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BIRDS

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE

of the

An Annotated

Checklist

GOMEZ FARIAS REGION

SOUTHWESTERN TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO

BYJOHN C. ARVINAUGUST, 2001


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An Annotated Checklist of the

Birds of the Gmez Faras Region,Southwestern Tamaulipas, Mexico

The Gmez Faras Region lies in the southwestern part of the state of Tamaulipas innortheastern Mexico, some 385 km. (240 mi.) to 425 km. (265 mi.) south of the UnitedStates border at Brownsville, Texas. As defined here, the Region includes the area alongand west of Mexico Highway 85 to a north-south line drawn along the main axis of the SierraMadre Oriental, some 32 km. (20 mi.) distant. Its northern limit lies approximately on a lati-tude with the village of Felipe Angeles on Hwy. 85, and its southern limit on a latitude with thejunction of Hwy. 85 and the side road to Gmez Faras. The Region thus contains virtually allthe drainage of the Rio Sabinas, a fairly narrow band of the coastal plain, and the eastern face

of the Sierra Madre Oriental. Since the first edition of this checklist was written, a Man in theBiosphere Reserve has been established to protect the rich diversity of the Region. The ElCielo Biosphere Reserve encompasses 144,530 ha., and is contained totally within the areacovered by this checklist. An intermontane valley just west of the crest of the main ridge marksthe western edge of the Region. Villages in the Region include Gmez Faras, El Encino and LaJoya de Salas. Rancho El Cielito is located on the Rio Sabinas at about l00 m. (330 ft.) andRancho del Cielo at about l500 m. (4000 ft.) on the eastern face of the Sierra Madre Oriental.These properties are biological stations owned and operated by the Gorgas Science Foundation,Inc. Most current ornithological research and bird observation is carried out by persons using

these facilities.

explanation of the symbols used:

Abundance1 virtually certain to be encountered, usually in some numbers2 normally expected on most days in the field, but in lesser numbers3 encountered on only about half the days in the field; usually only a few individuals are

seen4 encountered about one-fourth of days afield; usually only l or 2 individuals seen5 found on 10% or fewer of days afield; not to be expected6 very few records; definitely unexpected and requiring careful documentation

ZonesA semiarid tropical: low (ca. 150 m. [500 ft.]), more-or-less flat coastal plain, now exten-

sively cleared for agriculture and villages. Patchy woodlands and hedgerows transitionalbetween thorn forest and tropical deciduous forest remain in some areas.

B humid tropical and upper tropical: floodplain of the Rio Sabinas up the eastern face of theSierra Madre Oriental to about 930 m. (3000 ft.). Extensive tropical forest (mostly decidu-ous) exists above the narrow floodplain, most of which is planted in sugar cane andtropical fruits. A narrow corridor of riverine woodland has been left along the Sabinasand relatively small tracts of tropical deciduous woodland persist in some areas (e.g.Rancho El Cielito).

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C subtropical: from about 970 m. (3000 ft.) to about 1120 m. (4800 ft.) on the eastern faceof the Sierra. Extensive forests of oak, sweetgum, maple, magnolia and beech (in theupper elevations) occupy this zone.

D humid temperate: a humid band of pine-oak forest extends from about 1120 m. (4800 ft.)to the crest of the main ridge at about 2135 m. (7000 ft.). Some of this forest has beenselectively lumbered.

E arid temperate: a drier band of oak-pine forest occupies the western slope of the mainridge (2135 m. [7000] 1950 m. [6400]). Included is the La Joya valley which is largelydenuded of its original vegetation and overgrazed. A great deal of scrubby chaparral hasdeveloped on the slopes of this valley. A small sinkhole lake is located at La Joya de Salas.

