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Cerro De Garnica National Park
Cerro de Garnica National Park is a national park in Michoacán state of central Mexico. It protects 19.36 km2 in the mountains of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Geography Cerro de Garnica National Park is located 58 km east of Morelia, in the municipalities of Ciudad Hidalgo and Queréndaro. It is in a portion of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt known as the Sierra de Mil Cumbres or Sierra de Otzumatlán. The park covers mountain peaks and intermountain valleys, with elevations ranging from 1840 to 3000 meters elevation. Small surface streams drain the park including El Venado, a tributary of the Chinapa River. Climate The climate is temperate and subhumid, with a mean annual temperature of 15 C. Mean annual rainfall ranges from 1200 to 1400 mm. Flora and fauna The park is in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine–oak forests ecoregion, and plant communities in the include pine forests, oak forests, pine–oak forests, and fir forests. 172 birds species of birds have bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia (formerly called Valladolid). The city was named after José María Morelos, a native of the city and one of the main heroes of the Mexican War of Independence. Michoacán is located in Western Mexico, and has a stretch of coastline on the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. It is bordered by the states of Colima and Jalisco to the west and northwest, Guanajuato to the north, Querétaro to the northeast, the State of México to the east, and Guerrero to the southeast. The name Michoacán is from Nahuatl: ''Michhuahcān'' from ''michhuah'' ("possessor of fish") and -''cān'' (place of) and means "place of the fishermen" referring to those who fish on La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine Flycatcher
The pine flycatcher (''Empidonax affinis'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in the montane tropical and subtropical coniferous forests of Mexico and southwestern Guatemala. A vagrant bird found in the Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona, in late May 2016 is the first record north of Mexico. (An erroneous 2009 record from Choke Canyon State Park in southern Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ... was later shown to be a misidentified Least Flycatcher.) References Empidonax Birds of Mexico Birds of Guatemala Birds described in 1827 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Birds of the Sierra Madre Occidental Birds of the Sierra Madre Oriental Birds of the Sierra Madre del Sur Birds of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lázaro Cárdenas
Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (; 21 May 1895 – 19 October 1970) was a Mexican army officer and politician who served as president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. Born in Jiquilpan, Michoacán, to a working-class family, Cárdenas joined the Mexican Revolution and became a general in the Constitutionalist Army. Although he was not from the state of Sonora, whose revolutionary generals dominated Mexican politics in the 1920s, Cárdenas was hand-picked by Plutarco Elías Calles, Sonoran general and former president of Mexico, as a presidential candidate and won in the 1934 general election. After founding the National Revolutionary Party (PNR) in the wake of the assassination of president-elect Álvaro Obregón, Plutarco Elías Calles had unofficially remained in power during the Maximato (1928–1934) and expected to maintain that role when Cárdenas took office. Cárdenas, however, out-maneuvered him politically and forced Calles into exile. He established the structure of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monarch Butterfly
The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (''Danaus plexippus'') is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. It is amongst the most familiar of North American butterflies and an iconic pollinator, although it is not an especially effective pollinator of milkweeds. Its wings feature an easily recognizable black, orange, and white pattern, with a wingspan of . A Müllerian mimic, the viceroy butterfly, is similar in color and pattern, but is markedly smaller and has an extra black stripe across each hindwing. The eastern North American monarch population is notable for its annual southward late-summer/autumn instinctive migration from the northern and central United States and southern Canada to Florida and Mexico. During the fall migration, monarchs cover thousands of miles, with a corresponding multigenerational return north in spring. The western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow
The rusty-crowned ground sparrow (''Melozone kieneri'') is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae that is endemic to western and southwestern Mexico. The species occurs both in the Sierra Madre Occidental range, and the Cordillera Neovolcanica mountain belt. The rusty-crowned ground sparrow's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland Montane grasslands and shrublands is a biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund. The biome includes high elevation grasslands and shrublands around the world. The term "montane" in the name of the biome refers to "high elevation", rather than th ..., and heavily degraded former forest. Description Its size ranges from six to seven inches (15–17.5 cm). The adult has a rufous crown with white lore spot and its face is olive brown with white eye ring while the upper parts grayish olive. Its throat and underparts are white with a black central chest spot and the unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green-striped Brushfinch
The green-striped brushfinch (''Arremon virenticeps'') is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. Until recently, it was placed in the genus ''Buarremon''.Cadena, C. D., J. Klicka and R. E. Ricklefs. (2007). ''Evolutionary differentiation in the Neotropical montane region: molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography of Buarremon brush-finches (Aves, Emberizidae).'' Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44(3): 993-1016. It is endemic to Mexico where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3181864 green-striped brushfinch Endemic birds of Mexico green-striped brushfinch green-striped brushfinch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Birds of the Sierra Madre Occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden-browed Warbler
The golden-browed warbler (''Basileuterus belli'') is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ..., and Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References External linksGolden-browed warbler photo galleryVIREOPhoto-High Resmtaudubon–''"Western Mexico"'' golden-browed warbler Birds of Central America Birds of Mexico Birds of Guatemala Birds of Honduras golden-browed warbler golden-browed warbler Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Birds of the Sierra Madre Occidental Birds of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt {{Parulidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut-sided Shrike-vireo
The chestnut-sided shrike-vireo (''Vireolanius melitophrys'') is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. It is found in Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ... and Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. With a length of and a mean body mass of , this is probably the largest species of vireo. References chestnut-sided shrike-vireo Birds of Mexico Birds of Guatemala chestnut-sided shrike-vireo chestnut-sided shrike-vireo Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Birds of the Sierra Madre del Sur Birds of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt {{Vireonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russet Nightingale-thrush
The russet nightingale-thrush (''Catharus occidentalis'') is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Description Crown, back and wings brown. Face pale gray. Throat and belly pale gray, washed dusky. Breast pale gray mottled dusky. Juveniles more strongly mottled on breast and sides. Very similar to the ruddy-capped nightingale-thrush. Tell apart from song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetitio ... or in flight by yellow bar on the secondary feathers below the wing, present only in the russet nightingale-thrush. References * Howell, Steve N.G. and Webb, Sophie (1995) A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. Further reading * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotted Wren
The spotted wren (''Campylorhynchus gularis'') is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Taxonomy and systematics The spotted wren has sometimes been considered conspecific with Boucard's wren (''Campylorhynchus jocosus'') but molecular data show that they are not closely related. The species is monotypic.Kroodsma, D. E., D. Brewer, and E. de Juana (2020). Spotted Wren (''Campylorhynchus gularis''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.spowre1.01 retrieved May 31, 2021 Description The spotted wren is long and weighs . Adults of both sexes have a chestnut crown and rufescent brown shoulders and back with dull black and buffy markings. The tail is gray-brown with darker bars. They have a white supercilium and a brown eyestripe above buffy white cheeks. Their chin, throat, and chest are of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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