Christmas Bird Count: Atitlan Volcano 2011

Compilers: Knut Eisermann & Claudia Avendaño

The fifth Christmas Bird Count at Atitlán Volcano was conducted on 20 December 2011. A total of 30 observers in 8 groups counted birds in Reserva Natural Privada Los Andes, Reserva Natural Privada Los Tarrales, Finca San Jerónimo Miramar, Fincas Santo Tomás Perdido & Santa Teresa, and in the bay of Santiago Atitlán of Lake Atitlán. Weather conditions were favorable. Clouds covered the areas below 2000 m in the morning, while it was clear on the top of the volcano cone.

CBC Atitlan Volcano 2011.

A total of 5344 birds of 239 species was recorded. Four more species were observed during the count week. The most abundant species during this Christmas Bird Count with more than 50 detected individuals were (in descending order of abundance): American Coot, Great-tailed Grackle, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Blue-throated Goldentail, Tennessee Warbler, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Black Vulture, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Yellow-winged Tanager, Green Violetear, Orange-fronted Parakeet, Cattle Egret, Townsend's Warbler, Barred Parakeet, and Wilson's Warbler.

Horned Guan was recorded during the countweek. Most of the other endemics of northern Central American highlands were recorded on the countday, including Azure-rumped Tanager, Pink-headed Warbler, Black-capped Siskin, Wine-throated Hummingbird, Highland Guan, Blue-throated Motmot, Rufous Sabrewing, Green-throated Mountain-gem, Rufous-browed Wren, Black-throated Jay, Bar-winged Oriole, and Rufous-collared Thrush.

Noteworthy was an Olive-sided Flycatcher, which is a rare wintering bird in Guatemala, and two Redheads at Lake Atitlán.

Atitlán volcano is part of the Atitlán Important Bird Area (IBA GT015) and this Christmas Bird Count helps to monitor bird populations in this IBA. Among the species of conservation concern recorded during the 2011 count were two globally Endangered species (Horned Guan, Azure-rumped Tanager), and two Vulnerable species (Highland Guan, Pink-headed Warbler).

It follows a list of species and numbers of individuals recorded during the fifth Christmas Bird Count at Atitlán Volcano (Nomenclature according to AOU 1998 and supplements, most recent update AOU 2011). Species recorded during the count week are marked with (cw).