Seasonal statusr resident throughout the yearm migrant; passing through the region en route between breeding and winter rangesb breeding; usually present between March and October

w winter visitor; usually present between October and Aprilv visitor; a species that occurs at unpredictable intervals(?) indicates a degree of uncertainty about the status immediately preceding

Habitatt tropical (mostly deciduous) forest and forest edge; also fragmented woodlands in partially

cleared areasc cloud forest (humid subtropical forest of oak, sweetgum, magnolia and Podocarpus)p humid pine-oak foresto drier oak-pine forest

d dry montane chapparala aerial; foraging on the wing overhead; used alone if over various habitats, with another

habitat symbol if primarily over one habitatf open areas; cultivated fields, brushy hedgerows, small patches of second growth scrub,

pastures, savannasr Rio Sabinas; associated with the aquatic habitats or the riverine vegetationm damp marshy vegetation in ditches, etc.l ponds and small lakes; open water and shoreliness dense second growth that quickly occupies abandoned clearings in the tropical zonev villages and small townsk rocky spires, cliff faces, sink hole caves, and other bare, rocky areas typical of the karst

topography of the area

Special Notes* a highland species that descends (usually in small numbers) to the lowlands in the

nonbreeding (dry) season# heard much more frequently than seen@ irregular in occurance with numbers fluctuating widely from one season to the next+ increasing locally

decreasing locally % spring migrant only, not present in fall(1),etc. numbered literature citation

Sequence and nomenclature (with one exception: Piculus aeruginosus) follows The A.O.U.Check-List of North American Birds, 7th ed.

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species accounts

Status Habitat

TINAMIFORMES

TINAMIDAE (Tinamous)___Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeus ................................ 2ABCr tcs

PODICIPEDIFORMESPODICIPEDIDAE (Grebes)

___Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus ....................................... 4Ar l

___Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps ............................................ 3AEw l

___Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis .............................................. 4AEw l

PELECANIFORMESPELECANIDAE (Pelicans)

___American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos ................................. 5Am a

PHALACROCORACIDAE (Cormorants)___Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus ......................................... 5Aw rl

___Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax braziliensis ................................. 3Ar rlANHINGIDAE (Darters)

___AnhingaAnhinga anhinga .................................................. 3Am ar

CICONIIFORMESARDEIDAE (Bitterns & Herons)

___American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus .......................................... 5Am m

___Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum ........................................ 4Ar r

___Great Blue HeronArdea herodias ...................................................... 3Aw lm

___Great EgretArdea alba .............................................................. 3Ar lm

___Snowy EgretEgretta thula .......................................................... 3Ar lm

___Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea .................................................... 4Am r

___Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor ...................................................... 5Av lm

___Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis ......................................................... 1Aw o

___Green HeronButorides virescens .............................................. 2Am, 3w r

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Status Habitat

___Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea ............................................. 5Am r

___Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius ...................................... 6Ar r (13)

THRESKIORNITHIDAE (Ibises & Spoonbills)___White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi ........................................................ 5Av m

___Roseate SpoonbillAjaia ajaja.............................................................. 5Av m

CICONIIDAE (Storks)___Wood Stork

Mycteria americana ............................................. 5Av lm

ANSERIFORMES

ANATIDAE (Swans, Geese & Ducks)___Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis .................................... 3Ar lmr

___Muscovy DuckCairina moschata ................................................. 4Ar r

___Wood DuckAix sponsa .............................................................. 4Aw rl

___GadwallAnas strepera......................................................... 3Aew l

___American Wigeon

Anas americana ................................................... 3AEw l___Mallard (Mexican Duck)

Anas platyrhynchos diazi .................................... 4Ew l___Blue-winged Teal

Anas discors .......................................................... 1AEw l___Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata ........................................................ 2AEw l___Northern Pintail

Anas acuta ............................................................. 3AEw l___Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca ........................................................... 3AEw l___Canvasback

Aythya valisineria ................................................. 4Ew l___Redhead

Aythya americana ................................................ 4Ew l___Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris ....................................................... 4Ew l___Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis ........................................................ 3Ew l___Buff lehead

Bucephala albeola ................................................ 5Ew l___Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis ............................................. 3Aw l

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Status Habitat

___Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus ................................................. 4ABCDEr a

___Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis ................................................ 2AEw, 4Er? af

___Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizastur melanoleucus ...................................... 6Bv? t (1, 16)___Black Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus tyrannus ............................................... 6Cv? c___Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus ornatus ................................................. 4BCr at #FALCONIDAE (Caracaras & Falcons)

___Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus ..................................... 2AB,3Cr tc #

___Crested Caracara

Caracara cheriway ............................................... 3Ar f ___Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans .................................. 5Av? f

