Birds of
Cozumel Island 
in Mexico 


Those found during 
Focus On Nature Tours 
noted with an (*) 

The following list compiled by Armas Hill

Photo at right: SMOOTH-BILLED ANI,
While ANIS throughout nearly all of Mexico
are GROOVE-BILLED, 
among those on the island of Cozumel, 
12 miles off the Yucatan coast, 
there are SMOOTH-BILLED.    

  
The color of the words at the top of this list 
is the color of the sea water around Cozumel Island. 
 


Codes:

a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International.
              (t1): critical   (t2): endangered   (t3): vulnerable
(nt):    a near-threatened species globally.
(i):      an introduced species.

(MXe):  a species endemic to Mexico


The birds in the list below are coded as to their status IN MEXICO:
(MX1):  endangered
(MX2):  threatened 
(MX3):  of special concern (or near-threatened)       

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Mexico & Central America  

A List & Photo Gallery of Mexican Birds, in 3 parts:
Part #1: Tinamous to Woodpeckers     Part #2: Jaegers to Woodpeckers 
Part #3: Manakins to Buntings

Mexican Mammals  (with some photos)     Amphibians & Reptiles of Mexico (with some photos) 

Marine Life, including that of the Coral Reef, of the Yucatan & Belize
(other than Whales, Dolphins, & the Manatee)

Butterflies of Mexico  (with some photos)     

Directory of Photos in this Website

 Bird-List:

1. Great Curassow  (MX2)  ______   year-round resident, breeder  (rare) 
   Crax rubra griscomi  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is.; the only subspecies other than the nominate in Central America from southern Mexico to Panama)  
   
   
2. Black-bellied Whistling Duck  (*) ______  mostly winter visitor
   Dendrocygna autumnalis
   
   
3. Northern Pintail _____ winter visitor
   Anas acuta
   
   
4. Blue-winged Teal  (*) ______ mostly winter visitor
   Anas discors  (monotypic)
   
   
5. Northern Shoveler _____ winter visitor
   Anas clypeata
   
   
6. Ring-necked Duck _____ winter visitor
   Aythya collaris
   
   
7. Lesser Scaup _____ winter visitor
   Aythya affinis
   
   
8. Red-breasted Merganser _____ vagrant
   Mergus serrator
   
   
9. Masked Duck  (MX2) ______  possible summer resident & breeder 
   Nomonyx dominicus
   
   
10. Least Grebe  (MX3) (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder    
    Tachybaptus dominicus
    
    
11. Pied-billed Grebe ______ winter visitor
    Podilymbus podiceps
    
    
12. Audubon's Shearwater ______  non-breeding visitor
    Puffinus lherminieri
    
    
13. American Flamingo  (MX2)  ______   non-breeding visitor
    Phoenicopterus ruber
    
    
14. American White Ibis  (*) ______ more in winter, but possibly year-round & breeder 
    Eudocimus albus  (monotypic)
    
    
15. Glossy Ibis  _____  non-breeding visitor
    Plegadis falcinellus
    
    
16. Roseate Spoonbill  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
    Platalea (formerly Ajaia) ajaja  (monotypic)
    
    
17. Great Blue Heron  (*) ______   non-breeding visitor, but possibly year-round resident & breeder
    Ardea h. herodias
    
    
18. "Great White Heron" ______ non-breeding visitor, but possibly year-round resident & breeder 
    Ardea h. occidentalis
    
    
19. Great Egret (*) ______  more in winter, but possibly year-round & breeder
    Casmerodius (has been Ardea) alba egretta
    
    
20. Little Blue Heron  (*) ______ more in winter, but possibly year-round & breeder   
    Egretta caerulea  (monotypic)
    
    
21. Snowy Egret  (*) ______  more in winter, but possibly year-round & breeder
    Egretta thula
    
    
22. Tricolored Heron  (*)______  (was once called Louisiana Heron)  more in winter, but possibly year-round & breeder
    Egretta tricolor  
    
    The Tricolored Heron was once called the Louisiana Heron.
    
