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T he Biosphere Reserve of El Cielo in Tamaulipas has an area of 357,141 acres with a diversity of ecosystems like tropical forest, cloud forest, pine-oak forest, grassland, arid shrub, aquatic and riparian vegeta-tion creating a mosaic of habitats where more than 400 species of birds are found along with 13 endemic species.

This quick guide presents the illustrations of 127 species of birds common to the Biosphere Reserve of El Cielo including 8 endemic species. Most illustrations show adult males while some depict male and female of the species. Many migratory species appear in winter plumage. The measurement from tip of the bill to end of the tail are given in inches and centimeters.

This guide is the result of the partnership of Defenders of Wildlife and Teyeliz A.C. with the Biosphere Reserve of el Cielo to promote birdwatching in the region to enhance the knowledge of the abundant Mexican bird species diversity.

For information of bird watching tours please contact: Esteban Berrones Benítez 8311197921 or Ricardo Jiménez Ramirez 8341399158 or Mario Alberto Alvarez Lara 8311262104 albertomariolara@hotmail.com or /La-Tropa-Pajarera-de-El-Cielo-424683511065544/

L a Reserva de la Biósfera El Cielo tiene 144, 530 hectáreas de extensión, con una diversidad de ecosistemas como bosque tropical, bosque mesófilo de montaña o de niebla, bosque de pino y encino, matorral xerófilo, pastizal, vegetación acuática y riparia, creando un mosaico de hábitats en los que habitan más de 400 especies de aves de las cuales 13 son endémicas.

Esta guía rápida presenta ilustraciones de más de 127 especies de aves comunes a la Reserva de la Biósfera El Cielo incluyendo a 8 endémicas. La mayoría de las ilustraciones son de machos adultos, mientras que algunas muestran a los machos y hembras de la especie. Muchas aves migratorias aparecen en plumaje de invierno. Las medidas de la punta del pico al final de la cola se dan en pulgadas y centímetros.

La guía es el resultado de la alianza entre Defenders of Wildlife y Teyeliz, A.C. con la Reserva de la Biósfera El Cielo para promover la observación de aves en aras de impulsar el conocimiento de la abundante diversidad de aves de México.

Para información de tours de observación de aves contactar a: Esteban Berrones Benítez 8311197921 o Ricardo Jiménez Ramirez 8341399158 o Mario Alberto Alvarez Lara 8311262104 albertomariolara@hotmail.com

o /La-Tropa-Pajarera-de-El-Cielo-424683511065544/

El diseño, texto, e ilustraciones son propiedad de Defenders of Wildlife.

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Bare-throatedTiger HeronGarza Tigre Mexicana Tigrisoma mexicanum28-32 in (71-81 cm)

Boat Billed HeronGarza CucharónCochlearius cochlearius18-21 in (45.5-53 cm)

Black-bellied Whistling-DuckPijiji AliblancoDendrocygna autumnalis18-20 in (45.5-50.5 cm)

Northern JacanaJacana NorteñaJacana spinosa8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm)

Thicket TinamouTinamú CaneloCrypturellus cinnamomeus10-11.5 in (25.5-29 cm)

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Laughing FalconHalcón GuacoHerpetotheres cachinnans18-22 in (46-56 cm)

Crested Caracara Caracara Común Caracara cheriway19-23 in (48-58.5 cm)

Bat FalconHalcón MurcielagueroFalco rufigularis9-11 in (23-28 cm)

Vermiculated Screech-OwlTecolote VermiculadoMegascops guatemalae7.8-9 in (20-23 cm)

Stygian OwlBúho Cara OscuraAsio stygius14.5-16.9 in (37-43 cm)

Tamaulipas Pygmy-OwlTecolotito TamaulipecoGlaucidium sanchezi5.5-6.1in (14-15.5 cm)

OrnateHawk-EagleÁguila EleganteSpizaetus ornatus 22-27 in (56-68.5 cm)

Plain ChachalacaChachalaca VetulaOrtalis vetula 16-22 in (40.5-56 cm)

Double-striped Thick-kneeAlcaraván AmericanoBurhinus bistriatus17.7-19.6 in (45-50 cm)

