Birds found in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas

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(Names: English/Español-Scientific; Co=County, NWR=National Wildlife Refuge, SP=State Park, TX=Texas, WBC=World Birding Center)

Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Pijije Canelo - Dendrocygna bicolor, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX

Black-bellied Whistling Duck/Pijije de ala Blanca - Dendroctgna autumnalis,

Muscovy Duck/Pato Real - Cairina moschata, Salineno, Starr Co., TX

"Mexican Duck"/Pato Mexicano - Anas diazi,

Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Masked Duck/Pato Enmascarado (female) - Nomonyx dominicus,

Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Brownsville, Cameron Co., TX

Plain Chachalaca/Chachalaca Comun' - Ortalis vetula,

Plain Chachalaca/Chachalaca Comun' - Ortalis vetula, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Wild Turkey/Guajolote Noteño - Meleagris gallopavo,

Northern Bobwhite/Cororniz Cotui - Colinus virginianus,

Least Grebe/Zambullidor de Pico Grueso - Tachybaptus dominicus, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron/Garza-tigre Mexicana - Tigrisoma mexicanum, (new U.S. species), Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP-WBC, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 12/31/09.

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron/Garza-tigre Mexicana - Tigrisoma mexicanum, (new U.S. species), Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP-WBC, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 12/31/09.

Anhinga (female)/Anhinga (hembra) - Anhinga anhinga, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX

Anhinga (male)/Anhinga (macho) - Anhinga anhinga, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX

Great Blue Heron/Garzon' Cenizo - Ardea heroddias,

Snowy Egret/Garza de Dedos Dorados - Egretta thula,

Tricolored Heron/Garceta Tricolor' - Egretta tricolor,

Reddish Egret/Garza Rojiza - Egretta rufescens,

Cattle Egret/Garza Ganadera - Bubulcus ibis,

Roseate Spoonbill/Espa'tula Rosada - Ajaja ajaja,

Wood Stork/Cigüeña Americana - Mycteria americana, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Jabiru/Cigüeña Jabirú - Jabiru mycteria, near Hargill, Willacy Co., TX 08/21/08

Turkey Vulture/Zopilote Aura - Cathartes aura,

Osprey/Gavilan' Pescador - Pandion haliaetus, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Hook-billed Kite/Milano picogarfio - Chondrohierax uncinatus, (carrying land snail), Mission, Hidalgo Co.

Gray Hawk/Aguililla Gris - Asturina nitida, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Gray Hawk (immature)/Aquililla Gris (juvenil') - Asturina nitida, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Roadside Hawk/Gavilan' Camenera - Buteo magnirostris, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX

Harris's Hawk/Aquililla de Harris - Parabuteo unicinctus,

Harris's Hawk (immature)/Aguililla de Harris (juvenil') - Parabuteo unicinctus,

Crested Caracara/Caracara Quebrantahuesos - Caracara cheriway, Cameron Co., TX

Aplomado Falcon/Halcon' Aplomado - Falco femoralis,

Peregrine Falcon/Halcon' Peregrino - Falco peregrinus,

Clapper Rail/Rascon' Picudo - Rallus longirostris,

Common Gallinule/Gallineta de Frente Roja - Gallinula galeata,

American Coot/Gallareta Americana - Fulica americana, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Sanderling/Playero Blanco - Calidris alba, South Padre Island, Cameron Co., TX

Ruddy Turnstone/Vuelvepiedras Rojizo - Arenaria interpres, South Padre Island, Cameron Co., TX

Northern Jacana/Jacana Norteña - Jacana spinosa, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX

Northern Jacana/Jacana Norteña - Jacana spinosa, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX

Laughing Gull/Gaviota Reidora - Larus atricilla, South Padre Island, Cameron Co., TX

Black-legged Kittiwake/Gaviota de Patas Negras - Rissa tridactyla, South Padre Island, Cameron Co.

