Birds of the Yucatan Peninsula

Birds of the Yucatan Peninsula.pdf

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An update on the status and distribution of selected species.

Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, which includes the states of Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana
Roo, is a region of high bird biodiversity with a combination of year-round residents,
summer populations of intra-tropical migrants,winter and transient populations of
Nearctic–Neotropical migratory species, and numerous records of species considered vagrants.

This paper provides information on the status and distribution of 51 species of birds and two
hybrids in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Of these, 20 are year-round tropical residents,
two are intra-tropical migratory species (summer residents in Mexico), and 26 are Nearctic–
Neotropical migrants; a Eurasian shorebird and two vagrant gull species are also included.
These records extend the distributional ranges of many species, confirm species’
presences in areas where their occurrence was poorly understood, confirm the breeding activity
more comprehensive documentation and dissemination of tropical resident species’ vocalizations
(e.g., Celis-Murillo et al. 2008, MacKinnon et al. 2009), and more temporally
intensive studies during periods of high species turnover, in particular fall and spring
migration (Mills and Rogers 1990, Deppe and Rotenberry 2005, 2008).
Based on distributional maps and descriptions of ranges provided in recent literature
(e. g., Curson et al. 1994, Howell and Webb1995, Rising 1996, Dunn and Garrett 1997,
Van Perlo 2006), as well as other sources(e.g., the Mexico regional reports in NorthAmerican Birds, and the Birds of North America
Online accounts www.bna.cornell.edunoteworthy records have been identified and compiled for 51 resident, migratory, and exotic
species, as well as two hybrids in the YucatanPeninsula. These distributional records
are noteworthy for one or more reasons: (1)they extend the known distributional range of
the species, (2) they confirm the presence ofa species in an area where its occurrence was
uncertain or unknown, (3) they confirm breeding activity where breeding was previously
unconfirmed or unsuspected, and/or (4) they contribute information toward determining
the relative abundance and/or seasonal occurrence of the species in the region.
Records are typically annotated to indicate their significance for the Yucatan Peninsula
and for individual states but also for specific reserves within the peninsula for which
species lists are regularly compiled and updated (MacKinnon 1986,

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