    
23. Reddish Egret  (MX3) (*) ______  more in winter, but possibly year-round & breeder
    Egretta rufescens
    
    
24. Western Cattle Egret  (*) ______  winter visitor & non-breeding visitor other times   
    Bubulcus ibis
    
    
25. Green Heron  (*) ______ year-round resident, breeder
    Butorides virescens
    
    The Green Heron was at one time considered conspecific with the nearly-cosmopolitan Striated Heron, and was then called the Green-backed Heron. 
    
    
26. Black-crowned Night-Heron  (*)______  non-breeding visitor, but possibly breeder 
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
    
    
27. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  (MX2) (*) ______  more in winter, but possibly year-round & breeder 
    Nyctanassa v. violacea  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
28. Boat-billed Heron  (*)______  possibly year-round breeder
    Cochlearius cochlearius phillipsi  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
29. Least Bittern ______  winter visitor
    Ixobrychus exilis
    
    
30. White-tailed Tropicbird ______ vagrant
    Phaethon lepturus
    
    
31. Magnificent Frigatebird  (*) ______ non-breeding visitor 
    Fregata magnificens  (now said to be monotypic)
    
    
32. Brown Pelican  (*) ______ non-breeding visitor, but possibly year-round resident & breeder
    Pelecanus occidentalis 
    
    
33. Brown Booby ______ non-breeding visitor
    Sula leucogaster
     
    
34. Neotropic Cormorant ______  non-breeding visitor, but possibly year-round resident & breeder 
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus  (formerly Phalacrocorax olivaceous)
    
    The Neotropic Cormorant was called the Olivaceous Cormorant.
    
    
35. Double-crested Cormorant (*) ______ mostly winter visitor
    Phalacrocorax auritus floridanus
    
    
36. Anhinga  (*) ______  year-round resident, probable breeder; more in winter 
    Anhinga anhinga leucogaster
    
    
37. Black Vulture  (*) ______ year-round resident, breeder  
    Coragyps atratus  (now said to be monotypic)  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
38. Turkey Vulture  (*)______ year-round resident, breeder
    Cathartes aura   
    
    
39. American Kestrel______ winter visitor
    Falco sparverius 
    
    
40. Merlin _____  winter visitor
    Falco columbarius
    
    
41. Bat Falcon______  non-breeding visitor
    Falco rufigularis 
    
    
42. Peregrine Falcon  (MX3) (*)  ______  winter visitor
    Falco peregrinus  
    
    
43. Osprey  (*) ______  year-round resident, possible breeder  
    Pandion haliaetus  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
44. Swallow-tailed Kite  (MX3) ______   transient
    Elanoides forficatus  (the single member of its genus) 
    
    
45. Hook-billed Kite  (MX3) ______  non-breeding visitor, but possibly year-round resident & breeder
    Chondrohierax uncinatus  (the single member of its genus) 
    
    
46. Short-tailed Hawk ______ year-round resident, breeder  
    Buteo brachyurus fuliginosus
    
    
47. Roadside Hawk______  year-round resident, breeder 
    Buteo magnirostris gracilis  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel is. & the nearby, smaller Holbox Is.)
    
    
48. Common Black Hawk  (MX3) ______  year-round resident, breeder (?) 
    Buteogallus anthracinus
    
    
49. Ruddy Crake (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
    Laterallus ruber  (monotypic)
    
    Another name for Laterallus ruber has been the "Red Rail". 
    
    
50. Black Rail ______ 
    Laterallus jamaicensis
    
    
51. Sora _____  winter visitor
    Porzana carolina
    
    
52. Yellow-breasted Crake  (MX3) _____   
    Porzana flaviventer woodi
    
    
53. Common Gallinule (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
    Gallinula chloropus cachinnans
    
    
54. Purple Gallinule______
    Porphyrula martinica  (monotypic)
    
    
55. American Coot  (*) ______ winter visitor
    Fulica a. americana
    
    
56. American Oystercatcher _____  mostly winter visitor, but possibly year-round & breeder
    Haematopus palliatus
    
    
57. Northern Jacana  (*) ______ year-round resident, breeder
    Jacana s. spinosa
    
    
58. Black-necked Stilt  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
    Himantopus mexicanus 
    
    The Black-necked Stilt was said by some to be conspecific with the Black-winged Stilt of the Old World.
    