  1. Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus 1
  2. Redhead Aythya americana 2
  3. White-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra 6
  4. Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens 14
  5. Highland Guan Penelopina nigra 32
  6. Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus cw
  7. Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx leucophrys 10
  8. Spotted Wood-Quail Odontophorus guttatus 11
  9. Singing Quail Dactylortyx thoracicus 20
  10. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 8
  11. Great Egret Ardea alba 19
  12. Snowy Egret Egretta thula 3
  13. Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 4
  14. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 61
  15. Green Heron Butorides virescens 42
  16. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 93
  17. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 40
  18. King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 1
  19. Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1
  20. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 1
  21. White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis 1
  22. Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus 1
  23. Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga 1
  24. Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 4
  25. Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus 4
  26. Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 5
  27. Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus cw
  28. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 3
  29. Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus 2
  30. Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus 1
  31. Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 1
  32. Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans 2
  33. American Kestrel Falco sparverius 2
  34. Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis 3
  35. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1
  36. Sora Porzana carolina 1
  37. Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata 8
  38. American Coot Fulica americana 1952
  39. Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 2
  40. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1
  41. Rock Pigeon Columba livia 3
  42. Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 28
  43. Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 7
  44. White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 8
  45. Inca Dove Columbina inca 3
  46. White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 20
  47. White-faced Quail-Dove Geotrygon albifacies 2
  48. Pacific Parakeet Aratinga strenua 23
  49. Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis 64
  50. Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola 52
  51. Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis 19
  52. Yellow-naped Parrot Amazona auropalliata 6
  53. Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 6
  54. Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 4
  55. Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma 2
  56. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 2
  57. Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 4
  58. Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata 4
  59. Fulvous Owl Strix fulvescens 5
  60. Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 7
  61. Mexican Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus arizonae 7
  62. Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis 1
  63. White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 10
  64. Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 39
  65. White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis 2
  66. Rufous Sabrewing Campylopterus rufus 19
  67. Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus 11
  68. White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora 1
  69. Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus 66
  70. Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 2
  71. Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei 44
  72. Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae 110
  73. White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis 2
  74. White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida 5
  75. Azure-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia cyanocephala 3
  76. Berylline Hummingbird Amazilia beryllina 8
  77. Blue-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia cyanura 20
  78. Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila 6
  79. Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens 2
  80. Amethyst-throated Hummingbird Lampornis amethystinus 5
  81. Garnet-throated Hummingbird Lamprolaima rhami 1
  82. Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens 2
  83. Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris 6
  84. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 98
  85. Wine-throated Hummingbird Atthis ellioti 1
  86. Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus 4
  87. Mountain Trogon Trogon mexicanus 7
  88. Collared Trogon Trogon collaris 15
  89. Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno 2
  90. Tody Motmot Hylomanes momotula 4
  91. Blue-throated Motmot Aspatha gularis 18
  92. Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota 19
  93. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 1
  94. Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus 40
  95. Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus 7
  96. Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 19
  97. Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 5
  98. Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus 4
  99. Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus 11
  100. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 1
  101. Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 8
  102. Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis 2
  103. Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus 5
  104. Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus 2
  105. Rufous-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis erythrothorax 6
  106. Scaly-throated Foliage-gleane Anabacerthia variegaticeps 7
  107. Ruddy Foliage-gleaner Automolus rubiginosus 2
  108. Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 3
  109. Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius 2
  110. Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis 3
  111. Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe 4
  112. Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata 6
  113. Paltry Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus 18
  114. Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare 3
  115. Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum 8
  116. Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris 1
  117. Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens 4
  118. Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus 3
  119. Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi 1
  120. Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax 17
  121. Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus 10
  122. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 3
  123. Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii 1
  124. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 10
  125. Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens 3
  126. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 7
  127. Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 26
  128. Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 3
  129. Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus cw
  130. Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 23
  131. Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 33
  132. Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 10
  133. Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis 19
  134. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus 3
  135. Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 10
  136. Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae 9
  137. Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis 11
  138. White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus cw
  139. Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius 17
  140. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 11
  141. Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys 1
  142. Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus 7
  143. Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius melitophrys 2
  144. Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus 6
  145. Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis 5
  146. Black-throated Jay Cyanolyca pumilo 17
  147. White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa 24
  148. Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus 40
  149. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 1
  150. Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina 1
  151. Black-capped Swallow Notiochelidon pileata 14
  152. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 82
  153. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 9
  154. Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus 14
  155. Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha 18
  156. Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus 15
  157. Rufous-and-white Wren Thryothorus rufalbus 6
  158. Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus 21
  159. House Wren Troglodytes aedon 10
  160. Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus 6
  161. White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta 10
  162. Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys 35
  163. Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus 6
  164. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 3
  165. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis 5
  166. Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis 49
  167. Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris 10
  168. Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii 14
  169. Spotted Nightingale-Thrush Catharus dryas 3
  170. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 13
  171. Black Thrush Turdus infuscatus 1
  172. Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi 35
  173. White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis 21
  174. Rufous-collared Robin Turdus rufitorques 6
  175. Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 2
  176. Blue-and-white Mockingbird Melanotis hypoleucus 5
  177. Gray Silky-flycatcher Ptilogonys cinereus 8
  178. Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus 4
  179. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla 5
  180. Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum 4
  181. Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla 1
  182. Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera 1
  183. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 15
  184. Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa 1
  185. Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina 107
  186. Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla 10
  187. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala 1
  188. MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei 9
  189. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 2
  190. Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina 1
  191. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 1
  192. Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 12
  193. Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia 6
  194. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 1
  195. Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi 56
  196. Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens 14
  197. Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons 12
  198. Golden-browed Warbler Basileuterus belli 9
  199. Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus 17
  200. Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla 50
  201. Pink-headed Warbler Cardellina versicolor 2
  202. Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus 29
  203. Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens 4
  204. Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus 13
  205. Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas 68
  206. Azure-rumped Tanager Tangara cabanisi 24
  207. Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus 155
  208. Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens 6
  209. Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps 31
  210. White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola 8
  211. Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus 1
  212. Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpierce Diglossa baritula 6
  213. Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Arremon brunneinucha 6
  214. White-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes albinucha 1
  215. White-eared Ground-Sparrow Melozone leucotis 17
  216. Prevost's Ground-Sparrow Melozone biarcuata 8
  217. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis 2
  218. Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus 35
  219. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 18
  220. Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 20
  221. Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata 2
  222. White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera 16
  223. Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda 7
  224. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 43
  225. Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 18
  226. Painted Bunting Passerina ciris 5
  227. Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 39
  228. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 183
  229. Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri 1
  230. Bar-winged Oriole Icterus maculialatus 2
  231. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 8
  232. Spot-breasted Oriole Icterus pectoralis 5
  233. Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis 4
  234. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 29
  235. Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus 9
  236. Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis 11
  237. Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea 14
  238. Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima 16
  239. Blue-crowned Chlorophonia Chlorophonia occipitalis 12
  240. Black-capped Siskin Spinus atriceps 2
  241. Black-headed Siskin Spinus notatus 9
  242. Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 4
  243. House Sparrow Passer domesticus 7

