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male Blue-capped Hummingbird
Date: 05/03/2006
Blue-capped Hummingbird is restricted to a tiny area of the Sierra de Miahuatlán in southern Oaxaca, where it is known from only two locations.
29 Nov 2005, La Soledad, Sierra de Miahuatlan, Oaxaca
29 Nov 2005, La Soledad, Sierra de Miahuatlan, Oaxaca
male Blue-capped Hummingbird
Date: 06/28/2006
Some authors lump Blue-capped into Stripe-tailed Hummingbird, along with White-tailed.
29 Nov 2005, La Soledad, Sierra de Miahuatlan, Oaxaca
29 Nov 2005, La Soledad, Sierra de Miahuatlan, Oaxaca
Orange-fronted Parakeets
Date: 12/05/2005
While species like Yellow-headed Parrot have been all but extirpated by capture for their superb skills of mimicry, the "less-talented" Orange-fronted Parakeet is still found in healthy numbers in Mexico.
27 Nov 2005, north of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
27 Nov 2005, north of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
Spotted Wren
Date: 12/06/2005
Spotted Wren has an oddly disjunct range in Mexico, being found in the drier oak forests of the Sierra Madre Occidental and the northern Sierra Madre Oriental. This range is shared, curiously, only with Military Macaw. However, while Spotted Wrens are endemic to Mexico, the macaw ranges south into South America.
17 Nov 2005, Los Gallitos, Tamaulipas
17 Nov 2005, Los Gallitos, Tamaulipas
Blue-crowned Motmot (ssp. coeruliceps)
Date: 05/03/2006
Endemic to northeast Mexico, the subspecies 'coeruliceps' is the only Blue-crowned Motmot with a blue crown.
18 Nov 2005, Maguey de Oriente, San Luis Potosi.
18 Nov 2005, Maguey de Oriente, San Luis Potosi.
Orange-fronted Parakeets
Date: 12/05/2005
A quintessential Pacific-slope thorn forest species, Orange-fronted Parakeets range from NW Mexico to NW Costa Rica.
27 Nov 2005, north of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
27 Nov 2005, north of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
closeup of male Blue-capped Hummingbird
Date: 05/03/2006
29 Nov 2005, La Soledad, Sierra de Miahuatlan, Oaxaca
Ocellated Thrasher
Date: 12/08/2005
One of the "Southwest Interior" Mexican endemics (and thus, readily found in Oaxaca).
January 2004, Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca
January 2004, Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca
male Vermilion Flycatcher
Date: 05/03/2006
Though common across much of the drier parts of Latin America, adult male Vermilion Flycatcherrs are always incredibly beautiful.
17 Nov 2005, Presa "Tula", Tamaulipas
17 Nov 2005, Presa "Tula", Tamaulipas
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