUCATION."
Dragonflypix.com Well-organized and systematic site mostly about European and Australian dragonflies. Many photos. Fons Peels is the man behind, though it doesn't say on the website.
World Odonata List Maintained by SLATER MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY as the official taxonomic list of the worlds dragonflies and damselflies.
Worldwide Dragonfly Association "The Worldwide Dragonfly Association (WDA) is an international organization dedicated to research, conservation and public awareness of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata), an ancient and beautiful order of insects with amazing behavior."
SOUTH AFRICA
Warwick & Michèle Tarboton Private but up-to-date quality site on the dragonflies of South Africa. Includes lists and photos. Also the authors of the field guide: "Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa".
SWEDEN
Trollsländeforeningen Private organization with focus on Swedish dragonflies and damselflies.
UNITED KINGDOM
British Dragonflies The British Dragonfly Society. NGO working to promote, study and conserve the dragonflies of Britain. Published the excellent Europe's Dragonflies in 2020 in the series WildGuides.
ENVIRONMENT
MEXICO
ALL STATES
Save Isla Holbox Save one of the last unspoiled natural areas on the Mexican Caribbean coast.
Save the parrots of Mexico! The parrots of Mexico are threatened by illegal trade. DON'T BUY THEM!
FESTIVALS
MEXICO
BAJA CALIFORNIA
San Quintín Bay Bird Festival Autumn festival focusing on both fauna and flora of the peninsula with conservation and education as the main goal.
GUANAJUATO
International Hummingbird Festival First year 2013. Held in August in San Miguel de Allende. Workshops, trips and talks. Entrance fee. Link update in 2019: Site downgraded to a simple facebook profile, as have the activities it seems.
JALISCO
Vallarta Bird Festival New? bird festival with focus on birding tours in the Puerto Vallarta area. March. Coordinator Nancy C. Holland.
NAYARIT
PAFIAM bird festival Festival taking place in january in San Blas. Locally managed with focus on migrating birds. The activities include daily trips and various activities with special focus on children.
QUINTANA ROO
Cozumel bird festival Local festival taking place in November.
VERACRUZ
Raptor Festival Takes place in October when the big raptor migration at Cardel is culminating. Many creative activities focusing on kids.
YUCATÁN
Toh bird festival Festival taking place in november. Among other activities bird marathon.
FORA AND MAILING LISTS
MEXICO
ALL STATES
Aves de México Bird fora with Mexican focus, various topics, but has become more and more irrelevant as facebook groups have taken over.
INSECTS
DENMARK
Dansk Entomologisk Forening The Danish Entomological Society under the university of Copenhagen.
LATVIA
The Latvian Entomological Society. "The Entomological Society of Latvia (LEB in official abbreviature) unites entomologists, arachnologists and other invertebratologists from Latvian and the World since 1951. LEB is a discussion club for scientists and applied biologists, nature managers. It publishes scientific journals, first of all "Latvijas Entomologs", and distributes knowledge to wide society through mass media. Our members are active in science, nature conservation and are open to everybody. Welcome to the fascinating world of insects!"
NORWAY
Norsk Entomologisk Forening The Norwegian Entomological Society. "Norsk entomologisk forening har i dag ca. 700 medlemmer spredt over hele landet. Våre medlemmer omfatter både profesjonelle entomologer og amatører. NEF er underordnet SABIMA (Samarbeidsrådet for biologisk mangfold), som er en paraplyorganisasjon for de biologiske foreningene i Norge."
LOCALITIES
MEXICO
CHIAPAS
El Triunfo Ecobiósefera arranges trips to the national park El Triunfo
Fondo de conservación el Triunfo Fond aiming to conserve El Triunfo
COLIMA
El Tortugario en Cuyutlán Link error 2020-07-30. Privat organisation with focus on protection of the local Sea Turtles. Breeding and education are fundamental activities. They also have focus on educational awareness of the birds in the area.
Parque Ecológico La Campana A unique square kilometer of thorn forest right in the middle of Colima City. Because of the rich flora and avifauna local forces are working on making it a park with a conservational and educational purpose.
GUERRERO
El refugio de Potosí A Center for Wildlife Conservation and Environmental Education.
JALISCO
Bosque la Primavera Protected area west of Guadalajara City with limited access.
Rancho Primavera Lies south of Puerto Vallarta close to the village El Tuito. Many endemics species on the property. Minimum stay is 3 nights. However, also access to birders who just want to go there birding. Donations appreciated.