    
59. Black-bellied Plover  (*)______  mostly winter visitor
    Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae
    
    Another name for Pluvialis squatarola is the Grey Plover.
    
    
60. Snowy Plover _____  transient & possibly winter visitor
    Charadrius nivosus
    
    
61. Semipalmated Plover ______ winter visitor 
    Charadrius semipalmatus  (monotypic)
    
    
62. Wilson's Plover  (*) ______ mostly winter visitor, but possibly year-round &  breeder
    Charadrius wilsonia 
    
    
63. Killdeer ______  winter visitor    
    Charadrius v. vociferus
    
    
64. Greater Yellowlegs ______ winter visitor
    Tringa melanoleuca  (monotypic)
    
    
65. Lesser Yellowlegs  (*) ______ transient
    Tringa flavipes  (monotypic)
    
    
66. Solitary Sandpiper  (*) ______  winter visitor
    Tringa solitaria
    
    
67. Willet ______ winter visitor 
    Tringa (formerly Catoptrophorus) semipalmatus
    
    
68. Spotted Sandpiper  (*) ______  winter visitor
    Actitis macularia  (monotypic)
    
    
69. Ruddy Turnstone  (*) _____ non-breeding visitor throughout the year, but more in winter
    Arenaria interpres
    
    
70. Red Knot _____  transient
    Calidris canutus rufa
    
    
71. Sanderling  (*) ______  winter visitor
    Calidris alba
    
    
72. Western Sandpiper______ winter visitor
    Calidris mauri  (monotypic)
    
    
73. White-rumped Sandpiper______ transient
    Calidris fuscicollis  (monotypic)
    
    
74. Least Sandpiper  (*) ______ winter visitor
    Calidris minutilla  (monotypic)
    
    
75. Pectoral Sandpiper ______ transient
    Calidris melanotos  (monotypic)
    
    
76. Short-billed Dowitcher ______ winter visitor
    Limnodromus griseus  (3 subspecies can occur in Mexico)
    
     
77. Wilson's Snipe ______  winter visitor
    Gallinago delicata
    
    
78. Laughing Gull ______ non-breeding visitor
    Leucophaeus (formerly Larus) atricilla 
    
    
79. Herring Gull ______  winter visitor
    Larus argentatus smithsonianus
    
    
80. Sandwich Tern ______ non-breeding visitor
    Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) sandvicensis acuflavida
    
    
81. Royal Tern  (*) ______ non-breeding visitor
    Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) m. maxima
    
    
82. Caspian Tern______ winter visitor
    Hydroprogne (formerly Sterna) caspia  (monotypic)
    
    
83. Roseate Tern ______ (MX3)  transient, and possible summer resident & breeder
    Sterna d. dougallii
    
    
84. Common Tern ______ winter visitor
    Sterna h. hirundo
    
    
85. Least Tern  (MX3) (*) ______  summer resident, breeder
    Sternula antillarum
    
    
86. Bridled Tern  (MX3) ______  summer resident, breeder
    Onychoprion anaethetus
    
    
87. Sooty Tern _____ transient
    Onychoprion anaethetus
    
    
88. Brown Noddy ______  offshore 
    Anous stolidus
    
    
89. Black Skimmer ______ winter visitor
    Rynchops n. niger
    
    
90. Common (or Feral) Pigeon (i) (*) ______ year-round resident, breeder
    Columba livia
    
    
91. White-crowned Pigeon  (MX2) (*) ______  summer resident, possible breeder; possible year-round
    Patagioenas (formerly Columba) leccocephala
    
