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List Of Birds Of The Madrean Sky Islands
This is a list of birds that have been observed in the Madrean Sky Islands, which are enclaves of Madrean pine-oak woodlands, found at higher elevations in a complex of small mountain ranges in southern and southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and northwestern Mexico. The Sky Islands are surrounded at lower elevations by the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. *Varied bunting * Bushtit * Mexican chickadee *Cordilleran flycatcher *American dusky flycatcher *American grey flycatcher * Hammond's flycatcher *Nutting's flycatcher * Sulphur-bellied flycatcher *Black-tailed gnatcatcher *Lawrence's goldfinch * Black-headed grosbeak *Anna's hummingbird * Berylline hummingbird * Black-chinned hummingbird * Blue-throated hummingbird * Broad-billed hummingbird * Broad-tailed hummingbird * Lucifer hummingbird * Magnificent hummingbird * Violet-crowned hummingbird * White-eared hummingbird * Mexican jay *Cassin's kingbird *Thick-billed kingbird * Chestnut-collared longspur * Thick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrean Sky Islands
The Madrean Sky Islands are enclaves of Madrean pine–oak woodlands, found at higher elevations in a complex of small mountain ranges in southern and southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and northwestern Mexico. The sky islands are surrounded at lower elevations by the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. The northern west–east perimeter of the sky island region merges into the higher elevation eastern Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains of eastern Arizona (southern Anasazi region). The sky islands are the northernmost of the Madrean pine–oak woodlands, and are classified as part of the Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests ecoregion, of the tropical and subtropical coniferous forests biome. The sky islands were isolated from one another and from the pine–oak woodlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental to the south by the warming and drying of the climate since the ice ages. There are approximately 27 Madrean sky islands in the United States, and 15 in northern M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Lawrence's goldfinch (''Spinus lawrencei'') is a small songbird of erratic distribution that breeds in California and Baja California and winters in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Description At about long and weighing about , it is slightly bigger than the lesser goldfinch and slightly smaller than the American goldfinch, with less yellow in the plumage than either. Adults of both sexes are gray with pink to grayish flesh-color bills, stubbier than other goldfinches'. They have yellow rumps and paired yellowish wing-bars, as well as yellow edges on the flight feathers and yellow on the breast. The tail is black, crossed by a white band. Plumage is duller in winter, brightening after a spring molt. Males are paler, with black caps and faces and larger areas of brighter yellow. Females are browner, have less and duller yellow, and lack the black. Juveniles resemble females but are even duller and have faint streaks on the upperparts and especially the underpa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassin's Kingbird
Cassin's kingbird (''Tyrannus vociferans'') is a large tyrant flycatcher native to western North America. The name of this bird commemorates the American ornithologist John Cassin. Taxonomy Cassin's kingbird was formally described in 1826 by English naturalist William John Swainson under the current binomial name ''Tyrannus vociferans''. The type locality is Temascaltepec, Mexico. The specific epithet ''vociferans'' is Latin for "shouting". Two subspecies are recognised: * ''T. v. vociferans'' Swainson, 1826 – southwest USA to central Mexico * ''T. v. xenopterus'' Griscom, 1934 – southwest Mexico Description Adults have a gray head with slightly darker cheeks; a dark unforked tail with a buffy fringe and gray-olive underparts. They have a pale throat and deep yellow lower breast. Juveniles are duller and have pale edges on their wings. Measurements: * Length: * Weight: * Wingspan: 41 cm Similar species Cassin's kingbird and the western kingbird are similar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Jay
The Mexican jay (''Aphelocoma wollweberi'') Etymology: ''Aphelocoma'', from Latinized Ancient Greek ''apheles-'' (from ἀφελής-) "simple" + Latin ''coma'' (from Greek ''kome'' κόμη) "hair", in reference to the lack of striped or banded feathers in this genus, compared to other jays. ''wollweberi'', Name: "collector Mr. Wollweber". formerly known as the gray-breasted jay, is a New World jay native to the Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental, and Central Plateau of Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States. In May 2011, the American Ornithologists' Union voted to split the Mexican jay into two species, one retaining the common name Mexican jay and one called the Transvolcanic jay. The Mexican jay is a medium-sized jay with blue upper parts and pale gray underparts. It resembles the Woodhouse's scrub-jay, but has an unstreaked throat and breast. It feeds largely on acorns and pine nuts, but includes many other plant and animal foods in its diet. It has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-eared Hummingbird
The white-eared hummingbird (''Basilinna leucotis'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from the southwestern U.S. to Nicaragua.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved 27 May 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The white-eared hummingbird was originally placed in genus ''Trochilus'' and then moved to ''Hylocharis''. A study published in 2014 determined that both were in error and it was moved to ''Basilinna''. The species has three subspecies, the nominate ''B. l. leucotis'', ''B. l. borealis'', and ''B. l. pygmaea''. Description The white-eared hummingbird is long. Males weigh an average of and females . Adults of the three subspecies are very similar. Their bil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
