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Sontecomapan, Veracruz (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Sontecomapan, Veracruz
Map of Sontecomapan, Veracruz
Black Vulture (
Coragyps atratus
)
Rufous-capped Warbler (
Basileuterus rufifrons
)
Magnolia Warbler (
Dendroica magnolia
) 1st Winter
Laughing Falcon (
Herpetotheres cachinnans
)
Royal Tern (
Sterna maxima
)
Laughing Gull (
Larus atricilla
) Nonbreeding
Black Skimmer (
Rynchops niger
)
Black Vulture (
Coragyps atratus
)
Little Blue Heron (
Egretta caerulea
)
White Ibis (
Eudocimus albus
)
Neotropic Cormorant (
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
)
Sontecomapan is a small town in the Catemaco Lake Area south of Veracruz. From this town, it is possible to hire a boat to take you into the mangroves and up a few of the overgrown rivers. There is also a sandy beach at the estuary mouth.
Trips
Mexico, Veracruz
10/17/2007
: I went with Ismael and his son into some of the upper reaches of the rivers. They were both very good at spotting the birds. We returned after dark which was pretty interesting as well.
Previous Visit (UNAM Station: 10/16/2007)
Next Visit (Ruiz Cortines: 10/18/2007)
Species Recorded (21)
Birds ( 21 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Least Grebe -
Tachybaptus dominicus
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Neotropic Cormorant -
Nannopterum brasilianum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Little Blue Heron -
Egretta caerulea
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -
Nyctanassa violacea
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron -
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White Ibis -
Eudocimus albus
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Muscovy Duck -
Cairina moschata
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Crested Caracara -
Caracara plancus
Laughing Falcon -
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows ( Cracidae )
Great Curassow -
Crax rubra
Limpkin ( Aramidae )
Limpkin -
Aramus guarauna
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Sanderling -
Calidris alba
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Laughing Gull -
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Skimmer -
Rynchops niger
Royal Tern -
Thalasseus maximus
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Green Kingfisher -
Chloroceryle americana
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Rufous-capped Warbler -
Basileuterus rufifrons
Magnolia Warbler -
Setophaga magnolia
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