    
92. African Collared Dove (i) (*) ______
    Streptopelia roseogrisea
    
    
93. White-winged Dove (*)______ year-round resident, breeder; possibly more in the summer 
    Zenaida a. asiatica
    
    
94. Zenaida Dove  (MX3) (*) ______  possible year-round resident & breeder
    Zenaida aurita salvadorii
    
    
95. Mourning Dove______ winter visitor
    Zenaida macroura 
    
    
96. Common Ground Dove (*)______  year-round resident, breeder
    Columbina passerina pallescens
    
    
97. Ruddy Ground Dove ______ year-round resident, breeder
    Columbina taipacoti 
    
    
98. Blue Ground Dove______  non-breeding visitor, but possibly summer resident & breeder 
    Claravis pretiosa  (monotypic)
    
    
99. Caribbean Dove  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
    Leptotila jamaicensis gaumeri
    
    
100. Yucatan Amazon  (MX3)  ______ (another name is Yellow-lored Amazon)  year-round resident, breeder
     Amazona xantholora
     
     
101. Yellow-billed Cuckoo ______ transient
     Coccyzus americanus  (now monotypic)
     
     
102. Mangrove Cuckoo  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Coccyzus minor
     
     
103. Groove-billed Ani ______  year-round resident, breeder  
     Crotophaga sulcirostris  (now monotypic, as a "second form" that was in Mexico is now extinct)
     
     
104. Smooth-billed Ani  (MX2) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Crotophaga ani
     
     
105. Barn Owl ______ possible year-round resident & breeder
     Tyto alba  
     
     
106. Vermiculated Screech Owl ______  (was at one time considered part of what was then the "Variable Screech Owl" of Central America & South America)  year-round resident, breeder
     Megascops (formerly Otus) g. guatemalae 
     
     
107. Stygian Owl  (MX3) ______  non-breeding visitor, but possibly year-round resident & breeder
     Asio stygius 
     
     
108. Northern Potoo ______  possible year-round resident & breeder
     Nyctibius jamaicensis mexicanus 
       
     
109. Common Nighthawk  (*) ______  summer resident, breeder, but more often as transients
     Chordeiles minor  (as many as 8 subspecies occur in Mexico as migrants) 
     
     
110. Lesser Nighthawk  (*) ______ summer resident, breeder
     Chordeiles acutipennis   
     
     
111. Pauraque  (*) ______ year-round resident, breeder 
     Nyctidromus albicollis  (the single member of its genus)  
     
     
112. Yucatan Poorwill  (*) ______ 
     Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus  (monotypic)
     
     
113. Yucatan Nightjar  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Caprimulgus badius
     
     
114. Chimney Swift ______ transient
     Chaetura pelagica
     
     
115. Vaux's Swift  (*) ______ year-round resident, breeder 
     Chaetura vauxi gaumeri  (subspecies in the area of the Yucatan Peninsula)
     
     
116. Green-breasted Mango  (*)______ (another name has been "Prevost's Mango")  year-round resident, breeder
     Anthracothorax prevostii
     
     
117. Cozumel Emerald  (MXe) (*) ______   (endemic to Cozumel Island)  year-round resident, breeder 
     Chlorostilbon forficatus
     
     The Cozumel Emerald was part of the former Fork-tailed Emerald.
     
     
118. Cinnamon Hummingbird______ 
     Amazilia rutila corallirostris
     
     
119. Ruby-throated Hummingbird______
     Archilochus colubris  (monotypic)
     
     
120. Belted Kingfisher  (*) ______ winter visitor
     Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) alcyon  (monotypic)
     
     
121. American Pygmy Kingfisher ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Chloroceryle aenea stictoptera
     
     
122. Yucatan Woodpecker  (*) ______  (another name has been Red-vented Woodpecker) year-round resident, breeder
     Melanerpes (formerly Centurus) p. pygmaeus  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is.)
     
     
123. Golden-fronted Woodpecker  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Melanerpes (formerly Centurus) aurifrons leei  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is.)
     
