BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – SMORGASBIRDS IN BOTH YUCATAN PENINSULA AND BELIZE, PART 1 of 3, SMALLER SPECIES, MORE OR LESS

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Morelet’s Seedeater,Sporophila morelleti, Semillero de Collar (Spanish)

Morelet’s Seedeater,Sporophila morelleti, Semillero de Collar (Spanish)

Enjoy a few feathered friends in two countries with a shared border in no particular order, where some are residents, some are visitors, and some may be both with a separate migratory population. Of course some also occur in the USA and other countries.

SPECIES LIST:

Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea, Eufonia Garanta Amarilla (Spanish), Chin chin bakal (Mayan)

Olive-backed Euphonia, Euphonia gouldii, Euphonia Olivácea (Spanish), Chin chin bakal (Mayan)

Mangrove Vireo, Vireo pallens, Vireo Manglero (Spanish)

White-bellied Emerald, Amazilia candida, Colibrí Cándido (Spanish), Xts’unu’um (Mayan)

Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus, Papamoscas Cardenalito (Spanish)

Mangrove Swallow, Tachycineta albilnea, Golondrina Manglera (Spanish), Kusam (Mayan)

Yellow Warbler, Setophaga petechia aestiva, Chipe Amarillo (Spanish)

Gray-breasted Martin, Progne chalybea, Golondrina Pech Gris (Spanish), Kusam (Mayan)

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium brasilianum, Tecolote Llanero (Spanish), To’aka xnuk (Mayan)

Common Ground Dove female, Columbina passerina, Tórtolita Pico Rojo (Spanish), Mukuy (Mayan)

Yellow-throated Warbler, Setophaga dominica, Chipe Garganta Amarilla (Spanish)

Ruddy Ground Dove, Columbina talpacoti, Tórtolita Canela (Spanish), Mukuy k’aak (Mayan)

Black-throated Green Warbler, Setophaga virens, Chipe Dorso Verde (Spanish)

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl, Colobrí Cola Canela (Spanish), Xts’unu’um (Mayan)

Magnolia Warbler, Setophaga magnolia, Chipe de Magnolia, (Spanish)

Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, Papamoscas Chico (Spanish), Yaa (Mayan)

American Redstart male, Setophaga ruticilla, Pavito Migratorio (Spanish)

Black-crowned Tityra, Tityra inquisitor, Titira Pico Negro (Spanish), P’e’elan k’ewel (Mayan)

Hooded Warbler, Setophaga citrina, Chipe Encapuchado (Spanish)

Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia, Chipe Trepador (Spanish), Tun tun che’, Boox yeetel sak (Mayan)

Green Honeycreeper male, Chlorophanes spiza, Miler Verde (Spanish)

NATURE COMES IN ALL SIZES AND COLORS!

DISCLAIMER: Some references may not agree or I may not have found the most recent name changes. Plus autocorrect doesn’t like scientific names or language translations.

Sal a Pajarear Yucatán (Guía de aves), Yucatan Peninsula Bird List/Listado de Aves de la Península de Yucatán

https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/home

Cherie Pittillo, “nature inspired,” photographer and author, explores nature everywhere she goes. She’s identified 56 bird species in her Merida, Yucatan backyard view. Her monthly column features anecdotes about birding in Merida, Yucatan and also wildlife beyond the Yucatan.

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