Vallarta Botanical Garden Locality south west of Puerto Vallarta. Various of the area's endemics can be seen here, and is a particular good spot to look for hummingbirds at the feeders. Good supplement to rancho Primavera in El Tuito. Entrance fee.
NUEVO LEÓN
Parque Chipinque Nature park near San Pedro Garza García.
QUERÉTARO
Sierra Gorda Highland reserve holding large biodiversity and remnants of original cloud forest.
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
El sótano de las golondrinas Cellar of swallows. Natural hole with a free fall of 376 meters. Housing thousands of White-collared Swifts. Spectacular experience when they leave the hole in the morning and almost more impressive when they enter the hole in the afternoon.
SINALOA
Paco's Reserva de Flora y Fauna Private conservation project in low dry thorn forest in Mazatlán. Public access but perhaps only with appointment.
TAMAULIPAS
El Cielo Official site for the reserve.
VERACRUZ
Cafaselva Dead link 2020-07-30. Local initiative near Xalapa, under Pronatura Veracruz, to promote conservation of natural resources and to create jobs by eco-tourism. Also raptor monitoring.
La Mancha, Veracruz - ecoturism Ecological camp with activities like bicycling, kayaking, mangrove trips and swimming. Beautiful lushful surroundings. Worth it both for the common tourist and the serious birder.
MAGAZINES
INTERNATIONAL
Audubon magazine Published by the Audubon Society. High quality articles on various subjects of birding.
Cotinga and Neotropical birding These two magazines are issued by the Neotropical bird club. Dealing with identification, logistics, observations and much more.
USA
ALL STATES
Birding These two magazines are issued by the American Birding Association. Dealing with identification, logistics, observations and much more. Focus on North America.
OBSERVATIONS
DENMARK
arter.dk Another effort to make a national portal to harbor all observations of flora and fauna in Denmark. I'm not sure why, but probably because of egos and conflicts with the owners of naturbasen.dk which used to be the main nature portal at a national level. It's new, 2022, and time will tell whether it will really take over from naturbasen or not. People still use naturbasen at a large scale, but since they obviously have problems maintaining the technology, it is probably a question of time before arter.dk will be the new central to use.
dofbasen.dk Public resource run by Birdlife Denmark (DOF - Dansk Ornitologisk Forening). The de facto place where people enter observations of birds in Denmark. Everyone can get an account and it is free.
naturbasen.dk Public, and semi-official, portal where to report observations of flora and fauna in Denmark. This is the portal that people de facto use for all categories except for birds (here dofbasen.dk is the best resource). Supports photos but no other media types. Everyone can get an account and it is free. However, the functionality of the website is very basic, and not really up-to-date with simple user requirements such as being able to search through data, except for 'scrolling' per day until you get reach your target. And it is very slow. Often requests get lost and you have to start over by making a refresh, F5.
MEXICO
ALL STATES
aVerAves e-bird for Mexico. Bird observations from the whole country.
Naturalista Like iNaturalist where you can add photos and observations (and be ranked and all that jazz...). Useful to find species and distribution.
VERACRUZ
River of Raptors Counts of the raptor migration in Veracruz.
NORWAY
ARTSOBSERVASJONER.NO
artportalen.se The main Norwegian portal to all observations of flora and fauna in Norway.
SWEDEN
artportalen.se The main Swedish portal to all observations of flora and fauna in Sweden.
ORGANISATIONS
CANADA
ALL STATES
Bird Studies Canada One of the two Birdlife-partners in Canada.
Nature Canada The other of the two Birdlife-partners in Canada.
INTERNATIONAL
Birdlife International The most important ngo organization dealing with protection of the worlds avifauna.
Defenders of Wildlife Species and habitat protection.
Partners in flight Focus on prevention and conservation of terrestrial bird species through out both American continents.
The American bird conservancy Working for conservation on both American continents.
The Neotropical Bird Club Leader in compiling and presenting new information covering the area from Mexico to the southernmost South America.
MEXICO
AGUASCALIENTES
AvesEcoAgs Bird trips for beginners around the the city of Aguascalientes.
ALL STATES
Bird clubs in Mexico A list of private bird clubs in all of Mexico prepared and maintained by CONABIO. USE THIS LIST TO FIND LOCAL MEXICAN CLUBS.
CIPAMEX General protection of birds in Mexico. Often in cooperation with american organisations and with focus on guidelines from Birdlife International.