___American KestrelFalco sparverius .................................................... 1Aw f

___Bat FalconFalco rufigularis ................................................... 3Br tr

___Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus ................................................... 5BCDm a

GALLIFORMESCRACIDAE (Curassows & Guans)

___Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetula ......................................................... 2AB, 3Cr tcs #

___Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens ........................................ 4BCr tc #

___Great CurassowCrax rubra ............................................................. 5Br t

ODONTOPHORIDAE (Quails)___Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus .............................................. 2Ar f ___Singing Quail

Dactylortyx thoracicus ........................................ 2BCr tc #

GRUIFORMESRALLIDAE (Rails, Gallinules & Coots)

___SoraPorzana carolina .................................................. 5Aw m #

___Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus .............................................. 5Ar? ml

___American CootFulica americana ................................................. 5A, 2Ew l

HELIORNITHIDAE (Sungrebes)___Sungrebe

Heliornis fulica ..................................................... 5Br r

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Status Habitat

CHARADRIIFORMESCHARADRIIDAE (Plovers & Lapwings)

___KilldeerCharadrius vociferus ........................................... 3Aw fl

RECURVIROSTRIDAE (Stilts & Avocets)___Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus ...................................... 5Am ml

JACANIDAE (Jacanas)___Northern Jacana

Jacana spinosa ...................................................... 5Av mSCOLOPACIDAE (Sandpipers & Allies)

___Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca ............................................. 5Am ml

___Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa f lavipes ...................................................... 5Am ml___Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria ..................................................... 5Bm mr

___Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia .................................................. 2Bw r

___Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda ......................................... 5Am a #

___Western SandpiperCalidris mauri ....................................................... 4Aw lm

___Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla ................................................. 4Aw l___Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago ............................................... 4Aw m___American Woodcock

Scolopax minor ..................................................... 6Bw r

COLUMBIFORMESCOLUMBIDAE (Pigeons & Doves)

___Rock DoveColumba livia ........................................................ 3Ar v

___Red-billed PigeonColumba f lavirostris ............................................ 1ABCr tc

___Band-tailed PigeonColumba fasciata .................................................. 3DEr po

___White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica ................................................... 1ABm, 3b t

___Mourning DoveZenaida macroura ............................................... 3Aw f

___Inca DoveColumbina inca .................................................... 1Ar v

___Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina ........................................... 3Ar f

___Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti ............................................. 4ABr ts

___Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosa ................................................... 3Br ts

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Status Habitat

___White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi ............................................... 1AB, 2Cr tcs #

___Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeiceps .......................................... 6Br t #

___Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana ............................................. 6Bv? t (10)

PSITTACIFORMESPSITTACIDAE (Parrots & Allies)

___Green ParakeetAratinga holochlora.............................................. 1Br t

___Olive-throated ParakeetAratinga nana ....................................................... 5ABv? t

___Military Macaw

Ara militaris .......................................................... 3D, 4BCr pct ___Maroon-fronted ParrotRhynchopsitta terrisi ........................................... 4?Dv? p

___White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis ........................................................ 2B, 4Cr tc

___Red-crowned ParrotAmazona viridigenalis......................................... 4ABr t

___Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalis ........................................... 3Br t

___Yellow-headed Parrot

Amazona oratrix .................................................. 5Av? t

CUCULIFORMESCUCULIDAE (Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Allies)

___Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus .................................. 5ABm t

___Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus .......................................... 3ABb t #

___Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor .................................................... 5ABr? t (13)

___Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana ......................................................... 2ABCr tc

___Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianus ..................................... 5Ar f

___Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris ........................................ 2ABr fs

STRIGIFORMESTYTONIDAE (Barn Owls)

___Barn Owl

Tyto alba................................................................. 3Ar f STRIGIDAE (Typical Owls)

___Whiskered Screech-OwlOtus trichopsis ...................................................... 4Er o #

___Vermiculated Screech-OwlOtus guatemalae ................................................... 4BCr tc #

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Status Habitat

___Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus .................................................. 6?A?r t

___Northern Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium gnoma ............................................... 5?Dr p

