Zone-tailed Hawk

Zone-tailed Hawk Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso May 10, 2025 The Zone – tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus) is a species in the bird family Accipitridae that lives from the southern United States to Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil. In both sexes the plumage is almost all black except for the […]

Indigo Bunting

Indigo Bunting Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea   By Biól. Nat. Eduardo Villegas April 06, 2025 The Indigo Bunting is a small but striking bird belonging to the Cardinal family. This species gets its name from the bright blue color of the male’s plumage during the breeding season. The female is much more inconspicuous, with brown […]

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris By Eduardo Villegas October 25, 2024 Did you know that some hummingbirds migrate thousands of miles? This is the case of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, which spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, migrating to Canada and other parts of North America to breed during the summer. In […]

San Blas Jay

San Blas Jay:Cyanocorax sanblasianus San Blas Jay Cyanocorax sanblasianus   By Biól. Nat. Eduardo Villegas February 10, 2024 Its Latin name, Cyanocorax sanblasianus, means Blue Raven; it belongs to the raven family and has blue feathers. San Blas Jays are endemic in the west of México, from Nayarit to Guerrero states. Their habitat is subtropical and deciduous forest; […]

Vanilla pompona

Vanilla pompona Vanilla pompona   By Biól. Nat. Eduardo Villegas February 10, 2022 We want to share the Vanilla pompona with you. Hands down, it is one of Mexico´s most emblematic orchids, due to its exploitation. This orchid belongs to the “climbing orchids group” as a “vaine.” It can grow up to 20 feet, climbing different species of trees in […]