Talk:List of birds of Mexico

Urraca
I'm currently on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca state, Mexico. The most common bird here looks like a relative of the crow but I've been unable to find out what it's called in English or Spanish. A local informant has told me they're called "urraca" but that means "magpie" and it doesn't match the pictures of anything I can find on the web under those terms.

The birds are quite smaller than crows and seem to mimic a wide range of other bird calls but have no sound like any crow I've heard. They are black with the males being very glossy which appears blue in the right sunlight. The females are dull and appear brown to almost yellow. They have a fascinating personality. Unfortunately I don't have access to a digital camera to attach a photo. Can you help me identify this bird? (crossposted to Talk:Corvidae) &mdash; Hippietrail 16:16, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Probably a Grackle (most likely Boat-tailed Grackle) from the description (they are very noisy and sometimes puff themselves up when calling). Yomangani talk 16:27, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks! The birds here seem to be Great-tailed Grackles. &mdash; Hippietrail 20:14, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Singing swamp bird.
I am trying to identify a swamp bird of sixteenth century Mexico, that SINGS! It is described as being black and green and irridescent. Can you help identify it? 14:48, 1 October 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.113.156.43 (talk)

July 9, 2020 revisions
Because of the large number of changes necessitated by the update to the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds which the American Ornithological Society published on June 30, 2020, the revisions to this article are presented here rather than in a long series of edit summaries. Changes are per the AOS unless otherwise noted.

Craigthebirder (talk) 01:43, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Revise the references, counts, and text in the introduction.
 * Add 1 species and replace 1 because of splits.
 * Revise 1 English name.
 * Revise 17 genera and 2 specific epithets.
 * Revise tags per Lepage.
 * Revise multiple families' common names per Clements.
 * Revise the sequence of species in genus Dendrortyx (New World quail)
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Phasiannidae (Pheasants, grouse, and allies).
 * Revise the sequence of species in genus Selasphorus (Hummingbirds).
 * Revise the sequence of genera in family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds).
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Rallidae (Rails, gallinules, and coots).
 * Revise the sequence of families in order Suliformes.
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and shags).
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Cathartidae (New World vultures).
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Strigidae (Owls).
 * Revise the sequence of species in genus Chloroceryle (Kingfishers).
 * Revise the sequence of species in genus Ara (New World and African parrots).
 * Revise the sequence of species in genus Progne (Swallows).

August 2021 revision
These are the changes made to update this list to the 2021 Check-list of North and Middle American Birds published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS) on June 29, 2021. In addition, two species were added per Avibase.

Craigthebirder (talk) 17:03, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Revise the sequence of families in Order Passeriformes.
 * Split mew gull into common gull and short-billed gull and revise entries accordingly.
 * Revise the binomials of cormorant species.
 * Replace barred owl with cinereous owl.
 * Revise the genus of striped owl.
 * Revise the specific epithet of crested caracara.
 * Revise the genus of ruby-crowned kinglet.
 * Revise the sequence of gnatcatcher species.
 * Replace tropical gnatcatcher with white-browed gnatcatcher.
 * Split grass wren from sedge wren and add it.
 * Split West Mexican euphonia from scrub euphonia and add it.
 * Revise the sequence of chlorophonia and euphonia species.
 * Revise the genus of elegant euphonia.
 * Revise the genus of five-striped sparrow and revise its placement.
 * Split chestnut-capped warbler from rufous-capped warbler and add it.
 * Revise text, counts, and references as appropriate.

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