Mountain TrogonTrogón MexicanoTrogon mexicanus7.8-12.2 in (29-31 cm)

Gartered TrogonTrogón VioláceoTrogon caligatus 9.5-10 in (24-25.5 cm)

Turkey Vulture Zopilote Cabeza Roja Cathartes aura 26-30 in (66-76.5 cm)

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Osprey Águila Pescadora Pandion haliaetus 22-26 in (56-66 cm)

Crested GuanPava CojolitaPenelope purpurascens32-36 in (81-91 cm)

Great CurassowHocofaisán Crax rubra 30-36 in (76-91.5 cm)

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Muscovy DuckPato RealCairina moschata26-34 in (66-86.5 cm)

Northern BobwhiteCodorniz CotuíColinus virginianus 7.5-9 in (19-23 cm)

Gray HawkAguililla GrisButeo plagiatus16-18 in (40.5-45.5 cm)

Collared Forest-FalconHalcón Selvático de CollarMicrastur semitorquatus21-22 in (53.5-56 cm)

Lesser Nighthawk Chotacabras Menor Chordeiles acutipennis8-9 in (20.5-23 cm)

Barn OwlLechuza de Campanario Tyto alba 14-16 in (35.5-40.5 cm)

Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlTecolote BajeñoGlaucidium brasilianum6.5-7.5 in (16.5-19 cm)

Mottled OwlBúho CaféCiccaba virgata13-15 in (33-38 cm)

Northern PotooBienparado NorteñoNyctibius jamaicensis15-17 in (38-43 cm)

Common NighthawkChotacabras MayorChordeiles minor9-9.5 in (23-24 cm)

Elegant TrogonTrogón EleganteTrogon elegans11-12 in (28-30.5 cm)

Great Horned OwlBúho CornudoBubo virginianus19-22 in (48.5-53.5 cm)

Red-billed PigeonPaloma MoradaPatagioenas flavirostris12-14 in (30.5-35.5 cm)

White-tipped DovePaloma Arroyera Leptotila verreauxi11-12 in (28-30.5 cm)

Blue Ground-DoveTórtola Azul Claravis pretiosa8-8.5 in (20.5-21.5 cm)

White-winged Dove Paloma Ala Blanca Zenaida asiatica 10.5-12 in (26.5-30.5 cm)

Inca DoveTórtola ColilargaColumbina inca8-9 in (20.5-23 cm)

Mourning Dove Paloma Huilota Zenaida macroura 10-12 in (25.5-30.5 cm)

Squirrel CuckooCuclillo CanelaPiaya cayana16-19.5 in (40.5-50 cm)

Buff-bellied HummingbirdColibrí YucatecoAmazilia yucatanensis3.8-4.3 in (10-11 cm)

BumblebeeHummingbirdZumbador MexicanoAtthis heloisa2.7-3 in (7-7.5 cm)

Groove-billed AniGarrapatero PijuyCrotophaga sulcirostris12-13.5 in (30.5-34.5 cm)

Mangrove CuckooCuclillo MangleroCoccyzus minor12-13 in (30.5-33 cm)

Ruby-throated HummingbirdColibrí Garganta RubíArchilochus colubris3.2-3.7 in (8-9 cm)

Broad-billedHummingbirdColibrí Pico AnchoCynanthus latirostris3.5-4 in (9-10 cm)

Greater Roadrunner Correcaminos Norteño Geococcyx californianus 20-24 in (50.5-61 cm)

Green KingfisherMartín Pescador VerdeChloroceryle americana7.5-8.2 in (19-21 cm)

Ringed KingfisherMartín Pescador de CollarMegaceryle torquata15-16 in (30-40.5 cm)

Blue-crowned MotmotMomoto Corona AzulMomotus momota15-17 in (38-43 cm)

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Loggerhead ShrikeAlcaudón VerdugoLanius ludovicianus8.2-9 in (21-23 cm)

Blue Grosbeak Picogordo Azul Passerina caerulea 6.5-7 in (16.5-17.5 cm)