     
124. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ______ winter visitor
     Sphyrapicus varius  (monotypic)
     
     
125. Ladder-backed Woodpecker ______ possibly non-breeding visitor
     Picoides scalaris
     
     
126. Rose-throated Becard ______ vagrant 
     Pachyramphus aglaiae 
     
     
127. Northern Beardless Tyrannulet ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Camptostoma i. imberbe
     
     
128. Greenish Elaenia  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Myiopagis viridicata 
     
     
129. Caribbean Elaenia  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Elaenia martinica remota
     
     
130. Yellow-bellied Elaenia  ______
     Elaenia flavogaster subpagana
     
     
131. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher ______ transient  
     Tyrannus forficatus  (monotypic)
     
     
132. Eastern Kingbird  (*) ______  transient 
     Tyrannus tyrannus  (monotypic)
     
     
133. Tropical Kingbird  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder  
     Tyrannus melancholicus 
     
     
134. Couch's Kingbird ______ winter visitor
     Tyrannus couchii
     
     
135. Great Kiskadee______
     Pitangus sulphuratus guatimalensis
     
     
136. Dusky-capped Flycatcher ______  summer resident, breeder 
     Myiarchus tuberculifer 
     
     
137. Yucatan Flycatcher  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Myiarchus yucatanensis lanyoni  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is.) 
     
     
138. Brown-crested Flycatcher  (*) ______  summer resident, breeder
     Myiarchus tyrannulus cooperi
     
     
139. Great Crested Flycatcher ______ transient
     Myiarchus crinitus  (monotypic)
     
     
140. Vermilion Flycatcher______
     Pyrocephalus rubinus  (now with the Darwin's Flycatcher of the Galapagos Islands split, no longer the single member of its genus)
     
     
141. Bright-rumped Attila______  year-round resident, breeder
     Attila spadiceus cozumelae  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is.)
     
     
142. Eastern Phoebe ______
     Sayornis phoebe
     
     
143. Eastern Wood Pewee ______ winter visitor
     Contopus virens  (monotypic)
     
     
144. Tropical Pewee  (*) ______ mostly winter visitor, but possibly year-round & breeder 
     Contopus cinereus brachytarsus
     
     
145. Least Flycatcher ______ winter visitor
     Empidonax minimus  (monotypic)
     
     
146. Acadian Flycatcher ______ transient
     Empidonax virescens  (monotypic)
     
     
147. Rufous-browed Peppershrike  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Cyclarhis gujanensis insularis  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is.)
     
     
148. White-eyed Vireo  (*) ______ winter visitor
     Vireo griseus  
     
     
149. Cozumel Vireo  (MX3) (MXe) (*) ______  (endemic to Cozumel Is.)  year-round resident, breeder
     Vireo bairdi  (monotypic) 
     
     The Cozumel Vireo has cinnamon cheeks & sides.
     
     
150. Yellow-throated Vireo______ winter visitor
     Vireo flavifrons  (monotypic)
     
     
151. Warbling Vireo ______ transient
     Vireo gilvus
     
     
152. Philadelphia Vireo______ winter visitor
     Vireo philadelphicus  (monotypic)
     
     
153. Red-eyed Vireo ______ transient 
     Vireo olivaceus
     
     
154. Yellow-green Vireo  (*)______
     Vireo flavoviridis   
     
     
155. Black-whiskered Vireo ______ 
     Vireo altiloquus
     
     
156. Yucatan Vireo  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder 
     Vireo m. magister
     
      
157. Cedar Waxwing ______ winter visitor
     Bombycilla cedrorum  (now monotypic)
     
     
158. Purple Martin ______ transient
     Progne subis  
     
     
159. Gray-breasted Martin ______  possible summer resident & breeder
     Progne chalybea
     
     
160. Tree Swallow ______ winter visitor
     Tachycineta bicolor  (monotypic)
     
     
161. Mangrove Swallow ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Tachycineta albilinea  (monotypic)
     
     
162. Northern Rough-winged Swallow ______ winter visitor
     Stelgidopteryx serripennis  
     
     
163. Bank Swallow (or Sand Martin) ______  transient
     Riparia r. riparia
     
     
164. Barn Swallow ______ transient
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
     
     
165. American Cliff Swallow ______ transient
     Petrochelidon (has been Hirundo) pyrrhonota  
     
     
166. Cave Swallow ______ 
     Petrochelidon (has been Hirundo) fulva
     
     
167. Ruby-crowned Kinglet ______
     Regulus calendula 
     
     
168. "Cozumel" House Wren  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder   
     Troglodytes aedon beani  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is.)
     