___Tamaulipas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium sanchezi ........................................... 3Cr c #___Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium brasilianum ..................................... 2ABr t #___Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia ............................................... 5Aw f ___Mottled Owl

Ciccaba virgata ..................................................... 3ABCr tc #

CAPRIMULGIFORMES

CAPRIMULGIDAE (Goatsuckers)___Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis ........................................ 4?Ab? atf

___Common NighthawkChordeiles minor .................................................. 4?Am a

___Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis ......................................... 4Ar t #

___Tawny-collared NightjarCaprimulgus salvini ............................................. 3Ar? t #

___Whip-poor-will

Caprimulgus vociferus......................................... 4Am, 3DEr tpo #NYCTIBIIDAE (Potoos)

___Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensis .......................................... 4ABr tf

APODIFORMESAPODIDAE (Swifts)

___Black SwiftCypseloides niger .................................................. 6Bv? a

___White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris ......................................... 5BCv a @___Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelegica ................................................. 2Am a %___Vauxs Swift

Chaetura vauxi...................................................... 1BCr a ___White-throated Swift

Aeronautes saxatalis ............................................ 3DEr apoTROCHILIDAE (Hummingbirds)

___Wedge-tailed SabrewingCampylopterus curvipennis ................................ 2BCr tcs #

___Green Violet-earColibri thalassinus ............................................... 6Bv t

___Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii..................................... 3ABb t

___Canivets EmeraldChlorostilbon canivetii......................................... 4Br ts

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Status Habitat

___Broad-billed HummingbirdCynanthus latirostris ........................................... 5ABb? ts

___White-eared HummingbirdHylocharis leucotis ............................................... 4DEr? po

___Azure-crowned HummingbirdAmazilia cyanocephala ....................................... 3Cb, 5w c___Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilia tzacatl .................................................... 6?Bv? t (16)___Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Amazilia yucatanensis ........................................ 2ABb, 4w ts___Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Amazilia violiceps ................................................ 6Dv? ?___Amethyst-throated Hummingbird

Lampornis amethystinus ..................................... 3?Cb, 6?w c

___Blue-throated HummingbirdLampornis clemenciae ........................................ 5?Dr? p___Magnificent Hummingbird

Eugenes fulgens ..................................................... 4DEr?5BCv cpo___Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris ............................................ 3ABm ts___Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri ......................................... 5?Am ts___Bumblebee Hummingbird

Atthis heloisa ......................................................... 2DEr?4Cv poc

___Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus ...................................... 4Db p

TROGONIFORMESTROGONIDAE (Trogons)

___Mountain TrogonTrogon mexicanus ................................................ 2CDr cp *

___Elegant TrogonTrogon elegans ...................................................... 2ABr t

CORACIIFORMESMOMOTIDAE (Motmots)

___Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus momota ................................................. 2BCr tc #

ALCEDINIDAE (Kingfishers)___Ringed Kingfisher

Ceryle torquata ..................................................... 2Br r___Belted Kingfisher

Ceryle alcyon ......................................................... 4ABw lr___Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona ......................................... 3Br r___Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana ...................................... 2Br r

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Status Habitat

PICIFORMESPICIDAE (Woodpeckers & Allies)

___Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus .................................... 3CDEr cpo

___Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons ........................................... 3ABr tr___Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius ............................................... 3ABCw tc___Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Picoides scalaris ................................................... 3Ar t___Hairy Woodpecker

Picoides villosus .................................................... 4Dr p___Smoky-brown Woodpecker

Veniliornis fumigatus .......................................... 4BCr tc

___Bronze-winged WoodpeckerPiculus aeruginosus ............................................. 3BCr tc___Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus ................................................... 3DEr po___Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus .............................................. 3ABr t___Pale-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus guatemalensis ............................... 3BCr tc

PASSERIFORMES

DENDROCOLAPTIDAE (Woodcreepers)___Olivaceous Woodcreeper

Sittasomus griseicapillus .................................... 4BCr tc___Ivory-billed Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus f lavigaster .................................. 2ABCr tc___Spot-crowned Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes affinis .......................................... 2Cr, 5Bv ct *THAMNOPHILIDAE (Antbirds)

___Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus........................................ 2Br ts #

TYRANNIDAE (Tyrant Flycatchers)___Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Camptostoma imberbe ......................................... 2ABr ts___Greenish Elaenia

Myiopagis viridicata ............................................. 5?Br t (13)___Tufted Flycatcher

Mitrephanes phaeocercus .................................... 2CDr, 3Bw cptr *___Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi .................................................. 3ABCm tc___Greater Pewee

Contopus pertinax ................................................ 2CDEr, 2Bw cpot *___Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus ............................................ 4Dm? ? (14)___Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens .................................................... 2ABCm tc

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Status Habitat

___Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax f laviventris ....................................... 2BCm, 4Bw tc

___White-throated FlycatcherEmpidonax albigularis ........................................ 6Cb? c (11)

___Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus ........................................... 2ABw ts___Hammonds Flycatcher

Empidonax hammondii ...................................... 2CDE?w cpo?___Dusky Flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri ....................................... 5?AE?w tsd___Cordilleran Flycatcher

Empidonax occidentalis ...................................... 3DEr? po___Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans ............................................... 5Bv r

___Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe .................................................... 1ABCw sf ___Says Phoebe

Sayornis saya ........................................................ 5AEw f ___Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus .......................................... 3AEw f ___Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Myiarchus tuberculifer ........................................ 1BCr tc___Ash-throated Flycatcher

Myiarchus cinerascens ........................................ 5AE?w td? (14)

___Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus ............................................... 2Bm, 5w t

___Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus .......................................... 1Ab t

___Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus ........................................... 2ABr tr

___Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarhynchus pitangua ...................................... 1Br t

___Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis ................................................ 1ABr ts

___Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus...................................... 3Bb t

___Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris .................................... 2Bb ts

___Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus ..................................... 4Ar f

___Couchs KingbirdTyrannus couchii .................................................. 1ABb, 3w t

___Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus ............................................... 1ABm tsf

___Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus ............................................. 1Am f

INCERTAE SEDIS___Gray-collared Becard

Pachyramphus major ........................................... 2CDr, 4Bw cpt *

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Status Habitat

___Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae ........................................ 2ABr tr

___Masked TityraTityra semifasciata ............................................... 2ABr t

___Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor .................................................... 5?Abr tLANIIDAE (Shrikes)

___Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus ............................................. 3AEw f

VIREONIDAE (Vireos & All ies)VIREONINAE (Typical Vireos)

___White-eyed VireoVireo griseus .......................................................... 3ABr ts

___Bells VireoVireo bellii .............................................................. 5Am ts___Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius ..................................................... 1ABCw tc___Yellow-throated Vireo

Vireo f lavifrons ..................................................... 3ABm, 5w t___Huttons Vireo

Vireo huttoni ......................................................... 3DEr po___Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus ............................................................ 3ABm, 5w t

___Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys ................................................... 3Cr c

___Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus ...................................................... 3ABm t

___Yellow-green VireoVireo f lavoviridis .................................................. 2ABb t

CYCLARHINAE (Peppershrikes)___Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Cyclarhis gujanensis ............................................ 3BCD?Er tscop?CORVIDAE (Jays, Magpies & Crows)

___Green JayCyanocorax yncas ................................................ 1ABCr tc

___Brown JayCyanocorax morio ................................................ 1ABr t

___Mexican JayAphelocoma ultramarina .................................... 2DEr po

___Tamaulipas CrowCorvus imparatus ................................................. 2Ar fv

___Common RavenCorvus corax ......................................................... 3DEr, 5ABv pof

HIRUNDINIDAE (Swallows)___Purple Martin

Progne subis .......................................................... 3Am a ___Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor .............................................. 3Amw a

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Status Habitat

___Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina ........................................ 4Am, DEr? a

___Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis .................................. 3Ar, 2m a

___Bank SwallowRiparia riparia ...................................................... 3Am a ___Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica .................................................... 1Am, 3Eb? a ___Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota ................................... 2Am a PARIDAE (Titmice)

___Bridled TitmouseBalaeophus wollweberi........................................ 3DEr po

___Tufted (Black-crested) Titmouse

Balaeophus bicolor atricristatus ....................... 4Ar tREMIZIDAE (Penduline Tits & Verdins)___Verdin

