There’s no feeling like that of the roar and pull of the engines of a jet as you travel down the runway, and this year our destination was the endemism hotspot of the Yucutan peninsula in Mexico, and Belize. After last year’s epic expedition into darkest Peru we fancied a slightly more sedate trip with the chance to relax, swim, meet a few people and generally doss about with a beer or two. Plus Claire wanted to get in a week of diving so we spent the last week on Cozumel Island. This area has many endemic species and subspecies (a fair few probable splits in the pipeline) along with many more species endemic to the wider area of Central America. As usual, did hardly any night birding, preferring to watch the local football or to explore the places we stayed at and have a nice meal and a drink.

Being currently employed as teachers means we get a long summer break (about the only perk of the job!) that enables us to take a lengthy holiday. This means you can relax, explore and really get to know the birds you’re after. We spent several days at most sites and managed to see nearly all the endemics, often repeatedly and eventually with excellent views. I don’t really care for long reports (and you don’t really care what I had for lunch or where exactly I saw the first Yucutan Woodpecker etc.) so I’ll keep it brief.

Basics

Food was good and cheap. Tacos, fajitas and quesadillas etc. are everywhere. Spicy and filling. Ceviches are good but not as amazing as elsewhere in South America. Beer is excellent and cheap – take back empties for a refund on the bottle. Sol, Superior and Corona were all excellent. Buses run on nearly all the roads, several times a day, so you can get around easily. Belizean food and drink not great but cheap and tasty enough. Hotels were all fine, some very good value – check other reports for recommendations. We just polled up at the first likely looking place and weren’t disappointed. Drank tap water after we’d iodined it and had no problems. Mosquitos and sand flies were not much of a problem either.

Used Steve Howell and Sophie Webb’s 1996 field guide – excellent as expected. National Geographic North American guide also useful, and much lighter than Sibley. Didn’t take a scope again and didn’t really need it as it’s mostly forest birding. No tapes were used during the trip although a few birds were whistled out. All birds founds and identified by myself and Claire. Propelling pencil and notebook essential.

Watch out for:

Claire was lucky enough to get a Bot Fly (see Howell’s birdfinding guide 1999 p.16) but I think we got it at an early stage. It hasn’t surfaced yet but I’m writing this only three days after we treated it. Dogs were a pain in the backside, often quite agressive. If you show no fear and chuck a brick or two they generally slink away but one or two might need more persuasion and a couple around the Hotel Presidente grid on Cozumel were particlarly good for testing your nerve.....! Fer-de-Lances are present in Cockscomb so be careful if you go off trail. Belize City at night was ‘interesting’. Watch how you go here after dark.

Sites visited in Mexico (all Mexican sites are well covered by Howell 1999):

Alfredo Barrera Marin Botanical Garden (nr Puerto Morelos) (BG)

Doesn’t open till 9.00 a.m. Good place to get started and get used to the heat. Lots of Mozzies. 70 pesos to get in. The marshes between Puerto Morelos and the main road are good birding. I also explored the tracks opposite and the rubbish dump – both good. Puerto Morelos was a very nice place to stay. Right on the waterfront, lots of terns, gulls and frigbirds etc and you can Snorkel or dive here cheaply too.

Coba. (CO)

Ruins site. Opens early so you can get in and bird there. Good forest. Lake has Ruddy Crake. Had to stay in expensive hotel as only other was full. Very nice though with a good pool. Some good trails lead off well into the forest.

Chichen Itza. (CH)

Ruins site. Opens at 8.00 a.m. Gets well crowded. Not bad forest. The large pyramid structure is good for views of swallows early on. Possible to get away from the crowds and quite birdy too. Stayed in Piste about 1km away. Lots of good cheap restaurants and hotels.

Rio Lagartos. (RL)

Perhaps our favourite place. Site of the asteroid impact that did for the dinosaurs 65 million years ago – not many people know that! – Hotel right on waterfront, terns, gulls, ibis, egrets all fly by constantly. After a hurricane two years ago it’s now very wet all round town. Fantastic birding around and south of town. Boat-billed Herons can be seen behind the bus station!, and the fields were full of waders. Also, there are a couple of really nice birders who run birding trips up the river. They’re called Ismael and Diego and are very keen and knowledgeable. Find them at Restaurant Isla Contoy in town. Ismael took us up river to see the flamingos and we had a great day, lots of wonderful birds, swimming in a saline lagoon, getting a mud bath etc. The flamingo area around Las Coloradas is also very good for American wader and you can obtain excellent close views from the boat. He also just did some casual birding with us and was good company. They both care about the place and are involved in lots of good greening schemes etc. Give them your business.

