Endemic birds of Mexico and northern Central America

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This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the World's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds.

Contents 1 Patterns of endemism 1.1 Genus-level endemism 2 Endemic Bird Areas 3 List of species 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Patterns of endemism

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[edit] Genus-level endemism

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No bird families are endemic to the region; however, the following genera are endemic:

In addition in the following genera, high proportions of the member species are endemic to the region:

[edit] Endemic Bird Areas

Birdlife International has defined a number of Endemic Bird Areas and Secondary Areas in this region.

[edit] List of species

The following is a list of species endemic to the region (M indicates a species endemic to Mexico; G, Guatemala).

Green-cheeked Amazon Yucatan Bobwhite Green-striped Brush-finch Rose-bellied Bunting Guadalupe Caracara Rufous-bellied Chachalaca West Mexican Chachalaca White-bellied Chachalaca Short-crested Coquette Cozumel Emerald Cozumel Thrasher Cozumel Vireo Sinaloa Crow Tamaulipas Crow Socorro Dove Cozumel Emerald Belted Flycatcher Pileated Flycatcher Slender-billed Grackle Atitlán Grebe Crimson-collared Grosbeak Highland Guan M, G Horned Guan White-breasted Hawk Beautiful Hummingbird Blue-tailed Hummingbird Dusky Hummingbird Oaxaca Hummingbird White-tailed Hummingbird Wine-throated Hummingbird Xantus's Hummingbird Bushy-crested Jay Dwarf Jay Purplish-backed Jay San Blas Jay Tufted Jay White-throated Jay Guadalupe Junco Blue-and-white Mockingbird Socorro Mockingbird Blue-throated Motmot Green-breasted Mountain-gem Green-throated Mountain-gem Bar-winged Oriole Fulvous Owl Tamaulipas Pygmy-owl Santa Barbara Screech-owl Pacific Parakeet Socorro Parakeet Maroon-fronted Parrot Thick-billed Parrot

Mexican Parrotlet Bearded Wood-partridge Long-tailed Wood-partridge Banded Quail Elegant Quail Mountain Quail Ocellated Quail Singing Quail Veracruz Quail-dove Rufous-collared Robin Long-tailed Sabrewing Rufous Sabrewing Mexican Sheartail Slender Sheartail Black-capped Siskin Socorro Dove Socorro Parakeet Socorro Wren Socorro Mockingbird Black-chested Sparrow Bridled Sparrow Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow Oaxaca Sparrow Sierra Madre Sparrow Black-capped Swallow White-fronted Swift Azure-rumped Tanager Cozumel Thrasher Grayson's Thrush White-throated Towhee M, G Ocellated Turkey Cozumel Vireo Yucatán Vireo Pink-headed Warbler Mexican Woodnymph M Grey-breasted Woodpecker Imperial Woodpecker Giant Wren Grey-barred Wren Nava's Wren Rufous-browed Wren Socorro Wren M Yucatán Wren Altamira Yellowthroat Belding's Yellowthroat Black-polled Yellowthroat

The following is a list of species endemic to the region as breeding species:

• Black-vented Shearwater
• Townsend's Shearwater
• Least Storm-petrel

The following is a list of species endemic to the region as non-breeding species:

The following restricted-range species are also found in the region:

• Colima Warbler

And the following are other species which are near-endemics

• Thicket Tinamou (also found in northwestern Costa Rica)
• Slaty-breasted Tinamou (also found south to northern Costa Rica)
• Black Storm-petrel (also found in California)
• Mexican Mallard
• Mottled Duck
• Plain Chachalaca (also found in Texas)
• Buffy-crested Wood-partridge
• Montezuma Quail
• Spot-bellied Bobwhite
• Masked Bobwhite
• Scaled Quail
• Gambel's Quail
• California Quail
• Mountain Quail

The following extinct species were formerly endemic:

• Guadalupe Storm-petrel

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Endemism in birds
Regional overviews The Palaearctic: Western Palearctic | Central Asia | Japan Afrotropics & Malagasy region: Eastern Africa | Western and central Africa | Southern Africa | Madagascar region The Oriental region: S Asia | Andamans and Nicobars | SE Asia | Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java & Bali | Borneo | Sulawesi region | The Philippines | Taiwan Australasia & the Pacific: Australia | New Guinea region | New Zealand | New Caledonia | Hawaii North America: Eastern North America | Western North America | West Indies | Mexico and northern Central America | Southern Central America South America: Galápagos Islands Other: Southern Atlantic islands
Lists of: Endemic Bird Areas | Secondary Areas
Literature: Putting biodiversity on the map | Endemic Bird Areas of the World
Categories: Regional overviews | Endemic higher-level taxa | Restricted range endemics