Site Report: Volcan Nevado de Toluca

Hombre de Hielo

Spotted Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus macronyx)

Hairy Woodpecker

This volcano is the fourth highest point in Mexico. The national park here is popular with day visitors from Toluca, and I heard some rumors of a refuge for campers.

Visits

No visit reports available.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (10 records)

Phylum: Chordates (10 records)

Class: Birds (10 records)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Order: Perching Birds (8 records)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Yellow-eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus)
- Striped Sparrow (Oriturus superciliosus)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
- Family: Wrens
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)

Lifelists

Trips

No trip reports available.