Felipe Carillo Puerto. (FCP)

Excellent forest site. You can walk from town. The first 2-3 kms are enough (I had a toucan right outside town!)

The traditional birders place Faisan y Venado was great value with fridge, A.C. and cable tv for US$20.

Cozumel. (CI)

Popular with American tourists (but nice nonetheless!) Four endems and several more on the way probably. Very easy birding – got the emerald within touching distance from our Hotel Window on several occassions. Claire did a lot of diving with Deep Blue Divers and they were very good. Saw a couple of massive Green Turtles haul out and egg lay here courtesy of the boss, who took us out one evening to a turtle beach. It was mind-blowing, one of the best things I’ve seen. Do it if you get a chance. Bello Caribe and Presidente grid both good and most birds found readily. A good trail runs from Bello Caribe area along beach past a marshy pool and along mangroves – loaded with Golden Warblers. Oh yeah, world class diving too.

Sites visited in Belize:

Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary. (CT)

Good for the savanna stuff. Not a great deal of waterbirds but they’re all at Rio Lagartos anyway. Very relaxed place with great locals. Wildlife centre run by Steve Tillet is good for info. Stayed with Owen and Maggie Raeburn – the local pastor and his wife. Cheap and with a hammock on the balcony which you can bird from. Got a few good birds lying in there! Just wander around the village and its environs, the birds will find you.

Cockscomb Basin Jaguar Reserve. (CJP)

Excellent rain forest and trails like motorways. Take your own food and cook in the kitchens. Cheap dorms. Easy neotropical birding. Very quiet and peaceful. There are two beautiful swimming pools/waterfalls which are great after a morning’s birding. The longer trails into primary forest were better but all were good. You can hire an inner tube and float down the river when you’ve had enough birding. Time it right (8 a.m.) and you should get Toucan’s and Aracari’s from the start point.

Caye Caulker. (CC)

Nice tropical island. Mostly duding but got some good stuff there. Good value and the food is excellent, especially if you’re into lobster. It’s tiny so just wander around.

Notes on a few birds:

If you’ve done a fair bit of rain forest birding you’ll find most sites and birds here fairly straight forward. However, I found orioles to be incredibly difficult as they were hard to view and immature males often show orangey backs making i.d. very tricky and females were just a nightmare unless seen exceptionally well. I only saw Orange Oriole for certain at Chichen Itza and the Botanical Gardens despite being in habitat for a few weeks – I wonder if these get strung a lot? It’d be very easy to do.

Yucutan Flycatcher is easy when you’ve seen one! Very distinctive compared to other Myiarchus.I only saw three though.....

Tinamous will eventually appear to you if you put the time in. If you only have a few days you’d better cross your fingers! Cockscomb excellent for seeing Greats

Toucans can be found at Cockscomb across from the River Lookout early a.m. in Cecropias.

Yucutan Parrots were scarce too with birds definitely seen only at Coba.

Only real dip was Yucutan Wren. The areas mentioned in Howell are now pretty useless due to the flooding from the recent hurricane as this killed a lot of the cactii. Ismael will give you a site though. I was having such a good time watching the waterbirds though that I couldn’t be bothered to spend an afternoon getting very hot looking for one bird.

Otherwise, if you want good views it’s mostly a matter of time and effort in the right place. Good Luck.
 
 

Systematic List. Sorry, but it’s not Sibley and Monroe as I couldn’t find a Sibley and Monroe ordered Mexican list on the net. Follows most recent AOU list I could find (7^th) with a few changes, mostly the inclusion of additional mexican species as given in Howell (1996). If you’re a Sibley/Monroe fan this may seem a little odd in places. A few Cozumel ‘forms’ are also included with the prefix ‘Cozumel’ Numbers are given only if fewer than 10 individuals were seen. There may be a few minor errors as I’ve completed this in rather a short amount of time.
 