     
169. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Polioptila caerulea cozumelae  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is.)
     
     
170. Common Starling (i) ______ 
     Sturnus vulgaris
     
     
171. American Robin ______  
     Turdus migratorius
     
     
172. Clay-colored Thrush ______  (has been called Clay-colored Robin)
     Turdus grayi   
     
     
173. Wood Thrush ______ winter visitor
     Hylocichia (formerly Catharus) mustelinus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
174. Swainson's Thrush ______ transient
     Catharus ustulatus  
     
     
175. Gray-cheeked Thrush ______ transient
     Catharus minimus  
     
     
176. Eastern Bluebird______ 
     Sialia sialis 
     
     
177. Cozumel Thrasher  (MX1) (MXe)  ______ (endemic to Cozumel Is.)  year-round resident, breeder - assuming that it still exists
     Toxostoma guttatum  (monotypic)
     
     
178. Tropical Mockingbird  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Mimus gilvus 
     
     
179. Gray Catbird  (*) ______ winter visitor
     Dumetella carolinensis  (monotypic)
     
     
180. Black Catbird  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Dumetella glabrirostris cozumelana  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is.; this subspecies just recently described)
     
      
181. Lesser Goldfinch ______
     Carduelis psaltria 
     
     
182. Black-and-white Warbler  (*) ______ winter visitor
     Mniotilta varia  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
183. Prothonotary Warbler ______ transient, possible winter visitor
     Protonotaria citrea  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
184. Worm-eating Warbler ______ winter visitor
     Helmitheros vermivorus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
185. Swainson's Warbler  (MX3) ______  winter visitor
     Limnothlypis swainsonii  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
186. Golden-winged Warbler  (nt)  ______ transient
     Vermivora chrysoptera  (monotypic)
     
     
187. Blue-winged Warbler  (*)  ______ winter visitor
     Vermivora pinus  (monotypic)
     
     
188. Tennessee Warbler ______ winter visitor
     Vermivora peregrina  (monotypic)
     
     
189. Orange-crowned Warbler ______ vagrant
     Vermivora celata
     
     
190. Nashville Warbler ______ vagrant
     Vermivora ruficapilla
     
     
191. Northern Parula ______ winter visitor
     Parula americana  (monotypic)
     
     

192. American Yellow Warbler______
     Dendroica petechia aestiva  (*) ______  winter visitor
     Dendroica petechia rufivertex (*) ______ ("Golden "Warbler") (this subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is.)  year-round resident, breeder
     
     

193. Magnolia Warbler  (*)  ______ winter visitor
     Dendroica magnolia
     
     
194. Cape May Warbler ______ winter visitor
     Dendroica tigrina
     
     
195. "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler ______ winter visitor
     Dendroica c. coronata
     
