Partially Annotated and Taxonomic Checklist of The Birds of The State of Veracruz, Mexico by W. J. Schaldach, Jr., Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico, 1998 - 2003
Endemics
Endemic Bird Species in Veracruz State
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove.Paloma-perdiz morena
- Geotrygon carrikeri.Endemic to the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas.
Long-tailed Saber-wing – Fandangero colilargo – Camylopterus
excellens.Endemic to the
Tuxtla region and Uxpanapan regions.Only one extra-limital specimen known, taken by WJS at Rizo de Oro,
extreme W. Chiapas – 1961.
Sumichrast’s Wren – Cuevero de Sumichrast – Hylorchilus
sumichrastii.Endemic to a
small area of Karst limestone SSE of Córdova.
Endemic Subspecies of
Birds in VeracruzState
Lesser Roadrunner – Correcaminos menor – Geococcyx
velox velox.Lower slopes of
Pico de Orizaba in Veracruz.We do not accept the Mario del Toro A. “record” from Moctum, Oaxaca.
Veracruz Bobwhite – Codorniz-cotui Veracruzano – Colinus virginianuspectoralis – Central Veracruz in
lowlands.
Buff-collared Nightjar – Presta-me-tu-cuchillo – Caprimulgus
ridgwayi(ssp. to
be filled in) – Central Veracruz
in the dry area around Puenta Nacional.But the bird may be C. r. ridgway in a
disjunct population.See below:
Yellowish Flycatcher – Mosquero Amarillento – Empidonax
flavescens imperturtubatus
– Known only in TuxtlaMountains.Comes downslope
in winter to sea-level.
Rufous-naped Wren – Matraca Nuquirrufa – Campylorhynchus
rufinucha rufinucha – Arid slope of Central
Veracruz to the coast, E. as far as Playa del Toro Prieto in
Los Tuxtlas.
Slate-throated Redstart – Pavito Gorjigris – Myioborus
minatus molochinus – Known only from the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas.
Common Bush-Tanager – Chinchinero comun – chlorospingus
ophthalmicus wetmorei – Confined to the Sierro de Los Tuxtlas.
Black-headed Saltator – Saltador Cabecinegro – Saltator
atriceps suffuscus – Confined to the Tuxtla Region.
Species with Disjunct Populations Isolated in VeracruzState
King Rail – Rascón Real – Rallus
elegans elegans – Confined to marshes of the coast between Tecolutla
and, formerly, the large marshes between Minatitlan
and Coatzacoalcos.Still present, at least, in the marshes
of the Laguna de Sontecomapan and probably still present in the Delta of
the Rio Papaloapan.
Black Rail – Polluela Negra – Laterallus
jamaicensis jamaicensis – Known only from Tecolutla (Steve Howell) and
Los Tuxtlas (La Palma
marshes – WJS).
Mexican Sheartail – Tijereta Yucateca – Calothorax
eliza – Confined to arid Central
Veracruz and coastal sand dunes east to Playa del Toro Prieto
in the Tuxtla region.