Tinamus	major	Great Tinamou.		CJP
Crypturellus	soui	Little Tinamou.	2	CJP
Crypturellus	cinnamomeus	Thicket Tinamou.	2	BG
Crypturellus	boucardi	Slaty-breasted Tinamou.	1	CJP
Dendrocygna	autumnalis	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck.		RL, CT
Anas	discors	Blue-winged Teal.	1	RL
Ortalis	vetula	Plain Chachalaca.
Penelope	purpurascens	Crested Guan.		CJP
Colinus	nigrogularis	Yucutan Bobwhite.	4	RL
Tachybaptus	dominicus	Least Grebe.	4
Pelecanus	occidentalis	Brown Pelican.
Phalacrocorax	brasilianus	Neotropic Cormorant.
Phalacrocorax	auritus	Double-crested Cormorant.
Anhinga	anhinga	Anhinga.	1	RL
Fregata	magnificens	Magnificent Frigatebird.
Tigrisoma	mexicanum	Bare-throated Tiger-Heron.	5	RL
Ardea	herodias	Great Blue Heron.
Ardea	alba	Great Egret.
Egretta	thula	Snowy Egret.
Egretta	caerulea	Little Blue Heron.
Egretta	tricolor	Tricolored Heron.
Egretta	rufescens	Reddish Egret.		RL
Bubulcus	ibis	Cattle Egret.
Butorides	virescens	Green Heron.
Nycticorax	nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-Heron.	2	RL, CT
Nyctanassa	violacea	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.	1	RL
Cochlearius	cochlearius	Boat-billed Heron.	10	RL, CT
Eudocimus	albus	White Ibis.
Plegadis	falcinellus	Glossy Ibis.
Platalea	ajaja	Roseate Spoonbill.		RL
Mycteria	americana	Wood Stork.
Coragyps	atratus	Black Vulture.
Cathartes	aura	Turkey Vulture.
Cathartes	burrovianus	Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture.		RL
Phoenicopterus	ruber	American Flamingo.		RL
Pandion	haliaetus	Osprey.
Elanoides	forficatus	Swallow-tailed Kite.	4	CJP, CT
Elanus	leucurus	White-tailed Kite.	1	CT
Rostrhamus	sociabilis	Snail Kite.		CT
Busarellus	nigricollis	Black-collared Hawk.	3	CT
Leucopternis	albicollis	White Hawk.	1	CJP
Asturina	nitida	Gray Hawk.	4
Buteogallus	anthracinus	Common Black-Hawk.		RL
Buteogallus	urubitinga	Great Black-Hawk.	2	RL
Buteo	magnirostris	Roadside Hawk.
Buteo	albicaudatus	White-tailed Hawk.	3
Micrastur	semitorquatus	Collared Forest-Falcon.	1	FCP
Caracara	cheriway	Crested Caracara.		RL
Falco	femoralis	Aplomado Falcon.	2	CT
Laterallus	ruber	Ruddy Crake.		CO
Aramides	cajanea	Gray-necked Wood-Rail.
Gallinula	chloropus	Common Moorhen.
Aramus	guarauna	Limpkin.
Pluvialis	squatarola	Black-bellied Plover.
Charadrius	wilsonia	Wilson’s Plover.		RL
Charadrius	semipalmatus	Semipalmated Plover.		RL
Charadrius	vociferus	Killdeer.		RL
Haematopus	palliatus	American Oystercatcher.	4	RL
Himantopus	mexicanus	Black-necked Stilt.		RL
Jacana	spinosa	Northern Jacana.		RL
Tringa	melanoleuca	Greater Yellowlegs.		RL
Tringa	flavipes	Lesser Yellowlegs.		RL
Tringa	solitaria	Solitary Sandpiper.		RL
Catoptrophorus	semipalmatus	Willet.		RL
Actitis	macularia	Spotted Sandpiper.		RL
Numenius	americanus	Long-billed Curlew.	1	CC
Limosa	fedoa	Marbled Godwit.		RL
Arenaria	interpres	Ruddy Turnstone.		RL
Calidris	canutus	Red Knot.		RL
Calidris	pusilla	Semipalmated Sandpiper.		RL
Calidris	mauri	Western Sandpiper.		RL,CC
Calidris	minutilla	Least Sandpiper.		RL,CC
Calidris	melanotos	Pectoral Sandpiper.		RL,CC
Calidris	himantopus	Stilt Sandpiper.		RL
Limnodromus	griseus	Short-billed Dowitcher.		RL
Larus	atricilla	Laughing Gull.
