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The following 225 species represent an expansion of the list to include birds sighted in the entire Municipio de Urique. Previously only birds in the upper elevations were included. Elevations in the municipio (county) range from roughly 200 meters (656 feet) to 2370 meters (7800 feet) over an area of 3968 square kilometers (1532 square miles) or roughly 1.6% of the state of Chihuahua. The municipio includes grasslands, high pine-oak forests, second-growth, large lakes and ponds, deep canyons, and scrub,  Urique is the heart of the Copper Canyon region, many more species could be added and we are anxious to work with qualified birders to complete our inventory.

We see more birds from the back of a horse than at any other time and invite birders to contact us for specialized horse packing trips. We have several back-country cabins ideal for birders. Parrots, trogons and macaws have all been spotted from the cabin porch at our Los Alisos ranch.

This list was last revised in July 2007. Key: (L) = normally found at lower elevations; (O) = occasional or rare; (?) = reported by reputable birders and/or guides but not confirmed.

Common name - English

Common name - Spanish

Scientific name

Eared Grebe

Zambullidor Orejudo

Podiceps nigricollis californicus

American Bittern Avetoro Americano Botaurus lentigenosus

Cattle Egret  (O)

Garza Ganadera

Bubulcus ibis

Great Blue Heron

Garzon Cenizo

Ardea herodias

Green Heron Garza Verde Butorides virescens
Blue Teal Cereta Aliazul Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal Cereta Castaña Anas cyanoptera septentrionalium
Ring-necked duck Pato Piquinillado Aythya collaris

American Coot

Gallareta Americana

Fulica a. americana

Black Vulture

Zopilote Negro

Coragyps atratus

Turkey Vulture

Aura Cabecirroja

Cathartes aura

Osprey Gavilán Pescador Pandion haliaetus

Golden Eagle

Aguila Real

Aquila chrysaetos canadensis

Crested Caracara (L) Caracara Común Caracara plancus

Northern Harrier

Gavilán Rastrevo

Circus cyaneus hudsonius

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Gavilán Pajarero

Accipiter striatus

Cooper’s Hawk

Gavilán de Cooper

A.  cooperi

Northern Goshawk

Gavilán Azor

A. gentilis apache

Crane Hawk (L) Gavilán Zancudo Geranospiza caerulescens

Ferruginous Hawk

Aguililla Real

B. regalis

Common Black Hawk

Aguililla Negra Menor

Buteogallus anthracinus

Solitary Eagle

Aguila Solitaria

Harpyhaliaetus solitarius

Grey Hawk (L) Aguililla Gris Buteo nitidus

Short-tailed Hawk (L)

Aguililla Colicorta

B. brachyurus fuliginosus

White-tailed Hawk

Aguililla Coliblanca

B. albicaudatus hypospodius

Zone-tailed Hawk

Aguililla Aura

B.  a. albonotatus

Red-tailed Hawk

Aguililla colirroja

Buteo jamaicensis

American Kestrel

Cernícalo Americano

Falco sparverius

Peregrine Falcon

Halcón Peregrino

F. peregrinus

Killdeer

Chorlito Tildío

Charadrius v. vociferus

Solitary Sandpiper

Playero Solitario

Tringa solitaria

Spotted Sandpiper

Playero Alzacolita

Actitis macularia

Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
Rufous-bellied Chachalaca Chachalaca Vientre-castaña Ortalis (poliocephala?) wagleri

Montezuma Quail

Codorniz de Moctezuma

Cyrtonyz montezumae

Scaled Quail

Codorniz Escamoza

Callipepla squamata

Elegant Quail

Codorniz Elegangte

C. douglasii

Wild Turkey

Guajalote Silvestre

Meleagris gallopavo

Band-tailed Pigeon

Paloma Encinera

Columba fasciata

Red-billed Pigeon

Paloma Morada

C. flavirostris

Rock Dove

Paloma Doméstica

C. livia

White-winged Dove

Paloma Aliblanca

Zenaida asiatica

Mourning Dove

Paloma Huilota

Z. macroura

Inca Dove

Tórtola Colilargo

Columbina inca

Common Ground Dove (L)

Tórtola Común

C. passerina

Ruddy Ground Dove (L)

Tórtola Rojiza

C. talpacoti

White-tipped Dove (L)

Paloma Arroyera

Leptotila verreauxi

Green Parakeet

Perico Verde Mexicano

Aratinga holochlora

Thick-billed Parrot

Cotorra-serrana Occidental

Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha

Lilac-crowned Parrot

Tórtola Colilargo

Amazona finschi

Military Macaw

Guacamaya Verde

Ara militaris

Black-Throated Magpie-Jay Urraca-hermosa Carinegra Calocitta (formosa?)colliei

Lesser Roadrunner (L)

Correcaminos Menor

Geococcyx velox

Greater Roadrunner

Correcaminos Mayor

G. californianus

Squirrel Cuckoo (L)

