Yucatan Birds Photo Gallery by Tom Murray at pbase.com

Yucatan Birds

female Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus	Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus	Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus	Altimira Oriole - Icterus gularis
Altimira Oriole - Icterus gularis	immature Oriole	Yucatan Vireo - Vireo magister	Yucatan Vireo - Vireo magister
Yucatan Vireo - Vireo magister	Yucatan Vireo - Vireo magister	Yucatan Vireo - Vireo magister	Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula	Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula	Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula	Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula	Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus	Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus	Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus
Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus	Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus	Yucatan Flycatcher - Myiarchus yucatanensis	Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons
Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus	Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons	Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons	Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris
Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus	Tropical Mockingbird - Mimus gilvus	Tropical Mockingbird - Mimus gilvus	Red-throated Ant Tanager - Habia fuscicauda
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl - Glaucidium brasilianum	Black-crowned Tityra - Tityra inquisitor	Orange Orioles - Icterus auratus	Melodious Blackbird - Dives dives
Yellow-olive Flycatcher - Tolmomyias sulphurescens	White-fronted Parrot - Amazona albifrons	Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii	female Black-crowned Tityra - Tityra inquisitor
immature Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia	female Barred Antshrike - Thamnophilus doliatus	Yellow-tailed Oriole - Icterus mesomelas	Rose-throated Becard - Pachyramphus aglaiae
Brown Jay - Cyanocorax morio	Brown Jay - Cyanocorax morio	Olive-throated Parakeet - Aratinga nana	Olive-throated Parakeet - Aratinga nana
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing - Campylopterus curvipennis	Yucatan Flycatcher - Myiarchus yucatanensis	Collared Trogon - Trogon collaris	Collared Trogon - Trogon collaris
Turquoise-browed Motmot - Eumomota superciliosa	Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana	Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana	Olivaceous Woodcreeper - Sittasomus griseicapillus
White-winged Tanager - Piranga leucoptera	White-winged Tanager - Piranga leucoptera	female White-winged Tanager - Piranga leucoptera	Yellow-throated Euphonia - Euphonia hirundinacea
Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens	Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis	Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla	Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens
Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens	Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla	Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus	Royal Tern - Sterna maxima
Tri-colored Heron - Egretta tricolor	Tri-colored Heron - Egretta tricolor	Tri-colored Heron - Egretta tricolor	Tri-colored Heron - Egretta tricolor
Roseate Spoonbill - Ajaia ajaja	Roseate Spoonbill - Ajaia ajaja	American Coot - Fulica americana	Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga
White Ibis - Eudocimus albus	Green Ibis - Mesembrinibis cayennensis	immature White Ibis - Eudocimus albus	Tri-colored Heron - Egretta tricolor
White Ibis - Eudocimus albus	Snowy Egret - Egretta thula	Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga	Tri-colored Heron - Egretta tricolor
Northern Jacana - Jacana spinosa	Northern Jacana - Jacana spinosa	Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus	Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia
Mangrove Vireo - Vireo pallens	Mangrove Vireo - Vireo pallens	Yucatan Jay - Cyanocorax yucatanicus	Yucatan Jay - Cyanocorax yucatanicus
Yucatan Jay - Cyanocorax yucatanicus	Tropical Mockingbird - Mimus gilvus	Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons	White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis	Melodious Blackbird - Dives dives	Plain Chachalacas - Ortalis vetula, with small chick	Yucatan Jay - Cyanocorax yucatanicus, and the moon
Melodious Blackbird - Dives dives	immature Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus	10 Yucatan Jays - Cyanocorax yucatanicus, yelling at a cat	Yucatan Jay - Cyanocorax yucatanicus
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia	Yucatan Jay - Cyanocorax yucatanicus eating a small frog	Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus	Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus
Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus	Yellow-backed Oriole - Icterus chrysater	Melodious Blackbird - Dives dives	Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Mockingbird - Mimus gilvus	White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica	White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica	Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra
Great Egret - Ardea alba	Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii	Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus	Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus
Eurasian Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto	Eurasian Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto	Tropical Mockingbird - Mimus gilvus	Altamira Oriole - Icterus gularis
Altamira Oriole - Icterus gularis	Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus	Black-throated Green Warbler - Setophaga virens	Tropical Mockingbird - Mimus gilvus
Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas	Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas	Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas	Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons
White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus	Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia	Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus	Altamira Oriole - Icterus gularis
White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus	Magnolia Warbler - Setophaga magnolia	Magnolia Warbler - Setophaga magnolia	Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla
Magnolia Warbler - Setophaga magnolia	American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla	Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus (female)	Black-throated Green Warbler - Setophaga virens
Red-throated Ant Tanager - Habia fuscicauda	IMG_4031.JPG	Black-headed Trogon - Trogon melanocephalus	Black-headed Trogon - Trogon melanocephalus