Ducks Unlimited - Mexico Private organisation working to protect wetlands and aquatic birds in Mexico.
Pronatura Mexico Birdlife partner in Mexico. Focus on general conservation of natural ressources.
BAJA CALIFORNIA
Pronatura Northwest Pronatura partner in northwestern part of country. Focus primarily on conservation.
CHIAPAS
Ecobiósfera Local organisation focusing on ecotourism and sustainable development in local communities such as El Triunfo.
Pronatura Sur Pronatura partner in Chiapas. Focus primarily on conservation and sustainable development.
GUANAJUATO
Audubon SMA Local birdclub in San Miguel de Allende. Arranging local birdtrips and speaks.
NAYARIT
Pronatura Northeast Pronatura partner in northeastern part of country. Focus primarily on conservation.
QUERÉTARO
Amigos de Sian Ka'an Focus primarily on conservation and sustainability in the caribian region in cooperation with universities.
QUINTANA ROO
Isla Holbox Todos unidos por la isla Holbox, is a private organization working to maintain the island as an unspoiled natural area in favor of the local people and sustainable tourism.
VERACRUZ
COAX Dead link 2020-07-30. Bird club based in Xalapa. For everyone with an interest in wild birds. Focus on trips around the state of Veracruz but also visiting other states.
Pronatura Veracruz Pronatura partner in Veracruz. Focus on conservation, education, birding tours and raptor monitoring in Cardel.
YUCATÁN
Pronatura Yucatán Pronatura partner in Yucatán. Focus primarily on conservation.
USA
ALL STATES
Cornell Lab of Ornithology A corner stone in the American birding world. Research, education and among other programs responsible for e-bird.
The American birding association The other of the two big publically oriented organisations. Focus on active bird watching. Among others responsible for the magazine Birding.
The American Ornithologists' Union Organization of professional ornithologists in USA.
The Audubon Society Birdlife partner in USA. One of the two publically oriented organisations. Conservation is among the focus points. Responsible for the yearly Christmas Bird Count.
ORNITHOLOGY IN GENERAL
INTERNATIONAL
Feather database German. Incomplete and with emphasis on European species.
Neotropical birds Initiative from Cornell lab. Covering descriptions of the species from Mexico and all the American continent south from there.
Wing and tail image collection Slater Museum of Natural History. North American species.
MEXICO
ALL STATES
Mexican IBAs Birdlife document treating the Mexican IBAs. 2020-07-30: Now a general entrance page where to search by country.
Mexican wetlands Ducks Unlimited Mexico. Portal showing maps and information about all the Mexican wetlands. Scientific, technical level. Only in Spanish. 2020-07-30: Not updated and link not giving access.
USA
ALL STATES
Birds of The World by Cornell Lab Complete collection of information about the species of the world. Membership required, 49 USD pr. year. 2020-07-30: Used to be birds of North American only by the global ambition is a fact, though extra-American species are still only treated superficially.
Tri-national landbird status. Partners in Flight report covering Canada, USA and Mexico. (Slow download, 13 MB)
OTHER INSECTS
DENMARK
Danmarks Blomstertæger (Lars Skipper) Professional and very thorough work including all the Danish Mirid Bugs (Miridae).
USA
Bug Guide USA and Canada. A user-driven photo site to exchange knowledge about insects and spiders.
PARROTS
INTERNATIONAL
World Parrot Trust Global organization working for protection of wild parrots and minimization of the illegal trade.
MEXICO
ALL STATES
Save the parrots of Mexico! The parrots of Mexico are threatened by illegal trade. DON'T BUY THEM!
PHOTO, SOUND, VIDEO
INTERNATIONAL
AVoCet - Avian Vocalizations Center Biased toward science. Moderate collection of sounds from different continents - Pam Rasmussen.
Earbirding.com Nathan Pieplow and Andrew Spencer. Articles and sounds mostly about the birds in the Americas.
Macaulay Library The Cornell media library and now repository of media files from ebird.
The Internet Bird Collection Big collection. Photos, videos and sounds from all over the world. LYNX edition.
Vireo Big collection. Photos from all over the world. The academy of natural science.
Xeno-canto Big collection of birdsongs from all over the world. Free access for everybody also to download files.
MEXICO
ALL STATES
Biblioteca de Sonidos A moderate selection of bird songs. Mostly passerines.
YUCATÁN
Dan Mennill Small selection of birdsongs with spectrograms.