House Finch Pinzón Mexicano Haemorhous mexicanus 5.5-6.3 in (14-15.5 cm)

Lesser Goldfinch Jilguero DominicoSpinus psaltria4-4.5 in (10-11.5 cm)

Golden-olive WoodpeckerCarpintero OliváceoColaptes rubiginosus 8.3-8.8 in (21-22.5 cm)

Lineated WoodpeckerCarpintero LineadoDryocopus lineatus 12.5-13.5 in (31.5-34 cm)

Golden-fronted WoodpeckerCarpintero ChejeMelanerpes aurifrons8.5-10 in (21.5-25.5 cm)

House WrenChivirín SaltaparedTroglodytes aedon4.5-4.7 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

Painted BuntingColorín Siete ColoresPasserina ciris4.8-5.3 in (12-13 cm)

Red-lored ParrotLoro Cachete AmarilloAmazona autumnalis12.5-14 in (32-35.5 cm)

Yellow-headed ParrotLoro Cabeza AmarillaAmazona oratrix14-15 in (35.5-38 cm)

Great KiskadeeLuis BienteveoPitangus sulphuratus9-10 in (23-25.5 cm)

Social FlycatcherLuis GregarioMyiozetetes similis6.7-7.2 in (17-18.5 cm)

Scrub EuphoniaEufonia GorjinegroEuphonia affinis3.7-4.2 in (9.5-10.5 cm)

Yellow-breasted ChatGritón Pecho AmarilloIcteria virens6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm)

Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushZorzal Corona NegraCatharus mexicanus5.5-5.9 in (14-15 cm)

Blue-gray TanagerTángara Azul GrisThraupis episcopus6-7 in (15-17.5 cm)

Red-crowned Ant-TanagerTángara-Hormiguero Corona RojaHabia rubica6.8-8 in (17-20 cm)

Yellow-winged TanagerTángara Ala AmarillaThraupis abbas6.8-7.5 in (17.5-19 cm)

White-collared SeedeaterSemillero CollarejoSporophila torqueola4-4.5 in (10-11.5 cm)

Crimson-collared GrosbeakPicogordo Cuello RojoRhodothraupis celaeno7.8-8.6 in (20-22 cm)

Melodious BlackbirdTordo CantorDives dives9-11.5 in (23-29 cm)

Blue-black GrassquitSemillero BrincadorVolatinia jacarina4-4.3 in (10-11 cm)

Green JayChara VerdeCyanocorax yncas10.5-12 in (26.5-30.5 cm)

Clay-colored ThrushMirlo PardoTurdus grayi9-10.5 in (23-26.5 cm)

Gray CatbirdMaullador GrisDumetella carolinensis8-8.5 in (20.5-21.5 cm)

Masked TityraTitira EnmascaradaTityra semifasciata8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm)

Barn Swallow Golondrina Ranchera Hirundo rustica 5-5.7 in (12.5-14.5 cm)

Black and White Warbler Chipe Trepador Mexclilla Mniotilta varia 4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm

Wilson’s Warbler Chipe de Wilson Cardelina pusilla 4.3-4.8 in (11-12 cm)

Yellow WarblerChipe Amarillo Setophaga petechia 4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

Hooded WarblerChipe Encapuchado Setophaga citrina4.8-5.3 in (12-13.5 cm)

Montezuma Oropendola Oropéndola de MoctezumaPsarocolius montezuma 18-20 in (45.5. 50.5 cm)

Altamira Oriole Calandria de Altamira Icterus gularis 9-10 in (23-25.5 cm)

Eastern Meadowlark Pradero Tortilla con Chile Sturnella magna 8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm)

Brown Jay Chara Papán Psilorhinus morio 15-17 in (38-43 cm)

Hairy WoodpeckerCarpintero Velloso MayorPicoides villosus7-9 in (18-23 cm)

Spot-crowned WoodcreeperTrepatroncos Corona PunteadaLepidocolaptes affinis8.2 in (21 cm)

Aztec ParakeetPerico Pecho SucioEupsittula nana8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm)

Military Macaw Guacamaya VerdeAra militaris27-30 in (68.5-76 cm)

