Bird list of Rancho Primavera, El Tuito, Jalisco, Mexico

Species list for Rancho Primavera, near El Tuito south of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.

The list contains species that have been confirmed to be seen or heard on the ranch property, plus their status.
The status is expressed by a combination of 3 colors and 3 seasons.
Categorizing the status of the species in this simplistic way, works of course more like an estimate, but still it should be useful to give you an idea whether a species is expected or not. Especially because many of the species that you find readily in the larger area outside the ranch, are not common on the property, why the status of some of them might surprise you.

Legend:
Endemic species are highligthed with Purple, and an (E) after the species.
Green means that it is a species you are almost guaranteed to see or hear.
Orange means that it is a species you are very likely to see or hear, but it is not guaranteed.
Red means a species that is rare to find and should not be expected.

Resident means a species that is normally present in the region during the whole year.
Summer means a species that is most likely to be found during the summer season (May to October).
Winter therefore means a species that is most likely to be found in the winter season (November to April).

And a little prayer: Many visitors to the ranch add their observations to ebird, which is good, but to maintain this list as correct and easily as possible, you are encouraged to make separate checklists for the birds you see on the property and outside. ¡Muchíssimas Gracias!

A printable checklist can be found here.

The Taxonomy follows ebird/Clements2023

Common	Latin	Status	Comment	No
Tinamous (Tinamidae)
Thicket Tinamou	Crypturellus cinnamomeus	resident	mostly heard only	1
Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl (Anatidae)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis	resident		2
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	resident		3
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	winter		4
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	winter		5
Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera	winter		6
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	winter		7
Mexican Duck	Anas diazi	winter		8
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	winter		9
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	winter		10
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	winter		11
Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae)
Rufous-bellied Chachalaca (E)	Ortalis wagleri	resident		12
West Mexican Chachalaca (E)	Ortalis poliocephala	resident		13
Crested Guan	Penelope purpurascens	resident		14
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Least Grebe	Tachybaptus dominicus	resident		15
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	winter		16
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)	Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)	resident		17
Red-billed Pigeon	Patagioenas flavirostris	resident		18
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	resident		19
Inca Dove	Columbina inca	resident		20
Common Ground Dove	Columbina passerina			21
Ruddy Ground Dove	Columbina talpacoti			22
White-tipped Dove	Leptotila verreauxi	resident		23
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	resident		24
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	winter		25
Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Groove-billed Ani	Crotophaga sulcirostris	resident		26
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo	Morococcyx erythropygus	resident		27
Squirrel Cuckoo	Piaya cayana	resident		28
Nightjars and Allies (Caprimulgidae)
Lesser Nighthawk	Chordeiles acutipennis	winter		29
Common Pauraque	Nyctidromus albicollis	resident		30
Buff-collared Nightjar	Antrostomus ridgwayi	resident		31
Potoos (Nyctibiidae)
Northern Potoo	Nyctibius jamaicensis	resident		32
Swifts (Apodidae)
White-collared Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris	resident		33
Vaux's Swift	Chaetura vauxi	winter		34
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Mexican Hermit (E)	Phaethornis mexicanus	resident		35
Plain-capped Starthroat	Heliomaster constantii	resident		36
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird	Tilmatura dupontii	winter		37
Lucifer Hummingbird	Calothorax lucifer	winter		38
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	winter		39
Black-chinned Hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri	winter		40
Calliope Hummingbird	Selasphorus calliope	winter		41
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	winter		42
Allen's Hummingbird	Selasphorus sasin	winter		43
Broad-tailed Hummingbird	Selasphorus platycercus	winter		44
Broad-billed Hummingbird	Cynanthus latirostris	resident		45
Golden-crowned Emerald (E)	Cynanthus auriceps	resident		46
White-eared Hummingbird	Basilinna leucotis	winter		47
Mexican Woodnymph (E)	Eupherusa ridgwayi	winter		48
Violet-crowned Hummingbird	Ramosomyia violiceps	resident		49
Berylline Hummingbird	Saucerottia beryllina	resident		50
Cinnamon Hummingbird	Amazilia rutila	resident		51
Rails, Gallinules and Allies (Rallidae)
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	winter		52
Sora	Porzana carolina	winter		53
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	winter		54
American Coot	Fulica americana	resident		55
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	resident		56
Limpkin (Aramidae)
Limpkin	Aramus guarauna	winter		57
Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	winter		58
Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae)
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	resident		59
Jacanas (Jacanidae)
Northern Jacana	Jacana spinosa	resident		60
Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	winter		61
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata	winter		62
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	winter		63
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	winter		64
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	winter		65
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	winter		66
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	winter		67
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers (Laridae)
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	winter		68
Storks (Ciconiidae)
Wood Stork	Mycteria americana	resident		69
Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	resident		70
Anhingas (Anhingidae)
Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga	resident		71
Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)
Neotropic Cormorant	Nannopterum brasilianum	resident		72
Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	winter		73
Herons, Egrets and Bitterns (Ardeidae)