Larus	delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull.
Sterna	nilotica	Gull-billed Tern.
Sterna	caspia	Caspian Tern.	3	RL
Sterna	elegans	Elegant Tern.
Sterna	sandvicensis	Sandwich Tern.
Sterna	antillarum	Least Tern.	4	RL
Chlidonias	niger	Black Tern.	2	RL
Columba	livia	Rock Pigeon.
Patagioenas	cayennensis	Pale-vented Pigeon.
Patagioenas	speciosa	Scaled Pigeon.	1	CJP
Patagioenas	leucocephala	White-crowned Pigeon.
Patagioenas	flavirostris	Red-billed Pigeon.
Patagioenas	nigrirostris	Short-billed Pigeon.	2	CJP
Zenaida	asiatica	White-winged Dove.
Zenaida	aurita	Zenaida Dove.		CI
Columbina	passerina	Common Ground-Dove.		CI
Columbina	talpacoti	Ruddy Ground-Dove.
Leptotila	verreauxi	White-tipped Dove.
Leptotila	rufaxilla	Gray-fronted Dove.
Leptotila	jamaicensis	Caribbean Dove.		CI
Leptotila	cassini	Gray-chested Dove.
Geotrygon	montana	Ruddy Quail-Dove.	2
Aratinga	astec	Aztec Parakeet.
Pionopsitta	haematotis	Brown-hooded Parrot.		CJP
Pionus	senilis	White-crowned Parrot.		FCP
Amazona	xantholora	Yucutan Parrot.		CO
Amazona	autumnalis	Red-lored Parrot.
Amazona	farinosa	Mealy Parrot.		CJP
Coccyzus	minor	Mangrove Cuckoo.		RL
Piaya	cayana	Squirrel Cuckoo.
Geococcyx	velox	Lesser Roadrunner.	3	RL
Crotophaga	sulcirostris	Groove-billed Ani.
Bubo	virginianus	Great Horned Owl.	1	CJP
Glaucidium	brasilianum	Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl.
Chordeiles	acutipennis	Lesser Nighthawk.		RL
Nyctidromus	albicollis	Common Pauraque.
Nyctiphrynus	yucatanicus	Yucatan Poorwill.	3	FCP
Chaetura	vauxi	Vaux’s Swift.
Phaethornis	superciliosus	Long-tailed Hermit.	2	CJP
Pygmornis	longuemareus	Little Hermit.	2	CJP
Campylopterus	curvipennis	Wedge-tailed Sabrewing.
Campylopterus	hemileucurus	Violet Sabrewing.	4	CJP
Florisuga	mellivora	White-necked Jacobin.	1	CJP
Anthracothorax	prevostii	Green-breasted Mango.
Chlorostilbon	forficatus	Cozumel Emerald.		CI
Chlorostilbon	canivetii	Canivet's Emerald.	2
Amazilia	candida	White-bellied Emerald.
Amazilia	tzacatl	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird.		CJP
Amazilia	yucatanensis	Buff-bellied Hummingbird.
Amazilia	rutila	Cinnamon Hummingbird.
Doricha	eliza	Mexican Sheartail.	2	RL
Trogon	melanocephalus	Black-headed Trogon.
Trogon	violaceus	Violaceous Trogon.	2
Momotus	momota	Blue-crowned Motmot.
Eumomota	superciliosa	Turquoise-browed Motmot.
Ceryle	torquata	Ringed Kingfisher.
Ceryle	alcyon	Belted Kingfisher.
Chloroceryle	amazona	Amazon Kingfisher.	2
Galbula	ruficauda	Rufous-tailed Jacamar.	5	CJP
Pteroglossus	torquatus	Collared Aracari.	10	CJP,FCP
Ramphastos	sulfuratus	Keel-billed Toucan.	6	CJP,FCP
Melanerpes	formicivorus	Acorn Woodpecker.		CT
Melanerpes	pucherani	Black-cheeked Woodpecker.	4
Melanerpes	aurifrons	Golden-fronted Woodpecker.
Picoides	scalaris	Ladder-backed Woodpecker.
Veniliornis	fumigatus	Smoky-brown Woodpecker.	2
Piculus	rubiginosus	Golden-olive Woodpecker.	1
Celeus	castaneus	Chestnut-colored Woodpecker.	1
Dryocopus	lineatus	Lineated Woodpecker.
Campephilus	guatemalensis	Pale-billed Woodpecker.	2	CJP
Synallaxis	erythrothorax	Rufous-breasted Spinetail.		CJP
Automolus	ochrolaemus	Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner.