Hooded Warbler - Setophaga citrina	White-browed Wren - Thryothorus albinucha	Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres	Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis	Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens	Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla	Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres
Eurasian Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto	Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia	Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia	Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus
Sanderling - Calidris alba	Eurasian Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto	Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii	Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii
Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii	Green Heron - Butorides virescens	Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra	Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus
Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris (female)	IMG_4372.JPG	Ruddy Ground-Dove - Columbina talpacoti (female)	IMG_4263.JPG
Ruddy Ground-Dove - Columbina talpacoti	Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura	Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus
White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola	White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola	Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii	Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii
White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola (female)	White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola (female)	Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii	Yucatan Vireo - Vireo magister
Yucatan Vireo - Vireo magister	Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra	Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia	Yellow-throated Warbler - Setophaga dominica
Yellow-throated Warbler - Setophaga dominica	Yellow-throated Warbler - Setophaga dominica	Yellow-throated Warbler - Setophaga dominica	Yellow-throated Warbler - Setophaga dominica
White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola	Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus	White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus	Northern Parula - Setophaga americana
Northern Parula - Setophaga americana	Palm Warbler - Setophaga palmarum	American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla	American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla
Yellow-throated Warbler - Setophaga dominica	Tropical Mockingbird - Mimus gilvus	Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula	Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus
Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus	White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola	Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus	Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus
Altamira Oriole - Icterus gularis	Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas	Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas	Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas
Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas	Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas	Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas	Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis
Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis	Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas	Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus	Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis
Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis	Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus	Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus (female)	Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus
Altamira Oriole - Icterus gularis	Black Catbird - Melanoptila glabrirostris	Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii	Yucatan Jay - Cyanocorax yucatanicus
Yucatan Jay - Cyanocorax yucatanicus	Yucatan Jay - Cyanocorax yucatanicus	Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula	White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii	Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus	Yellow-throated Warbler - Dendroica dominica	Cinnamon Hummingbird - Amazilia rutila
Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi	Mangrove Swallow - Tachycineta albilinea	Mangrove Swallow - Tachycineta albilinea	Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons
Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra	Ivory-billed Woodcreeper - Xiphorhynchus flavigaster	Barred Woodcreeper - Dendrocolaptes certhia	Barred Woodcreeper - Dendrocolaptes certhia
Violaceous Trogon - Trogon violaceus	Black-headed Trogon - Trogon melanocephalus	Black-headed Trogon - Trogon melanocephalus	Black-headed Trogon - Trogon melanocephalus
Olive-throated Parakeet - Aratinga nana	Keel-billed Toucan - Ramphastos sulfuratus	Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias	Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana
Northern Bentbill - Oncostoma cinereigulare	Northern Bentbill - Oncostoma cinereigulare	Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris	Greenish Elaenia - Myiopagis viridicata
Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis	Ruddy Ground Dove - Columbina talpacoti	Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris	Olive-throated Parakeet - Aratinga nana
Olive-throated Parakeet - Aratinga nana	Grayish Saltator - Saltator coerulescens	Melodious Blackbird - Dives dives	Black-headed Saltator - Saltator atriceps
Black-headed Saltator - Saltator atriceps	Yellow-faced Grassquit - Tiaris olivaceus	Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia	White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola
White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola	Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons	Fork-tailed Emerald - Chlorostilbon canivetii	Yellow-throated Euphonia - Euphonia hirundinacea
Yellow-throated Euphonia - Euphonia hirundinacea	Black Catbird - Melanoptila glabrirostris	Yucatan Woodpecker - Melanerpes pygmaeus	Red-capped Manakin - Pipra mentalis
Red-capped Manakin - Pipra mentalis	Clay-colored Robin - Turdus grayi	Bright-rumped Attila - Attila spadiceus	Gray-throated Chat - Granatellus sallaei
Northern Beardless Tyrannulet - Camptostoma imberbe	Eastern Wood Pewee - Contopus virens	Hooded Warbler - Wilsonia citrina	Roadside Hawk - Buteo magnirostris
Roadside Hawk - Buteo magnirostris	Buff-bellied Hummingbird - Amazilia yucatanensis	Buff-bellied Hummingbird - Amazilia yucatanensis	Gray Hawk - Buteo nitidus (immature)
Rose-throated Tanager - Piranga roseogularis	Collared Aracari - Pteroglossus torquatus