The violet-crowned hummingbird (''Ramosomyia violiceps'') is a hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Mexico and the southwestern United States.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip retrieved August 7, 2022 Taxonomy and systematics The violet-crowned hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus ''Amazilia''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that ''Amazilia'' was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the violet-crowned hummingbird was one of three species moved to the resurrected genus ''Leucolia'' by some taxonomic systems. However, a study published in 2021 showed that ''Leucolia'' was not available because of the principle of priority. The auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnificent Hummingbird
Rivoli's hummingbird (''Eugenes fulgens''), also known as the magnificent hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the United States.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved 27 May 2021 Taxonomy and systematics ''Eugenes fulgens'' was originally described as the magnificent hummingbird, and by the late 1800s was treated as having two subspecies. Beginning in 2017 the North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (NACC), the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), and the Clements taxonomy split them into the current Rivoli's hummingbird and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucifer Hummingbird
The lucifer sheartail or lucifer hummingbird (''Calothorax lucifer'') is a medium-sized, 10 cm long, green hummingbird with a slightly curved bill and distinctive outward flare of its gorget feathers. Its habitat is in high-altitude areas of northern Mexico and southwestern United States. It winters in central Mexico. Description The lucifer sheartail is a medium-sized, long, green hummingbird with a long curved bill, small wings, and white streak behind its eye. The male has an iridescent plumage, forked dark tail, green crown, long magenta gorget, and white underparts. The female is larger with duller plumage, pale throat and white or buff feathers underside, usually with crimson trim. Distribution The lucifer sheartail is distributed to deserts and arid areas with agave plants in the southwestern United States, from southwest Texas, extreme southwestern New Mexico to southeastern Arizona, and in central and northern Mexico. It is also found in the Madrean sky islands of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
The broad-tailed hummingbird (''Selasphorus platycercus'') is a medium-sized hummingbird species found in highland regions from western United States and Western Canada to Mexico and Guatemala. Description Medium in size, the broad-tailed hummingbird is in length and possesses an overall wingspan of . Weighing around , the female tends to be slightly larger than the male. Adults of both sexes show an iridescent green back, white eye ring and a rounded black tail projecting beyond their wing tips, from which their name was inspired. This species shows sexual dimorphism, which means that male and female have different characteristics. The male possesses a characteristic bright rose-red gorget. An identification characteristic is the white eye ring. The female can be distinguished from the male by her paler coloration, cinnamon flanks, and spotted cheeks absent in the male. Taxonomy The broad-tailed hummingbird, ''Selasphorus platycercus,'' is a member of the order Apo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broad-billed Hummingbird
The broad-billed hummingbird (''Cynanthus latirostris'') is a small-sized hummingbird that resides in Mexico and the southwestern United States. The bird displays sexual dimorphism, and the juveniles resemble the female adult more than the male adult. The broad-billed hummingbird is a bright coloured bird with a broad and bright red bill. The bird is also known for its other common names – the ''Colibrí Pico Ancho'' in Spanish and ''Colibri circé'' in French. It is a diurnal bird. Taxonomy There are around 360 described species of hummingbirds that can be further categorized into 9 different clades. The '' Cynanthus'' genus falls under the emerald clade of hummingbirds. The emerald clade formed between 10 and 15 million years ago and has the largest diversity of species. The broad-billed hummingbird was formally described in 1827 by William Swainson based on specimens collected by William Bullock in México. Swainson coined the binomial name ''Cynanthus latirostris''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue-throated Hummingbird
The blue-throated mountaingem, also known as the blue-throated mountain-gem or blue-throated hummingbird (''Lampornis clemenciae'') is a species of hummingbird in tribe Lampornithini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved 27 May 2021 Taxonomy and systematics In the 19th century the blue-throated mountaingem was placed several different genera, and in the early 20th century in its own genus ''Cyanolaemus''. Since the mid-1900s it has been in its present genus ''Lampornis''.Williamson, S. L. (2020). Blue-throated Mountain-gem (''Lampornis clemenciae''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-chinned Hummingbird
The black-chinned hummingbird (''Archilochus alexandri'') is a small hummingbird occupying a broad range of habitats. It is bird migration, migratory, spending winter as far south as Mexico. Taxonomy A Hybrid (biology), hybrid between this species and Anna's hummingbird was called ''"Trochilus" violajugulum''. The black-chinned hummingbird is also known to hybridize with Anna's hummingbird, Anna's, Lucifer hummingbird, Lucifer, broad-tailed hummingbird, broad-tailed, and Costa's hummingbirds. As of 2011, it has the smallest known genome of all living amniotes, only 0.91 pg (910 million base pairs). Description The black-chinned hummingbird is long. Adults are metallic green above and white below with green flanks. Their bill is long, straight and very slender. The adult male has a black face and chin, a glossy purple throat band and a dark forked tail. The female has a dark rounded tail with white tips and no throat patch; they are similar to female ruby-throated hummingbirds. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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