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T he National Park of Palenque, in the state of Chiapas, has an area of 4,739 acres of evergreen tropical rainforest, rivers and grassland surrounding the World Heritage Archeological Mayan city of Palenque. This tropical protected area is the home of 440 species of tropical and migratory birds, including toucans, trogons, parrots, hummingbirds, tinamous, tanagers and much more.

This quick guide presents the illustrations of 128 species of birds common to the National Park of Palenque, including 2 species of cuasi-endemic birds. Most illustrations show adult males while some depict male and female of the species. Many migratory species appear in winter plumage while cuasiendemic species are encircled. 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 National Commission of Natural Protected Areas, 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: ambirdingtours@gmail.com phone: 011-(52)-1 9671429969

E l Parque Nacional de Palenque, Chiapas, tiene una superficie de 1,772 hectáreas de selva alta siempre verde, ríos y pastizales que rodean el sitio arqueológico y Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la ciudad maya de Palenque. Esta área tropical protegida es el hogar de más de 440 especies de aves tropicales y migratorias, incluyendo a tucanes, trogones, colibríes, pericos, tinamues y muchas más.

Esta guía rápida presenta ilustraciones de más de 128 especies de aves comunes a la zona del El Parque Nacional de Palenque, incluyendo 2 especies cuasiendémicas. La mayoría de las ilustraciones son de machos adultos, mientras que algunas muestran a los machos y hembras de la especie. Las migratorias aparecen en plumaje de invierno y las cuasien-démicas se presentan en un circulo. 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 Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas 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: ambirdingtours@gmail.com Tel: 011-(52)-1 9671429969

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

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Roadside HawkAguililla CamineraRuphornis magnirostris13-16 in (33-40.5 cm)

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

Black-headed TrogonTrogón Cabeza NegraTrogon melanocephalus10.5-11 in (26.5-28 cm)

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

Black VultureZopilote Negro Coragyps atratus22-26 in(56-66 cm)

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

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

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

Black Hawk-EagleÁguila TiranaSpizaetus tyrannus 24-29 in (61-73.5 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)

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

Lesson´s MotmotMomoto Corona NegraMomotus lessoni15-17 in (38-43 cm)

White HawkAguililla BlancaPseudastur albicollis19-22 in (48.5-53.5 cm)

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

Ruddy Ground-Dove Tórtola Rojiza Columbina talpacoti 6.5-7 in (16.5-18 cm)

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

Gray-headed Dove Paloma Cabeza PlomaLeptotila plumbeiceps10-11 in (25.5-28 cm)

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

Pale-billed WoodpeckerCarpintero Pico PlataCampephilus guatemalensis 14-15 in (35.5-38 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)

Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCarpintero CastañoCeleus castaneus8.5-9.5 in (21.5-24 cm)

Rufous-tailed JacamarJacamar Cola RufaGalbula ruficauda8.7-9.2 in (22-23.5 cm)

Keel-billed ToucanTucán Pico CanoaRamphastos sulfuratus20-23 in (51-58.5 cm)

Collared AracariArasari de CollarPteroglossus torquatus15-17 in (38-43 cm)

Great TinamouTinamú Mayor Tinamus major 15-18 in (38-45.5 cm)

Slaty-breasted TinamouTinamú JamueyCrypturellus boucardi 10-11 in (25.5-28 cm)

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

Double-toothed KiteGavilán BidentadoHarpagus bidentatus12.5 14 in (32-35.5 cm)

Common Black HawkAguililla Negra MenorButeogallus anthracinus18-21 in (45.5-53 cm)

Cattle EgretGarza GanaderaBubulcus ibis18-21 in (45.5-53 cm)

Broad-winged HawkAguililla Ala AnchaButeo platypterus15-17 in (38-43 cm)

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

Smoky-brownWoodpeckerCarpintero CaféPicoides fumigatus6-6.3 in (15-16 cm)

Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogón Cola Oscura Trogon massena 13-14 in (33-35.5 cm)