Cuco Ardilla

Piaya cayana

Great Horned Owl

Búho cornudo

Bubo virginianus

Whiskered Screech-Owl

Tecolote Bigotudo

Otus trichopsis

Northern (Mountain) Pygmy-Owl

Tecolotito Serrano

Glaucidium gnoma

Whip-poor-will

Tapacaminos Cuerporruin

Caprimulgus vociferus

Common Poorwill

Pachacua Norteña

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Lesser Nighthawk

Chotacabras Menor

Chordeiles acutipennis

Black Swift

Vencejo Negro

Cypseloides niger

Chestnut-collared Swift

Vencejo Cuellicastaño

C. rutilus

White-throated Swift

Vencejo Gorjiblanco

Aeronautes saxatalis

Broad-billed Hummingbird (L) Colibri Piquiancho Cynanthus latirostris

Berylline Hummingbird

Colibri de Berilo

Amazilia beryllina

Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Colibri Corona-violeta

A. violiceps

Blue-throated Hummingbird

Colibri-serrano Gorjiazul

Lampornis clemenciae

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Colibri Barbinegro

Archilochus alexandri

Costa’s Hummingbird

Colibri de Costa

Calypte costae

Anna’s Hummingbird

Colibri de Anna

C. anna

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Zumbador Coliancho

Selasphorus platycercus

Rufous Hummingbird

Zumbador Rufo

S. rufus

Magnificent Hummingbird

Colibri Magnífico

Eugenes fulgens

White-eared Hummingbird

Colibri Orejiblanco

Basilinna leucotis

Plain-capped Starthroat

Picolargo Coronioscuro

Heliomaster constantii

Citreoline Trogan (L)(?) Trogon Citrino Trogon citreolus

Elegant Trogon

Trogon Elegante

Trogon elegans

Mountain Trogon

Trogon Mexicano

Trogon mexicanus

Eared Quetzal (Trogon)

Quetzal Mexicano

Euptilotis neoxenus

Belted Kingfisher

Martin-pescador Collarejo

Ceryle t. torquata

Green Kingfisher

Martin-pescador Verde

Chloroceryle americana

Acorn Woodpecker

Carpintero Arlequín

Melanerpes formicivorus

Gila Woodpecker (L) Carpintero de Gila Centurus uropygialis
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Chupasavia Vientre-amarillo Sphyrapicus varius

Red-naped Sapsucker

Chupasavia Nuquirroja

S. nuchalis

Williamson’s Sapsucker

Chupasavia de Williamson

Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Hairy Woodpecker

Carpintero-velloso Mayor

Picoides villosus

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Carpintero Listado

P. scalaris

Arizona (Strickland’s) Woodpecker

Carpintero de Arizona

P.  arizonae (or P. stricklandi)

Northern Flicker

Carpintero Collarejo

Colaptes auratus

White-striped Woodcreeper

Trepatroncos Blanquirrayado

Lepidocolaptes leucogaster

Olive-Sided Flycatcher Pibí Boreal Contopus borealis

Greater Pewee

Pibí Mayor

Contopus pertinax

Western Wood-Pewee

Pibí Occidental

C. sordidulus

Black Phoebe

Mosquero Negro

Sayornis nigricans

Say’s Phoebe

Mosquero Llanero

S. saya

Hammond’s  Flycatcher

Mosquero de Hammond

Empidonax hammondii

Grey Flycatcher Mosquero Gris E. wrightii

Cordilleran (Western) Flycatcher

Mosquero Barranqueño

E. occidentalis

Pine Flycatcher

Mosquero Pinero

E. affinis

Pacific Slope (Western) Flycatcher

Mosquero Occidental

E. difficilis

Buff-breasted Flycatcher

Mosquero Pechincanelo

E. fulvifrons

Vermilion Flycatcher

Mosquero Cardenal

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Tufted Flycatcher

Mosquero Penachudo

Mitrephanes phaeocercus

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Copetón Gorjicenizo

Myiarchus cinerascens

Nutting's Flycatcher Copetón de Nutting Myiarchus nuttingi

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Copetón Triste

M. tuberculifer

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (L)

Papamoscas Vientre-amarillo

Myiodynastes luteiventris

Tropical Kingbird

Tirano Tropical

Tyrannus melancholicus

Western Kingbird

Tirano Occidental

Tyrannus verticalis

Cassin’s Kingbird

Tirano de Cassin

T. vociferans

Grey-collared Becard (L)

Cabezón Cuelligris

Pachyramphus major

Rose-throated Becard

Cabezón Degollado

P. aglaiae

Grey-Breasted Martin Martin Pechigris Progne chalybea

Tree swallow

Golodrina Arbolera

Tachycineta bicolor

Violet-green Swallow

Golondrina Cariblanca

T. thalassina

Northern Rough-winged Swallow