USA
ALL STATES
Applied Bioacustics - Arch McCallum Articles related to North American bird sounds. Mostly Tyrant Flycatchers.
Global Bird Photo Moderate selection of species from USA (despite the name) with relevance for Mexico. Many nest pictures.
Naturesong Modest collection of North American bird recordings. Also Costa Rica and more.
Seabirding Many photos of species with relevance for Mexico. Brian Patterson.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
MEXICO
ALL STATES
Avesmex.net - Conabio Register of species with status for all official localities in Mexico (IBAs, Parks, states etc.).
CONABIO Responsable for surveillance of species and biodiversity as well as keeping up with international agreements.
CONABIO, IBA-areas Presentation of IBA areas in Mexico.
CONANP Independent organisation under SEMARNAT. Administers protected natural areas and resources in a sustainable perspective.
PROFEPA Independent organisation under SEMARNAT. Responsable for control with violence of laws and rules.
Report corruption Experiencing corruption and violation from police or other law inforcement personal, you can report it in full anonymity.
SEMARNAT Maintain protection and restauration of natural resources in a sustainable perspective.
TAXONOMY
DENMARK
Danish bird names - global list The official list of Danish bird names. Based on IOC. Also includes English and German names.
INTERNATIONAL
Avibase - checklists Listing of the different BIRD taxonomies in use today, and useful tool to compare species names between taxonomies. Also species lists for the different countries and continents.
Clements check list Official site for updates regarding the Clements taxonomy.
ICZN - International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature "The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) acts as adviser and arbiter for the zoological community by generating and disseminating information on the correct use of the scientific names of animals. The ICZN is responsible for producing the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature - a set of rules for the naming of animals and the resolution of nomenclatural problems."
IOC World Bird List The International Ornithologist Union. The most popular taxonomic alternative to ebird/Clements. The most popular taxonomy in Europe.
IUCN Redlist Official fauna lists with general species data and state of abundance.
NACC The American Ornithologist Union. NACC is the committee maintaining the official list of species registered in the North American area, including handling taxonomic issues.
SACC The American Ornithologist Union. SACC is the committee maintaining the official list of species registered in the South American area, and also handles taxonomic issues. Click on Proposal Roster to see earlier decisions.
MEXICO
ALL STATES
Officiel species list with bird names in Spanish and English (2015) Revised list from Dec 2015 with up-to-date species and Mexican names. De facto reference from now on. Conabio is responsible. Direct often doesn't work, http://www.biodiversidad.gob.mx/especies/scripts_aves/docs/checklist_aves_mexico_2015x.pdf, so download is from my site.
Officiel species list with bird names in Spanish and English (2017) Revised list from 2017 with up-to-date species and Mexican names. Conabio is responsible. Direct link often doesn't work, http://www.biodiversidad.gob.mx/especies/scripts_aves/docs/lista_actualizada_aos_2017.pdf, so download is from my site.
SPAIN
Official species lists with the world's bird names in Spanish (Castenallo) Seo, Spanish Birdlife, has compiled a set of pdfs with Spanish names to all the species in the world.
TOURISM
MEXICO
ALL STATES
Distance, time and gasoline consumption in Mexico Private initiative. Calculates distances, time and gasoline consumption between to points in Mexico.
Find your route SCT - The Secretary of communication and transport. Public site for calculations of distances, time, gas consumption. Especially useful because it lists the prices for passing the toll booths on the highways. Only in Spanish.
México Desconocido Traveling magazine covering all of Mexico. Good source of inspiration.
Report bad service Experiencing problems interacting with other public authorities, you can report it here. Only in Spanish.
Visit Mexico Official general site with information for tourists in Mexico. English and Spanish plus more.
COAHUILA
Bird museum in Saltillo Exhibitions showing the majority of the Mexican bird species.
TRIP REPORTS
MEXICO
ALL STATES
Avibase Big selection of links to reports from various sites.
Birdtours Moderate selection. Only a few uptodate. Most from Yucatan.
Surfbirds Moderate selection. Only a few up todate.
WEATHER
DENMARK
DMI - Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut Official Danish Weather Forecasts.
INTERNATIONAL
International weather General weather page, many languages
National Hurricane Center Information about hurricanes in both the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean. In English.
MEXICO
ALL STATES
Mexican meteorological service Official Mexican weather. In Spanish.
Mountain Forecasts The weather in the Mexican mountaneous region per locality.
National Center for Seismic acitivity (EARTHQUAKES)