Xenops	minutus	Plain Xenops.	3
Dendrocincla	homochroa	Ruddy Woodcreeper.	5	BG
Sittasomus	griseicapillus	Olivaceous Woodcreeper.
Glyphorynchus	spirurus	Wedge-billed Woodcreeper.	2
Xiphorhynchus	flavigaster	Ivory-billed Woodcreeper.
Thamnophilus	doliatus	Barred Antshrike.
Dysithamnus	mentalis	Plain Antvireo.	1	CJP
Microrhopias	quixensis	Dot-winged Antwren.		CJP
Formicarius	moniliger	Mexican Antthrush.	2	CJP
Camptostoma	imberbe	Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet.	2
Myiopagis	viridicata	Greenish Elaenia.	1
Elaenia	martinica	Caribbean Elaenia.		CI
Elaenia	flavogaster	Yellow-bellied Elaenia.
Leptopogon	superciliaris	Slaty-capped Flycatcher.
Oncostoma	cinereigulare	Northern Bentbill.	2
Poecilotriccus	sylvia	Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher.	1	CJP
Todirostrum	cinereum	Common Tody-Flycatcher.
Rhynchocyclus	brevirostris	Eye-ringed Flatbill.	1
Tolmomyias	sulphurescens	Yellow-olive Flycatcher.
Platyrinchus	cancrominus	Stub-tailed Spadebill.	1	CJP
Myiobius	sulphureipygius	Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher.	1	CJP
Contopus	cinereus	Tropical Pewee.
Empidonax	minimus	Least Flycatcher.
Pyrocephalus	rubinus	Vermilion Flycatcher.
Attila	spadiceus	Bright-rumped Attila.	1	CJP
Myiarchus	yucatanensis	Yucatan Flycatcher.	3	CI,FCP,BG
Myiarchus	tuberculifer	Dusky-capped Flycatcher.
Myiarchus	tyrannulus	Brown-crested Flycatcher.
Pitangus	sulphuratus	Great Kiskadee.
Megarynchus	pitangua	Boat-billed Flycatcher.	1	CO
Myiozetetes	similis	Social Flycatcher.
Myiodynastes	maculatus	Streaked Flycatcher.	2	FCP
Myiodynastes	luteiventris	Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher.
Tyrannus	melancholicus	Tropical Kingbird.
Tyrannus	couchii	Couch's Kingbird.
Tyrannus	savana	Fork-tailed Flycatcher.		CT
Schiffornis	turdinus	Thrush-like Schiffornis.	1	CJP
Pachyramphus	major	Gray-collared Becard.	2	CJP
Pachyramphus	aglaiae	Rose-throated Becard.
Tityra	semifasciata	Masked Tityra.	6
Tityra	inquisitor	Black-crowned Tityra.	6
Manacus	candei	White-collared Manakin.		CJP
Pipra	mentalis	Red-capped Manakin.		CJP
Vireo	pallens	Mangrove Vireo.
Vireo	bairdi	Cozumel Vireo.		CI
Vireo	flavoviridis	Yellow-green Vireo.
Vireo	magister	Yucatan Vireo.
Hylophilus	ochraceiceps	Tawny-crowned Greenlet.
Hylophilus	decurtatus	Lesser Greenlet.
Vireolanius	pulchellus	Green Shrike-Vireo.	1	CJP
Cyclarhis	gujanensis	Rufous-browed Peppershrike.
Cyclarhis	gujanensis insularis	Cozumel Rufous-browed Peppershrike	1	CI
Cyanocorax	yncas	Green Jay.
Cyanocorax	morio	Brown Jay.
Cyanocorax	yucatanicus	Yucatan Jay.
Progne	subis	Purple Martin.
Progne	chalybea	Gray-breasted Martin.
Tachycineta	albilinea	Mangrove Swallow.		CT
Stelgidopteryx	serripennis	Northern Rough-winged Swallow.
Stelgidopteryx	ruficollis	Southern Rough-winged Swallow.
Riparia	riparia	Bank Swallow.
Petrochelidon	pyrrhonota	Cliff Swallow.	3	CI
Petrochelidon	fulva	Cave Swallow.		CH
Hirundo	rustica	Barn Swallow.
Thryothorus	maculipectus	Spot-breasted Wren.
Thryothorus	albinucha	White-browed Wren.		FCP
Troglodytes	musculus	Southern House Wren.
Uropsila	leucogastra	White-bellied Wren.
Henicorhina	leucosticta	White-breasted Wood-Wren.		CJP