References

AOU (1998) The American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. 7th edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

AOU (2011) Fifty-second supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union check-list of North American birds. Auk 128: 600-613.


To see results of all Christmas Bird Counts throughout the Americas visit http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count.


CBC Atitlan Volcano 2011
Participants of the fifth Christmas Bird Count at Atitlan Volcano. The meeting was kindly hosted by Los Tarrales Reserve.

Sponsors of the Christmas Bird Count at Atitlan Volcano 2011


Participants of the fifth Christmas Bird Count at Atitlan Volcano, 2011.

List of participants (group leaders in bold-face): Pablo Abac, Carlos Aguilar, Claudia Avendaño, Jason Berry, Everilda Buchán,, Liz Burgess, JohnCahill, Peter, Robert, Tara, and Ruth Cahill, Juan José Chinchilla, Knut Eisermann, Hugo Haroldo Enríquez Toledo, Aaron de León Lux, Gilberto de León, Josué de León Lux, Léster de León Lux, Ángel López Lanuza, Gerardo López, Jesús Lucas Yuxón, Sandra Molina, Andrea Ovalle, Javier Ovalle, Maynor Ovando, José Ramón de Castro, Bruce Robinson, Silvia Rosal, Rogelio Sulugüi, Lemuel Valle.
Compiler: Knut Eisermann. Secondary compiler: Claudia Avendaño.


Images from the fifth Christmas Bird Count at Atitlan Volcano

Christmas Bird Count Atitlan Volcano
Satellite image of the area covered by the circle of the Christmas Bird Count at Atitlan Volcano. The area includes the volcanoes Atitlán and Tolimán, and the southern parts of Lake Atitlán, and ranges in altitude from 500 to 3500 m. Habitats are diverse and include humid and semihumid broadleaf forest, mixed forest, scrub, grassland, shade coffee plantation and other agricultural area, lava fields, the southern part of lake Atitlán, rivers, and urban area.
Black-and-white Owl
Black-and-white Owl
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Azure-rumped Tanager
Azure-rumped Tanager
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Highland Guan
Highland Guan
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Green Heron
Green Heron

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