Sandwich Tern/Charran' de Sa'ndwich - Sterna sandvicensis,

Least Tern/Charran' Mi'nimo - Sterna antillarum,

Eurasian Collared-Dove/Paloma Turca - Streptopelia decaocto,

Mourning Dove/Paloma Huilota - Zenaida macroura,

Inca Dove/Tor'tola de Cola Larga - Columbina inca,

Common Ground-Dove/Tor'tola Comun' - Columbina passerina,

White-tipped Dove/Paloma Arroyera - Leptotila verreauxi,

Green Parakeet/Perico Mexicano - Aratinga holochlora, McAllen, Hidalgo Co., TX

Yellow-billed Cuckcoo/Cuco de Pico Amarillo - Coccyzus americanus,

Greater Roadrunner/Correcaminos Norteño - Geococcyx californianus,

Groove-billed Ani/Garrapatero Pijui - Crotophaga sulcirostris,

Barn Owl/Lechuza de Campanario - Tyto alba,

Eastern Screech-Owl/Tecolote Oriental - Otis asio, Los Fresos, Cameron Co., TX

Flammulated Owl/Tecolote de Ojo Oscuro - Otus Flammeolus, South Padre Island, Cameron Co., TX.

Great Horned Owl/Bu'ho Cornudo Grande - Bubo virginianus,

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl/Tecolotito Comun' - Glaucidium brasilianum, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Burrowing Owl/Tecolote Llanero - Athene cunicularia,

Lesser Nighthawk/Chotacabras Menor - Chordeiles acutipennis,

Common Paraque/Chotacabras Paraque - Nyctidromus albicollis, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Green-breasted Mango/Colibri' de Cola Guinda - Anthracothorax prevostii,

Buff-bellied Hummingbird/Colibri' Yucateco - Amazilia yucatanensis,

Lucifer Hummingbird/Tijereta Norteña - Calothorax lucifer, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX (1st Valley Record)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Colibri' Garganta Rubi - Archilochus colubris,

Anna's Hummingbird/Colibri' de Cabeza Roja - Calypte anna,

Ringed Kingfisher/Martin' Pescador de Collar - Ceryle torquata,

Green Kingfisher/Martin' Pescador Verde - Chloroceryle americana,

Golden-fronted Woodpecker/Carpentero de Frente Dorada - Melanerpes aurifrons,

Ladder-backed Woodpecker/Carpentero Mexicano - Picoides scalaris,

Eastern Kingbird/Tirano de Dorso Negro - Tyrannus tyrannus, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Couch's Kingbird/Tirano Silbador - Tyrannus couchii,

Eastern Wood-Pewee/Pibi' Oriental - Contopus virens,

Greater Pewee/Pibi' Mayor - Contopus pertinax, McAllen, Hidalgo Co., TX 11/27/2010.

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet/Mosquero Lampiño - Camptostoma imberbe,

Black Phoebe/Papmoscas Negro - Sayornis nigricans, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Say's Phoebe/Papamoscas Llanero - Sayornis saya,

Vermilion Flycatcher/Mosquero Cardenalito - Pyrocephalus rubinus,

Brown-crested Flycatcher/Copeton Tirano - Myiarchus tyrannulus, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Dusky-capped Flycatcher / Copeton Triste - Myiarchus tuberculifer, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX.

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tirano-Tijereta Rosado - Tyrannus forficatus,

Great Kiskadee/Luis Grande - Pitangus sulphuratus,

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher/Papamoscas Atigrado - Myiodynastes luteiventris, McAllen, Hidalgo Co., TX

Rose-throated Becard (female)/Mosqero Cbezon' Degollado (hembra) - Pachyramphus aglaiae, Alamo, Hidalgo Co., TX

White-crested Elaenia/Elenia Crestiblanca - Elaenia albiceps,

Brown Jay/Chara Papan - Cynanocorax morio, Salineño, Starr Co., TX.