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma mexicanum	resident		74
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	winter		75
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	winter		76
Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa violacea			77
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax			78
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	resident		79
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	resident		80
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	resident		81
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	resident		82
Western Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis			83
Great Egret	Ardea alba	resident		84
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	resident		85
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	resident		86
White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi	winter		87
Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea ajaja	resident		88
New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	resident		89
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	resident		90
Osprey (Pandionidae)
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	winter		91
Hawks, Eagles and Kites (Accipitridae)
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	winter		92
Hook-billed Kite	Chondrohierax uncinatus	resident		93
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	winter		94
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	winter		95
Crane Hawk	Geranospiza caerulescens	winter		96
Common Black Hawk	Buteogallus anthracinus	resident		97
Great Black Hawk	Buteogallus urubitinga	resident		98
Roadside Hawk	Rupornis magnirostris	resident		99
Gray Hawk	Buteo plagiatus	resident		100
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	winter		101
Short-tailed Hawk	Buteo brachyurus	winter		102
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	winter		103
Zone-tailed Hawk	Buteo albonotatus	winter		104
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	winter		105
Barn-Owls (Tytonidae)
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	winter		106
Owls (Strigidae)
Middle American Screech-Owl	Megascops guatemalae	winter		107
Western Screech-Owl	Megascops kennicottii	resident		108
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	resident		109
Colima Pygmy-Owl (E)	Glaucidium palmarum	resident		110
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium brasilianum	resident		111
Mottled Owl	Strix virgata	resident		112
Trogons (Trogonidae)
Citreoline Trogon (E)	Trogon citreolus	resident		113
Elegant Trogon	Trogon elegans	resident		114
Motmots (Momotidae)
Russet-crowned Motmot	Momotus mexicanus	resident		115
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Ringed Kingfisher	Megaceryle torquata	resident		116
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	winter		117
Green Kingfisher	Chloroceryle americana	resident		118
Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	winter		119
Acorn Woodpecker	Melanerpes formicivorus	resident		120
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (E)	Melanerpes chrysogenys	resident		121
Ladder-backed Woodpecker	Dryobates scalaris	resident		122
Pale-billed Woodpecker	Campephilus guatemalensis	resident		123
Lineated Woodpecker	Dryocopus lineatus	resident		124
Gray-crowned Woodpecker (E)	Colaptes auricularis	resident		125
Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
Laughing Falcon	Herpetotheres cachinnans	resident		126
Collared Forest-Falcon	Micrastur semitorquatus	resident		127
Crested Caracara	Caracara plancus	resident		128
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	winter		129
Bat Falcon	Falco rufigularis	winter		130
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	resident		131
New World and African Parrots (Psittacidae)
Lilac-crowned Parrot (E)	Amazona finschi	resident		132
Mexican Parrotlet (E)	Forpus cyanopygius	resident		133
Orange-fronted Parakeet	Eupsittula canicularis	resident		134
Military Macaw	Ara militaris	resident		135
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers (Furnariidae)
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus flavigaster	resident		136
Tityras and Allies (Tityridae)
Masked Tityra	Tityra semifasciata	resident		137
Gray-collared Becard	Pachyramphus major	resident		138
Rose-throated Becard	Pachyramphus aglaiae	resident		139
Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma imberbe	resident		140
Greenish Elaenia	Myiopagis viridicata	resident		141
Tufted Flycatcher	Mitrephanes phaeocercus	resident	mostly winter	142
Greater Pewee	Contopus pertinax	resident		143
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	winter		144
White-throated Flycatcher	Empidonax albigularis	winter		145
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	winter		146
Western Flycatcher	Empidonax difficilis			147
Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	resident		148
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	winter		149
Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus	resident		150
Flammulated Flycatcher (E)	Ramphotrigon flammulatum	resident		151
Bright-rumped Attila	Attila spadiceus	resident		152
Dusky-capped Flycatcher	Myiarchus tuberculifer	resident		153
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus cinerascens	winter		154
Nutting's Flycatcher	Myiarchus nuttingi	resident		155
Brown-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus tyrannulus	resident		156
Great Kiskadee	Pitangus sulphuratus	resident		157
Boat-billed Flycatcher	Megarynchus pitangua	resident		158
Social Flycatcher	Myiozetetes similis	resident		159
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher	Myiodynastes luteiventris	summer		160
Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus melancholicus	resident		161
Cassin's Kingbird	Tyrannus vociferans	resident		162
Thick-billed Kingbird	Tyrannus crassirostris	resident		163
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	winter		164
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers and Erpornis (Vireonidae)
Golden Vireo (E)	Vireo hypochryseus	resident		165
Black-capped Vireo	Vireo atricapilla	winter		166
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii	winter		167
Cassin's Vireo	Vireo cassinii	winter		168
Plumbeous Vireo	Vireo plumbeus	resident		169
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus	winter		170
Yellow-green Vireo	Vireo flavoviridis	summer		171
Crows, Jays and Magpies (Corvidae)
Black-throated Magpie-Jay (E)	Calocitta colliei	resident		172
Green Jay	Cyanocorax yncas	resident		173
San Blas Jay (E)	Cyanocorax sanblasianus	resident		174
Common Raven	Corvus corax	resident		175
Swallows (Hirundinidae)
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia	winter		176
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	winter		177
Mangrove Swallow	Tachycineta albilinea	winter		178
Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina	winter		179
Sinaloa Martin	Progne sinaloae	summer	during migration	180
Gray-breasted Martin	Progne chalybea	winter		181
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	resident		182
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	winter summer		183
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	winter		184
Kinglets (Regulidae)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Corthylio calendula	winter		185
Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	winter		186
Black-capped Gnatcatcher	Polioptila nigriceps	resident		187
Wrens (Troglodytidae)
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	winter		188
Marsh Wren	Cistothorus palustris	winter		189
Happy Wren (E)	Pheugopedius felix	resident		190
Sinaloa Wren (E)	Thryophilus sinaloa	resident		191
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
Blue Mockingbird (E)	Melanotis caerulescens	resident		192
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	winter		193
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	winter		194
Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae)
Brown-backed Solitaire	Myadestes occidentalis	resident		195
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus aurantiirostris	resident		196
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	winter		197
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	winter		198
White-throated Thrush	Turdus assimilis	resident		199
Rufous-backed Robin (E)	Turdus rufopalliatus	resident		200
Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	winter		201
Silky-flycatchers (Ptiliogonatidae)
Gray Silky-flycatcher	Ptiliogonys cinereus	resident		202
Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	resident		203
Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	winter		204
Finches, Euphonias and Allies (Fringillidae)
West Mexican Euphonia	Euphonia godmani			205
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	resident		206
Rosy Thrush-Tanager (Rhodinocichlidae)
Rosy Thrush-Tanager	Rhodinocichla rosea	resident		207
New World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
Stripe-headed Sparrow	Peucaea ruficauda	resident		208
Olive Sparrow	Arremonops rufivirgatus	winter		209
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	winter		210
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	winter		211
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow (E)	Melozone kieneri	resident		212
Rusty Sparrow	Aimophila rufescens	winter		213
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteriidae)
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	winter		214
Troupials and Allies (Icteridae)
Yellow-winged Cacique	Cassiculus melanicterus	resident		215
Black-vented Oriole	Icterus wagleri	resident		216
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	winter		217
Hooded Oriole	Icterus cucullatus	winter		218
Streak-backed Oriole	Icterus pustulatus	resident		219
Bullock's Oriole	Icterus bullockii	winter		220
Audubon's Oriole	Icterus graduacauda	resident		221
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	winter		222
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	winter		223
Bronzed Cowbird	Molothrus aeneus	winter summer		224
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	winter		225
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	resident		226
New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	winter		227
Worm-eating Warbler	Helmitheros vermivorum	winter		228
Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	winter		229
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	winter		230
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	winter		231
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera	winter		232
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	winter		233
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina	winter		234
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata	winter		235
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla	winter		236
Virginia's Warbler	Leiothlypis virginiae	winter		237
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat	Geothlypis poliocephala	winter		238
MacGillivray's Warbler	Geothlypis tolmiei	winter		239
Mourning Warbler	Geothlypis philadelphia			240
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	winter		241
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	winter		242
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	winter		243
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	winter		244
Tropical Parula	Setophaga pitiayumi	resident		245
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia	winter		246
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia	resident		247
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	winter		248
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum	winter		249
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	winter		250
Grace's Warbler	Setophaga graciae	summer		251
Black-throated Gray Warbler	Setophaga nigrescens	winter		252
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	winter		253
Fan-tailed Warbler	Basileuterus lachrymosus	resident		254
Rufous-capped Warbler	Basileuterus rufifrons	resident		255
Golden-crowned Warbler	Basileuterus culicivorus	winter		256
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla	winter		257
Painted Redstart	Myioborus pictus	resident		258
Cardinals and Allies (Cardinalidae)
Hepatic Tanager	Piranga flava	resident		259
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	winter		260
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	winter		261
Flame-colored Tanager	Piranga bidentata	resident		262
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager	Habia rubica	resident		263
Yellow Grosbeak	Pheucticus chrysopeplus	resident		264
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	winter		265
Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus	winter		266
Red-breasted Chat (E)	Granatellus venustus	summer		267
Blue Bunting	Cyanocompsa parellina	resident		268
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	resident		269
Lazuli Bunting	Passerina amoena	winter		270
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	winter		271
Orange-breasted Bunting (E)	Passerina leclancherii	winter		272
Varied Bunting	Passerina versicolor	resident		273
Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	winter		274
Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae)
Blue-black Grassquit	Volatinia jacarina	resident		275
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater	Sporophila minuta	resident		276
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (E)	Sporophila torqueola	resident		277
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator	Saltator grandis			278

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