Auriparus f laviceps .............................................. 4Er dAEGITHALIDAE (Long-tailed Tits & Bushtits)

___BushtitPsaltriparus minimus .......................................... 4DEr po

SITTIDAE (Nuthatches)___White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis .................................................. 4DEr po

CERTHIIDAE (Creepers)___Brown Creeper

Certhia americana ............................................... 3DEr poTROGLODYTIDAE (Wrens)

___Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus ............................................. 4DEr, BCv k

___Canyon WrenCatherpes mexicanus ........................................... 3BCDEr k #

___Spot-breasted WrenThryothorus maculipectus .................................. 1ABCr tcs

___Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus................................... 5Br t #

___Bewicks WrenThryomanes bewickii ........................................... 3Er od

___House WrenTroglodytes aedon ................................................. 4DEr, 2Aw pos

___Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris ............................................ 4Aw m

___White-bellied WrenUropsila leucogastra ............................................. 4?Ar t

REGULIDAE (Kinglets)___Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula ................................................ 1ACBw tcSYLVIIDAE (Gnatcatchers)

___Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea ............................................... 1ABCw tc

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Status Habitat

TURDIDAE (Solitaires, Thrushes & Allies)___Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis ............................................................ 4Aw f ___Brown-backed Solitaire

Myadestes occidentalis ......................................... 2BCDEr tcpo *___Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostris ..................................... 3Er o *

___Russet Nightingale-ThrushCatharus occidentalis .......................................... 3Dr p

___Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanus ............................................ 1CDb, 5w cp

___Swainsons ThrushCatharus ustulatus ............................................... 3ABm, 5w t

___Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus ................................................. 3ABCDEw tcpo___Black RobinTurdus infuscatus ................................................. 5CDr cp (7)

___Clay-colored RobinTurdus grayi .......................................................... 1ABCb, 3w tc

___White-throated RobinTurdus assimilis .................................................... 1Cb, 4w c *

MIMIDAE (Mockingbirds, Thrashers & Allies)___Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis ........................................ 2ABm, 4w t

___Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos ................................................. 3AEr? f

___Sage ThrasherOreoscoptes montanus......................................... 6Em d (9)

___Long-billed ThrasherToxostoma longirostre ......................................... 4BCr tcs

___Curve-billed ThrasherToxostoma curvirostre ......................................... 3Er d

___Blue MockingbirdMelanotis caerulescens ........................................ 2BCr ct *

MOTACILLIDAE (Wagtails & Pipits)___American Pipit

Anthus rubescens .................................................. 3AEw lf BOMBYCILLIDAE (Waxwings)

___Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum .......................................... 3ABCw tc @

PTILOGONATIDAE (Silky-flycatchers)___Gray Silky-f lycatcher

Ptilogonys cinereus .............................................. 3DEr, 4CBv po @PEUCEDRAMIDAE (Olive Warblers)

___Olive WarblerPeucedramus taeniatus ....................................... 4DEr po

PARULIDAE (Wood-Warblers)___Blue-winged Warbler

Vermivora pinus ................................................... 4Bm, 5w t

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___Tennessee WarblerVermivora peregrina ............................................ 3Bm t

___Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata .................................................. 2ABw tsf

___Nashville WarblerVermivora ruficapilla .......................................... 2ABmw t___Crescent-chested Warbler

Parula superciliosa............................................... 2CDEr, 5Bv cpo *___Northern Parula

Parula americana ................................................ 3ABm, 5w t___Tropical Parula

Parula pitiayumi ................................................... 2AB, 3Cr trc___Yellow Warbler

Dendroica petechia .............................................. 3ABm

___Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica ...................................... 4ABm t %___Magnolia Warbler

Dendroica magnolia ............................................ 4ABm t %___Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler

Dendroica coronata coronata ............................ 3Am, 4w tf ___Yellow-rumped (Audubons) Warbler

Dendroica coronata auduboni ........................... 3DE, 5CBAw po *___Black-throated Gray Warbler