Collared TrogonTrogón de CollarTrogon collaris 10.5-11 in (26.5-28 cm)

Illustrations and design / Ilustraciones y diseño Raziel Levi Méndez y Elías García López

Authors / Autores

Juan Carlos Cantú Guzmán

María Elena Sánchez Saldaña

Common PauraqueTapacaminos PicuyoNyctidromus albicollis11-12 in (28-30.5 cm)

White-bellied EmeraldColibrí CándidoAmazilia candida3.5-3.7 in (9-9.5 cm)

Wedge-tailed SabrewingFandanguero Cola CuñaCampylopterus curvipennis4.7-5.3 in (12-13.5 cm)

Green-breasted MangoColibrí Garganta NegraAnthracothorax prevostii4.5-4.8 in (11.5-12 cm)

Long-tailed HermitErmitaño Cola LargaPhaethornis longirostris6.3-6.8 in (16-17 cm)

Rufous-tailed HummingbirdColibrí Cola rojizaAmazilia tzacatl4-4.3 in (10-11 cm)

Violet SabrewingFandanguero MoradoCampylopterus hemileucurus5.5-6 in (14-15 cm)

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Yellow-throated VireoVireo Garganta AmarillaVireo flavifrons 5-5.5 in (13-14 cm)

Baltimore Oriole Calandria de Baltimore Icterus galbula 7-8 in (18-20.5 cm)

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

American RedstartChipe FlameantaSetophaga ruticilla4.7-5.2 in (12-13 cm)

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

Black-crowned TityraTitira Pico NegroTityra inquisitor7.5-8 in (19-20.5 cm)

Kentucky WarblerChipe PatilludoGeothlypis formosa5-5.2 in (12.5-13.5 cm)

Red-throated Ant-TanagerTángara-Hormiguero Garganta RojaHabia fuscicauda7.3-8.5 in (18.5-21.5 cm)

Yellow-throated EuphoniaEufonia Garganta amarillaEuphonia hirundinacea4-4.5 in (10-11.5 cm)

Olive-backed EuphoniaEufonia OliváceaEuphonia gouldi4-4.3 in (10-11 cm)

Northern ParulaParula NorteñaSetophaga americana4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

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

Indigo BuntingColorín AzulPasserina cyanea4.8-5.3 in (12-13.5 cm)

Louisiana WaterthrushChipe CharqueroParkesia motacilla5.5-6 in (14-15 cm)

Northern WaterthrushChipe ArroyeroParkesia noveboracensis5.3-5.8 in (13.5-14.5 cm)

Wood ThrushZorzal MaculadoHylocichla mustelina7-8 in (18-20.5 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)

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)

Worm-eating Warbler Chipe GusaneroHelmitheros vermivorum 4.8-5.3 in (12-13.5 cm)

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

Chestnut-sided WarblerChipe Flanco Castaño Setophaga pensylvanica4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

Summer Tanager Piranga Roja Piranga rubra 6.5-8 in (16.5-20 cm)

Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMosquero OcrilloMionectes oleagineus5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm)

Yellow-bellied FlycatcherMosquero Vientre AmarilloEmpidonax flaviventris5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm)

Great Crested FlycatcherPapamoscas ViajeroMyiarchus crinitus8-8.8 in (20.5-22 cm)

Spot-breasted WrenChivirín MoteadoPheugopedius maculipectus5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm)

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

OvenbirdChipe SueleroSeiurus aurocapilla5.3-5.8 in (13.5-14.5 cm)

Black-throated Green WarblerChipe Dorso VerdeSetophaga virens4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

Green-backed SparrowRascador Dorso VerdeArremonops chloronotus6-6.3 in (15-16 cm)Black-headed Saltator

Picurero Cabeza NegraSaltator atriceps10-11 in (25.5-28 cm)

Yellow-oliveFlycatcherMosquero Ojos BlancosTolmomyias sulphurescens5-5.5 in (12.5-14 cm)

