Russet-crowned Motmot

Russet-crowned Motmot Russet-crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus   By Eduardo Villegas September 5, 2025 The Russet-crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus) is a species of coraciiform bird belonging to the Momotidae family. The vast majority of its distribution is in Mexico, covering practically the entire Pacific slope, though there is a known population in Guatamela too. Guatemala shows […]

Golden-cheeked Woodpecker

Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys   By Eduardo Villegas September 5, 2025 The Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) is a bird found exclusively in Mexico, along the western and southwestern coastal strip of the Pacific Ocean, and in the western bordering regions of the mountains of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. This colorful and eye-catching species […]

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Black-chinned Hummingbird Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso August 1, 2025 As we continue celebrating our migratory hummingbirds, the featured hummingbird of the month is the Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri), which can be found in woodland habitats from Canada to Mexico. This hummingbird swings its tail down and up more frequently […]

Berylline Hummingbird

Berylline Hummingbird Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso July 3, 2025 This month, we are preparing to welcome hummingbirds, as they will soon begin migrating from different parts of South America to North America. This time, we are introducing one of Mexico’s most frequent residents: the Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina), […]

Conservation of Birds of Prey in Banderas Bay

Conservation of Birds of Prey in Banderas Bay Conservation of Birds of Prey in Banderas Bay   By Biól. M. en C. Selene A. Barba June 25, 2025 Birds of prey are part of the second most trafficked family in the world, with many species in danger of extinction or in some category of risk. […]

Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater

Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater Sporophila torqueola   By Blanca Gabriela Chávez Garcia June 25, 2025 Did you know that in the Vallarta Botanical Garden you can observe around 250 species of birds throughout the year? This is thanks to our excellent location in the middle of the mountains. Among the great list of birds in […]

Calliope Hummingbird

Calliope Hummingbird Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope   By Eduardo Villegas June 25, 2025 Did you know that hummingbirds are among the only birds that can fly backwards? This is possible thanks to the great flexibility of their joints and the incredible speed of their f lapping wings! In this issue we present a small hummingbird, […]

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso June 18, 2025 The Bare-throated Tiger-Heron is an elegant bird measuring just under a meter tall that lives in the aquatic ecosystems of Mexico in northwestern South America. Unlike other herons, it prefers solitude. Its diet consists of fish, frogs, crustaceans, and […]

Govenia Superba

Govenia superba Govenia superba   By Eduardo Villegas June 17, 2025 This month we would like to introduce a beautiful orchid: Govenia superba, a species of terrestrial habit native to Mexico that goes by the names of yellow lily and cozticzacatzacuxochitl. This orchid prefers a cool to cold climate. Its pseudobulbs are globose and are […]

Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird

Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Tilmatura dupontii   By Ric Chamblee June 17, 2025 The Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird is one of my favorite hummingbirds to photograph and quite small in size. The Male Sparkling-tailed Hummingbirds are 8.2 to 10.1 cm (3.2 to 4.0 in) long – including the tail. Females are 5.8 to 7.5 cm (2.3 to […]