Dendroica nigrescens .......................................... 5Bw t

___Golden-cheeked WarblerDendroica chrysoparia ........................................ 5CDm cp (5, 8)

___Black-throated Green WarblerDendroica virens .................................................. 1ABCw tc

___Townsends WarblerDendroica townsendi ........................................... 2CDEw cpo

___Hermit WarblerDendroica occidentalis ........................................ 4DEw po

___Blackburnian WarblerDendroica fusca ................................................... 4ABm t

___Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica ............................................ 4Bw tr

___Bay-breasted WarblerDendroica castanea ............................................. 4Bm t %

___Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia ...................................................... ABCw tc

___American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla ............................................... 4Bm t

___OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillus ............................................ 3Bw t

___Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis ....................................... 5Aw ml

___Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla .................................................. 2Bw r

___Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus ............................................. 3Bm, 5w t

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___Mourning WarblerOporornis philadelphia........................................ 4ABm sf

___MacGillivrays WarblerOporornis tolmiei ................................................. 4ACm, 5w sf

___Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas ................................................. 3Aw m___Altamira Yellowthroat

Geothlypis f lavovelata.......................................... 3Ar mf ___Hooded Yellowthroat

Geothlypis nelsoni ................................................. 4Er, 5CAw df *___Gray-crowned Yellowthroat

Geothlypis poliocephala ....................................... 3Ar f ___Hooded Warbler

Wilsonia citrina .................................................... 3Bm, 5w t

___Wilsons WarblerWilsonia pusilla .................................................... 1ABCw tsc___Canada Warbler

Wilsonia canadensis ............................................ 4Bm t___Painted Redstart

Myioborus pictus .................................................. 3DEr, 4BCv poc *___Slate-throated Redstart

Myioborus miniatus ............................................. 5Pr p___Fan-tailed Warbler

Euthlypis lachrymosa ........................................... 3Br t

___Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus ...................................... 1AB, 3Cr tc

___Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifrons ......................................... 3BCr sf *

___Golden-browed WarblerBasileuterus belli .................................................. 1DEb, Cw poc

___Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens ......................................................... 3ABw t

THRAUPIDAE (Tanagers)___Red-crowned Ant-Tanager

Habia rubica ......................................................... 4Br t___Red-throated Ant-Tanager

Habia fuscicauda ................................................. 3ABr t___Hepatic Tanager

Piranga f lava ........................................................ 3DEr, 5CBv poct *___Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra ........................................................ 2ABw t___Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana ............................................. 4Bw t___Flame-colored Tanager

Piranga bidentata ................................................. 2CDEr, 4Bv poc *___White-winged Tanager

Piranga leucoptera ............................................... 3Br t___Yellow-winged Tanager

Thraupis abbas ..................................................... 3Br t

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___Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinis ................................................... 3Ar tf

___Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea ...................................... 2B, 4Cr tc

___Elegant EuphoniaEuphonia elegantissima ...................................... 3DEr, 4Cv poc *EMBERIZIDAE (Emberizine Finches)

___Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina ................................................. 1Ab, 3w f

___White-collared SeedeaterSporophila torqueola ........................................... 1Ar f

___Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivacea ....................................................... 2ABr fs

___Rufous-capped Brush-Finch

Atlapetes pileatus .................................................. 1CDEr cpof ___Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatus ..................................... 2ABCr tsc

___Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus ................................................... 2DEr po

___Rufous-crowned SparrowAimophila ruficeps ............................................... 3Er d

___Rusty SparrowAimophila rufescens ............................................. 4Er fd

___Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina ................................................. 3AEw fo___Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida ...................................................... 4AEmw? f ___Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus ............................................ 4AEw f ___Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus ....................................... 3AEw f ___Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis ................................. 3Aw f ___Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum ................................ 4Aw f ___Lincolns Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii ............................................... 2Aw sf ___Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana ............................................ 4Aw m___White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis ........................................... 6ABw t___White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys ........................................ 5AEw fs___Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis ...................................................... 6Aw tCARDINALIDAE (Cardinals, Grosbeaks & Allies)

___Grayish SaltatorSaltator coerulescens ........................................... 5Br f

___Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps ................................................... 2Br t

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___Crimson-collared GrosbeakRhodothraupis celaeno ........................................ 2ABr t

___Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis ........................................... 4Ar sf

___PyrrhuloxiaCardinalis sinuatus .............................................. 5AEw fd___Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus ..................................... 3Bw t___Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus ............................... 3Eb, 4Bw ot___Blue Bunting

Cyanocompsa parellina ....................................... 3ABr t___Blue Grosbeak

Guiraca caerulea .................................................. 3Aw f

___Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea .................................................. 2ABw tf ___Varied Bunting

Passerina versicolor ............................................. 4Aw f ___Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris ...................................................... 3ABw sf ___Dickcissel

Spiza americana ................................................... 3Am f #ICTERIDAE (Blackbirds & Allies)

___Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus............................................. 4Am mf ___Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella magna ................................................... 3Ar f ___Melodious Blackbird

Dives dives ............................................................. 1ABr t___Brewers Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus .................................... 1Aw v ___Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus ........................................... 1Ar vf ___Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus ................................................. 2ABb, 1w vft___Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater ....................................................... 3Aw f ___Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius ...................................................... 3Am ts___Hooded Oriole

Icterus cucullatus ................................................. 3ABb, 5w t___Bullocks Oriole

Icterus bullockii .................................................... 5Aem td___Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis ....................................................... 2ABr t___Audubons Oriole

Icterus graduacauda ............................................ 2ABCr tc___Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula ...................................................... 2ABw t

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___Scotts OrioleIcterus parisorum ................................................ 5Er?w? d

___Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus ................................... 3Br ts #

FRINGILLIDAE (Fringilline & CarduelineFinches & Allies)___House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus ....................................... 5Av, 4Er fv ___Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra .................................................. 6CDEv po___Pine Siskin

Carduelis pinus ..................................................... 3DEw po @___Black-headed Siskin

Carduelis notata ................................................... 3CDr cp *

___Lesser GoldfinchCarduelis psaltria ................................................. 4Av, 3Er f

___American GoldfinchCarduelis tristis ..................................................... 3ABCw tc @

___Hooded GrosbeakCoccothraustes abeillei ........................................ 1Cr, 4Bv ct *

PASSERIDAE (Old World Sparrows)___House Sparrow

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Species whose ranges include the Gomez Farias Region and which are expected tooccur there, but for which there seem to be no definite records.

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio)

Western Screech-Owl (Otus kennicottii)Flammulated Owl (Otus flameolus)Chuck-wills-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis)

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax trailli)Pine Flycatcher (Empidonax affinis)Cassins Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferus)Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea)Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)

Spotted Wren (Campylorhynchus jocosus)Veery (Catharus fuscescens)Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica caerulea)Canyon Towhee (Pipilo fuscus)

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(2) American Ornithologists Union, 1998 (plus supplements), Checklist ofNorth American Birds, 7th ed. American Ornithologists Union, Washington,D. C., 829 p.

(3) Eaton, S. W., and E. P. Edwards, 1948. Notes on Birds of the Gomez FariasRegion of Tamaulipas. Wilson Bull. 60:109-114.

(4) Harrell, B. E., 1951. The Birds of Rancho del Cielo, An Ecological Investigationin the Oak-Sweet gum Forests of Tamaulipas, Mexico. Unpublished MS thesis:U. of Minnesota.

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cheeked Warblers (Dendroica chrysoparia) in northeastern Mexico. WilsonBull. 100:130-131.

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acknowledgements

I am deeply indebted to Juanita Coalson, the late John Hunter, Larry Lof, the lateBarbara Warburton, the Gorgas Science Foundation, and Fred and Marie Webster forproviding numerous opportunities over a 30-year period to do field work in theregion. I also thank F. P. (Tony) Bennett, Jr., Oscar Carmona, and Will Carter forsharing their unpublished records with me. Will Carter and Mark Lockwood revieweda draft of this checklist and made several valuable suggestions which substantiallyimproved this final version. Thanks to Cliff Shackelford with Texas Partners in Flightfor the production of this checklist. Printing was made possible thanks to Texas Parksand Wildlife, The World Birding Center and Pronatura Noreste. Permission to use theSquirrel Cuckoo on the cover by the late George M. Sutton was graciously granted bythe Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma.

______________________________For common names of birds in Spanish,please see: www.ibiologia.unam.mx/cnav/nc.html

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