Ramphocaenus	melanurus	Long-billed Gnatwren.	1	CJP
Polioptila	caerulea	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.
Polioptila	albiloris	White-lored Gnatcatcher.		RL
Turdus	grayi	Clay-colored Robin.
Melanoptila	glabrirostris	Black Catbird.		CC,CI
Mimus	gilvus	Tropical Mockingbird.
Dendroica	petechia aestiva	Yellow Warbler.
Dendroica	petechia bryanti	MangroveWarbler		RL
Dendroica	petechia rufivertex	Golden Warbler		CI
Dendroica	graciae	Grace’s Warbler.	3	CT
Mniotilta	varia	Black-and-white Warbler	4
Protonotaria	citrea	Prothonotary Warbler.		BG,CI
Helmitheros	vermivorus	Worm-eating Warbler.	1	CI
Seiurus	motacilla	Louisiana Waterthrush.	4	CJP
Oporornis	formosus	Kentucky Warbler.	2
Geothlypis	trichas	Common Yellowthroat.	3
Geothlypis	poliocephala	Gray-crowned Yellowthroat.	4
Wilsonia	citrina	Hooded Warbler.	1
Icteria	virens	Yellow-breasted Chat.	1	CI
Granatellus	sallaei	Gray-throated Chat.	2	FCP
Coereba	flaveola	Bananaquit.
Coereba	flaveola caboti	Cozumel Bananaquit.		CI
Euphonia	affinis	Scrub Euphonia.	4
Euphonia	hirundinacea	Yellow-throated Euphonia.	3
Euphonia	gouldi	Olive-backed Euphonia.	4
Spindalis	zena benedicti	Stripe-headed Tanager		CI
Habia	rubica	Red-crowned Ant-Tanager.
Habia	fuscicauda	Red-throated Ant-Tanager.
Piranga	roseogularis	Rose-throated Tanager.	1	FCP
Ramphocelus	sanguinolentus	Crimson-collared Tanager.		CJP
Ramphocelus	passerinii	Scarlet-rumped Tanager.		CJP
Thraupis	episcopus	Blue-gray Tanager.
Thraupis	abbas	Yellow-winged Tanager.
Tangara	larvata	Golden-hooded Tanager.	2	CJP
Cyanerpes	cyaneus	Red-legged Honeycreeper.
Volatinia	jacarina	Blue-black Grassquit.
Sporophila	torqueola	White-collared Seedeater.
Oryzoborus	funereus	Thick-billed Seed-Finch.	4	CJP
Amaurospiza	concolor	Blue Seedeater.
Tiaris	olivacea	Yellow-faced Grassquit.
Arremon	aurantiirostris	Orange-billed Sparrow.	6	CJP
Arremonops	rufivirgatus	Olive Sparrow.
Arremonops	chloronotus	Green-backed Sparrow.	1	CO
Aimophila	botterii	Botteri’s Sparrow.	1	RL
Spizella	passerina	Chipping Sparrow.	6	CT
Saltator	coerulescens	Grayish Saltator.	2
Saltator	maximus	Buff-throated Saltator.
Saltator	atriceps	Black-headed Saltator.
Caryothraustes	poliogaster	Black-faced Grosbeak.	2	CJP
Cardinalis	cardinalis	Northern Cardinal.
Cyanocompsa	cyanoides	Blue-black Grosbeak.
Cyanocompsa	parellina	Blue Bunting.	4	FCP
Passerina	ciris	Painted Bunting.	1	RL
Agelaius	phoeniceus	Red-winged Blackbird.
Sturnella	magna	Eastern Meadowlark.	1	RL
Dives	dives	Melodious Blackbird.
Quiscalus	mexicanus	Great-tailed Grackle.
Molothrus	aeneus	Bronzed Cowbird.
Molothrus	oryzivorus	Giant Cowbird.
Icterus	prosthemelas	Black-cowled Oriole.	7	BG,CJP
Icterus	cucullatus	Hooded Oriole.
Icterus	mesomelas	Yellow-tailed Oriole.	2	CT
Icterus	auratus	Orange Oriole.	4	CH,BG
Icterus	gularis	Altamira Oriole.
Amblycercus	holosericeus	Yellow-billed Cacique.
Psarocolius	montezuma	Montezuma Oropendola.		CJP

References:

Howell, S.N.G. and Webb, S. (1996) A guide to the birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford University Press.

Howell, S.N.G. (1999) Where to watch birds in Mexico. Helm: London.

Various (1987) Field guide to the birds of North America. National Geographic Society.