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Guest		19-May-2013 15:27
Tinny Just returned from Riviera Maya, got to see an awesome selection of birds. This site is perfect to identify them.

alice		24-Mar-2012 23:31
just got back from a trip and wanted to learn more about the many birds we saw while we were in the mayan riviera. these are great examples!

Sripal		02-Sep-2011 08:46
Iam very very impresive with these photoes.beautifull birds.nice ,i love nature ,i have no words

P. Borit Sosa		10-Aug-2011 19:07
I'm envious. All of your photos are so wonderful. I'm wondering if you know the species of oriole and other bird whose nests are so often hanging in trees very close together in the Yucatan? One nest, the oriole, is long and neatly made, the other is rounder and generally has more bits sticking out all over. Does this ring a bell?

Barbara MacKinnon de Montes		17-Jul-2011 15:52
Answer to Jean Pazour: it was a migrant Yellow-throated Warbler that looks for spiders on the terraces of hotels and condos.

Guest		15-Mar-2011 23:59
Tom, thanks so much for the fantastic pictures. we are on holiday in the Yucatan & wanted to identify a bird, which we have now done!

Paul DesRoches		10-Jan-2011 23:29
Wonderful pictures. I'm vacationing here in Mexico as always, it's nice to put a name to the faces.

Jean Pazour		30-Nov-2009 22:36
Tom, I just returned from Cancun. There was a small (about the size of a wren) bird with spectacular black-and-white bars on his head, wings, etc. The male sported a lemon yellow breast. The female was a dull brownish color. They lived in the base of some palm fronds which were even with my balcony. The male would come and flit around on the balcony if no people were around. Do you have any idea what this bird could be? I bought a book called "Common Birds of the Yucatan Peninsula" by Eduardo Llamosa Neumann with drawings by Gladys M. Rodriguez. It looks rather like the Black-and-white Warbler, but no Yellow Breast is seen or mentioned. Also, this little bird is smaller than a sparrow. I have watched birds in Mexico for over 30 years, and this is the first time I've seen this spectacular little bird. I didn't hear it sing. Do you have any idea what this little bird could be? Thanks, Jean Pazour

mary		24-Jul-2008 13:15
So happy I found your pictures. I live in Q.Roo and see some of these birds everyday. I feed them papaya. Am worried cuz some are suffering from what seems to be feather mites, losing feathers, getting worse and worse over the months. Am looking for advice. Would you happen to know(or know someone who knows) if there's anything I could put on the fruit to help them get rid of the mites?

JOSE MATA		01-May-2008 13:46
GREAT COLLECTION TOM , VOTED

Michal Leszczynski		28-Apr-2008 22:25
Wonderful gallery and impressive photos of beautiful birds. V.

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