Mexico Ramsar wetland
Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve
237 bird species recorded; the most from February to March.
Aedrake09 · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
147 species in January.173 species in February.179 species in March.157 species in April.151 species in May.111 species in June.108 species in July.102 species in August.76 species in September.121 species in October.154 species in November.118 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
237 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 237Speciesrecorded more than once
- 107Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 13,105Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 226 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 23Raptors
- 4Owls
- 12Waders
- 8Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 21Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 114Songbirds
- 46Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 237 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Collared Forest FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Grey-lined HawkButeo nitidus
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
- Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
- Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
- Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- Buteo albicaudatusButeo albicaudatus
- Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
- Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ferruginous Pygmy OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
- Mottled OwlStrix virgata
- Colima Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium palmarum
- American Barn OwlTyto furcata
Waders12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Northern JacanaJacana spinosa
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- SanderlingCalidris alba
Gulls & seabirds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Heermann's GullLarus heermanniNT
- Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Least TernSternula antillarum
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
- GadwallMareca strepera
Herons, ibises & grebes21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Bare-throated Tiger-heronTigrisoma mexicanum
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Plegadis chihiPlegadis chihi
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
Songbirds114 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-winged CaciqueCacicus melanicterus
- Happy WrenPheugopedius felix
- San Blas JayCyanocorax sanblasianus
- White-bellied WrenUropsila leucogastra
- Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatus
- Blue BuntingCyanocompsa parellina
- Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
- Sinaloa WrenThryophilus sinaloa
- Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigaster
- Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatus
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbe
- Orange-breasted BuntingPasserina leclancherii
- Empidonax difficilisEmpidonax difficilis
- Red-breasted ChatGranatellus venustus
- Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingi
- Mexican Yellow GrosbeakPheucticus chrysopeplus
- Flammulated FlycatcherDeltarhynchus flammulatus
- Saltator grandisSaltator grandis
- Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
- Black-capped GnatcatcherPolioptila nigriceps
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosa
- Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
- Rosy Thrush-tanagerRhodinocichla rosea
- Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
- Rufous-backed RobinTurdus rufopalliatus
- Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Thick-billed KingbirdTyrannus crassirostris
- Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Stripe-headed SparrowPeucaea ruficauda
- Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Golden VireoVireo hypochryseus
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- West Mexican EuphoniaEuphonia godmani
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae
- Black-throated Grey WarblerSetophaga nigrescens
- Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
- Bell's VireoVireo bellii
- Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
- Varied BuntingPasserina versicolor
- Cinnamon-rumped SeedeaterSporophila torqueola
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Scarlet FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
- Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
- Blue MockingbirdMelanotis caerulescens
- Vireo plumbeusVireo plumbeus
- Vireo cassiniiVireo cassinii
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
- Turdus assimilisTurdus assimilis
- Black-capped VireoVireo atricapillaNT
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
- Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Red-crowned Ant-tanagerHabia rubica
- Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
- Black-vented OrioleIcterus wagleri
- Grey-collared BecardPachyramphus major
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
- Black-throated Magpie-jayCalocitta colliei
- Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
- Virginia's WarblerLeiothlypis virginiae
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Rusty-crowned Ground-SparrowMelozone kieneri
- Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
- Greater PeweeContopus pertinax
- Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockii
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- White-striped WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes leucogaster
- Flame-coloured TanagerPiranga bidentata
- Red TanagerPiranga flava
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifrons
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoena
- Lucy's WarblerLeiothlypis luciae
Other birds46 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- West Mexican ChachalacaOrtalis poliocephala
- Golden-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysogenys
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Citreoline TrogonTrogon citreolus
- Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
- Aratinga canicularisAratinga canicularis
- Inca DoveColumbina inca
- Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
- Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
- Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeus
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Cynanthus auricepsCynanthus auriceps
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Broad-billed HummingbirdCynanthus latirostris
- Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris
- PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
- Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
- Lesser Ground CuckooMorococcyx erythropygus
- Common PotooNyctibius jamaicensis
- Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantii
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Russet-crowned MotmotMomotus mexicanus
- Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri
- Buff-collared NightjarAntrostomus ridgwayi
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
- American CootFulica americana
- Lilac-crowned ParrotAmazona finschi
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
- Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
- Yellow-headed AmazonAmazona oratrix
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Sparkling-tailed WoodstarTilmatura dupontii
- Colinus virginianusColinus virginianus
- Leucolia violicepsLeucolia violiceps
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Magnificent HummingbirdEugenes fulgens
- Berylline HummingbirdSaucerottia beryllina
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from February to March.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan28°/21°15 mm
- Feb28°/20°27 mm
- Mar28°/20°12 mm
- Apr29°/21°0 mm
- May30°/23°9 mm
- Jun30°/24°119 mm
- Jul29°/25°215 mm
- Aug29°/25°262 mm
- Sep28°/25°289 mm
- Oct28°/25°136 mm
- Nov28°/23°34 mm
- Dec27°/21°13 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve.
Biosphere reserve in Jalisco, Mexico
Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Mexico, 226 m above the sea.
237 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 13,105 open records.
The most recorded are the West Mexican Chachalaca, the Golden-cheeked Woodpecker and the Yellow-winged Cacique.
29 species come for the summer, 76 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs.
The most species are recorded from February to March.
Get there and watch
- Villa of Seal and Heidi Klumplace to stay · 6.3 km · 3 within 10 km
- Emiliano Zapatanearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 60 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZLO airport (Manzanillo)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 3places to stay within 10 kmVilla of Seal and Heidi Klum, Villa Castle Casa Mi Ojo, Каникулы в Мексике
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas12 mountains within 25 kmCerro el Colorado · 2.1 kmCerro Alto · 6.6 kmCerro Tambora · 8.4 kmCerro Guaguantón · 17 kmCerro El Chico · 20 kmCerro La Cebadilla · 22 kmCerro El Corredero · 24 kmCerro del Pantano · 25 km
Coastya6 beaches within 10 kmCaleta Blanca · 6.4 kmPlaya Rumorosa · 6.8 kmPlaya Esmeralda · 6.8 kmPlaya Las Truchas · 6.9 kmCaleta Paraíso · 7.3 kmPlaya La Virgen · 9.2 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve
Mexico
- 69Birdyas Score
- 237Species
- 107Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3457139) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 13,105 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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