     
196. Black-throated Blue Warbler ______ winter visitor
     Dendroica caerulescens
     
     
197. Black-throated Green Warbler  (*) ______
     Dendroica virens
     
     
198. Cerulean Warbler  (t3) ______
     Dendroica cerulea
     
     
199. Blackburnian Warbler ______ transient
     Dendroica fusca
     
     
200. Prairie Warbler______ winter visitor
     Dendroica discolor
     
     
201. Palm Warbler  (*)  ______ winter visitor
     Dendroica palmarum
     
     
202. Yellow-throated Warbler  (*)  ______ winter visitor
     Dendroica dominica
     
     
203. Chestnut-sided Warbler ______ transient
     Dendroica pensylvanica
     
     
204. Bay-breasted Warbler ______ transient
     Dendroica castanea
     
     
205. Blackpoll Warbler ______ transient
     Dendroica striata
     
     
206. Ovenbird  (*) ______ winter visitor
     Seiurus aurocapillus
     
     
207. Northern Waterthrush  (*) ______ winter visitor
     Seiurus noveboracensis
     
     
208. Louisiana Waterthrush  (*) ______ winter visitor
     Seiurus motacilla
     
     
209. Canada Warbler ______  transient
     Wilsonia canadesis
     
     
210. Wilson's Warbler ______
     Wilsonia canadensis
     
     
211. Hooded Warbler______ winter visitor
     Wilsonia citrina
     
     
212. Kentucky Warbler ______ winter visitor
     Oporornis formosus
     
     
213. Mourning Warbler ______ transient
     Oporornis philadelphia
     
     
214. Common Yellowthroat  (*)  ______ winter visitor 
     Geothlypis t. trichas
     
     
215. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat ______  (has been called "Ground-Chat" or "Meadow Warbler")  possible year-round resident & breeder 
     Chamaethlypis poliocephala  
     
     
216. American Redstart  (*) ______ winter visitor
     Setophaga ruticilla  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
217. Yellow-breasted Chat ______ winter visitor
     Icteria virens auricollis  (the single member of its genus; the family uncertain, as now said not to be a warbler)
     
     
218. Bobolink ______  
     Dolichonyx oryzivorus
     
     
219. Bronzed Cowbird (*) ______ (an alternate name would be "Red-eyed Cowbird")  possible summer resident & breeder
     Molothrus aeneus
     
     
220. Great-tailed Grackle (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder  
     Quiscalus mexicanus
     
     
221. Baltimore Oriole ______   (for a while was considered conspecific with Bullock's Oriole and was then called the Northern Oriole)  transient
     Icterus galbula  (monotypic)
     
     
222. Orchard Oriole  (*) ______ transient
     Icterus spurius
     
     
223. Hooded Oriole (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Icterus cucullatus
      
     
224. Bananaquit  (*)  ______  year-round resident, breeder  
     Coereba flaveola caboti  (This subspecies restricted to Cozumel & other islands off the Yucatan Peninsula; also occurs, more sparingly along the Yucatan coast. This is 1 of 41 subspecies of the Bananaquit.)   
     
     
225. Clay-colored Sparrow ______ vagrant
     Spizella pallida
     
         
226. Grasshopper Sparrow ______
     Ammodramus savannarum
     
     
227. Summer Tanager ______ winter visitor
     Piranga rubra     
     
     
228. Scarlet Tanager ______ transient
     Piranga olivacea  (monotypic)
     
     
229. Rose-throated Tanager (*) ______   year-round resident, breeder (uncommon)
     Piranga roseogularis cozumelae  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is.)
     
       
230. Red-throated Ant-Tanager ______ vagrant
     Habia fuscicauda  
     
     
231. Western Spindalis  (*) ______  (In Mexico only on Cozumel Is.)  year-round resident, breeder
     Spindalis zena benedicti  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel is.)
     
     
232. Red-legged Honeycreeper ______ vagrant
     Cyanerpes cyaneus carneipes
     
     
233. Yellow-faced Grassquit  (*) ______ year-round resident, breeder
     Tiaris olivacea intermedius  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is., & the nearby, smaller Holbox Is.) 
     
     
234. White-collared Seedeater______ year-round resident, breeder
     Sporophila torqueola  
     
     
235. Blue-black Grassquit  ______ possibly non-breeding visitor 
     Volatinia jacarina spendens  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
236. Northern Cardinal  (*) ______  year-round resident, breeder
     Cardinalis cardinalis saturata  (subspecies endemic to Cozumel Is.)
     
     
237. Rose-breasted Grosbeak ______ winter visitor
     Pheucticus ludovicianus  (monotypic)
     
     
238. Blue Grosbeak ______ winter visitor 
     Passerina (formerly Guiraca) caerulea  
       
     
239. Indigo Bunting ______ winter visitor
     Passerina cyanea  (monotypic)
     
     
240. Painted Bunting  (nt) ______ winter visitor
     Passerina ciris