Maroon-fronted ParrotCotorra-Serrana OrientalRhynchopsitta terrisi(40.5-45.5 cm)

Red-crowned ParrotLoro TamaulipecoAmazona viridigenalis12-13 in (30.5-33 cm)

Green ParakeetPerico MexicanoPsittacara holochlorus11-12 in (28-30.5 cm)

White-crowned ParrotLoro Corona BlancaPionus senilis9-10 in (23-25.5 cm)

Barred AntshrikeBatará Barrado Thamnophilus doliatus6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm)

Mexican JayChara MexicanaAphelocoma wollweberi11.5-13 in (29-33 cm)

Common RavenCuervo ComúnCorvus corax22-25 in (56-63.5 cm)

Tamaulipas CrowCuervo TamaulipecoCorvus imparatus13.3-15.3 in (34-39 cm)

Vermillion Flycatcher Mosquero Cardenal Pyrocephalus rubinus 5-5.7 in (12.5-14.5 cm)

Tufted TitmouseCarbonero Cresta NegraBaeolophus bicolor5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm)

Bewick’s WrenChivirín Cola OscuraThryomanes bewickii4.7-5.2 in (12-13.5 cm)

Cactus Wren Matraca Desértica Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus 7-7.5 in (18-19 cm)

VerdinBaloncilloAuriparus flaviceps4-4.2 in (10-11cm)

Blue-gray GnatcatcherPerlita Azul Gris Polioptila caerulea4-4.5 in (10-11.5 cm)

Ruby-crowned KingletReyezuelo de RojoRegulus calendula4-4.2 in (10-11 cm)

RussetNightingale-ThrushZorzal MexicanoCatharus occidentalis6-7 in (15.8-18 cm)

Cedar Waxwing Chinito Bombycilla cedrorum 6-7 in (15-17.5 cm)

Northern Mockingbird Cenzontle Norteño Mimus polyglottos9-10 in (23-25.5 cm)

Orange-crowned WarblerChipe Corona AnaranjadaOreothlypis celata4.6-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

Common YellowthroatMascarita ComúnGeothlypis trichas4.5-5.2 in (11.5-13.5 cm)

Altamira YellowthroatMascarita de Altamira Geothlypis flavovelata 4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

MacGillivray’s WarblerChipe de TolmieGeothlypis tolmiei4.7-5.2 in (12-13 cm)

Painted RedstartChipe Ala BlancaMyioborus pictus5-5.3 in (12.5-13.5 cm)

Hepatic TanagerTángara EncineraPiranga flava7.5-8 in (19-20.5 cm)

White-winged TanagerTángara Ala BlancaPiranga leucoptera4.7-5.9 in (12-15 cm)

Red-winged Blackbird Tordo Charretero Agelaius phoeniceus 8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm)

Yellow-faced GrassquitSemillero OliváceoTiaris olivaceus4.4.3 in (10-11 cm)

Grayish SaltatorPicurero GrisáceoSaltator coerulescens8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm)

Chipping SparrowGorrión Ceja BlancaSpizella passerina6.6.5 in (15-16.5 cm)

Olive SparrowRascador OliváceoArremonops rufivirgatus5.5-6.5 in (14-16.5 cm)

Blue BuntingColorín Azul Negro Cyanocompsa parellina 5-5.5 in (13-14 cm)

Hooded Oriole Calandria Encapuchada Icterus cucullatus 7.3-7.8 in (18.5-20 cm)

Elegant EuphoniaEufonia Capucha AzulEuphonia elegantissima4-4.5 in (10-11 cm)

Gray-crowned YellowthroatMascarita Pico Grueso Geothlypis poliocephala 4.7-5.5 in (12-14 cm)

Yellow-rumped WarblerChipe CoronadoSetophaga coronata5-5.5 in (13-14 cm)

Fan-tailed WarblerChipe RoqueroBasileuterus lachrymosus5.5-5.9 in (14-15 cm)

Townsend’s WarblerChipe Negro AmarilloSetophaga townsendi4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

Northern Cardinal Cardenal Cardinalis cardinalis 8-9 in (20.5-23 cm)