Site Report: Parque Nacional Huatulco
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus)
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)
West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala)
Citreoline Trogon (Trogon citreolus)
Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
Longtail Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus siniferus)
Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis)
Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila)
Rufous-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha)
Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus)
Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus)
Rufous-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha)
White-lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris) - Male
Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird (Cynanthus doubledayi)
Nutting's Flycatcher (Myiarchus nuttingi)
White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons)
Mexican Racerunner (Aspidoscelis guttatus)
White-lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris) - Female
Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird (Cynanthus doubledayi)
Mexican Racerunner (Aspidoscelis guttatus)
Longtail Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus siniferus)
Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis)
Flammulated Flycatcher (Deltarhynchus flammulatus)
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Lesser Ground-Cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus)
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)
West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala)
Citreoline Trogon (Trogon citreolus)
Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
Longtail Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus siniferus)
Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis)
Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila)
Rufous-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha)
Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus)
Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus)
Rufous-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha)
White-lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris) - Male
Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird (Cynanthus doubledayi)
Nutting's Flycatcher (Myiarchus nuttingi)
White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons)
Mexican Racerunner (Aspidoscelis guttatus)
White-lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris) - Female
Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird (Cynanthus doubledayi)
Mexican Racerunner (Aspidoscelis guttatus)
Longtail Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus siniferus)
Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis)
Flammulated Flycatcher (Deltarhynchus flammulatus)
Thorn forest on the coast
Visits
- 2024-03-30: We tried to stop by the Europcar office, but their help was not to fix the tire but rather to charge me a bunch of money to switch to a crappier car. Eventually, I gave up on this, and I got an emergency tire from one of the roadside tire repair. We drove over to our accommodation where we were able to follow a dirt road into the forest for awhile.
- 2024-03-31: We woke up early to do the other trail to the coast. After a few wrong turns and a long walk in the hot weather, we arrived at a nice beach. On the way back, we hitched a ride to the entrance. We then drove across town to another beach. This beach was truly awful with a giant hotel looming in the background. It wasn't too far to walk to get away from the hotel. Nearby was a spot where a Northern Potoo had been recently sighted. We went to the place down a bad road and in the middle of a bunch of tangles. We did not see the Potoo.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (63 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(63 records)
Class: Birds
(60 records)
- Order: Boobies
(1 record)
- Family: Boobies and Gannets
- Cocos Booby (Sula brewsteri)
- Order: Cuckoos
(2 records)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
- Family: Roadrunners
- Lesser Ground-Cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Inca Dove (Columbina inca)
- White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (2 records)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Motmots
- Russet-crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(5 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
- Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)
- Colima Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium palmarum)
- Pacific Screech-Owl (Megascops cooperi)
- Order: Parrots
(2 records)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Orange-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula canicularis)
- White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons)
- Order: Pelicans
(7 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
- Collared Forest-Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Family: Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Order: Perching Birds
(28 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Yellow-winged Cacique (Cassiculus melanicterus)
- Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis)
- Streak-backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus)
- Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
- Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives)
- Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
- Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Blue Bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina)
- Orange-breasted Bunting (Passerina leclancherii)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- White-lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- White-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus flavigaster)
- Family: Swallows
- Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
- Nutting's Flycatcher (Myiarchus nuttingi)
- Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
- Flammulated Flycatcher (Ramphotrigon flammulatum)
- Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)
- Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
- Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
- Family: Vireos
- Golden Vireo (Vireo hypochryseus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Order: Trogons
(1 record)
- Family: Trogons
- Citreoline Trogon (Trogon citreolus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows
- West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala)
- Order: Vultures
(2 records)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys)
- Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- Red-bellied Squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster)
Class: Reptiles
(2 records)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(2 records)
- Family: North American Spiny Lizards
- Longtail Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus siniferus)
- Family: Whiptails and Tegus
- Mexican Racerunner (Aspidoscelis guttatus)