Green Jay/Chara Verde - Cyanocorax yncas,

Northern Rough-winged Swallow/Golodrina de ala Asserada - Stelgidopteryx serripennis, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Cave Swallow/Golondrina Pueblera - Petrochelidon fulva,

Barn Swallow/Golondrina Tijereta - Hirundo rustica,

Black-crested Titmouse/Carbonero de Cresta Negra - Baeolophus atricristatus,

Eastern Bluebird/Azulejo de Garganta Canela - Sialia sialis,

Clay-colored Thrush/Mirlo Pardo - Turdus grayi,

White-throated Thrush/Zorzal Gorjiblanco - Turdus assimilis, Pharr, Hidalgo Co., TX

Rufous-backed Robin/Mirlo de Dorso Rufo - Turdus rufopalliatus, Alamo, Hidalgo Co., TX

Gray Catbird/Maullador Gris - Dumetella carolinensi, Cameron Co., TX

Long-billed Thrasher/Cuitlacoche de Pico Largo - Toxostoma longirostre,

Curve-billed Thrasher/Cuitlacoche de Pico Curvo - Toxostoma curvirostre,

American Pipit/Bisbita Americana - Anthus rubescens, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Tennessee Warbler/Chipe Peregrino - Vermivora peregrina,

Orange-crowned Warbler/Chipe Oliva'ceo - Vermivora celata,

Northern Parula/Parula Norteña - Parula americana,

Yellow Warbler/Chipe Amarillo - Dendroica petechia,

Prothonotary Warbler/Chipe Dorado - Protonotaria citrea,

Chestnut-sided Warbler/Chipe de Flanco Castaño - Dendroica pennsylvanica, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Summer Tanager/Tangara Roja - Piranga rubra,

Summer Tanager/Tangara Roja - Piranga rubra, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Scarlet Tanager/Tangara Escarlata - Piranga olivacea,

Western Tanager/Tangara de Capucha Roja - Piranga ludoviciana,

Olive Sparrow/Gorrion' Oliva'ceo - Arremonops rufivirgatus,

Black-throated Sparrow/Gorrion' de Garganta Negra - Amphispiza bilineata, Starr Co., TX

Savannah Sparrow/Gorrion' Sabanero - Passerculus sandwichensis,

Lincoln's Sparrow/Gorrion' de Lincoln - Melospiza lincolnii,

Snow Bunting/Escribano nival - Plectrophenax nivalis,

Northern Cardinal/Cardenal Norteño - Cardinalis cardinalis,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female)/Picogordo de Pecho Rosa (hembra) - Pheucticus ludovicianus,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male)/Picogordo de Pecho Rosa (macho) - Pheucticus ludovicianus,

Blue Grosbeak/Picogordo Norteño - Passerina caerulea,

Indigo Bunting/Colorin' Azul - Passerina cyanea,

Painted Bunting/Colorin' de Siete Colores - Passerina ciris, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 4/16/09.

Red-winged Blackbird/Tordo Sargento - Agelaius phoeniceus,

Eastern Meadowlark/Pradero Tortilla con Chile - Sturnella magma,

Western Meadowlark/Pradero Occidental - Sternella neglecta, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Yellow-headed Blackbird/Tordo de Cabeza Amarilla - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus,

Great-tailed Grackle/Zanate Mexicano - Quisicalus mexicanus,

Bronzed Cowbird/Vaquero de Ojo Rojo - Molothrus aeneus,

Baltimore Oriole/Bolsero de Baltimore - Icterus galbula,

Hooded Oriole/Bolsero Enmascarado - Icterus cucullatus, Salineño, Starr Co., TX

Orchard Oriole/Bolsero Castaño - Icterus spurius,

Orchard Oriole (immature)/Bolsero Castaño (juvenal) - Icterus spurius,

Black-vented Oriole/Bolsero de Wagler - Icterus wagleri, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX

Altamira Oriole/Bolsero de Altamira - Icterus gularis,

Audubon's Oriole/Bolsero de Cabeza Negra - Icterus graduacauda, Salineño, Starr Co., TX

Altamira Oriole x Audubon's Oriole Hybrid/Bolsero de Altamira x Bolsero de Cabeza Negra Hi'brido

House Finch/Pinzon Mexicano - Carpodacus mexicanus, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX