Christmas Bird Counts > Tikal 2007

Sponsors of the Christmas Bid Count in Tikal 2007:
CAYAYA BIRDING
Wildlife Conservation Society Guatemala
Tikal National Park
CONAP
Hotel Jaguar Inn
PROEVAL RAXMU Bird Monitoring Program
Sociedad Guatemalteca de Ornitología

Participants of the Second Christmas Bird Count in Tikal. The final meeting was kindly hosted by Hotel Jaguar Inn.

List of participants (group leaders in bold-face):
Julio Madrid, José María Castillo, Fernando Madrid, Eric Marquez, Marlo García, Vinicio Alba, Roan McNab, Brian McNab, Anders Kling, Alejandro Sagone, Pablo Najarro, Miguel Marín, Oswaldo Chi Dubón, Claudia Avendaño, Fátima Reyes, Aquiles Hernández, Luis Oliveros, Javier Aldana, Carlos López, Julio Vásquez, Marcial Córdova, and Knut Eisermann.

Orange-breasted Falcom

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Mottled Owl

Vermiculated Screech-Owl

Christmas Bird Count: Tikal 2007

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Compiler: Knut Eisermann

Good weather conditions -no rain nor wind- promised good birding during the second Christmas Bird Count in Tikal on 18 December 2007, with the participation of 22 observers.

A total of 2440 birds of 171 species was detected. Tikal is a good site to see the rare Orange-breasted Falcon. Two birds were seen and photographed by Claudia Avendaño during this Christmas Bird Count. Also noteworthy was a Agami Heron seen in the eastern part of the National Park. Green Honeycreepers are rarely reported in Tikal. A pair seen in the western part of the National Park was noteworthy.

A small wetland in the north of the National Park was dry during the first Christmas Bird Count in 2006. In this year, shallow water with dense herbaceous growth was covering an area of about 7 ha, providing habitat to at least 4 Limpkins, 2 Ruddy Crakes, 2 Great Egrets, 4 Green Herons, and a Snail Kite.

The most abundant species was Montezuma Oropendula with 500 birds counted on a roost, followed by Vaux's Swift (108 ind.), White-crowned Parrot (100), and Red-lored Parrot (67). Because these species spend much time flying high over the canopy, their detectability is higher than in species of the forest interior. Of these, Wood Thrush was the most abundant one with 57 birds detected.

It follows a list of species and numbers of individuals recorded during the second Christmas Bird Count in Tikal (Nomenclature according to AOU 1998 and supplements, most recent update AOU 2007). Species recorded during count week are marked with (cw).

    TINAMIDAE

  1. Great Tinamou Tinamus major 5
  2. Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi 3

    3. CRACIDAE

  3. Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 19
  4. Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens 22
  5. Great Curassow Crax rubra 8

    6. PHASIANIDAE

  6. Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata 20

    7. ODONTOPHORIDAE

  7. Spotted Wood-Quail Odontophorus guttatus 1

    8. ARDEIDAE

  8. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum 1
  9. Great Egret Ardea alba 2
  10. Green Heron Butorides virescens 4
  11. Agami Heron Agamia agami 1

    12. CATHARTIDAE

  12. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 41
  13. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 7

    14. ACCIPITRIDAE

  14. Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 1
  15. Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 7
  16. Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus 2
  17. Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 1
  18. Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus 2
  19. Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus 3

    20. FALCONIDAE

  20. Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis 9
  21. Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 2
  22. Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans 1
  23. Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis 4
  24. Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus 2

    25. RALLIDAE

  25. Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber 3
  26. Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea 4
  27. Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica 1

    28. ARAMIDAE

  28. Limpkin Aramus guarauna 5

    29. JACANIDAE

  29. Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 1

    30. COLUMBIDAE

  30. Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris 11
  31. Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa 2
  32. White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 5
  33. Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana 6

    34. PSITTACIDAE

  34. Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana 16
  35. Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematotis 14
  36. White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis 100
  37. White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons 22
  38. Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis 67
  39. Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa 34

    40. CUCULIDAE

  40. Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 19

    41. STRIGIDAE

  41. Vermiculated Screech-Owl Megascops guatemalae 1
  42. Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 9
  43. Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata 1

    44. CAPRIMULGIDAE

  44. Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 1
  45. Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus 1

    46. APODIDAE

  46. Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 108
  47. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis 8

    48. TROCHILIDAE

  48. Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis 9
  49. Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii 1
  50. Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus curvipennis 3
  51. Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii 2
  52. White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida 4
  53. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 10
  54. Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti 1

    55. TROGONIDAE

  55. Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus 13
  56. Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus 12
  57. Collared Trogon Trogon collaris 5
  58. Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena 13

    59. MOMOTIDAE

  59. Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota 12

    60. BUCCONIDAE

  60. White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis 2

    61. GALBULIDAE

  61. Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda 7

    62. RAMPHASTIDAE

  62. Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus 1
  63. Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus 17
  64. Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 48

    65. PICIDAE

  65. Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 7
  66. Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus 7
  67. Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus 3
  68. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus 16
  69. Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 6
  70. Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis 24

    71. FURNARIIDAE

  71. Plain Xenops Xenops minutus 6
  72. Scaly-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus guatemalensis 4
  73. Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina 13
  74. Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa 6
  75. Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus 31
  76. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus 3
  77. Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus 1
  78. Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae 11
  79. Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 24

    80. THAMNOPHILIDAE

  80. Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus 4
  81. Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis 1
  82. Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis 12

    83. FORMICARIIDAE

  83. Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis 5

    84. TYRANNIDAE

  84. Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum 5
  85. Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata 5
  86. Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus 5
  87. Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus 4
  88. Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare 26
  89. Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris 10
  90. Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens 9
  91. Stub-tailed Spadebill Platyrinchus cancrominus 25
  92. Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus 8
  93. Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus 7
  94. Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius 8
  95. Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus 3
  96. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 6
  97. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 3
  98. Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus 14
  99. Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra 5
  100. Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 11
  101. Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 10
  102. Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 9
  103. Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 1
  104. Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 4
  105. Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 29
  106. Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 6
  107. Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii 1
  108. Thrush-like Schiffornis Schiffornis turdina 29
  109. Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus 4
  110. Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae 2
  111. Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 16
  112. Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor 4

    113. PIPRIDAE

  113. Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis 19

    114. VIREONIDAE

  114. White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus 12
  115. Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons 16
  116. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 1
  117. Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps 15
  118. Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus 36
  119. Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus 2

    120. CORVIDAE

  120. Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas 2
  121. Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio 50

    122. HIRUNDINIDAE

  122. Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 1
  123. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 15

    124. TROGLODYTIDAE

  124. Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus 19
  125. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 1
  126. White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra 3
  127. White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta 19

    128. SYLVIIDAE

  128. Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus 11
  129. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 13
  130. Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea 8

    131. TURDIDAE

  131. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 6
  132. Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina 57
  133. Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi 12

    134. MIMIDAE

  134. Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 30

    135. PARULIDAE

  135. Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus 1
  136. Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera 2
  137. Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia 3
  138. Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica 4
  139. Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia 47
  140. Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata 2
  141. Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens 3
  142. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 35
  143. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 28
  144. Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum 12
  145. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla 3
  146. Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 2
  147. Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus 30
  148. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 3
  149. Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina 10
  150. Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus 8
  151. Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens 6
  152. Gray-throated Chat Granatellus sallaei 2

    153. Genus INCERTAE SEDIS

  153. Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 1

    154. THRAUPIDAE

  154. Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata 9
  155. Black-throated Shrike-Tanager Lanio aurantius 20
  156. Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica 18
  157. Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda 28
  158. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 15
  159. Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas 2
  160. Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza 2

    161. EMBERIZIDAE

  161. White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola 12
  162. Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus 2

    163. CARDINALIDAE

  163. Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps 1
  164. Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina 2

    165. ICTERIDAE

  165. Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 11
  166. Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas 10
  167. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 2
  168. Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma 500

    169. FRINGILLIDAE

  169. Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis 5
  170. Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea 23
  171. Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi 8

References

AOU (1998) The American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. 7th edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

AOU (2007) Forty-eighth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union check-list of North American birds. Auk 124: 1109-1115.

To see results of all Christmas Bird Counts throughout the Americas visit http://cbc.audubon.org/cbccurrent/current_table.html

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