The West Mexican Checklist
The West Mexican Checklist
Over 45 Mexican endemic species
are found in Puerto Vallarta.
How many are missing from your life list?
Photos from the Field: Captured by our guests on recent expeditions
I. Oceanic & Pelagic (Marietas Islands)
Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) – Including the "Brewster’s" / Cocos subspecies.
II. Large Forest Birds & Cuckoos
Military Macaw (Ara militaris) – Vulnerable/Endangered specialty.
Mexican Squirrel-Cuckoo (Piaya cayana mexicana) – Distinctive regional subspecies.
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus)
Rufous-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis wagleri) – Endemic
Long-tailed Wood-Partridge (Dendrortyx macroura) – Endemic (Highlands)
III. Trogons, Motmots & Woodpeckers
Citreoline Trogon (Trogon citreolus) – Endemic
Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans)
Russet-crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus)
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) – Endemic
Gray-crowned Woodpecker (Colaptes auricularis) – Endemic
Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis)
IV. Hummingbirds (The "Jewels")
Bumblebee Hummingbird (Selasphorus heloisa) – Endemic
Mexican Woodnymph (Eupherusa ridgwayi) – Endemic
Golden-crowned Emerald (Cynanthus auriceps) – Endemic
Mexican Hermit (Phaethornis mexicanus) – Endemic
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)
Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila)
Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina)
V. Jays, Crows & Mimids
San Blas Jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus) – Endemic
Purplish-backed Jay (Cyanocorax beecheii) – Endemic (North of PV)
Black-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta colliei) – Endemic
Transvolcanic Jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina) – Endemic (Highlands)
Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae) – Endemic
Blue Mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens) – Endemic
VI. Wrens, Gnatcatchers & Vireos
Sinaloa Wren (Pheugopedius sinaloa) – Endemic
Happy Wren (Pheugopedius felix) – Endemic
Banded Wren (Thryophilus pleurostictus)
Gray-barred Wren (Campylorhynchus megalopterus) – Endemic
Sclater’s Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris)
Dwarf Vireo (Vireo nelsoni) – Endemic
Golden Vireo (Vireo hypochryseus) – Endemic
VII. Warblers & The "Prize" Chat
Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus) – Endemic
Red Warbler (Cardellina rubra) – Endemic (Highlands)
Golden-browed Warbler (Basileuterus belli)
Colima Warbler (Leiothlypis crissalis)
VIII. Flycatchers, Tanagers & Sparrows
Flammulated Flycatcher (Deltarhynchus flammulatus) – Endemic
Orange-breasted Bunting (Passerina leclancherii) – Endemic
Rosy Thrush-Tanager (Rhodinocichla rosea)
Red-headed Tanager (Piranga erythrocephala) – Endemic
Yellow Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysopeplus)
Godman’s Euphonia (Euphonia godmani) – Endemic (Recent Split)
West Mexican Euphonia (Euphonia affinis)
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow (Melozone kieneri) – Endemic
Green-striped Brushfinch (Arremon virenticeps) – Endemic
Black-chested Sparrow (Peucaea humeralis) – Endemic
Colima Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium palmarum) – Endemic