Tropical KingbirdTirano Tropical Tyrannus melancholichus7.8-9.3 in (19.5-23.5 cm)

Royal FlycatcherMosquero Real Onychorhynchus coronatus6.5 - 7 in 16.5-18 cm

White-bellied WrenChivirín Vientre BlancoUropsila leucogastra3.8-4 in (9.5-10 cm)

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

White-eyed VireoVireo Ojos BlancosVireo griseus4.3-4.7 in (11-12 cm)

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

Magnolia WarblerChipe de MagnoliaSetophaga magnolia4.5-5 in (11.5-12.5 cm)

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

Blue-gray TanagerTángara Azul GrisThraupis episcopus6-7 in (15.5-18 cm)

Eastern PhoebePapamoscas FibíSayornis phoebe6.3-6.8 in (16-17 cm)

Red-eyed VireoVireo Ojo RojoVireo olivaceus5.5-6 in (14-15 cm)

Blue-headed VireoVireo Cabeza Azul Vireo solitarius5-5.7 in (12.5-14.5 cm)

Warbling VireoVireo GorjeadorVireo gilvus4.7-5.2 in (12-13 cm)

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

White-breasted Wood-WrenChivirín Pecho BlancoHenicorhina leucosticta4-4.5 in (10-11.5 cm)

Long-billed GnatwrenSoterillo PicudoRamphocaenus melanurus4.8-5 in (12-12.5 cm)

Swainson’s ThrushZorzal de SwainsonCatharus ustulatus6.5-7.5 in (16.5-19 cm)

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

Golden-crowned WarblerChipe Corona Dorada Basileuterus culicivorus 4.8-5.3 in (12-13.5 cm)

Crimson-collared TanagerTángara SanguinolentoRamphocelus sanguinolentus7.5-8 in (19-20.5 cm)

Red-legged HoneycreeperMielero Pata RojaCyanerpes cyaneus4.2-4.7 in (11-12 cm)

Green HoneycreeperMielero VerdeChlorophanes spiza5.3-5.8 in (13.5-14.5 cm)

BananaquitReinita MieleraCoereba flaveola3.7-4.3 in (9.5-10.5 cm)

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

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

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

Chestnut-headed Oropendola Oropéndola Cabeza CastañaPsarocolius wagleri 13-14 in (33-35.5 cm)

White-collared SwiftVencejo Cuello BlancoStreptoprocne zonaris8-8.5 in (20.5-21.5 cm)

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

Great AntshrikeBatará Mayor Taraba major7.5-8.2 in (19-21cm)

Black-faced AntthrushHormiguero-Cholino Cara NegraFormicarius analis7-7.5 in (18-19.5 cm)

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

White-fronted ParrotLoro Frente BlancaAmazona albifrons10-11.5 in (25.5-29 cm)

Brown-hoodedParrotLoro Cabeza OscuraPyrilia haematotis8-9 in (20.5-23 cm)

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

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

Scarlet MacawGuacamaya RojaAra macao32-38 in(81-96 cm) Ivory-billed

WoodcreeperTrepatroncos BigotudoXiphorhynchus flavigaster 8.5-10.5 in (21.5-26.5 cm)

Streak-headed WoodcreeperTrepatroncos Corona RayadaLepidocolaptes souleyetii7.5-8 in (19-20.5 cm)

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

Orchard OrioleCalandria CastañaIcterus spurius6-6.8 in (15-17 cm)

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

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

Boat-billed FlycatcherLuis Pico GruesoMegarynchus pitangua9-9.5 in (23-24 cm)

Lovely CotingaCotinga AzulejaCotinga amabilis7-7.5 in (18-19 cm)

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

Great-tailed Grackle Zanate Mexicano Quiscalus mexicanus 13.5-18.5 in (34.5-47 cm)

Yellow-billed Cacique Cacique Pico ClaroAmblycercus holosericeus8.5-10 in (21.5-25.5 cm)

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