Conteo Navideño de Aves: Antigua 2015-2016

El sexto Conteo Navideño de Aves en Antigua Guatemala se realizó el 3 de enero de 2016. Un total de 15 observadores divididos en tres grupos contaron aves en Finca El Pilar, Finca Filadelfia, y Cerro Alux.

Un total de 1257 aves de 120 especies fueron detectadas. Además, 44 especies más fueron registradas durante la semana de conteo. Las especies más abundantes con más de 30 indivíduos fueron (en orden descendente de abundancia): Ptiliogonys cinereus, Myadestes occidentalis, Cyanocorax melanocyaneus, Notiochelidon pileata, Cardellina pusilla, Setophaga townsendi, Campylorhynchus zonatus, WStreptoprocne zonaris y Troglodytes rufociliatus.

Varias especies de aves de rango restringido de las tierras altas del norte de Centro América fueron registradas durante el Conteo Navideño de Aves, incluyendo Penelopina nigra, Cyrtonyx ocellatus, Campylopterus rufus, Lampornis viridipallens, Atthis ellioti, Aspatha gularis, Cyanocorax melanocyaneus, Notiochelidon pileata, Troglodytes rufociliatus, Turdus rufitorques y Melanotis hypoleucus.

Antigua es parte del Área Importante para Aves Antigua Guatemala (IBA GT016) y este Conteo Navideño de Aves es una herramienta simple para monitorear las poblaciones de aves en esta IBA.

A continuación se presenta una lista de especies y números de individuos registrados durante el sexto Conteo Navideño de Aves en Antigua Guatemala (nomenclatura según AOU 1998 y suplementos, con la más reciente actualización de AOU 2015). Las especies registradas durante la semana de conteo están marcadas con (cw).

1. CRACIDAE
2. Highland Guan Penelopina nigra 20
3. ODONTOPHORIDAE
4. Singing Quail Dactylortyx thoracicus 11
5. Ocellated Quail Cyrtonyx ocellatus 3
6. ARDEIDAE
7. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias (cw)
8. Great Egret Ardea alba (cw)
9. Snowy Egret Egretta thula (cw)
10. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea (cw)
11. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis (cw)
12. CATHARTIDAE
13. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 23
14. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 6
15. ACCIPITRIDAE
16. Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 1
17. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 5
18. RALLIDAE
19. Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber (cw)
20. CHARADRIIDAE
21. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus (cw)
22. COLUMBIDAE
23. Rock Pigeon Columba livia (cw)
24. Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris (cw)
25. Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 19
26. Inca Dove Columbina inca 4
27. Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina 2
28. White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 10
29. White-faced Quail-Dove Zentrygon albifacies 1
30. White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 6
31. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura (cw)
32. CUCULIDAE
33. Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 2
34. Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris (cw)
35. STRIGIDAE
36. Whiskered Screech-Owl Megascops trichopsis (cw)
37. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 1
38. Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma 2
39. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 1
40. Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 4
41. Fulvous Owl Strix fulvescens 2
42. Stygian Owl Asio stygius 1
43. Unspotted Saw-whet Owl Aegolius ridgwayi (cw)
44. STRIGIFORMES
45. Unidentified owl Strigiformes 1
46. CAPRIMULGIDAE
47. Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 1
48. Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae 5
49. APODIDAE
50. White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 32
51. Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 6
52. White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis (cw)
53. TROCHILIDAE
54. Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus 12
55. Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens 15
56. Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens 12
57. Amethyst-throated Hummingbird Lampornis amethystinus 2
58. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 5
59. Wine-throated Hummingbird Atthis ellioti 3
60. Rufous Sabrewing Campylopterus rufus 8
61. Azure-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia cyanocephala 5
62. Berylline Hummingbird Amazilia beryllina 2
63. White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis 23
64. TROGONIDAE
65. Mountain Trogon Trogon mexicanus 1
66. Collared Trogon Trogon collaris 6
67. MOMOTIDAE
68. Blue-throated Motmot Aspatha gularis 8
69. RAMPHASTIDAE
70. Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus 12
71. PICIDAE
72. Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus 17
73. Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 5
74. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 1
75. Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 16
76. Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus (cw)
77. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 8
78. FALCONIDAE
79. Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis 1
80. Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 3
81. Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway (cw)
82. American Kestrel Falco sparverius 3
83. PSITTACIDAE
84. Pacific Parakeet Psittacara strenuus 27
85. Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola 4
86. FURNARIIDAE
87. Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis 12
88. Ruddy Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis rubiginosus 7
89. TYRANNIDAE
90. Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii 1
91. Paltry Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus 9
92. Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus 9
93. Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax 16
94. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus (cw)
95. Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii 6
96. Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens 1
97. Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 7
98. Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus (cw)
99. Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 2
100. Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 4
101. Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis (cw)
102. TITYRIDAE
103. Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae 8
104. VIREONIDAE
105. Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius 2
106. Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni 2
107. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 1
108. Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys 2
109. Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius melitophrys (cw)
110. Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis 2
111. CORVIDAE
112. Black-throated Jay Cyanolyca pumilo 7
113. Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus 58
114. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 18
115. HIRUNDINIDAE
116. Black-capped Swallow Notiochelidon pileata 57
117. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis (cw)
118. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica (cw)
119. AEGITHALIDAE
120. Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 5
121. TROGLODYTIDAE
122. House Wren Troglodytes aedon 3
123. Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus 32
124. Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus 36
125. Rufous-and-white Wren Thryophilus rufalbus 1
126. Plain Wren Cantorchilus modestus 2
127. Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys 18
128. TURDIDAE
129. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis 17
130. Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis 67
131. Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris 1
132. Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii 4
133. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 1
134. Black Thrush Turdus infuscatus 3
135. Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi 7
136. Rufous-collared Robin Turdus rufitorques 24
137. MIMIDAE
138. Blue-and-white Mockingbird Melanotis hypoleucus 13
139. Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis (cw)
140. Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 1
141. PTILIOGONATIDAE
142. Gray Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus 98
143. PEUCEDRAMIDAE
144. Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus 3
145. PARULIDAE
146. Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum (cw)
147. Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis (cw)
148. Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera 1
149. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 7
150. Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa 4
151. Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina 17
152. Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla (cw)
153. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala (cw)
154. MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei 8
155. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas (cw)
156. Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia (cw)
157. Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia (cw)
158. Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi 41
159. Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis 4
160. Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens 4
161. Golden-browed Warbler Basileuterus belli 27
162. Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla 56
163. Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons 3
164. Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus 14
165. Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens (cw)
166. THRAUPIDAE
167. Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas (cw)
168. Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa baritula 6
169. Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina (cw)
170. White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola 1
171. Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps (cw)
172. EMBERIZIDAE
173. Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Arremon brunneinucha 10
174. White-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes albinucha 6
175. Rusty Sparrow Aimophila rufescens 1
176. White-eared Ground-Sparrow Melozone leucotis (cw)
177. Prevost's Ground-Sparrow Melozone biarcuata (cw)
178. Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii (cw)
179. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis 1
180. Common Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus 16
181. CARDINALIDAE
182. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 2
183. Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 5
184. Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata 2
185. White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera 1
186. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 4
187. Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea (cw)
188. ICTERIDAE
189. Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 1
190. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 21
191. Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri 4
192. Bar-winged Oriole Icterus maculialatus 3
193. Spot-breasted Oriole Icterus pectoralis (cw)
194. Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis (cw)
195. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 5
196. Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus (cw)
197. FRINGILLIDAE
198. Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima 6
199. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra (cw)
200. Black-headed Siskin Spinus notatus 24
201. Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria (cw)
202. Hooded Grosbeak Coccothraustes abeillei 17
203. PASSERIDAE
204. House Sparrow Passer domesticus (cw)