PHOTO SLIDER and #1 Great-tailed Grackle with water background
Part 3 of 3 illustrates more 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.
ALEX, please insert attached photos 1-22 here with only their common names and links to parts 1 and 2 are at the bottom of the article.
PART 3 SPECIES LIST:
1. Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus, Zanate Mayor (Spanish), K’awis, K’au (Mayan)
2. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, Tigrisoma mexicanum, Garza Tigre Mexicana (Spanish), Hohob (Mayan)
3. Boat-billed Heron, Cochlearius cochlearius, Garza Cucharón (Spanish), Kuka (Mayan)
4. Jabiru, Jabiru mycteria, Cigüeña Jabirú (Spanish), and Wood Stork, Mycteria americana, Cigüeña Americana o Galletán (Spanish)
5. Russet-naped Wood-Rail, Aramides albiventris, Rascón Nuca Canela (Spanish), Tutupana (Mayan)
6 and 7. Great Curassow, male and female, Crax rubra, Hocofaisán (Spanish), K’áambul (Mayan)
8. Ocellated Turkey, Meleagris ocellata, Guajolote Ocelado (Spanish), Kuuts (Mayan)
9. and 10. Black-collared Hawk, Busarellus nigricollis, Aguililla Canela (Spanish)
11. Great Black Hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga, Aguililla Negra Mayor (Spanish)
12. and 13 Roadside Hawk, immature and adult, Rupornis magnirostris, Aguililla Caminera (Spanish), Ch’uúy (Mayan)
14. Laughing Falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans, Halcón Guaco (Spanish), Koos (Mayan)
15. Aplomado Falcon, Falco femoralis, Halcón Fajado (Spanish)
16. Lesser Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis, Chotacabras Menor (Spanish), Pu’ujuy (Mayan)
17. Slaty-tailed Trogon, Trogon massena, Coa Cola Oscura (Spanish)
18. Keel-billed Toucan, (Ramphastos sulfuratus), Tucán Pico Canoa (Spanish, Mayan)
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19.Pale-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus guatemalensis, Carpintero Pico Plateado (Spanish), Kolonté (Mayan)
20. Brown Jay, Psilorhinus morio, Chara Pea (Spanish), Pa’ap (Mayan)
21. Yucatan Jay, Cyanocorax yucatanicus, Chara Yucateca (Spanish), Ch’eel (Mayan)
22. Great-tailed Grackle drinking water from roof
NATURE INCLUDES ALL SIZES AND COLORS!
LINK TO PART 1: https://sanmigueltimes.com/2024/03/backyard-birding-in-merida-yucatan-and-beyond-smorgasbirds-in-both-yucatan-peninsula-and-belize-part-1-of-3-smaller-species-more-or-less/
LINK TO PART 2: https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2024/04/backyard-birding-in-merida-yucatan-and-beyond-smorgasbirds-in-both-yucatan-peninsula-and-belize-part-2-of-3-small-to-medium-more-or-less/
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
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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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